introduced just over a year ago, and lots of people haven't had sometime oar wanted to submit their biometric data. there could be as much as a million voters throughout that are unable ocast their ballots today, especially migrant neighbors in places like russia. those who do come out and vote have the big issues in their mind, how to solve this country's problems of age old corruption. >> polls are open in portugal, voters have the choice of giving soicialists thsocialists a chang ruling coalition to the vote. bailout from eu and imf. >>> jaime valdez rodriguez challenging the political elite. >> his nickname is el bronco, which roughly translates into untameable. jaime rodriguez's heroes are zorro and the lone ranger. >>> prosperous border state of nuevo leon, getting himself elected as the first ever independent governor. >> people wanted to know how we managed to defeat the system and i tell them we were characters of star wars, defeating the empire with a legion of citizens who organized. it made them more powerful than their political parties. >> a social conservative who curses and rarely

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my grant workers who didn't have the time to go when they were required to, to register their biometric dataof course, that leaves the potential for, well, i mean 20 percents of the population. more than that when it comes to the electorate who won't actually have been able to submit their ballots today. so when we actually get the result, what's important is that the parties accept the conditional. the losers, that is because there is always the poten here in kyrgistan for frustrated particularly parties to take to the streets if they don't end up getting what they want. >> robin, many thanks. polls are open in portugal for a general election being seen as a test of four years of austerity. voters have a choice of giving the socialists a chance or reelecting the central coalition that steered the country through a punishing bail-out program. the socialists have promised to ease reforms but polls so far put the ruling coalition in the lead. >>> at least 10 people have died in flooding along the french rivera. two months of rain fell until two hours. more than 27,000 homes have no electricity

biometric data. ofy are done over a period time and continuously throughout the process.y touch against a broad range of holding. our fingerprint check checks against fbi fingerprint holdings and against dod fingerprint holdings, which include obtained overseas and against the dhs fingerprint .ystems a time someone crosses the border, their fingerprints are captured. rest oft to hear the this but in iraq, we also had background checks and also talked to people on the ground in iraq. we do not have it in syria. cause tremendous data that you're talking about? mr. emrich: it specific interagency check since the time can reviewaq and we in detail in another setting another thing we have done is the enhanced review i described. the individual comes in contact that heith unhcr provides that story, family then the interview, it is interviewed again. by the time the folks are application, they have had a good incentive to because atormation that registration, that is how they get food rations for the most part. i do not want to discount the importance of the interview here. it i

access their accounts the way nobody else can through retinal scan, on the other hand, it be biometric datan agewise people 45 and older are not wanting their biometric day stored by citi bank younger won't carry. dagen: they're stoned don't know the sflool they have given up smaller bits of information overtime kind of like, you know, maybeing my fingerprint. >> i just sounded like an 80-year-old woman they are all -- on drugs. >> my dad watching i'm sorry dad but i remember the first time that high school applying a tv at best buy went to sign they had gone electronic he didn't want that give me what is this give me a piece of paper. >> he thought like putting signature in anybody could take it duplicate anywhere. >> there is a creepy element to it don't you think more so than the thumbprint on iphone. >> creepy element to somebody over your shoulder at your -- >> to get the technology, right, i just have a -- if you get your retina burned because they -- tried to cut corners. >> that is the thing private sector has shown time and time again better in terms of those of cybersecurity techn

information and not just one data element but multiple biographic elements and fingerprints, therefore biometric datathe checks are not just at one time. they are done over a. -- over a period of time and in some cases continuously throughout the process. they touch against a broad range of u.s. government holdings. checkngerprint checks against the of fbi fingerprint holding. the checks against the dod fingerprint holdings which include bigger prints that have been obtained overseas. it also checks against the dhs fingerprint system which contains records of any time the u.s. border, their fingerprints are captured and that goes to the dhs system. >> may i interrupt you? interact, we also had background checks and we talked to people on the ground in iraq when we had a lot of troops on the ground. have that in syria. is that not going to create a tremendous shortfall in addition to the technical checks you are talking about? mr. emrich: we have added a specific inter-agency check were ine time that we iraq and we can brief you on that in detail in another setting. an additional think that we have do

