director, and everybody at nctc, all of you, for welcoming us here today. now nick, along with cia director brennan, and fbi director comey provided a threat briefing. they updated us on the investigation into the san bernardino attacks. i reiterated the investigation will continue to have full support of the federal government, and we should leave no stone unturned. secretary of homeland security johnson updated us on the measures we're taking here at home, to increase awareness, stay vigilant and enhance the safety of the traveling public. [ changing captioners ] anxious, and that'sns were

what matters most to all of us are our friends and family, and their safety. that's true of folks inside of government, as well as outside of government. here is what i want everyamerican to know. sense 9/11, we have taken extraordinary steps to strengthen our hope land security. our borders, our ports, our airports, our aviation security, including enhanced watch lists and screening. and we have much better. thanks in part to people in this room, of preventing large attacks like 9/11. more over, and i think everybody here will agree, we have the best intelligence, counter terrorism, homeland security, and law enforcement professionals, in the world. our folks are the best. across our government, these

dedicated professionals are releaptless. at the operates center here, people from across our government work literally shoulder to shoulder pouring over the latest information, analyzing it, integrating it, connecting the dots. they are sharing information, pushing it out across the federal government, and just as importantly to our state and local partners. in other words, what you see here today is one strong united team. so our professionals have a remarkable record of success. of course, when terrors pull off an act like what happened in san bernideno, utters at our hearts. but i also stiffens our resolve to learn whatever lessons we can, and make any improvements that will needed.

in the meantime what the world doesn't always see are the successes. those mottes that have been prevented. s and that's how it should be. this work often times demands secrecy. but as americans, we should not forget how good these patriots are. over the years they have taken countless terrorists off the battlefield they have disrupted plots they have saved person lives. so for everybody involved in our p counterterrorism efforts i want to say thank you, and the american people thank you. and i want to repeat what my team just told me. at this moment, spell jens, and officials don't have any special and credible information about an attack on the homeland. that said we have to be veg lent.

we are in a new phase of terrorism. including lone actors, and small groups of terrorists. like those in san bernideno. because they are smaller often self-motivating they are harder to detect, and that makes it harder to prevent. but just as the threat evolves, so do we. we are constantly adapting, constantly improving, upping our game, getting better. and today the mission to protect our hope rondos on on three main fronts. first we are going after terrorists over there. where they plot and plan and spew their propaganda. as i described at the pentagon, we will little isil harder and harder, we are taking our their leaders, our partners are fighting to push isil back, and isil has been losing territory. the special forces are hard at work.

we took out the leader in libya. we have taken our toasts in yemen, and somalia. so we are sending a message. if you target americans you will have no safe hafen. we will find you and defend our nation. meanwhile, we are working to protect americans overseas. including our military bases and service members. john kerry updated us on security at our embassies. second, we continue to do everything in our power to prevent terrorists from getting into the united states. we are doing more with countries around the world including our european partners to prevent the flow of foreign terrorists fighters both two places like syria, and iraq, and back into our countries. we implements security that come here under the visa waiver program, and working with progress to make further improvements.

even refugee coming to the united states, some of them victims of terrorism themselveses will continue to get the most intensive scrutiny of any arrival. they go through up to two years of vetting including screening. and the review that i ordered into the fiance visa program under which the female terrorist in san bernideno came here, is on going third. we are stepping up efforts to prevent attacks here at home. as i said, the ntct is sharing information with our state and local partners. across the country, more than 100 joint terrorism task forces are action arm of this fight. federal state and local experts all working together to disrupt threats. at the state level, fusion cells are receiving tips and pushing information out to local law enforcement. and just yesterday, the department of homeland security updated it's alert

system to make sure americans are getting the most timely, and useful information. all right of our meeting today focused on how we can continue to strengthen our partnership between law enforcement, hi-tech leaders, communities, faith leaders, and citizens. we have to keep on building up trust and cooperation, that helps communities inoculate themselves from the kind of propaganda that isil is spewing out. preventing their loved ones, especially young people, from succumbing to terrorist ideology in the place. and finally, one of our greatest weapons is our own strength and resilience as a people. that means staying vigilant. if you see something suspicious, say something to law enforcement. it also means staying unites as one american family. remembering that our greatest

allies is each other. americans of ought faiths and backgrounds, and when americans stand together, nothing can beat us. worst of all we can't give into fear or companying how we live our lives. because that's what terrorists want, it is the only leverage they have. you can't defeat us on the battlefield p but they can lead us to companying in ways that wound undermind what this country is about. and that's what we have to guard against. we have to remind ourselves that when we stay true to our values nothing can beat us. so anyone trying to harm americans needs to know, they need to know we are strong. and we are resilient. that we will not be terrorized. we have prevailed over much greater threats than this.

