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>> it says thats what we in the public dont know. at this particular point, the fbi and joint terrorism task force does know a lot of these questions that you just asked. now the jttf, they are just not innen manhattan or in new york. theres over 100 of them around the country. i can tell you right now, theres communication being put out to all those different terrorism task forces not only describe whag occurred here, but also if theres any leads in their particular area that need to be followe...

Way to stop it? it seems to me there isnt. its such a primitive method of warfare, of death, of terrorism. its at the fingertips of anybody to be a killer that way. >> it starts with the intelligence on the forefront of this, identifying the attacker before they get behind the wheel, before they pick up a knife, before they grab a gun. thats the intelligence policing that is used by the joint terrorism task forces. the use of international cooperation, the intelligence community, but more import...

Just floor it and speed up. >> let me ask you, having worked in the government on 9/11, afterward, all of the after action analysis, there was this question if there was any uptick in chatter? were you aware in law enforcement circles any increased anxiety, maybe because its halloween, and its not far in distance from the world trade center, obviously the site of the attacks on 9/11. >> youre correct, nicole. youre talking about about the joint terrorism task forces, i was on the executive commi...

Joint terrorism task forces come in. the fbi is both a law enforcement agency and an intelligence agency. so they are right now on the phone on secure phones, to ft. mead, and langley, virginia, and craft headquarters, and theyre asking to scrub all files. all electronic eavesdropping. has this guy ever come across before? the fbi is checking, have we ever interviewed this guy? has there ever been a complaint? the other thing is, has he ever been under surveillance? one of the worst-case scenari...

All by myself so yes, it was certainly a challenging investigation. but interestingly, at that time, i worked those cases and a later case against anti-government militia groups and those cases were worked through the joint terrorism task forces. they were considered domestic terrorism investigations. there wasnt this reticence to label this type of violence terrorism when it clearly had the same political and social motives that other acts that we quickly label terrorism do. >> i want to get to...

Be reconsidered? >> im sure that the u.s. capitol police chief and his staff are taking a look at that and re-evaluate security. you have an awful lot of members of congress that would require protectio protection. >> and tom fuentes, as you hear about this crime scene, the fbi is now in charge because a member of congress was shot. obviously the alexandria police were first to respond. capitol police exchanges fire. take me through the complexities of an investigation when you have two separate...

Heres a man with some mental issues will eventually become subject to isis rhetoric. have a very powerful propaganda machine. i suspect he may have been watching some of those videos online. he has some mental issues and has passed, he is now being subjected subject to this propaganda, perhaps he acts on it. cant tell at this point. the fact is, the joint terrorism task forces are not going to run that investigation from a a-z. theyre going to take it a, b, c and perhaps a man with mental issues...

Isis was affecting his brain and so on and so forth. its entirely possible, and i believe that its even likely.. heres a man with some mental issues will eventually become subject to isis rhetoric. they have a very powerful propaganda machine. i suspect he may have been watching some of those videos online. he has some mental issues in his past, he is now being subject to this propaganda, perhaps he acts on it. cant tell at this point. the fact is, the joint terrorism task forces are not going t...

Surprised by is that he took out a full-page ad in 1987 to criticize president reagan. so she a equal opportunity insulter. >> hillary clinton speaking in pittsburgh as this presidential race, by the way, comes to a head tuesday, election security is top of mind right now for u.s. law enforcement officials. cnn is learning about possible threats against three states and concerns about hacking of election results here in the united states. our justice correspondent evan perez and jim sciutto join...

When someone is consuming that poison in the privacy of their own home, who sees them? only family members. if they go out in the community and interact with small groups of people, who sees them? some community members. who is going to hear about the radicalization besides those closest to them? its highly unlikely to be an fbi agent. its far more likely to be a suffolk county cop, an mta officer, someone who knows the community and has the contacts to hear about the changing behavior of these ...