Socalled Senate Torture report. It may incite violence abroad. Embassies are on alert. I will tomorrow. They are expecting to accuse the cia of lying to congress. This is not going to come as a surprise to anybody in that part of the world. We did some things that were wrong. We tortured some folks. The country was in no way ready to come to grips with the torture that took place. I think this is a terrible idea. If it diminishes their contributions to our country, it is way off base. That begs the imagination. I made comments on the floor tomorrow. Former Vice President dick cheney told the times any idea that the cia misled the white house is a crock. This report so about making sure that people understand what happened so it doesnt happen again. Tonight, u. S. Embassies worldwide are on alert. And 2,000 marines have been placed on alert in and around the persian gulf and the mediterranean to respond to any threat against americans after the release of a Senate IntelligenceCommittee Report tomorrow morning that will detail the interrogation methods used by the cia on prisoners after 9 11. Secretary of state john kerry spoke with Dianne Feinstein to discuss the timing of the release and whether it could incite retaliation against americans. A leaked version of the reports conclusion says the cia systematically misled or lied to the white house and congress about its techniques and oversold the techniques efficacy in getting useful intelligence. The full report is actually 6,000 pages. Tomorrow only the 600page executive summary will be released, eight months after the committee voted to declassify it. Former Vice President dick cheney didnt need to read a single line of that report to determine that the report is, quote, a bunch of hooey. Cheney told the New York Times when we had that program in place we kept the country safe from any more mass casualty attacks. If i had to do it all over again, i would do it. Former president george w. Bush spoke in defense of the cia over the weekend. Were fortunate to have men and women who work hard at the cia, serving on our behalf. These are patriots and whatever the report says, if it diminishes their contributions to our country, it is way off base. I knew the directors. I knew the deputy directors, you know, i knew a lot of the operators. These are good people, really good people. And were lucky as a nation to have them. Tonight, republican members of the Senate Intelligence committee, marco rubio and jim riesh questioned the wisdom of releasing the report, something they did not vote for. Quote, it is unconscionable that the committee and the white house would support releasing this report despite warnings from our allies, the u. S. State department and a new document assessing the increased risk to the United States this report poses. But dan widen also told nbcs Andrea Mitchell that the risks are not new. There are some around the world who are already angry at the United States because torture was used in the past. This report doesnt change that. I think when the American People hear about topics like this, they want the facts. Joining me now is foa former ambassador. Joe wilson, the, we have seen, in the past, outrage on different sides of the aisle over different potential exposures of the cia, including in your case when your wife was revealed by the republican white house, george w. Bushs administration to be working in the cia, there was an awful lot of outrage about how that could be released at all. What are the general principles for what the cia should be able to cope secret, must keep secret and what should not be secret . Well, certainly the case of sources and methods and personalities, the covert operators should be kept secret and out of the public eye. But in this case, one of the enduring features of american democracy and one of the things that really appeals to people who live in dictatorships is the fact that were willing to confront our foibles when we commit errors as we obviously did against International Law and our own domestic law in conducting this torture program. Mika, whats your reaction to the decision to release it . I think this decision has been a long time coming. Theyve been working for eight months to redabts Sensitive Information and this was an extensive investigation, five years, 6,000 pages, career investigators. They put a lot of time and effort into this, and Dianne Feinstein is the one to most likely give them a fair shake at this. Lets listen to what they said about this. I think this is a terrible idea. Our foreign partners are telling us this will cause violence and deaths. Our foreign leaders approach the government and said if you do this, this will cause violence and deaths. Our own Intelligence Community has assessed that this will cause violence and deaths. Think of the kwar toons in denmark and how many people died as a result. Think of the burning of the korans and how many people died as a result. They will use this to incite violence. Joe wilson, whats your reaction to that . They should have thought of that before they issued the documents authorizing this. And its not just the cia. I read Jose Rodriguez piece in the washington post, but he does make a good point that his political masters, the extent to which they are not included in this cia report is probably inadequate, and i would begin with dick cheney and george bush himself and go right down the line, scooter libby, david addington, his lawyer, Alberto Gonzalez and everybody who signed off on these authorizations for something that is against every International