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Of khashoggi and also there's a growing sense in europe and in much of the world that why is the president not only not listening to his cia but not listening to the 13 federal agencies that in the past few days issued a stark warning, a stark warning about what's ahead on the climate. >> right. >> when we've just come through all these forest fires in california and now the storms in the east that we've had, the drought problems that are facing farmers in the future, he's got his hands full. he really has his hands full. >> what is your answer to the question of why isn't the president listen...

>> so, i want to ask you about the -- this kind of shred that is the foreign minister is clinging on to. that the cia has concluded that the crown prince directly ordered this horrific assassination, the words used are high confidence. you know, one former member of the cia said to me, this is not them saying he might have done it or he could have done it. that he did it. and yet, we don't know of any smoking gun. so, when they say high confidence, what's your understanding, director clapper, of how sure they are? is there a shred of doubt? >> very little. you know, you're never 100% sure. tha...

This lavish treatment that he received, which seems to be the secret to success to garnering favor from the president of the united states these days. >> so i want to ask you about this kind of shred that al ja bare is clinging on to and the president has announced as his reason for standing with saudi arabia. the cia has concluded that the saudi crown prince ordered this horrific assassination. the words used are high confidence. one former member of the cia said to me, this is not them saying he might have done it or he could have done it. that he did it. and yet we don't know of any smoking...

It wasn't a huge surprise. i have to confess that i turned on the tv this morning, cnn of course, and i see a pipe bomb with my name on it, it was a little disconcerting. >> look, in the intelligence business, you deal with propaganda, and political rhetoric. what is effective. what is not effective. what is your sense. what needs to change and who needs to make changes in order for political discourse to become more about decency than disruption? >> well, i think a lot of people have to think about, you know, the current situation, what they as individuals need to do about it. and at the indi...

>> continue. >> fireworks or something. when john brenon got one, i figured if he -- if the perpetrator sent out enough, i probably got one too. i have to confess that i turned on the tv this morning, cnn of course, and i see a pipe bomb with my name on it, it was a little disconcerting. >> look, in the intelligence business, you deal with propaganda, and political r rhetoric. what is your chance, what needs to change and who needs to make changes in order for political discourse to become more about decency than disruption? >> well, i think a lot of people have to think about, you know, the c...