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guantanamo bay prisoner detainees. this is his final briefing before he retires. he served as commander since november 2012. this is 45 minutes. i'm very happy to be here. many friends over the years. as you might know, i'm about to go over the side for the last time. i retire at the end of the month. it is next thursday. i will tell you it was very unique. it is a remarkable organization. very different mission. it is all about broadening and deepening partnerships down there to say the least. i would say the partners we have in latin america and the caribbean like the united states want to be associated with the united states. there is a few down there who didn't get the memo about democracy and human rights and that kind of thing but some of that is even turning around. they really do like and associate with us. they very much like, and are very proud of this, that southern command doesn't point the finger but work with them. we deliver an awful lot of good advice, education, and assistance. the other thing we do a lot of as an inneragency partner is c n confis
guantanamo bay prisoner detainees. this is his final briefing before he retires. he served as commander since november 2012. this is 45 minutes. i'm very happy to be here. many friends over the years. as you might know, i'm about to go over the side for the last time. i retire at the end of the month. it is next thursday. i will tell you it was very unique. it is a remarkable organization. very different mission. it is all about broadening and deepening partnerships down there to say the least....
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they were not at guantanamo bay? sharyl: graham insists since congressional funds e needed to transfer prisoners, it's the republican-led congress, not the president, who will decide guantanamo's fate. sen. graham: anybody who believes now is the time to close guantanamo bay is delusional, and i would say this is a further sense of president obama's delusion about how the war is actuauay going. he has no idea. he has no idea about the threats we face. if he had any idea, this is the last thing he would do. sharyl: you're calling president obama delusional on this. sen. graham: yeah. totally. he's totally delusional about the state of play in the mideast. spending bill, congress included a ban on transferring prisoners to the u.s. president obama said the gitmo part might violate the separation of powers. that leaves open the ideas that he could try to use executive authority to again bypass congress. still ahead on "full measure" -- many of the enemy combatants at guantanamo were e ce important al qaeda players who p
they were not at guantanamo bay? sharyl: graham insists since congressional funds e needed to transfer prisoners, it's the republican-led congress, not the president, who will decide guantanamo's fate. sen. graham: anybody who believes now is the time to close guantanamo bay is delusional, and i would say this is a further sense of president obama's delusion about how the war is actuauay going. he has no idea. he has no idea about the threats we face. if he had any idea, this is the last thing...
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they have to get out of guantanamo bay. guantanamo bay is a score on the record of the u.s.nd -- >> they are -- >> and scorage -- >> make it possible to put them into maximum security prisons. that's where they should be. all of them who still pose a threat to the u.s. >> but congress says no, we're not doing that. when congress says we're not doing that, we're not bringing them to the united states. eric holder tried to do it and there was an uproar. is this a solution to what oman temporarily and really close to yemen. it is like new york/new jersey. right across the border. >> our allies like oman need to hold these people until they are an threat any more. if they are a threat, they is are have to be held. that is a transfer agreement between oman and if not, it needs to be part of the agreement. as we move prisoners out of guantanamo bay. the ones who are still a threat should be put in mks maximum security prisons in the u.s. >> your plan is hope. we don't know what their plan is. others have been released from allied countries also after they are deemed no longer a th
they have to get out of guantanamo bay. guantanamo bay is a score on the record of the u.s.nd -- >> they are -- >> and scorage -- >> make it possible to put them into maximum security prisons. that's where they should be. all of them who still pose a threat to the u.s. >> but congress says no, we're not doing that. when congress says we're not doing that, we're not bringing them to the united states. eric holder tried to do it and there was an uproar. is this a solution...
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along them, this man freed just last october to guantanamo bay, and these other men >> i think it is something that i can't forget. it saddens me that people are still in guantanamo although they are not guilty of a crime and america has made a massive mistake. >> reporter: guantanamo bay became synonymous with so-called enhanced interrogation which human rights lawyers said amounted to torture. the prisoner language issued in custody. even those cleared for released were trapped in a legal and diplomatic limbo >> there are a whole bunch of people who you have shn cleared and only a few charged. >> reporter: with just a year of his presidency remaining, obama knows he is running out of time to fulfil his promise on closure. 17 minimum mates are expected to be released during january. >> it doesn't make sense for us to be spending an extra hundred/200/500 or a million or a billion dollars to have a secure setting for 50/60/70 people. >> reporter: in an interview with al jazeera, former detainee urged the president to end it once and for all >> it takes a strong man to say i'm closing i
along them, this man freed just last october to guantanamo bay, and these other men >> i think it is something that i can't forget. it saddens me that people are still in guantanamo although they are not guilty of a crime and america has made a massive mistake. >> reporter: guantanamo bay became synonymous with so-called enhanced interrogation which human rights lawyers said amounted to torture. the prisoner language issued in custody. even those cleared for released were trapped in...
