The committee will come to order. I want to remind our members, our guests and our staff that we are at the unclassified level for todays hearing. Im also obligated to remind the witnesses that providing false information to this committee or concealing Material Information from the committee is a crime punishable by law. Today we welcome director of National Intelligence, james clapper, deputy secretary of defense robert work and the under secretary of defense for intelligence, marcel lettre. Thank you for all three of you for being here today. The United States faces grave security threats today from terrorism threats to aggression by nation states to cyberattacks. The Intelligence Community provides our military with critical information across the full spectrum of conflict. Yet when the ic and dod do not integrate effectively, we risk intelligence failures that put our war fighters lives at risk. Were here today because the dod and ic have failed to adequately respond to the concer
And good morning, america. It has happened again. The joy of normal life becomes a nightmare in seconds. That was the scene in nice, france, last night. Those thousands that gathered to celebrate Frances National holiday just after the fireworks some shots rang out then this truck mows down the crowd stretched out for more than a mile that was it right there. You saw the people running. You saw the horror leaving a trail of unspeakable carnage. The images are horrific. Here is what we know right now. The suspect was shot and killed on the scene. Officials are now searching for accomplices. At least 84 people were killed, including two americans, and at least 50 others were injured. Frances state of emergency now extended three months. It was supposed to end on july 26th. This is the fifth terrorist attack in france since january of 2015. State of emergency continues there. We have Team Coverage here and overseas. Starting with abcs Alex Marquardt on the scene in nice, good morning, ale
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Foreign language that was of more concern. Then he came back and he was requesting ammo. Reporter able says his employees were so concerned they called the fbi. Authorities say the gun store was not able to provide them with a name. On the night of the shooting an official familiar with the time line tells cbs news that mateen was active on social media before and during the rampage. Time records show that prior to the shoot magazineteen posted on facebook, alliance to isis leader abu al baghdadi. Then after the shooting began, mateen paused and sources say he searched for pulse, orlando, and shooting. Perhaps to see if a massacre was trendk online. He also made calls to 911 and to a television staitionz about the ongoing shooting. Investigators are focusing on what role mateens woif might have played in the attack. She has been cooperating. But officials believe she had some knowledge of an attack and will likely face some charges. School records show that omar mateen was a troubled c
Greatest comebacks of alltime, a celebration fit for a king. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Youre fired was the signature line for donald trump, the apprentice host. But today with the stakes a lot higher than a reality tv show, trump delivered that message to his campaign manager, and sometimes a lightning ron cory lewandowski. His dismissal, adversity from the trump camp and appears to bring to light the Strong Influence of the trump children. Nbcs katy tur has the details. Reporter after more than a year by his side, donald trump ousted his campaign manager, cory lewandowski, following an earlymornin children. Ivanka, eric and donald jr. Urged him to cut ties with lewandowski. We released cory from the campaign. We had a great relationship with cory. Everything was very amicable. I think its a natural process of transition from campaign to presumptive nominee to actual no