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The wrong conclusion. >> shawn turner and michael alan back with me now. michael, what is your reaction to this? it seems that hes actually -- this isnt the same as the wmd thing being wrong. >> i think were going to have to really look at how they came to this conclusion. i think theyre going to concede there was russian interference, but that it wasnt on behalf of the president. theyre going to say, social media outlets and the rest, that russia was trying to stir the pot. i think they got a s...

House intelligence committee, hes a former george w. bush white house staffer. so, michael, it is very interesting to hear barbara reporting there on gina haspel, who the president wants to take over the cia. what kind of confirmation process do you expect from this? >> well, there will be hurdles. the enhanced entare ga ed inter techniques, i think shell get over them because shes fundamentally nonpolitical. she is very professional. and has run serious cia operations overseas. i think shell wi...

Interrogation program. criticism. the cia may be forced it finally publicly answer whether she was directly involved in interrogations, was she present at them or did she just oversee them and know about them as many senior cia officers did. i think her confirmation hearings are going to be exceptionally interesting. all of these issues have not played out in public for many years. and some of them still remain some of the cias most tightly held secrets. her confirmation hearing will put her in ...

Were only going to get stronger and have a bigger presence in the region unless we handle this dprk situation responsibly. >> michael alan, always a pleasure to have your perspective on this program. thank you. coming up today, a big test for what you might call the trump effect. and, yes, we are talking about alabama. people in the deep south heading to the polls to decide who should actually replace jeff sessions in the senate. but the candidate who has the support of the president and the s...

Atlantic, national journal and courts, also michael alan, former majority staff director of the house permanent select committee on intelligence. steve, lets start with you. were getting reports that isis is linking itself through its news agency to this attack. do you know any more, hearing any more based on your contacts? >> no, im not hearing any more yet. but it is -- had been reported by the site intelligence group that isis was taking -- isis affiliated media publication was taking credit ...

British authorities know who theyre going after, and we will soon see whether those individuals travel to syria, travel to libya, were trained in various places and connected to isis or some other group. >> michael, were now hitting this hour number 26 or so. where are we in this process of the importance of gathering information, looking at the forensics, they have just moved away the van earlier today, that was allegedly involved in this crime, in this terror incident. where do you think we ar...

Lives on. >> brian, thank you so much as well as steve clemens, with us for the last 24 hours on the story as well as michael alan. i owe you one, sir, as well. see you later this hour, by the way. were following breaking news out of oregon. multiple rallies face off with one another over the death two of men who were stabbed on a train last week during a racial attack. now, portland police on high alert as crowds begin to throw projectiles at officers on the ground such as glass bottles, bric...

it is december 7th. >> we have a look back on eventful week in politics. republicans came up short of electing whitman or carly theorina but we have the vice chair to talk about what is next for state gop. >> nancy pelosi said she still wants to lead democrats in congress. former san francisco mayor willie brown. we have a take on the election for her future. the family of oscar grant will continue the fight to keep meheserle in prison back in oakland there is some relief the sentenc...