in washington, catherine herridge, fox news. 3 hillary clinton picked up a hefty endorsement on her first campaign trip to nebraska.clinton was introduced on stage by wall street mogul warren buffet, who also announced his support for clinton's white house bid. the relationship may seem odd given clinton's push to raise taxes on the rich. but buffett says that's exactly why he's backing mrs. clinton. the presidential candidate outlined why it's time to even the nation's ecomic playing field. 3 (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate): here has been too much that s led to the e althy getting wealthier at the expense of ha-working families, middle-class families, young people and that's not the way we're going to keep america growing and going. you see, i disagree fundamentally with lead republican candidate, i think america is great and make it greater." buffett also took a shot at republican front-runner donald trump. after buffett said that many of the presidential candidates are "smart"...the investor added, "ononof them tells youou every five minutes how smart he is." 3 3 still to

we have the latest on the investigation from catherine herridge and reaction from gregg gutfeld, montel williams and much, much more including you. we plan to get to you tonight because i'm watching so many people get it so wrong, and there is much we still don't know. gross overreaction falls flat and it's dangerous. as leftists took to twitter calling for action and more gun control, it was the knuckle dragging prayer shamers who create an unnecessary die cot smi between. the daily neuse news -- the daily news said god isn't fixing this. history is filled with examples of liberties trampled and lives ruined with emotionally motivated regulation. a woman hiding as her co-workers ran for their lives. she called for prayers. i didn't know the nra were funding southern california bomb factories. marty needs to pull his foot out of his mouth long enough to wipe the egg off his face. talk about keeping your people safe when your peeps are shooting up america. i'm pretty sure they woke up in hell. so don't get ahead of yourself. if you want to stay safe, get a gun. now let's get to the facts

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meanwhile our catherine herridge who broke this original news reports that syed farook's mother received 5,000-dollar transfers in days before the attack. she joins us right know. catherine, back up to the original. $27,500. this payment was wired into syed farook's account from where? reporter: yes, trish. actually in the last hour, reuters news service moved fox's reporting forward that lender made at loan to syed farook. our reporting that late monday night on or around november 18th, there was a deposit of $28,500 from web bank.com with union bank of california. on or about november 20th, farook withdrew $10,000 in cash from a bank in san bernardino. investigators are exploring whether the loan or cash was used to pay off enrique mark keds, his friend for the what assault rifles used in facility. marques who checked into a mental health facility is out and cooperating with investigators who told investigators what they are trying to confirm. >> enrique marques purchased two assault rifles. our concern is that the fbi, atf and dhs are determining how the firearms, in particular got fr

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fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has been working her sources.leen, what are you learning? >> there are really three main points here, first and foremost the fbi and others are trying to identify who really originated this threat via email as a previous guest mentioned has been traced to this internet protocol address in germany. like your street address or phone number computer but that can be poofed or minimum mimicked in a way that it confused the sender who september the"r original message. secondly the fbi and others are mapping other addresses connected to this account to understand whether they have ties isis or al qaeda. third, and this is what people are saying privately but i have not heard it publicly today. there is real concern this may you have been a probing incident. a probing incident is a fancy way of saying that extremists are trying to test the system to see how we respond and what the threshold is for action. as they found out for los angeles, the threshold was not high for action to shut down those schools. >> it úarv seem

catherine herridge, thank you very much, katherine. melissa >> is there anything that can stop donald trump towering in a new fox poll even after the proposed temporary ban of muslims entering the u.s.? peter barns is standing by with the latest on these new polls. wow, peter >> well, 35% is the magic number for donald trump. that's what he registered among republican voters in the latest national poll from cbs news and the new york times. also what the latest fox news poll for south carolina shows. that's 35%, it puts him 20% -- 20 percentage points clear of his competition in south carolina, doctor ben carson and senators ted cruz and marco rubio coming in at 15% and 14%. and jeb bush coming in at 5%. that state is important because it's third in the nomination schedule but also the first in the south and while trump's comments on banning am i grants has been widely rebuked including by many in his own party, his stance appears to be helping him among the rank and the fire. trump lastly policy position monday arch, republicans in sou

