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Isis, to putin, russia has a huge cyber capability, the chinese routinely steal from us and i think it is very dangerous to allow this thing to get escalated gradually until it becomes totally fine for foreigners to wander around america dictating to us what we are allowed to say and do. >> one of the most difficult situations this country has been in a long time. thanks both to you. and next a defector tells cnn that north korea has a vast network of hackers. they are called warriors and they...

Weak presidency. and i think those that have the cyber capability will use it. >> is this -- i mean, has this changed -- is this a game changer? you know, thats what many people are saying. >> its a reflection of a different threat environment. and its probably the silver lining here is its just as well that they caused havoc in such an insignificant industry. as opposed to the aerospace or defense industry. what it ought to say to all of us is this is a serious threat, given our dependence on t...

Agreement to tensions with russia and also how he plans to deal with the republican-controlled congress that hes going to come back to work with. then tonight the president will head the hawaii with his family as he always does for a 17-day vacation which sounds lovely. bill: sure does. go golfing. the white house working to come up with an appropriate response as it investigates this cyber attack targeting sony pictures. ambassador john bolton talking about the options with greta "on the reco...

Weak presidency, and i think those that have the cyber capability will use it. this is a serious threat given our dependence on the internet. we have got to do more both defensively and offensively. martha: this time the target was a movie studio. so what are the options to keep this kind of thing from getting elsewhere? bill: and this is a live look at times square, christmas time in the city. ♪ ♪ martha: get out there is -- get out there and enjoy it. ♪ ♪

And i think those that have the cyber capability will use it. >> is this -- i mean, has this changed -- is this a game changer? you know, thats what many people are saying. >> its a reflection of a different threat environment. and its probably the silver lining here is its just as well that they caused havoc in such an insignificant industry. as opposed to the aerospace or defense industry. what it ought to say to all of us is this is a serious threat, given our dependence on the internet, we h...

In this process. >> reporter: that pipe is filled with water but it could be filled with oil, even acid. >> when this valve is closed, we should turn off this pump. >> reporter: that didnt happen because these energy researchers were able to hack the controller. >> as an operator, you are completely locked out. >> reporter: its the same kind used at oil and gas facilities. this hack could cause gas pipes and water tanks to explode or overflow and could represent modern-day warfare, infiltrating ...

Arsenal further. a move that would require congressional approval and be heavily governed by treaties with other nuclear states. >> when they said i want ten times what we have right now, its totally unnecessary, believe me. but i want modernization and i want total rehabilitation. its got to be in tip-top shape. >> reporter: now, the president today downplayed any talk of tension between himself and his secretary of state as old news, something that happened last week, and, in fact, the white h...

To before had reaches our borders. but, we must do more. much more. consistent with the presidents call we are harden to see this have collaboration on counter terrorism in natos position to fulfill its mission. we must cutoff terrorists funding increasing cyber capability. we must be as -- as we are in the physical world. we must stay one step ahead of

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These attacks. listen. >> if you treat this simply as an inconvenience other countries will conclude they can attack and get away with it. particularly with this administration what they have done with cuba, it is a weak presidency and those with cyber capability will use it. >> also sony ceo doesnt believe the company caved but that they had no other alternative than to pull back on the movie because so many theaters were saying we cant run this film because of the potential of a terror attack ...