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guantanamo bay is a functioning base and has been for years.when they come up with the cost estimate or cost per detainee and all of that we were never asked here. someone else came up with the number. but i know if you look at, my gitmo budget is plus or minus a million dollars. but that is an approximate. the facility up and running if you keep counting the cost of the facility, which i guess you should, it is an expensive place, i support the commissions and they have a budget, too. but as a nation you make a decision what you will spend your money on. if to detain a detainee at guantanamo bay cost more than saying take that person to the united states if that is the policy decision so be it. i don't have an opinion on whether it is too expensive or not. i just know that, you know, the money i am given i spend frugally and as i said they are very well taken care of. yes? >> thank you, general. i wanted to get your opinion something on guantanamo bay related and something that has been in the news. what did you think of the swap for beau berg
guantanamo bay is a functioning base and has been for years.when they come up with the cost estimate or cost per detainee and all of that we were never asked here. someone else came up with the number. but i know if you look at, my gitmo budget is plus or minus a million dollars. but that is an approximate. the facility up and running if you keep counting the cost of the facility, which i guess you should, it is an expensive place, i support the commissions and they have a budget, too. but as a...
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closing guantanamo bay will not suit everyone. president barack obama pretty much is stopped from closing the detention center, bans transfer of prisoners to the united states, what alternative is there, especially for those that have been charged including the person believed to be the mastermind of 9/11. >> that gets into the the interesting part. there is a real question. the president, in the context would have difficulty moving someone as a detainee. can congress tell the attorney-general who to try and who not if a try. in federal criminal court. that answers an interesting constitutional question. the commissioner could probably do that, at least in my opinion. >> i know the... >> the remainder deal with diplomatically. the remainder he has to deal with diplomatically. >> the numbers are a little fuzzy, as many as one in five are believed to have gone back to the fight. fewer than 110 under president obama, some said there's little risk of recidivism now. what should happen to the group, the middle group of the people who a
closing guantanamo bay will not suit everyone. president barack obama pretty much is stopped from closing the detention center, bans transfer of prisoners to the united states, what alternative is there, especially for those that have been charged including the person believed to be the mastermind of 9/11. >> that gets into the the interesting part. there is a real question. the president, in the context would have difficulty moving someone as a detainee. can congress tell the...
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president, the hope of these campaigners is by then guantanamo bay will have closed.n, al jazeera, central london. >> the spanish king's sister has become the first member of the royal family there to be put on trial. princess christina is charged with the involvement of the alleged embezzlement of public charges. she denies the charge. paul brennan reports from the spanish city of majorca. >> greed at the top of spanish society. princess christina listened while the charges were read out. against the 17 other defendants, her husband, charged with fraud and money-laundering. in essence the couple are accused of stealing public money. using what was as you tensibly a charitable foundation to fund a lavish lifestyle. they and others deny the charges. it's been a difficult time for the spanish royal family. two years ago, the frail and increasingly unpopular king juan carlos, abdicated. his son felipe became king. since then felipe has tried odistanctodistance himself froms sister. >> this has become embarrassing for the spanish royal family and the wide are elite. it gi
president, the hope of these campaigners is by then guantanamo bay will have closed.n, al jazeera, central london. >> the spanish king's sister has become the first member of the royal family there to be put on trial. princess christina is charged with the involvement of the alleged embezzlement of public charges. she denies the charge. paul brennan reports from the spanish city of majorca. >> greed at the top of spanish society. princess christina listened while the charges were...
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there are many things wrong with guantanamo bay. it is not wrong, in my view, to hold people as prisoners of war when you pick them up on the battlefield. that is recognized. that has legitimacy. was not setmo bay up that way. it was set up outside the regular norms. system, which is a rule of law system, when you try outsidesomething set up and integrate it with a system, with the regular system, it doesn't work. administration, the white house's instructions to me , starting in 2009 when i was approaching governments to take detainees, was, make sure you so youurity assurances know what will happen to these people when you have transferred them to third countries. corners, and although we want to close it, i was on new pressure -- under no pressure to rack up the numbers. we worked hard. there is a risk with every transfer. the risk is greater than zero. but overall, the risk of transferring detainees so you can close the facility is smaller than the risk of maintaining it forever. and this was also the view of the bush administrat
there are many things wrong with guantanamo bay. it is not wrong, in my view, to hold people as prisoners of war when you pick them up on the battlefield. that is recognized. that has legitimacy. was not setmo bay up that way. it was set up outside the regular norms. system, which is a rule of law system, when you try outsidesomething set up and integrate it with a system, with the regular system, it doesn't work. administration, the white house's instructions to me , starting in 2009 when i...
