comey: yes. >> will be the impact if the fbi cannot come to an agreement of bill.nibus agreement mr. comey: if we return to the impact of sequestration when i started this job, it would be a disaster. the artistic and out of the hole. digging out of the hole. it would be a big deal. some of the worst case in areas you described to me privately are telling. now, i want to clarify a few facts. presents theam most complicated path for entering the united states. get to pick what country they are sent to. they are vetted more intensely than any other traveler. process can take years. withis why i agree jennifer petronius and secretary .agel who wrote to congress it would be contrary to our nation's tradition of openness and exclusivity and undermine our core objective of combating terrorism. -- house just passed a bill each and every refugee application, is that feasible? mr. comey: with the intentions to do itbe -- personally, that would be very hard. good i certify that there are no risks associate

james comey wants his news conference to be off the record. it is no longer a news conference, and tony, thank you so much for clarifying, but we want to at least let our viewers know. we know at the top, james comey, the head of the fbi would be speaking to the press. he's not. it's off the record. as soon as we get details out of that, that we are allowed to report, we will absolutely get to them. as we continue to follow the story and the details as they emerge, the dow jones industrials is really on a rock 'n' roll situation. we got an unbelievably solid, i'm not saying spectacular, solid enough jobs report of a build of 211,000 that the markets love it and anything with it, even a rate tightening by janet yellen come december 16th. dow is up 363 points. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company.

according to comey he wouldn't. here is comey on the investigation. >> i hope the american people know the fbi well enough and nature and character of this organization to know as i said many times, we don't give a rip about politics. i don't want to hurt anybody's feelings, doesn't what anybody thinks or feels about our work. we're competent, we're honest. we're independent we'll do our work the right way. we care only about the facts. harris: but when comey was asked whether the investigation would be made public he was far less direct saying he was not comfortable answering and did not want to speculate. why would he say that? >> comey wants his cards as close to the vest as possible. if there is criminal refermaybe for huma abedin or hillary clinton as well. harris: to the ag. >> to the attorney general. that is not made public. that is supposed to be a closed doors kind of thing. but also, obviously that attorney general lynch does not take the charge there will be riot among rank-and-file among fbi files, that

fbi director james comey had this to say about the investigation into the shooting. >> this is now a federal terrorism investigation led by the fbi. the reason for that is that the investigation so far has developed indications of radical indication by the killers, and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations. we're spending a tremendous amount of time, as you might imagine over the last 48 hours understanding the motives of these killers and understanding every detail of their lives. >> let's go live to gabriel elizondo in san bernardino for more. the fbi and police are still trying to find a motive for the shooting, but james comey and his colleagues say while there may have been radicalization involved, it's unlikely or we don't know if the suspects took direct orders from any particular cell? >> that's right, the key point of all of this is that the fbi has said that they're investigating this now as potential act of terrorism. that's important because it will allow the federal government here in the u.s. to put more resources and increase the scope of this inv

that's the problem. >> i think whether it's president obama or comey, blah, blah, blah. >> comey is a little bit different. he admits that we have a problem which is something i haven't heard from the top guy. >> the president has been in office for several years. if he were serious it wouldn't be what he's saying. it would be action. he's done nothing in terms of action. that's the problem. that's what the american people are seeing. we send out bombing missions where if there is a chance of a civilian being hurt they can't bomb isis. that's not taking isis seriously. >> domestically when i hear director comey talking really frankly about the problems we have and how we have to get together and do it, makes me think he's giving us the straight talk. >> he is. but this president is the one who said the j.v. squad was isis. he doesn't understand the depth of the risk. he said in yemen that was the model of our anti-terrorism activity. totally wrong. what obama said is that it's congress's fault and congress needs to declare war on isis. i agree with john. that would legitimize isis, be

what did comey say about the foreign influences? >> reporter: it was very interesting listening to the fbi director james comey on capitol hill today. we obviously learned a lot. chief among the idea that both farook and malik were radicalized and talking about jihad and radical islam online as long ago as 2013. you put that next to that photograph we have of the couple entering the u.s. at chicago's o'hare airport on july 27th, 2014, they were sold on the ideas of radical islam and on the ideology of radical islam when they came into the united states at that point. so who radicalized them and who did they remain in touch with? it appears at the moment in terms of isis at least, that the fbi is leaning more towards this attack being inspired by rather than directed by isis. here's james comey, listen. >> we're looking at to see was there anybody else involved in assisting them. so separate from san bernardino, we have not seen this. we have not seen isil cells or networks in the united states. instead what they are doing is motivat