our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington. the fbi director also talked about encryption technology that's causing them problems. >> that's right, shep. we learned more about the isis inspired shooting in garland, texas, last may, a temperate for how these domestic case goes down. the gunman elton simpson wounded a security guard before police shot and killed them. both men inspired by isis to take out a prophet mohammed cartoon drawing contest. the fbi director testifying the suspects had gone dark using communications and in one case 109 hidden messages were sent, and no one, not the fbi, nor the company behind the encrypted app, have unlocked the messages to this day. >> our ability to monitor them has not kept pace, in fact it's going in the wrong direction. so our ability to find people hiding in the united states looking to do bad things to root out all kinds of organized criminal actors, is steadily being impaired. that's the problem. >> and comey also testified criminals and terrorists are using encryption technology i

catherine herridge explains. the mothers and fathers who lost children in the 9/11 attacks are dying without ever seeing a trial, as the proceedings at the guantanamo bay military court drag on 14 years justice. arias-beliveau says: "i am 66 years old. i don't want to die and then my children not see any resolution either." arias- beliveau's brother -- adam - was 37 when he ran down 84 flights of stairs, and then could be seen at the base of tower 2, directing other new yorkers to safety before he was crushed and killed in the collapse. their mother passed in march, and their father is 89. arias-beliveau says: "i would like to see this in the new election. and why isnt it even on the table? you want to lead the country - everyone swore they wouldn't forget and they forgot!!" brad burlingame died earlier this month of pancreatic cancer. his brother was the pilot of flight 77 whose throat was slashed by the hijackers. their sister deborah, a consistent advocate for the families, says the military judge james pohl s

fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge joins me. herine, have they found any? >> well, one of the central pieces of evidence that the fbi is looking at are these pipe bombs. the pipe bombs use components from these remote controlled radio toy cars. and this is a signature of the group al qaeda in yemen and their online magazine "inspire" like being a lifestyle jury trial jihadist. how to live your life, be respectful to your faith and also have to build bombs. this is a data point that would lead us to al qaeda. >> all right. we are looking at the new dmv photo by the way of one of the killers of the man, obviously. catherine, is there any indication of isis, even on social media or anything that has shown any support for this or contributed in any way? >> this has been a classic situation where isis has been cheerleading for what has happened in california. and sort of triumphing or reveling in the fact that so many americans lost their lives. significantly, there has been no claim of responsibility. just further on trace's point, w

joining us now, fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. catherine, thank you. give us your sense of what's developing now? >> well, here in washington, lou, what we've seen in the last few hours is that homeland security is engaged. secretary johnson was briefed by law enforcement team shortly after the shooting began and he's been receiving regular updates, and the president was also briefed by his white house homeland security and national security adviser so this is the stage that's been set here in washington. at this hour, they're very focused on two things. they are also looking into this reporting that appears to be coming out of fbi in los angeles of an individual at the meeting, disgruntled, left, and then returned with other individuals, and that's when the shooting began. to some extent, this speaks to a motive, but the person i spoke with at homeland security found it curious because it doesn't fit the picture of premeditation as we heard at the news conference with the individuals showing up heavily armed, also the gear they were reportedly wearing

for the latest and a look at what happens next fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridgeerine, bring us up to speed. bergdahl goes in front of judge. what does he say what what does he hear? >> basically he takes a pass for the future. he doesn't enter a plea. they'll meet again in january. my contacts say there will be some pretrial motions, and at some point the defense will put their finger up in the air, and then they're going to try for some kind of deal. a good deal for bergdahl would be an unauthorized absence, a lesser charge and then commit for one year in jail. the problem is based on our reporting there's a lot selfpremeditation that he intended to leave the outpost permanently. >> sure. i remember he kept a journal. he had a lot of anti-american rhetoric right? >> he did. just recently one of his squad mates shared a thumb drive with fox news that bergdahl had given him five days before the outpost. that is also some -- so that's a sign that he knew he was leaving. those photos don't show a guy who is stressed about the leadership situation in the squad, as he

fox's catherine herridge learned that on or about november 18th... a 28-thousand five hundred dollar deposit went from web bank dotcom to syed farook's union bank account... the money... possibly a loan. farook withdrew 10-thousand dollars in cash. investigators are checking if that money went to farook's friend... enrique marquez ... who purchased the two assault rifles used in the killings. also of interest, farook's mother rafia... and what she knew. in the days leading up to the attack... there were several transfers- totaling 15-thousand dollars to an account - believed to be hers. galetta says: "they were sitting ducks. this man and his wife planned this." meanwhile, strong reaction from an employee at the riverside magnum gun range... where syed farook took target practice.. just days before the terror attack. workers say farook appeared normal.. and while they can check a customer's guns and ammunition... they can't check their intent. galetta says: "this is a free country and unfortunately people with free access to this country can also cau

