that came after the german magazine "der spiegel" reported the u.s. national security agency hacked into internal communications at u.n. headquarters in new york. the magazine cited documents obtained from n.s.a. leaker edward snowden. they claimed the n.s.a. also bugged the european union's

>> the der spiegel article says espionage against the united nations took place in 2012, which i find deliciously ironic that the obama administration is spying on the united nations. here is what i think. any gathering of foreigners is a legitimate target for american espionage, unless we have agreement that precludes us from doing it. and any foreign government absent such an agreement that doesn't think we may be spying on them doesn't live in the real world. that's the way it is, doesn't

anyone who doesn't already know this spying on the united nations is illegal under international law der spiegel also reports that the u.s. maintains a monitoring program called the special collection service in over eighty embassies and consulates around the world often without the knowledge of the host country now many may be wondering why is it that the united states would want to spy on the united nations would spy on its allies because as we've been reporting and as u.s. president barack obama said himself recently the n.s.a. is in place to protect american security and target only potential terrorists what we do with it or some mechanisms where we can track a full member or e-mail address that we know is connected to. now it's unclear how spying on the united nations and international partners coincides with america's war on terror if anything what many critics are saying is that what may come out of the n.s.a. is worldwide surveillance is a loss in confidence and reliability in the united states because you have to think about it if you have a friend that you trust to find out is always s

guarding the united nations' internal video conferencing system that's according to german newspaper der spiegel the publication says that the n.s.a. surveillance of the united nations took place last summer and three weeks after hacking into the video system america's spy agency had allegedly boosted its number its number of such decrypted communications from twelve to four hundred fifty eight now for anyone who doesn't already know this spying on the united nations is illegal under international law der spiegel also reports that the u.s. maintains a monitoring program called the special collection service in over eighty embassies and consulates around the world often without the knowledge of the host country now many may be wondering why is it that the united states would want to spy on the united nations would spy on its allies because as as we've been reporting and as us president barack obama said himself recently the n.s.a. is in place to protect america's security and target only potential terrorists what we do have or some mechanisms where we can track a full member or e-mail address tha

guarding the united nations' internal video conferencing system that's according to german newspaper der spiegel the publication says that the n.s.a. surveillance of the united nations took place last summer and three weeks after hacking into the video system america's spy agency had allegedly boosted its number its number of such decrypted communications from twelve to four hundred and fifty eight now for anyone who doesn't already know this spying on the united nations is illegal under international law der spiegel also reports that the u.s. maintains a monitoring program called the special collection service in over eighty embassies and consulates around the world often without the knowledge of the host country now many may be wondering why is it that the united states would want to spy on the united nations would spy on its allies because as as we've been reporting and as us president barack obama said himself recently the n.s.a. is in place to protect america's security and target only potential terrorists what we do with it or some mechanisms where we can track a full member or e-mail addr

so, on the evening of november 28, 2010, the new york times, the guardian, and der spiegel published. ( news reports overlapping ) >> smith: it touched every country. it was the biggest story on the planet. of all the files manning is alleged to have leaked, this was the mother lode. >> whoever leaked that information is guilty of treason, and i think anything less than execution is too kind. >> question-- do you believe that actually capturing mr. assange and prosecuting him will send the right kind of signal? >> mr. assange has disclosed this material without regard to the risk that it does generate to real people... >> smith: is there anything good to come out of this in your view? >> no. >> smith: nothing? >> the unauthorized release of 251,000 cables that covers every relationship the united states has with countries around the world has done damage to the national interest of the united states. >> this is a nightmare for us diplomats. >> smith: it was a window never before opened to the public. >> they are highly sensitive documents never meant to be read by the public. >> smith

and reports recently leaked to the newspaper der spiegel have revealed that greece may soon need a third bailout german opposition parties immediately accuse chancellor angela merkel of not telling the truth about the real situation in the southern european country or political disputes are as nothing compared to day to day problems faced by greeks themselves sorties ago personal reports it's not only adults who are suffering from the country's ravaged economy. another employed single mother has been dealing with what any loving parent would class as a nightmare for five days of the week her child has to live elsewhere because she can't afford to look after her i didn't have anything. to meet my child. only god knows. she says she's going to looking for a job for three years but now aged forty knows the chances of her succeeding are slim she tries to shield her four year old daughter as much as she can from the grim reality until she's old enough to understand and in the meanwhile the girl lives in the skinny garden along with other children from needy and problem families how do you exp

according to documents, nsa leaker ed snowden gave to germany's der spiegel magazine the national securityd video feed. that let agents tap into meetings private diplomats. the documents claim that the nsa bugged the european union offices in d.c. and even hacked into its computer network. catherine herridge with the news live from d.c. now. catherine, what more are you learning about this? >> well, thank you, jon, according to the new nsa documents the national security agency not only infiltrated but cracked the code of the u.n. internal video conferencing network leading to it a significant jump in the nsa's intelligence reporting on the u.n. body. today a u.n. spokesman saying the reported bugging violates international agreements. >> the viability of diplomatic missions including the united nations and other international missions whose functions are protected by the relevant international conventions like the vienna convention has been well established international law. >> der spiegel also reporting that the nsa surveillance of 80 embassies and consulates is part of a special progra

