represents victims of war crimes thought to be committed by private contractors thank you very much mr wolf for joining us now could you please just every flea tell us about the cases you're involved in. well thanks for having me on i resent people who are. private companies the reason i do that is it's very difficult if not impossible to hold governments accountable for these kinds of crimes companies are different so you're calling me here in georgia the colombia i have a lawsuit against chiquita banana exporting company because he was financing the various armed factions in a civil war to hear both sides are considered terrorist groups and so chiquita is actually responsible for the war crimes that were committed by those groups in iraq i have another case here representing the family of the woman who was killed in a very tragic but unfortunately very common type of incident by private security contractors and unlike military forces these security contractors have no right at all. so engaging in these kind of businesses that companies are taking pretty extreme risks and i see it as my ki

mr. chairman wolf? >> mr. wolf, thank you for that comment. as i noted earlier in three sentences in the tips report the word allegation or alleged was used i believe five times. so there's less than a committed interest -- >> what number do you believe we are talking about; how many individuals would we be talking about per year or maybe over the last ten years? it's one it's too many. can you give me what the number that you believe this may very well be? i'm at a somewhat disadvantaged just reading your testimony. i didn't have it before time. i saw with a one monastery 45 was set when i was there some of the coptic christians raised this issue. that's why i think this should be one of the things when the bill comes up for the foreign operations bill, they're ought to be a conditionality. i mean for so many years to the egyptian government has ruled this congress both political parties, republican and democratic administrations. they have hired powerful people, former congressman before them, and these issues never, ever came up. now with t

you know, mr. wolfchairman wolf had a very good point about military to military, and we will follow up on that, and i know he will as well with incoming department of defense secretary panetta. and i also would point out recently a group from egypt was here in town looking for debt relief. i came to that meeting and talked about coptic christians and went through with documentation abused committed against, including the horrific practice of kidnapping coptic girls. .. so this is a hearing and a series of hearings and i can assure you we will have a legislative strategy and your information -- hy took some journalism classes. accuracy, accuracy, accuracy. i believe that deeply when it comes to human-rights and giving us the accurate picture of what is going on on the ground and useful suggestions how to proceed. the commission cannot thank you enough for your insight, council and with demand being here. thank you so much. this hearing is adjourned. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conver

mr. wolfe, thanks for being with us on this historic day. watching a space launch, a shuttle launch in recent years, it's majestic. it is like a piece of boat trip. i know you are not a great fan of the shuttle program itself but when you watch one of these, what goes through your mind? >> the only one i saw was at night and so that was really something. at the time, i remember thinking who on earth would do this? who -- this rocket was 35 stories high and this little thimble up at the top, the capsule and somebody lights the fuse below and a this huge thrust goes up and just who is really -- be that was the beginning of my writing "the right stuff" my curiosity as to who does this. "the right stuff" it is a signature work, remarkable in some ways, a romantic account of the beginning of the space program. why are you not such a fan of the shuttle program? do you think it let down the early promise? >> it is not that i'm a fan or not a fan, it's just that, obviously, congress would not allow nas

i want to pay tribute to mr. wolf for his i credible advocacy on this issue relative to religious minorities for so long. it's an honor to have worked with you to bring this to a realization of not only legislation but to bring it to the floor and i salute you. are a gentleman and i, too, are a man of great conscience. mr. speaker, i think today we are here on something that really distinguishes the united states of america. from the founding of our nation, religious freedom has been the pillar of our democracy. and it remains one of the most critical exports of our great nation. and i think having said that really establishes the foundation of why we are here in strong support of h.r. 440. this bill, as my colleagues have said, will create a special envoy to promote religious freedom of religious minorities in the near east and south asia. the legislation responds to the very urgent needs of christians and other religious minorities who are under siege. when i say that, i underscore it. they are under siege in the mi

thank you very much there mr paul wolf was a human rights lawyer representing claims seven crimes allegedly committed by private contractors thank you thank you. the mayor of the volatile afghan city of kandahar has been assassinated after a suicide bomber detonated explosives hidden in his turban is the latest of a series of killings targeting the country's top officials and earlier this month that president karzai is half brother and to see her a bit were gunned down in separate attacks former afghan m.p. del would sort out as always says nato is possibly withdrawing troops prematurely. the scale of transfer of security of one's abilities to the afghan forces and these these incidents are making one thing very vividly. visible and that is how does this transition take hold and whether the afghan security forces and the afghan sponsible units would be ready to take over i think there's no guarantee that this trend of nato transfer will will continue smoothly i can see. reversals and some time in the future perhaps certain provinces are so volatile and so critical that they may have to dela

