then dni. we were told that trump didn't necessarily like how vocal rudy giuliani was in regard to getting the secretary of state role. as much of a loyalist he's been standing beside him even in the rockier moments of the campaign he's been very outspoken. one thing we learned during the vp selection was donald trump didn't like to be outshined. that's part of the reason rudy giuliani, newt gingrich or chris christie weren't chosen as potential vice president candidates and somebody like mike pence was. >> rudy giuliani has business dealings around the world that would be potentially problematic if he were secretary of state. he would have to recuse himself. the dni was created after 9/11. it's gone to career intelligence, former military. it's a very specific skill set. they are not supposed to be policy-makers. they are analysts, advisers to give the facts to the president. they say we never recommend policy. i can't imagine the rudy giuliani i covered in new york and all these years who is

i would say and the dni, they have a different job in the inner agency process. they are not supposed to be making policy. it's a different kind of job. they are making policy or the head of the dni, that might be a better place for them. if president-elect trump decides he is not the right fit. >> it has been a career military career diplomat. it never has been someone in the midst of this political fray. not as actively as rudy giuliani. vladimir putin is watching all of this. as a russian expert, what do you think he is thiing as he sees the way this cabinet is being formed and the people who are being chosen, mike flynn in particular. >> of course they are delighted that donald trump won and will be the next president. he has been inconsistent on a lot of foreign policies, but consistent with respect to russia. he wants a new beginning and reset with russia. i have no doubt that he and president putin will try to do that. it's also important to look at who the team will be. because with the president that doesn't have a lot of foreign policy experience, those

the dni is still a very important job. remember, this is a new agency that was created in the wake of 9/11 when president then bush reorganized the way intelligence has gathered. they want to streamline the process and have a single point person to report to the president. so the deposition exhibit no.ni this is particularly true, kristen, as we try to figure out who's going to be the next cia director that the cia director is actually a better job. the dni job is in the cabinet but not as fun as heading the cia. >> thank you for that in-depth analysis. really appreciate it. >>> and coming up, first daughter in chief. what we know about ivanka trump and the evolving role of her presidential transition team and hillary clinton taking the stage for the first time since her concession speech. >> i will admit coming here tonight wasn't the easiest thing for me. there have been a few times this past week when all i wanted to do is just to curl up with a good book or dogs and never l f leave the house again. >> democrats strateg

is rudy guiliani going to be dni? >> possibly. >> what has rudy told you? >> i talked to him on sunday and -- >> you are missing my point. >> it's not up to the mayor. >> the president-elect will make the decision. as it should be. and donald trump is not going to be pursuing an investigation against hillary clinton, and do you think he will focus more on the agenda. >> when the president tells you he doesn't wish to pursue the charges, and it sends a strong message. i think hillary clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of americans don't find her to be honest or trustworthy, but if trump can help her heal, perhaps that's a good thing. he's thinking of many different things as he prepares to become the president of the united states, and things that sound like the campaign are not among them. >> and tell us what is going on in the press? traditionally presidents somen in the press. >> we buried the hatchet in the backs of most of the tv anchors, and what was the purpose of the meeting and did it go off -- >> i have a different view of the meeti

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combatant support agencies, cia and the dni convene. and these are regular visits -- include regular visits to all of our regional and functional combatant commands, participation in the afghan and counter isil war fighter integration, which we call the war fighting sig. and all of these are designed to address the war fighters most urgent operational needs. we have ten combatant commands who have ic representatives on them. that is another indication of how close our relationship is, and their robust presence even in afghanistan, iraq, syria and other places worldwide, especially in this zero-sum budget environment really speaks highly for the mission orientation of the entire ic. so i'm very grateful to be here today. and i'm very grateful for the committee's interest in this area, and i look forward to your questions. thank you, sir. >> thank you, deputy secretary. mr. under secretary, do you have an opening statement? >> mr. chairman, i do not have a formal opening statement. i would just like to briefly make two points. first, is a

