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Magazine today. if you look at the quote, i dont believe they interfered. that became a laughing point not a talking point. a laughing point. anytime i do something, they say, oh, russia interfered. why not get along with russia. now, wolf, presumably -- not just presumably -- this has certainly come up in the intelligence briefings he has gotten most likely before the election but certainly after the election, that this is the judgment of u.s. intelligence agencies. i speak to a lot of intellig...

Were back with republican senator james risch of idaho to talk about the new information coming into the situation room. sources telling cnn the student behind the slashing attack at ohio state university actually bought a knife in washington, d.c., the week before his rampage. our justice correspondent pamela brown has been working the story. >> reporter: the information is puzzling to investigators that the attacker travelled to our nations capital the week before he launched the attack on cam...

We are told that investigators are able to trace this purchase based on his credit card records, and so, through that, they were able to figure out that he came to washington, d.c., the week before. what investigators are still trying to figure out is whether he had any connections here, contacts with other individuals, where he stayed. all of that is still very much a mystery. also, as we learned, wolf, the attacker also bought knives the morning of the attack in columbus, ohio. some of this is...

Night, wolf. >> i am sure its a serious discussion. jim acosta, thanks very much. lets get more. republican senator james risch of idaho is joining us, a key member of the foreign relations committee and the intelligence committee. senator, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. i know youre in new york but things are well in hand here in "the situation room" in d.c. >> excellent. who is your first choice among the final four, lets say? >> well, you know, first of all, i have a couple rea...

>> maybe. it would depend upon the circumstances, where it happens and how it happened and whether or not they were able to resolve whether it was accidental immediately. so im not sure that you can compare one to the other. certainly its a legitimate speculation. >> senator, i want you to standby. theres much more news we need to discuss. lets take a quick break. more with senator risch right after this. those new glasses? they are. do i look smarter? yeah, a little. youre making money now, are...

Help. but in the long run he feels that this is a struggle thats going to go on for some time. >> he is a great friend of the united states. i totally agree. >> he really is. >> everybody who knows him agrees with you on that point as well. senator, thanks very much. by the way, were going to have more of my exclusive interview with jordans king abdullah. thats coming up later this hour including his eye opening take on donald trumps call to keep at least on a temporary basis muslims from enteri...

Happens and where we hold them accountable on what other potential mischiefs may be found. >> much more of my interview with his majesty king abdullah. thats coming up later this hour. right now joining us republican senator james risch of idaho. hes a member of both the intelligence and foreign relations committee. senator, thanks for joining us. what can you tell us about how these ten american sailors, nine men, one woman, were detained, the conditions? >> well, wolf, i think pretty much wh...

Terrorist attack. our justice correspondent pamela brown is following the story for us. whats the new information, pamela? whats the latest? >> well, the fbi director james comey said today in pittsburgh while he met with the field office for the first time that this was a terrorist attack. this attack against the police officer in philadelphia by this suspect edward archer who walked up and shot at that officer 13 times in the name of isis, according to officials. that attack is exactly what th...

Relief. he says jordan wants to hit isis harder and insists isis can be defeated quickly in both syria and iraq. but the king is also warning that the global war against outlaws of islam like isis could take a lot longer, maybe a generation. ill speak with senator james risch of the intelligence and foreign relations committees. and our correspondents, analysts and guests theyll have full coverage of all the days top stories. iran has freed ten u.s. sailors and their patrol boats, but the fall...

>> the a the debate that i moderated the other night, i want to play you a clip from senator ted cruz on what he spoke about, and then the reaction we got immediately from senator marco rubio. >> what he knows is that the old program covered 20% to 30% of phone numbers to search for terrorists. the new program covers nearly 100%. that gives us greater ability to stop acts of terrorism. and he knows that thats the case. >> dana, my i interject? let me be careful in answering this because i dont t...