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Operator. and msnbc terror analyst malcolm nance. always good to have you. let me start with you, doug. if you had been in the room for the briefing garrett was just talking about, what would you be asking? >> well, i think the questions are obvious, but so are some of the answers. you want to ask, well, why are they there. the answer is essentially congress has authorized them to be there or at least the executive branch reading of what the congress has passed authorizes them to be there. now, ...

Its time for the united nations to pick up and do its fair shar share. >> julie: john roberts with the u.n., thank you so much. >> jon: part of president trumps address today emphasized one of his biggest messages from the campaign trai trail, america first. joining us now, a former terror analyst of the treasury department. america first certainly part of his speech but he also castigated iran for its behavior, that must be welcome news to the israeli delegation. >> absolutely, we will hear soo...

Joining now the mother of heather heyer and murdock. there is other breaking news. le terror attacks in spain. our vehicle-involved incidents the new normal and how should officials respond. here to discuss, a terror analyst and senior fellow. what is notable now, as we look at what happened in spain this morning, this seeps like a fairly large cell. i mean we count ten if not more, 12 people involved in this. they apparently were trying to build bombs in the night before. what does this all tel...

Outskirts, so they are working this one suspect from every single angle they can. they are going to, by the end of the afternoon, be able to write his biography, and theyre going to start writing biographies on all of his friends. so, thats -- its very, very pressured right now, very hectic in the investigation. >> good. we want them to get all the information they possibly can. steve, stand by. karen greenberg is joining us now, terror analyst. you know, youve been listening to all of this. goo...

That group, but he wasnt one of the ones that we thought were trouble makers. he was the quiet one. we didnt know that he was planning an attack. certainly, this is raising some questions, for sure. >> whats known about the other two terrors? >> well, interestingly, very little. this is where it becomes interesting in terms of trying to piece together how these three men knew each other. one man we dont know anything about. the police have identified him but theyre not publically identifying him...

Very nonstressed posture. theyre talking to people. theyre talking to one another. nobodys rushing around. theres no weapons held at the ready. >> yeah. >> so, it appears to me that theyre fairly sure that this was a one individual, a lone wolf type attack, and theyve taken out the individual. i havent heard of any other reports of any other injuries or any other attacks in the city itself right now at this point. >> yeah. and let us hope and pray that it stha stays that way at this moment. >> e...

This group, one terror analyst said that 50% of terror plots in the uk have actually involved members of this group. so this is a group that is very well-known. for years, they were dismissed by many people as sort of clowns with gowns. they were over the top. they were considered silly almost or posturing. its clear that they should be taken on one level very seriously. >> stay with us. i want to bring in others. paul, what have you been learning? >> one of the other things we have been learnin...

They werent taken seriously. they were seen as kind of being over the top, but the reality is that according to one terror analyst who spoke to cnn they have been involved in one way or another with about 50% of terror attacks or plots that have taken place in the uk in the past year, so clearly they pose a real threat. the other issue, which was alluded to in brians package that you heard there, is this issue of how can you monitor everyone? surveillance is expensive. its time intensive. 23,000...

Marking the nations holiday at the tomb of the unknown soldier before delivering remarks honoring fallen service members. we just heard the 21-gun salute meaning president trump is on the grounds there at arlington. well also hear remarks from defense secretary james mattis and chairman of the joint chiefs joseph dunford. well bring you all the comments live. youre seeing the vice president there. joining me now is colonel jack jacobs and medal of honor recipient and military analyst malcolm nan...

Here today, and as i understand, the confirmation so far is multiple casualties with at least one person killed. . >> very quickly, phil, i have seen a lot of police. have you seen any military response, british military response to the scene? >> no. nothing to constituting that at all. heavily armed police, beth those that would ordinarily patrol this particular district of london and others moving in in vehicles at speed as well. that would be the standard response. they are the primary first ...