detention facility at guantanamo bay. the obama administration released more than 200 prisoners in eight years. president bush released 113 of the 122 gitmo detainees who retain to the -- returned to the battlefield. candidate trump vowed to keep gitmo open. >> we are going to load it up with some bad dudes. >> jeff sessions, rod rosenstein and the director of national intelligence, dan coats, visited guantanamo bay. >> i have been there a number of times as a senator. it's a very fine place for holding these kind of dangerous criminals. we've spent a lot of money fixing it up. i am inclined of the view that it remains a perfectly acceptable play sports to coat the pentagon would not release images of the visit. the justice department issued a statement. >> attacks confirmed that the threat to our nation is immediate and real. the obama administration argued gitmo served as a propaganda tool. >> they have to look to the images of isis prisoners being led to their deaths in an orange jumpsuit. there's no question guantanam

and come to reportedly set to pay a multi-million dollar compensation to a former guantanamo bay prison convicted murderer for being tortured during his detention. in morning on wednesday here in moscow thanks for joining us this is r.t. international. two days now to go before the g. twenty summit begins in hamburg it seems world leaders aren't going to get the warmest open welcomes the host cities already been engulfed in protests. i i. policed dispersing the crowd was fully about the riot pepper spray and water cannons rule so used against the anticapitalist activists officers have created which protesters set up in one of the city's parks all several of them we understand were arrested a peter all of reports. police everybody had been prepared for a large scale demonstrations and violence over the coming days as protest is a right for the g. twenty but this one really caught a lot of people by surprise and it seems to have come about through the she had a number of. people that have turned up to protest against this g. twenty they were camping in l a park in hamburg and police decid

soldier later that year he was transferred to guantanamo bay where he was held for more than a decade in january twenty ten the canadian supreme court ruled that omar had been tortured during his detention and later that year omar pleaded guilty to the murder of the soldier he was transferred to kandahar and twenty twelve to serve the rest of his sentence in may twenty fifteen he was freed on bail and we spoke to another background and guantanamo bay prisoner who met omar during his detention i was held in the background detention facility facility in afghanistan when almost father was first brought into custody and i spent some time with him in bagram he had his eye had been shot out he was blind in one one eye he had huge exit wounds in his shoulder and just above his chest and he was a just turned fifteen he was just ten fifteen from being fourteen he was tortured in front of me he was abused and screamed at and shouted at spat at and stripped naked and his his treatment was was it was a war crime there's no the tried way to describe it the whole issue in the beginning had been the

. >> mohamedou slahi was a sworn member of al qaeda and spent 14 years as prisoner 760 in guantanamo bay. how much english did you speak when you landed in guantanamo? >> almost none. >> improbably, while fighting for his own release, he taught himself english, wrote a best- selling book about his life in american custody and became good friends with some of his guards, one of whom you'll hear from tonight. do you think you might go and visit him now that he's been released? >> i would love to, someday. >> how did 271 pieces by pablo picasso, worth close to $100 million, end up in his handyman's garage for 40 years? that's what pablo picasso's son is trying to find out. >> the explanations were a bit murky, but i quickly understood that they must have stolen them. >> did you know immediately that they were real? >> yes. >> tonight, the story of the missing picassos, and the only two characters-- and we mean characters-- who know the truth. >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm bill whitaker. >> i'm anderson cooper. >> i'm holly williams. >> pelley: i'm scott pelley. those stori

the obama administration argued guantanamo bay served as a propaganda tool for terrorist recruitment.> you just have to look to the images of isis prisoners being led to their death in orange jumpsuits. there is no question that guantanamo and the abuses that it symbolizes are being used by our adversaries against us. >> the pentagon would not release any photos of last week's's visit but 41 prisoners remain at guantanamo bay including the accused mastermind of the nominalism terratec. >>> three civil rights groups are suing the troubled ministration's election port commission claiming a lack of transparency. lost -- lawsuits filed with the aclu and other say the commission helped held its first meeting without notification or opening the meeting to the public. that violated federal law. several states including california have refused to comply with the commission's request for the release of voter information. >>> president trump's oldest son said he will cooperate with investigators and to confirm he met with a russian lawyer during the presidential campaign. the new york times rep

