no discussions with our discussions with the whitehouse and approval with the whitehouse that's not there >> rose: and justice. >> and justice and state department and department of defense, okay. the other things it shows there were detailed briefings, multiple briefings of the senate community leadership. detailed briefings on the program, detailed briefings on the enhanced interrogation techniques, technique by technique. detailed briefings on the legal basis for conducting those techniques. very clear in this report i'm talking about that those conversations took place. also very clear that no one who was briefed in congress opposed the program. said words of support, and on a couple of cases when we had to stop the program because the law had changed, the legal landscape had changed. we stopped the program -- >> rose: when. >> that was in 2004, 2005 when we stopped the program to make sure that its legal basis was sound. there were those in congress including democrats who urged us to continue the program. one of the senators actually said you were being risk averse. i don't want you

the story was what nixon and the whitehouse were doing. it was intrigue of who was leaking to these very very hard working and very smart, good reporters. but, no. there is nothing that i am curious about that there is some detail i don't know. i think we have enough to understand it. i hope that is what this book does. i hope it follows the events but always reflects on them as they are happening and afterward i go back to what was watergate, who was richard nixon and i think i have him at last. he was a complicated person and he was. but he was fascinating. imagine lincoln? he was the most fascinating president i know of and he makes an extroidinary story. i am not a conspiracy type person and i think we have the big picture which is the important picture. >> my name is jack. chris buckley's wonderful phrase i am a self-loathing republican. >> you don't have to be. >> it happens i was running the nrcc during the watergate trauma and so forth. and therefore i was in a very tense position. but i am taking this microphone for two reasons. i

the story was what nixon and the whitehouse were doing. it was intrigue of who was leaking to these very very hard working and very smart, good reporters. but, no. there is nothing that i am curious about that there is some detail i don't know. i think we have enough to understand it. i hope that is what this book does. i hope it follows the events but always reflects on them as they are happening and afterward i go back to what was watergate, who was richard nixon and i think i have him at last. he was a complicated person and he was. but he was fascinating. imagine lincoln? he was the most fascinating president i know of and he makes an extroidinary story. i am not a conspiracy type person and i think we have the big picture which is the important picture. >> my name is jack. chris buckley's wonderful phrase i am a self-loathing republican. >> you don't have to be. >> it happens i was running the nrcc during the watergate trauma and so forth. and therefore i was in a very tense position. but i am taking this microphone for two reasons. i

>> senator whitehouse was a member of the committee in 2007. between 2002 and 2008 the senate committee were -- members of the senate were briefed 35 times and members of the house 30 times. he's right at the beginning it wasn't all the members of the committee. it was the leadership of the committee, the so-called gang of eight. they were briefed. these people are on the record as having at the time encouraged the cia to take every step possible. some of those people were saying, why aren't you doing these things on more of these detainees? some democrats who are today depicting themselves as -- >> one person has been quoted -- we have about 30 seconds left. one person who has been quoted is the chairman of the then-chairman of the senate r k committee which is jay rockefeller. >> as soon as we had the legislative capacity to move because the secret was out enough, we could actually act as a committee to pursue an end to these. it's wrong and not fair to say the committee bought off on this until the last minute. from the instance we knew what

still, wet weather is critical for california ski company to survive, says owner, greg whitehouse. >> i have three really bad snow years back to back to back. it's been brutal. >> good for the ski shop, the dry spell looks to be cracking. weather models for most of the bay area the next three months show rain fall totals 30% above average. but not everyone is singing in the rain just yet. >> one storm is not going to get us out of the drought. >> this week, even with more rain expected, east bay mud is getting tougher on water waste. customers could be asked to scale back water use 50% in the new year. >> we just don't know. are we in the last year of drought or in the middle of a longer drought? at this time, it's really the most prudent thing is to ask for customers to cut a little bit more and get us through this winter. >> whitehouse says he is praying for more snow. with more storms forecast this week, his odds are looking pretty good. >> we won our wet lottery. >> in san francisco, mark kelly, kpix45. >> it's not just the bay area, the climate prediction center expects rain fall