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there are many things wrong with guantanamo bay. it is not wrong, in my view, to hold people as prisoners of war when you pick them up on the battlefield. that is recognized. that has legitimacy. was not setmo bay up that way. it was set up outside the regular norms. system, which is a rule of law system, when you try outsidesomething set up and integrate it with a system, with the regular system, it doesn't work. administration, the white house's instructions to me , starting in 2009 when i was approaching governments to take detainees, was, make sure you so youurity assurances know what will happen to these people when you have transferred them to third countries. corners, and although we want to close it, i was on new pressure -- under no pressure to rack up the numbers. we worked hard. there is a risk with every transfer. the risk is greater than zero. but overall, the risk of transferring detainees so you can close the facility is smaller than the risk of maintaining it forever. and this was also the view of the bush administrat
there are many things wrong with guantanamo bay. it is not wrong, in my view, to hold people as prisoners of war when you pick them up on the battlefield. that is recognized. that has legitimacy. was not setmo bay up that way. it was set up outside the regular norms. system, which is a rule of law system, when you try outsidesomething set up and integrate it with a system, with the regular system, it doesn't work. administration, the white house's instructions to me , starting in 2009 when i...
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and the message of guantanamo to the world is mess with us and you end up in a cage at guantanamo bay. in addition, there is ambition by some people in congress to grow guantanamo. they like the idea that this could be an interrogation center. and mostly nobody wants guantanamo in their backyard. >> sreenivasan: what have the outcomes been? you made an interesting distinction. you said the people that have been federally convicted in the united states of acts of terror versus what has happened to these people who have been there possibly as long as 14 years. >> so with the most rarest of exception, these are not convicts. they're not criminals. they're war prisoners. they would be in a more traditional war, what we would consider to be a po-w, someone who is considered the enemy, taken off of the battle field and held until the end of that war. the bush administration never con ferred on al-qaeda, po-w status. they created this war prisoner status. with a few exceptions of the 91 men down there today, ten are in criminal proceedings. the idea is just to hold them. and to systemically
and the message of guantanamo to the world is mess with us and you end up in a cage at guantanamo bay. in addition, there is ambition by some people in congress to grow guantanamo. they like the idea that this could be an interrogation center. and mostly nobody wants guantanamo in their backyard. >> sreenivasan: what have the outcomes been? you made an interesting distinction. you said the people that have been federally convicted in the united states of acts of terror versus what has...
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by then the hope is that guantanamo bay would have closed.l brennan, al jazeera, south london. >>> 400 college and universities students will be provided with financial aid, but tuition fees which many students say are unaffordable continue to cause process. famida miller has the story. >> reporter: students queue at the beginning of the academic year, but it is a futile wait. registration has been suspended because of protest over tuition fees. jico has traveled from zimbabwe to be here. will you be able to wait for two more days? >> if the situation get better, i thy i will have to wait. i bought my ticket back home. >> while the government agreed to cancel tuition fee increases this year, students say tuition fees should be scrapped altogether as unaffordable. he can only register for his third year of engineering if his application for financial assistance from the government is approved. this year, his studies will cost him $10,000. >> i had to apply for funding from the government. and it's quite expensive to be able to pay for everythi
by then the hope is that guantanamo bay would have closed.l brennan, al jazeera, south london. >>> 400 college and universities students will be provided with financial aid, but tuition fees which many students say are unaffordable continue to cause process. famida miller has the story. >> reporter: students queue at the beginning of the academic year, but it is a futile wait. registration has been suspended because of protest over tuition fees. jico has traveled from zimbabwe to...
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the pentagon says the number of detainees at guantanamo bay is about to drop below 100. at it's peak in 2003, the prison held about 680 detainees. the white house says president barack obama is ready to present a new plan to congress to close the cuban dention center, before he leaves office. the president says the prison is a recruiting tool for terrorists and is too costly to maintain. the pentagon is expected to approve bill cosby's lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him in pennsylvania. last month prosecutors charged the actor and comedian with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for a case in 2004. cosby lawyers said prosecutors illegally, improperly, and unethically filled the charges after a deposition in the case was made public. george washingtion university is delivering another blow to cosby. the university is taking back the honorary degree it recently gave him. a sheriff in texas says the mother of the affluenza teen posted a $75-thousand dollar bail last night. workers are expected to h%-pcolder tomorrow with lows%-pin the 20
the pentagon says the number of detainees at guantanamo bay is about to drop below 100. at it's peak in 2003, the prison held about 680 detainees. the white house says president barack obama is ready to present a new plan to congress to close the cuban dention center, before he leaves office. the president says the prison is a recruiting tool for terrorists and is too costly to maintain. the pentagon is expected to approve bill cosby's lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss the charges against...
