WATCH: Tulsi Gabbard makes opening statement in worldwide threats hearing

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made an opening statement Wednesday in an open Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats. Gabbard noted as part of her 22-minute statement that Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan and North Korea have been developing missile delivery systems “that put our homeland within range.” Her comments came on the first of two days of hearings on Capitol Hill surrounding the intelligence community’s release of its annual assessment of threats to national security. The Senate hearing comes a day after National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent resigned over President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Kent, a former Green Beret and CIA official known for his past ties to right-wing extremists, said in a statement Tuesday that Iran “posed no imminent threat” to the U.S. and he could not “in good conscience” support the war. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour