WATCH: Residents & law enforcement react to President’s plan

bit uneasy tonight. on the outskirts of canon city, on highway 50, lies colorado state penetentiary two – a possible home to guantanamo bay prisoners if president obama gets his way. obama: keeping this facility open, is contrary to our values. it’s viewed as a stain on our broader record. the proposal isn’t a surprise to the people here. prisons are not new to canon city, i don’t think we would feel unsafe. but at the same time … there’s a lot of bad people that are gonna come there, we don’t need anymore bad people in fremont county. it’s a sentiment shared by the sheriff … who is not only worried about the detainees moving to canon city but to the supermax in florence. if they have brothers in arms in my county, it makes me uneasy, i’m responsible for public safety. standup: the president’s plan isn’t just getting attention from the people, but politicans who are willing to split party lines. democratic senator michael bennet, agrees it should be shut down but wants colorado off the table saying in a statement – i’ve voted to close the prison, but i believe military detainees should be held in military prisons. and republican senator corey gardner says the transfer won’t happen. gardner sot: we’ve put it into law that the president doesn’t have the ability to transfer, so again if the president follows the law he cannot do this and knows he cannot do this.” gunkel sot: i think we would rather be known as a tourist town and a happy place to visit as opposed to a prison town. in canon city, greg miller, krdo newschannel 13. the republican-led congress has promised to block the plan. president the republican-led congress has promised to block the plan. president obama is considering executive action to close the facility, if congress doesn’t change its position. looking