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combatant support agencies, cia and the dni convene. and these are regular visits -- include regular visits to all of our regional and functional combatant commands, participation in the afghan and counter isil war fighter integration, which we call the war fighting sig. and all of these are designed to address the war fighters most urgent operational needs. we have ten combatant commands who have ic representatives on them. that is another indication of how close our relationship is, and their robust presence even in afghanistan, iraq, syria and other places worldwide, especially in this zero-sum budget environment really speaks highly for the mission orientation of the entire ic. so i'm very grateful to be here today. and i'm very grateful for the committee's interest in this area, and i look forward to your questions. thank you, sir. >> thank you, deputy secretary. mr. under secretary, do you have an opening statement? >> mr. chairman, i do not have a formal opening statement. i would just like to briefly make two points. first, is a

the head of the dni. hans, thank you, as we wait to hear from the president. this news conference taking place in germany with that country's chancellor, angela merkel. worth noting president-elect donald trump will be an extremely busy day for him at trump tower and the first meeting with a foreign leader and tweeted this morning, my transition team, working long hours and doing a fantastic job will be seeing many great candidates today. that revolving door should be spinning all day. kellyanne conway confirming on "morning joe" the president-elect will meet with japanese prime minister shinzo a abe, his first face to face meeting with a foreign leader. she confirmed the president-elect to meet with nikki haley, south carolina governor, a short list of secretary for state as first reported here on msnbc and here's what conway said about former new york city mayor rudy giuliani's public pronouncements indicating he wants to be secretary of state. >> these conversations are always best in private. particularly when you form a cabinet and a senior staff, no ques

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trump's mind, but i've heard in republican circles, his name is floated around for jobs ranging from the dni, intelligence, that he's a fallback for secretary of state if trump feels there's too much animosity from his base of voters for romney and if he doesn't want to pick his loyal friend rudy giuliani. so i, too, have been hearing david petraeus. and he's -- you know, he was my colleague in the bush administration. his accomplishments in turning around and saving lives in the war in iraq are second to none. he's -- you know him, you've covered him, you've interviewed him. >> you think we should be looking at petraeus more broadly than just one job opening? >> reporter: absolutely. that backs up what you and nicolle wallace have been talking about as well. i heard possibly homeland security. brian, you referenced briefly the sort of modern day travails of general petraeus and his pleading guilty to handling classified information. one source very close to the transition team says, listen, there is a sense in that inner circle that general petraeus has paid the price. he's done what he had

trump's mind, but i've heard in republican circles, his name is floated around for jobs ranging from the dni, intelligence, that he's a fallback for secretary of state if trump feels there's too much animosity from his base of voters for romney and if he doesn't want to pick his loyal friend rudy giuliani. so i, too, have been hearing david petraeus. and he's -- you know, he was my colleague in the bush administration. his accomplishments in turning around and saving lives in the war in iraq are second to none. he's -- you know him, you've covered him, oou entyou've inte him. he's in a league of his own for military matters and he's a good consideration. >> you think we should be looking at petraeus more broadly than just one job opening? >> reporter: absolutely. that backs up what you and nicolle wallace have been talking about as well. i heard possibly homeland security. brian, you referenced briefly the sort of modern day travails of general petraeus and his pleading guilty to handling classified information. one source very close to the transition team says, listen, there is a sense in t

so you are looking for a director who can interact very well with the white house, interact with the dni, and that's an important pick that has yet to be made. charles: what are the main differences we might see. as americans we might sense overnight or pretty quickly? >> i think you will see a wholesale change in the way we approach the threats to the united states. i would say those threats are radical islam and china. i agree with mike about the reform. so could the bureaucracy at the rnc. so all three these men have their work cut out for them. the liberals want to relitigate 2006. but guantanamo, those are issues of the past, getting back to focusing on how you destroy this threat of radical islam, and drone strikes have not worked. having this internal endless debate over guantanamo and enhanced interrogation, let's focus on what's pragmatic. you will see a shift away from kumbaya. you will see sparks flying and confirmation fights. flynn doesn't need to be confirmed. but of course the democrats will want to demagogue on the issue of radical islam but i don't think it will work in

james clapper makes final appearance before lawmakers as head of dni, director of national intelligence. he will be questioned in part about hillary clinton's emails and where that goes from here and also refusal to conduct a formal damage assessment as required by law. those are some of the things on the table. we'll watch it for you when it begins there on the hill. martha: so meetings are buzzing and humming over there in midtown. the president-elect is listening to a number of people and it is million dollar question in terms of who has his ear to the greatest extent but as we all know covering this campaign, with donald trump it was final decisions in all of these matters but clearly there is a power structure that is surrounding him and many of them will also ostensibly be in the white house with him as well. let's get people familiar with some these faces and names on a little deeper level. we'll bring in doug schoen, fox news contributor, former advisor to president bill clinton, monica crowley, online opinion editor "washington times" and fox news contributor. welcome to both o