he was making fun of germany with an awkward exchange from a reporter from "der spiegel". >> this? no. >> no doors, right? >> no. >> just gates. just thatch and huts, right? you have like plumbing and stuff like that? like indoor plumbing? >> no, no. >> flush toilets? >> no. that's why i'm here. >> i know. this must be a great assignment for you. >> in fairness, he tried to clarify to that reporter that he was only kidding. i guess it was hard to tell at the time, but then several minutes later he gave this snarky interview to a british reporter from itv who asked him about his motive for running. >> is it ambition? is it a hunger for the big job the power? >> hard to take you seriously. no, it has to do with wanting to be mayor of the city of new york and wanting to help the middle class and those struggling to make it. >> what is it you want to do for this city? >> the hunger for the big job. >> would anything stop you? >> i just have a feeling i've stepped into a monty python bit. i don't know. would anything stop me? is a rock going to fall on my head? no, nothing's going to st

security agency just behind the likes of russia china and iran that's been revealed by german magazine der spiegel which has seen documents leaked by fugitive u.s. whistleblower edward snowden peter oliver now looks at who ranks where on the n.s.a.'s watch list. of the latest information to come out about the n.s.a. spying scandal is being published in news magazine here in germany now the. documents that were leaked by edward snowden and dated from april of this year now those documents outlining just the extent of how the united states was spying on e.u. countries now the twenty eight member states it says were looked at in terms of foreign policy international trade and economic stability none of them apparently security related but those were the the areas in which the n.s.a. pursued the hardest now there was also spying taking place and information being gathered with regards to technology and energy as well. also revealed in these documents that have been put forward in news magazine show a breakdown of the countries which the n.s.a. targeted the most now they split into a couple of key is o

countries still receive two bailouts totaling two hundred forty billion euros earlier german magazine der spiegel reported athens a could need another cash injection sparking a wave of nationwide anger as most germans think they've already contributed enough . and it should court has adjourned to the trial of former president hosni mubarak who is accused of complicity in the killings of protesters during the twenty eleven uprising mubarak was sentenced to life behind bars last year but was later granted a trial the hearing comes at the same time as the prosecution of similar figures in the muslim brotherhood movement that replays the mobarak regime but as a cell force from power in july. a huge wildfire in california as yours might a national park is continuing to spread to ten days after it broke out forcing people in small mountain communities to evacuate their homes the flames are fueled by high winds and dry conditions are also edging closer to a reservoir that san francisco depends on for its water supplies around three thousand firefighters and a dozen helicopters. i bethink the blitz. comi

all reports recently leaked to the newspaper der spiegel ever feel that greece may soon need a third bailout german opposition parties immediately accuse chancellor angela merkel of not telling the truth about the real situation in the southern european country where political disputes are as nothing compared to the day to day problems faced by brics themselves as artie's reports it's not only adults who are suffering from the country's ravaged economy. another employed single mother agrees all has been dealing with what any loving parent would class as a nightmare for five days of the week her child has to live elsewhere because she can't afford to look after her i didn't have anything. to feed my child. only god knows how. sorry. she says she's gone looking for a job for three years but now aged forty knows the chances of her succeeding are slim she tries to shield her four year old daughter as much as she can from the grim reality until she's old enough to understand and in the meanwhile the girl lives in this kindergarten along with other children from needy and problem families

that came out this week the german publication der spiegel reports that the n.s.a. managed to crack the encryption codes protecting the un's internal video conferencing system allowing the n.s.a. to spy on the un this comes just a short time after revelations came out about the agency's spying on the e.u. i was joined earlier by bill bennie he is a thirty two year veteran of the n.s.a. and he helped design some of the very programs that the n.s.a. still uses today despite before he turned into a whistleblower we started off by talking about the twenty eleven fice a court ruling that was recently published by the obama administration it is an attempt by the administration and the n.s.a. to prove that the n.s.a. quote lawfully operates and fixes mistakes when they are detected i asked binney if he thinks that that statement is true. no i basically believe all the fights court orders to do domestic spying are basically general general warrants and they're in violation of the constitution that is the right for privacy the fourth amendment principally but also the first

the second major revelation to come out this week the german publication der spiegel reports that the n.s.a. managed to crack the encrypted codes protecting the un's internal video conferencing system allowing the n.s.a. to spy this comes just a short time after revelations came out about the agency's spying on the e.u. here to talk all things n.s.a. bill benny he's a thirty two year veteran of the n.s.a. and he helped design it some of the programs that the n.s.a. still uses today to spy before he turned into a whistle blower mr benny thank you so much for coming into the studio today now let's start by talking about the october two thousand and eleven vice a court ruling that was recently released by the obama administration the n.s.a. says that it was stepping out of the shadows by having this part released because it wants to show that it operates quote wofully and fixes mistakes when they are detected do you think that that is true that statement of operating lawfully and finding and fixing the stakes no i basically believe all the fights court orders to do domestic spying are ba

