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>> sandra: last time around as you mentioned mike pompeo was able to hold bipartisan support as the cia director. one republican, rand paul, voted no. we're getting word rand paul is going to be holding a news conference on the pompeo and haspel nominations. as fox news is reporting some government officials told fox news yesterday that haspel is headed for a tough confirmation battle because it will likely reignite the controversial black site program. we'll hear from rand paul this afternoon. what do the hearings and the process look like? >> i don't know haspel at all. i couldn't pick her o...

Aftermath we keep the pressure on in all fronts, economically and military standpoint and we can't let them a year from now walk away from talks and have an operational icbm. what i worry about is the details after the summit how do inspectors get involved, when can they in expect and the devil's in the details and i think pompeo will be critical in the lower-level talks. >> sandra: what can you tell us about gina haspel. the president has picked her to be the next director of the cia and the first female. does she face an uphill battle when it comes to the confirmation hearings? >> she has im...

Relationship with secretary tillerson. i thought he gave sound advice. i enjoyed working with him very much. i knew it wasn't perfect. the president and i talk often also and look, i knew the relationship was not perfect. >> bill: catherine herridge live in washington. he told sandra, he and pompeo never met. what about the reports to nominate gina haspel. >> reporter: the confirmation hearing moving mike pompeo into the job will happen next month and he stopped short of putting a date on the calendar. the president's choice for cia gina haspel will go before the committee and haspel's role in...

National security space morale and so bad and low at the state department regardless of who's to blame. the white house and state clashed and the fact we don't have an ambassador in south korea and -- >> sandra: can mike pompeo change that? >> i think part of that will be his relationship with the president and i think there is going to be a re-energizing of the department when pompeo comes in. he was well regard the rank and file at cia because he powered decisions down, he kicked bureaucrats out of washington and put them out in the field and took a more aggressive a, -- assertive stance i t...

Secretary tillerson would be leaving and he would be nominating pompeo, look, everyone who serves in a cabinet position serves at his pleasure and he has to have people he has faith in so that's what he's doing. >> sandra: is pompeo the right person for the job? >> it's interesting. our lanes have never really crossed. he's been more in the intel area as head of cia. i'm not sure we've even ever met but what i hear about him is, look, he's very smart. he obviously knows a lot about the world being head of the cia and a look forward to sitting down and talking with him. we had a nice conversati...