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>> china is investing a lot of money. we see iran, russia, and thats our best interest at heart. i think china has the most sophisticated plan to go after the united states and they have a culture where they have stolen american trade secrets in the past. i think there are a lot of threats coming from china and i would agree with that paper that suggests that long-term, china is the biggest threat in the cybersecurity manner. >> shannon: also is part of that strategic intent paper, election secu...

This is locals protecting their locals against foreigners that come in. do you think theres a fair trial here? >> you cant tell that of time. trial by the judgments rulings, we dont like the way the jury deliveries, whether they present all the evidence. in the media itself. hardly portrayed? what side are they taking? is it biased? >> melissa: theres a lot of room for bias there. john q kelly, thank you. appreciate it. president trumps new defense secretary, mark esper, giving his first exclusi...

Onto. >> thank you for joining us, professor michael mann. we appreciate that. join us september 19th and 20th, by the way, for msnbcs climate forum 2020 in partnership with georgetown university and our daily planet. ill be joined by chris hayes as we hear from the presidential candidates on climate change. all right, next, election security. 10,000 jurisdictions in this country are using software thats about to be out of date. were looking at the major vulnerabilities in americas election sy...

Election. if we want to make sure our vote counts, we better make sure we have the right software to do it. >> whats the fix? i guess folks can buy a patch, but i guess were talking about a lot of money for every one of these computers? >> right. during the meeting we were at, secretary of state for kentucky estimated this could cost up to $300 per machine, and these are counties that might already be strapped for cash. however, microsoft was also there and they said theyre working on a solution...

Blocked election security measures in the senate earlier this summer. despite evidence of russias interference in the 2016 election, mcconnell, nope, no election security. but this story published in "time" magazine is raising big new questions about the senators relationship with russia and other motives behind his blocking those bills. a russian company with direct ties to the kremlin and part owned by russian billionaire oligarch deripaska purchased a 40% stake in the ash land plant for $200 ...

Sanctions lifted. >> that was how i voted, the reason i voted the way i did. >> reporter: the presidents response to questions about the timing and appearance of it all -- >> i think "the washington post" is a russian asset by comparison. mitch mcconnell loves our country. >> reporter: still mcconnell has picked up a nickname among democrats already frustrated by him killing so many of the proposals. >> moscow mitch says that he is the grim reaper. >> reporter: the "post" said mcconnell wants to...

Election security or something else. something else is what jason chaffetz suggest and has written about, author of the new book "power grab." former aide to senator chuck schumer, good to have both of you. jason, quickly explained to us what you think is going on. >> i think the democrats are doing everything opposite of voter security. you need to authenticate who you think that person is, they want to pass the hout and setting in the senate does not allow for that verification. it does not al...

The golden goose would be kille killed. this isnt like an easy thing for him to do. >> martha: all the more reason to put the pressure on. we will see. thank you. always good to see you. coming up next on "the story," jason chaffetz says they are using election security to pull off a power grab. he will explain the details on that and debated, coming up next. ♪ if your glasses arent perfect, well fix them.

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Facing internal, external tensions at dhs, how effective is his ability to lead this department if he doesnt believe allegedly in all the policies and practices? >> absolutely. the key point -- key word in what you just said is acting. when i hear the word acting secretary, i liken it to a substitute teacher. somebody who is in charge, but they lack the full authority to effect change. thats what were seeing here. the secretary does not have the ability to set a long-term strategy policy across ...