national security advise eer, president of the united states. it was moments after he was being sworn in. find a text about policy in the sense of you re not in transition official anymore. but as you point out, astounding for what he chose to say and for who he chose to say it if it happened. look, flynn is is now central to this. it brings this investigation into the oval office. wr you work eed with flynn for man years. you presided over his promotion ceremony to be a throw-star general. president obama chose to fire him. president trump has been sticking by general flynn. even after firing him. even through recent days. here he is. general flynn is a a wonderful man. i think he s been treated very, very unfairly by the media. this man has served for many years. he s a general. he s, in my opinion, a very good person. i feel badly for general
violation of the principle that has normally been followed of one president, one administration as a time. and that was what gave rise to because of all of these contacts that mike was having and others in the transition with the russians and other foreign entities, you know, what the what was this all about? so to say that we blessed it or acquiesced in it is a stretch. the other thing that was interesting was the white house attorney referring to flynn as a former obama administration official. which is technically accurate that s true. but you fired him. that s right. you know, i officiated, help efficient at his promotion ceremony to lieutenant general. he worked to me on my staff for about 11 months and then i supported his move to be director of d.i.a., an agency i
lockdown for hours this morning but it has since been lifted. police are still searching for the shooter who they say is a man named jarrett jerome moore. a halloween costume sparking a serious scare at ft. bragg, north carolina. triggering a call to the bomb squad after a soldier apparently tried to enter the gate dressed as a suicide bomber, complete with a fake explosive vest. really? officials closed gates and evacuated the area. senior commander responded saying military members and their families should be more aware of their costume choices. and a high honor for a hometown hero. spencer stone, you know him, one of the three men who thwarted an august terror attack on a paris-bound train. he is moving up in the ranks. the former air force airman has been promoted to staff sergeant. stone not only stopped the attacks but was also stabbed three times earlier this month as you know while stopping a fight outside a california bar. officials praised stone for his leadership and co
in the hand of any allies of theirs. chris: briefly, less than a minute left, steve is our resident expert on the intelligence community. how badly and again, not what the the washington post says but the whole story, which as we suspect probably is in the hands of the chinese and the russians, how much damage to national security? huge. i think it s absolutely huge. it shows how our resources are being used. it shows as charles suggests not only our deficiencies and gaps. it shows areas where we have gotten intelligence. chris: say to our enemies you have got to watch out. this is where you need to shore up. basically like giving a playbook for a very successful football team to the opposing team and tell them exactly what they need to do to be more competitive. and anybody who wanted to treat show den as a hero is delusional at this point. chris: that s it for the panel. but stay tuned for a marine promotion ceremony you won t want to miss. dogs are involved.
their children after they learned police were at the building. i came up here to get my granddaughters, you know, because i was concerned, you know, so much stuff going on at schools today. you know, i was really concerned. reporter: others including police say fights should never have been at a school. it s just a shame. i think it s an absolute shame that something as good as a graduation ceremony or promotion ceremony is marred by the actions of a few. it s a darn shame spop that s why these individuals are going to jail. reporter: investigators say the riot began after a fight broke out between two teen girls. cnn newsroom starts at the top of the hour. miguel marquez is here with that. you ve got a busy show ahead of you. you had a busy show yourself. we re going to continue the pace this afternoon. follow up with the deadly storms in the mid west and get to the question of whether or not the end is near, the end of this season of misery for people there. we also wan