we will prevail again. so i want so once again thank all of you, and every one of your home agencies across our entire government for your extraordinary service, i want every american to know as you go about the holidays as you travel and gather with family, and the kids open their presents, and as we ring there the the new year, that you have dedicated patriots working around the clock, all across the country, to protect us all. often times they are doing so by sacrificing their own holidays. and their own time with families. but they care about this deeply. and they are the best in the world and for that we are very grateful, thank you everybody, happy holidays. [applause] >> that is the president, he is speaking at the joint terrorism center, that is maclaine virginia.

telling those gathers the people that spend their days and nights there trying to keep america safe, that our folks are the best, he said that san bernideno those toughen our resolve, he says what the world doesn't see is our successes we want to play for you a moment from now, a sample of what the president had to say, he began his address says as americans we should not forget how good these patriots are, but before he said that, he updated those present on the latest efforts in san bernideno california take a listen. >> that address along with me, saying we have to be vigilant. we are in a new phase of

terrorism, as you pointed out, this is the third such actress, did he succeed this time in calming fears of a frightening public? >> it is hard to say at this point. if you look at the campaign, if you will, that the president and the white house, the administration has launched, in it's fatality it is clear what the mission is, and that is to reassure the american public, in the wake of paris, and san bernideno, and you heard the president talk about the attacks in the context of what many here in washington and the white house regard as the biggest threat and unknown, and that is the so called lone attacker whose are acting on their own. who are somehow influenced by the message, the social media messages the internet messages commenting to group from isils and other around the country. fascinating that the president did mention, one of the main topics there in speaking with this group, that represents law enforcement and intelligence

from around the country, was this discussion that they did have about the need to cooperate with tech companies in particular, and this is a recurring theme of the administration, trying to have some measure of cooperation, if not actual access into some of the encrypted technology, so the government intelligence services can get an incite into exactly what is happening in communications between these individuals and these groups outside the country. the president, dale, bottom line, says there's no specific and credible information that they have on an attack on the homeland. you saw him earlier this week, talking about the fight against isil, the military end of this, the overseas end of this, today talking about the emphasis more on the domestic efforts here in the united states as the president begins -- prepared

to embark tomorrow on an extended vacation. efforts here to keep americans safe. >> mike for us at the white house, stand by, because we are going to continue our discussion right now. here in new york, and karen, as the president was speaking and right before the president began to talk, i asked you if at first you don't succeed, try, try, again, this is the third such address, did he succeed. >> he might have, his last speak, the one right before this, was very specific. this is what our agencies have done, this is what our military has done, this is our plan for the future, policy after policy. this is a jr. general safe. we are safe. safe as we can be, with all of our skills. if something happens it isn't because we haven't done our jobs but he was blaming something else, which is

american deviciveness. he is saying we should prevent a united front. >> 33,000 people killed by gun violence in the united states, 32,000 people die every year on the roads, 23 by lightening strikes all of those numbers surprisingly more than the number of people that have died in so called terrorist attacks in the united states, so the is this climate of fear, is ill real? or is it politically manufactured? >> what it is is both. it is hard to get rid of, it is not nearly as real as we make it out to be, and there's something deep inside the human psyche, that once fearful, it is hard to roll it back. you are seeing a mixture of strands together, calming people down is what obama wants to do, it is the end of his presidency he is willing to take this on, saying you are safe, it is just not something politician want to say. >> the 39 telling those that