reporter: still, wet weather is critical for california ski company to survive says owner greg whitehouse. >> had three really bad snow years back to back to back. it has been brutal. >> reporter: good for the ski shop, the dry spell seem to be cracking. weather models for most of the bay area show rainfall totals 30% above average, but not everyone is singing in the rain just yet. >> one storm is not going to get us out of the drought. >> reporter: this week, even with more rain expected, east bay mud is getting tougher on water waste. users could be asked to scale back 15% in the new year. >> are we in the last year of drought or in the middle of a longer drought? at this time, it is the most prudent thing is ask customers to cut a little bit more and get us through the winter. >> reporter: at the ski shop, whitehouse is praying for more snow and things are looking pretty good. >> we won our own little wet lottery. it is great. >> reporter: san francisco, mark kelly, kpix5. >>> the wetwet her week worked wonders at yosemite. the famous waterfalls are flowing again. the drought kept them

whitehouse: thank you madam president. i'm here for my 81st time time-to-wake-up speech to ask that this body wake up to the effects of climate change and to say this that acting on this issue will accelerate economic growth will spur innovation and will create jobs. we have settled any real argument about the leading cause of climate change. it's carbon pollution. measurements in the atmosphere and oceans reveal dramatic, even unprecedented changes in the climate. our scientists know that carbon pollution heats up the climate and acidifies the ocean. that's beyond debate. they know that this is already a problem for americans and the world. we had wonderful testimony from a nasa scientist today in the environment and public works committee who talked about what they actually see when they look down from the satellites. they take measurements. here not hypothesizing. they actually measure these things. and the scientists know that continued unchecked emissions of carbon dioxide will push the climate and the oceans into dan

i want to work with the whitehouse. i express my concerns throughao conduct national security. could have more friends and allies in really tough circumstances overseas if he just reach out more and i hope maybe next your we'll do that. >> rose: congressman mike rogers thank you so much. good luck in your new profession. >> thank you. >> rose: you're a young man. i assume you can come back to politics again. >> i'm not saying no and i'll still have a interest and try to play my role that positive way where i can, charlie. >> rose: thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> rose: we'll be right back. stay with us. >> rose: conflict and aggression have dominated the story of u.s. cuban relations since the cuban revolution edged in 1959. fidel castro's movement forced the american backed dictated bautista. in 1961 the united states severed diplomatic relations. a new book challenges the commission of wisdom and perpetual animosity between the two countries. it is called back channel to cuba, the hidden history between washington and havana. it reveal a 50 year record of dialogue a

whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. the senate, i assume, is in a quorum call? the presiding officer: it is. mr. whitehouse: in this case, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. i am here this evening for time to wake up speech number 82. scientists tell us that the evidence for climate change is now -- and i'll quote -- unequivocal. unequivocal. not a word often used in scientific writing. and the american people know that climate change is real. in a new poll released by the insurance firm munich rei, eight out of ten americans believe the climate is changing. they see it happening right around them. the american people also know we need to cut our carbon pollution if we're to avoid the worst effects of climate change. we can't keep burning carbon-polluting fossil fuels indiscriminately. seven out of ten americans put using more carbon-free energy like solar and wind among the best ways to battle climate change. changing the way we generate power will help cu

whitehouse: i ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. white house whoisd a chance earlier when-- -- mr. whitehouse: i had a chance earlier when chairman dian diane feinstein of the senate intelligence committee and her predecessor of the senate intelligence committee, jay rockefeller, were on the floor to express my appreciation to them for the leadership that they showed in bringing the senate intelligence committee report through a very, very long ordeal and finally before the american public today. i am not going to revisit what the report says. i was on the intelligence committee as it was prepared, and i was closely involved in its preparation. the points that i would like to make here today are, first, to once again thank quhairn -- chan rockefeller and chairman feinstein for persisting through this process, particularly chairman feinstein, who i think saw very, very intense resistance both within the senate and within the c.i.a. to this effort. they, i think, have done something that is in the very best traditions of the united st

i'm also pleased to include a provision that senators whitehouse and sessions have been working on to clarify the authority of the u.s. marshal service to assist local law enforcement agencies in loablghting missing chin. as i have said, i have been working closely with senator cornyn on the justice to victims of trafficking act. this is also a bill with senator wyden, which is included in this package. when you look at this bill, you have to think of our safe harbor provision, you have to think of those provisions i just mentioned that make it easier for people who are victims of sex trafficking, for kids to be able to participate in job training, then you look at the provision from senator whitehouse and sessions with the u.s. marshals, and the last part of it is the work with senator cornyn and senator wyden from the justice for victims of trafficking act. this is included in this package of bills. it increases the fees and fines on perpetrators and should bring in about $30 million each year to pay for victims' services. i know that we have a lot of need in the states right now be

