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Answering questions about the strategy to metal in us elections. kristin fisher breaks down what we have learned. >> reporter: two weeks ago vladimir putin promised donald trump that russia did not meddle in the election and would not meddle in the upcoming midterms but today five of the administrations top security and intelligence officials said that is a lie. >> russia attempted to interfere in the last election and continues to engage in malign operations to this day. >> reporter: the trump ...

Continuing, and were doing everything we can to have a legitimate election that the american people can have trust in. in addition to that, it goes beyond the elections. it goes to russias intent to undermine our democratic values, drive a wedge between our allies and to a number of other nefarious things. >> our democracy itself is in the crosshairs. free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, and it has become clear that they are the target of our adversaries who seek as the ...

In regards to russian involvement in the midterm elections, we continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign by russia to try to weaken and divide the united states. these efforts are not exclusive to this election or future elections but certainly cover issues relevant to the election. >> our focus here today is simply to tell the american people we acknowledge the threat. it is real. it is continuing, and were doing everything we can to have a legitimate election that the american people can ...

Disgusting news. >> nice. as we mentioned, it was a whole different scene during todays white house briefing where we heard these clear warnings on russian election interference from top administration officials. >> our democracy itself is in the crosshairs. free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy and it has become clear that they are the target of our adversaries who seek as the dni just said, to sow discord and undermine our way of life. >> our focus here today is simply t...

Across every critical infrastructure sector from energy to financial services to transportation to communication and so many others, a single attack can have widespread and cascading consequences. i look forward to working with the nations leading minds in the digital realm as we stand up the national risk management center. but its not just risks to our prosperity, privacy, and infrastructure we have to worry about. thats why were here today. our democracy itself is in the crosshairs. free and ...

From the top. >> the president has specifically directed us to make the matter of the election meddling and securing our election process a top priority. >> reporter: homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen described a grave threat. >> democracy itself is in the cross hairs. free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy and it has become clear they are the target of our adversaries who seek to sow discord. >> reporter: all of this stood in stark contrast to the presidents sta...

A lot of people talk about a referendum on donald trump. is it the same for pelosi and democrats? >> that has been the cornerstone of the republican effort to hold onto the house which is to tie every democratic candidate to nancy pelosi and say essentially as a democrat runs to argue to voters ill be a check on donald trump and what the republicans will say in almost every case is youll be a rubber stamp for nancy pelosi. thats the polarizing split that swing voters will be forced into this fal...

Communication and so many others a single attack can have widespread and cascading consequences. i look forward to working with the nations leading mind and digital realm. but this is not just a risk for private. free and fair elections are the cornerstone of the democracy. its clear that they are the target of the adversaries who speak to discord and underway the way of life. i share the community of the assessment, the past efforts and those today to interfere with the elections and of the cur...

The cross hairs. free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. democracy is real and the nations elections are more resilient today because of the work we are all doing, but we must continue to ensure that our democracy is protected. >> bret: quite a show of force at the white house today, officials saying the red alert is out there. russia and others are attacking the u.s. election system. the latest polls, we had concerns about russian interference of the 2018 elections, and 42...

In regards to russian involvement in the midterm elections, we continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign by russia to try to weaken and divide the united states. >> our democracy itself is in the crosshairs. free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy and it has become clear that they are the target of our adversaries who seek as the dni just said to sow discord and undermine our way of life. >> make no mistake, the scope of this foreign influence threat is both broad and d...