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To see were there potential red flags that we could have seen. all the information i think that's been collected to date doesn't say anything slipped through the cracks, but, you know, this scenario and lone wolf scenario is probably one of the hardest things to defend against because if you've never been across the radar of intelligence services and law enforcement, how do we know you're a bad person? this is one area i think working closely with local law enforcement, private security company on the ground where we can tighten up that information sharing that could lead to preventing some of...

We have no idea wave said because these messages were encrypted. >> that's stunning. the fact we don't know now after all this time. somebody is block access to those texts, i would imagine. the problem is if you look at the big picture, think about it if you are in one of these guys' shoes. the system is blinking red again. we have threats coming from all different directions. these guys are trying to track down so many different threats and neutralize them. of course, the couple in san bernardino is going to get through. we have to have a conversation about how far we want to go to neutraliz...

And moved to the united states with him and went through the -- all of the different security processes required to get that fiancee visa which is a rigorous process. so there's not an indication that this was a sleeper cell, that this was someone who was planted by isis, that this took years in the making. it's more likely that it was someone in the united states, unhappy with the way they were living, what they were seeing and became radicalized there and was part of a cell in the united states. and by the way, that is exactly the scenario that people -- intelligence, law enforcement, have b...

Individual actors think twice before doing something. and that is really the administration's concern from this point and that's a clear indication that they don't have information indicating a credible imminent near term threat. >> it would seem to me that it would be more difficult to stop someone who decides that he is going to or that she is going to strap a suicide vest on and walk into a crowded gathering and blow himself or herself up. it would seem that would be far more difficult to stop than a coordinated attempt, a sleeper cell in this country, no? >> absolutely. that's why you have...

Emphasize the remaining. >> you just glossed over there are sleeper cells in all 50 states. >> this is a u.s. intelligence official saying this. the director of one of the national intelligence agencies. i forget which. is that all that surprising? no. we have a population of 300 million people. when i say sleeper cell that doesn't mean thousands of people running around it could be two or three or half a dozen. in paris what we are looking at is fewer than a dozen people that are known. what is unknown is the network. we tend to codify these things. >> when you say a sleeper cell, does that m...