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he was released in a prisoner exchange for five guantanamo bay detaines in 2014. the pentagon says the number of detainees at guantanamo bay is about to drop below 100. that comes after chief of staff says president obama is ready to present a new plan to congress to close the detention center the president says that prison is a recruiting tool for terrorists and is too costly to maintain. >> many areas have reached several feet of snow. in four hours, watertown new york received 21 inches. more lake effect snow is expected from michigan to new york. an alberta clipper is expectedexpected. in the midwest, a windchill advisory for many states as some temperatures drop to 30 below zero. some flurries in our area. where would that be? >> not out of the question for sure. our radar and satellite shows we have seen cloud covererear the tennessee line, this is the zone where we could see light know fall in the next several hours. this is mount mitchell state park as we go through the time lapse, started off with sun and once again, starting to see more of the sunshine,
he was released in a prisoner exchange for five guantanamo bay detaines in 2014. the pentagon says the number of detainees at guantanamo bay is about to drop below 100. that comes after chief of staff says president obama is ready to present a new plan to congress to close the detention center the president says that prison is a recruiting tool for terrorists and is too costly to maintain. >> many areas have reached several feet of snow. in four hours, watertown new york received 21...
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. >>> the united states army general responsible for the guantanamo bay detention center has hit back at reports that the white house is unhappy with the pace of prisoner transfers. he is the outgoing head of the command, with responsibility for the facility. the closure of the detention center was one of president barack obama's key election promises. but it has taken far longer than originally anticipated. the general is strongly denying accusations his staff is deliberately slowing the movement of prisoners. >> the fact that there was reporting about this building, secretaries of defense, people in uniform, people in detention ops, in any way shape or form, slowing down to try to impede the release of detainees from my perspective is complete nonsense. it's an insult, frankly to saifl servant in this building to be accused of whether we agree or disagree with any of the policies that we would in any way impede the progress. >> let's get more from tom akerman joining us from washington, d.c. hi there, tom. what are the other factors then affecting these transfers. and will guantanam
. >>> the united states army general responsible for the guantanamo bay detention center has hit back at reports that the white house is unhappy with the pace of prisoner transfers. he is the outgoing head of the command, with responsibility for the facility. the closure of the detention center was one of president barack obama's key election promises. but it has taken far longer than originally anticipated. the general is strongly denying accusations his staff is deliberately slowing...
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one time of a -- guantanamo bay? cory booker: the president wants to see guantanamo bay shutdown before the end of his term. there are fewer and fewer detainees. begins to come in, is there possible common ground? it's not going to be there forever, is it? mike lee: it is difficult to say. i want to know what the alternative is, what the solution is bit where were those prisoners now go? if i were to hear a reasonable proposal, i would be happy to consider it. host: you're not completely opposed to shutting it down? mike lee: i would not call its existence a prime directive. it is not something written into the constitution that we have to dhere to. -- a i would want to know what the plan is. sense is,r: my traveling the state of new jersey more than new jerseyans i've met, meeting with the wealthiest suburbs and orthodox jews and the bahai, i've never heard anyone in my state uantanamo. g [laughter] cory booker: i've heard people talk about social security, the tax system moving things offshore, and things that matt
one time of a -- guantanamo bay? cory booker: the president wants to see guantanamo bay shutdown before the end of his term. there are fewer and fewer detainees. begins to come in, is there possible common ground? it's not going to be there forever, is it? mike lee: it is difficult to say. i want to know what the alternative is, what the solution is bit where were those prisoners now go? if i were to hear a reasonable proposal, i would be happy to consider it. host: you're not completely...
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you can see more on the debate over closing guantanamo bay.. and hear from someone who helped capture the enemy combatantsa& on full measure with sharyl attkisson, this sunday morning at nine, right here on fox 28. coming up in sports... the best of the best in the mississippi valley conference... on one court in iowa city... we have hoops highlights next... and on the mat... iowa looks to continue their domination of the badgers... it's coming up on fox 28... she's always stood strong... ...to get the job done. hillary clinton. she stood up to china... ...and spoke out on women's rights... ...went toe to toe with russia on human rights. the drug and insurance companies spent millions against her... ...but hillary didn't quit i've never been called a quitter and i won't quit on you. she's got what it takes to do the toughest job in the world. future hawkeyes... iowa city west's connor mccaffery dueling with linn-mar's jordan bohannon... but instead... fran's son is out with a concussion... still... there was plenty on the line in iowa city... b
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on the president's promise to close the prison at guantanamo bay.. coming up in sports... the 19th for three years. that way the price is locked, you're not. you can just hang out and be free. lock in your monthly price for 3 years without a contract when you bundle with unlimited nationwide calling. days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first: that's the rubio way. right to rise usa in between.. where the u-s stands tonight on the evolving situation.. one year later.. how people in france marked the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on charlie hebdo.. and the continued efforts to thwart terror threats there.. wild weather.. el nino causing problems across the country.. what folks are dealing
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fate. >> anybody who believes, now is the time to close guantanamo bay is delusional. war is actually going. he has no idea in my view, the threats we face, if he had the idea of the threats we face, and last thing i do is enter the jail. >> calling president obama delusional. >> he's totally delusional about the stay and play in the middle east. >> more on the debate and hear from many who helped capture the enemy combatants this sunday in full measure. >> it's not stopping a local mom from bringing hundreds of people together to help fund one. local 12 medical reporter, shares the story and joins us liz. >> this local mom invites you to join others for this year's rock and inspire. week. it is like no other. raises money for multiple sclerosis and m s. something personal to her, her supporting her >> and she started rocking inspire years. >> and husband was diagnosed with m s. month before we were married. >> since the marriage, and birth of her first child, her passion was to support others who have ms. >> i was actually diagnosed with ms almost five years ago. >> we met with the t
fate. >> anybody who believes, now is the time to close guantanamo bay is delusional. war is actually going. he has no idea in my view, the threats we face, if he had the idea of the threats we face, and last thing i do is enter the jail. >> calling president obama delusional. >> he's totally delusional about the stay and play in the middle east. >> more on the debate and hear from many who helped capture the enemy combatants this sunday in full measure. >> it's...