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge live in washington with more. are we learning today, catherine? reporter: bill, good morning. telling fox news that tashfeen malik had fake names online to hide her identity in effort to minimize likelihood identifying her through social media if they used screening. the official claimed there was no written policy against social media screening but it was used if negative information came up. >> it is routine for our consular officers to be able to examine social media presence when they feel it can round out and put a little bit more flesh on the bone of the information. >> i think the department of homeland security has pushed back against those reports. reporter: malik exchanged messages about jihad with her american husband, syed farook even before entering the united states as internal debate raged within the homeland security department. abc news first to report it came to the head in 2014 when immigration and customs officials pressed jeh johnson's deputies to allow routine screening on temporary basis. th

fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is here. rine. >> there is a major surprise today. the army general overseeing the case announced is he is going to send bowe bergdahl to general court martial. this is the most serious type of military prosecution. and that means that jail time is back on the table and this most serious charge of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, which is endangering his fellow soldiers. the reason it's a enterprise is that the army officer who oversaw proceeding. >> the first step. >> represent this general now to one-up it and take it to the general. >> looked at the totality of the evidence and decided that it merits going to a general court martial where bowe decide whether he merits conviction and jail time. just last friday we got new pictures here at fox bowe bergdahl gave to squat maids before he -- squad mates. not someone concerned about leadership issues. which is now his public explanation why he walked away. serious discrepancies. this will be public in the general court martial and peop

our chief intelligence correspondent, catherine herridge is with us. the president said the national security team sees no imminent terrorist attack. >> reporter: couple of head lines here, first and foremost the president said no specific or credible intelligence of a plot targeting the u.s. over the holiday period. that's what we saw also in san bernardino and paris. because the threat evolved with a smaller scale individual actors and there is not necessarily the warn withing signs in advance. number two, he talked about the administration's effort to degrade isis. he used the word that they have upped the tempo and in map nipulation, we know that analyst were asked to shift how they measured their progress against isis from traditional factors to the metrics that included the number of sortes. and that is really quite frankly an ineffective way to measure progress. i thought it was noteworthy that he mention that today. he held that news conference at the national terrorism center. it is the nation's home for threat analysis and works behind the sc

fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is here. catherine, we have got information coming in from all sorts of different directions. what do you know? >> based on my reporting the radicalization process was well underway long before these two individuals met each other. it doesn't matter whether it was on the internet or whether it was arranged. there was a lot of early reporting that somehow tashfeen malik was the one who sort of poured gasoline on the fire of his radicalization. what we know now from director comey's on the record testimony is that that was not in fact the case. he was well on to this path on his own inside the united states. here is why that matters. that matters because all of place to identify american citizens who are radicalizing domestically failed in this case as did the screening process for malik to enter the unitedlr states. >> all right. do we know -- or do you know how they were radicalized? is it isis? is it al a divide? is it -- al qaeda? is it pakistan? does it matter. >> a couple of great questions

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tonight chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge shows us a new tool in the effort. >> after the sandy hook massacre three years ago where 20 children and six staff were fatally shot, senior fbi agent katherine shwite was tasked with identifying active shooters. >> at the end of the study there were 16.4 incidents per year. more than one a month. >> produced by the fbi, and called the coming storm, the 27-minute film is being shared with 800,000 law enforcement officers and focuses on what needs to happen after the shooter is taken down. to launch the investigation, aid the families and reestablish normalcy. >> no single agency can handle this by themselves. no matter how big, no matter how small. >> whether the shooting is in san bernardino, california and driven by terrorism, at a planned parenthood, in colorado springs, colorado or a bible study in charleston, south carolina, the film shares lessons learned between police departments nationwide so that mistakes can be avoided and successful strategies can be amplified. >> can you see it from a distance. >> from gathering w

