Intel concerns

Attorneys, middle schoolers fire questions at U.S. chief spy

The man who leads the country's vast number of intelligence components, including the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency, fielded questions from the public at a Seattle law firm Friday morning.

The Director of National Intelligence James Clapper explained countries "do intelligence" to eliminate uncertainty for decision-makers, whether it's in the Oval Office or a foxhole.

The director talked about growing instability around the world, saying agents were monitoring people with possible ISIL ties in the Pacific Northwest, as in all 50 states.

Clapper fielded questions from the public, including two middle schoolers. Jocelyn Stephens, an eighth grader from Seattle Girls School, asked him if he worried about the nation's security intelligence with the upcoming presidential election.