president biden announced in his first week in office that he had all ordered avril haines to conduct an intelligence review into quote, reckless and an adversarial action by russia, the new york times called it a sweeping assessment. it was ordered by the intelligence community. it was looking at russia in terms of a hacking attack but it was looking at them also on a bunch of different fronts. he told the director that she needed to review all the intelligence and report to him on russia allegedly mounting that cyber attack on the u.s. last year, the solar winds, also their alleged chemical weapon assassination attempts. also those unbelievably inflammatory, outrageous reports at the kremlin had offered to pay cash bounties to fighters in afghanistan if they were to attack u.s. members there. also the issue of whether russia came back at our elections in 2020 to try to influence and undermine elections in 2020 after they did in 2016. biden assigned that wide range review to the intelligence on russia's activities. in his very first few days in office. and today, we learned the outco

he announced he had ordered avril haines, the new dni, to conduct a new intelligence review into, quote, reckless and adversarial actions by russia. "the new york times" called it a sweeping assessment ordered by s the intelligence community. and it was looking at russia in terms of a hacking attack last year but it was looking at themi also on a whole bunch of different fronts. biden told the director of national intelligence, as soon as she was sworn in, that she ld needed to review all of the intelligence and report to him on russia allegedly mounting that major cyberattack on the u.s. last year, the solarwinds attack. also their alleged chemical ir weapons assassination attempts. also those unbelievably inflammatory, outrageous reports that the kremlin had offered to pay cash bounties to fighters in afghanistan if they would attack u.s. service members there. also the issue of whether russia came back at our elections again in 2020 to try to influence and undermine elections again in t 2020 after what they did in 2016. biden assigned that wide ranging review of the intelligence on r

avril haines will be collecting everything the u.s. government knows about russia.e saw the biden administration do yesterday with those sanctions, with expelling diplomats. we should also note, brooke, the russians are also saying they are going to be expelling u.s. diplomats from russia and they are also suggesting that the u.s. ambassador there, ambassador sullivan, he is a holdover from the trump administration, they're suggesting that he returns to washington for consultation. so, we're waiting to see if he's actually going to do that. we're waiting for a response from the biden administration. brooke? >> let us know about that response when it happens. kylie, for now, thank you. >>> michigan's governor is facing pressure to put strict covid restrictions back in place in her state amid the alarming surge in new cases and increasing numbers of more transmissible covid variants fueling are a surgery. hospitalizations have also increased. some hospitals near 95% capacity. with me now, dr. rob davidson, emergency room physician there. you know, you live, you practi

let you listen to avril haines, director of national intelligence on the domestic threat we're facingand those who commit terrorist acts for ideological goals such as racial bias and antigovernmental sentiment. >> right-wing extremists involved in 257 attacks and far left incidents accounted for 66 incidents. far right menace feels like of a piece what we used to think of terrorism most fearful for us, feels far more prescent or urgent to me. >> it's insidious, in our midst already. white supremacists, neo-nazis and others, this growth is worrisome. that's challenges for law enforcement, intelligence and homeland security professionals. they have to deal with domestic terrorists and those who are prone to conducting acts of violence but also should be concerned about terrorist threats from abroad, including from south asia. don't disagree with you, but united states has responsibilities at home and abroad, takes appropriate steps to protect citizenry from wherever the threats come from. >> ask you both this, mr. brennan, how long do we have to say overseas policing the world? i think

nation's top spy chief according to "the washington times," the director of national intelligence, avril haineschange as a national security threat to congress in testimony last week, so how do you square this? >> well, thank goodness, looks like the biden administration already is beginning move back to their old favorite hysteria before covid. we're in a country where our cdc, our federal government, our administration are telling states to try to lock down again. we destroyed our economy over the past year. we tried to freeze a capitalist economy t does not work. this is all based on something more and more and more evidence is suggesting came from china, very, very close to a chinese weapons lab, and they are saying that global warming is the current threat, that is the big threat to our military? that's insane. that people like china are really our threat. the other threat, foreign countries in the middle east, the fact we might have an unending war for oil because these kind of -- this enacted policies that capped our gasoline, capped our natural gas. we're no longer doing that. we'll not