as you know, dod, state department, cia, dni, they don't always agree. >> they don't? >> you have to take everybody's input, go to the president with the decision-making -- with the decision, ask him, go back. make sure everybody is okay. i feel kt is a good person to help with that. she's a clear communicator, somebody who i think is a diplomat at heart. that's also a good choice. >> his national security team is forming. from your perspective, from the outside looking in what do you make of it? >> i love kt. i second what you said about her. the nice thing is she's temperamentally suited to a job like this. michael flynn, there are questions about his temperament, questions about how he can work across all sorts of different national security interests to have a cohesive message. i feel kt could balance that out. >> yeah. she's not just somebody who's been around washington a long time. so has michael flynn. she's fit for this kind of role. i hope she has some influence on her boss, michael flynn, to do that. kt is a real liist in conversations. a realist about russi

team is dismantling one of the officers in washington of the director national of intelligence of the dni. how does that sit in the intelligence committee, are those that's pushing for that? >> not that i heard for a long time. this would be a big organizational change. when the dmi was created. secretary robert gates was offered that job and declined i. he was a former cia and acting director. it is just a guy that is supposed to look over everything. he does manage the integration and the national counter terrorism center is there. to roll it back, we require a pre 9/11 architecture of intelligence that put the cia back in front and managing other agencies and budgets. it would buy a massive upheaval. >> if you are trying to streamline government, that would be one of those places that come up to the block. >> kevin barron, thank you for bearing with us after the breaking news. i appreciate it. >> i bet, have a great thanksgiving. >> congressman challenging nancy pelosi where he admittedly lacks the profile. he stresses that it is time for a new voice in leadership. we'll be joined by h

what do you think of rudy giuliani for dni? >> i have said elsewhere on msnbc that i think whatever rudy giuliani's strengths may be, that would not be a good position for him. james clapper, the current director of national intelligence has finally made that position work. he's shown that the person who can do it effectively needs to be an intelligence pro who understands how to work with these 17 agencies, many of them very technical. jim clapper isn't in the news a lot. he knows how -- he's a skilled bureaucratic fighter. he gives honest and direct, completely nonpartisan advice to the president. rudy giuliani is a highly political figure. he always has been. he's a person with a red hot views about things. that would not look to me as an observer like the right job for him. >> thank you so much, david ignatius. up next, the inner circle. donald trump talks about two of his closest advisers. ♪ see ya next year. this season, start a new tradition. experience the power of infiniti now, with leases starting at $319 a month. i

he has a lot to do with who is considered for cia, dni, the state department, pentagon. most trustedrump's national security advisor and considered a shoo-in for national security advisor. he's asserting a lot of control. charlie: also john bolton. >> he is under consideration for secretary of state. he is a controversial figure. he had to be appointed in the bush administration to become ambassador of the united nations. is considering him for secretary of state along with rudy giuliani. the important thing about all these candidates under consideration is loyalty, something we knew in the campaign donald trump prized, loyalty from people. he demands it from people. they are not giving consideration to people for top jobs in the ministration who are not on board during the campaign and supporting him. only the people in the never trump movement being considered. even if you were a republican who was neutral and were not saying anything about donald trump in the campaign, that is a knock against you right now. charlie: that brings me to steve bannon. ken, tell me who ste

it's something that is run by the dni, and if he is in new york, for example, he can go to a secure facility at the fbi, which he did when he was in the campaign, so that presentation can be in the most secure facility, and when he is washington there are other options, but that's part of his daily life, what is happening in the world and what exists. >>> senior reporter for politico new york, and let me start with you, how big is the protest expected to be in new york today and what is the goal of the protesters across the country? they want to make a statement, they are outraged and upset, and there's really not much what you can do after an election, but they are sending a signal to the democratic establishment and president-elect donald trump that the rhetoric he used in the campaign was unacceptable and if he is going to act as president the way he acted as a candidate he can see these protests on a regular basis. >> what happened with pence being bumped up. >> the fact that mike pence took over, the campaign is saying because pence had more washington connections, and what i am hearing

