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Question. my people came to me, dan coats came to me and some others and they said they think it's russia. i have president putin, he just said it's not russia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. i have great confidence in my intelligence people but i will tell you that president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. >> let's bring in former defense secretary chuck haggle. mr. secretary, thank you for being with us, do you agree with mccarthy's assessment, did president biden give vladimir putin a pass? >> well, i don't know what mr. mccarthy is ref...

Presidents in a lot of trouble. but you've got to lay your priorities out from your perspective. now, what are your priorities, mr. putin? do you want us to attack your companies, cyberand government? i don't think so. so it's a gave and take but you've got to have a strategy behind it, you've got to have your entire government behind it, not just leading with the military, we shouldn't lead with the military, we've done that for 20 years and it's been a mistake. the military can't solve every problem. can't reinvent new governments. that's where you come at it. >> former defense secretary chu...

American military cemetery about 50 miles outside of paris. the white house blamed it on bad weather. they said that bad weather grounded his helicopter. but take note of this, okay? look at those pictures. that's the chief of staff john kelly, general joseph dunford, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. they were able to make it to the cemetery. the world leaders as well, former defense secretary chuck haggle on cnn highly critical of the president's decision not to go. >> it was an embarrassment, and he let down, i think, our veterans. he let down our country. and i think he sent a ver...

My conversation with senator mccain, he lamented the lost spirit of comedy and service that came with the fading of the world war ii and vietnam generation and he expressed hope that the new one coming into leadership would provide a renewed sense of compromise of putting country above party. >> he had a band of brothers in the senate that served in vietnam. john kerry, chuck haggle of nebraska, chuck rob of cleveland and others that served in vietnam that used that as their political platform. so the fact that they were able do that he is looking for people from iraq and afghanistan to contin...

Themself, anna. >> all right. diana magnay, we appreciate that report. okay, we have been talking about the security issues gearing up for the olympics all morning long. famed formula one driver michael schumaker is in critical condition after suffering a severe ski accident. he was back country skiing in the southern france. schumaker was wearing a helmet when that incident happened on a difficult unmarked run that's reserved for top skiers. doctors say it's too early to get any sort of prognosis for his recovery, although, they do say the helmet likely saved his life. defense secretary chu...