we'll get the ap's side from their top executive, gary pruitt. plus analysis from dan balz of the "washington post," lois romano of politico, david sanger of the "new york times," and our own john dickerson. >> commissioner miller, why didn't you tell the truth when you were asked directly by cngs? >> schieffer: it's the question of the week and we'll try to get answers on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning again. dan pfeiffer is a senior adviser to president obama. we welcome you, sir, to the broadcast. so the white house is involved in all of these controversies all of a sudden. but yesterday, the white house leaks the story to the "new york times" that says the white house chief of staff, dennis mcdonough, has told his staff not to spend any more than 10% of their time on these issues. does that mean you don't take any of this seriously? >> oh, no, absolutely not. there are some very serious issues here, particular let's i.r.s. where w

gary pruitt said this was unconstitutional. a.p. tell me they are weighing legal action here to go to court possibly as late they are week to challenge the justice department's subpoena. they're going to have a tough road to hoe there. it's the legal climate is not very favorable for reporters right now. >> to say nothing of the political climate as well. what about digital materials? because there's much less protections just traditionally for digital materials, emails. >> absolutely. we've been focused on these subpoenas for telephone toll records. we only learned about them because this goes back to regulations written after watergate. that when justice subpoenas phone records, they have to tell the news media. those regulations were written before there was an internet. before there was email. as we've learned from other court cases, involving leak investigations, they are getting, they, justice, prosecutors are getting those emails. they are getting cell phone text messages, all of which they don't have to tell the news organiz

on "face the nation" sunday, president gary pruitt attacked the department of justice for its sweeping subpoena of phone records used by hundreds of ap reporters. >> so sweeping so secretively so abusively and harassingly and overbroad that it it's an uninstitutional act. >> john: the justice department said it obtained the records to stop a national security leak. on sunday pruitt said the doj's actions were already damaging the news agency's journalisms and the public's right to know. >> officials who would normally talk to us and people we talk to in the normal course of news gathering are already say to go us they're reluctant. it's not hypothetical. we're seeing impact already. >> john: now the justice department also under fire for using search waters warrants to investigate james rosen who allegedly obtained classified information from a state department contractor on north korea's nuclear intentions. they not only got their phone records but read e-mails and label him a coconspirator. what did president obama know about the case and when he knew it. chief of staff dennis dennis

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on "face the nation" yesterday gary pruitt said the government was trying to send a clear message. >> if you talk to the presentation, we're going go after you, we're going go after these leaguers. >> i don't know what their motive is, but i can tell you their actions are unconstitutional. >> pruitt called the action unconstitutional. he said the ap is considering legal action. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" gas prices jumps and yahoo! takes a big gamble with tumbler. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more, good morning to you, ashley. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. asian markets were higher after the japanese markets made their assessment. tokyo's nikkei added 1% while hong kong's hang seng rose about 2%. wall street stocks closed higher for a fourth consecutive week driven in part on encouraging news about the economy. the dow was up 235 points for the week. the nasdaq gained 62 points. >>> gasoline is up 11 cents over the past two weeks. the lundberg survey of field prices shows the average price for a gallon of regular is $3.66 nationwide. problems at three refin

gary pruitt, the a.p.'s president, reacted. these records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the news gathering activities undertaken by the ap during a two-months period. provide a road map to ap's news gathering operations and disclose information about ap's activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know. the media reacted. here is one example from the huffington post on-line. this story really got the attention of everyone in the media. >> well, it certainly got mine and it's one story that's kind of brought the media together, left, right, large, small, because all of a sudden, our ox is being goered and suddenly we have to remind the american people that a spree press is one -- free press is one of those things we take for granted but essential in protecting a democracy. but there was one journalist when didn't get the talking points, if i can use that word, and that's wolf blitzer who says if there is a national security issue at stake here, shouldn't

gary pruitt says quote these records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the news gathering activities undertaken by the a.p. during a two month period provide a roadmap to news gathering operations and disclose information about a.p.'s activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know now the a.p. is asking for an explanation as to why the government pulled reporters' phone records without notifying them the worry now is the effect the news will have on the media and its sources i think the effect on the media has already been felt i mean. you have sources that are being shut down doors just being shut in people's faces now that was probably the intention the intention was to scare. the turn off the faucet in other words from leaks in the wake of the controversy white house press secretary jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as presi

gary pruitt says the a.p. has not ruled out legal action against the government.eizure happened in connection with the government's investigation of a national security leak. >> we don't question their right to conduct these sort of investigations. we just think they went about it the wrong way. so sweeping. so secretively. so abusively and harassingly and overbroad that it constitutes -- that it is an unconstitutional act. >> pruitt also said the seizure story has had a chilling effect on his association's news gathering. he claims it's made sources less willing to talk to a.p. journalists. >>> lawmakers are raising questions about google's high-tech glasses. eight members of congress have sent a letter to google, demanding that the company address privacy concerns over google glass, which is not yet for sale. the glasses can take photos and videos. so, lawmakers want to avoid unwanted recordings. google insists they have built-in technologies to prevent privacies violations. >>> and the runner who was approaching the finish line when the bombs went off at the bo

