here in washington instead and traveled to camp david where i'm told he's giving the president regular updates. president biden in addition to getting these regular briefings he's been on the phone with key u.s. ally. he spoke this morning with the president of france, the chancellor of germany, as well as the british prime minister and other key u.s. officials including the secretary of state, secretary of defense, and s jake sullivan has been making calls to their counter parts. the white house says they've been actively monitoring the situation over the last 24 hours. but beyond what they've been saying it's also what they've not been saying also so notable here. and that's because they've been cautious because of the fast moving nature of this, and also they didn't want to give any that the u.s. was supporting the forces on the ground. >> i want to bring former u.s. director of national intelligence james clapper. director clapper, appreciate you being with us. i'm curious what stands out to