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The state department goes so far and going behind their back in order to orchestrate this whole thing. >> no, jacob. it pains me to see this kind of rhetoric and i have lived in israel over the years and i had a lot of family there and i worked as an official or in the community. israel is deeply critical and important to american interest national security. this kind of rhetoric does not do service to the herb. issue. we are talking about occupation of the west bank. there is a lot of different...

>> i think the republicans in washington as well as the bipartisan consensus have always understood that nato is not a protection racket. its based on common principles and a common view of freedom in the atlantic area. and i suspect that that message is going to come through loud and clear from people like senator mcconnell and others who have dealt with foreign policy for a long time. at the very least, we have to hope so, because i think nato is a bipartisan issue, and not simply a matter of ...

>> is there a point at which he sits new around with enough folks in government, the people youre surrounded with, who explain this is more than a contract issue? >> i think the republicans in washington as well as the bipartisan consensus have always understood that nato is not a protection racket. its based on common principles and a common view of freedom in the atlantic area. and i suspect that that message is going to come through loud and clear from people like senator mcconnell and others...

Is this something that donald trump should be surprised by? >> reporter: well, if donald trumps criteria for secretary of defense, if the litmus test is someone supporting waterboarding, hes going to have a difficult time filling that position. you look at the entire military brass, folks like john mccain, its actually u.s. law against waterboarding now. it seems to me that theres been a sea change in the last seven, eight years where you dont find many people in the national security community ...

The top democrat in the senator, harry reid, is never subtle. but hes now sent a red hot firecracker of a letter to the director of the fbi. "in my communications with you and other top officials in the national security community, its become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between donald trump and his top advisers and the russian government. the public has a right to know this information. theres no danger to american interests from releasing it an...

The top democrat in the senator, harry reid, is never subtle. but hes now sent a red hot firecracker of a letter to the director of the fbi. "in my communications with you and other top officials in the national security community, its become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between donald trump and his top advisers and the russian government. the public has a right to know this information. theres no danger to american interests from releasing it an...

Divide in the gop. you have the rand paul on one side, chris christie, you have rubio and cruz. >> i dont think rubio and cruz are too far apart in their bellicosity, actually. i think there was a recklessness that was astonishing to the whole debate. a bellicosity, an ignorance about real foreign policy and national security policy and history. we carpet bombed last in vietnam, didnt work. these strategies of going in on our own and boots on the ground to sacrifice an apocalyptic vision that is...

Summit as well as the would war on isis and these leaders are in pursuit of a large climate agreement that will commit nearly every country on earth to big reductions in carbon emissions over the next couple of decades. but chris, climate scientists arent sure it will be enough to avert the most severe effects of global warming. as president obama was saying a few moments ago in his remarks, you have to start somewhere and theyre trying to start here in paris. chris? >> he has an even tougher ba...

Will see, i think, added security and you will probably also see the physical security at bridges and tunnels and a greater law enforcement presence at these sites, as well. >> how would you assess the overall concern over the threat of isis in the intelience and security community in the u.s.? >> thats a very good question. up until recently, most people were under the assumption that isis was focused on the near enemy, to take territory, hold that territory and focus its efforts in the region....

Unfortunately were going to see again. >> eight attackers dead. the border is severely restricted. how big an organization does it take? i mean, there are surely going to be other people arrested besides, you know -- there are other people involved besides those who were killed. >> absolutely. so the network, so to speak here, is going to be larger than, i think we are actually going to know about, right? because there is a lot of things that are happening here within the intelligence community,...