director james comey earlier today. director comey: the investigation so far has indications of radicalization by the killers inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations. gwen: pete williams joins us with the latest. what do we know? mentioned isiser specifically but we did learn wednesday'sust as attack inside farook's fellow employees was beginning, his wife, tashfeen malik, sent an to thement to isis facebook time line so the f.b.i. director wouldn't comment on that but he did talk about radicalization, signs of inspiration by terror organizations, and he said were inno sign the two direct contact with any terrorists here or overseas and were part of they a network so it does seem like this is inspiration overseas to home-grown terrorists and it does seem also clear that a good deal of what the f.b.i. has so comes from records of phone calls and emails and that takes them only so far. there's no way to tell, for example, the f.b.i. says, what the couple's intent was, why they attacked that county facility or wheth

comey, if the evidence is there, he'll recommend it. if they refuse to do it, he'd resign. >> governor christie, good to see you. >>> coming up carly fiorina will weigh in on donald trump's proposal to ban muslims for a period of time. that and more as "hannity" continues. when a moment spontaneously turns romantic, why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use, is the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting mo

. >> director comey also makes a statement as there is friction between the white house and fbi how to characterize the attacks to read the investigation has indications of radicalization by the killers and the potential is rationed by foreign terrorist organizations. >> appearing normal the hall was already cleared as a crime scene could take furniture or baby items saying that farook paid the rent on time and pass a background check spirit that complete chaos of that day. >> is the carnage the number of people never injured and were already dead. the pure panic of those individuals that needed to be saved. >> based in behind a screen process with no plans to make changes. and to screen in pakistan. >> take a of that issue but that battle over syria's refugees has taken a turn the state of texas withdrew its efforts to block the result of it assyrian refugees scheduled for next week. the attorney-general comes after the administration reiterated the state had no authority to block it but didn't act the also provided texas with the requested additional information about the proposed 21

that might go to what comey was talking about. comey said the attack has not yet been connected to any type of terror cell here in the u.s. take a listen. >> we're looking at obviously in san bernardino to see was there anybody else involved in assisting them. so separate from san bernardino we have not seen this, we have not seen isil cells or networks in the united states. so far as we can tell, they have not succeeded in penetrating our borders with their operatives. reporter: but they are watching people very closely. people that may be tied to this case i'm told. as you might imagine, david, there is a lot of different avenues locally for that matter across the country and across the globe. this investigation is pointing to one more note. i'm told an fbi team is dispatched to europe. fbi teams are already there. the insinuation a specialized fbi team is there as part of this case. david. david: adam housley, thank you. melissa. melissa: we have the former director of the counterterrorism division at fbi. talk about the fiance

fbi director james comey today addressed the media. here he is. >> the investigation so far has developed indications of radicalization by the killers and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations. so far we have no indication that these killers are part of an organized larger group or

i thought it was bad optics for the attorney-general to stand next to james comey asy it turned out to be a brief statement. she looked like hers signal was cut before questions could be taken. these are very bad optics. >> i do agree. but the bottom line is what i take most seriously we have a director by the name of james comey of impeccable integrity and enough they will defer him from doing the right thing. he will not be persuaded by the white house, the attorney general to do something other than what he thinks it is absolutely correct. i can assure you of that fact comes down somebody to force him you will seeee horrible results. lou: we are looking at a number of large questions of semi-automatic weapons, to 9-millimeter handguns as the issue be was shot to pieces from the scene of their heinous act. where is this going to be dust?e for a man making for a man that was making $51,000 a year it looks like 50 -- financial support and nurture involvement by people beyond certainly the residents could take cameras and enter today. >> there are dozens of revenues to be followed inclu