with all due president to mrs. wolf, when beyonce wakes you up, it is a life-altering event.to admit that is cool. >> i'm sure she is honored to do this for the crew. >>> i needed to bring reynolds in for the next couple of stories. we the shuttle pictures. look at the green strip there that seems to be hovering over the earth's atmosphere. what is this? >> those are the southern lights. the opposite of the northern lights. basically the same thing. you have solar flares that go out. it gives you the greenish hue. you don't have beyonce wake you up every day. you don't get the southern lights every day. >> this is the story now, reynolds, i needed your help on. neptune. we have known about that for some time. >> since 1846. >> why is it that neptune is just having its first birthday? >> we are thinking of it in one year. one year is that the earth orbits the sun. for neptune to have one orbit translate to earth years takes 146 years. if you are on neptune, christmas is a long wait. you have a long way to go. days last 16 hours. you see the information. seasons last 40 years.

so i hope that wyoming will come up with a credible plan at the state level to keep the wolf going. mr. simpson: reclaiming my time. if wolf population gets below certain levels, it goes on an endangered list. idaho and wyoming and montana will not let that happen. i think this is a good way to go for proceeding with the securities exchange act and making sure it does what -- with the endangered species act and making sure that it does what it's supposed to do. the chair: without objection, the gentleman from idaho is yielded for two minutes. mr. simpson: i yield. mr. hastings: this is what the debate that the endangered species act is having. if you recall in the c.r., the endangered species act was allowed to -- was able to allow idaho and montana to delist. nobody could manage. that was the flaw and that's what we've been saying why, as we had last night, probably have other discussions on it, why s.e.a. needs to be looked at -- where e.s.a. needs to be looked at in a comprehensive way. it's clearly a flaw. i'm glad the c.r. amended the endangered species act to take care of this pr

mr. reynolds wolf. things are hot. >> yes, indeed, they are. perfect day to watch inside and watch the world cup. heat is going to be the big story. we have 16 states with some kind of watch, warning or advisory. and with the high humidity, it's going to feel like it's 110 as high as 120 in many spots around the nation. we will give you a tropical update and give you an idea of what is happening in terms of thunderstorms, and a good possibility of those popping up today. >> thank you so much. >>> rupert murdoch is practicing what he is going to say to lawmakers this week. we have that and news that he has a new celebrity pr guy. we go in depth. it's seven minutes past this hour on "cnn sunday morning." stay with me. the less time i have to take care of me. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. glucerna products help me keep everything balanced. [ golf clubs clanking ] [ husband ] i'm good! well, almost everything. [ male announcer ] glucerna. delicious

my good friend and colleague mr. wolf the auspices of tom lantos, human rights commission or committee. we will hold hearings on copps and other minority religions in the middle east. but of course the revolution against mubarak has created a new situation which calls for a new hearing. things have changed dramatically on the ground. and i'd like to bring a special focus to the issue of the abduction of the coptic women and girls. we need to and we will have follow-up hearings later this year until the egyptian government gets the message. this is an issue that calls for action. in april of 2010, i wrote to the state department together with 15 other members urging further investigation reporting on the exploitation of coptic women. this spring frank wolf introduced legislation that would create a special envoy of remote religious freedom of religious minorities in the middle east and south central asia. the bill is likely to be on the floor this coming monday. hopefully it will pass. hopefully the senate will take it up

mr. wolf just put in an authorization. he probably won't get the full amount of money that's authorized, but will get some for the civil war battlefield crossroads trail and that's drawing people up with the ceremony of the civil war. the hudson river, there was a gentleman on the other side that opposeded it when mr. hinchey put it in and when he saw how successful it was, he said let's get my part of the hudson river included. this was a good program that was funded at $17 million. 50% cut, though. talk about being penny wise and pound foolish. 50% cut and it hurts the economies of any number of areas around the country. so we think that this is a very reasonable amendment. and we congratulate the caucus for coming forward and suggesting that the money be restored. and we hope that it will be. so thank you, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho rise? mr. simpson: move to strike the last word. i thank the gentleman from from new york and

