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Next leader might be, speculation already taking place about -- one other thing i would add here, anderson, that i think is deeply concerning and is gonna be a big intention for the u.s. going forward in terms of how it grapples with the taliban and with afghanistan at this new leadership is the fact that he wasn't killed in the tribal areas in pakistan, he wasn't killed in the border areas of afghanistan. >> they were allowing him to live in cable -- >> it was in downtown cable, a few minutes away from the guesthouse that i was staying in last -- this is hugely significant that, they were at ...

Joining us now mark hertling retired air force lieutenant george clapper, cnn national security analyst and former director of national intelligence clarissa ward. clarissa, can you describe the regional global significance of the u.s. taking out not just the current head of al-qaeda but someone so deeply involved with september 11th, even if some of it's just not necessarily operationally that significant? >> there's no question that this is a hugely symbolic significant moment. this is a man as president biden said in his eighth minute address, who had literally spent decades targeting, kill...

Bounty on his head, what happens when other individuals who are potentially not perhaps as well known to intelligence officials, who are not necessarily on the radar internationally in the same way. how can you trust again in the taliban's word, when they talk about a serious commitment funding not only isis-k, which they're focused on, but other groups like al-qaeda in the region. >> -- the k director, clapper, with jim sciutto was talking about this earlier era, the past bounties have worked? [inaudible] director clapper, can you still hear me? in the past pound bounties have worked in terms...

Cnn national security analyst. george clapper, as you view where russian forces are arrayed are you surprised at the pace of the russian attack thus far? >> yes, anderson, i have been surprised. and i think maybe not as surprised as putin. i think they thought that this would be a cakewalk and they could just roll the tanks down the street and that would cow the ukrainians and they'd roll over and capitulate. and that obviously hasn't been the cast. the ukrainians have staunchly resisted the russians. and that will continue. as far as kyiv's concerned, you know, i think a likely scenario for m...

Calling on the cia director to come and brief senators on the killing. there's no indication that she's going to and bolton was asked about that today. he denies she's being blocked from doing so. but should she go? >> absolutely. anytime there's an event like this that has huge implications for the relationship, as heavily dependent on intelligence for our insight into what happened, there should be a senior, dan coats. >> why do they want her to go? >> you can surmise that perhaps the intelligence evidence is so compelling that the administration doesn't want to share that with congress. >> ...