with that, i would like to welcome to the stage ambassador susan rice. [applause]. >> could evening, everyone. thank you, friend, for that generous reduction. , and to think peter as well for the great work you're doing here. adrian, for your generosity in making this all possible and governor huntsman, it's always a great honor to be with you. i wanted to think the organizations that fred just named the help put this event together and to everyone of you who are joining us here tonight. i want to particularly salutes our college from the diplomatic corps who embody the closing growing ties between our countries. i am glad to be back at the atlantic council and especially at the latin america center. what better way to celebrate st. patrick's day and to give a speech on the americas. [laughter] >> disorganization focuses on the new latin america. a want to come here because 2016 is an especially significant, perhaps historic year for the region. our hemisphere and the relationship between the united states and our partners across the americas is at a tra

then national security adviser susan rice on u.s. policy in latin america. and then another chance to see jeff sessions on the role of populism in the 2016 campaign. >> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. morning, theday lenny, ceo of the national coalition of black participation, she will discuss the results of the 20 16th state of black women in the u.s. report which includes the views of the 2016 presidential campaign. will talk about the investigation into the e-mails sent to and from hillary clinton's e-mail server and what developments he thinks we can expect in the coming weeks. watch c-span's

susan rice, the national security adviser, is with him. the national security staff communicating, of course, back to washington and to all the intelligence officials. the director of national intelligence, james clapper, had recently testified about the high level of threat from isis and other groups. of course, we don't know who the perpetrators were of this apparent suicide attack, but that would be the most likely suspect. some felt related to the arrest on friday of abdeslam in belgium. obviously, there's been a lot of criticism of the officials in belgium, as well as some criticism of the french officials. they have been trying to step up coordination since what happened in paris in november. as well, john kerry is here, and now the secretary of state did have a planned interview, we are told, with telemundo. he was doing spanish language television today. we don't know if that was going to happen. i was supposed to interview susan rice at 9:30 eastern today. we don't know if that'll still take place. they're scrambling now to re-wri

susan rice, first of all, tell us about the u.s. role in helping the french and belgian authorities locate these people in brussels. >> well, judy, what needs to be said as the president did to the prime minister of belgium and the president of france, it's really the services of belgium and france that deserve the lion's share of the credit here and congratulations on a well-executed operation. this is their day. indeed, since the paris attacks, actually well before the paris attacks but especially after the paris attacks, the united states has stepped up its intelligence and law enforcement cooperation with our european partners, the french in particular but many other europeans as well, and we are sharing information and supporting each other in ways that are unprecedented. i can't get into think specifics about this operation, and it's an ongoing investigation, as you understand, but i do think it's important to give the belgian and french authorities their due today. >> woodruff: how much of a threat from the islamic state does

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chuck todd has national security adviser susan rice up next. "mtp daily" starts now. >>> if it's friday, it's mitt romney, once again desperately trying to stop donald trump. now he says he'll vote for ted cruz in utah. but does that mean he's endorsing cruz for the white house? this is "mtp daily" and it starts right now. >> good evening, everyone. and welcome to "mtp daily." we, obviously, have a lot to get to tonight on the republican party's latest twists and turns and the total lack of a unified strategy in the attempts by some to stop trump. plus, we're expecting to hear for the first time this hour from ted cruz, about why he thinks, and what he thinks, of mitt romney saying that he'll be voting for him as a way to push towards a contested convention when the utah caucuses roll around on tuesday. but first, four months after the paris terrorist attack that killed 130 people, the only suspect believed to still be at large is no longer at large, but captured alive today. the intense manhunt for the suspected terrorist ended this afternoon,