information and not just one data element but multiple biographic data elements and fingerprints, so biometric data. the checks are done not just at one time. they're done over a period of time, and in some cases continuously throughout the process. they touch against a broad range of u.s. government holdings. so, our biometric check, our fingerprint check checks against fbi fingerprint holdings. it checks against dod fingerprint holdings which include fingerprints that have been obtained overseas. and it also checks against the dhs fingerprint system, which contains records of anytime someone has passed through a u.s. border their fingerprints are captured and they go into the dhs system. >> can i interrupt you? i'm sorry to do this because i want to hear the rest of this. but in iraq we also had background checks and actually talked to people on the ground in iraq when we had a lot of troops on the ground and a lot of people interact. we don't have that in syria so is that not going to create a tremendous shortfall in data in addition to the technical checks you're talking about? >> so, we have a

that we are treating geolocation data, or the vehicle has been or other personal data, maybe biometric data the parse able to collect that type of data, or driver behavior david differently than other kinds of data. we think it is very important that we continue to work with a broad set of stakeholders to understand the implications of what might happen if an aftermarket device is plugged into the obd port. we think also consumer education is important in this area. we will it's a very important question to understandthem is the manufacture of that device, do they have the same types of privacy policies? have established the same cyber best practices the automakers have or are doing? so the actual entrance into the vehicle sort of represents a very important question about how we think about cybersecurity. >> and i would simply add that by way of example, i have a progressive device. it's actually all-state device that a plug-in for insurance purposes. that doesn't run through in terms of the privacy question through the manufacture. that's a relationship with the insurance company, and i d

that we are treating geolocation data, where the vehicle is been or other personal data, maybe biometric data is a car is able to click that type of data, or driver behavior data differently than other kinds of data. we think it is very important that we continue to work with a broad set of stakeholders to understand the implications of what might happen if an aftermarket device is plugged into the obd port. we think also consumer education is important in this area. is different important question to understand, is the manufacture of that device -- does he have the same types of privacy policies? have established the same cyber best practices that the automakers have or are doing? that actual entrance into the vehicle sort of represents a very important question of how we think about cybersecurity. >> and i would simply add that by way of example, i have a progressive device it is actually all-state device that a plug-in for insurance purposes. that doesn't render in terms of the privacy question to the manufacturer. that's relationship with the insurance company, and i derive a guy from tha

case, very importantly the interview by dhs examiners, and then checking their names and their biometric data, their fingerprints against u.s. law enforcement and national security databases. when there's a question, sometimes applicants are put on hold while further investigations are carried out. so nobody comes to the united states about whom there are any open questions. dhs is -- they take their role extremely seriously. >> and how long will this vetting process continue? how long does it take? >> right now, the average is 18 to 24 months. there's a sense in the administration this is too long. and part of it is we want it to be as quickly as possible for the sake of the refugees, but we also want to make sure we don't cut any corners that would relate to security. so in the coming months, we will be carrying out a review of the program. the senior white house officials have asked us to make sure we bring a fresh set of eyes to this, so we will be working probably to bring in consultants to see if there are ways to speed up the process without cutting corners. >> do you ever turn anyone

case, very importantly, the interview by dhs examiners, and then checking their names and their biometric data, their fingerprints against u.s. law enforcement, and national security databases. when there's a question, sometimes applicants are put on hold while further investigations are carried out. so nobody comes to the united states about whom there are any open questions. dhs -- they take their role extremely seriously. >> and how long will this vetting process continue? how long does it take? >> right now, the average is 18 to 24 months. there's a sense in the administration that this is too long. and part of it is we want it to be as quickly as possible for the sake of the refugees, but we also want to make sure we don't cut any corners that would relate to security. so in the coming months, we will be carrying out a review of the program. the senior white house officials have asked us to make sure we bring a fresh set of eyes to this, so we will be working probably to bring in consultants to see if there are ways to speed up the process without cutting corners. >> do you ever turn anyo

these are refugees that are registered, they have taken biometric data. scans..s iris turkey uses fingerprints, which is what the u.s. agencies tend to go off of. very hard to gain that system. scan, it is difficult to pretend to be someone else. they talk about the various ways they have to check passports, for example, to check that kind of documentation. ,es, this is a war-torn country but these agencies have been doing it for quite some time. with technology, you are getting more sophisticated when it comes to checking the documentation. addition, this extensive security process, all the members of the family who will be in one particular case, have to be cleared at the same time. and those are temporary clearances. if, at any point, one of those clearances expires, the whole family has to go through this process again. there are layers on layers that goes through this process, so i hope that answers some of the questions about how we can then these people. the reality in terms of how many and who is coming in. host: one last call from new york city. caller:

