director of central intelligence agency john brennan, director of defense intelligence agency, vincent stewart, director of the federal bureau of investigation, jim komi and director of the national security agency, admiral rogers. director klapper and general stewart have already appeared before the senate armed services committee and i appreciate you suffering through a long day of testimony. i also think our other attendants. today's hearing presents an opportunity for both the witnesses and members of the committee. it is my hope that our discussion will shed some light on the dedicated and tireless work of our intelligence community. the men and women represented by eyewitnesses -- by our witnesses. their work does not go unnoticed. i spent the better part of 20 years as a part of the intelligence committee and have seen the scales go -- the scales of types of threats to our nation evolve. we no longer live in a world defined by a few distinct threats. -- a range of actors from nationstates and homegrown violent extremists. in your statement, director clapper quote of the expertise of the

. >>> major general vincent stewart says the pentagon has witnessed more siel attacks likely to become more severe. the canadian government has flounced it will end air strikes against syria and iraq. prime minister justin trudeau has said that canada is still committed to the fight. promising over $awn $aingd $800f humanitarian aid. >>> controversial measures were approved today as part of an amendment proposed by the government after the november paris attacks. it would allow the declaration of state of emergency for over four months. but anything over 12 days would have to be approved and renewed by parliament. >>> north korea is celebrating the launch of a satellite into space. the united nations condemned the move and is considering additional sanctions. the united states says it's ready to bolster its defenses in the region. jaiment has thjamie mcintire ha. >> the u.s. is making some prudent military moves, to counter the growing threat that north korea will soon be able to threaten its enemies by nuclear tipped missiles. >>> work earth observation satellite in orbit, pentagon sa

vincent stewart, the head of the defense agency went further saying in 2016 isis will probably attemptirect attacks on the united states and more attacks in europe. what should we take from this and what is to be done? joining me now in washington is michael chertoff, former secretary of homeland security and now the chairman of security firm. he is also an adviser to jeb bush. here with me in new york is peter bergen, cnn national security analyst and the author of "united states jihad," which was my book of the week last week. michael, tell us what you made of those hearings. one of the things i worry about is intelligence agencies these days seem to view it as part of their job to make sure nobody can ever tell them they missed something. they have tended to make pretty gloomy pictures. nobody notices the bad stuff doesn't happen. god for bid there should be one attack and you didn't predict there was going to be an attack. is there some of that going on or is it worry? >> i think there's always been a little bit of inclination on the part of intelligence agencies to be comprehensiv

general vincent stewart.ere is some of what they had to say. >> there are more sunni violent extreme i've groups and members and safe havens than anytime in history. the rate of foreign fighters traveling to the conflict zones in syria and iraq the past few years is without precedent. >> isil including it is eight established and several more emerging branches has become the preeminent global terrorist threat. >> isis will attempt to conduct additional attacks in europe and direct attempts on the u.s. homeland in 2016. harris: that sounded pretty bad, right? watch how pentagon press secretary peter cook when he woos asked at yesterday's hearing whether the united states is winning fight against isis. >> this is fight we've been engaged in some time. we are making progress in this fight but there is a lot of work to do. we're at an inflection point right now, an important moment in the fight against isil. we think there is opportunity to accelerate the campaign and deliver the lasting defeat to isil we and res

general vincent stewart is a great leader. has been -- and is a great marine.nd i'm very honored really to have a chance to tell you a little bit about him. his biography is in your notes here. i won't go through all that. but i do want to mention that general stewart not only has had and held all of the key command assignments in the signal intelligence arena in the marine corps, in the combat intelligence arena in the marine corps and has served also in staff and command positions everywhere from the department of the defense, you name it, he has done it. he is also a distinguished communications officer. he is an armor officer by original trade. he has been to many, many schools. in fact, eight different military schools and five of them were on my watch. so that's my fault for sending him to too many schools. but i say this because i think it's crucial that the intelligence community be infiltrated with a goodly number of non-intelligence people, operational people, people who have operational experience so that you can do not just the intelligence analysis