Treaty obligation that we have made on the particular subject. The u. N. Convention on human rights, the u. N. Convention on torture, the geneva convention, all of which has standing as u. S. Law in addition to the International Treaty commitments. Miike, there are a number of reasons for keeping information classified and plenty of information around this subject that will remain classified as a result of this report. Where would you draw the line in a situation like this about what should be classified, what shouldnt, and how would you weigh what congressman rogers is saying about the potential risk to americans of releasing the information. So one of the things that you want to keep classified are the identities of covert agents. You do that for their protection and the protection of the people who work with them. And the administration has been working closely with the committee to make sure that those identities are kept secret. The other thing, though, when you look at what should be released, this is a review of the techniques that were used. Its fundamentally different than the circumstances that chairman rogers is talking about. The burning of the koran, the danish cartoons. Those were slights to islam itself. What were talking about are slights to our own values as americans where we fell below a standard that we have set in International Treaties and that the president and Lindsey Graham and john mccain have all agreed is wrong. Its difficult to see isis grabbing the moral high ground on this and complaining about water boarding and sleep deprivation when theyve been beheading people. So are you saying that you dont expect any, that there actually isnt a risk to American Life that should be considered in this release . Its certainly a very volatile region and i would certainly say theres no risk whatsoever. Its always good to be cautious and put people on alert. But what i think what were talking about here is the reaction that occurs is because of slights and insults to the religion, not to the same reactions we had to abu ghraib or haditha or what i would expect with this report. So if one of the principles is protection of life of cia agents, cia assets so we dont ever name the agents in order to protect their lives, what congressman rogers is saying, there are other lives at stake in this information and do we have an obligation to protect those lives in the same way we have the obligation to protect covert agents lives . I think as was said earlier, the fact that were putting people on alert is a good cautionary note. Not to be out and about perhaps tomorrow. But i agree the fact that were releasing a report that faults our own techniques is going to cause any violence against americans is the techniques themselves used on people that have pissed off the entire region against us. Lets listen to what the president said about why this should be released. Even before i came into office, i was very clear that in the immediate aftermath of 9 11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right. But we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values. Mieke, do we have any precedent in our history for this kind of release of looking at things weve done in war or other situations and decided we shouldnt just stop it, we shouldnt just stop doing it, we should also release all the information we have about how we did it . Absolutely. In fact, the military has a very strong history of afteraction reviews in all kinds of circumstances. You saw that in the church commissions about the Intelligence Community. We have seen over and over again the history of america learning from its mistakes, deciding what it will and will not do Going Forward and being an example to the rhys of the world about its willingness to admit when its done things contrary to our values. Its part of who we are as americans. Thank you both for joining me tonight. Thank you. Thanks very much, lawrence. Coming up, more protests, of course, tonight, against excessive use of force by police. And this evening, president obama added some more comments about the grand juries decision in new york and in the eric garner case. And we have reports tonight that members of Governor Chris Christies Administration could soon be indicted as a result of a federal investigation of the lane closures at the George Washington bridge. And Vladimir Putins hard line against gays at the olympics in russia may have backfired. Stuart mill will join me to explain a big win for the lgbt rights. vo nourished. Rescued. Protected. Given new hope. During the subaru share the love event, subaru owners feel it, too. Because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. Well have given 50 Million Dollars over seven years. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. Highpitched ] nailed it you know, the verdict was hard to understand. You know, i hadnt seen all the details. But its sad that race continues to play such a, you know, kind of an emotional part of life. It calls into question what needs to be done to heal, to get the country united again. But no question, and as its been mentioned and i agree, theres been tremendous progress based on race, but i think these incidents show there needs to be more. A couple of royals went to a nba game tonight in brooklyn, but their presence was overshadowed by nba players protests over the nypd killing of eric garner, next here we go. Fifty omaha set hut losing feeling in my toes nothing beats that new car smell chicken parm you taste so good nationwide is on your side mmm mmm mmm mm mmm mm mmmmmm