for the record explained your position relative to this, where you were and your relationship with mr. wolf and so forth. but the larger question is, given the politics of the issue at the time, the fact that a decision was made by someone at the highest levels to end acts to bypass through a stealthy secret plan is a serious, serious charge and if true, a serious serious offense. my question to you is, and you make your pledge to us, that you will not withhold any type of intelligence that is available to you from this committee, and i take you at your word for that. what i want to ask you is the reverse of that. if you become aware of some action or policy decision, some piece of intelligence that this committee ought to know about, but that is politically sensitive and perhaps there are concerns that you might be sharing information that people at policy levels don't want shared. are you willing to serve as an independent director of nctc, and provide us with your independent opinion as to that? i just think it is critical that we are aware of that and so i would like to get your reactio

for the record explained your position relative to this, where you were and your relationship with mr. wolf and so forth. but the larger question is, given the politics of the issue at the time, the fact that a decision was made by someone at the highest levels to end acts to bypass through a stealthy secret plan is a serious, serious charge and if true, a serious serious offense. my question to you is, and you make your pledge to us, that you will not withhold any type of intelligence that is available to you from this committee, and i take you at your word for that. what i want to ask you is the reverse of that. if you become aware of some action or policy decision, some piece of intelligence that this committee ought to know about, but that is politically sensitive and perhaps there are concerns that you might be sharing information that people at policy levels don't want shar

mr. hyde. it is the wolf man versus frankenstein. who is really going to get fired up? these are shorthand for the incredible narrow range of things we actually have for. >> these are all leaders. mitch mcconnell has only been in the senate for 26 years. it feels like a sentry. did you write that? >> i think that will play my coat off their masks welch on that one. we are not trying to make light of politics. politics is important. there are things worth fighting over. far to the problem we have is that people have tribal loyalties to team blew and team read. -- red. you do not come across chevrolet families. i think with the rise of these leaders, we have seen an evacuation of political identification as a core value. people are still die-hard democrats. they still believe this very much. every survey shows that people have looser identifications with these parties. john boehner is someone who is now operating around. -- is now parading around. my main residency is an ohio. he voted for t.a.r.p. and the child left behind. these are all massive government programs witho

mr. blair spokes to cnn's wolf blitzer and admitted it's sometimes difficult to strike a balance between the powers of british politicians and the press. >> there's a story out there in england right now that you urged gordon brown, the former prime minister to hold back in criticizing rupert murdoch and his empire in england because he would come back and slam you if he were to do so. is that story true? >> that is absolutely and categorically untrue. >> what happened? >> nothing happened. >> what did you tell gordon brown? >> i never told him anything? >> you never discussed this issue? >> the issue for us in the uk has always been as politicians, and this is part of the trouble, you know, you're a political leader. you're in a situation where the media are very powerful and i think one of the things that my successor, david cameron was talking about the other day, which was interesting in a way was how when you are a major political leader, and you know, you're trying to fight elections, you're trying to govern the country, you can only communicate in the sense through the medium of t

mr. hyde it's the wolf man versus frankenstein. who is really going to get fired up over nancy pelosi on the one hand or john boehner on the other. they are proxies or short-hands for the incredibly narrow range of choice that we actually have in elected officials in this country. >> these are all leaders. >> yes. >> "representative mitch mcconnell has only in the senate for 26 years, though in fairness it feels like a century." did you write that, was that you? >> i think i'm going to blame my co-author, matt welch, on that one but i would certainly agree with that, and -- and i'm not trying to make -- we are not trying to make light of politics, politics is absolutely important and there are things worth fighting over, but part the problem that we have in this country is that people have tribal royalties to team blue and team red in a way that we don't have these loyalties any more to any other -- nobody drives -- you don't come across chevrolet families or even toyota families anymore, and i think with the rise of these kinds of

mr. president, thanks very much. >> thanks, wolf. >>> president obama visited a couple of key battle groundhis is week with two big name republicans nips at his heels. sarah palin was this iowa just hours after mr. obama fueling more speculation that possibly she could run for the white house. and the president and dand dat mitt romney both held fund-raisers in pennsylvania about 50 miles apart from one another. let's talk about the race for the white house. joining us joy johns and candy crowley. is it fair to say -- you heard president clinton suggest that romney and john hunthuntsman, h them and they may be the most formidable challengers to president obama's re-election. >> i think it's fair to say that whoever looks as though they might have the best chance of beating president obama is who democrats fear the most. and certainly the names that come up when you talk to democratic strategists, people inside the campaign and say who worries you, actually their first answer is the economy. but their second answer always is, well, mitt romney looks strong. huntsman looks strong. but it will

