i thought michael morrell's comments this morning were very valuable. here's somebody who understood the details about benghazi. almost certainly. and he clearly recognizes that hillary clinton is trustworthy, hard working and would be as a commander in chief a far better leader than donald trump. >> all right, governor hickenlooper of colorado, i should say the beautiful state of colorado, governor, thanks very much for joining us. >> you bet. my pleasure. >> that's it for me. i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." the news continues right after a quick break. you're talking to yr doctor about your medication... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helpihelping me go further. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. doctors have been prescribing humira for over 13 years. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infe

former acting cia director michael morrell. >> i provided her, personally provided her some of the mostitive information that the central ingenls agency had. she never misused it. she always protected it. i would trust her with the crowned jewels of the united states government and more importantly with the future security of the country. >> pretty strong words. those statements in response to the fbi investigation that concluded clinton was extremely careless with top secret information. morell went after trump even calling trump a double agent for moscow. >> donald trump didn't even understand that putin was playing him. in putin's mind i have no doubt that he is an unwitting agent of the russian federation, although putin wouldn't say that. >> donald trump immediately firing back on twitter saying michael morell the light weight former director of the cia and a man who made bad calls is a total clinton flunky. >> getting messy. >> fire and floods high winds fuel ago massive wildfire in san bernardino california. forcing several families from their homes. >> the sunshine state bracing

this morning former acting director of the cia michael morrell spoke in sport of clinton to abc news.orrell vouched for his time with clinton saying he trusts her with the nation's security. >> i worked with her for four years, very closely when she was secretary of state and i was at the cia. i provided her, personally provided her some of the most central information that the central intelligence agency has. she always protected it. i would trust her with the protection of the crown jewels and the future security of my kids. >> back with us, lieutenant colonel rick francona is a cnn military analyst, and bob baier, a cnn security analysis. so as a former cia operative, do you think that a former cia director should be making comments and statements and endorsements of a presidential candidate? >> fracnkly no, fred, this is something, calling trump an unwitting asset of putin? that was really, really strong. unwitting agent. he's been trying to manipulate american elections for the last year, email hacks, praising trump and the rest of it. normally cia directors step out of the fray

now we switch to michael morrel's view.iven where we are -- i think it's possible to squeeze isis down to nothing in iraq and syria. but i fear without a resolution to the civil war that other groups will pop up. al news ra, the al qaeda group in syria is growing in strength as a result of the lack of resolution. charlie: redefining itself. mike: that civil war has to be resolved. and you have to convince that it is in their interest. here's what i would recommend. i would recommend that we that -- so, the outcome we want is a transition from assaad to a government that can represent all the syrian people, but we want to do it without destroying the institutions of the syrian government. charlie: what we did in iraq. mike: and what happened on its own in libya. and we want to make that transition, keeping the syrian military and security services keeping them intact. charlie: essentially what putin wants. mike: you don't want to destroy those things. here's what i think you want to do. i think you want to cowvertly, not ope

is michael morrell a clinton flunky?ber of huge mistakes, putting americans at risk overseas? >> i think he may have overdram titzed his remarks. i was on yesterday, we talked about this with fredricka, and i think of course he's angling for a position in the new administration. he's been allied with the clintons for some time. we have to remember, using words like calling a presidential candidate unwitting asset of vladimir putin i think is a bit over the top. so i'll chalk that up to election drama. >> all right, lieutenant colonel rick francona, ron brownstein, thanks to both of you. >>> an american and australian are kidnapped in afghanistan. what happened. next. clean food. words panera lives by. no artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners. no colors from artificial sources. 100% of our food will be clean by year's end. that's food as it should be. ♪ all providers. getters. drive with uber and make more than $300 a week by driving a few hours a day. calling all nine-to-fivers and night owls. with uber - a littl

that's michael morrell.n cnn's chief national security correspondent jim sciutto and cnn intelligence and security analyst bob baer, he's also a former cia operative, welcome to both of you. i think that many americans are wondering what exactly are in these secret briefings that will be turned over to these presidential candidates. jim, can you help us sort that out? >> sure, carol, i've spoken to the director of national intelligence clapper about these and he's spoken in public as well. this is by tradition, goes back to the truman days where once the candidates are nominated by their conventions they are given one or possibly more briefings. there is classified material in those briefings. it doesn't go so far to the highest levels of classification, what intelligence people refer to as sources and methods, the most secret means of obtaining material, but it does contain classified information on major threats to u.s. national security. director clapper says he's already lined up the team to do these and