we still need to figure out who's ahead of the dni and that job unlike the cia's director is on the director's cabinet. >> katy, i know you and i have been talking to trump's transition team of this weekend's meeting with mitt romney that so many people are focused on. it appears to be a signal for some people who are not comfortable with donald trump of some of his rhetorics. >> i was just talking to somebody. this is from somebody from romney's world. they believe this is a courtesy more than anything else. it did not come from the romney camp. this is considered more of a gesture than anything else. we'll have to find out how serious the trump's team is with this. but, having the two men and potentially having a picture of them together is going to do a lot to mend the wounds of the republican party, much of the same way of having a picture of donald trump as sitting next to president obama in the oval office was a way to try to mend wounds with the country and move forward and give the support that the president elect trump is going to need to be successful because ultimately if he's succe

team, that rudy giuliani is actually being discussed, if he doesn't get the state department, for a dni, for the director of national intelligence, which up until now, has been a career military intelligence or career foreign policy expert, a diplomat like john negatiropont now general clapper. would rudy giuliani fit there? >> it's kind of a head scratcher, because i would think that giuliani would be a natural for the department of homeland security. that's more closely attuned to his background, where as you suggest, odni has normally been a job for a nonpartisan intelligence official. by the way, i think that mike pompeo, the appointment at the cia is a very good appointment. i've met with congressman pompeo, and i think he is extremely thoughtful, well informed, has a deep knowledge of national security. i think he's a great choice. and i would hope that whoever is appointed to odni would be a similar type of person. >> max booth, thanks so much. let's bring back the panel, beth, elise and ruth. to you, elise, you've worked at the state department, what do you think of this choice,

would be his preference because he thinks he's a fighter and he has a temperamt looking at him for the dni position also. >> tracie potts on the hill this morning, thank you. >>> maggiano's in friendship heights is apologizing for hosting a white nationalist group. members from the national policy institute had dinner there on friday. maggiano's says that it was unaware of what the organization stood for until protesters gathered outside. one customer said she saw members of the group making the nazi salute. the restaurant apologized and donated all of its friday anti-defamation league and they also released a statement saying in part, quote, this expression of support of hitler is extremely offensive to us. as a restaurant we are home to teammates and guests of every race, rilen and cultural background. >> 5:35 right now. >>> some of the brand new metro trains are confusing the operators. the issue comes from the computer screens of the new 7,000 series railcars. sources tell news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss they're delivering messages the train operators don't getting the right t

he has a lot to do with who is considered for cia, dni, the state department, pentagon. he is donald trump's most trusted national security advisor and considered a shoo-in for national security advisor. he is exerting a lot of control in the transition. charlie: also john bolton. phil: that is right. he is under consideration for secretary of state. he is a controversial figure. he had to be appointed for a recess appointment in the bush administration to become ambassador of the united nations. trump is considering him for secretary of state along with rudy giuliani. they are the top two candidates as far as we know. the important thing about all these candidates under consideration is loyalty, something we knew in the campaign donald trump prized, loyalty from people. he demands it from people. they are not giving consideration to people for top jobs in the administration who are not on board during the campaign and supporting him. it is not only the people in the never trump movement being considered. even if you were a republican who was neutral and were not saying

rudy giuliani talked about being a potential dni pick. >> i want to talk donald trump. he addressed potential conflicts of interest between being president and his businesses. he kind of said, guess what, i've got the law on my side, i can be president, i can run my business. it is what it is. take a listen. >> i assumed that you'd have to set up some type of trust or whatever and you don't. and i was actually a little bit surprised to see it. so in theory i don't have to do anything. what i would like to do something. i would like to formalize something. because i don't care about my business. so i don't have to do anything but i want to do something if i can. >> what does that sound like to you donald trump is going to do? >> well, i think he is going to have to do some type of blind trust or some type of trust or at least give more definitive answers on this. because these are questions that are going to rightfully continue to dog him, particularly in this period of transition. now, look, the bottom line of course stephanie is that his adult children are some of his

dni director james clapper announcing he's submitted his resignation. political team has all of the angles covered this morning. for more on the transition, i'm uni joined by peter alexander. nice to see you. a lot of comings and goings out of trump tower. who are you watching? >> literally, spinning as these guys come and go. we know some of the principles. trump jr. and others are there because they want a say as well but the names we watch include the governor of south carolina, nikki haley. nbc news was among the first to report yesterday, you see that list right there. joe scarborough. reporting john bolton no longer being considered for secretary of state. michael flynn, kristen, you were among the first to report. now clearly the leading contender. nikki haley,

