the land as a special pleasure for me to be introduced by john mclaughlin, a friend and colleague of and one of our nation's greatest intelligence professional. john was referred to as the world's smartest man and was frequently introduced that way and no one debated the point. he is also the world's nicest man and that is something people don't know. he is the world's greatest magician in my mind. if you haven't seen his magic you are missing out on something. it is a pleasure for me to be here at the school of advanced international studies. and institution that instilled generations of public servants. pragmatic approach to problem-solving that is essential for effective conduct of foreign policy. i especially want to thank the merrill center for strategic studies for its emphasis on national security and for joining with the office of the director of national intelligence to introduce students to our intelligence community and inspiring the next generation of intelligence professionals. it is wonderful to see so many friends and colleagues i had the privilege to work with over man

he is being introduced by john mclaughlin. this is live coverage, here on c-span. >> becoming in some ways, more elusive. with the death of osama bin laden two months ago, the united states has arrived at a milestone of sorts. many are asking what does this mean? how do we assess the threat now? what work remains to be done? what strategy is most appropriate for this new phase? here to discuss this with us today is someone i know to be one of the nation's most dedicated public servants, john brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. it is hard to imagine anyone better prepared for these responsibilities than john brennan. prior to joining the president in 2009, he had a lengthy career in government and in the private sector. counter-terrorism has been a thread running through his career since the early 1990's. a graduate of fordham university and the university of texas at austin, he served for 25 years at the cia, beginning in 1980. during that time, he held major responsibilities in anal

i will say again that people like john mclaughlin and the students that you have taught, the people that are working within the intelligence community really have done just a spectacular job and a lot of credit goes to you, john, and others who have helped the next generation of intelligence professionals and national security experts to contribute to this nation's security current so thank you very much. >> please think john brennan. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> and scott whitaker of the biotechnology industry. it begins live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. it used to be that we did not release transcripts of argument. now we release them within an hour. it used to be they were released at the end of the term. now it is the end of every week. we are moving in a particular direction. these prison all sorts of challenges. >> right now, watch the chief justice and his latest comments. also, american history television from our local television. >> they have a diplomatic security said today tha

and i will say once again that people like john mclaughlin and the students that you have taught, the people who are working within the intelligence community really have done just a spectacular job and a lot of credit goes, john, to you and others who have i think help the next generation of intelligence professionals and national security experts to contribute to this nation's security. so thank you very much. >> please thank john brennan. [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> we go live now to capitol hill as the u.s. in convenience today after a period of general speeches. surgical take up the nomination of general david petraeus to become the next cia director. debate begins at noon eastern time. confirmation vote will happen at about 2 p.m. now to live senate coverage here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. god of liberty, as america's birthday approaches, help us to know in this land the meaning and purpose of our freedo

i will say again that people like john mclaughlin and the students that you have taught, the people that are working within the intelligence community really have done just a spectacular job and a lot of credit goes to you, john, and others who have helped the next generation of intelligence professionals and national security experts to contribute to this nation's security current so thank you very much. >> please think john brennan. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> >> tonight, president obama's what else press conference is next. lettuce continued with press conferences with senate democratic and republican leaders. >> tomorrow, the senate homeland security committee holds a hearing on afghanistan reconstruction contracts. live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and c- span.org. tune into c-span this independence day. panelists discuss its united states can remain united. >> at the political level, we are more divided. you look at partisan polarization. >> then the dali lama talks

the gop race, cnn contributor john avalon, with us democratic strategist robert zimmerman and john mclaughlinhis morning. >> good morning. >> is newt done, can he survive this? >> it would be very tough. he has to perform really well in the debate on monday, but at the same time, we've never seen a primary like this on the republican side. we usually have a big front runner who closes, almost loses it and somebody pulls it out, and wins the nomination. it's wide open. only a handful of candidates in double digitdigits, whole bunch single digits. the vote is fluid. he would have to do well in a debate. >> unless he puts the tiffany jewelry on ebay he's toast. >> you're talking about having trouble raising money, one of the concerns of the staffers. >> they were concerned about getting paid. talk about having a crash course in crisis management, he's basically getting a course now in how to do his own advance, how to order the car to get from the airport to the events. >> how do you logistically -- he's set to appear in the debate and the debate is monday in new hampshire. how does he logistica

i want to thank sais, dean einhorn, john mclaughlin, to allow me to unveil this strategy for counter-terrorism here today. i think you very much. [applause] >> since i know the media has frequent access to him, i am going to give priority for questions to our students, faculty, and invited guests. there is a microphone here that will come to you as you raise your hand when i recognize you. please state your name and give your question. please confine it to one question. right here. >> good afternoon and thick for coming. i am a student at george mason university. i have a question about the terrorist detainee's. he said that the president wants to close at guantanamo bay. has there been a decision yet about those that are held there? >> congress has expressed concerns about the closure of guantanamo bay facility. we have released a number of individuals from guantanamo since president obama has been inaugurated, transferring many overseas to their countries of origin or to third countries. there are a number of individuals moving into the prosecution path, notably the co-conspirators of 9/11.