digital watch wants to gain access to records about talking points given to susan rice in the wake of the 2012 benghazi attacks. the ruling allows a similar order later this month from a different judge. lauren: global market action, mostly up arrows in asia. we see the shanghai composite index in china 2.7%, hang seng and hong kong up 2%, cosby up 3%, only the nikkei down 1.3%. nicole: stocks are higher, gained of numb 1.5%, the cac in paris and the dax in germany. us stock markets looking like this with up arrows after games yesterday, dow futures up 88, s&p up 10, nasdaq up 25. oil has had a rough go of it reversing full course, $38.87 a barrel, gold up $2 to $12.39 an ounce. janet yellen's comments about going slow on rate hikes helped equities across the board but we have seen the euro and the japanese yen stronger against the greenback. nicole: yields on the treasury at 1.8%. lauren: a major victory for unions before the supreme court. the supreme court short one member after the death of antonin scalia, the vote was a numfour-numfour tie, preserving union dues for public employ

and they sent the hapless susan rice out to face it. this is cowardice, ladies and gentlemen. this is not what we need in a commander in chief. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> now, a message from american conservative union's communications director ian walters. >> hello, c pac. how many of you out there think that ambassador john bolton would make a great secretary of state? [cheers and applause] you heard it here first, america. in 1981, as you've heard from my boss dan

. >> hillary and obama and panetta and biden and susan rice all told me it was a video when they knew it was not the video. they said they would call me and let me know what the outcome was. >> secretary clinton, did you lie to them? >> i feel a great deal of sympathy for the families of the four brave americans that we lost at benghazi, and i certainly can't even imagine the grief that she has for losing her son, but she's wrong. she's absolutely wrong. i and everybody in the administration, all the people she named, the president, the vice president, susan rice, we were scrambling to get information that was changing literally by the hour. and when we had information, we made it public but then sometimes we had to go back and say we have new information that contradicts it. so i testified for 11 hours. anybody who watched that and listened to it knows that i answered every question that i was asked and when it was over the republicans had to admit they didn't learn anything. why? because there had already been one independent investigation, there had been seven or eight congressiona

of his t trip to cuba wa briefed along with the attack along witit susan rice and later discussed the woman gz at a tampa ray game. and the notion that any political agenda would justify the killing like this is something that beyond the pale. and we have a live picture there. and that is in la bore es. is near wres turn fran and you seek thi memorial has just been growing. candle an flowers and most likely willrow over the next several hour as well. and the # american that we mentioned from utah are all in the hospital pt ach and former oakland player sa imas stan bell on is injured. and pa colin lynn. 7 news. >> lynn: a a now to the manhunt taking place across belgium an beyond. hell done fox continue owrg live coverage from the newsplex. sheldon. >> reporter: an here's the whatappens in brus thelz morning is tide to the net worveght paris massacre happened back in november from c nrk n but unfortunately ah know, no one what been caught right now. the guy or sniper withh a rifle. men with long guns above brus else an beyond. now that men with bomb have struck. here are the men suspe

and president obama and national security advisor susan rice are still in havana, cuba, where they were briefed by telephone this morning. >>> how are today's attacks affecting the markets here in the u.s.? >> cnbc joining us now with a look at that. >> good afternoon to you both. stocks in the u.s. slightly lower in the wake of the tragic attacks in brussels. the dow lower by about 28 points or so. s&p 500 a hair lower as well. even gold prices just slightly higher today. it may seem counter intuitive. the s&p 500 is typically unchanged or even slightly higher the day after terrorist attacks three-quarters of the time. there are some groups of stocks however that are under more pressure today, particularly those dealing with travel. airline stocks include american, united, those are trading lower. hotel stocks are also trading lower along with travel booking sites price line and ex-paid ya. back to you. >> france is showing it support for neighboring belgium after today's attacks. the avatar was changed to the belgian flag. france of course still healing from coordinated attacks in par

over any shoulder you see susan rice and the president getting there. in light of the attack, president obama and 55,000 people at the rays baseball game in cuba starting with a moment of silence. secretary of state john kerry and raul castro also attending that game. and with so many high-profile people at an outdoor stadium, laura harris shows us what security was like after hearing >> reporter: security has been security since we got here at 9:00 this morning. it only took five minutes to get through. with 55,000 people in the stadium, they made sure that the bags went through the x-ray machine and they patted everyone down. around 11:00 to 12:00, everybody had to stop and make sure that everything was secure and safe. the security measures were already set before the attacks in brussels happen. >> the security here is as a result of the president's visit. the cuban security and our own security was as tight and high as it could be in the first place. there really wasn't a need to change. but believe me, we have taken every precaution in terms of sec