thank you, director comey, for being here. i would like to speak to you for a moment about the gun issue and terrorism. i want if you believe that terrorist organizations around the world are aware of american gun laws? >> as i sit here -- i assume that they are. there is probably some specific but i assume they are. >> al qaeda spokesman kadan, american born, said in a 2011 video, and i quote, america is absolutely a wash with easily attainable firearms. you can go down to a gun show at the local convention center and come can away with a fully automatic assault rifle without a background check and most likely not having to show an identification card. so what are you waiting for? that's what his quote was. while they are not readily available for civilian use, semiautomatic are and. there are reports that the san bernardino people were trying to convert to is automatic. >> they attempted to convert or did convert them successful isly. i can't gives you the answer sitting here. >> those who would do us harm know it is easy to

general loretta lynch comey spoke from fbi had worked -- headquarters in washington, d.c. attorney general lynch: good afternoon, everyone. thank you for coming over. i have joined by the director today. the news from san bernardino continues to evolve, and now we have seen the names and faces of those who have fallen and the injured, and let's keep them in our prayers, not just those who lost their lives, but those who were injured, including law enforcement officials. it is an evolving investigation. we told you we would keep you informed about this investigation. recently there was a press conference in the local area with the assistant director in charge of the los angeles office providing details. the director will give you a briefing as well. the fbi has taken the lead in this investigation. they continue to work with our local partners who are outstanding, also along with the atf and u.s. marshals as well as we continue to investigate this. there is a lot of new information. the director will give you more insight to that. so thank you for being here today. director

fbi director james comey today addressed the media. here he is. >> the investigation so far has developed indications of radicalization by the killers and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations. so far we have no indication that these killers are part of an organized larger group or formed part of a cell. there's no indication they are part of a network. lou: the director's comments come after investigators learned that the female shooter, tashfeen malik, declared her allegiance to the islamic state on facebook, about 11:00 a.m. wednesday, roughly the time that the shooting began. investigators have also learned that malik and farook tried to destroy hard drives in a bid to cover their tracks and communications, and crushed cell phones crushed in a trash can near their home. the media getting an upclose, unexpected look into their home today. after the couple's landlord unexpectedly opened it up to reporters. we'll have a full report what's been learned so far in this investigation. that's coming up in moments. and

this hearing on comey will get a lot of attention. james comey, the f.b.i. director says both shooters in the terror attack were radical eyed as early as 2013. welcome to "happening now." jon: some disturbing new details. investigators are tracking how a recent $28,000 loan a track took out was spent. they are look at the couple's neighbor who bought two rifles in the rampage and whether any of that money went to pay for those guns. the killers mowed down 14 people at a christmas party last week. now authorities learned farook may have hatched plans for an earlier attack. reporter: the first of those disturbing comments by f.b.i. director james comey on capitol hill pointing aught tashfeen malik and her husband syed farook were radicalized even before they came into the united states together. we have that picture of them entering at chicago's o'hare airport. he says it was sometime before that point that they became islamic radicals. online as early as the end of 2013, they were talking to each other about jihad and martyrdom before necessity became engaged

quoting james comey, a lot of this evidence doesn't add up. they have more questions than answers right now. charles: joining me rod wheeler, a former whom credit detective in washington, d.c. kathy taylor former security council director. and major scales. the f.b.i. has taken a lead in this investigation. we heard from the family's attorneys. now we are calling the f.b.i. is calling it a terrorist investigation. steve, you took this position right out of the gate. everyone has caught up to you. now where do we go? >> now that the f.b.i. is in charge they will be working in concert with international military and law enforcement organizations. they have done a superb job. something needs to be said in view of this press conference. this is not a war against muslims. this is a war against terrorists. maybe that's the next thing the president will have to do, is say this is a war against terrorism. the best law enforcement organization in the world, they are going to get to the bottom of this. charles: jeff was talking about the attorneys for t

sot james comey, fbi director "don't let them win this.. by freaking you out. channel that into something healthy. tell us if you see something concernii and live your life." audio outcue: i'm edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. the white house says president obama will go to san bernardino to meet privately with the families of the victims of the terrorist attack. decisio 2016... many of the republican presidential candidates are hot on the campaign trail - coming off their final debate before the year closes... last night was how the united states is going to handle isis. cnn - who hosted the debatetein las vegas - says their are clear cut winners and losers... jeb bush, ted cruz and marco rubio topped the debate. losers? cnn claims ben carson, carly fiorina and john kaich fell short last ight. coming up on the kwwl news at six -- we'll hear what kwwl political analyst chris larimer has to say after the debate. there is some speculation that senator ted cruz actually leaked confidential information during last night's debate. the ashington post is reportin