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so they would have to be moved to a prison in the united states if guantanamo bay is president obama vowed to close the prison when he was first elected. >>> traveling troubles for a first grader. >> and it will go with him for the rest of his life if we don't put an end to it now. >> canadian boy placed on a terror watch list. his parents are demanding answers. >> oklahoma house leveled in an explosion. everyone survived here. ahead we have details on what caused the blast. >> the jets will have to survive the bills and their old coach this afternoon if they want to keep their playoff hopes alive. >> here is vanessa murdock. >> you will also have to handle the cold. it will be freezing in buffalo. snow showers today. 33 degrees will feel like the 20s in orchard park. this. hey, what are you doing? getting the coats. for a half hour? bob just got time warner cable. he's getting more. more what? more than 25,000 movies and shows on demand, most for free. look, he's dvr-ing like 6 shows at once. let's go. ah, this grass is so much greener than on our tv. why are your shoes off? because
so they would have to be moved to a prison in the united states if guantanamo bay is president obama vowed to close the prison when he was first elected. >>> traveling troubles for a first grader. >> and it will go with him for the rest of his life if we don't put an end to it now. >> canadian boy placed on a terror watch list. his parents are demanding answers. >> oklahoma house leveled in an explosion. everyone survived here. ahead we have details on what caused the...
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i recently was in iraqi kurdistan, guantanamo bay. i've done a lot of american prison stories as well, lebanon, turkish protests. >> so i wanna unpack some of that in a bit. but first, i wanna talk about your politics because you've described yourself as a leftist and you campaigned for president obama back in 2008. what do you think of him today especially given the criticism he's faced over his use of drones, over surveillance and his middle east policy? >> it's a very complicated question. his use of drones is murderous. he is someone who's imprisoned many, many, many whistleblowers. his syria policy was confused and tangled and i think the worst of all the worlds in a number of ways. on the other hand, he does face a lot of criticisms because he's black and you can't deny that. and it's also nice to have a president who is intelligent. and i know that that sounds like, such a low bar, but it is nice to have a president who can make the effort to pronounce the names of other countries correctly and read books. and i sometimes wonde
i recently was in iraqi kurdistan, guantanamo bay. i've done a lot of american prison stories as well, lebanon, turkish protests. >> so i wanna unpack some of that in a bit. but first, i wanna talk about your politics because you've described yourself as a leftist and you campaigned for president obama back in 2008. what do you think of him today especially given the criticism he's faced over his use of drones, over surveillance and his middle east policy? >> it's a very complicated...
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he was freed in exchange for the release of five guantanamo bay detainees. bergdahl is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. and the latter carries a life in prison. he can face panel of soldiers or military judge alone decide his fate. the defense team questioned the judge at length about his previous knowledge of the bergdahl case and the conversations that the judge had about the case, jenna. >> president obama expected to speak about his renewed push for gun laws in tonight's state of the union address. he cited australia gun control laws as a model of what can be done here. greg, what are the laws exactly and tell us about p the results. >> reporter: john, they are called the most stringent gun control laws in the world and that is why president obama drew attention to them. they were started by a mass shooting in port arthur in 1996 in which 35 people were killed. that led to it super strict gun measures. there is a ban and buy back of automatic and semi-automatic weapons and that resulted in 1 million guns turned in and a main force
he was freed in exchange for the release of five guantanamo bay detainees. bergdahl is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. and the latter carries a life in prison. he can face panel of soldiers or military judge alone decide his fate. the defense team questioned the judge at length about his previous knowledge of the bergdahl case and the conversations that the judge had about the case, jenna. >> president obama expected to speak about his renewed push for gun laws in...