. >> hilly and obama and biden, all all of them, susan rice told me it was a video, they knew, they knew it was not the video and they said they would call me and let me know what the outcome was. >> secretary clinton, did you lie to them? >> you know look, i feel, a great deal of sympathy for the families of the four brave americans that we lost at benghazi. and i certainly can't even imagine the grief that she has for losing her son but she's wrong, she's absolutely wrong. trish: the mother of sean smith, patricia smith, the woman in that video is here with me for her exclusive reaction to hillary clinton. mrs. smith, welcome. >> hi, there. trish: hillary clinton said you were wrong. >> she lied. trish: were you? >> i was there and we were knows to knows at the coffin ceremony. she lied to me. she told me it was a fault of the video. i said, are you sure? and she says, yes, that's what it was, it was the video. she knew full well it wasn't at that time. then she says, she was going to check and if it's any different she would call me back. she would let me know. she has never once spok

susan rice here with him. the frpresident is staying at t residence of the ambassador here, his staff is at a nearby hotel. they're scrambling, coming up with a statement we believe. but his schedule was to give a major foreign policy speech on his policies toward cuba. and he was going to heavily talk about their criticisms of cuban human rights. and now this is all of course up in the air because they have been crafting that speech as the main focus of this trip. he was going to be meeting with di d disowe departments and then a baseball game. i can't imagine that he would not give a speech. there was of course a lot of criticism and some admission after the presidentris attacks they did not respond more quickly in terms of reassurance to the country as you'll recall. and so i think having learned that lesson, i think you will hear from the white house rather quickly. an think also they have to reconsider the rest of the schedule including what he had been looking forward to, that baseball game between the t

that's national security advisor susan rice to him. in a speech that the president would call for solidarity. >> we must be together regardless of nationality or race or faith. voters in three western states headed to the polls today. the biggest prize of the night is arizona where donald trump and hillary clinton both picked up another pair of victories in the winner takes all state. bernie sanders has cruised to a win in utah. and from the democratic caucuses in idaho. veronica de la cruz tells us that the bombings in brussels dominated the talk on the campaign trail today. veronica? >> reporter: that's right the candidate's reactions were fast and furious and all to agree that radical jihaddism needs to be stopped. what they differ on is how they do it. >> we need to immediately haul the president's ill-advised plan to bring in tens ted cruz later upped it calling for american police to control the neighborhoods. >> they are also at vow kateing -- to make them talk. >> we can't water board. nothing is nice about it, but the minimum

that's national security adviser susan rice on his right. also receiving that news. >> laurie: we kw at least 31 haveeen between 31 and 34. this cell phone video shows passengers running away from the airport after those blasts earlier today. >> janine: and this is video from inside the terminal where it happened- you'll be able to see the damage from the explosions, and wear now hearing that police actually found another explosive device packed with nails. >> laurie: another explosion, the third of the morning, exploded inside a subway station, and that killed 20 people alone. isis is nowowlaiming point for these attacks that also injured about 190 people. we will get back to the terror in brussels shortly. >> janine: those terror attacks overshadowing events inavana today. president obama speaking about the attacks in morning before delivering remarks on historic change. >> laurie: our local10eam is in cuba covering every aspect of the president's last day on the land. it's been a big day. calvin hughes joins us live from haan now to kick