now nick, along with cia director margaret brennan nan and fbi director comey provide ad threat briefing. director comey and attorney general lynch updated us on the investigation into the ban be >> i reiterated that the investigation will continue and has the full support of the federal government and we should leave no stone unturned in determining out how they did the tragedy. we are increasing awareness and staying vigilant and enhance the traveling of the public especially with so many americans traveling in the h holida holidays. i know after the attacks in paris and san bernardino americans are anxious. it matters to our friends and family and communities about their safety. that is true of folks inside of government as well as outside of government of the here's what i want every american to know. since 9/11 we have taken extraordinary steps to strengthen homeland security. our bort borders, ports and airports and aviation security enhanced watch list and screening. we have gotten much better thanks in part to the people in this room of preventing large complex attacks like 9/11.

director comey of the fbi is a good man. his agents are working hard. and the point i was trying to make, this may be the first evidence of a terrorist organization or operative arranging a marriage so that somebody could get in the united states to provide comfort to somebody already radicalized. if that's true,ev then we have to revisit this program. >> and the other part, too, in order to arrange it there had to be some discussion presumably over the internet. i don't know if they are using some sort of encryption. what kind of techniques are we using and the fbi, at least we are aware of this 28-year-old man here in the united states who excepted to some groups. apparently they found him of insufficient worry to follow up on it. so it's not like he was totally off the radar screen. he was just very far off. >> well, here's what i can tell you that was the most chilling. the garland, texas attack. one of the shooters in texas, who attacked the -- that was, thank god, stopped had had 109 messages sent between him and a known terrorist overseas that we

comey said it could have been as recent as late 2013. so that gives them quit a bit of time since the attack last week. now that would indicate that mismalick, the female shooter in san bernardino was radicalized before she came to the u.s one of the big questions that is raising today is how she obtained that fiance visa, that she was able to obtain to come to the u.s. to mary mr. farook and live with him in southern california. >> rose: we continue this evening with ed rollins and dan senor talking abouted republicans and their reaction to donald trump. >> the question is once the field starts to consolidate, you see, i believe after iowa starts voting, after february i think the field will winnow very quickly. candidates are either going to come in first and second or fifth and sixth and the ones that are fourth, fifth, sixth will drop out. they will not be able to raise money, organization an organization, they will start dropping out. i think trump will still be stuck around 30%. ask yourself this question, after what trump said yes

at the senate judiciary committee, fbi director james comey singled out i.s.i.l. as the single greatest threat against the united states. >> people planning increases their ability to mount a sophisticated attack against the home land. >> over at the armed services committee, senators wanted to know, if i.s.i.l. was the biggest threat, what are the forces to wipe it out? >> we need to know how you're going to wipe it out, that is not clear. >> neither could ash carter nor vice chairman james silva could say. >> they do not have operational freedom of movement or tactical freedom of movement. >> they were able to orchestrate an attack in san bernardino, california. >> there is no indication that i.s.i.l. ordered the attack, only that it inspired it. again senators were frustrated that defense secretary carter stubbornly stuck to the old strategy of searching for elusive indij influence indigens while pleading for special forces. >> i too wish that particularly the sunni arab nations of the gifl would do more and going back -- >> they are willing to do so if there i

fbi director james comey provided a chilling example wednesday. he said the two men who attempted to attack a garland, texas conference center in may communicated with an overseas terrorist 109 times that very morning, using powerful encryption the fbi can't crack. >> to this day, i can't tell you what he said with that terrorist 109 times the morning of that attack. that is a big problem. we have to grapple with it. >> reporter: encrypted apps, he said, are now standard tools for terrorists. the paris attackers likely used them to plan secretly, conspirators in france, belgium, and syria. now top lawmakers are considering legislation that would compel tech giants like apple, google and facebook to hand over encrypted data to law enforcement. >> even simple commercial products that you can buy encrypt the conversation. and some of them encrypted in a way that even with a court order, you can't break into it. >> reporter: tech companies say their products are designed that way for a reason, to protect personal information like bank account and cred

