Transcripts for CNN CNN Special Program 20151207 01:01:00

were radicalized before they killed 14 people at a holiday party in san bernardino. and now it's up to the president of the united states to reassure the nation he has a plan to destroy terrorist groups like isis. a brand new cnn/orc poll showing, however, only 38% of americans currently approve of how the president is handling terrorism. that's actually down six points from our poll earlier this year. president of the united states will be delivering the speech, as i said, within the next few seconds. president will be standing behind that lectern in the white house. let's go to the oval office. the president of the united states right now. >> good evening. on wednesday, 14 americans were killed as they came together to celebrate the holidays. they were taken from family and friends who loved them deeply. they were white and black, latino and asian, immigrants,