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Update from the white house on the process of deciding if, and how, are bump stocks should be regulated? >> that was something that the atf was doing a full review on and we anticipate the results of that to come back. we'll make a decision once that's been done. the department of justice asked that that take place. blake? >> the president also talked about ear marks, saying it could lower the hostility in d.c. and lead to sides coming together. is he not concerned it could lead to runaway spending? >> the president said you have to be careful and you have to have controls on ear marks. the br...

Democrats. and, you know, in the old days of earmarks, you can say what you want about certain presidents and others where they all talk about they went out to dinner at night and all got along and passed bills. that was an earmark system. and maybe we should think about it and we have to put better control because it got a little bit out of hand. but maybe that brings people together. because our system right now, the way it's set up, will never bring people together. i think we're going to get this done, daca. i think we're going to get -- i hope we're going to get infrastructure done in the...

Isis. is that in line with what you have heard? >> i have been hearing that. i have not heard it officially. that's what i've been hearing. this has all the ear marks, all the hallmarks of either something inspired by isis or islamist sympathizers. new york has had a lot of attacks, coordinated attacks, lone wolves. unfortunately there are a number of isis orders, islamist terrorist supporters in new york. percentage-wise it's small. >> sandra: people watching this and hearing people say maybe we're lucky this time, no one killed. the only person injured appears to be the suspect. some might s...

>> shepard: there is a moratorium on ear marks, right? >> 2011, con grems got shamed into putting a morer toerium on earmarks. don't think they're not still doing it in a sneakier way. instead of having a list of earmarks, here are the earmarks, they don't that, that is too public. they call up the agency and say, hey, i got an extra million for this and i want it to go to this project in my district. very different. much on the qt. but what do you expect out of congress? >> shepard: i don't know. i don't know what to expect. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> shepard: after iraqi forces ...

Interested in this material, they didn't think it was very significant. >> joining me right now, a 28 year veteran of the cia's nas clandestine service and was the deputy of the cia program. does this have the ear marks of a russian set up? and plane what that would look like. >> this is very much long the play book but certainly our play book of human intelligence. i understand the incredible reporting that's gone on to talk about this meeting, but in an intelligence operation, this meeting is less important than the lead-up to it. so this e-mail would have been sort of a soft approach. it wo...