lisa monaco, welcome back.t me ask you for a little more specific about what john brennan was saying. he anticipates there are more in the pipeline. is that an assumption, or do you know more? >> good to be with you, chuck. as director brennan said, this is a threat we are acutely focused on and one we have been focused on for some time. it's why we can't be complacent, we have to remain vigilant. we have to treat the threat environment as if this is not a one-off. and that's exactly what we're doing. people in my job, people across the counterterrorism community are acutely focused every day on threat streams of the type that director brennan referred to, and that's what we are focused on, and that's what we'll continue to be focused on. >> i'm trying too figure out what was missed here. because for the last year, many people in the administration emphasized isis is not al qaeda. they're more about inspiring lone wolves. paris was a large-scale operation. so what did we miss here? >> well, chuck, i think what

joining me from washington is lisa monaco. she is aa sis tenant to the president for homeland sceurtd and counterterrorism. she also serves as deputy national security advisor. i'm pleased to have her back on this program. thank you for doing this. >> hi, charlie. >> rose: give me a sense of now know about the attackswhat that took place in the early morning hours in paris. >> well, charmie, that operation as you know is ongoing. early this morning and the french undertook as we understand it, an operation in the neighborhood in paris to go after those they assessed may be associated with the brutal attacks that happened last friday. the french are in the lead. we're in constant communication. i've been in touch myself over the last few days repeatedly with my counterparts in paris. we are offering all the support we can, sharing intelligence, and the french are going after these plotters vigorously and we're working very closely with them. >> rose: a a bood, the everybody-- has it been confirmed that he was there or was not t

saying the president was briefed on the situation in paris by lisa monaco, the assistant to the president, the homeland security and counter-terrorism, coming from a white house official. also nbc news's kelly o'donnell is reporting that a national security administration official tells her we have no credible or specific threats against the united states. this official adding, obviously we're staying looped in with our counter-terrorism counterparts here and in the region. and so you could imagine that at this point, the full national security apparatus of the united states government is on high alert on this issue. the president has been briefed, as we say by lisa monaco, the assistant to the press for homeland security and counter-terrorism, kelly. >> thank you. let's get back to headquarters to sue herera if we could, sue. for those of you joining us right now expects "options action" there is a live situation in paris now. 100 hostages. 35 deaths, possibly up to 40, as you just reported. what is the latest. >> the latest is that basically they are restricting, according to french tel

he was notified by lisa monaco, his homeland security adviser.cal whenever there is a shooting situation like this. we anticipate that the president will be notified and he will continue to monitor the situation throughout the afternoon, throughout the early evening. now, he is currently out playing golf. the big question is, will we hear from him in some way, shape, or form? no indication that that is going to happen at this point. but clearly the white house closely monitoring this situation. this say presideis a president o speak in the wake of a number of shooting incidents, which have claimed multiple lives. the president has of course pushed for stiffer gun control. that has never happened, so this has been a politically thorny issue, of course one that is painful for everyone across the country. and to hear the situation happening yet again. we'll bring you any updates we get and of course update once the president returns. >> we know you will, thank you very much. we want to go to some sound from colorado springs. kathryn buckley, who bro

lisa monaco is assistant to the president for homeland security and counter-terrorism.n miller is the deputy commissioner of intelligence and counter-terrorism for the new york police department. >> they have used social media to extol theirei followers, to undertake attack where's that i ever. they have said undertake attack where's are you without necessarily receiving specific direction or a specific plotting direction from leadership. >> rose: have you disrupted attacks that were intended for the united states and american cities? >> well, i want to be very clear right now, we've got no credible specific threat reporting against the united states. that said, your viewers and the wider public will not know of the multiple times we have been able to address threats that are in the early stages or plots that are able to be disrupted. again, we've got to be right 100% of the time. >> rose: what are the other planks in the strategy? >> so going after the leadership, placing that pressure on them, shrinking their safe haven, severing those supply lines, denying them safe

her name is lisa monaco. they'll be standing by his side as well. an opportunity for the white house and this administration, really -- >> peter, i'm going to interrupt. the president has just entered the roosevelt room. let's listen in on the president of the united states. >> good morning, everybody. i just had a chance to meet with my national security team, including my secretary of homeland security, jeh johnson, my fbi director, jim comey, and my attorney general, loretta lynch, for a regular update on our security posture post-paris. and going into the holiday season. i think all of us recognize how horrific and heinous what took place in paris was. and as i said yesterday, for many of us, the events there touched a deep chord given the connection between the united states and france, the degree to which americans see in paris a way of life that's so familiar to us here in american cities. and given the shocking images, i know that americans have been asking each other whether it's safe here. whether it's safe to fly or gather. i know the fam