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transfer of guantanamo bay detainees. >> there's a super max in colorado and talk of sending some of the guantanamo prisoners to that super max. >> they inspected another prison, enclosed, they'd have to spend millions to prepare it for guantanamo bay detainees. but it doesn't matter if it's super max or closed prison, it's still in violation of 0 the law. yet the president is expending money in violation of 0 the law to work on the transfer of guantanamo bay detainees. a speech by the president is one where he is sincere, we can continue successes we had last year in the house and senate. transportation bill passing for the first time in 18 years, education bill passing for the first time in a decade. those are the things american people can expect if the president is willing to drop his partisansh partisanship, willing to work with us and not set the stage for the transition of his third term, and that's hillary clinton. >> a lot more to discuss. but we done have time because of the breaking news out of iran. senator, thank you for joining us. >>> when we come back, much more on th
transfer of guantanamo bay detainees. >> there's a super max in colorado and talk of sending some of the guantanamo prisoners to that super max. >> they inspected another prison, enclosed, they'd have to spend millions to prepare it for guantanamo bay detainees. but it doesn't matter if it's super max or closed prison, it's still in violation of 0 the law. yet the president is expending money in violation of 0 the law to work on the transfer of guantanamo bay detainees. a speech by...
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former inmates of guantanamo bay protest about the delay in the final closure of the prison camp.nd which vehicle has been named north america's car of the year for 2016 in january. january. >> the headlines are here on al jazeera. food and medicine have been unloaded in syrian towns which for months have been cut off by war. syrian government denying reports that there has been any starvation in towns like madaya. >>> capital baghdad attack, killing almost 19 and injuring almost 50. claim for responsibility came from the islamic state. >>> talks aimed at reviving the peace process in afghanistan, u.s. and china, together with pakistan and afghanistan are trying to pave the way for new talks with taliban. >>> mexican release of video of the arrest of el chapo guzman, after escaping from a maximum security prison six months ago. al jazeera's adam rainey has more from mexico city. >> these nul newly released pics have been release, regarding the capture of el chapo. five people were killed in that shootout, a man down, a man injured, shows the dramatic nature and violent nature of t
former inmates of guantanamo bay protest about the delay in the final closure of the prison camp.nd which vehicle has been named north america's car of the year for 2016 in january. january. >> the headlines are here on al jazeera. food and medicine have been unloaded in syrian towns which for months have been cut off by war. syrian government denying reports that there has been any starvation in towns like madaya. >>> capital baghdad attack, killing almost 19 and injuring almost...
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next up, what is really going on with the president and guantanamo bay? like i do, many cold medicines may raise your blood pressure. that's why there's coricidin® hbp. it relieves cold symptoms without raising blood pressure. so look for powerful cold medicine with a heart. coricidin® hbp. come happy birthday. i just had a heart attack... and now i have a choice. for her. for them. and him. a choice to take brilinta. a prescription for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin ...no more than 100 mg. as it affects how well it works. it's such an important thing to do to help protect against another heart attack. brilinta worked better than plavix. and even reduced the chances of dying from another one. don't stop taking brilinta without talking to doctor. since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. don't take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulce
next up, what is really going on with the president and guantanamo bay? like i do, many cold medicines may raise your blood pressure. that's why there's coricidin® hbp. it relieves cold symptoms without raising blood pressure. so look for powerful cold medicine with a heart. coricidin® hbp. come happy birthday. i just had a heart attack... and now i have a choice. for her. for them. and him. a choice to take brilinta. a prescription for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i...
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he also questioned obama's plan to close down guantanamo bay. >> the fact he's closing down guantanamo bay, i don't think we should shut it down. i don't then under what -- understand what this is about. >> this comes a few days before he's scheduled to debate in south carolina. republicans who qualified for the main stage event on thursday. >>> a navy pilot was forced to eject from his plane before it crashed in northern nevada this morning of it happened around 8:30 in a remote mountain area, about 90 miles east of reno. officials at the naval air station in fallon say rescue crews recovered the pilot after the fa-18-a hornet went down. the pilot, who is not identifieds is being evaluated for injuries at a hospital. navy said a safety investigation is planned to determine the cause of the crash. >>> on tonight's crime watch, a second arrest has been made in a 12-year-old homicide cold case. the humboldt county sheriff's office and the mojave county sheriff's office have arrested this man, james allen melendez. he's charged with being an accessory to open murder and conspiracy to hide
he also questioned obama's plan to close down guantanamo bay. >> the fact he's closing down guantanamo bay, i don't think we should shut it down. i don't then under what -- understand what this is about. >> this comes a few days before he's scheduled to debate in south carolina. republicans who qualified for the main stage event on thursday. >>> a navy pilot was forced to eject from his plane before it crashed in northern nevada this morning of it happened around 8:30 in a...