rudy giuliani perhaps being dni defense intelligence. we've heard secretary of state a pro of dodging reporter questions. did a short time ago. take a listen. >> i'm not going to discuss what i'm interested in or what the president-elect is thinking and mulling over. that's not fair. that's not the right way to do it. this has to be done privately. i don't mean just with regard to me but with everyone else. >> secretary of state? >> that i'll answer for the president-elect. >> reporter: he is going to go to "the new york times" and then quite a bit of chatter. that meeting will happen at 12:30. worth reminding people there was a meeting in january with donald trump at the time, candidate donald trump and the "new york times" and was supposed to be off the record and then reports of an audio tape that became a campaign issue, ted cruz saying release the tape and hearing more clarification on the policy positions. i ing, something you and katy had. and sort of to deal be the yearly gridlock, the parade, and let's be honest, a great deal wa

secretary of state along with rudy giuliani who's, of course, a trump loyalist and giuliani considered for dni, i'm told. what do you make of the team of rivals theory when the stronger or do you think that the divide is just too great and that you wind up having too many disagreements? >> i think diversity in a cabinet is good. you don't want all yes men and women who simply endorse whatever the president is saying but want to have the kind of intellectual engagement that said, we think there's a better way to handle is x, y, or z so having diversity of opinion with then the cabinet is very beneficial during the clinton administration when i was serving as secretary of defense. >> was it challenging though also secretary cohen? were there moments you felt a strain there? >> there were moments when we disagreed but i would say that president clinton gave me 95% of everything i asked for. there were moments i disagreed with some of the policy decisions he was about to make. the national security advisor, sandy, said bill, let's go see the president so we were able to work those out and i did my

>> based upon the dni's statement, the briefing from both the secretary and the fbi director, that is my understanding. however, i think the candidate that has not received that classified briefing, if he becomes president of the united states, he would, and i think, in his mind, there are doubts about the integrity of some of this intelligence coming in. in my mind, i believe that it's fairly clear where the attribution and the source of these cyber attacks, where that comes from. >> i have been told that, in the national security briefings, that he receives, that hillary clinton receives, these are classified briefings that he gets from representatives, from the director of national intelligence, the cia director and others in the intelligence community, they've told him exactly what you've been told and he still doubts and some have suggested he doesn't fully grasp the threat posed by russia and vladimir putin. do you buy that? >> oh, i think he understands mr. putin. i emphasized this to him. i thought in the third debate he did a very good job emphasizing that, look, mr. putin is

. >> they floated dni for him. that's not as high level as secretary of state. >> right. >> they're hurting him a little bit. >> the question is, why is it foreign policy? this is a guy with a lot of domestic experience -- >> this is one reality show we've never seen before. this trump parade of el fephanl. it's right out of ringling brothers. >> congresswoman tulsi gabbard is a combat veteran, so i've got to say she's been true to her heart and what she believes in. and i think it was very smart of her to take the invitation of president-elect trump and put people over politics. i don't agree with the governor and that comment he made about the congresswoman. >> we'll find out about this, soon. >>> up next, white nationalists come to washington, energized over trump's victory. that's coming up. this is a little scary. this is "hardball," the place for politics. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is

. >> and dni clapper told lawmakers that publicly calling out russian backed hackers just weeks before the election, in addition to dialogue between the u.s. and russian governments temporarily blunted the hacking activity, ed. >> thanks, catherine. ♪ >> so what's next tonight we're asking what's next for america's small businesses. the stock market has been booming to record highs. it continued today. that's a good sign for wig business. what about the rest of the economy? and your communities? gene marks is a small business owner himself. he joins us from philadelphia. we've heard all about black friday. what are you hoping to get get out of small business saturday, gene. >> well, thanks for having me on, ed. small business saturday is a giant day. i don't know if you noticed when it was started in 2009 as a marketing campaign from american express. they were giving away rebates to people go to small businesses and buy. that exploited into this giant thing. 16 billion in sales last year for small business saturday and expectation that's going to go up even in this year. i think for

do so i won't talk about the kinds of advice or recommendation the president has received from the dni or chairman of the joint chiefs of staff or the secretary of defense. but i can tell you that this is a question more generally about how to structure our national security apparatus, that the president has been talking about this with his team, as it relates to admiral rogers you heard directly from the president in pretty unambiguous terms how the president views admiral rogers as a patriot and somebody who devoted a significant portion of his life to protecting our country and i think all of us can be and should be grateful for his service thus far. if the president were to make a decision about changing the organization of this structure by dividing the responsibilities of the nsa director and 2 commander of cyber command into two different jobs, that's an announcement i would let the commander in chief make. >> reporter: last one. all four major stock indices yesterday closed at record highs. i know you don't comment on day to day fluctuation bus there have been a decided uptick

