syndrome. that's going to come up, and those are going to be some questions asked about that in the public hearing as well. >> given everything that we're talking about, how would you distill this to the top threat facing the u.s. right now and how lawmakers should be responding now? >> well, look, i think, lindsey, there's no question that china is the number one issue on the agenda for lawmakers. there's a select committee in the house run by chairman mike gallagher. that's going to be top of the mind for everybody, top of the mind for intelligence officials. this china situation could turn hot at any moment, if they across the straits into taiwan or if the situation with them supplying weapons to russia becomes a real thing. it's the long-term threat, but it's also the most immediate and urgent thing we need to know about as a nation and that the american public needs to be educated about and understand the very real challenge we face with the chinese communist party. >> we'll be monitoring that now and throughout the day. thanks for starting us off, and everybody stay close.