mr. secretary? >> yes, i am. good evening, wolf. >> thanks so much for joining us.s really possible, i'm afraid to say, if there is no deal raising the debt limit, what would happen next monday, tuesday and wednesday? >> interest rates would shoot up. not only for federal, on the federal debt and on treasury bills but because so many interest rates around the country in so many transactions, including variable rate mortgages, are pegged to the interest rates on the treasury bill. interest rates are going to go up. and if there is widespread belief that there is going to be no immediate increase in the debt limits past tuesday, if this will drag on, then e who lends money to the federal government will demand a higher and higher interest rate to compensate for that risk. >> because we've been hearing from kraigt official that the president may go as far as to say tonight, professor rice, that the united states right now is an imminent threat of default. i never expected a president to say that. did you? >> no, i didn't. this was far, far more serious than shutting go

mr. merkley: i ask unanimous consent that alexa damon wolf be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. merkley: i ask to speak in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. merkley: this weekend i was out in oregon holding town halls. and at each gathering citizens asked me how important is august 2, and are the members of the senate going to be able to come together and make sure that our nation doesn't default? and so i rise today to address that question: how important is august 2? and how important is it that we work together to avoid a default? indeed it would be historic, for the first time in the history of the u.s. that we refuse to pay our bills. now, some of my colleagues have called into question the significance of such an event. one of my colleagues said -- and i quote -- "i'm a little bit cynical about the scare mongering and putting america's back up against an august 2 deadline to get an increase in the american credit card." i've heard some of my colleagues talk about the situation in which t

. >>> today tony blair told our wolf blitzer he doesn't think he's been hacked and mr. blair says he's surprised people here in the united states are so scandalized by the story. >> i'm quite surprised how shocked you guys are over here. >> we're pretty shocked. >> yeah. and maybe we just -- >> i'm shocked that you are not shocked. >> you know, i lived with it. for 50 years. >> should we be shocked? with us now the president and editor of "hhollywoodlife.com. and nile gardner. now that you're an expert, tep help us put that into context. it's pretty shocking when you find that bank accounts have been hacked, accounts of politicians, murder victims. >> we should be shocked and the british public clearly are deeply shocked by the whole affair. after all, we're talking here about highly illegal activity carried out by leading british journalists on a major newspaper "the news of the world." the scandal may be spreading to some other newspapers. there is real public revulsion with regard to what is going on. the prime minister, of course, has ordered an independent inquiry

wolf. >> thank you, mr. president. you keep talking about balance, shared sacrifice, but in the $4 trillion deal that you're talking about roughly, it seems to be now at about four-to-one spending to taxes. we're talking about $800 billion in taxes, roughly. that doesn't seem very fair to some democrats. i'm wondering if you could clarify why we're at that level. and also, if you could clarify your social security position -- would any of the money from social security, even from just chained cpi, go toward the deficit as opposed to back into the trust fund? >> with respect to social security, social security is not the source of our deficit problems. social security, if it is part of a package, would be an issue of how do we make sure social security extends its life and is strengthened? so the reason to do social security is to strengthen social security to make sure that those benefits are there for seniors in the out-years. and the reason to include that potentially in this package is if you're going to take a bunc

mr. president, i join my colleague, senator whitehouse, in welcoming bishop wolf to the senate today, and i commend senator whitehouse for his invitation. bishop wolf is not only a pastoral leader in our community, she is also a great community leader. she not only preaches the gospel, she lives the gospel. as senator whitehouse indicated, she went on the streets of providence, the mean streets -- and there are mean streets in every town in this country -- to experience firsthand the travails and the troubles of people just trying to get by. that experience informed her ministry and informed her public positions, and we thank her for that. and she has a global vision as well as a vision in rhode island, and that global vision is a world inspired by american actions that is peaceful and progressive and provides opportunity for all. so on behalf of the people of rhode island, we want to thank her for her service, and i want to thank her especially for the grace she has brought to us today and has brought to the state of rhode island in all of her service. thank you. the presiding officer: t