one of the things i have tried to work in my time as dni is promoting not only the horizontal integration across our agencies but also vertically with these date, local, and -- the state, local, and private sector. i think we have made a lot of improvement there. i will be meeting with my homeland security and law enforcement advisor group tonight which is an outstanding group of chiefs of police and law enforcement intelligence representatives who do great work. i think the creation and operation of the fusion center network across the country which are increasingly becoming more netted is a great bulwark against foreign attacks. but i will leave this job concerned about the impact of so-called lone wolves or homegrown extremism. that is a very complex problem that requires i think first and foremost community involvement. intelligence and law enforcement can do so much to help clarify the picture of what that threat is. >> congressman, may i say that in addition to counterterrorism and cyber threats that the director mentioned, on the military side, we also think about threats to the ho

earnest: i can't speak to the nature of information that is presented, so i would check with the dni, but the idea here is that the president-elect and vice president-elect and some of their key national security advisers, just a couple of designated officials, can't begin to get access to the kind of material that they need to make important foreign-policy decisions once president trump takes office. reporter: this was asked about in august, about last-minute pardons. he said that any last been -- last-minute pardons would have to go through the white house counsel, through the regular process, and all pardons would be based on merit and not political considerations. does that guidance still stand, and with that preclude the president from giving a last-minute pardon to secretary clinton? remember when you had an opportunity to ask president obama about this at the pentagon, and the answer president obama gave you at the news conference still applies. i would not speculate at this point about what impact that may have on hypothetical pardon requests that he receives. i will say that

check with the dni. the idea here is that the president-elect and vice-president-elect and some of their key national security advisors, a couple of designated officials, can begin to get access to the kind of material that they will need to make important foreign policy decisions once president trump takes office. >> following up on the question about pardons for secretary clinton specifically, but also generally, the president was asked about this in august about last minute pardons. he said that any last minute pardons would have to go through the office of the white house council, through the regular process and that all pardons would be based on merit and not political consideration. does that still stand? wouldn't that preclude the president from giving a last minute pardon to secretary clinton? >> i remember when you had an opportunity to ask president obama about this at the pentagon earlier this summer. the answer that president obama gave you in that news conference still applies. i wouldn't sp

so so i won't talk about the kinds of advice or recommendation the president has received from the dni or chairman of the joint chiefs of staff or the secretary of defense. but i can tell you that this is a question more generally about how to structure our national security apparatus, that the president has been talking about this with his team, as it relates to admiral rogers you heard directly from the president in pretty unambiguous terms how the president views admiral rogers as a patriot and somebody who devoted a significant portion of his life to protecting our country and i think all of us can be and should be grateful for his service thus far. if the president were to make a decision about changing the organization of this structure by dividing the responsibilities of the nsa director and 2 commander of cyber command into two different jobs, that's an announcement i would let the commander in chief make. >> reporter: last one. all four major stock indices yesterday closed at record highs. i know you don't comment on day to day fluctuation bus there have been a decided uptick

dni your doctor. >> i am not a doctor. i talked to them and ted told me what he thought. before i settled on ted. i didn't settle, by the way. >> thanks for that, ben. >> he offered a great deal. the thing is, it's whole new world. you have to educate yourself. that for me was learning what the options were. he told me what he thought the best course of treatment would be for the tumor that i had and i opted for the operation. >> we hear about this operation and the first thing a guy will tell you on the street or at a cot not doing that because there's all kinds of side effects, impotence and incontinence. what has the truth about it? >> there are side effects. when a man is confronted with cancer, it's important to understand what's the best treatment for them. men can have difficulty with your nation and sexual function after treatment for prostate cancer. not just isolated to surgery. today, what we do is try to do a better job recommending active you if you had to deal with any of the side effects? >> yeah. but i'm doing good. all good. >> okay. >> we'll read between

one of the things i have tried to work in my time as dni is promoting not only the horizontal integration across our agencies but also vertically with the state, local, and private sector. i think we have made a lot of improvement there. i will for example be meeting with my homeland security and law enforcement advisor group tonight which is an outstanding group of chiefs of police and law enforcement intelligence representatives who do great work. i think the creation and operation of the fusion center network across the country which are increasingly becoming more internetted is a great bulwark against foreign attacks. but i will leave this job concerned about the impact of so-called lone wolves or homegrown extremism. that is a very complex problem that requires i think first and foremost community involvement. intelligence and law enforcement can do so much to help clarify the picture of what that threat is. >> congressman, may i say that in addition to counterterrorism and cyber threats that the director mentioned, on the military side, we also think about threats to the homeland re