. >> you expect the secretary then inturn to brief the whitehouse? >> no. -- in turn -- >> yesterday, john kerry talked the iraq situation, can you give us more on who is taking the initiatives for the tribes? >> i am pretty sure this was covered yesterday, joe. let me go back and remind you where we are in the process. the train, advise and assist mission is about getting 12 burr gades through the training and we are in the process now preparing the sights for that training and the trainers, which i just announced are on their way will be there by the end of the month in january. the focus initially will be on those 12 burr gades. there could be training given to sunni tribes eventually. but we are not at that stage yet. whatever training of the tribes would occur would be done, through, by and with iraqi security force trainers. does that make sense? this is something that we talked to them about and they very much need to own. we are not at that stage. the focus is a, getting the trainers over there, getting the sights ready to receive trainees an

a man jumped the fence and was able to get inside the whitehouse before getting captured. >> a grievingather gathers courage to reach out you to for help. here is rick williams with tonight's crime fighter report. >> fill immoney is honest about his son amir money. >> my sop was not perfect period.. he was typical young man and i know in the end he was up right guy. >> at 4:40 in the morning sunday november 9 police were called to front and vine for cam ben and reports of shooting and when they arrived they could not locate a victim a short time later they were told a gunshot victim arrived at cooper university sglopt that was 24-year-old amir pronounced dead before 6 a.m. they have surveillance of him going in and out of after hours club just before he was shot. >> we're hoping someone watches who is watching this will call and give us information to who was at the after hours spot and can give us information as to what happened out there. >> citizens crime commission is administering 1,000 reward for arrest and conviction of the person responsible. just call 2 15-5 had 46-tips. all ca

blamed north korea for sony studio hack the communist country gave the whitehouse a offer that sounded like a threat and terrifying scene inside a septa subway station when a man chanced scene inside a septa subway station when a man chanced collapsed >> a receive r septa police officer is hailed a hero after insinkts kick in to save a man's life in the 69th street station. wendy saltzman has his story. >> it was 12:45 earlier this morning and matthew ryan was working typical shift that started like any typical night. >> friday night, you know, normal friday. i go out and do what they tell me to do. >> a man, officer ryan estimate was 50 to 60 years old tumbled down the stairs going to the platform to catch a train. >> there were people there standing there. nobody wanted to help. >> what happened next he says seemed to take place in the blink of an eye. he immediately spotted there were signs of a heart attack. >> he had not had a pulse and lips were blue and he was not breathing he was choking. >> with the man lying on the ground he administered cpr. >> to be certified in cpr you go

>> thank you so much, senator whitehouse, for sharing this hearing.ca should take this seriously. we are long overdue for updated quality standards from the epa. this past april the american lung association announced their annual state of the air report and found more than 47 million people live in countries are ozone or particle levels make the air unhealthy to breathe. levels of fog are much worse than last year and 22-25 most smog cities had more high smog days on average than last year. in the richest country in the world it is stunning that the air quality is moving back and we have to address thus. as the global temperatures rise, and it is clear they are doing so, the risk of fog continues to grow. i have heard from many parents who have challenges of asthmatic children and addressing this and it isn't just the kids. 36.5 million children under 18 in the united states live in counties that have poor air quality and i find that concerning. i am very concerned about the levels of infections we have in the community and we are failing them. the s