services committee along with the director of the defense intelligence agency, lieutenant general vincent stewart [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. visit armed service committee meets to receive testimony on the global threats faced by the united states and our allies as part of our oversight of the present defense budget request for fiscal year 2017. i'd like to welcome back director of national intelligence james clapper, and the director of the defense intelligence agency, general vincent stewart. as this is likely his final appearance before this committee at our annual worldwide threat searing, i'd like to thank director clapper for over five decades of service to protecting our country. director clapper come in particular we thank you for leading the men and women who strive everyday to collect and analyze the information that helps keep america strong. i thank you for being with us today and i've had the honor of knowing you for a long time. i know of no individual who has served this nation with more distinction and honor, and we are grateful for your service, and we know that th

director of defense intelligence agency, general vincent stewart. director of the federal bureau of investigation, jim comey. and director of the national security agency admiral rogers. to each of you welcome. i'd note that general clapper and general stewart have already appeared before the senate armed services committee this morning and i appreciate you both suffering through a very long day of testimony. i also thank our other witnesses for their attendance and participation. today's hearing presents an opportunity for both the witnesses and the members of the committee. it's my sincere hope that our discussion will shed some light on the dedicated and tireless work of our intelligence community professionals, the men and women represented by our witnesses. their efforts to keep america safe often go unrecognized, but that does not mean it goes unnoticed. i've spent the better part of 20 years as a member of the congressional intelligence committees. and have seen the scale, scope, and type of threats to our nation evolve greatly. we no longer l

the defense intelligence chief, lieutenant general vincent stewart, appeared before the armed servicese just this morning, warning that isis is likely to attempt direct attacks on the united states this year. and the director of national intelligence, james clapper, says isis is using the refugee crisis in the middle east in order to reach other countries. let me bring in cnn's chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. jim, clapper told lawmakers this is the worst risk he's seen in his 50 years in intelligence. >> he's been around a long time, brooke, and he gave a very stark and sobering and blunt assessment, you know, in saying it's the worst he's ever seen, he's talking about the threats, russia, china, cyber threats and definitely terrorism. i've heard him speak a lot. i've interviewed him before. this is very stark testimony because he's videscribing in specific terms the expanding isis threats, now in eight countries and counting and taking advantage of more terror safe havens in the world. you think about syria, libya, yemen, parts even of afghanistan, failed states or

general vincent stewart is a great leader, and a great moraine, and i am very honored to tell you more about it. is in your notes here, so i won't go through all that, but i do want to mention that general stewart not only has had and held all of the key command assignments in the single intelligence arena and marine corps, and combat intelligence arena in the marine corps, but also served in command positions. you name it, he has done it. he is also a distinguished communications officer. he is an armour officer by trade. he has been too many, many schools. in fact, eight different military schools. five of them were on my watch. that is my fault. [laughter] i say this because i think it is crucial that the intelligence ammunity be infiltrated with number of non-intelligence people, operational people. do not just the intelligence analysis, but the operational analysis, data analysis etc. from that standpoint. some of our greatest and allence victories to our history was created because you had operations and intelligence operating together, working together, and making together. . am

andlligence agency, richard leggett, director of defense intelligence agency, lieutenant general vincent stewarticolas rasmussen. thank you all. i recognize the challenges associated with discussing sensitive issues in public. i hope you agree that this open forum is critical to explain to the american people the serious threats we face, and also the the efforts of the brave men and women of the intelligence community to keep us safe. i speak for the entire community and i thank you for your service, sacrifice, and dedication. director clapper, this is your last worldwide threat hearing with his committee. i would like to especially thank you for your 55 years of service to this great nation. recall frompper, i last year's testimony, you were concerned about a vast array of threats to remarkably, the number seems to have grown since then. generally, i share your assessment of the current threat environment. truth is, the u.s. faces the highest threat level since the 9/11 attacks. the american people do not need a security clearance to understand the threats now facing the western world. read the

general vincent stewart is a great leader, has been -- is a great marine and i'm very honored, really, to have a chance to tell you a little bit about him. his biography is in your notes there so i won't go through all that, but i do want to mention that general stewart not only has had and held all of the key command assignments in the signal intelligence arena in the marine corps, in the combatant intelligence arena in the marine corps and has served also in staff and command positions everywhere from the department of defense, the fourth marine infantry, you name it, he's done it he's also a distinguished communications officer. he's an armor officer by original trade. he's been to many, many cools. in fact, eight different military schools and five of them were on my watch. so that's my fault for sending him to too many schools. but he -- i say this because i think it's crucial that the intelligence community be infiltrated with a goodly number of nonintelligence people, operational people, people that have operational experience so you can do, not just the intelligence analysis,