the plane and then went into the cockpit and pushed a bunch munson's in there that's according to der spiegel the incident occurred on july twenty fifth and the man was of. actually arrested now the plane was parked at a closed military section of the cologne airport chancellor merkel was not on or near the plane when the incident occurred instead she was hundreds of miles away attending wagners the opera performance of the flying dutchman and leaving the want to be flying german man for the local authorities to actually have to deal with on their own and that's going to do it for me i'm not going lopez have a wonderful night. he was the father of the tea party movement a strong voice of dissent still captivates and leaves a large american audience who called for change the former congressman presidential candidate ron paul plus daniel ellsberg the original government leader forty years ago with the pentagon papers and is now supporting and as a leaker edward snowden that's all next on politics with larry king. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world h

inside of the plane and then went into the cockpit and pushed all of the buttons that's according to der spiegel the incident occurred on july twenty fifth and the man was eventually arrested he is of turkish descent and apparently he got in a fight with his girlfriend before doing all of this the plane was parked at a closed military section of the cologne airport chancellor merkel was not on or near a plane when the incident occurred instead she was hundreds of miles away attending wagner opera performance of the flying dutchman and leaving the want to be flying german man for local authorities to deal with all right well that's going to do it for me for now but for the stories we cover more of the stories we cover and go to youtube dot com slash r t america and check out our website for the latest and greatest information coming out on all the stories we cover today and a few that we just did not have time to get to also in the meantime follow me on twitter at meghan underscore lopez tweet me your comments your story suggestions and your feedback i want to know what you want me to cover see r

sunday's edition of the german paper der spiegel said edward snowden gave them documents backing thehe u.s. secretly monitored the u.n.'s video system last year. >>> a new wave of violence, palestinians say talks have been called off. peace talks continue they are told and are serious and sustained. sue tirton reports. >> anger that the palestinian authority couldn't ignore. members of its negotiating team were due to sit down with their israel counterparts for future talks in jericho. instead the talks were cancelled. discussions about finding common ground will israels ringing hollow there. negotiations are a failure, every time the israels see progress they fire at people. >> killing deportation and occupation. this is the kind of negotiation israel wants. >> a convoy of israel border police had entered the camp in civilian vehicles early in the morning to arrest a suspect. their prospects started fighting with the residents and a unit was sent in to rescue, killing three palestinians and injuring over a dozen. they were taken to a hospital in ramala where an official say the vict

internal conference system by decrypting it, that according to documents provided by snowed deny to "der spiegel," more than 450 communications from the headquarters in new york city. >>> more than 130,000 acres have been burned by the raging wildfire now underway in northern california and it is affecting life for hundreds miles away. here, in las vegas, nevada, several out door events had to be cancelled because of the smoke. it is now being called one of the largest wildfires in california history. >>> thanks for watching. i am del walters. america tonight is next. we begin with america tonight. [ sirens ] >> we have a male black, blue hat, jersey and blue jeans, he was last seen going southbound. >> 15 years old. going southbound. >> it's like no other place in the united states. the heat, the intensity. the militarization. and the shear level of violence can often feel like a combat zone. in chicago, 72 people were shot, 12 killed. >> he was shot multiple times. >> in 2012, chicago led the nation with 500 people murdered. that's almost 100 more than killed in new york, a city three times it

meanwhile in an example of the nsa doing its job, the german magazine which is german for der-spiegel reports that the agencyien scripts the video conferencing system allowing it to have data from the new york-u.n headquarters. here is one of the videos secretly taken from inside the u.n. >> time for your snacks. there is one. you are going for three. >> he is going for three you animal cruelty person. >> that was the king of belgium. he abdocated not long after the video. >> since you started talking i will go to you. go ahead and bash the men and women who keep us safe via the nsa because keep in mind that mike baker could kill you using nothing but his left ear jie. and a cheese puff. >> i would be pleasantly surprised if the -- if it is only a handful of cases. it is weird they would give it a name, but we have seen this with police agencies. it happens. it is not that ram papt. ab -- rampant. absent the other stuff that has been going on with the nsa, this would have been more of a funny story. >> now it is part of something bigger, a mountain. >> i think it is just -- it put it

>> the der spiegel article says espionage against the united nations took place in 2012, which i find ironic that the obama administration is spying on the united nations. here is what i think. any gathering of foreigners is a legitimate target for american espionage, unless we have agreement that precludes us from doing it. and any foreign government absent such an agreement that doesn't think we may be spying on them doesn't live in the real world. that's the way it is, doesn't bother me at all. i think this shows a fundamental point that snowden and his media friends are trying to prove. not to awaken americans about potential violations of privacy but to hurt the united states internationally. while most americans couldn't care less if we're spying on the u.n., in many other countries, that's almost sack ril aj. that's the point of this coming out in germany. >> ambassador bolton, we appreciate your candor and experience. thank you as always for joining us. >> thank you, harris. glad to do it. >>> robbers hit a restaurant, they ran into something, a quick thinking employee. stoppe