many of the president's very top security advisers, including susan rice are here with him, and they're continuing to update the president about what they've learned. they've already been in contact with belgian authorities, and have planted -- stay in contact and offer assistance. now, we are expecting to hear from the president around 10:00 a.m. he was already scheduled to speak in a national address to the cuban people, and we do expect for him to have to comment on these developments, and the latest of what we are hearing. now we also know that the state department is still trying to track down these reports, and account to the safety of americans. there have been a few reportedly injured but no one can verify that. the u.s. embassy so far is gathering information. they are in lockdown and they are telling americans in the area to stay where they are, to shelter in place. it's worth noting that brussels is home to a number of very key diplomatic missions, including the military alliance at to. now, as for what happens next, with the president, whether he continues on with his agenda

they sent th hapless susan rice out to face them. this is cowardice, ladies and gentlemen,. this is not what we need in a commander-in-chief. thank you very much. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> now, a message from american conservative union's vacations director, ian walters -- communications director, ian walters. ♪ ac.hello, cp how many of you are thinking ambassador john bolton would make a great secretary of state? [applause] you heard it here first, america. in 1981, as you heard from my boss dan schneider, ronald reagan came here and delivered a historic address. he said, our time is now, and we stand shoulder to shoulder in the thickest of the fight. look who is sitting to your left and right. these are our brothers and sisters, our fellow citizens and patriots. if we hang together, mark my words, we will make history and change the future of america for the better. can you see that -- our time is now. -- i can't hear your voices out there. do it one more time. this is all about your voice. you can hear my voice out there, but the point of this message is to make sure we can

. >> if susan rice had said something different from what the intelligence community was saying, then people should have been all over her back. all she was doing was -- >> how does the secretary of state parrot anyone. >> she doesn't have anyone in benghazi. >> maria: we don't want to blame richard for this. his answer might surprise you. let's get your reaction. listen to this. >> it got a little dirty on the campaign. you got a little naughty. >> you know what i'm talking about. >> i do it differently, i really would. my kids were embarrassed by it. my wife didn't like it. that's not who i am, that's not what my campaign is about. >> you regret that? >> i would do it differently. >> maria: maybe that's why it fell flat because it's not him. >> he had all the money behind him and invested in success and got carried away and regrettably specially if he loses florida, one of the images of the marco rubio campaign and it's ashame because he's better than that. he's a lot of raw political talent. >> maria: is it over for him, dagen? >> dagen: calls are increasing for him to get out of t

rice, secretary of state john kerry. the state department is also issued a warning through the embassy in brussels to american citizens there that's quite stark, george. it says that american citizens should shelter in place and remind americans in belgium that there was a level 4 threat, a level 4 threat which means a serious and imminent danger -- a danger of a serious and imminent attack so clearly u.s. officials were watching what was happening in belgium and well aware of the danger. now the president has been briefed and has a packed schedule here for the rest of the day including later this morning an address televised nationally in cuba to the cuban people and then he's attending a baseball game. no indication from the white house that there will be any change to the president's schedule. in fact he's leaving from here to go on to argentina but, of course, as you well know, george, when the president travels on these trips he has his full national security apparatus with him communications and all that. >> full e

many of the president's very top security advisers, including susan rice are here with him, and they're continuing to update the president about what they've learned. with belgian authorities, and have planted -- stay in contact and offer assistance. now, we are expecting to hear from the president around 10:00 a.m. he was already scheduled to speak in a national address to the cuban people, and we do expect for him to have to comment on these developments, hearing. now we also know that the state department is still trying to track down these reports, and americans. there have been a few reportedly injured but no one can verify that. the u.s. embassy so far is gathering information. they are in lockdown and they are telling americans in the area to stay where they are, to shelter in place. it's worth noting that brussels is home to a number of very key diplomatic missions, including the military alliance at nato. now, as for what happens next, with the president, whether he continues on with his agenda, there haven't been changes that as i said the president's supposed to speak. he's t

