satellite images and trying to show iran clean up something at the military base believed to have been a test site for explosives used to detonate a nuclear weapon. it is not exactly sure at this point what they're trying to clear up. this is on the heals of iran allowing u.n. inspectors to visit the base after repeatedly denying access to the same inspectors in the past. the director general of the agency tells matthew chance that he believes iran is hiding something. >> iran is not telling us everything. that is my impression. so, we have, we are asking iran to engage with us proactively. and iran has a case to answer. >> mike raunlers of michigan is chairman of the house intelligence committee. nice to see you, sir, thank you for your time. we appreciate it. we have been talking about these satellite images that we're just getting word of. what can you tell me about these images? >> well, those are the satellite shots that you see are probably commercial sites, so, we have access to different kinds of materials, as you might imagine and it's clear that they were doing some activity there that they did not want the rest of the world to see, many believe and have a high degree of work that was happening at that facility was enhancing their nuclear weapons program. that is what is so disturbing. to give them time to straighten things up so when they invited them back with conditions, that they could make sure that people didn't see things that they didn't want them to see. >> so, do you believe that the location of the suspected nuclear testing site is, in fact, a place where there's evidence that they're trying to remove evidence of creating a nuclear weapon? >> i do believe, with the high degree of confidence that there were activities there that were related to their nuclear weapons program. what they were is still up for some debate. but, clearly, that's one site that they were engaged in some activity and there are several different avenues that they're pursuing all at the same time, enrichment being one and missile testing being another and then weaponization. so, how do you get the thing to function, nuclear bomb to function. we think some of those activities at this particular facility and enrichment at another. >> so, iran has done this before, a cleanup of a site that could be contaminated with nuclear waste right before inviting inspectors to come back in and in a way, it's like a cat and mouse game. do you think that this is, basically just another evidence of another game? >> i do. the sanctions are starting to bite a little bit. i wish we would draw them a little tighter and there are things that we can do starting in july we can move up on the timetable and continue to put pressure on them, but they are very clever and they understand if they can delay a little bit, they can continue to work on their program. they look at it as their nuclear umbrella. if they can get a bomb that is developed and that can explode, they believe that they're under this nuclear umbrella. so, the debate in the intelligence community here is, when did they think that they're going to get to that point where they can actually functionally detonate a nuclear bomb. israel says that they think we can't wait much longer to figure that out and the united states we are having internal debates now on what the next course of action is going to be. >> what do you think the next course of action can be and do you think the attack by israel is imminent? >> well, i was just in israel recently and met with all their folks over there. i came away, soledad, with the thought that they're looking at the world in a little different way. egypt is no longer a reliable partner and hezbollah on their north is well armed with about 30,000 missiles, thanks to iran. iran is going nuclear and iran said that they want israel to be wiped off the map. so, their standard and ours are going to be a little different. their argument is, hey, we can't let them even get into the race of trying to make that bomb explode. we have to do something sooner. i believe that if this is going to work, we have to have a credible military option. meaning, iran has to believe that we'll do something if they continue to pursue down this path. so, continue sanctions and then show that the united states is serious when we say all options on the table. we can't say all options on the table, oh, by the way, israel, we don't want you to do anything. that's not very credible. we need to make our argument. >> let me ask a few question about syria, if i can. we're getting word of a major defection if it is the deputy oil minister and the name is -- i'm sorry if i'm mangling that name, but basically he resigned from his position and joined the opposition. first of all, can you confirm that that is actually true and, number two, what will the implications of that be? >> i'm not at liberty to discuss the defection just yet, but i will tell you that we had lower level defections are happening and if this, in fact, were happening, it would be the most senior deflection yet. it just shows that there is some pressure there. i would caution, however, that we saw lots of defections, even in libya. even from senior military commanders. they were still able to keep their organization functioning and syria is in probably a better position. i think the government forces are probably more holistically loyal. some out of fear and some out of true loyalty to the regime and they have iran and other advisors from other countries, unfortunately, trying to keep this thing together for assad. so, it's good news if, in fact, that proves to be true, however, i wouldn't get too excited just yet. we've got a lot of folks who are still committed, especially in the military, about conducting acts of violence at the regime's request against its own people. >> senator john mccain and senator feinstein had very opposing views on what should be done next in syria. i'll play a chunk of what they both said and i want you to comment on the other side. we'll play that. >> the united states cannot be the world's policeman. we still have men and women dying in afghanistan and we're trying to get out of iraq and we played a role in libya and we see the middle east exploding. the key is to get the united nations, to pass a resolution, which enables the arab league to go in there. >> i understand the strain on american military. i understand the sacrifices made by american families, but i also understand that the proudest part of american's history is when we have