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Dod operations, to support combatant commanders in their missions worldwide, and to bolster dods capacity and capabilities to defend the nation against cyber attacks of significant consequence. the organizations i lead, u.s. cyber command and the national security agency, have provided intelligence, expert advice, and tailored options to the nations decisionmakers in response to recent events. much of their activity can only be discussed in classified channels. but i must say im proud of what bo...

Then? >> are there any better inside players in washington politics than folks at the intelligence agencies? oh, my god. >> yeah. >> i mean, he is really playing with fire here because what happens is they start leaking. they start humiliating him and houlgts he knows about national security. that will, in turn, enrage him. what ze do? stop talking to them? stop taking briefings? >> the current president of the united states, who has imposed sanctions on russia that trump and his team have voice...

You ever a their own experience to the president about whether or not thats viable. >> well, weve seen that already in general mattis suggesting to mr. trump that waterboarding is not a good idea, torture is not a good idea. thats just the start of things. but, yeah, anderson, everything that phil said is exactly right. these guys, at least two of the three of these guys, who have been combatant commanders and who have had responsibility for a very large portion of the globe, general mattis in t...

You ever a their own experience to the president about whether or not thats viable. >> well, weve seen that already in general mattis suggesting to mr. trump that waterboarding is not a good idea, torture is not a good idea. thats just the start of things. but, yeah, anderson, everything that phil said is exactly right. these guys, at least two of the three of these guys, who have been combatant commanders and who have had responsibility for a very large portion of the globe, general mattis in t...

Right? >> no. thats correct. but also hes going to be giving advice on the commitment of the military arm. as the second in command of the military, you know, he is in that chain of command between mr. trump and all the forces throughout the world and the different combatant commanders. thats a critically important point for him to be in. but the other piece is he has to run that business of the pentagon. a military thats been in war for the last 16 years or so and there is a lot of things that ...

Strategies to the areas of the world that the combatant commanders are approaching right now. >> gentlemen, thank you, fascinating. have a good weekend. the economys looking up for some people, but why isnt it working for everybody? the thint every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, youll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 30,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable v...

Lets look at some of the things they do first. they are first and foremost prepared to provide cyber support to those combatant commanders on the front line. if the commanders in the middle east, in the pacific are getting hacked, the cyber command will help them deal with that. it will help them form plans to even conduct attacks in cyberspace. so they also defend the military networks against attackers. if north korea was to attempt to come against u.s. military computers systems, it would be ...

Breaking news, the fbi warning law enforcement to be on high alert after the use of cia torture techniques of terror suspects. jim sciutto is "outfront" tonight and many people around the world remembering that horrible night in benghazi. you were in iraq and now in kuwait, how is the military actually preparing for possible threats because of this report? >> well, inform in the part by the experience in benghazi, they have mobilized quick marine bases, one in middle east and in africa to respon...

Carol costello. >> thanks a lot. you guys have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and good morning, im carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. u.s. troops on alert, jihadists rallying online this morning, muslim extremists are issuing a worldwide call to retaliate for the so-called torture report. its graphic revelations of how the cia brutally interrogated some 9/11 terror suspects is fueling bitter debate in washington and could put americans to the crosshairs at ho...

Redact some of the most sensitive parts of that and to protect our people. >> do you believe the military in the field is prepared for fallout, even with the redactions? >> well, have i directed all our combatant commanders to have all their commands on alert because we want to be prepared, just in case. we have not detected anything specific anywhere. but we want to be prepared, and we are. >> and those redactions mentioned were made to the 500-page summary that has been released. the entire re...