>> bill: supply shortages to microchips to lead to a major national security threat. the leading producers of the chips used from cell phones to cars is in taiwan. rich edson is at the state department with more. what did you find out? >> good morning, bill and dana. they are called semi conductors and in the equipment that the united states military buys. it is a manufacturing center that the u.s. and europe once dominated and largely moved to asia. somewhat luckily for the u.s. american allies like taiwan, south korea and japan are now the global leaders in semi conductor manufacturing though china's industry is growing. the chinese government is investing heavily trying to become the world leader in chip production. one american industry whistleblower tells us the united states needs to boost american production and fast. >> whoever wins the race for