i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, america caught off guard. serious questions about whether u.s. intelligence failed to predict what was happening on the ground in the ukraine. in an intense hearing senator john mccain hammered chuck hagel questioning him whether u.s. intelligence was aware of russia's plans to invade crimea. they said they were aware early last week but that did not satisfy john mccain. >> despite all the media reports, our intelligence sources predicted that labrov would invade crimea? >> i don't get into specifics at an open hearing, but if you would like a briefing, your staff on the specifics of your question -- >> how about commenting on news reports that say that. >> news reports are news reports, but that is not the same as real intelligence. >> okay. in other words, the fact is, mr.