i would point oapple, microsoft, h.p., qualcomm and hundreds of other american companies doing it better there isn't one of the top 100 brand names in the world that's a chinese company. most of them are in the u.s. and a lot of them in the tech field. we have to keep focusing on what we're good at. that's what businesses do and what we have to do. we have to hold our politicians accountable and force them to make the tough decisions that we pay them to make. they're not doing it now. right now the politicians and the american public think they can have everything. you can't have everything. you can't always get a check from the government for not doing anything. that has to end. tavis: he's the man behind c.e.s. in las vegas, the hottest show every year for these interested in technology and innovation. his new book is called "the comeback," his name is gary shapiro. good to have you on the program. thanks for your time, shir. -- sir. >> thank you, tavis. tavis: up next, "new york times" technology columnist david pogue. stay with us. tavis: david pogue is the personal technology column

that the public media and set expect haitians that make clear in the event of an attack we hope qualcomm that lives with those who commit those acts, not with those who go to work every day to prevent these attacks. i think for those of us that read the intelligence on a regular basis, we know there is jeopardy out they are and we know that if something were to happen in this country, that everyone getting a table would be asked, why didn't she know? and they have to have the tools to find out. and we have to see that the two processes provided in that process. so, i think we've come a very long way since 9/11. i truly believe our country is much safer than it was prior to 9/11 and a great deal of it really is due to the people testifying here today and to the agencies that face that will run. i deeply believe that. and so let me introduce the witnesses. they are the director of national intelligence, james clapper who will deliver the opening day that following the chairman country and comments of the chairman. and leon panetta. director of the defense intelligence agency, general rober