mr. chairman, thanks very much for coming in. >> you bet, wolf.nice to be with you. >>> paul ryan. >>> the pentagon is revealing one of the worst breaching ever of computers storing very sensitive information. stand by for details. >>> and why even some children in egypt are now carrying guns months after the revolution. the markets never stop moving. of course, neither do i. solution: td ameritrade mobile. i can enter trades. on the run. even futures and forex. complex options? done. the market shifts... i get an alert. thank you. live streaming audio. advanced charts. look at that. all right here. wherever "here" happens to be. mobile trading from td ameritrade. number one in online equity trades. announcer: trade commission-free for 30 days, plus get up to $500 when you open an account. >>> just months after egypt's mass revolution, elation has turned to fear. parts of the country now engulfed in crime, many people desperate for protection. here's cnn's fred pleitgen in cairo. >> reporter: we find the weapons flooding the streets. cheap, homema

the taliban pose a more wolf read to the states of pakistan as well. mr. speaker there is no reason afghanistan should be destined to remain a broken country. it has fertile agricultural land and stands at the crossroads of asia's training program. it has succeeded in the past when not wracked by conflict. afghanistan has many challenges ahead. there are security issues and lack of government capacity but ten years ago afghanistan was in the grip of a regime that ban young girls from school, hank people in football stadiums for minor misdemeanors, banished radios and any form of entertainment and incubating the terrorists that struck on 9/11 and elsewhere. afghanistan has come a long way. today afghanistan is no longer a haven for global terror. its economy is growing. it has a developing legal system and basic building blocks of what could be a successful democracy. in helmand province which we should remember with cantar was a stronghold of taliban and the insurgency there's a growing economy -- one of the areas to include in the first phase of transitio

mr. speaker, on friday, dr. milton wolf and "the washington times" reported in the last two years over two million private sector jobs have been lost. unemployment has increased by 1.5%, u.s. dollar is 12% weaker and the long-term unemployment is the worst ever on record. and sadly the national debt has exploded by 40%. at the same time the administration pushed the failed stimulus spending here, the president urged german chancellor merkel to do the same in her country. the chancellor refused. and now as a result of her good judgment germany's economy has recovered. german unemployment levels are deduce -- reduced while over 14 million americans do not have jobs. the president should learn a lesson from the german merkel, the solution is not for big government to keep borrowing and spending. tax increases destroy jobs. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism, our sympathy to the people of norway in the religious extremist mass murders. the speaker pro tempor

but, wolf, we can't to figure out ways for mr. boehner to save face.t now because of the failure and tin effectual whipping they did last night. this approach that he's taken is a -- it's a very narrowly partisan approach that will not get us to monday or tuesday to raise the debt ceiling. what we need is a bipartisan approach and what we need is a balanced approach. we know wie will not get a balanced approach as far as tax revenues, but we know that there are cuts on the table from both sides. >> he's going to get this legislation passed right now. he's got enough to get over 216, which is what he needs. the vote is going to take place right now. he did leave open at the very end, you know what, come back, talk to me, bring me something so we can continue this conversation. did he leave you, tony blankley, with hope that this can be worked out before tuesday? >> look, i think eventually this town is going to get to some kind of conclusion. >> what does that mean? eventually? >> i don't know. i hope by the 2nd, maybe not. but i think a lot of people m

the taliban pose a more wolf read to the states of pakistan as well. mr.peaker there is no reason afghanistan should be destined to remain a broken country. it has fertile agricultural land and stands at the crossroads of asia's training program. it has succeeded in the past when not wracked by conflict. afghanistan has many challenges ahead. there are security issues and lack of government capacity but ten years ago afghanistan was in the grip of a regime that ban young girls from school, hank people in football stadiums for minor misdemeanors, banished radios and any form of entertainment d incubating the terrorists that struck on 9/11 and elsewhere. afghanistan has come a long way. today afghanistan is no longer a haven for global terr. its economy is growing. it has a developing legal system and basic building blocks of what could be a successful democracy. in helmand province which we should remember with cantar was a stronghold of taliban and the insurgency there's a growing economy -- one of the areas to include in the first phase of transition, is

mr. boehner sthis that's a good idea. we have differences of opinion. every poll i've said, wolfsays the american people want shared sacrifice. they do not want to balance the budget on the backs of the elderly, the sick, the children or the middle class. >> would you be open to some sort of deal that the president might work out with the house speaker in order to avoid this august 2 default deadline, a deal by which there would be significant spending cuts right now, but any tax increases would be punted? would be kicked way down the road in order to get it passed? are you open to that? >> no. that would be a disaster. and again, a proposal like that is what the american people have said over and over again. only a small minority of people apparently right here in washington, d.c., think that it makes sense to attack social security when social security hasn't contributed one nickel to our deficit to cut back on medicare, to cut back on medicaid, to cut back on education. i do not support that proposal. and the idea that pushing down the road at some point in the indefinite futu