united states. >> testifying before a senate judiciary committee hearing on capitol hill, director comey said the couple's radicalization began before the emergence of isil. farook left california for a trip to saudi arabia in july 2014, where the two met face-to-face for the first time. they got engaged and traveled together to the u.s., and were married in august, 2014. comey said he can't say if the relationship was arranged by a group as part of a plot to carry out attacks in the u.s., but agrees with lawmakers that such a scenario would be a game-chainer. >> it would be a very very important thing to know. >> last week it emerged that malik pledged allegiance to isil on facebook just before the shootings. the f.b.i. found no direct link between the couple and isil or any other terror group. >> we're also working very hard to understand whether there was anybody else involved with assisting them, with supporting them, with equipping them. >> that includes farook's relative by marriage and former neighbor, enrique marquez. marquez and farook had planned an attack on the u.s. as far ba

>> well, certainly -- i've ha the pressure of meeting director comey. he is aster fighterright -- forthright and direct person who says the fbi will investigate without any view of political standing help is speaking for both the fbi and the justice department. he reports to loretta lunch so he is having his boss sit next to him. >> that's what made it weird. and raised the thought, well, maybe they're running -- running him in or not overdoing the terrorist angle.rÑz >> often you see fbi directors giving press conferences with attorney generals. when ashcroft was standing next to the been fib director as well. speaking parts aside i don't think it's -- >> we'll have john ashcroft ton address that but your right. it's just the timing of this and given the relurk tenancy to use certain language issue found it about but that could be me. i want to switch gears to the isis connection. they're ruling that out as -- not ruling it out but not jumping the conclusion it's an isis connect but we do know as well that tashfeen malik, the 27-year-old wife of city

that is fbi director james comey commenting on the uncovering of the investigation. and now, while there is isis influence in the united states, and the threat of homegrown or homeland terrorism, and just before thanksgiving, isis released a propaganda video saying that times square was a target for the terror group, and one of the public attempts to inspire and recruit potential sympathizers in the country, and however, the effort is so much less overt. and then tuesday, a report released by washington university are saying that people are spreading their message on line and vetting people, and identifying about 300 americans are identified with isis, and their strength is narrowed with face-to-face relationships. and in 2015 in the u.s., there have been 56 individual arrested in connection with isis. and now joining me is seamus -- -- j.m. burger, the author of "jihad joe, americans who go to war in the name of islam," and so i want to start out with you here, jay. if a woman in her 20s marries a guy, a sort of mail order bride and meet over in the hajj in saudi ar

director comey tried to bring some clarity to that reporting. >> that's right. it was clear today that the fbi director sought to set the record straight on this issue, jake, saying that nothing in this investigation so far has shown that the u.s. government missed any red flags on either of the terrorist social media pages. today, fbi director james comey made it clear the married terrorists syed farook and tashfeen malik did not publicly post anything on social media that the fbi could have picked up on. but rather communicated privately about jihad away from the eyes of law enforcement. >> in late 2013 before there is a physical meeting of these two people and resulting in their engagement and journey to the united states, they are communicating online showing signs in that communication of their joint commitment to jihad and to martyrdom. >> reporter: to-date for the first time the fbi called another attack on american soil terrorism. the murder by mohamed abudlazeeza in july. >> in my mind there's no doubt that the chattanooga chiller was inspired, motivate

he's james comey. and he says the san bernardino shooters were radicalized long before they even met each other online. the director of the fbi revealing that during a senate judiciary hearing today. correcting earlier reporting that the wife radicalized the husband, potentially. the feds say it seems they were both on the same page the whole time. >> they were actually radicalized before they started courting or dating each other online, and online, as late as -- as early as the end of 2013, they were talking to each other about jihad and martyrdom, before they became engaged. >> and despite the fact that they had those terrorists ideologies, tashfeen malik still managed to trick the feds and get into the united states on what they call a k-1 fiance visa. one month before she and syed farook got married in california. that means, she passed through two rounds of criminal and national security background checks. the fbi says those checks turned up no negative information. so, how did malik become radic

