bill faries, who leads the bloomberg news team of reporters covering national security, and jonathan abermanwho has worked with darpa, the department of homeland security, and the department of defense. thank you so much for joining us. bill, you lead the team of reporters in our d.c. bureau covering national security. walk us through these picks and what they mean for the issues silicon valley cares about. bill: thanks, emily. after some fits and starts, we saw donald trump pick three very strong personalities for his national security team. to start with the cia, you have mike pompeo. kansas republican congressman, really cut his teeth on the benghazi investigations, and was perhaps the harshest critic of hillary clinton throughout those hearings. you have michael flynn, whose appointment to national security advisor -- remember, he does not need senate confirmation -- has raised a lot of questions with democrats about conflicts of interest. he has accepted money from russia's state-owned media outlet. he has business ties to people affiliated with the turkish government. a lot of question