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shakir alar sat down with al jazeera to discuss what he think should be done about guantanamo bay. >> we want justice, we want these people to go home. if they did something okay, tell us what they did. if they didn't do something they should come home tomorrow, not after one day, one year, no, tomorrow. i think britain have a big role to play in this because they were the american allies and they are their partners in everything. so i mean if you really want to help they can help with it. except some people you know because there are brothers who are suitable to be here. i'm not going to say everybody but there are a few brothers who are living in the west all their lives. and i believe if they go back to where three belong and close to where their family is they will settle down and i think they should be compensated so they have a live on them. that's why i call for all the gulf area, qatar, saudi arabia, oman, at least you can't go back to yemen their family can come and visit them, they can live with their families safe in their countries and these countries they are wealthy coun
shakir alar sat down with al jazeera to discuss what he think should be done about guantanamo bay. >> we want justice, we want these people to go home. if they did something okay, tell us what they did. if they didn't do something they should come home tomorrow, not after one day, one year, no, tomorrow. i think britain have a big role to play in this because they were the american allies and they are their partners in everything. so i mean if you really want to help they can help with...
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hold on to them as long as possible to make sure that that extradition takes place >>> former guantanamo bayates have been protesting outside the u.s. embassy in london. the gathering included british former detain yesee who was released in october. president obama promised to close the prison before the ends of his term in office. he will be giving his final state of the union address on tuesday. he is promising this one won't follow the usual script. white house correspondent reports. >> i'm willing to take responsibility for our future and for posterity. >> reporter: seven times now he has done this, addressed a joint congress to detail how he sees the state of the union >> business leaders around the world have declared. >> reporter: in time it is all about legacy. he is expected to focus on his past accomplishments >> presidents in the last year of their presidency looking to set a narrative about who they were, what they did and how historians and really the public should judge them for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: he will go addressing members of congress, but he will be talk
hold on to them as long as possible to make sure that that extradition takes place >>> former guantanamo bayates have been protesting outside the u.s. embassy in london. the gathering included british former detain yesee who was released in october. president obama promised to close the prison before the ends of his term in office. he will be giving his final state of the union address on tuesday. he is promising this one won't follow the usual script. white house correspondent...
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closing guantanamo bay and fighting isis.. you can watch the state of the union p-m... right here on news 3. then keep it here for a full recap... on news 3 live at 11. a 22 year old man is in police custody murdering his own father. the suspect is daron clanton. his close friend, who may have been one of the last people to see him before the deadly incident... is speaking exclusively to news devon carver met clanton working at the food court in the galleria mall.... he had gotten a lift from clanton.... monday morning... and about an hour later police were called to clanton's henderson home... near patrick lane and whitney ranch drive. police say a 911 call came from one of three people who were home when the shooting happened.. carver says the father and son had recently mended their relationship. pictures provided to news three by a friend shows clanton in church.... carver describes him as a good kid, who out, and says he never saw any form of aggression in him. 1:34:35 i take the bus he's like here's five bucks if you need bus fare he's always been that guy that's
closing guantanamo bay and fighting isis.. you can watch the state of the union p-m... right here on news 3. then keep it here for a full recap... on news 3 live at 11. a 22 year old man is in police custody murdering his own father. the suspect is daron clanton. his close friend, who may have been one of the last people to see him before the deadly incident... is speaking exclusively to news devon carver met clanton working at the food court in the galleria mall.... he had gotten a lift from...
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president obama vowed to close the guantanamo bay prison when he was first elected president. an action news update tonight the site of the san bernardino shooting rampage that left 14 people dead and 21 injured, is set to reopen on monday. there will be tighter security as the inland regional center's 6-hundred employees return to work. the center has been closed since december 2nd when syed rizwan and his wife tashfeen malik went on a shooting both were killed later in a shootout with police. president obama is vowing to on gun control. the president and his administration believes the new executive actions would make it more difficult for the mentally ill, criminals, and terrorists to arm themselves with powerful weapons. the president announcing in his weekly radio address he will meet with attorney general loretta lynch monday to decide what he can do on his own without violating the second amendment. right while keeping an irresponsible, dangerous few from inflicting harm on a massive scale." the white house wants to broaden the number of gun dealers who must perform bac
president obama vowed to close the guantanamo bay prison when he was first elected president. an action news update tonight the site of the san bernardino shooting rampage that left 14 people dead and 21 injured, is set to reopen on monday. there will be tighter security as the inland regional center's 6-hundred employees return to work. the center has been closed since december 2nd when syed rizwan and his wife tashfeen malik went on a shooting both were killed later in a shootout with police....
