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High level of alert, and the security risk is high, and we have to look forward to realize that there are some things that we can do the close the gaps domestically and internationally. and the task force found 32 e key find inings and recommendations, and we are working on the legislative package to get through congress quickly, but we are writing the laws now. >> and we heard from evan perez our justice reporter who said that there are 900 open investigations of terror suspects in the united s...

Theyre curious because of his background as a computer technician and the bizarre story alexis told police last month about hearing voices and microwave machines bombarding his body. police in rhode island alerted the navy police but they say it was never passed up the chain of command and he kept his job as a civilian contractor with the navy holding a secret clearance. >> obviously there were a lot of red flags as you noted. why they didnt get picked up, why they didnt get incorporated into th...

Installations and the granting and renewal of security clearances. >> well, obviously there were a lot of red flags as you noted. why they didnt get picked up, why they didnt get incorporated into the clearance process, what he was doing, those are all legitimate questions that were going to be dealing with. how do we fix it? >> reporter: for aaron alexis the list of missed flags is alarmingly long. from two arrests to reports to police that he was hearing voices, to two recent self-admissions t...

Reviewing physical security at military insulations all over the world and more specifically, heres the highlight, also reviewing the practices for granting and reviewing these security clearances as well. michael isakoff stuck around for us. our national investigative correspondent. might the folks who arent familiar with this clearance process, walk us through how these clearances are granted and the initial granting of it and then what the renewal of that clearance as well. >> exactly, and th...

Dropped. >> obviously there were a lot of red flags as you noted. why they didnt get picked up, why they didnt get incorporated into the clearance process, what he was doing, those are all legitimate questions we will deal with. >> my next guest knew aaron alexis before he was the navy yard killer. he spent nine weeks in boot camp with him and he was onsite at the navy yard during the shooting. what are you doing there? what is your job? >> i am a percussionist with the u.s. navy band and we reh...

Flags that came up before aaron alexis went on his rampage at washingtons navy yard. >> why they didnt get picked up, why they didnt get incorporated into the clearance process, what he was doing, those are all legitimate questions well be dealing with. >> questions over y alexis got and kept a secret security clearance after he had run ins with the law. last month he told police someone he was in an argument with sent three people to follow him and keep him away by sending vibrations into his b...

So many ways. >> in addition to the tragic deaths, eight people were injured in the shootings. one of those who was shot, a woman hit in the head and hands, left the hospital yesterday. now, defense secretary chuck hagel is not wasting any time opening an investigation into the warning signs missed here in this case as well as how security clearances are granted. just a short time ago, secretary hagel announced a plan to review defense department procedures for granting and renewing the securi...

Jobs had any problems with him, or at least didnt report those problems if they had any. >> the pentagon is about to begin a worldwide investigation into this whole process. what are we learning on that front? >> reporter: we are learning from our barbara starr that from a senior pentagon official that defense secretary chuck hagel intends to order a full and comprehensive review of the physical security and the clearance process at all of the defense department installations worldwide. that ann...

Clearance process or the government when they grant the clearance somebodys concern? >> right. usually the question is, well, why didnt this mental health issue get more attention? why was this person allowed to stay in the general population? this is different. this person was given special access to a special situation that is earned vetting. >> that is a difficult line when someone is having emotional difficults, when do you say they might be a risk, report it to police? but in this instance,...

Since 911. >> nsa director general keith alexander staunchly defending the governments spying programs. we could find out about the 50 foiled terror plots. nice to see you, sir. >> good morning, good to be here. >> whatever it is. >> edward snowden, do you think he got any help? >> we dont know yet. the only thing that concerns us is the fact that hes in china right now, his girlfriend worked in china at one time. we still dont know. i know hes alleging he turned his back on his own country. he ...