here in havana, secretary of state john kerry, and security adviser susan rice, are also traveling with the president and they remain in touch with their european counterparts in belgium and elsewhere. now, what we also know is that the u.s. embassy in belgium has told all americans in the area to stay on lockdown. call them if you do need help. so they are trying to collect information about who might be in the area. we have also heard that president obama planned so far to stick to his schedule. he was supposed to deliver a public speech in the 10:00 a.m. hour here in havana to speak directly to the cuban people. remember, he's here in this breakthrough diplomatic moment to focus on that real foreign policy priority. but this report of these explosions and fear of terrorism is going to force him to address what has happened. so far american officials are just describing these as explosions. we do know that isis has been more focused on external attacks but so far they are not saying who they believe to be responsible. gayle? >> margaret brennan reporting in havana. we thank you. >>> a

wrightng up next, susan talks about -- susan rice talks about the president's trip to cuba. trump campaigned in arizona. at 7:00, the open our phone lines and look at today's headlines on washington journal. >> president obama traveled to cuba this week and for the first visit by sitting u.s. president in nearly 90 years. it will include a delegation of house democrats led by nancy pelosi as well as several senators. the national security advisor more details on thursday while speaking the atlantic council. this is 35 minutes. mr. kempe: good afternoon and welcome. i'm fred kempe, president and c.e.o. of the atlantic council i'm delighted that the chairman of the atlantic council is here today, governor huntsman. on his behalf, in particular on behalf of adrienne arshtt, founder of the adrienne arshtt center, and patricia marshall the ambassador and president, i'm delighted to welcome you to this special engagement, to be addressed by ambassador susan rice to the president's approach on the western hemisphere. ambassador rice we are immensely honored to be hosting you here a

rice and ben rhoeds. president obamaousing a weekly address to call on the republicans to consider supreme court nominee. the white house is not taking no and laying out a strategy for getting merrick garland a condition fifrmation hearing. the republican leader said the nomination is dead on a arrival and the next president should fill the open on the supreme court. democrats said republicans are abdicating their duty by refusing to give garland a vote. we saw this with the white house and republican party. >> this is the time we treat a an appointment with the seriousness it deserves. our supreme court is supposed to be above politics and not an extension of politics. >> the choice is what choice will the president and democrats and republicans make. will they seek to further devoid ourination in a partisan back and forth. >> reporter: you can get used to the arguments because this fight will go all the way to the election. after that republicans could change their opinion particularly if hillary clinto

this one involved the conservative group judicial watch's suit over susan rice's benghazi talking points in questions such as who wrote them and who knew about them. the bottom line, this could mean more depositions before the election. >> thank you. >> what do you think? do you think bernie sanders has a realistic chance at defeating hillary clinton? let me know on facebook or on twitter. >>> now to the u.s. supreme court. where a tie goes to the unions. the practical effects of a short handed bench are coming into clearer focus after another 4-4 ruling by the justices. this one giving big labor a big victory. the chief legal correspondent shannon breen on a split decision that could be the new normal. at least for a while at the u.s. supreme court and it could have a lasting impact on a host major decisions this is a dramatic example of what the loss will mean for the supreme court. >> in a simple opinion with no name, no majority opinion or disend, the supreme court resolved at least temporarily a case to threaten to undermine public unions within the country. it was brought by public

judicial watch is seeking record regarding "talking points" used by susan rice in the wake of the benghazi terror attacks. former nsa chief and director michael hayden speaking out, showing clinton showed very poor judgment. >> what she set up is inconceivable and the explanations are incoherent. it was a terrible mistake. whether it represents a crime, i'll let the american justice system decide. eboni: he nails it. at at heart of this controversy is the server. why did she use a personal server in her home. i'll tell you something. here is what's interesting about what the judge is saying. he says there is a constantly shifting admissions by government officials where they are deciding why the server was in there and what the reasons for it and which emails get disclosed to the public and which don't. the official was saying -- her aide were saying should she get a blackberry which should be subject to the government public record act. you do not want your aide pleading the fifth. an report investigation happened, she engaged in hours' long hearings. what more could be revealed? eboni: t