the united states is getting better when it comes to stopping these attacks, take a listen. >> since 9/11, we have taken extraordinary steps to strengthening our homeland security. our borders, our ports, our airports, ourive vagues security, including enhanced watch list and screening. and we have gotten much better, thanks in part to the people in this room of preventing large complex attacks like 9/11. more over, and i think everybody here will agree, we have the very best intelligence, counter terrorism, homeland security, and law enforcement professionals in the world. if you would set the table for me, the complex that we call national security, what did it look like then? what does it look like now. >> well, dell, it is a great question, and you need look no further than where the

president was today. from he delivered the remarks. where he reviewed the 16 agencies operational security room. that was created in the wake over 9/11 by executive order, and later by legislation in congress. this counter terrorism center. it was meant to address the one issue, that became the theme and reform witness the bureaucracy, and that was the so called stove piping. between law enforcement, and between rival intelligence agencies that with held information from one another, vie fall information that could have been changed and possibly preventing attacks even the one on then. so this agent sir, was founded to sort of alleviate that, or fix that problem, and that's why you have 16 different agencies represented law enforcement, and intelligence represented there in that operational center, looking at all the usual arrays of flat screens

and computer analysis, and all the various forms of intelligence and information that comes in, and trying to share their in real time. so perhaps no greater example of the change in climate here, to say nothing of what you see with your own eyes. >> we want to play that soundbite that speaks to what you are saying, this is the president talking about how since the days of then, the national security has now had to come together if for nothing else. >> at the operation center here, people from across our government work literally shoulder toe shoulder pouring over the latest information, integrated it, connecting the dots. they are sharing information, pushing it out across the federal government and just

as importantly to our state and local partners. what you see here today is one strong united team. >> karen greenberg in washington, they say that national security apparatus are those buildings that have no windows, but have the security barriers and fences how big is the fact security apparatus try fog keep the nation safe now, compares to what it was ten years ago. >> it's not just bigger, it is this integration of all the agencies led by intelligence efforts that is so different. whereas before law enforcement would have it's lane, treasury would have it's lane, now it is all combined. that's what he means by the 16 agencies that deal with this so it is good and bad. they can integrate what they are doing, but they are very much on the same page, so the question of what that means in terms of individual agendas is up for grabs. >> people like snowden are

saying these are the documents they are listening to everything we do, now it seems like the government is saying we need to listen to what you are doing, and people are rolling out the red carpet, do it, so which is right. >> this is one of the first speeches i have heard the president or any top official give where they don't mention constitutional protections. he did not say while -- and while, we are protecting civil liberties. this is going to be a very important period in the country, to see how much, this increased climate of fear, will enable certain constitutional protections to be rolled back. this' been a lot of concern by people in washington, concerned about terrorism, that this leaves us vulnerable.

this is a period of concern and we will see what happens. >> both of you stand by, when we come back, we will continue the conversation, the conversation seems to be on everybody's mind. how realistic is the threat, stay with us, we will be right back.

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specific and credible information about an attack on the hope land. we are in a new phase of terrorists. including republican actors and small groups. because thermaller, often self-initiating self-motivationing they are harder to detect. and that makes it harder to prevent. just as the threat evolve sod do we. we are an't daing and improving up our game, getting better. exactly one week before christmas eve, will being to that speak as well, mike, as he was speaking i was thinking about the landrails oklahoma city, 9/11, the boss

tom bombing, but this time the fear seems to be more palpable that conjured up the areas of the d.c. area sniper, it was that person who could be sitting next to you on a subway train, and you just don't know who they are, is that the sense you get, this fear that is being experienced this time? i mean that's the ebbs sensor and nature of what people have referred to as terrorism. and why the president went there to the count terrorism center. it is a difficult push and pull for officials for intelligence, and law enforcement officials to say look, we stopped countless attacks, we just can't tell you about them. obviously the public has a right to be skeptical, particularly after the revelations that you mentioned of edward snowden, and everything that has flowed from that. and elsewhere around the

world right now, so the administration is hamstrung, if you give them the benefit of the doubt, between assuring people that they are on top of things that they have stopped countless threats, but they simply can't tell us about them, because that would reveal methods and sources and details that would be counter productive. i think is that the individual that put a fine point on this wasn't necessarily president obama, but was the fbi director who was with president obama in the counter terrorism center, who in his message to fbi employees said a number of things among them, this is not an existential threat to this country. yes, there are incidents, yes, they are fastly, and hearable, and particularly the nature of them in every day situations are we all are whether it's at school, or the workplace, or in transit someplace.

