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Why cant they keep track of other activity? >> you are comparing of apples an oranges. two billion tweets a day. for twitter to find every tweet related back to al qaeda and isis is like a needle in a hay stack. marsha blackburn submitted her tweet to twitter and they rejected it. republicans and democrats have asked twitter and facebook to implement a system to stop fake ads from coming through. this one was flagged. twitter -- >> what democrats have been targeted on twitter? she was targeted b...

Law enforcement have fanned out now to try to find out and speak to any neighbor or friend. they are going through his house to try to determine what, if anything, they can find there. again, this is sort of like at this stage, guys, a needle in a hay stack. youve got a person here who was, as i said, not on the radar screen, who would then take an automatic weapon and fire into a crowd of 22,000. and then to video it also perhaps weve been told. so this is very scary. when i say to video it, i ...

Challenge for law enforcement, lone wolves. it really was the proverbial needle in a hay stack. >> all authorities have to go on is a composite sketch of a white male believed to be in his 40s. >> we wasnt the only bomber we had investigated but his long solitary operation of a serial bomber was so unique. >> so far thousands of tips phoned into the san francisco unabomb task force led nowhere. >> we began an entirely new look at this. we brought in a crew of analyst from fbi quarters, they work...

E-mails have been the discovery find of the current generation of investigators. and they are a rich source. so im -- i suspect it will be more of this sort of thing. and its often a little bit of a needle in a hay stack. that may be what this is but it will give investigators some place to go and focus. >> we know from the don junior e-mail that russia wanted trump to win over hillary clinton. so whats the take away from this? >> i think the take away -- >> for steve. >> i think the take away, ...

I want to bring in john dean. and steve hall. gentlemen good evening to both of you. john dean, youre first. let me get your reaction to the breaking news. its clear the russians were looking for connections inside the trump campaign, right if. >> it is clear and thats part of their mo as we understand it. im not surprised the e-mails are turning up. e-mails have become the discovery find of the current investigators and they are a rich source. i suspect therell more of this sort of thing and it...

Isis through smuggling or oil or banks that they have taken money from in iraq or syria, its a small drop in the bucket. but its allowing to get the money to the united states potential for use for an operation. its unclear if theres a specific plot. having said that, investigators have say its like finding a needle in a hay stack what needs to happen here, there needs to be intelligence sharing between law enforcement, passing names of individuals on ofac, sanctions lists, should these companie...

We can confirm, according to information released by the new york city police department that this call came out of this active shooter sometime before 3:00 p.m. and they are still actively searching for that shooter, so again, a very fluid situation, but thats just some limited information thats been put out right now by authorities in the bronx there, recommending that anybody in and around the area simply avoid it as they continue to track down the suspect involved here. >> polo, thank you. a...

These tragedies? >> thank you, senator. the central challenge is not just finding needles in a nationwide hay stack but try to figure out which pieces of hay might become a needle. which of the troubled young people, or sometimes older people, are consuming poisonous propaganda? moving towards thinking of act of violence like a stabbing at a shopping mall is some way to achieve meaning in their lives. and a huge part of it is building relationships with the communities you mentioned. those folks...

10 kids. 14 grandkids. former police commissioner in boston, good morning to you. i see two significant challenges in hearing from police. theyre looking for a white car. good luck with that. i know its a ford fusion. when you say look for a white vehicle, that can throw all kinds of challenges your way. the other issue ill get your view on this, social media can help or hurt because if youre getting tips as far away as texas maybe theyre legitimate or not. people on the lookout for certain thin...

That will be where the destination actually is. so, were told by law enforcement that this information helps them a lot with regard to these packages that come in through the private carrier systems and it would be very helpful to have it with regard to the vast majority of packages, millions coming in through the post office. its like finding the needle in the hay stack right now. this is one way to help deal with this issue. its not the silver bullet. theres no one silver bullet. i was at two ...