>> it was an unusual step, senator whitehouse. it also highlights why the clean air scientific advisory committee in the recommendations to the administrator in june was so clear about its findings. it wanted to leave very little room for ambiguity about the science that supports conclusions that the current standard isn't adequate to protect public health and that is what that body found in june and its recommendations to the administrator and there is clear evidence warranting a better standard. it was criticized by the committee as well as a number of other leaders in the medical and health community. >> now the -- somebody obviously didn't find the clean air scientific ad visory committee to be very creditable and ignored their recommendations back in 2008. what can you tell the committee for the recommendation of this year about the credentials of the clean air advisory committee. should we pay attention to what they say? >> it is established under the law to provide the administrator with independent, scientific and medical

senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island was on the committee. he joins us now live. >> good to see you. >> what senator udall alleged there, what he claimed today on the senate floor is hard to hear, particularly if one of the silver linings, it feels like, is that we're finally owning up to this and making sure it's in the past. is he right that there are people who are implicated in this program that are still working in high level positions? >> yes. >> high enough that the white house should fire them? >> the purpose of the report was never to cause personnel action. it was to correct the misperceptions being put out it wasn't as bad as all that and that it produced results. coincidentally it happened to produce information we were not aware of, that it was the executive branch as well as congress that was lied to or deceived about the program. but i think to focus on individuals takes you into a place where you've really got to bring in so much other circumstance about what they knew, what they believed, what their role was. if somebody was

. >> and the national christmas tree is now lit outside the whitehouse. philadelphia patti labelle was on hand to perform tonight this marks 92 annual ceremony in washington a tradition started by president calvin cool nij 1923. >> still to come on "action news" tonight dna dollars. how much a famous scientist noble prize wept for at auction and plus the school bus driver being hailed as ear hero how she kept her students away from harm. cecily. >> pulling out of the planes that will put a big damper on past the weekend i'll have details in the timing and accuweather forecast. >> and i'm health reporter ali gorman a new treatment for severe scoliosisness kids brings the number of times in the operating room from 20 to 4. i'll explain it coming up in "healthcheck". >> and mark sanchez game plan for keeping pressure of the huge match-up from getting his head. when "action news" continues match-up from getting his head. when "action news" continues tonight this is the time of the year when the flu starts to spread. before the first sneeze, help protect with

working on but also i want to mention the recidivism reduction in public safety act that senator whitehouse and i co-sponsored in the committee that got unanimous support in the committee, but we have just been unable. we got two people that didn't agree with us yet. we hope to convince them. we were not able to get time on the floor to be able to take that up. my hope is after the new year, that we will be able to get both of these bills up on the floor and debate these issues because i think we have seen that this is not an area of -- where partisanship has any role to play. that working together we can come up with some better solutions in our criminal justice system, even as we insist that the tragedies like the ones that are fresh in our mind are thoroughly investigated and that we leave no stone unturned. >> thank you, senator cornyn. let's get together, all of us interested in those two bills to make sure it is a priority in our new congress. now let me recognize our colleague, senator cory booker. >> [indiscernible] >> microphone. >> i want to thank chairman and the ranking member f

. >> at the ski shop, whitehouse says he is praying for more snow with more storms forecast this week, it's looking good. in san francisco, mark kelly, kpix5. >> it's not just the bay area benefiting from the rain. the climate prediction center expects rain fall up and down the west coast. will be 50% above normal for this time of the year. >> it should be a great year for people who love calamari and other squid dishes. northern california fishermen are reporting an above average squid harvest. about $38 million worth. half of all squid caught in california will be pulled from the northern and central coast this year. in a typical year, the biggest squid catch is in southern california. >>> in san francisco's ocean beach looks more like a giant sand box. moving 40 to 1 ,000 tons of sand. the sand will go from the north end of the beach back to the south end where it originally came from. it has to be moved because it routinely blocks the great highway and parking lot. >> still to come, san francisco's top cop taking the plunge for a good cause. >> as we look through dublin, i can't i

whitehouse served in the army air force as a flight engineer on a.b. 24 -- on a be-24.19 74, the united states agency for international development borrowed him from the irs and sent him to vietnam to work. his late wife joined him for the time. he has two sons who are both vietnam veterans. presenting the wreath for the united states coast guard is mr. georgepolansky and mr. armstrong p daniel polansky served with the 76th infantry division during world war ii. he is a member of the 76 mechanized cavalry recon troop. mr. george arnstein also served in the 75th infantry division during world war ii. he was a member of the 76 mechanized cavalry recon troop, and both world war ii veterans are still close friends today. presenting the wreath for the united states merchant marines is the executive director of the merchant marines, accompanied by world war ii veterans. presenting the wreath for the american indian veterans of the united states of america is the president of the american indians veterans association, a korean war veteran and is representing all world war ii v

