South wales says theyre doing all that they can to reach a peaceful resolution and the situation is contained. Listen. We have not yet confirmed this is a terrorismrelated event. We are dealing with a hostage situation with an armed offender, and were dealing with it accordingly. Now, we are ready toes clait should we need to, but at this stage we have a vast amount of Resources Available to us. The best trained, most prepared and most professional Police Agency in the nation. And were looking to resolve this just as quickly as we can. The u. S. Has reportedly evacuated our consulate in sydney as a precaution and issued an emergency warning to americans there. The Reuters News Agency reports officials are urging u. S. Citizens to maintain a high level of vigilance and take extra steps to keep themselves safe. Were also receiving reports that some local schools are on lockdown and not allowing School Groups to leave the school grounds. Were following the story very closely, and well bri
Comments he made over the past few years. Glibs, thoughtless and down right insulting comments. He they were irresponsible, incredibly disrespectful, and did not reflect reality. And they were, indeed, insulting. I behaved sadly and i have to live with that my own inexcusable flawed. Dr. Grubers statements gave republicans Public Relations gift. Are you stupid . I dont think so, no. Does mit employ stupid people . Not to my knowledge. Okay. So you are a smart man who said some as Ranking Member said really stupid things. You would not deny today that in these statements that you made that obamacare is a tax, would you. He obamacare is a large piece of legislation with many parts. And is one of those parts a tax, mr. Gruber . There are some taxes in obamacare, yes. Well the president , as you know, argued that obamacare was not a tax. You were trying to say, i think, is that the bill is convoluted, you agree its a very confusing statute. Call it the stupidity of the American Voter but b
The report will put american lives at risk. The white house knows, in fact secretary of state john kerry was urging Dianne Feinstein to reconsider the timing of this release because it puts americans at risk across the globe. The president still supporting transparency. Josh earnest, press secretary, had this to say. Really admitting that there is risk to americans with its release. There are some indications that there is, that the release of the report could lead to greater risk that is posed to u. S. Facilities and individuals all around the world. So the administration has taken the prudent steps to ensure that the proper security cautions are in place at u. S. Facilities around the globe. 100 unnecessary for everyone to do this. If you want to put out an explosive book, if leon panetta who went to bat when he was head of the c. I. A. Said you cannot do this, stop targeting the c. I. A. Youre not going to arrest these people, not going to prosecute these people, finally the adminis
Bush, karl rove. Then, did Congress Mislead the house . This agency did a lot of things right during this difficult time to keep this country strong and secure. Well ask the man who oversaw the cias enhanced Interrogation Program. Former director of clandestine operations, Jose Rodriguez. Plus, the fight over how to keep the government open puts a rising political star in the spotlight. This fight isnt abo conservatives or liberals. Its about money. Our sunday Group Discusses senator Elizabeth Warren and the latest capitol hill showdown. And our power player of the week. The man behind Mitch Mcconnells senate takeover. All right now on fox news sunday. Hello again from fox news in washington. First, some breaking news. The senate voted late last night to pass a 1. 1 trillion spending bill funding the federal government through next september. The move avoids a Government Shutdown and well discuss it with our panel later in the program. First, that Bombshell Senate report on the interro
Arguments for and against socalled enhanced interrogation techniques used by the cia in the fight against al qaeda. First we must start at the beginning. Trace gallagher reports from our newsroom. Lets begin with the ;kn pa that everyone including president obama agrees to in the days and months in unprecedented times. There were incredible reports of a second and third wave of the attacks in the midwest. Including reports Osama Bin Laden was trying to get a nuclear weapon. They recognized the intention and interrogation program. The cia admitted at the time it had little if anycqyp experienc housing and interrogating detainees. Tentpu months after 911 then attorney general John Ashcroft included a list of enhanced interrogation techniques or eit including sleep deprivation, use of diapers and waterboarding. Here is cia director john brooks. There were no easy answers. And whatever your views are7bo eits our nation and in particular this agency did a lo of things right during this dif