the taliban pose a more wolf read to the states of pakistan as well. mr. speaker there is no reason afghanistan should be destined to remain a broken country. it has fertile agricultural land and stands at the crossroads of asia's training program. it has succeeded in the past when not wracked by conflict. afghanistan has many challenges ahead. there are security issues and lack of government capacity but ten years ago afghanistan was in the grip of a regime that ban young girls from school, hank people in football stadiums for minor misdemeanors, banished radios and any form of entertainment and incubating the terrorists that struck on 9/11 and elsewhere. afghanistan has come a long way. today afghanistan is no longer a haven for global terror. its economy is growing. it has a developing legal system and basic building blocks of what could be a successful democracy. in helmand province which we should remember with cantar was a stronghold of taliban and the insurgency there's a growing economy -- one of the areas to include in the first phase of transitio

wolf. and i'm afraid right now i'm going to say i can't comment about it outside of the committee room, because as mr. morgan will not, inside parliament when i speak in parliament, i'm protected by parliamentary privilege. mr. morgan is a very rich man so i'm sure he will take careful note of what i said and look into it. that's the best i can do on legal grounds. >> piers morgan is joining us on the phone right now. i want him to respond to the direct allegation you made against him and his reputation. piers go ahead and respond. >> well, i'm amused by her cowardes in refusing to repeat that allegation now as she may be already aware, she came out with an absolute blatant lie durlg those proceedings. at no stage in my book or indeed outside of my book have i ever boasted using phone hacking for any stories. at the time at "the mirror" have i macked a phone or published a story by hacking a phone. and what she did was an outrageous attempt to smear my name, cnn's name, "the daily mirror's" name and to have the breathtaking gall to sit here and say i can't possibly repeat that because i haven't got p

mr. obama would not have a veto and a poll showing support for the amendment or right. democrats could have a fight. the public thinks it makes sense wolfhanks very much. more now with jason. you just saw it and he is joining us live from capitol hill. some of your conservative colleagues didn't vote for the legislation yesterday. they don't want to raise the debt limit. you are willing under certain circumstances to raise the nation's debt limit and go further into debt. why? >> i didn't get elected to raise the debt ceiling. that is part of the shared sacrifice. what i did come for is get elected to come change the way we do business. in a balanced budget amendment, it sends it to the state and let them have input. that is the heart of what we are asking here. >> ron paul is running for president and michelle bachman from minnesota running for president. they voted against the legislation. this is what michelle bachman said her explanation is and why she didn't like what you propose. >> while i embrace the principa principals, this is a pro growth direction of those principals. i believe we have to repeal obama care because this will

mr. president, the same thing i would ask every senator or congressman. would you do the same thing that you're doing right now if you were in my shoes? >> and wolf tell us, they just want some answers. they want a solution, like so many americans, and they don't want to become a football in this increasingly acrimonious debate. wolf? >> yep, it's clearly huge for a lot of americans. >>> a new political ad attacking president obama looks ahead to the last days of his presidency and paints a nightmare economic scene. we're going to show you the ad after the break in our straty session. and on the offensive, sarah palin. what she said about president obama that has fact checkers raising red flags. >>> right to our strategy session. joining us, our republican strategist mary matlin and roland martin. guys, thanks very much for coming in. let me start with this new republican party ad, this rnc ad that just came up. i want to discuss it, but i'll play a little clip from it. >> good morning. january 20, 2017. the last day of barack obama's eight years as president. >> eight tough years for many as unemployment continues climbing. >> with debt to china

wolf claims he was misled about the status of detainee transfers to the u.s. during an april 2009 meeting that, in fact, decisions had already been made. but mr.head of that task force, chose only to discuss the process and not the decisions. republican senator saxby chambliss laid out the concerns including accusations that the white house intended to transfer detainees to the u.s. in a secretive way. >> it was to be a stealth move. they were going to show up here, and we were going to announce it, said one senior official, describing the swift, secret i operation -- secretive operation that was designed by the administration to preempt any political outcry that could prevent the transfer. >> reporter: in response, olson admitted the decision on the transfer of two detainees had been made by april 14, 2009, and that when he met with the republican congressman eight days later, he was not told about those decisions. olson claims he did not have the authority to disclose that information. >> i do understand his frustration. i don't, i did not mislead, i was not in a position to decide myself at that policy time that i was going -- at that time