cruz and we are working with democrats, all over the democratic spectrum, dick durbin, sheldon whitehouse. we have support from the aclu the brennan center, the nra, tech freedom and the coalition is not going away. the coalition is going to continue to be working hard together. i think it's going to actually be a really interesting process as we go forward in the new congress under republican congressional leadership because the republican caucus with congressman massie being the prime example of this from today his remarks showed its split on this issue. and coming into the senate we have two new republican senators who were co-sponsors of the original broader version of usa freedom act. we heard from congressman massie that he has been talking to many of the new republican house members and he thinks there's going to be quite a number of them who are going to be in a civil libertarian pro-reform camp. i think it's going to be a very interesting run-up to june 1 and i can't predict what's going to happen but i think we have got an interesting road ahead. >> he did put together a broad c

whitehouse: may i ask one additional minute to conclude the page in front of me. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: seven americans in ten say we should use more solar and wind power to battle climate change. an a.p. ole poll show that half of republicans favor regulations on carbon dioxide emissions. our military, our business leaders, our president, and the american people all affirmed their commitment to fending off the worst effects of carbon pollution. so in 2015, congress will need to step up to the plate. i've introduced carbon fee legislation that would provide a practical tool for getting this done. by charging a fee on carbon pollution we can correct the market failure that lets polluters unload the cost of pollution on the rest of us and compete unfairly in energy markets. and we can use those proceeds to reduce other taxes. most important, we can significantly reduce harmful carbon pollution. we just need to wake up. maybe 2015 will be the year. i thank the senator from oklahoma for his courtesy and i yield the floor. mr. coburn:

a lighting of the national christmas tree, followed by the whitehouse christmas decorations with first lady michele obama and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. just after 12:30 p.m., celebrity activists talk about their causes. at 8:00, the bill of rights and the founding fathers. venture into the art of good writing and at 12:30, the feminist side of a super hero. at 7:00, the reading habits. and on american history tv, at 8:00 a.m., the fall of the berlin wall with footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches. at noon, fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times. at 10:00, tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks.

>> it was an unusual step senator whitehouse. it also highlights why the clean -- greater scientific advisory committee was so clear about its findings. it wanted to leave really very little room for ambiguity about the foundational science that supports to central conclusions. one is that the current standard is not adequate to protect public health and that is what that body found in june and its recommendations to the administrator and also there is clear evidence warranting a stronger standard. the 2008 standard was criticized sharply at the time not only by a bit greater scientific advisory committee but advised epa to establish a stronger standard but a number of leaders in the medical and health community. >> somebody obviously didn't find the clean air scientific advisory committee to be very credible and ignoring their recommendations back in 2008. what can you tell the committee for the record and this hearing about the credibility and the credentials of the clean air scientific advisory committee? should we pay attenti

>> of all the claims made by senate democrats that the cia never informed of whitehouse is preposterous. i was there at the beginning prepaying in the situation from the national security council condoleezza rice, vice president jaime, the attorney general john ashcroft said now that we kept things from the bush white house is comical if not so astonishing and secondly that we talk about covert services federal been in the clear to talk about their treatment and it is astounding what is your judgment of the impact upon the cia with those to defend the nation and to work there? >> it is a scathing indictment of a large chunk of people in the agency who are still there. i am five years retired as are my colleagues but the at least 100 probably more cia people working hard against isis to protect the american people also what do they think now is to read a report by politicians that concludes the tireless work for seven years was nothing? and they could be subject to investigations? what kind of defect does that have the morale? that is what i worry about. lou: 84 being with us for a forme

before president obama nominated him to leave the department of defense last week according to the whitehouseno information has been released detailing why carter needed surgery or how long his recovery will be. >> adrian peterson suspension stems nfl appointed arbiter upheld the minnesota vikings punishment today he was us is spended by the league and faces misdemeanor charge for disciplining his young son with a switch. peterson submitted an appeal saying his punishment was too hash and they plan to appeal in federal court. >> it's time for sports. ducis rogers is live in the "action news" sports center, ducis. >> shirleen, 2-19 sixers record entering the night. the long season continues in brooklyn. head coach brett brown shows love for brandon j.j. v. away from the sixers. robert covington makes the most of it. all six shots made from downtown. 20 minutes point. sim rz up one at the broke. michael carter williams this jam ties the game 56. he scores 14 point. nets are out scored by -- sixers out scored by nets in the 1st quarter. sixers lose 88-70. they commit 23 turnovers in the game. >>