wherever americans might happen to gather, but this is not an existential threat. you have to be on your guard, that is the way it is right now. your have to be on a heightened state of alert, he termed ate yellow state of alert. and it -- this is something that time and time again we hear people like the president, who said it again today, law enforcement top officials say see something, say something, welcome become a cliche, you almost don't hear it any more p we are told it is a very effective way, having said all that, it is down to the president to reassure the public, to marry sure they are on the ball on top of it even giving the lone wolf, or lone attackers the possibility of something that happened in san bernideno. >> well put, michael, thank you very much. and to talk about that fear

for just a second. several school districts reporting threats today. closing today because of an online threat there, also schools in florida, and texas, receiving messages as well. they stayed open, and officials in miami, and ft. lauderdale, and florida, dallas and houston, all working with authorities to try to figure out the cause of those. karen greenberg, just this week, we see that schools in los angeles close, schools in new york state open, walk us through the psychology of fear and what america needs to do moving forward as mike said, as the president said, this is not a threat to the united states. the flag is not doing to come down over the white house, and the capitol will not be othertaken and we won't have an occupying force, so this is not a threat to the sovereignty of the united states, just makes people afraid. >> right, but the question is, does it change our lifestyle. remember, after 9/11, george

bush, said famously, please don't change the way you live. go out, go shopping. go to the movies, do something to show that you spill have your way of life. and so the deeper issue is how is this changing travel plans, how is this changing going to public arenas so that's what you want to be careful about. on the issue of the school closings this is not the first time schools in the united states have had bomb threats they had bomb threats at my school when i was a child during the cold war. >> the question is -- l. a. -. >> maybe for a different reason. may very much for the reason that they don't have the expectations of new york and l.a. has.

>> what happens the night before, we are going to get up the next morning go out, hang our laundry and go about business as usual a sense of getting things together, if you have an issue about your school. >> how do we mike these calls and have to be more and more reassurance at the state and local level. >> to answer this question, any chance that 12 politician running for president on one side toned down a bit when it comes to the issue of fear and isil. >> i doubt it. they are speaking to anxiety on the part of the public.

they have done it on both sides of the aisle, and what do that say, politics as usual on the capitol. is it normal that the political climate is this polarizing on the issue of fear? or is this just history repeating itself. >> this is something we have seen time and again. remember, ebola. before the election, and then after the election, it sort of disappears. there is something about fear, and political cycles. ers doesn't mean there aren't things to fear, but there should be some sense of we are adults, we know how to view this with some distance. >> thank you for being with us today, once again to give

you the numbers. shirt 3,000 people die each and every year, with gun violence, 32,000 on the roads. 23 by lightening strikes that is more than what we have seen in recent attacks. we have nothing as a nature to fear as fear itself, the news continues live, next.

live now to andy gallagher in miami, andy. the significance of what happened here a year ago, it was a normal working day for us, and then we have the news of the u.s. aid worker that languished in a cuban jail for five years would be released. normalization of relations

between cuba and the u.s. certainly no one expected to come out of the blue. since then we have seen symbolic changes. it was a day they thought may would never see. a year ago this month, manufacture than 50 years of strained relations between cuba and the u.s., drastically changed. prisoners were released. the u. embassy hoisted it's flag over havana and normal relations officially began. and the months that followed diplomatic ties have been re-established and travel restrictions from the u.s. eased. meaningful change is still out of reach. the activist known as el secto has been described as the most percent cuting in cuba, he was jailed for a year for criticizing the government.

if it is a negotiation, cuba gives their part, but i haven't seen much progress with respect to that, only more repression, more detentions some say it has been a driving force behind a recent strike in cuban migration. the last year alone, more than 40,000 have made their way to the u.s., including by a fear of the so called wet foot dry foot policy that gives cubans residency will soon come to an end. >> free comes taken for granted here, but still not available there, despite that many remain cautiously optimistic about the future they say real change will be slow, but believes that a policy of engangment will eventually win the wars. >> we are fighting 50 years

of soeverred relations. of conflict, of deep distrust between the united states and cuba. it is going to take a while to overcome that. a long and complex process, some business deals have been made. the cuba is still the only single party state in h the americas. that long lasting change will eventually come. >> many thing it will be pivotal, why is that. >> well, obviously, this happened a year ago we know that president obama was working on this deal. there was a lot of behind the scenes talks going on. and he of course, now is heading into the last stretch of his.