lisa monaco, the president and chief of counterterrorism operations also meeting of the white house.mentioned, inphil just a couple weeks, president obama is scheduled to be in paris for climate talks. back to you. mattingly from bloomberg politics also joining us on the phone. have you heard anything about security levels are in the u.s. perhaps being raised in response to these attacks? phil: i was going back and forth with homeland security officials, and they are not willing to make claims related to something going on in the united states. obviously, they are fairly -- barely -- very closely watching this. our intelligence resources immediately spring into action and start working with the ifnch to try to identify they have possible suspects. they start crosschecking lists. there are a number of lists the u.s. government is keeping to try to identify assailants. obviously the department of veryand security concerned. officials making clear there is no indication anything is going on here. what you're seeing right here, guys, while the president is being briefed and they are keep

>> the president has been briefed by his top counterterrorism official, lisa monaco. extensive experience in this from the f.b.i., justice department, and now the white house. from folks been told in law enforcement and intelligence sectors of the government that they are in contact with their counterparts in paris. they are not willing to speculate now on what is happening. obviously, eerily reminiscent of tot the u.s. government does the "charlie hebdo" attacks. there are a lot of briefings and connections back-and-forth try to figure out what could happen. as this starts to unfold, paris intelligence will start sharing information with the u.s. they will start working together much like they did with the charlie hebdo attacks to identify who may be involved in this. u.s. officials not willing to speculate about who is behind this or what is going on. but obviously, cognizant of the appearance this is a terrorist attack. one thing to that this is a terrorist act. president obama spoke by phone with president hollande, or earlier today, not about the climate talks th

according to the white house, the president was briefed by lisa monaco, assistant to the president for homeland security and counter-terrorism. and this is against the back drop of an official telling nbc news they believe the various attacks, maybe as many as four, but at least three, were coordinated. kelly. >> sue and thank you to quote reuters, you mentioned this concert, people being held hostage at a concert hall in central paris. this apparently, the shooting there began an hour into the concert of a california rock group called eagles of death metal. according to french news channel bfm tv. so it was a california rock group. if this is correct, that was playing there when the situation -- when the shootings began. now we know upwards of 100 hostages with 35 deaths. for now, thank you. we'll bring in nbc investigator reporter bob wind ram. bob, just absolutely awful, sickening events taking pla here in paris. and this just topped the violence we saw in january. >> yes. i think what you have here is something that is -- it is very critical to watch this for a number of reasons. o

her name is lisa monaco. they'll be standing by his side as well. an opportunity for the white house and this administration, really -- >> peter, i'm going to interrupt. the president has just entered the roosevelt room. let's listen in on the president of the united states. >> good morning, everybody. i just had a chance to meet with my national security team, including my secretary of homeland security, jeh johnson, my attorney general, loretta lynch, for a regular update on our security posture post-paris. and going into the holiday season. i think all of us recognize how horrific and heinous what took place in paris was. and as i said yesterday, for many of us, the events there touched a deep chord given the connection between the united states and france, the degree to which americans see in paris a way of life that's so familiar to us here in american cities. and given the shocking images, i asking each other whether it's whether it's safe to fly or gather. i know the families have threat of terrorism around the dinner table. many for the firs

lisa monaco. this is typical when these situations are unraveling.nd of course, the details are still emerging, but this president is no stranger to these type of violent situations. in fact, as of october 1st, he has spoken in the wake of at least a dozen mass shootings. of course, most recently that mass shooting at the oregon community college that claimed so many lives. you recall there was a breaking point for this administration back in 2012, back when 20 children were kind at sandy hook elementary. that called for the president to call for stiffer gun laws, something that would never come to pass. in recent mass shootings, he talked about how americans will almost become numb. he's acknowledged his own ability to actually get any new legislation passed. this has become an emotional topic for this president, for this administration we were just told that there's a lid at the white house. it's highly unlikely that we'll hear or see the president tonight, but that does not mean he's not monitoring the situation. we expect updates throughout the e

