Steps to make sure the president must go through them if he plans to shut down the facility and lawmakers also set a deadline for him to submit his proposal. Today is the deadline, and president obama unveiled his plans publicly. Mark albert is at the white house with all of the details. Mark president obama announced Campaign Promise and close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in cuba. Its counterproductive to our fight against terrorists because they use it as propaganda in their efforts to recruit. Mark there are 91 prisoners still being held at gitmo. The plan is to transfer 35 of them to other countries. The remaining 56, including 9 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh mohammed, would be moved to a facility here in the u. S. The administration is looking at 13 different locations, including existing prisons in south carolina, kansas, and colorado. I dont want to pass this president , whoever it is. Mark the white house says moving the prisoners to america will save as much as 85 mi