>> slahi: these glasses i got from navy hospital in guantanamo bay. thank you, doctors. had choices. and i took the ugliest one. >> williams: you-- you chose the-- >> slahi: as a sign of protest. >> williams: he was his own teacher in guantanamo, soaking up new vocabulary wherever he could. >> slahi: i'm letting you now into my world. okay, this how i learn the english language. this is the original. >> williams: so-- so you would, what, hear something, and write it down? >> slahi: hear something, write it down, and ask. >> williams: and then ask a guard? >> slahi: yes, a guard, or an interrogator. >> williams: "how do you spell that?" >> slahi: whomever i meet, whomever i meet. >> williams: yeah. "to chortle." >> slahi: "to chortle." >> williams: that's-- that's a very-- that's a very good-- >> slahi: "snorting a joyful laugh." >> williams: "skyscraper." "riot." "suicide." you were just working on building your vocabulary? >> slahi: it's what i do. i take this, and then i just go in myself back and forth, and memorizing everything, every day. fingers through that thick

the way to treat a child since two thousand until almost eight hundred people have been held at guantanamo bay which despite a vile by barack obama that it closed it remains open today forty one people are still being held at the facility many of the inmates were detained without trial and tortured nine have reportedly died. however former pentagon analyst michael really needs it rages to hand over cash to a convicted killer. the reality is he should not be compensated he did kill and americans and he worked with his father who was closely linked to al qaeda and osama bin laden is just lucky he was picked up and was still alive today and he should just move on and for the traduced government to prepare a liberal progressive government to come out and offer compensation as they did a few years ago to another canadian but it was similarly. i think is. over the top i think that the fact that the family of the soldier who was killed is going to the canadian court now to retrieve that money and to pay for that for their loss i think it's appropriate. and one of the both last resort countries. when

detained for the alleged murder of an american soldier father was transferred transferred to guantanamo bay where he was held for more than a decade in twenty ten canada supreme court ruled that the man had been tortured during his detention later that year he pleaded guilty to the murder of the soldier he was transferred to canada in twenty twelve to serve the rest of his sentence but was released in twenty fifteen he claims he made his admission of guilt under duress we spoke to another bag and guantanamo prisoner who might have it during his detention. i was held in the bug graham detention facility facility in afghanistan when almost harder was first brought into custody and i spent some time with him in bagram he had his eye had been shot out he was blind in one one eye he had huge exit wounds in his shoulder and just above his chest and he was a just turned fifteen he was just turned fifteen from being fourteen he was tortured in front of me he was abused and screamed at and shouted at spat at and stripped naked and his his treatment was was was a war crime there's no other tried way

the way to treat a child since two thousand two hundred eight hundred people have been held at guantanamo baydespite a vow by barack obama that it closed it remains open today forty one people are still being held at the facility many of the inmates were detained without trial and tortured nine has reportedly died. however former pentagon analyst michael maloof believed it outrageous to hand over cash to a convicted killer. the reality is he should not be compensated he did kill and americans and he worked with his father who was closely linked to al qaeda and osama bin laden is just lucky he was picked up and was still alive today and he should just move on and for the traditional government to prepare a liberal progressive government to come out and offer compensation as they did a few years ago to another canadian it was similarly. i think is. over the top i think that the fact that the family of the soldier who was killed is going to the canadian court now to retrieve that money and to pay for that for their loss i think it's appropriate. i'll be back in just a few minutes with morning. w

enhanced interrogation techniques that were used in guantanamo bay, three times it was waterboarding,d. extreme sleep deprivation is not -- you cannot keep them awake if you want them to admit to a crime? forget it. a crime. a murder of a u.s. soldier? this is terrible. i wish he could come back here. you want to try him again. because... i understand he did what he is being accused of. it's just a technique of getting him to admit it is collocated? >> eboni: as a bit more complicated, eric. he said he's didn't not doing . he said he was compelled -- me when i was pretty tired, but i never killed said i killed any. sleep deprivation, i don't know what that's like. are they forcing them awake? can you really do like you make there's been times where nothing can keep me awake because i'm tired and i'm asleep anyway. >> eboni: . here's the thing. i think this guy is disgusting. certainly, he did what he did. but force concessions, they are a real problem in the country. central park five. kat, people can be made to stay up for 24-26 hours at a time, and it's not what we do here in americ

believe me. >> on the campaign trail, president trump promise to keep guantanamo bay open to accept newtainees. on friday, attorney general jeff sessions, his deputy and the head of national intelligence went to that facility. this, after the obama administration argued guantanamo bay was a propaganda tool for recruiting terrorists. >> they just have to look to the images of isis prisoners being led to their death in orange jumpsuits. there is no question that guantanamo and the abuses that it symbolizes are being used by our adversaries against us. >> the pentagon did not release any photos of that visit last week. 41 prisoners are still at guantanamo bay incubating the accused mastermind -- including the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attack. >>> the fda is addressing an effort -- starting an effort to address the open epidemic. they require manufacturers of painkillers to provide more extensive education for doctors and other healthcare providers who provide these drugs. the opioids include hydrocodone and oxycodone combinations. doctors would not be required to undergo the training