remember the candidates running for the presidency, say they would reverse this decision. so clear hi he wants to get a great deal done. there was a certain in little havana, there has been a great many concessions given by the united states. we are seeing a great many people arrests the ever the crimes as they say in cuba and many people are frustrated at the pace of change. now those that support the action, say look, we are untravelling 50 years of a relationship at times these two countries were enemies, it will take time. it is not going to happen overnight, but remember cuba is still only the single party state in the americas. so change if and when it does come, will come slowly. in the last few days we have had direct mail for the first time being re-established. there's even talk of commercial flights taken off.

for many people here, many cuban americans that change is not yet coming fast enough. >> and united states top dim lo mate has been summons to explain an arms deal in taiwan amphibious assault vehicles. past u.s. weapons have attracted strong condemnation in china which considered a remedies cause. more now from beijing. well, it has been a while since it was summoned to the foreign minister for a stern rebuke.

as something that threatened china's sovereignty, and he warned of retaliation. by that he possibly means seances against the u.s. defense contractors involved in the construction of these warships. they have a break away province. this one comes at a time of heightens tension in the south china sea, where china has been building islands. next month we have presidential elections in taiwan, and at the moment, it shows that the proindependent is in the lead. between taiwan and china. the leaders of taiwan and china met in singapore, but this latest row of the sale of arms to taiwan from the united states, is a reminder

that this relationship is both fractious and complicated. >> ban ki-moons that warned that they are on the brink of civil war that risks engulfing the entire region. meanwhile they have convened a special session to discuss the on going violence, the turmoil began in april when the president sought a third term in office which he went on to win. >> human rights violations have continued to escalate, and there is a growing alarming risk of regionalization of this crisis. we have documented 312 killings since public demonstrations against a possible third presidential term began. including 19 children. over the last bloody weekend, government figures indicate that another 87 people were killed but figures we have

received from other sources are considerably higher. the comments are action in ba run di. he called for events over the last few days are people were killed on the streets of the capitol are chilling and said there was need for urgent talks between the government and it's opponents. h -- to talk to his opponents also to him having a fair time in office. now, they are also planned for the deployment of u.n. peace keepers something that the government has outright rejected. they are waiting for the deployment of foreign peace keepers have alter year

motives he also states that the military and police are conducting themselves in a professional way as they continue toquet out but also in other parts of the country. >> still to come, how one filipino man dubbed godfather is trying to boost lit rassey rates. and we have all the sport including a day of drama, and out of the sport.

many underaged are beingwomen driven to a life of prostitution. the country's culture makes help difficult to time, but a radio project is trying to change that. she describes how she was around 13, when she started working as a prostitute. that was 15 years ago. her voice will be broadcast on a radio program reaching out to prostitutes. she described how she was made pregnant at 14. she says she was forced to give her baby away, she couldn't afford to raise her, and she hasn't seen her since.

the fact is many people use prostitutes and these people have no money. >> to take classes in hair dressing and sowing. training that is hoped to pave a way to a better life. a deal with a local life, helps them to put away modest startings. ethiopia is a conservative society, they say they battle social stigma, made harder when the role of religion is so strong after each program, i get called from women. ethiopia has made important gains in recent years. but it remains one of the poorest countries in the world and experts tell you

that poverty remains the root cause, forcing women into prostitution today she has been living with h iv for five years now, she has been unable to change her life, and still works as a prostitute. every night, thousands of women work the streets and pars in some neighborhoods. her voice reaches out to them, across the air waves. a washing to women like her, they have so little choice. al jazeera. international fund chief, has been ordered to face trial over a pay out of more than $438 million to a french businessman in 2008.