being the men are a hundred miles apart in their whitehou whitehouse's. >> guest: and born less than a hundred miles away as well. >> host: they were similar types. they were calm headed. and i thought they had one ultimate thing but each one set conditions they knew were not acceptable to the other. so neither davis nor lincoln had any confidence or hope that peace negotiations would results in actual peace and that is why lincoln made the statement and davis would have agreed a hundred percent with that statement. davis was the last confederate standing quite literally. everybody else in the south, by may of 1865, had given up. but not davis. he was still trying to get away, escape and hope to get across the mississippi to texas maybe to kirby smith and his army was the last confederate army to surrender and continue to the war from there. the war wasn't really over until davis was captured and implies. >> host: davis wasn't fleeing for his life trying to escape the country or find refuge. he wanted to fight off and formed the danville proclamation. >> guest: and another time he sa

check out gingerbread there 65,000 people expected to visit the whitehouse. >> it's all the spirit of it. >> take a look at bus stop forecast tomorrow. we'll be dealing with a lot of clouds. there will be chill in the air. no rain in the morning. 6:00, 35. by 8:00, 37. we will still on the cool side tomorrow. not seeing much sunshine. clouds thickening through the day. 4:00, 45. light rain. moving in tomorrow night and heavy rain moving in on saturday afternoon. >> all right. cecily thank you very much. >> thank you cecily. thank you for joining us tonight for "action news" at 10. "modern family" is next followed by friends. >> for shirleen alicott, adam joseph, cecily tynan, ducis rogers i'm brian taff have a joseph, cecily tynan, ducis rogers i'm brian taff have a great nights see you back here lln cameron: good night, sweet pea. good night, honey. mitchell! there's a stranger in our hot tub! mitchell: who is it?! you do know what "stranger" means, don't you? oh, my g-- oh, my god! how long has he been there? i saw him exactly one second before you. you know everything i know. okay,

took place from the whitehouse to capital. eric garner's mother was among knows attendance.rown was killed in fouring son missouri garper died after taken to the ground by a new york city police officer. pro telters called for new legislation and justice in oakland california a similar scene and message. campus police from the university of berkley moved life size photographer lynching victims put up on campus. graphic displays had names of lynching victims and dates of their death. >> there are new developments in the sony hacking scanned. . lyndsey janice has more. promising a large christmas give that will put sony pictures in the worst state. the latest stolen e-mails reportedly show sony executive slamming is leonardo dicaprio pulling out of the job ''s film and making jokes of will smith's children. other reap revelations leaked script from the new james bond film sector and cope youious notes try to improve it and other e-mails reportedly revealing sony wish list for all female leads in a new ghost busters movie. jennifer lawrence and emma stone at the top and executi

he heads to the whitehouse where he and several other newly elected governors will meet with president the economy. >>> just a few hours ago the president announced his choice for secretary of defense, his pick is philadelphia area native, ashton carter. mary bruce has the story from washington. >> reporter: meet ash carter, a scientist and former university professor and he could be the nation's next defense story. >> ash brings a unique blend of technical know how. >> president obama names carter as his pick to replace chug hagel. >> carter has an impressive and quirky resume, a medieval historian, and quirks. >> and a physicist, he is one of the few people that understand how many of our defense systems work. >> carter was drawn to physics because it was orderly and logical and brought that to the defense department, if confirmed, carter will face daunting challenges. including isis and ebola and the problems at the pentagon. >> i pledge my most candid strategic advice. >> they will be clear about what the chain of command is. >> in edition to his impressive resume, he has something

a lighting of the national christmas tree, followed by the whitehouse christmas decorations with first lady michele obama and the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. just after 12:30 p.m., celebrity activists talk about their causes. at 8:00, the bill of rights and the founding fathers. venture into the art of good writing and at 12:30, the feminist side of a super hero. at 7:00, the reading habits. and on american history tv, at 8:00 a.m., the fall of the berlin wall with footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches. at noon, fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times. at 10:00, tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. >>> each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. the smithsonian's national museum of the american indian opened in 2004. we visit the nation to nation exhibit, focusing on treaties between the united states and native americans. the curator e