the russian government and donald trump's presidential campaign continues to mount and has led michael morrell to call trump an unwitting agent of russia and kremlin. harry reid is aning that russians are attempting to help donald trump win the presidential elect. and this is a theory some other democrats have put forward. the white house has not touched this, neither has the f.b.i., neither has the cia. how far-fetched is this? >> harry reid or type has had far-fetched concept. i think this is more political than anything with facts. who knows what putin wants? would want four more years of an obama-type administration that hasn't done have much. trump says he never met putin, i take him at his word. although the story head-on for someone in the game for 50 years, it's frightening to think you can alter a few states. deirdre: i don't mean to be dismissive. >> is a was watching it, i o i e a 101 -- i have a tendency to dismiss here yet is of election fraud. you are not the about 7 or 8 state that will make the continues in this electoral and that comes down to 20 or 30 counties in those 8 that

michael morrell today called donald trump a threat to national security. morrell is an independent. he says he's never before made his presidential presence public. scott mcfarland, nbc news, washington. >>> i'm jacqueline london live in rio. coming up next, we have a closer look at tonight's opening ceremony, and a look at the man who helped bring golf back to the olympics. we'll be right back. and spent eleven months in a pow vcamp.m what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. donald trump doesn't understand the weight of sending americans into harm's way. he's unfit to be president. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. whenthe state made aers, commitment to us. i knew that i wasn't going to make a fortune. but i would have a secure pension plan when i retired. each and every one of us made that contribution from every paycheck we ever e

. >>> former cia deputy director michael morrell says he is endorsing hillary clinton for president. morrell says he is neither a registered democrat nor a registered republican. he has voted for both parties in the past and remain silent about his preference for president but now morrell says he plans to vote for clinton because she will keep the country safe and that, quote, donald j. trump is not only unqualified for the job but he may well pose a threat to our national security. until recent, morrell was a cbs news contributor. >>> "the washington post" says u.s. coasts have gone without a major hurricane impact for a record length of time. the last one was wilma which hit reached nearly 4,000 days. experts fear the potential damage from the next impact could be huge. florida's coastal communities have added 1.5 million people since the last big storm. >>> the richards times dispatch says a former police officer could serve at least two and a half years in prison for killing a shoplifting suspect. a jury recommended the sentence yesterday after convicting steven rankin of manslau

. >>> former cia deputy director michael morrell says he is endorsing hillary clinton for president.s neither a registered democrat nor a registered republican. he has voted for candidates of both parties in the past and remain silent about his preference for president but now morrell says he plans to vote for clinton because she will keep the country safe and that, quote, donald j. trump is not only unqualified for the job but he may well pose a threat to our national security. until recent, morrell was a cbs news contributor. >>> "the washington post" says u.s. coasts have gone without a major hurricane impact for a record length of time. the last one was wilma which hit florida in 2005. the hurricane drought has reached nearly 4,000 days. experts fear the potential damage from the ne n" reports that most of russia's team will compete in the olympic games despite the doping allegations. the ioc cleared 70% of the team. whistle-blowers revealed to "60 minutes" in may that a russian lab gave athletes performance enhancers and hid their drug use. >>> we are just hours away from the of

today you were endorsed by michael morrell. >> what is the most meaningful conversation you've had withe very first question at this event came from kristine welker of nbc and she asked mike morell endorsed you, do you agree with his assessment of trump? >> lot of questions that made me cringe, tucker. invitations to attack trump. my personal favorite was the woman from telemundo who asked, are you taking latino voters for granted? this was wivleball. this was the first time that the national press corps got a chance to question the democratic nominee? >> maybe the most shocking part of it was what they didn't ask but how they behaved. here's the press applauding the democratic nominee. watch this. >> 60% approval rating -- ask yourself. they have tried to expand my musical taste, i'm going to respect the friendship silence. thank you all very much. >> secretary clinton we're out of time. thank you very much. everyone, give a big round of applause for secretary clinton coming and answering questions. >> it's self-defeating to be this obvious about this. >> i never applaud for politician

morrell said. >> sure. i just described it. >> but let people at home understand what he said. this is what he said, former cia director michaelt she will deliver on the most important duty as a president, keeping our current second. second, donald trump is not only unqualified for the job, but he may well pose a threat to our national security. this is someone who has served under as many democratic presidents as he has republican presidents. and you say, boras, this means nothing. >> it's completely discredited. one, he works for a firm related to the clintons. that's one. two, he was appointed by obama to be head of the cia, acting head of the cia. this is somebody who is completely biased against donald trump. hillary clinton, quote/unquote, short circuited on national security throughout her whole career. she short circuited when she lied to the american people about her e-mails. she's short circuiting when letting the american people know what's in the 30,000 e-mails that haven't been released. we all know it's not about yoda. she's already tried to prove to the american people that she can be trusted on national securit