sessions eneral jeff and his deputy rod rosenstein american war-time prison at guantanamo bay, cuba on friday in gesture of support continuing to detain terrorism suspects without trial here and to prosecute some before a military commission. pryor, said t, ian the two officials would be the ng with the people on ground lending our government-wide effort at the prison, he said it was important the justice department officials to have an up to date understanding of the current this ions there, keeping country safe from terrorist is the highest priority of the pryor dministration mr. said. elizabeth from tilton, new your mind?what is on caller: hello, how are you today? i'm good. i'm good. what are your thoughts today? caller: i listen to you guys all the time. write to new how to you. prejudice, so i voted very ama, but i was disappointed about the abortion christian e i'm a person, a real christian, not my name. trump because he doesn't really believe in babies, to us, it was worth it to have him give it a shot. but the democrats, i voted years and i can't people would destroy their ow

prison at guantanamo bay is about so receive a big payout and apology.mar cadar was 15 when he was captured and put behind bars. he's the youngest prisoner ever in cuba. he was convicted of killing a u.s. back in 2002. he says his confessions to canadian interrogators were made under duress. and the country's supreme court agreed. it ruled k adar was questioned under oppressive circumstances and he is expecting about $8 million. >>> in new jersey, the scandal known as beach-gate has another chapter. a group in sea gate heights built a larger than life sand sculpture poking fun at governor chris christie. it's the result of the picture that showed christie and his family soaking up the sun on a beach that he closed. a budget stalemate caused the governor to suspend all of the nonessential state services but the shutdown ended just after midnight on tuesday, when christie signed a new agreement. >>> on the way next, this might just look like a blurry photo. but it might actually show that am la ear hart survived her plane crash, we're going to take you ins

i visited guantanamo guantanamo bay and the detainees are the worst of the worst. massed are trained murderers and killing americans. we have seen they have put guantanamo guantanamo puts american families at risk. e director haven't was 160 detainees have killed american families. africa, ia and north the deer terrence of ins carnings. ject my colleagues to re this amendment. mrs. hartzler: i'm prepared to close. the chair: one minute. >> first of all, no one is proposing to release this people. take that red herring off the table. i visited guantanamo guantanamo and these prisoners are the the worst of the worst. and as again, they have the same constitutional rights there as here. so you aren't changing anything. and bringing them to maximum security and it may cost some spending money, would free up the military budget. there is no rational reason for keeping these people in a military base that i a measuring rod for our enemies abroad. i yield back. mrs. hartzler: how much time do i have? mrs. hartzler: vote know on this on amendment. to detain wise terrorists

. >> on the campaign >> reporter: him donald trump promise to keep guantanamo bay open to accept newerror detainees. on friday common the attorney general, his deputy and the director of national intelligence visited the facility. this comes after the obama administration argued that a guantanamo served as a propaganda tool for terrorist recruitment. >> they just have to look to the images of isis prisoners being led to the death in orange jumpsuits. there is no question that guantanamo bay and the abuses that it symbolizes are being used by our adversaries against us. >> the pentagon would not release any photos of last week's visit but 41 prisoners remain at guantanamo bay including the accused mastermind of the 9/11 terror attack. >>> three civil rights groups are suing the trump administration's election port commission claiming a lack of transparency. lawsuits filed with the aclu and others say the commission held its first meeting without notification and without opening the meeting to the public. that violated federal law. several states including california have refused to co

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from years of abuse at guantanamo bay. and justin trudeau amirs ppears have moved on from his bromance with president trump. a highlight here was his socks. he outdid trudeau wearing socks decorated with canadian mount eyes ays and maple leafs. ofrmts n >>> now to our blanket coverage of the festivities. >> for the tenth time, joey chestnut won the nation's famous hot dog eating contest. he took down 72 franks and buns in just ten minutes, beating his own world record by two. he averaged one hot dog every 8.3 seconds. >> what an athlete. what an athle repeat winner, nikki sudo has won the mustard belt eeating 41. >> he trains like an athlete. >> i'm very aware of his training regimen. >>> and while the humans were chomping down on hot dogs, on coney island, a corgi named chompers was the top dog in san francisco. i won the hot dog eating contest there. he went into other dogs' territories to grab their franks. >> i think this should be a dachshund competition. >> if it was down to you, that's what it would be. >> it's a ho