. >> covid-19 director avril haines points out the report highlights the risks of future pandemics, including economic instability that could lead to surges in migration collapse, governments or internal conflict. >> the effect of the current pandemic will obviously continue to strain governments and societies over the coming year. >> and as the u.s. prepares to withdraw from afghanistan. intel officials say threats from overseas terrorist organizations remain. and they say homegrown domestic terrorists along with right-wing extremist groups pose an even greater threat. we see this threat manifest itself in individuals who are inspired by al qaeda and isis and those who commit terrorist acts for ideological goals stemming from other influences such as racial bias in ai, an anti governmental. >> sentiment. again. that was joe khalil reporting for us tonight. >> still ahead in sports, steph curry and the warriors put on clinic in oklahoma city's first to moss has the highlights next. >> and kron four's is no easy way to download our mobile apps we've got to queue or code so you can get your pho

fbi director, dhs secretary and director of national security, avril haines, of course none of them wereer national security -- she had this reaction quote, so much for taking my family on spring break to our favorite airbnb in siberia. announcing yesterday sanctions president biden said that he wanted to de-escalate tensions with russia, he wanted to quote, a stable and predictable relationship with russia. it seems that today at least russia did not want to escalate, responding with proportional sanctions and expulsions, as for president biden proposal of an in-person summit with vladimir putin this summer in a third country, somewhere in europe, it appears russia is still mulling that invitation over, and has yet to rule it out. as rachel would say, watch this space. that does it for us tonight, rachel will be back on monday, i will see you tomorrow morning, we will dive with the new information that is coming out on russian meddling in our election, i will be joined by an expert who has now been poisoned twice. you don't want to miss it. time for the last word with jonathan mackay pa

director of national intelligence avril haines called china an unparalleled priority.n't think there is any country that presents a more severe threat to our innovation, our economic security, and our democratic ideas, and the tools in their toolbox to influence our businesses, our academic institutions, our governments at all levels are deep and wide and persistent. we're opening a new investigation into china every ten hours, and i can assure the committee that's not because our folks don't have anything to do with their time. >> meanwhile, "the wall street journal" reports the white house is expected to announce a new round of sanctions against russia as early as today. the new regulations are reportedly in response to a widespread hacking campaign and efforts to interfere in the 2020 election. that's according to people briefed on the matter. last year, officials say russia hacked the u.s. tech company solarwinds in what the president and microsoft describe as the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen. this these sanctions come days after a

it would have been a great area of focus, and we certainly hope that avril haines as current d&i is tackling that issue because it is such a operator for the nation. i'm going to turn to dustin for questions from the audience. and he's been taking them in, dustin cormack, just recently rejoined heritage, and delighted to have him here as a colleague, as well. and former chief of staff to d&i radcliffe. >> good morning, sir. first question is actually from a student at patrick henry college. he asks -- silicon valley is often seen as being against supporting law enforcement, intelligence agencies when it comes to national security issues. how can the ic develop a partnership with tech mobiles to counter china's threat to our i.t. infrastructure? >> well, i think that that's not actually a fair characterization. i don't see silicon valley as adverse to, you know, the ic and the things that we're trying to do with law enforcement. some of these things have happened behind the scenes that happen you don't see. unfortunately, a lot was focused on, you know, the iphone and the ability to get into

turning to the hearing, the committee will receive testimony from the director avril haines and lieutenant general scott barrier on the worldwide threats facing the united states and national partners. it is important to the united states to hear from leaders of our community and i thank you both for being here. i also want to thank the men and women in their leadership for their service to the country. this year highlights the complexity of the current threat environment. the report finds the threats we face are an array of threats resulting from the covid-19 pandemic and against the backdrop of great power competition, ecological degradation, a changing climate, empowered nonstate actors and rapidly evolving technology. the interconnected nature of these threats will drive how we change our tools of national power, not only military diplomatic, economic and informational. the united states and its democratic allies and partners are increasingly challenged by state and nonstate actors that do not accept the international norms that have underpinned our security and helped keep the peace f

the committee will receive testimony from avril haines and director of the defense intelligence agency lieutenant general scott berrier on the worldwide threats facing the united states and our international partners. it is important for the congress and the american people to hear from the leaders of our intelligence community and i want to thank you both for being here. i would also like to take the opportunity to thank the men and women under your leadership for their dedication and service to the country. this year's annual threat assessment of the director of national intelligence highlights the complexity of the current threat environment. the report finds that the united states and its partners face, quote, a diverse array of threats that are playing out amidst the global destruction involving from the covid-19 pandemic and against the backdrop of great power competition, disruptive effects and a change in climate. an increasing number of nonstate actors and rapidly evolving technology. the interconnected nature of these threats will drive how we resource and transform our tools

we will hear from avril haines and director of the defense intelligence agency on the worldwide threats facing the united states and our international partners. it is important to the congress and the american people to hear from the leaders of our intelligence community, and i want to thank you both for being here. i would like to thank the men and women under your leadership for their dedication and service to the country. this year's annual threat assessment highlights the complexity of the current threat environment. the report finds the united states and its partners face, quote, "a diverse array of threats." an increasing -- and rapidly evolving technology. the interconnected nature of these threats will drive how we resource and transform our tools and national power, not only military, but also diplomatic, economic, and informational. to respond to these complex security challenges, we need to do all of these things. the united states and its democratic allies and partners are increasingly challenged by states and nonstate actors that do not accept the international norms that h