rice and the national security adviser, or another senior person. so, the challenge for me is to try to help us be strategic, help us not only answer the current mail but answer the policy counterparts and think more broadly to see the context around the corner and it is in the context that it's purely tactical, we do get interesting questions from the process as well so we ask the question like if we do, how will putin respond and that is the kind of question that they should be reacting over but it is a challenge every hour of every day to find space come opportunity coming and come and particularly the manpower to be able to do more strategic work to lift the sights from the current crisis for more contact. and the global trend process is very much an adjunct to be more strategic. this is the first volume i will do but i had some role dreaming up the idea of when i was there before and there are two good things about it. one is if you are trying to look at even five years, nothing much on the secret computer helps you. you need to be out there ta

. >> i and all the people, the president, the vice president, susan rice, we were scrambling to get information that was changing literally by the hour. when we had information, we made it public. then sometime we had to go back and say we have new information that contradicts it. >> would you look at that? the audience booed. a question about benghazi. when you're more obsessed with free stuff than the death of your own citizens, grace never enters the picture. why would grieving families make up a story that we heard the day it happen? the answer, they wouldn't the better question, why would hillary lie and impugn these families? the answer, she's hillary. last night, what did we see? in one case she lied to the families. in the other, she lied to herself which causes her to lie to all of us. it was nearly four years ago they lied and covered their butts. it's deja vu but only if you gave a damn. the thing that got me. that smirk. you hear the audience booing. she's like, they're on my side. i don't care. >> and she answered it. i'm not even going to answer that question. it is ridiculous. >>

president obama was briefed by national security adviser susan rice. he told espn there is no justification for terrorism. >> this is just one more example of why the entire world has to unite against these terrorists. the notion that any political agenda would justify the killing of innocent people like this is something that's beyond the pale. >> two officials as well as a military bond technician noticed the two bombers in tan and black on the left bold wore a single black glove holding their luggage carts. it was known as a dead man's switch. >> what is really important to note is that some type of experience is needed for the implementation, the actual bringing the bomb to the airport it can be hard wires, two of the possible assailants had gloves on that could be to conceal some type of detonator or dead man detonator meaning when they got shot it went off. >> the in suburban washington, d.c. as well as bomb sniffing dogs. similar steps were taken at large subway systems across the country. >> an intelligence source with firsthand knowledge of th

this is a photo of president obama and national security adviser susan rice receiving updates on the attacks from homeland security. the president was wrapping up his visit to cuba when he learned of the terrorist bomb g bombings. many in our area have ties to brussels. >> they made concerned phone calls to get in touch with loved ones. lauren mayk went to philadelphia's belgian tavern where they awoke to the upsetting news. lauren. >> reporter: yes, getting through by phone today was difficult. so social media was a big help. but you know, from here in philadelphia you can feel very far away from loved ones when all you want to do is make sure they are safe. the brussels airport that became a target for terror is a familiar place for michael. >> i lived in belgium for three years, worked for campbell soup outside the airport. we had our offices there. >> reporter: today the owner of a tavern in philadelphia scrambled to reach family and friends when he got word. >> just to make sure no one was hurt. >> reporter: he worried about friends in the brewery industry like those from maine

then national security adviser susan rice on u.s. policy in latin america. and then another chance to see jeff sessions on the role of populism in the 2016 campaign. >> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. morning, theday lenny, ceo of the national

secretary of state kerry and some of the delegation, susan rice, the current head of state. jeffrey de laurentiis. head of mission here for the united states. >> we also the commerce secretary and ben rhodes. he was negotiating this in secret with the help of the pope. >> there we see the president and raul castro entering the room. >> we'll hear the national >> again, that ceremony playing out here at the palace of the revolution, the beginning now theficial activities of the president as he continues the historic journey here in cuba. we'll have a lot more on this coming up tonight for nbc nightly news.

