have intensified their offensive against a pro-russian separatist and surrounded the city of lieu hansing. it's just 20 miles from the russian border. pro-russian militants fight back. russia's interfax news agency says more than two-thirds of rez dentss have been forced to leave the city amid shortages of dr k drinking water and food. battles have also broken out in a town near donesk. at least 34 residents have been killed there in the past few days. food prices in russia have been rising since a country opposed a ban from western nations earlier this month. mos you has prohiblted imports for one year. retailers have raised the prices of chicken, cheese and other products. one store hiked the cost of chicken more than 50%. recently, i feel meat prices are really high. >> they will strictly monitor prices to stop stores as using a preterks to gouge customers. they'll set up a special phoneline to collect information directly from consumers. russian authorities have ordered the temporary closure of four mcdonalds rest rabtss in moscow. russia's food safety watchdogs have found numerous sa

the senate intelligence committee has been working for five years investigating whether thiessen hansedinterrogation techniques used after 9/11 were inappropriate and wrong and what will this report show? >> well, first of all you are right, that this has been an ongoing process for over five years now. there was only one vote against proceeding with this program this investigation when it was authorized in 2009 that was my vote. i thought it was a mistake and i still think it is a mistake. there is a theory on the part of the senate democrats who are the only ones that carried out this investigation that thiessen hansed interrogation techniques were used against detainees both inside guantanomo bay and outside guantanomo bay. and that no significant information was obtained as a result of the use of those enhanced interrogation techniques. now, that is absolutely wrong. and you are going to be able to see from the report itself, as well as from the minority views that we have put together as well as a response from the central intelligence agency that information gleaned from these int

the times had steered clear of the word going with euphemism liken hansed interrogation itemniques. critics pounded the times shaming the newspaper of record for adopting the bush administration's terminology rather than doing its job. on august 7th, the paper's new executive editor said the issue had been and re-visited intern internally. he wrote the times described what we knew of the program but avoid the label that was still in dispute. over time, the landscape has shifted. reporters urged that the ti"times" recab brate language. i agreed. from now on "the time s" will use "torture." he moved back into the top job three months ago. >> the gulf that exists in the coverage of this story inside and outside israel. usually, israeli journalism is what good journalism should be: however the military sensors wield considerable power. when they step in, the journalism suffers. like allisitsi citizens, israeli journalists are banned by law from going to gaza. the only way they have made it in on this story is when they are embedded when israeli and i am mbeds get a narrow view. consumer

against the ukrainegovernment. 50,000 ukrainian troops have essentially cut off donetsk and lieu hansing. they tried to cut off the supply lines. they just re-took a police station from the rebels but the rebels are still fighting. they vowed to fight street by street and that appears to be what they're doing >> will ripley we appreciate the update. thank you, sir. >>> nascar is ushering in new rules in the wake of last weekend's crash involving tony stewart. we'll tell you what's going on. >>> a deadly racetrack incident a week ago is forcing nascar to change the rules now, and this is aimed at keeping tempers cool and drivers alife obviously. tony stewart demonstrates the problem getting out of his car to angrily confront a driver in the middle of a race. stewart plays a central role in the new nascar field. >> reporter: the death of a dirt track racer kevin ward jr. is changing the game at racing's highest level. we've become used to seeing drivers get out of the car to confront other drivers. it's often considered entertainment value, but nascar says no more. >> it's safety first rig

high pressure zen hansing the marine layer. otherwise -- high pressure is enhancing the marine layer. otherwise abundance of sunshine with warmer temperatures. 102 in fresno. thunderstorms in lake tahoe to half dome. 68 with partial afternoon clearing in monterey bay. 60s beaches, 70s peninsula, 80s santa clara valley north to san rafael. low 90s east of the bay west winds, an onshore flow, up to 15. the extended forecast, we'll have earlier burnoff on sunday, and then a little bit on the muggy side monday, seasonal summer days on tuesday through thursday. >> all right. it's time for our friday feature, "where's roberta?" even though she is right here -- >> yes. >> yes. >> right here in the studio. so tell us, where did you go? >> well, earlier this week i had a tremendous challenge and we are going to take a peek with this week's edition of "where's roberta?" >>> reporter: witness the birth of the san francisco fire. a brand-new professional team comprised of men and women. the team competes in the grid, a new sport promising

the eens hansed interrogation program was initiated in the aftermath of 9/11. democrats and republicans approved of these methods. the democrats have try odd to run away from it, especially nancy pelosi who claims she was not briefed on it, didn't know about the program. the cia has documents that says it's not true. >> former cia lawyer john rizzo says some of them criticizing the program were the same members of congress briefed on the controversial bush-era program and its intelligence value, including flancy pelosi, senator jay rockefeller from west virginia and senator dianne feinstein of california. so why the backtracking now? because we haven't been hit by another terrorist group and we're about to head into another presidential election perhaps? >> the democratic base hates these programs. so do human rights activists. this was simply too politically difficult for many democrats to continue to support so pelosi and other democrats who clearly were briefed on this program backed away from it and claimed they weren't. >> i don't hear anyone complaining w

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