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Specificity, and many saying this looked like al qaeda was competing with the isis brand out there. think its going to force us in the long run to consider what the signature of isis is. that its evolved rapidly. it has innovated. when president obama and others have come out and said isis is in a vise, isis is contained, theyve come out in ways completely unexpected. >> what should we be worried about as americans in the immediate near term? >> i think its a huge concern because i think what th...

Candid. the fact of the matter is this global scourge is a permanent condition in the 21st century, maybe beyond. the only way were going to be able to deal with this is ex-perm nate the venom. president hollande said correctly its an act of war. not a war against france or the united states. its a war against a value system. i dont think americans should be afraid or fearful. every day since 9/11, under both administrations, this country has done more to protect ourselves domestically. the depa...

They were going to do this. whats interesting about isis, it looks like theyve kind of learned the lessons on what everybody else has done and try to take the best of the best. here we saw bits of the mumbai attack, bombing, hostage taking, suicide bombings, shootings -- >> the mumbai attacks, those guys had phones, were being directed from elsewhere to coordinate this. is there a suggestion these individuals were receiving direction at the same time from others that may have been elsewhere in s...

It is now dark in paris. stunning to believe that 24 hours have nearly passed since this happened. and a country i imagine is stunned. >> yes, you know, peter as the sun sets here on a saturday in france, its a different france. the eiffel tower closed. museums closed. libraries closed. schools closed. a country on lockdown for its first full day. what so many are worried about is that, you know, not too far from where im standing, just about a block, is the bataclan concert hall where some 100 ...

And without any adjudication from the criminal side. why do you feel confident that you can move forward with this civil lawsuit? >> well, thomas, its a good point but theres a differing versions of standards of proof n. a criminal case, beyond a reasonable doubt. in a civil case, its preponderance of the evidence. it is a little bit more than 50%. i think the videotape is very, very clear and its powerful evidence that the factor that is did into the death and the mechanism of mr. lamberts deat...

From that aircraft, from individuals who were on the plane, from luggage, and it shows an explosive residue, then we cant with any certainty say this was the cause. >> so, you seem to be frustrated. and youre the chairman of the intelligence committee. i assume u.s. intelligence officials are frustrated that the egyptians are not letting the u.s. get direct access to the site of that crash. >> well, i certainly think that we could lend to the investigation in a supplemental way. and so far, we h...

Pointing towards an insider at the airport inciting a device on the plane. you do have to match those up with what youre hearing on the black box. the forensics, whether they are seeing the telltale signs of an explosion in the wreckage and whether theres bomb residue from explosive trace detection steps. we havent had had those results in yet. the russians have been promising in the next 24 to 48 hours they may have some results. everybody will be keenly awaiting that. the idea that c4 may be i...

>> chilling when you think about it. rene, thank you. joining us now, a indiana democrat and member of the intelligence. congressman, thanks for joining us. i know you, like your colleagues, have been briefed. can you say conclusively right now, congressman that a bomb caused the downing of the plane? >> im not at liberty to conf m confirm. there is a huge and growing threat in the middle east as it relates to isil and other terrorist organizations. its disappointing our friends and egyptian gov...

Something that could be an explosion. secondly, its the nature of isil, i think. isil is now in 12 countries. they do attack after attack. the forensics on the superstructure of the plane need to be done. im delighted to hear that the fbi will be going into the area and will participate and i believe we are sharing our information, intelligence information now. and this is a point i want to make. it is my strong belief that the united states and our good allies should share information regarding...

Place. mr. few didnt have a gun. he didnt return fire. there was no warrant. so thats important to us. but ive got to deal in facts. its a lot of rumors going around. ive got to deal in facts as to what actually caused that. thats whats important to me. but when i saw that tape i knew that we had to move forward on this. but again, and i told my officers, nothing is more important than the integrity of this case. the public allows us to wear this badge right here. they expect us, they demand us ...