he was french finance minister at the time that the compensation was made, and is accused of negligence. the case had to do with the sale of state and sporting label. other sports news now here is raul. >> thank you very much. it's been reported that chelsea has already lined up a manager to replace jose marin that. the decision comes seven months. they have been in a downward spiral, the club just a point above the relegation zone. accused his players of a befrail after that defeat. well, in a statement, he said the club wishes to make clear jose leaves us on good terms

and will always remain a much loved respected and significant figure at chelsea. his legacy and in england has long been guaranteed and he will always be warmly welcomed back to stanford bridge. it all went awry from the opening game when he criticized team doctor he has since launched legal action against the portuguese. they were now knocked out of the league cup. and in november, he was ginn a one match stadium band after he criticized the referee in all, chelsie have lost nine of their games to date, but they have advanced to the knock out stages of the uefa champions league. as i mentioned before that's on saturday. and a quick look at the bottom of the table shows this game absolutely vital for both teams. and chelsea just 1 point off the three relegation spots,

southerland has been in this situation for the past couple of -- but despite the troubles the manager still surprised at the get. >> the thing i am shocked to say the at least they must have somebody lined up to have done it now. is that they must have have somebody prepared to take over the reigns whether that be short term or long term, i suppose you will find that quickly, but i am said to see how it goes. he is a los to and league i think. >> gavin, i appreciate your time in joining us, pretty busy right now, we just heard from sam, his son on

saturday. what do you think what they have with the fan base? >> i think they will be giving him his wholehearted report. it has been this extraordinary capitulation, and that's been down to the players not preparing at the level they did last season. so will it be interesting to see how they react to the departure. whether they can raise the game, and with they can react to in a positive way to the former manager at chelsea, and it will be very interesting to see how they will do. they will improve. >> as you said, until the end of the season, but in terms of a permanent manager, there's a lot of speculation about the future of byron

munich, and if he does leave, there's no secret that roman is always a coveted the spaniard as a possible coach. >> yeah, he is clear hi the most wanted man in world football at the moment. there have been a number of clubs including manchester united that will be interesting in his services. i think he would prefer the challenge of a project at manchester city no matter how much money were to offer him. the coach of athletic madrid is a guy who i think fits the profile much better because he is a guy that can knock it into shape, and i think they need to have the confident

rebuilt and knocked back into shape, and i think he would be the guy most likely to do that. >> we have just seen the pictures that he hasn't officially said anything about leaving we are expecting the statement next, but for you, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> and jut going fifa president has insisted that his 90 day suspension should be lifted. he appeared in fronted of an ethics mission, he will also be heard opting not to appear in person, he appeared at the swiss headquarters. he helped set up he faces the allegations of making a payment of $2 million the verdict is set to be announced next week, with both men insisting they are innocence. >> the swiss and police

investigations have resulted in the bank accounts being frozen. he is facing prescribery. >> thats connecting to broad casting deals for the 2014, and 2018 world cups. a hat trick from lewis swarez has put parse loan into the club world cup final, where they will play river plate. again the asian champions. the your guyian stepping up. who has been diagnosed with kidney stones. the efforts in japan open hing to a 3-nil win, the finalist coming up on sunday.

in 2015, first champion had already survived a shark attack, to help rescue a fellow competitor. the australian prior to competing in his third round pete, at the season ending in hawaii. in contention for a full world title along with brazilians and gabriel medina. sort of heavy to talk about right now. >> suffer add fractured pelvis. considered one of the most dangerous breaks in the

world. i think you can see why that's the sport for now, more later. >> thank you. >> the philippines has one of the highest literacy rates but many children dropped out of school because they have to support their families. and there isn't much more they can do after that to improve their education, but one man is trying to change that one book at a time. they call him godfather, he welcomes everyone into his home, he turns it into a library 50 years ago. it is a way to honor them, he said, bypassing on the only inheritance they left him, a love for learning. >> i wanted to do something that would help others and

books are my means to do that so i can bring people joy. the reading cup began with his own books from childhood. >> they are about 50 public libraries in man ni manila. there are fees to be paid and strict rules before a library card is issues. none of that applies here. 14-year-old comes by as off as she can. her parents can no longer afford to send her to school, and she earned a living savaging through crash. >> when you read your forget time, because the pages take you away, and you can learn about other things through these books. >> and there is no shortage, though she gives everything away for free, more comes in through donations without him having to ask.

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