Helped us find and kill usama bin laden. Senate democrats say its not true. They allege the cia did not learn anything of value and tarnished the reputation of the usa in the process. At the end of the day, the one thing getting some agreement, tonight americans at home and abroad are at greater risk than they were 24 hours ago. Was it worth it . We have team fox coverage tonight with brit hume, mike roger, ed henry and former Deputy White House press secretary bill burton. But we begin with our chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge who is live in washington. Reporter on the senate floor democratic chairwoman Dianne Feinstein said the program shut down six years ago is a stain on americas values. History will judge us by our commitment to a just society governed by law and the willingness to face an ugly truth and say never again. Reporter on the allegation the cia program was not effective, a former cia officer with firsthand knowledge of the interrogations says 9 11 arc
Against socalled enhanced interrogation techniques used by the cia in th al qaeda. But first we must start at the beginning. Trace gallagher reports from our west coast newsroom. Trace. And, megyn, lets begin with the part that everyone including president obama agrees tonmvr t the days and months after 9 11 were unprecedented times. And there were credible reports fsecond and third wave o attacks against the u. S. Including reports that Osama Bin Laden was trying to acquire nuclear weapon. Six days after 9 11 president bush authorized the detention and interrogation program. The cia admits at the time it had very little if any experience housing and interrogating detainees. In essence agents were learning on the fly. Ten months after 9 11 hai t thenattorney general john a ashcr ashcroft approved of facial slaps, sleep deprivation, use of diapers and waterboarding. Heres cia director john brennan. There were no easy answers. And whatever your views are on eits, our nation and in partic
A White House Briefing is set for this hour. Many people including president obama and republican senator john mccain agree details needed to be aired. Others like former cia chief george 10 and and Vice President dick cheney says this is puts u. S. People in danger. Peter doocy at the white house. Good morning, peter. Reporter good morning, shannon. The big debate is whether or not the interrogation method worked. Cia is insisting they did and sometimes the very harsh methods were very effective at finding bin laden and also saving innocent lives. These interrogations of all the detainees gave us kind of a home depotlike storage of information on al qaeda on which we relied, well, were still relying on it today. Reporter president obama is saying he thinks that the cia has a tough job but that they do it well and he hasnt yet publicly denied the effectiveness of enhanced interrogation methods but he is calling them brutal and he is saying that they violate american values. Whats clear
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
Helped us find and kill usama bin laden. Senate democrats say its not true. They allege the cia did not learn anything of value and tarnished the reputation of the usa in the process. At the end of the day, the one thing getting some agreement, tonight americans at home and abroad are at greater risk than they were 24 hours ago. Was it worth it . We have team fox coverage tonight with brit hume, mike roger, ed henry and former Deputy White House press secretary bill burton. But we begin with our chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge who is live in washington. Reporter on the senate floor democratic chairwoman Dianne Feinstein said the program shut down six years ago is a stain on americas values. History will judge us by our commitment to a just society governed by law and the willingness to face an ugly truth and say never again. Reporter on the allegation the cia program was not effective, a former cia officer with firsthand knowledge of the interrogations says 9 11 arc