. >> mohamedou slahi was a sworn member of al qaeda and spent 14 years as prisoner 760 in guantanamo baysh did you speak when you landed in guantanamo? >> almost none. >> improbably, while fighting for his own release, he taught himself english, wrote a best- selling book about his life in american custody and became good friends with some of his guards, one of whom you'll hear from tonight. do you think you might go and visit him now that he's been released? >> i would love to, someday. >> how did 271 pieces by pablo picasso, worth close to

to load it up with some bad dudes. >> on the campaign trail, president trump promised to keep guantanamo bayto accept new terror detainees on friday, the attorney general, his deputy and the director of national intelligence visited the prison. this comes after the obama administration argued guantanamo served as a propaganda tool for recruiting terrorists. >> they just have to look to the images of isis prisoners being led to their death in orange jumpsuits. there is no question that guantanamo and the abuses that it symbolizes are being used by our adversaries against us. >> the pentagon would not release any photos of last week's visit. 41 prisoners remain at guantanamo including the accused mastermind of the 9/11 terratec. >>> washington state man is charged with severing his own finger and mailing it to the irs and faces new charges after his latest delivery to the agents. he sent his finger, a joint and a bullet to an iris office in utah last year. lasteek d thpackage arrived at the same office containing what looked to be a bomb. turned out to be a metal pipe along with a photo of the

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he oversaw the detention facility at guantanamo bay and was the head of a u.s. southern command and assistant to defense secretary robert gates, but kelly has little experience dealing with congress. priebus plans to stay on for two weeks to help deal with the transition. >>> new at 5:00, dozens of east bay artists need to find a new place to stay. the oakland warehouse where they've been living has new owners and new rules. the goal is avoiding another ghost ship tragedy. >> reporter: this active, vibrant, and creative community will soon be a little less noisy. >> by monday i'm out of here. >> reporter: many artists are moving out of the six-acre west oakland warehouse known as the american field studios. >> pretty devastating and heart breaking and bittersweet. >> it's like taking away their church. like this is our family. and it's being ruined. >> reporter: michelle blame it is new owners for -- blame it is new owners for rushing many of the tenants out. the guidelines says no structures over 12 feet high, but many of the art pieces exceed that limit, like

he oversaw the detention facility at guantanamo bay, cuba. he was the head of u.s. southern command, and senior military assistant to defense secretary's robert gates and leon pinetta. >> he's going to be great. keeping things organized, keeping everyone in their lane. >> those who worked with him say general kelly is a no nonsense leader who could impose discipline to a back stabbing in chaos. as long as he keeps the president's respect. cbs news chief white house correspondent. >> the chief of staff has to go to the president and say stop behaving and doing the thing you can doing. the president has to listen to them and give them the power to let them do that. >> expect the chief of staff to crack down on intelligence leaks. general kelly said earlier this year, in his opinion, those leaks are close to treason. sharon, kpix5. >> north koreaen leader says his country is capable of launching a surprise attack on the united states. kpix5's veronica dela cruz has more on that threat. >> the north launched a second missile today. this one flew longer and higher. accor

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told the crowds that the suspects on trial should wear orange jump suits, like those worn by guantanamo bay detainees. mark lowen reports. they returned to where the nightmare began. seized by the tanks a year ago, it is now renamed 15 july martyrs bridge, tens of thousands celebrating victory today. they call it turkey's second independence, joy and relief clear, and they remembered the 260 killed as the people stood up to the plotters, known as feto. last year, a lion, that lion is turkish nation, was tried to strangle, by cats. who are those cats? they are militants with tanks, f—16s, bullets, rifles. but they couldn't strangle the lion. it was the greatest ever attack on the turkish state, rogue soldiers bombing buildings, blocking roads, and driving tanks into civilians. by dawn, it had failed. then came the purge, 50,000 arrested, and 150,000 sacked or suspended. a year ago, there was unity against the coup, but tonight the opposition says it is not coming here. deep cracks have opened up over the mass arrests and dismissals. for half the country, the 15th of july marks turkey's rebir

he used to be in charge of guantanamo bay which is why he was put into homeland security because he knewes he know? he may bring military discipline to the white house which has been leaking left, right and centre. he might be able to order his staff, but when it comes to politics, what does he know about running a political organisation and thatis running a political organisation and that is one of the questions being asked by key critics today? looking at the make up of the white house, in terms of traditional republican support network, there's not much of it. it is a dangerous position for mrtrump? it. it is a dangerous position for mr trump? priebus was the last established republican figure in the white house, and when it came to his appointment, you always got the feeling that donald trump had had him put upon him by the party. they said to him that he needs political operatives who can liaise between the republican party, congress and you so you know how to run this kind of white house with regards to being influenced by the party. sean spicer was one of those two. priebus, he is

