>> james clapper would replace dennis blair who resigned last month. he would be the fourth director since congress created the office five years ago to oversee the nation's 16 intelligence agencies. this is 10 minutes. >> i have no prior -- no higher senate -- no higher priority than the safety and security of the american people. in an world -- in the world, we must protect ourselves from threats like terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, transnational threats such as fiber-criminals -- cyber- criminials. to keep america safe, we're integrating every element of our national power -- military and economic, diplomacy and development, homeland security, law enforcement, and intelligence. this final element, timely and accurate intelligence, is uniquely important, because it is critical to each of the