asked about that today, comey declined to comment. the fbi in los angeles said it was aware and investigating. chris. >> thank you, that was pete williams. i'm joined by nbc's blake mccoy who is outside the attackers' home. thank you. what are you able to find? we were out there watching it in the beginning today. what more has been discovered in the house? >> reporter: well, chris, we know the fbi wrapped up their search of the house overnight which is how reporters were allowed inside today. the landlord came up, took down the plywood and let people inside. it was mostly personal items found inside though we did see computer monitors, the hard drive taken by the fbi as you would expect. from court documents today we are learning that in the garage behind the apartment there was what's essentially a bomb-making factory. they found 12 pipe bombs but we're learning that there were also materials to make more bombs. it appears they were making them on site. metal tubing, wires, powder. bomb making factory here at this apartment. we also

james comey: i can only say so much about it at this point. they were actually radicalized before they started dating online. online, as late as the end of 2013, they were talking about a jihad and martyrdom, before they became engaged and married and lived together in the united states. we believe they were inspired by foreign terrorist organizations. we are working hard to understand the source of their inspiration. we are also working hard to understand whether there was anybody else involved with equipping and supporting them. we are also working hard to understand were there any other plans for that day. network continues. charlie: there are focused investigations on a neighbor, enrique marquez, who sold them the guns used. there is a lot we want to do in a small number of time. james comey just laid out the question with we all ought to be asking. but a talk about this radicalization. it is a surprise, i think, to many people. esme: it is a surprise that has been extensive. it could be as recent as late 2013, giving a lot of time between

. >> reporter: fbi director james comey revealed wednesday that one of the two men who tried to attack a garland, texas, conference center in may communicated with an overseas terrorist 109 times that morning. >> and to this day, i can't tell you what he said with that terrorist, 109 times the morning of that attack. >> reporter: so congress is considering legislation that would compel tech companies to unscramble and hand over suspicious and encrypted messages, but many of these companies operate outside of the u.s. "telegram" was founded by a russian and is based in germany, and experts warn that isis is testing out its own encrypted android app, so it won't have to rely on outside companies at all. even u.s. tech companies have balked at the notion of new laws. they say encryption is there to protect all kinds of personal data and if they give law eventually, hackers will find their way in, too. >> nancy cordes on capitol hill. thank you, nancy. >>> connecticut is about to become the first state to ban anyone on a government watch list from buying a firearm. that is something that c

times" has reported what james comey has said. we're waiting to get more information as well. >> favorable of isis what should people make about that? >> what do you mean favorable attitudes? >> supposedly expressed sympathy towards isis. what should people make of that? >> what evidence is there of that? what are you pointing to? what ways did they express sympathy. >> his exact quote the investigation developed radicalization of killers and inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations. he did say there is no indication being part of a local cell or bigger cell but these are his words. >> he is trying to say it was inspired by but, what i have read so far, we're all learning because the investigation is on going. we're the attorneys for the family, not the investigators. so none of us have all the information right now. but from what i've read, all i have seen, somebody looked at something on facebook. there was another thing, there was another article i read that the fbi had investigated people who syed farook allegedly spoke

fbi director james comey provided a chilling example wednesday. he said the two men who attempted to attack a garland, texas conference center in may communicated with an overseas terrorist 109 times that very morning, using powerful encryption the fbi can't crack. >> to this day, i can't tell you what he said with that terrorist 109 times the morning of that attack. that is a big problem. we have to grapple with it. said, are now standard tools for terrorists. the paris attackers likely used them to plan secretly, conspirators in france, belgium, and syria. now top lawmakers are considering legislation that would compel tech giants like apple, google and facebook to hand over encrypted data to law enforcement. >> even simple commercial products that you can buy encrypt the conversation. and some of them encrypted in a way that even with a court order, you can't break into it. >> reporter: tech companies say their products are designed that way for a reason, to protect personal information like bank account and credit card data. sometimes even the

. >> both of and director comey have said if you see something, say something. is there a line where people will be overly sus snishs. >> it's hard to characterize that. in this day and age people are understandably concerned. this horrific attack has people on edge and frightened. we lost so many victims and people were wounded. people are concerned, and we understand that.