fbi director james comey, and the secretary of homeland security, and the adviser was there and lisa monaco, and all of them were there to show that as far as the national security on the dealing with counter terrorism, and dealing with the threats from isis and al qaeda and other terror groups, they have been meeting and convened in the white house situation room, this is a balanced message to go ahead and do your thanksgiving activities. if we learn that there is a significant credible threat, we will let you nknow. and meanwhile, the slick propaganda video that isis has put out with threats, they don't regard that as specific credible threat. the president had a soeber, but balanced message to the american people, enjoy the thanksgiving weekend. >> i want to bring in barbara starr, because it is not necessarily a military issue talking about the homeland security, but the president did bring up the fact that the come bind intelligence between the homeland security team, and the intelligence professionals means that quote we are equipped to keep you safe. tell me a little bit about that s

we just heard a short time ago the president's adviser on national security, lisa monaco, said that theinistration believes right now there's no credible threat to the united states. how do you see that? >> well, the good news, of course, is that since 9/11, we have had 12 attempts for attacks in new york. all of them have been thwarted. so we can credit our capabilities with that. but, of course, we have an additional challenge here, and that is that isis has now learned how to use encryption for their communication. in the past we had the capability at times to intercept these messages. now, we'll learn more about the attacks in paris. it is possible that isis used encryption in order to plan and carry out those attacks in order to keep parisian and french authorities from using the usual methodology to discover those attacks in progress. and so, if that is indeed the case, then we are going to be more vulnerable than we would have been in the past. >> woodruff: congressman schiff, what does it say, then, if this is a new capability on the part of isis, that the u.s. has to be prepare

just been told that the president has been briefed by his homeland security adviser lisa monaco that situation is ongoing. so the president has been told, which is standard operating procedure in a situation like this. on the phone with us right now is quan hung who owns a nail salon nearby this situation. quan, what did you see? >> well, around 11:45 i walked out because i saw a whole bunch of police cars covering the bank and i thought it was a bank robbery going on. and as soon as i stepped out i heard about three gunshots. and officers said we have to go back in and lock the doors. >> so the police cars were surrounding the bank. go ahead. you went inside. >> yeah. we went back inside. and we've been in here for the past two hours now. two or three hours. and we see cops, s.w.a.t., bomb squad, a whole bunch of people just trying to cover around the planned parenthood area. >> you heard three gunshots, you said. were the shots coming from police? or were they coming from someone shooting at the police? >> it sounded like coming from far away. and officer earlier came back in and s

lisa monaco, the president's national security adviser for homeland security has spoken to the president. i can tell by the marine who is on duty at the west wing that the president's in the oval office. i also talked to a national security official in the administration who says there are no no one threats to the u.s. at this time and that as you would expect, our officials are in touch with counterterrorism counterparts, not only in our country, but in that full region, to try to assess where things are right now. information is limited. i can also tell you, though, paris is interesting in terms of location, because the president is due to visit paris later this month for a climate-related summit of world leaders, and he's also scheduled to leave the united states tomorrow for an extended trip to asia, for some of the annual meetings that happen there. so this international dimension is of course always a part of the president's life and work, but in terms of just heading out of the country, that timing is interesting. we have no other indication at this point if the president will mak

the situation from paris, and the president is getting updates from his counterterrorism adviser, lisa monaco that call with francois hollande yesterday, president obama reiterated the u.s.'s support for the people of france, america's oldest ally and punctuated the statement he delivered in the briefing room friday night. >> what is an attack -- this is an attack not just on paris, it's an attack not just on the people of france, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share. we stand prepared and ready to provide whatever assistance that the government and that the people of france need to respond. we'll do whatever it takes to work with the french people and with nations around the world to bring these terrorists to justice and to go after any terrorist networks that go after our people. >> reporter: at the end of their call, president obama and hollande pledged to work together to defeat terrorism. the two leaders had spoken only hours before yesterday's attacks, discussing this weekend's g-20 meeting of world leaders that takes place in turkey. global te

the president briefed on the attacks by his counterterrorism adviser, lisa monaco. the attack came as the president was preparing for two trips abroad. word from the french president -- and now word from the french authorities at least 40 dead and 60 wounded. and now reports from across the city of more shootings and more attacks. just as we got on that fateful day in new york city, and as we worked here and tried to make our way around and make sense of what was happening in our new normal, we kept getting reports of more attacks. we kept hoping they were not true. and alas, they were not. it was bad enough, in the buildings downtown. bad enough from shanksville, pennsylvania and the pentagon. but the reports were numb vows and rampant and seemed credible. all about in the end, very thankfully they were not. to outsiders it appeared that new york city was in complete and utter chaos. when those of us who were here that day know very well it was confined to those towers downtown. that inside what we would come later to know, the zone, was certainly a disaster, a cat