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fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is here. catherine, did this program make a difference? >> it made a difference to be clear this program was not ended. what'seneded the inability to hold the state and now it is only bye court. >> unless from there is -- they can till get it? >> they can still get it the larger issue is whether we are doing smart collection. what i mean by that bulk collectionsed eatiest way in front they knew who these peoplew@+#re. broad powers still not able to disrupt a plot. whether doing more targeted collection which is what critics of the nsa support. >> are the trick tipping atlantic not a big difference? , right. >> they can him still too get the court warrants. telephone companies holding it don't even need a warrant if it's an emergency and then, of course, france had it and it didn't work. >> the issue is whether we are doing smart collection and what you hear from analysts is what they call analysis paralysis. which is that there is just this sea of data and you cannot find that thread quickly en

catherine herridge is here. the former secretary of state, mrs. clinton, talked a lot about coalitions and she has this experience, but the otherwent a secretary. >> they both really went after her record as secretary of state, and they made a persuasive argument that she was the architect of this failed policy in libya, that really opened the door to isis. let's listen. >> i worry too much that secretary clinton is too much into regime change and a little bit too aggressive without knowing what the unintended consequences might be. yes, we could get rid of saddam hussein, but that destabilize the entire region. yes, we could get rid of gadhafi, a terrible dictator, but that created a vacuum for isis. >> and the reason that matters is that throughout the evening, shannon, we heard the candidates talk about isis in iraq and syria. but really that's chapter one and they've already moved on to chapter two. chapter two, based on our reporting, is in africa, and libya is really ground zero for that operation. it was her policy that created that vacuum

fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge with our report. >> reporter: based on theurrent vetting system, san bernardino shooter tashfeen malik checked all the boxes. >> there wasn't anything in that case that was a flag. >> reporter: while malic exchanged direct messages of martyrdom and jihad with future american husband before entering the u.s., witnesses told the house government oversight committee there is no mandatory social media screening for fiancee visas but used for other applicants. >> focusing primarily on the refugee setting, looking at using it in nonrefugee settings. >> reporter: despite an msnbc report as early as 2011, department officials argued there is no rule either way. >> i am not aware of there ever having been a policy that prohibited the use of it. >> we have conflicting reports then in the last several days. >> reporter: while it's not public whether the san bernardino shooters used encryption. a law enforcement source says at least one operative in the terrorist attacks did. with witnesses saying it's a gray area. >> how far can we go in

through the white house's syrian refugee program, fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge with the report. >>reporter: coordinated paris terrorists attack relied on a handful of isis trained operatives, the same scenario playing out in this country according to -- who gets classified briefings. >> i can reveal that u.s. government, has information to indicate that individuals tied to terrorist groups in syria, have already attempted to gain access to our country, through the u.s. refugee program. >>reporter: in his first -- address on state of homeland security congressman mccaul described it as disappointing. >> there is no national strategy to deal with combatting terrorism and foreign fighters. we don't have a strategy. >>reporter: intelligent source confirmed that fox that mccaulaassessment comes from a unclassified government report, though the white house played down that claim. >> these individuals that seek to enter u.s. through the refugee resettlement program do so after undergoing the most intensive screening. >>reporter: a separate intelligence assessment concl

and fox news chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is here with brand new information onarook's family cash and where it may have come from. catherine? >> what we have confirmed this evening through a single source is that farook took out a debt consolidation loan sometime before november 18th with one of these online lenders called5r prosper. the money came through this web bank.com in utah. so this was a domestic loan. it was domestic cash. there was not any foreign connections to the money. it was shortly after november 18th that he took out 10,000 in cash, which investigators are exploring was used to pay for these assault rifles, greta. >> is there anything -- the mother has come -- the mother of syed farook has=y come into the picture. she has money problems? >> we did a review of the california court record specifically about the couple's divorce. >> that's the mother and father. >> that's correct. ran over a nine year period and it was only finalized in april of this year. there is several irregularities in her statement to the court. for example, earlier this yea