he is outspoken, when he was in charge of guantanamo bay he let president obama know his views on that to have an excellent opinion amongst the army and much of the armed forces. the president respects much of what he has to say. he is an outspoken man and one that president donald trump seems to greatly respect. at the moment, anyway. thank you very much. time now for newsnight. to be deemed safe, cladding systems are meant to survive a ao—minute fire test. today, we learned grenfell‘s lasted just nine. 82 other buildings use a design that's similar enough to be troubling. also tonight, we're used to being on the wing to europe in our millions, but when we leave the eu, will we be forced to go into reverse, or even be grounded? if we do not have a transitional arrangement and if we are not a member of the eu as part of that transitional arrangement, then we have chaos. and ahead of tomorrow's first—ever relaxed prom for people with learning difficulties and sensory impairments, we'll have a live preview. good evening. in the six weeks since the fire that turned grenfell tower into a t

attorney general jeff sessions is visiting guantanamo bay prison today. ssions has long been a vocal supporter of continued use of guantanamo, calling it a fine place for holding these kind of dangerous criminals. three years after a russian missile brought down a flight, passengers and crew killed, they are still waiting for justice. russia continues efforts to block an international tribunal. powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts than 120 countries. more insight into that meeting you just mentioned. it president trump sitting with russia to talk about that and the g-20 summit. book, beyond a new nato. they join us on massachusetts venue in washington, d.c. we're waiting to hear from the secretary of state what was discussed at the meeting. what do you hope that those leaders discuss? expect a lot. i thought president trump would do well if he established a bit of a rapport with president putin but conveyed a firm message that russia's recent behavior, especially in the u.s. elections but also in the middle , causes huge problems and if it co

canada's liberal government for his time in guantanamo bay, in u.s.anadian citizen admitted to killing american medic fighting in afghanistan, in 2002 and spent 10 years in guantanamo bay. joining us now to weigh in conservative columnist, doctor he pleaded guilt to killing american soldier now being rewarded with millions of dollars shameful. >> and disgusting you know this is another part of the obama legacy in hurry to get -- gitmo closed, of course, he absolutely never accomplished even after repeatedly saying he was going to, this is the fallout that rest of the world has to endure, now, this known terrorist a trained bomb maker, who killed as you said an army medic, on with wife and children at home who live without him 10 years now, now this guy has millions of dollars to fund next escapade, this is absolutely concerned everyone who hears this story. >> what could possibly be the justification for the canadian government to do this american medic was killed maybe he miss streeted at guantanamo you can make in a argument make apology for that bu

trump is a domestic president who will undo his agenda, all right a good start to that putting guantanamo bayri prisoners to where they are. and not building a new fbi building that is a great step. >> what do you think message is? >> i am looking out for your money, and i am going make sure it is spent wisely. if the fbi is to suffer in a building that not the newest building, so be it. >> any michael, so be it. this is a president, president trump, who is having to put up into such nonsense, i don'ts know how he does it, the dems have become such ignore aimouses. there no way we'll see a change in behavior in washington post or new york teams. they are committed to what they are, which is a -- they arare they are organs of the democratic party. lowest wing. what is -- how is the trump white house respond to what i what ison opposition by two largest left wing papers in country. >> she should spend on by doing a good job as president. take the trip to europe, i thought everything went well, the speech in poland was fantastic. and meeting with putin we'll see overtime. >> you know any other p

from one cia black sites to another tortured three years on and now indefinitely detained in guantanamo bay is a perfect case study of just how much we are willing to sacrifice in the name of feeling just a little bit safer we were joined earlier by john kerry aka the officer who led the capture of of ada and joseph hickman the ex military intelligence officer who officer who took custody of him in guantanamo to discuss their book the convenient terrorist and to uncover the true story behind out there's a beta and his relationship with the u.s. intelligence service where he was sitting with him. you were saying he was kind of you know there you have you need a passport to get that but boy do we know why or how was he regarded with that organization himself did they treat him with the respect i mean where did he kind of fall into that it was. actually i mean he one toy he was he was getting a little tired of this group he was traded or not. he he tried to join up because they refused is his membership i think it says. but do you know they didn't. you had a traumatic few years earlier and it

because of this he was brought to guantanamo bay.ng take a law and order approach, and it's not that. it's a war. charles: got to leave it there. thank you very much. at home, thank you as well. see you tomorrow. lou: good evening, everybody. president trump arrived in warsaw, poland just a few hours ago. warsaw his first stop on european trip that will take him to hamburg, germany for the g20 meeting this friday. at that meeting, president trump will for the first time be face-to-face with russian president vladimir putin and world leaders discussing how to deal with north korea's first launch of intercontinental ballistic missile. the united states and south korea responded by holding joint drills, firingmissiles into the waters off south korea.