national intelligence james clapper, and the director of the defense intelligence agency, general vincent stewart. as this is likely his final appearance before this committee at our annual worldwide threats hearing, i'd like to thank director clapper for over five decades of service to protecting our country. director clapper in particular, we thank you for leading the men and women who strive every day to collect and analyze the information that helps keep america strong. i thank you for being with us today, and i've had the honor of knowing you for a long time, and i know of no individual who has served this nation with more distinction and honor and we're grateful for your service, and we know that that service will continue in the years to come. the list of the threats confronting our nation is drearily familiar yet it impossible to say we've seen much improvement. in afghanistan, 9,800 american troops are still in harm's way. the taliban al qaeda and the network continue to threaten our interests in afghan sustain and beyond and now isil has arrived on the battlefield, raising the specter o

intelligence director james clapper and defense intelligence agency director lieutenant-general vincent stewart. >>> i'm currently on the fence between hillary and bernie. and the most important issue to me in this election is education, i'm an high school teacher and an elementary school teacher. i want to know where their stance is on the common core and what they want to do with that. >> what's most important to me is our national debt. it's going to affect us teens and what i find most important is not who you're voting for, because i'm not endorsing anyone. i want you to get out to your polls and use your voice, your vote is your voice, use it. >> my number one issue in this campaign is getting big money out of politics. citizens united needs to be overturned. until we address that in our politics, everything else is going to keep getting worse and worse, a very small number of people are making decisions about what comes before the rest of the population. for that reason i'm supporting bernie sanders. >> i believe it's every american citizen's duty to politically active and to vote in ele

general vincent stewart is a great leader. has been, and is a great marine.ery honored, really to have a chance to tell you a little bit about him. his biography is here. so i won't go through all of that. i mention general stewart not only had and held all of the key command assignments in the signal intelligence arena in the marine corps, in the combat intelligence arena in the marine corps and has served also in staff and command positions everywhere from the department of the defense, forth marine, you name it he has done it. he is also a distinguished communications officer. he is an armor officer by original trade. he has been to many, many schools. in fact, eight different military schools and five of them were on my watch. so that's my fault for sending him to too many schools but he, he, i say this because i think it's crucial that the intelligence community be infiltrated with a goodly number of non-intelligence people, operational people, people who have operational experience so that you can do not just the intelligence analysis and but the operat

wdbj-7's khiree stewart talked with leaders at saint vincent's home in roanoke and tell us how they plan to make these people successful. "it's a daily struggle how to help him get a job." jeanne oostdyk's son ryan takes classes at the blue ridge autism and achievement center. he's 18 years-old and oostdyk says she and her husband are concerned about their son's future. "once he's out of school, of course we want him employed. he wants to be independent, he wants to get married, he wants to live on his own. he doesn't want to live under our roof." those dreams are closer to becoming true for him and other young adults with learning disabilities. on tuesday, leaders of saint vincent's home announced the creation of adult and family services. the programs will help the disabled find jobs and help families in crisis find counseling and take part in support groups. "there are multiple calls every week from parents who have adult children who are sitting home everyday. we have calls from adults to have to quit their jobs to care for their adult children after they age out of the public school

wdbj-7's khiree stewart talked with leaders at saint vincent's home in roanoke and tell us how they plan to make these people successful. "it's a daily struggle because we don't know how to help him get a job." jeanne oostdyk's son ryan takes classes at the blue ridge autism and achievement center. he's 18 years-old and oostdyk says she and her husband are concerned about their son's future. "once he's out of school, of course we want him employed. he wants to be independent, he wants to get married, he wants to live on his own. he doesn't want to live under our roof." those dreams are closer to becoming true for him and other young adults with learning disabilities. on tuesday, leaders of saint vincent's home announced the creation of adult and help the disabled find jobs and help families in crisis find counseling and take part in support groups. "there are multiple calls every week from parents who have adult children who are sitting home everyday. we have calls from adults that have to quit their jobs to care for their adult children after they age out of the public school district a

you sflor joseph lieberman of connecticut, general vincent stewart as well as military and diplomatic officials from jordan and sri lanka. this is just over two hours.