i was whitehouse counsel, of course, in 2002 when discussions about enhanced techniques began.they relate d to -- george tenant, who was cia director, felt strongly that he had information about pending attacks. and needed to find a way to gather that information consistent with the law. so he brought to the national security council or members of that council this prediblctmepr he was in. that was between the department of justice and the cia in terms of what would those techniques look like and based upon the requirements of the cia in terms of having an effective program, the department of justice was charged with determining whether it could be done in a way consistent with our laws. of course, as the whitehouse counsel, i sat in on the meetings and sat in on the discussions amongst the lawyers. at the end of the day, it's up to the department of jof justic the attorney general to make the decision whether this can be done consistent with our laws. i provide input. at the end of the day, the attorney general and the department of justice has the final say on what can be don

. >> ferguson back in august -- >> at the whitehouse, it was all ferg sorn all the time. >> leaders fromerguson. president obama vowed to get results. >> this time will be different. part of the reason this time will be different is because the president of the united states is deeply invested in making sure that this time is different. >> as many now look to washington to act, awaiting the results of two department of justice investigations, mr. obama announced new initiatives, asking congress for 263 million for police training and equipment, including up to 55,000 police body cameras, forming a task force focused on building trust between police and the community and a review of what equipment local law enforcement is getting from the government. >> that's because there are concerns local law enforcement has become too mil tarized with police obtaining combat-like gear from the federal government. and there are more calls for mr. obama to talk to those at the center of the controversy, the citizens of ferguson. so far, the white house won't commit to a trip. >> he renincognizes not ju

. >>> first, kristen we willker at the whitehouse. >> good morning. protesters were in d.c. demanding in their words justice for all. organizers say their calls for change are gaining momentum. it was a day of protest that stretched from new york, oakland, boston, and washington, d.c. a chorus of voices, a singular message. >> our justice system is broken and it needs to be fixed. >> there's a time and place in this country where you have to stand for justice and i think now is the time and now is the place. >> there is a problem that our black kids are being murdered. >> rallies in the name of eric garner, michael brown, tamer rice and trayvon martin. their families all joining in an emotional day. >> it's sad that this is what brings our nation together, the death of innocent black unarmed men. >> their demands include better training for authorities, body cameras for police, and changes to the legal system. msnbc host reverend al sharpton founded the nags action network, the lead organizer of the event. >> we have the same goal and that is equal protection under the law.

senior washington correspondent mike viqueira is at the whitehouse. >> reporter: the cleveland police have engaged in a pattern and practice of unreasonable and excessive force by the civil rights division into the cleveland police department. the results, something called a consent decree where both parties, the police department and the department of justice, agree that the doj can go in to reform and restrublcture and tr to end this pattern and practice of excessive force that they have found after the investigation in cleveland. shots fired resulting in the death of two videos. in cleveland to make the announcement he mentioned the incidents of tamir wright, a 12-year-old boy shot while holding a toy gun. an officer mistaking it for a real gun. >> the shooting death of .12-year-old tamir wright here in cleveland have urraised urge questions and sparked a conversation about the sense of trust that must exist between law enforcement and the communities that they serve and protect. >> john, the investigation that rudin this agreement with the cleveland police recall that holder, a co

one of the first venues i had at the whitehouse was with faith leaders from all faith den om nations sending people to volunteer in wet africa. dr. kent brantly who has now become a face of recovering ebola cases here in the united states and has donated generously of his own plasma to help treat other people. he was there on a missionary mission in west africa. sometimes places like georgetown, we wonder, how do faith and science go together? how do we reconcile these two things? the ebola crisis is a crisis that shows us we need both of these things to address all elements of the response and all elements of the crisis. >> i think you both have captured a couple of very important points. i would just like to explore a little bit further before we open it up. ron, in mentioning faith, identified the role that communities play in helping to control the spread, the arc of an illness. and in the 1980s, many communities came together to compliment, supplement the support that colleagues were working in the science to create a immersive context of the dine amics of the illness. right now