one of the things i have tried to work in my time as dni is promoting not only the horizontal integration across our agencies but also vertically with the state, local, and private sector. i think we have made a lot of improvement there. i will for example be meeting with my homeland security and law enforcement advisor group tonight which is an outstanding group of chiefs of police and law enforcement intelligence representatives who do great work. i think the creation and operation of the fusion center network across the country which are increasingly becoming more internetted is a great bulwark against foreign attacks. but i will leave this job concerned about the impact of so-called lone wolves or homegrown extremism. that is a very complex problem that requires i think first and foremost community involvement. intelligence and law enforcement can do so much to help clarify the picture of what that threat is. >> congressman, may i say that in addition to counterterrorism and cyber threats that the director mentioned, on the military side, we also think about threats to the homeland re

comey privately didn't want the fbi to sign on to the letter from homeland security and the office of dni that suggested russia was meddling in the election with wikileaks and hacking into the dnc and podesta's e-mails. he said we shouldn't sign on to that letter because we shouldn't be a part of something that might influence the outcome of the election. and yet, he had no problem on friday sending that letter that threw out this vague accusation. >> we could talk about that. really quick asterisk on that one. that was single sourced. i saw a lot of people talking about this, including, i think, including somebody that runs the show in primetime here, was single sourced by an ex-official that wasn't even working inside the fbi. >> you have to have two or three sources. >> there's not two sources on this, at least in the cnbc story. >> that has to be part of director comey's motivation for issuing the letter because he knew someone like devon barrett who we had on yesterday was completely sourced on the story and he did not want to see a story on the front page of the "wall street journal

do so i won't talk about the kinds of advice or recommendation the president has received from the dni or chairman of the joint chiefs of staff or the secretary of defense. but i can tell you that this is a question more generally about how to structure our national security apparatus, that the president has been talking about this with his team, as it relates to admiral rogers you heard directly from the president in pretty unambiguous terms how the president views admiral rogers as a patriot and somebody who devoted a significant portion of his life to protecting our country and i think all of us can be and should be grateful for his service thus far. if the president were to make a decision about changing the organization of this structure by dividing the responsibilities of the nsa director and 2 commander of cyber command into two different jobs, that's an announcement i would let the commander in chief make. >> reporter: last one. all four major stock indices yesterday closed at record highs. i know you don't comment on day to day fluctuation bus there have been a decided uptick

mcfarland or dni or the other slots of course. >> absolutely. jim woolsey. former ci achlt director. thanks for chairing your expertise this morning. >>> the mainstream media not letting up on senator jeff sessions. we're going to discuss more about that. that's just not true. with an ex-con seeking revenge welcome to no man's land on sale now >>> woichblgt democrats are doubling down, slamming president-elect trump's most recent picks as racist. now critics are urging him to reconsider of the appointment of senator jeff sessions. listen to this. >> he made jokes about the kkk. he made racial slurs, he used racial slurs. >> he's going to need a thorough vetting. many of the statements are old but still troubling. >> he pushes out sessions, who is the most troubling member of the u.s. senate when it comes to race. >> if he was not good enough to be a federal judge, how then is he good enough to be attorney general actually enforcing the law? >> who are to weigh in is the niece of martin luther king, jr. dr. al veed a king. good morning. how all are you? >> go

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one of the things i have tried to work in my time as dni is promoting not only the horizontal integration across our agencies, but also vertically with the state, local, and private sector. i think we have made a lot of improvement there. i will for example be meeting with my homeland security and law enforcement advisor group tonight, which is an outstanding group of chiefs of police and law enforcement intelligence representatives who do great work. i think the creation and operation of the fusion center network across the country which are increasingly becoming more interneted is a great bulwark against foreign attacks. but i will leave this job concerned about the impact of so-called lone wolves or homegrown violent extremism. that is a very complex problem that requires i think first and foremost community involvement. intelligence and law enforcement can do so much to help clarify the picture of what that threat is. >> congressman, may i say that in in addition to counterterrorism and cyber threats that the director mentioned, on the military side, we also think about threats to the