you just came from meeting with ash carter, the secretary of defense, susan rice, the national security advisor. can you tell me what questions are being raised? >> well first of all both of them were very interested in what's going on in europe and the refugee crises. as you might know, yesterday was very important summit of the european government concerning the refugee crises. and they focused on how to tackle the problem of illegal migration triggered by smugglers and traffickers. mainly in the agency that is the area between turkey and greece. and yesterday, there was two things that happened. first of all, nato started an activity on the agency to dismantel the patterns of the smugglers and the coast off turkey and greece so that we can stop them from pursuing their horrible business. >> rose: in respect to angela merkel, does she see how much germany can do, how many refugees germany can take. >> we took approximately one million last year. and you know, if you define asylum as the duty to give shelter or to protect people who are politically persecuted and who come from a war co

secretary of state kerry and some of the delegation, susan rice, the current head of state. jeffrey de laurentiis. head of mission here for the united states. >> we also the commerce secretary and ben rhodes. he was negotiating this in secret with the help of the pope. >> there we see the president and raul castro entering the room. >> we'll hear the national >> again, that ceremony playing out here at the palace of the revolution, the beginning now president as he continues the historic journey here in cuba. we'll have a lot more on this coming up tonight for nbc nightly news. i'm lester holt, nbc news, haworks. also, grow your own strawberries. and some great spring dresses... they're all less than 50 dollars. and we're making a green layered salad to go with your easter ham... tomorrow at 11. today monday rch 21st. . >>> wcnc tv charlotte. live from nbc charlotte. this is charlotte today with your host colleen odegaard and eugene robinson. >>> good monday morning to you! it is march 21st, thank you for joining us, you are watching charlotte today. how are you? >> i'm doin

. >> the white house released this photo susan rice in an early-morning call with tough security aid back in washington. later mr. obama called belgium prime minister charles michel and offered his condolences. >> as countries have always done, we must confront this threat together. we must defend democracy and defeat terror. >> testifying before congress, secretary of defense ash carter said that the military coalition against isil is vital, but it's only one part of the fight. >> we need the intelligence. we need the homeland security and we need law enforcent. and so do our partners. because of the kind of thing you saw in brussels this morning. >> meanwhile, at chicago's o'hare airport there were long lines and beefed up security. it was a similar scene at penn station in new york where mayor bill de blasio tried to reassure the public. >> there is no specific and credible threat against new york city at this time. but we're in a high state of vigilance and readiness. >> they stopped attacks like the one in brussels can provide lessons for law enforcement. >> what can we learn fr

. >> reporter: the white house release this photo of national security adviser, susan rice, in an early-morning call with top security aids. earlier, mr. obama called charles michelle and offered his condolences. >> as our country has always done, we must confront this threat together. we must defend democracy and defeat terror >> reporter: testifying before congress, secretary ashley morrison said that the military is vital, but it's only one part of the fight. >> we need the intelligence, the homeland security and the law enforcement and so do our partners, because of the kind of thing that you saw in brussels this morning. >> reporter: meanwhile, at chicago's o'hare airport, there were long lines and beefed up security. it was the same in new york, where mayor de blasio tried to assure the public. >> there's no credible threat against new york city at this time, but we're in a high state of vigilance and readiness. >> counter terrorism officials said that the attacks like the one in brussels can provide lessons for law enforcement officials. >> what can we learn from what they can tell us an

. >> the white house released this photo of the president and susan rice being briefed on the attacks. the call was made from the residence of the u.s. chief of mission, in havana, cuba. as the attacks unfolded people shared the chaos. >> and the photos and tweets about what was happening. vince lattanzio is here to share some of them with you. what are we seeing? >> a lot of scary scenes and a warning that some of the images are graphic but we wanted to share them. this is at the airport right after the attacks happened. there are some people covered in blood including this child. this woman's face tells it all. this is what it looked like in the subways. we know some of the attacks, two explosions at the airport and then also the explosion at the metro station. and passengers were loaded off and forced to walk along the tracks through that smoky tunnel to get out of the metro. this is oud the metro. there is a man on the ground who was injured. people attending to him and helping him and there is smoke coming out of the metro station. we showed you this before but this is the closes