biometric checks obsolete? director comey: i wouldn't agree obsolete, but i would say we have a less robust data set then we had with iraq. >> so the fbi has repeatedly contrasted the united states ability to collect intelligence on the ground with its ability to do so in syria. what can the fbi due to adapt security checks for refugees originating from failed states with no available intelligence? director comey: that's a hard one. what we can do is just make sure that whatever is available figures into our review. the underlying problem is, how do you generate intelligence in failed states? >> are you currently working to try to fix this problem? director comey: certainly. everyone is focused on trying to mitigate this risk by finding additional sources of information. >> recognizing that isis and syria, that there is a risk that bad actors may attempt to take advantage of this administration's commitment to bring at least 10,000 refugees into the united states, can you estimate the manpower and resources that will need to be diverted from other programs to address this threat? director comey: i'm not able to

biometric checks obsolete? >> i wouldn't agree obsolete but i would say we have a less robust data set dramatically and we have with a rack so it will be different. >> the fbi has really contrasted the united states ability to collect intelligence on the grid ground in iraq with its ability to do so in syria. what can the fbi do to adapt university checks are refugees who are burgeoning from failed states with no available intelligence? >> that's a hard one. what we can do is just make sure that whatever is available figures into our review. the underlying problem is how to generate intelligence in failed states and that's what i don't have a good answer for speed and argue groundwork with the intelligence committee to try to fix this problem? >> i do is focus on trying to mitigate this risk. by querying well and also find additional source of information so we can check against it. >> recognizing isis and syria and that there is a risk that bad actors make them to take of this administrations commitment to bring at least 10,000 syrian refugees into the united states over the next year, can you estimate the ma

biometric checks obsolete? director comey: i wouldn't agree obsolete, but i would say we have a less robust data set then we had with iraq. >> so the fbi has repeatedly contrasted the united states ability to collect intelligence on the ground with its ability to do so in syria. what can the fbi due to adapt security checks for refugees originating from failed states with no available intelligence? director comey: that's a hard one. what we can do is just make sure that whatever is available figures into our review. the underlying problem is, how do you generate intelligence in failed states? >> are you currently working to try to fix this problem? director comey: certainly. everyone is focused on trying to mitigate this risk by finding additional sources of information. >> recognizing that isis and syria, that there is a risk that bad actors may attempt to take advantage of this administration's commitment to bring at least 10,000 refugees into the united states, can you estimate the manpower and resources that will need to be diverted from other programs to address this threat? director comey: i'm not able to

the bad news is, we will have less data with respect to folks coming out of syria then we did with iraq. we don't have the u.s. army presence that would give us biometrics. the risk is that someone who is a blank slate to us will be vetted in a process that is complete but will show no sign of anything because they never crossed our radar. that's why i described it as a process that has gotten better, but we can't tell you is risk-free. >> as time goes on, the process that you are going through will be more apparent to the american people. there are a lot of folks in my concerned.re very that level of unknown, of not understanding the process, has caused a little panic across the district. the more we can here, the more we understand what the process is. we remember the iraqi refugees in the state of michigan, especially my area. i appreciate your ongoing communication. i want to switch gears with you real quick. i've had the pleasure of working with a number of youth-serving organizations and one of those is here today. it is important work they do. i've spoken to some of them about the importance of keeping their kids safe. one of the ways they do tha

data. if you skim the $7 billion -- the 7 billion people on the , i'mt, they are saying curious about biometric if i can give you a case why you should measure it, it's the only thing in life you do not measure. why don't you measure your own health? i would love to know how many irish flute days that had last year. matt had.lu days stephanie: we have to take a commercial. there is a lot more to cover here. theael will take us inside movie we are all talking about. ♪ >> outsiders saw what no one else could. sure the world inks the incentive is agreed. -- is agreed. david: so much fun i could hardly get back in. that was a clip from "the big short." we are diving into the business of media. a twitter user asks, what is the big short truly about, greed or genius? michael: neither. i think why i was interested in the story, it was fascinating to me that the egg banks had come to dumb money. if someone had made money against them, when i was working on wall street, the last thing on theed to be was other side of salomon brothers. there were guys were smarter than the institutions. was -- it was abo