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president obama vowed to close the guantanamo bay prison... when he was first elected in 2009. he says it is one of the key magnets... for jihadi recruitment. /// ((sharie johnson)) > the site of the san bernardino shooting rampage... is set to reopen monday. there will be tighter security as the inland regional centers 6- hundred employees return to work. the center has been closed since the december 2nd rampage... that claimed the lives of 14 people and injured 21 others. the couple behind the attack... were later killed... in a shootout with police. /// sharie johnson > disaster declaration. the record flooding in one part of the us. and what the status means for learning the value of hard work... early on. what a group of cub scouts earned. ...by cleaning up after the holidays./// "now, nevada's first choice for news. the flu virus hits big. with aches, chills, and fever, there's no such thing as a little flu. and it needs a big solution: an antiviral. so when the flu hits, and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks
president obama vowed to close the guantanamo bay prison... when he was first elected in 2009. he says it is one of the key magnets... for jihadi recruitment. /// ((sharie johnson)) > the site of the san bernardino shooting rampage... is set to reopen monday. there will be tighter security as the inland regional centers 6- hundred employees return to work. the center has been closed since the december 2nd rampage... that claimed the lives of 14 people and injured 21 others. the couple behind...
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the pentagon says the number of detainees at guantanamo bay is about to drop below 100. president obama is reportedly ready to present a new plan to congress to shut down the prison before he leaves office. president obama says guantanamo bay is a recruiting tool for terrorists and is too costly to maintain. during the obama administration, the number of detainees at the facility dropped from 241 to just over 100. isis has claimed responsibility for a mall attack in baghdad that killed 18 people. gunmen stormed the jawhara mall yesterday after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance. iraqi officials said the attack, which lasted over an hour, killed at least 18 people and injured 50 in the city's mainly shiite muslim population. bill cosby is having another one of his honorary degrees taken away from him in the wake of the sexual assault scandal that plagued him this past year. george washington university says they have pulled cosby's degree, out of respect for people who last year, the university declined to take away the degree due to lac
the pentagon says the number of detainees at guantanamo bay is about to drop below 100. president obama is reportedly ready to present a new plan to congress to shut down the prison before he leaves office. president obama says guantanamo bay is a recruiting tool for terrorists and is too costly to maintain. during the obama administration, the number of detainees at the facility dropped from 241 to just over 100. isis has claimed responsibility for a mall attack in baghdad that killed 18...
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but he did call once more for closing the detention center at guantanamo bay. just like he did in his first address to congress back in 2009. >> that is why i have ordered the closing of the detention center at guantanamo bay, and will seek swift and certain justice for captured terrorists. because living our values doesn't make us weaker, it makes us safer. i will keep working to shut down the prison at guantanamo. it is expensive. it is unnecessary. and it only serves as a recruitment brochure for our enemies. >> the president also asked for an authorization for the use of military force against the islamic state, and used the ongoing fight in the muslim world to implicitly shame some 2016 republican presidential candidates. >> the world will look to us to help solve these problems. and our answer needs to be more than tough talk. or calls to carpet bomb civilians. that may work as a tv sound bite but it doesn't pass muster on the world stage. and that's why we need to reject any politics, any politics that targets people because of race or religion. when pol
but he did call once more for closing the detention center at guantanamo bay. just like he did in his first address to congress back in 2009. >> that is why i have ordered the closing of the detention center at guantanamo bay, and will seek swift and certain justice for captured terrorists. because living our values doesn't make us weaker, it makes us safer. i will keep working to shut down the prison at guantanamo. it is expensive. it is unnecessary. and it only serves as a recruitment...
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he was released in may 2014 as part of a prisoner swap in exchange for several detainees from guantanamo bay. sergeant bergdahl did not enter a plea when he was arraigned in december 2015. a student at sioux city's north middle school arrived on campus yesterday with a handgun. sioux city community schools superintenden t, dr. paul gausman, says the district received the information that a student might bring a weapon to campus before the day began. once the student got to school, they were able to search, locate the weapon and then detain the student. he was then taken into custody the student didn't have the capability to load the weapon, but dr. gausman says that doesn't change the severity of the issue. "we will follow all of the necessary steps, procedures and protocols to make certain that we do all that is necessary to keep our students and staff members safe," said sioux city community schools superintendent, dr. paul gausman. the student can't return to school until the case is full resolved. dr. gausman says whether or not the student is expelled will be determined as the case move
he was released in may 2014 as part of a prisoner swap in exchange for several detainees from guantanamo bay. sergeant bergdahl did not enter a plea when he was arraigned in december 2015. a student at sioux city's north middle school arrived on campus yesterday with a handgun. sioux city community schools superintenden t, dr. paul gausman, says the district received the information that a student might bring a weapon to campus before the day began. once the student got to school, they were...