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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan says House Republicans are preparing legal action in case President Obama tries to transfer Guantanamo detainees to the U.S.. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
On Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama submitted to Congress a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Obama hopes to fulfill a campaign promise and one of his national security goals to shut the facility down.
U.S. President Barack Obama outlines his plan to close the Guantanamo detention facility and urges Congress to give the plan a "fair hearing" before his time in office is up. Jillian Kitchener reports.
European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans says the EU must convince people that its massive climate plan, which could lead to higher fuel and heating bills for households, is done with "fairness and solidarity" or else "resistance" among the public will be "massive". SOUNDBITE
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says President Obama is still committed to closing the U.S. prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).