. >> i think you heard lisa monaco say yesterday we don't have any credible threat, intelligence or evidence suggesting that there's an attack that's likely in washington, d.c. or in new york. the other thing is few cities in the world are better prepared for a possible terrorist attack than new york city. they have one of the best counterterrorism services in the entire world. they have their own intelligence unit. so right now we don't see an attack coming in dnc.c. isil boasting of their attempt to do that. >> a what about the effect on the aspirational attacker, the notion of this as a recruitment video? >> that's something we're very aware of. the thousands of young men who could come back to organize attacks. here in the united states i think a greater concern is the possibility of moment grown or lone wolf attacks, people who are watching things on the internet and inspired on an individual level to engage in jihad. it's something our law enforcement, the fbi, our intelligence community is intently focused on. >> and the other matter is your reaction this morning to the word overnight

we also have been told as you just reported that lisa monaco, the president's homeland security adviser, has briefed him on the situation in paris. although we do know it's unfolding and still a lot of details yet to be revealed. now, we've seen the president once today. he met here with a number of officials talking about transpacific partnership trade deal. he's headed to turkey tomorrow afternoon. but before that we're going to hear from the president shortly here in the briefing room about these tragic events in paris. and we'll be getting it back to you, wolf. >> of course. we're going to have the president -- in fact he's walking out right now. >> good evening, everybody. i want to make a few brief comments about the attacks across paris tonight. once again we've seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. this is an attack not just on paris. it's an attack not just on the people of france. but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values we share. we stand prepare e ed and ready provide whatever assistance the government and people of france need

her name is lisa monaco. they'll be standing by his side as well.chance to meet with my national security team, including my secretary of homeland security, jeh johnson, my fbi director, jim comey, and my attorney general, loretta lynch, for a regular update on our security posture post-paris. and going into the holiday season. i think all of us recognize how horrific and heinous what took place in paris was. and as i said yesterday, for many of us, the events there touched a deep chord given the connection between the united states and france, the degree to which americans see in paris a way of life that's so familiar to us here in american cities. and given the shocking images, i know that americans have been asking each other whether it's safe here. whether it's safe to fly or gather. i know the families have discussed their fears about the threat of terrorism around the dinner table. many for the first time since september 11th. and it's understandable that people worry. something similar could happen here. watching the events in paris made the

so, as far as a foundation, yes, we are working very closely with the fusion cell and lisa monaco, jenasterly, trying to find ways to hold them accountable, for, gee, a lot of u.s. assets have been given now, none of them are home yet since they've been started. granted it's new. but i'm concerned, because i think their hands are tied in a lot of ways. so that's one thing. the other issue is conflict journalism. these days, it used to be in world war ii journalists and aid workers were off limits. people, they had a certain neutrality. not so anymore. i mean, mean journalists and aid workers are targets, and we have to be aware of that. so as a democracy our sieselveo unless we come together for global safety for people who are giving us information, who dare to go where many don't dare to go, that is a huge concern of ours. so we're really, we're working with an international coalition for safety. and journalism. and continue to be concerned about children without access to education. because jim loved children. he really felt education was the only way for societies to get out of pov

we are working very closely with lisa monaco, jen easterly, trying to find ways to thought -- cold themle. this individuals have mission, to bring americans home. none are home yet. amnted it is new, but i concerned because i think their hands are tied in a lot of ways. that is one thing. the other issue is conflict journalism. it is to be in world war ii, journalists and aid workers were off-limits. they had a certain neutrality. that's not so anymore. journalists and aid workers are targets. we have to be aware of that. ourselves,ocracy unless we come together for global safety for people who are giving us information, who dare to go where many do not dare to go, that is a huge concern of ours. we are really working with international coalitions for , and wend journalism continue to be concerned about children without access to education. he really felt that education was the only way for societies to get out of poverty. so we are looking at that. >> one of the things i hope we can do is not have others experience everything that your family has experienced. as you go forward with the