tried to help other people achieve the same goals that we so passionately articulated when we declared our independence. >> who do you agree with? who's right? >> well, maybe a little of both. how is that? there are issues with just going in and i supported the president on his libya action. this i'm a little bit concerned with in the sense that we -- they have chemical weapon stockpiles that we know of that they know we know of. the world knows about that we haven't quite figured out if you start to meddle in syria, how do you make sure that doesn't fall into the wrong hands. we don't have a good handle on who the opposition is. if we do that, we need to walk through the series of things that we have. i argue, however, that syria is in our national interest to have a regime change. you know, iran used syria through proxies in iraq to kill as many as 600 u.s. soldiers. they introduced weapon systems and they used it to funnel proxies into iraq to conduct operations against our u.s. soldiers. it is a proxy and a supporter of terrorism and it's something that would benefit the world and certainly is in the national security interest of the united states to do something about. my concern here is, we need to walk before we run. there are lots of steps that we need to do and can do and are not doing in syria that can put it in a better position to tip that regime without direct military action. >> congressman mike rogers is the chairman of the house intelligence committee. nice to see you, sir, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you, soledad. carlos diaz is joining us here for a couple of days with our sister network, hln. you have a look at the headlines for us. >> more rush limbaugh headlines. we start out with carl levin chairman of the armed services committee calling to be taken off the armed services radio network. the network airs limbaugh's show every day to thousands of service members stationed around the world. limbaugh is under fire for calling georgetown law student a salute and slut and he is telling cnn he delighted so many advertisers from the limbaugh show and he hopes they'll drop limbaugh on their own. one of the deadly tornadoes that ripped through the midwest last week causing massive destruction is caught on camera and the twister stayed on the ground for 95 miles. as it tore through towns in kentucky and west virginia. now, weather experts say it's rare that these kind of twisters touch the ground for more than a few miles. whitney houston left everything to her 19-year-old daughter, bobbi kristina, but the singer's will does not mention specific assets. houston's money will be put into a trust. bobbi kristina is 19 years old now and she'll receive part of that money when she turns 21 and more when she turns 25 and then the balance when she turns 30. and how's this as a gift from your commander in chief. president obama while greeting a group of wounded warriors at the white house this week signed the prosthetic arm of carlos evans. that's got to be pretty cool. sergeant eveneds was injured in afghanistan. he's previously met first lady michelle obalm at the walter read army medical center back in 2010. from moguls to modern day girdles. the annual list of billionaires and the top dog is no surprise, carlos slim worth $69 billion and then microsoft co-founder bill gates, he came in at $61 billion. warren buffett with just $44 billion, he's number three. newcomer to the list, though, sara blakely, she is the creator of spanx the undergarments that women and men -- >> not nodding. >> i'm not saying who is nodding. i'm not confirming the nods, but i also can confirm that men wear these, too. i'm not saying -- but blaky came in on the list at number 1,053. >> what does that say about our great nation that she's a billionaire, the woman who makes spanx that just basically sucks it all in. >> you're a tragic, tragic man. still ahead this morning, the earth right now, don't want to scare you, but the earth right now is being blasted by the largest solar storm in years. if you have to catch a flight or on the phone or even if you just have a fridge, you might feel it today because it affects the power grid. we'll bring in the nasa scientists to talk about the possible fallout. how do you wash these pants? 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it can cause three different kinds of effect on our technology. one is through geomatic storms, which really disturbs and trip power grids, et cetera and that's a big problem. the other is radio blackout and that's the radio storm and then the third one is radiation storm and you do not want to expose your astronauts outside of the protective shield of our magnus fear and if there are people flying in aircraft and high altitude, again, you can expect to see high level of radiation, especially in high latitude, northern and polar regions. >> it's amazing, as you're speaking, we are showing literally the most beautiful pictures of the sun and the solar flares. it's amazing how gorgeous they are as you describe all the potential destruction down the road coming our way. >> i have a question. it sounds like this is not catastrophic, that's good news. if there were going to be a catastrophic event and a lot of radiation heading our way and plasma and things that would do damage, how much warning would you have? how much time would we have to prepare for it? >> this is a very good question. at least through the science side we have really surrounded the sun. we have solar dynadynamics very capable and two spacecraft that are away from the sun and we are seeing all 360 degrees of the sun. not just the front side. if you have it emerging on the far side, we know. that gives us a long-term ability to forecast. okay, there is an active region and we should be watching that. and then we have about 1.5 million miles from earth, we have a spacecraft called advance explorer and what that does, that actually measures the particles that are put out through these ejecs or flares. >> she's saying it is going to be okay. he just calculated how much warning do i have before i need to leave? >> do we enough time to call will smith. >> it's 30 minutes to an hour once you see it. >> plenty of time. >> i hope i got that right, thank you for joining us this morning. i appreciate it, thank you. those pictures were just amazing. still ahead on "starting point" hitting the mute button on barney frank. what did he do to get banned from talking for an entire day? 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