in washington tonight with a full report is our own catherine herridge, this is one after another now contradicting the president, a lot of people. the list is getting long. >> sean, the secretary's testimony did not provide cover for the president's statement that isis is contained. defense secretary ash carter was in line with the recent testimony of the chairman of the joint chiefs. >> congressman forbes asked general dunnford, quote, have we currently contained isil, general dunnford, we have not contained isil. do you agree with general dunnford? >> i agree with what general dunnford said, yes. >> the republican chairman of the house homeland security committee said former secretary of state hillary clinton and mr. obama own the isis problem because it was clinton who was the architect of mr. obama's foreign policy that failed to get a status of forces agreemen opening for isis to explode. >> i would say that she and the president are responsible for isis rearing its ugly head. they've not effectively dealt with it, and i think that's going to be a huge campaign issue. >> as fox

catherine herridge is here. the former secretary of state, mrs. clinton, talked a lot about coalitions and she has this experience, but the other two went after her record as secretary. >> they both really went after her record as secretary of state, and they made a persuasive argument that she was the architect of this failed policy in libya, that really opened the door to isis. let's listen. >> i worry too much that secretary clinton is too much into regime change and a little bit too aggressive without knowing what the unintended consequences might be. yes, we could get rid of saddam hussein, but that destabilize the entire region. yes, we could get rid of gadhafi, a terrible dictator, but that created a vacuum for isis. >> and the reason that matters is that throughout the evening, shannon, we heard the candidates talk about isis in iraq and syria. but really that's chapter one and they've already moved on to chapter two. chapter two, based on our reporting, is in africa, and libya is really ground zero for that operation. it was her policy th

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has more on that tonight. >> based on the current vetting system, san bernardino shooter tashfeen malik checked all the boxes. >> there wasn't anything in that case that was a flag. >> while tashfeen malik exchanged messages about martyrdom and jihad about her future american husband and conspirator, syed farook before entering the u.s. witnesses told the house oversight committee there's no mandatory screening for fiancÉ visas. but there is for other applicants. >> we've been focusing on the refugee setting. we're going to be looking at using it in nonrefugee settings. >> despite an msnbc report that homeland security turned down social media screening as early as 2011 department officials argue there's no rule either way. >> i'm not aware of there ever having been a policy that prohibited the use of social media screening. >> we have conflicting reports. >> while it's not public if the san bernardino shooters used encryption, a law enforcement says at least one operative in the paris terrorist attacks did. with witnesses today sayi

two countries that are hotbeds of terror activity and the k-1 fiancÉ visa that catherine herridge spokebout, thousands are coming over on those visas. not a bad time to take a look at all the visa programs. and tighten up all the loose ends of the complete visa program. >> and last night on the hill, the house side, there was a vote, 408 passed. you want to comment on social media? >> social networks are no different than any other kind of product. people may think it's different because it's a communication product. but silicon valley should be way ahead of this. and be thinking about this, it's no different than a food product at a supermarket that realizes that the packaging has been tampered. you notify the authorities if someone has taken the tylenol out and put something else in. that's the same thing as if you discovered there's something going on on your network. we're in danger of portraying cooperation with your government as narcing or being a snitch when in fact what you're doing is you're protecting the freedom to do your job. home depot has a trip wire. all of these places

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chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has more. >> after the sandy hook massacre three ars ago where 20 children and 6 staff were shot, catherine was tasked with investigating active shooters and setting a baseline to track a growing number of cases. >> at the end of the study, there were 16.4 incidents per year, which means more than one a month. >> produced by the fbi and called the coming storm, the 27-minute film is being shared with 800,000 law enforcement officers and focuses on what needs to happen after the shooter is taken down, to launch the investigation, aid the families, and reestablish normalcy. >> no single agency can handle this by themselves. >> whether the shooting is in san bernardino, california, and tr driven by terrorism, at a planned parenthood in colorado, or a bible study in charleston, south carolina, the film shows lessons learned in departments nationwide so mistakes can be avoided and successful strategies can be amplified. from dwatherring witness statements and preserving the crime scene to establishing a clear path for medical personnel to

to catherine herridge on the hearing where they wanted answers. >> thank you, neil.n the testimony this morning, government officials still can't be sure of the whereabouts of thousands of other foreigners in the u.s. who had their visas revoked over terror concerns and other reasons. >> so, homeland security, how many revoked visas are still in the united states of america? >> mr. chairman, i don't have that -- >> ow don't have a clue, do you? >> another senior homeland security official testified that last year 118 syrian nationals came into the u.s. and overstayed, and to this day more than a dozen investigations remain open. >> i can tell you those were overstays that have been identified as having come from syria. of that 118, 11 were administratively arrested and the remainder -- with the exception of 18 ongoing investigations. >> one of the big takeaway from the hearing is that it is easier to enter the u.s. as a fiancee as tashfeen malik did, than it is as a refugee, and there was no mandatory social media screening in her case. >> social media is clearly som