and in fact, that has been acknowledged by director comey. you can play one passage on tv that is not the totality of what director comey has said about our screening process. >> i appreciate your confidence, but if we're bringing 10,000 refugees and we miss 1%, that's 100 terrorists. didn't take that many in paris and certainly didn't take that many in san bernardino. >> thank the gentlemen. now recognize gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. cart right for five minutes. >> thank you, chairman chafe is. i want to follow up immediately preceding discussion with you, ms. richard. you want assistant secretary bureau migration for the state department, right? is it fair to say you are sbe matly familiar with the vetting process for the refugees coming into this country? would you turn your microphone on, please? >> i don't know the vetting process as intimately as leon rodriguez does because he overseas the people doing the vetting, but i am responsible for the overall program. >> that's what i'm interested in. the overall program. because i think wh

sot james comey, fbi director "don't let them win this.. by freaking you out. channel that into something healthy. tell us if you see something concerning and live your life." audio outcue: i'm edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. late today the white house announced president obama will go to san bernardino to meet privately with the families of the victims of the terrorist attack. tensions are high in baltimore after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of the first police officer tried for the death of freddie gray. gray died in police custody last april. officer william porter is the first of six officers charged in the case. jay gray is in baltimore with the latest. after deliberating for about 16-hours over three-days.. this afternoon jurors in the william porter case told judge barry g williams for the second time.. that they were dead-locked.. at which point he declared a hung jury in the high-profile case.. williams dismissed the 8 women and 4 men on the panel.. telling them "thank you for your diligence." porter is the first of 6 baltimore

trish: it is not just director comey. we her from house homeland security committee today out with a report about 2015 basically being this watershed year for the terror threat and they boiled it down into a snapshot. they said isis actually inspired 66 plots on western targets. the u.s. has arrested at least one isis individual every week on average and that we're dealing with a serious global expansion. isis, sprawling jihadists incubators from yemen to libya. as we know right here back at home. we got word today earlier, general, of a threat in minnesota. a group of roughly 10 individuals, new one being added to that group trying to send people over to syria to train. how would you deal with this threat right now? we have more of the same from the president. what needs to change? >> that is an excellent question, trish. let's identify the threat. sun tzu said know thy enemy. if we don't identify it as radical islam, we can't defeat the evil ideology. the president, for whatever reasons are elected not to identify the t

comey said it was difficult to see the threat of isis because of encryption and hidden messages. he also said that there were no signs or indications or direct links between the san bernardino couple and overseas terrorist organizations. >> we still see in san bernardino no indication of direct contact with foreign terrorist organization, obviously that would include direction from foreign terrorist organization. we still have not seen evidence, although we constantly look for it and working on it that they are part of an organized cell of some sort or there were other parts to this plan. >> reporter: comey added there were no signs that the san bernardino tripped any wires or came across the fbi screens. he left everyone in the united states with a thought. he said if you come across something, tell us. don't let these savages get what they want. boris, cristina. >>> paul, thank you. terrorism and the most recent victims on the president's schedule this week. he will visit the counterterrorism center in virginia for a briefing this morning. then he travels to san bernardino to p

jim comey, i have utmost confidence in the fbi. i question over the years whether or not law enforcement under d.o.j., which is a political outfit can do the job. i have confidence in jim comey. he is a straight arrow, not going to let anyone push him around. lou: at the same time, saying he won't go off half cocked, there could be a reading of the same that the fbi is being intimidated as well by the fact that this is hillary clinton, one of the leading lights not on the democratic party but with the most powerful political family in the nation. >> it is, and let me just say. this jim comey in the 90s when he was a prosecutor watched the clinton administration dismantle an attack, then fbi director louis freeh. he has seen what the clintons will do to an fbi director if he doesn't like the tack he's going to take. i am worried about the length of time in this sense, i find it hard to believe that the fbi and the department of justice will indict hillary clinton during the primary process. i believe it has to be done very -- in sho

fbi director james comey is delivering a classified briefing to the senate about new details in the san bernardino terror attacks. he did the same for the house, just a few hours ago as the investigation focuses in on the next-door neighbor of the trft killers, enrique marquez, expected to be indicted in the next couple of hours, possibly as early as today. a congressman came out of the classified briefing for the house. he's making his way to our cameras in d.c. with the headline what the fbi director revealed. >>> and donald trump, you know, suddenly pulled out of scheduled meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, but why? netanyahu's former chief of staff george birnbaum is here in a fox business exclusive. he's got a new job. he's been hired by dr. ben carson to advise him on foreign policy matters, maybe perhaps to avoid a situation like donald trump is finding himself in now. less than an hour to the closing bell. let's start the "countdown." and i want to get you updated. the details are fast and furious, there is a report of an active shooter surrounded by police