youre looking at images of protests in new york city tonight, earlier tonight. Protesting the grand jury decision not to indict a new York City Police officer in the death of eric garner. Also tonight, more than 100 protesters gathered outside the Barclays Center where the Brooklyn Nets are playing the cleveland cavaliers, protesting inside before the game were nba stars like lebron james who wore i cant breathe tee shirts. Mothers what president obama said tonight about the protests. I think there are a lot of good, wellmeaning people, a lot of Police Officers who might have looked at that and said that is a tragedy what happened, and weve got to figure out what happened, how to bring an end to these kinds of tragedies. But then Attention Spans move on, right . Theres next thing. Theres some international crisis. Something that happens here and change doesnt really occur. And the value of peaceful protests, activism, organizing, is, it reminds the society, this is not yet done. Today new York Attorney general eric schnyderman formally requested the issuance of an executive order to investigate and if necessary prosecute cases involving unarmed civilians killed by Police Officers. He said this to chris hayes this evening. It is very dangerous to have the people of a city or a state feel that they cant trust the police. They have to come forward as witnesses. They have to trust their Police Officers, the nypd is a great department. But all across america people are asking the question, how do we ensure that theres an independent arbiter when there are accusations as serious as death caused by a Police Officer acting in the line of duty. I think this is a step towards restoring confidence. Joining me now is harvard law professor ogletree and president of the National Organization of black Law Enforcement executives. Professor ogletree, does the attorney general of the state of new york actually need an order from the governor to do this . Couldnt he actually look, examine these cases through his own Civil Rights Division . He could do it, but i think hes trying to make sure hes going through the right process. And i have to say that what hes doing makes a lot of sense to talk to the black officers in particular, to talk about what theyve been going through, what theyve been experiencing. You know, i have been a big fan of noble ever since it was created, and i think its important to have an organization of black Police Officers, but i think a lot of people are feeling conflicted. On the one hand they want to enforce the law, protect the people, but theyre seeing over and over again, people choked like eric garner and people shot like michael brown. And theyre saying we need to do something with this group. I love to have this discussion with black Police Officers to talk about they have to be Police Officers, but what we have to do to make the kids think about Law Enforcement as a career they want to pursue. What is the black Police Officers role in both policymaking here Going Forward and this discussion . Well, let me tell you what nobles role is, ever since 1976 when noble stood up as an organization. And it stood up just for issues that were still confronted with today. Noble has played a very clear and Important Role in terms of helping move human rights and justice for all people. In terms of dr. Ogletree, i certainly do welcome a conversation with you around this subject matter, because for many Police Officers of color, particularly africanamerican, it certainly can be a challenge in terms of what were seeing. But the reality of it is, its a very difficult convoluted situation were dealing with here today. Officers across this country, both black and white, there are many, the greatest majority of them doing a tremendous job out here protecting and serving every day, but we have an outcry from a much Larger Community that is saying to all of us, this is not just about police, this is about, really, a criminal Justice System itself, in a broad sense thats at question here, lawrence. Now i think we can agree, no president has ever had more to say about these issues than president obama has. There have been very controversial killings by police during every presidency. Most of them ignored by the white house. There was something the president said tonight on b. E. T. About how he understands it can be frustrating to people that he isnt more forceful about this. Part of what i think is so heartbreaking and frustrating for a lot of folks when they watch this is the recognition that simply by virtue of color youve got less margin for error. Thats true, particularly true for black boys. I want my grandsons to be treated like anybody elses grandsons. If theyre messing up, i think they should be corrected. Dont, first be corrected by me. Or their mother or their father. But i dont want them to be, to be subjected to the kind of constant bias that makes them feel as if this is not their home. That was actually a different part of the interview, but im glad we heard it. Youve known president obama sense he was one of your law students. You know the man. You now the father. And hes now thinking about what life might be like for him as a grandfather and the possibility of having grandsons, and what this means to them. I think thats very important. I think that this president has done a great job of trying to make people understand that hes the president of all america. He happens to be black. Hes a president not of black america but all of america. Having said that, he has been watching what ive been watching, death after death