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Bring in mark fuhrman and counterterror expert aaron cohen. gentlemen, another day, another deadly attack on pedestrians. this time in toronto. mark my want to start with you. alek minassian, the last name is an armenian name. armenia is overwhelmingly a christian nation. people are jumping to islamic terror. we don't know a lot more yet except we do know his name. 25 years old. witnesses describe a scene where he was deliberately driving into those pedestrians. your initial reaction. >> well, i would offer this. this is a terrorist act. they terrorized the most defenseless people out walking,...

Just 24 hours ago. many urban spaces, it makes you wonder, should you alter your lifestyle? two men who know a thing or two about protecting soft targets. in chicago. former police superintendent and commissioner. various titles throughout the great career. and michael balboni. of new york state. a counterterror expert. welcome to both of you. let's go to the commissioner. first off, you know the police chief this morning had to go through this horrible event and continue to inform the press hounded people were actually wounded, how many people have lost their lives. i thought they did a remar...

Also mike mccall, and highly respected counterterror expert, former assistant national security adviser francis townsend from the bush white house. another contender, retired marine general john kelly was also under consideration, some say for secretary of state. joining me is janet napolitano, president of the university of california systems. very good to see you. thanks for joining us. first of all, your possible you can ses sores in the role of homeland security. a lot of very qualified people under consideration, but what about sheriff david clark, who is controversial, to say the least? ...

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On a scale of 1 through 10? >> i would say ten. >> reporter: counterterror expert calls this cleric al awlaki osama bin laden's heir apparent. >> often it is seen as a hub to get the message out, and country with enormous resources and potential for recruitment is large and significant. >> reporter: if anyone know, it is al awlaki, and born in america, he spent the teen years in yemen before returning to the u.s. at the age of 19 to study engineering at colorado state university. though studying engineering, al awlaki realized a talent for preaching at a mosque near the campus who is remembere...