catherine herridge is here. the former secretary of state, mrs. clinton, talked a lot about coalitions and she has this experience, but the other two went after her record as secretary. >> they both really went after her record as secretary of state, and they made a persuasive argument that she was the architect of this failed policy in libya, that really opened the door to isis. let's listen. >> i worry too much that secretary clinton is too much into regime change and a little bit too aggressive without knowing what the unintended consequences might be. yes, we could get rid of saddam hussein, but that destabilize the entire region. yes, we could get rid of gadhafi, a terrible dictator, but that created a vacuum for isis. >> and the reason that matters is that throughout the evening, shannon, we heard the candidates talk about isis in iraq and syria. but really that's chapter one and they've already moved on to chapter two. chapter two, based on our reporting, is in africa, and libya is really ground zero for that operation. it was her policy th

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. >> reporter: there's new legislation that would make it mandatory, in other words a requirement to look at social media activity with the white house saying a new law is not necessary in their opinion because homeland security started three pilot programs last year. >> they have acknowledged that part of that review is to consider ways to incorporate the use of social media vetting in their screening programs. i'm not sure why any specific legislation would be required to take that step. >> reporter: tashfeen malik exchanged messages about martyr dom andgy hawed with her future husband and co-conspirator syed farook as an internal debate raged within the homeland security department itself. with abc news first to report it came to a head in the spring of 2014 when immigration and customs officials pressed jeh johnson's deputies to allow social media screening through a homeland security official disputes the abc account that there is no written rule against it. malik did use privacy settings to block content as well as fake names t

more importantly here when you look at what happened, his very demeanor during that time and catherine herridgectually into a game called hit man. he loved the jehovah. he was almost into this fantasy existence where where he himself had projected this false image that he was going to go off and one of the reports that one of my friends told me about who was one of my sources that he actualli'ed to go off and being a mafia hit man for the russian mafia. >> colonel, it strikes me so that if this were the case, why in the world would we trade five taliban fighters for this? >> well, you shouldn't. it was clear from day one eric, that this guy did not meet any requirement for a prisoner. he disserted. and, therefore that should have been the going in proposition no matter what we did. we wanted him back absolutely. with the circumstance that this it happened, no. and, again we traded five four star generals during time of war to get him back. this sun heard of and frankly, itliç%n puts the wind back in the sales. -- sails. >> wind of terror. >> con spur toler people will hate me for this. presiden

so, terrorism is in play: let's bring in catherine herridge from washington our correspondent who knowsthe intel players. so what are you hearing tonight, catherine? >> well, bill, we have have just had a conversation with u.s. government official who has told us that the lead assailant has been confirmed as a u.s. citizen. they did not provide further information but they did also tell us that they had been working with a foreign name earlier and they believe, basissed on -- based on their review of records that that name has washed out. what caught my attention of the news conference is description of male and female suspect that were killed at that suv. the assault style clothing, the assault weapons. a handguns, and then also what they believe may be explosive devices inside that vehicle and then also at a suspect's home. a final point the fbi as the east coast has progressed and you rightly point out is becoming more deeply involved in this investigation and halsz not ruled out terrorism as possibility in this case, bill. >> okay. we might tell the audience that if it's a local bee

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chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge live from our d.c. bureau on this. ine, good morning to you and what are we learning about this so far? reporter: martha, good morning. a senior homeland security official just testified that last year 118 syrian nationals came to the u.s. and overstayed their visas. to this day more than a dozen investigations remain open. >> i can tell you that those were overstays having identified coming from syria. of that 118, 11 were administratively arrested. remain remainder were closed with the exception of 18 oversight investigations. reporter: oversight hear something focusing on vetting process for refugees and new intelligence that isis attempting to enter the u.s. through the refugee program. republican chairman say tashfeen malik you see there passed three security checks. her name was run through terrorist database. her name was checked of known or suspected terrorist at state and homeland security to become a legal permanent resident. the homeland security official responsible for overall screening was in to see them r