political storm that has hit his administration in recent weeks but associated press president gary pruitt is now demanding for the president to rein in the department of justice and what he described as not only unconstitutional but damaging to the idea of free press i don't know what their motive is but i can tell you their actions are unconstitutional we don't question their right to conduct these sort of investigations we just think they went about it the wrong way so sweeping so secretively so abusively and harassing and overbroad. now pro went on to say that the a.p. is already experiencing a chilling effect what potential sources and regular interviewees who are now hesitant to speak with the news agency but not everyone agrees that journalists have the right to hide under the auspices of press freedom to discuss this in more depth i'm joined now by walter pincus he's a national security reporter for the washington post hi there thank you so much for joining us so what's your take on this department of justice our recent actions against journalists well i think they're doing work to

interviews and reviewing tens of thousands of documents before seeking the toll records at issue but gary pruitt says the justice department's response does not address their concerns he tells the d.o.j. quote the scope of the subpoena was overbroad under the law given that it involves seizing records from a broad range of telephones across a.p.'s news gathering operation more than one hundred journalists work in the locations served by those telephones how can we consider this inquiry to be narrowly drawn the justice department of records incoming and outgoing calls of at least twenty eight lines used by reporters at least one of those lines right here at the capitol and house line paid for by the associated press and the house of representatives press where the associated press believes the justice department snooping is a result of this story reported in may of two thousand and twelve about with the word terror attack in yemen the government has expressed concern over who leaked classified the media organization to make the story possible now the a.p. worries about other anonymous sources the

gary pruitt demanded that the records be returned he said quote we regard this action by the department of justice as a serious interference with constitutional rights to gather and report the news while we evaluate our options we urgently request that you. merely returns the a.p. the telephone toll records that the department subpoenaed and destroy all copies per it went on to say that this collection of phone records could not be could actually compromised numerous confidential sources for all types of reports for the latest on the case i'm joined now by matthew feeney he's an associate editor at reason twenty four seven thank you so much for joining me so what is the latest information coming out of this case obviously i just gave a little bit of background but what type of information specifically did the d.o.j. extract from these types of phone records well at the moment with a developing story but what we know at the moment is that it was records of telephone calls between certain journalists and editors in the associated press. specifically regarding it as i worked on a particula

months of phone records belonging to associated press reporters and editors, associated press ceo gary pruitt demands those records be returned and copies destroyed. claim its goes far beyond anyyhing that can be justified. the government will not say why is sought those record, associated press saying it is a infringe ainfringement on their constitutional rights. >> back to benghazi, president obama distorted his own words in record of his administration. while recounting the narrative coming out of the white house in days and weeks between the benghazi terrorist attack and the election day. fox news chief work work washington correspondent james rosen with our report. >> americans died in benghazi. we also know clearly they were not in a position where they were adequately protected. and suddenly, 3 days ago, this gets spun up, as if there is something new to the story. >> reporter: president obama's retelling of the benghazi story, and how and why it resurfaced to consume pressure time with his news conference with prime minister was selective, president obama argued he has been characteri

gary pruitt says the unprecedented move is unconstitutional and is already having a chilling effect. >> i think it will hurt journalism. we are already seeing some impact officials that would normally talk to us and people we talk to in the normal cause of news gathering they are reluctant to talk to us. they fear they will be hmonitord by the government. it is not hypothetical we are seeing impact already. >> they stand by the doj. >> the billboard music awards last night and one star was red hot. >> taylor swift was the big winner walking away with 8 awards including the top award artist of the year. >> to the fans who come and choose this body of album i want you to know this one thing you are the longest and best relationship i have ever had. >> justin bieber had a big night winning three awards. he got a less than warm welcome while picking up his milestone awards as cheers were mixed with boos. ♪ >> the other big winners included rihanna who swept four r&b categories. that is your 5@5:00. >> three major scandals in washington. top white house advisor dan pheiffer he took all fi

. >> gary pruitt said the government had no business and monitoring the ap's newsgathering activitiesthe justice department disclosed the seizure of two months of phone records. >> we know already that when we ,alk to officials and sources through the normal course of cite thising, they justice department subpoena and say, we do not necessarily want to talk to you. we do not want our phone records monitored by the u.s. government. the ap has not ruled out legal action against the justice department it >> the ongoing government scandals do not appear to be having an impact on president obama's approval rating. a cnn poll gave the president 53% approval, while the gallup tracking poll puts the president's approval rating at 50%. the cnn poll also finds a majority of americans do not believe the benghazi and ira scandals represent the exposure of a conspiracy on the part of the white house. >> changes are coming to the pentagon metro station. ise washington examiner" reporting that a new elevator will be built near the fashion center ball. the county hopes to refurbish an abandoned pedes