working and when that would be acceptable and then you could come to work the next day and still have a job. she does still have a job, sarah sanders did confirm that. and fox news confirms from the held at the white house special assistant said of senator mccai senator mccain, it doesn t matter, he s dying anyway. after that the colleague said not to vote for his pick for ci cia. cia nominee gina haspell refusal to say that torture is immoral is is disqualifying. senator mccain is at home enduring and aggressive form of brain cancer. the white house does not deny reports of the staffer s comments but has released a statement to the hill that reads in part, we respected senator mccain s service to our nation. that same day, three star town mcinerney said, torture worked on senator mccain while he was a
shannon: i know at the time you originallly applied, you weren t exactly sure what the ci cia was going to be about, but you were perfectly quipped to go back into africa. your book tells such an amazing story about how that all came about. we ve all dreamed of making career changes at one point in our life. that s how i ended up here. for us we re very fortunate and for our country that you made that change and then served 20 years in the cia. it is a fascinating book. folks can check it out. we want to thank you very much for sharing your story with us today. well, thank you. it s my pleasure. shannon: more news right after this break.
eric: they named two of the attackers. they have identified all three. why are they waiting to name the third? it has to do with him being international. they are trying to pin down exactly where he s from, according to investigators the particulars about him, before they release the information. eboni: thank you, mike. let s meet today s specialists. his career spans 15 years. covert field officer for the ci cia. he is a fox news channel regular, and he specializes in global crisis and u.s. national security. mike baker is here. he is a best-selling author, former member of israel s top counterterror unit and the founder of a leading manufacturer of law enforcement products. he specializes in late 80s hair metal drumming. aaron cohen is here.
i can tell you what they re going to say. one, is the new incoming cia director named by mr. trump going to answer to the president and speak as the president wants him to speak or is he going to represent the facts as the caia? cci cia knows them? and i suspect he doesn t know what his answer is yet. phil, you know that it s been reported that president-elect trump is receiving about one intel briefing per week even though he has the opportunity to be briefed on a daily basis with the same information as president obama. what do you now think of the fact he s briefed so infrequently in the context of this russian story? there are two pieces to this, michael. let me make sure i remain non-partisan. i don t think it s a huge deal whether the the president-elepr briefed once a week but how he s receiving information. mr. pence is receiving once a day. how often do they talk?