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Can interrogate him or not. if we treat him as a criminal and he says he wants his lawyer, we are going to have a hard time getting anything from him. on the other hand, if he is treated as an enemy combatant we can continue to talk to him. >> sandra: should he be treated as an enemy combatant? >> i believe he should. that's a big debate among lawyers and civil rights activists but we're at war and when we're at war, we should treat the enemy as enemy combatants, not as criminals. this could have been an enormous tragedy and we're very lucky it was not. >> sandra: when you say that as someone ...

Rights? defense attorney coming up. >> yes, he does have legal rights. the constitution by being here in the united states. i heard senator lindsey graham earlier this morning ask that this guy be treated as an enemy combatant peered i have to tell you. i agree with senator graham. my rationale for that agreement is simply this. when somebody commits a terrorist act, where they are trying to kill us in this country. i think the intelligence community should have that person tried to get all of the information that they can prior to them lawyering up and having constitutional safeguards. >> nei...

And you want to stop at any time we will stop. that is the basic miranda warning which is the law of the land everywhere. >> sandra: we had senator lindsey graham on. >> i heard that. we're long time friends but adversaries on this issue. senator graham has a lot of experience with military interrogations from his experience as a military lawyer. >> sandra: he said this man should be treated as an enemy combatant. >> this has never happened in the history of the united states of america that a person who caused harm, violence in the u.s. was in the u.s. at the time the harm was caused, was app...

Intelligence in war. the military legal system is. i hope whether he is a lone wolf or not they will treat it as an act of terrorism, not a common crime. >> sandra: and treat the suspect as an enemy combatant. senator lindsey graham, thank you for coming on the breaking news. >> bill: 21 past the hour. back to new york. based on what we're learning in a moment. two other big stories today. new polling on the alabama senate race. we'll share that with you and the wildfires in california. there is a new and ongoing threat as we have seen so much get taken down in the path of these flames. we're ...

>> bill: a terror attack in the heart of new york city as we learn more about the suspect. senator lindsey graeme is next on why he believes the individual now in custody should be tried as an enemy combatant and what difference at this point that makes. senator lindsey graham is up next. i need to shave my a1c i'm always on call. an insulin that fits my schedule is key. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announcer) tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are allergic to any o...