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Refocused attention on the issue of terrorism. and the president condemned the attack and spoke out forcefully saying this should strengthen our resolve. he spoke out about a number of other issues but terrorism just can't -- is always somewhere near the top of the agenda and the president is saying that they -- he will pursue the killers anywhere. >> yeah. terrorism causes a ripple effect. ron allen, thank you so much from kuala lumpur. the ripple effects here in the united states, the backlash after donald trump calls for a database to track muslims in this country. if you have high blood ...

Isis is the up and coming young start -- upstart in the jihadi world and al qaeda is the main stay. they within these dispirit areas, they are carrying out attacks, and they do have a method -- an ability of jealousy. >> all right, malcolm nance, thank you so much this morning. i want to bring all of you up to date on the american killed in the mali terror attack. you heard gabe gutierrez reporting about her, but family members say 41-year-old anita datar from tacoma park, maryland, lived a life devoted to others. she was killed at the radisson blu hotel in mali's capital. president obama ...

Say that they wouldn't have done that if they didn't think the threat is serious, real and concrete. now the prime minister fear they'd be a coordinated attack similar to paris. >> i know you're keeping a vigilant eye on things for us. meantime, joining me now, former intelligence officer malcolm nance. and malcolm, with a good morning to you, let's talk about belgium right here. the crisis alert level having been raised to level four in the capital of brussels that indicates a serious and immediate threat. so what does that tell you about the intelligence they have been receiving? >> well, ...

Right tape we had hoped to play, but let's get to philip bump, from "the washington post." and i loved the title of your article in "the washington post," the political responses to paris have little to do with what we know happened in paris. explain this. >> so we have two big fights emerge in washington, in the aftermath of the paris attacks. the first one about syrian refugees. the second one about enhanced encryption methodologies in order to protect data. the first being, you know, what -- did people come through the refugee stream to commit the attacks and the second, did they use encryp...

Thank you very much, bill neely. the attacks in paris and mali are raising new concerns about the possibility of an attack here. a video released by isis this week appeared to threaten new york, the city's police commissioner spoke to allay fears. >> do not be intimidated. that's what terrorists seek to do. they seek to intimidate. we will not be intimidated and we will not live in fear. >> commissioner bill bratton there. let's bring in don barilly, in charge of the joint terrorism task force. welcome to you. you heard what commissioner bratton just said. are these intimidation tactics on t...