the fall short when it comes to climate change and national security. >> at a higher level the issue limate change and national security was being talked about and discussed. at the grass-roots levels, the programs and others in the military being provided, it has yet to trickle down, this whole idea of climate change, national security. haso military in the world had the climate induced consequences we have had to face. it needs to create new sets of skills sets, it needs retooling, it needs new levels with different scenario planning exercises. it also means compatibility. we have not done anything of this nature so far. therefore the military of the world is not only trading on a national basis, but also international. so they are prepared for the consequences when it happens. >> what was happening in the arctic was so interesting to me because the physical changes there are so visible right now, so immediate and happening so quickly. in 2007 the ice was at record lows but they had never seen and in 2008 it was the second lowest-level that had ever seen and 2009 the third lowest. >

martin luther king addressed those gathered on the national mall. brings us 50 years to the day, thousands once again expected to flock to the mall to look back and to look forward to the next 50 years. joining us now to discuss where we go from here, the reverend jesse jackson. fifty years ago, the civil rights movement has been highjacked by people who once were considered the enemy, civil rights leaders sitting on corporate boards and demanding first class accommodations. we have lost our signal. you're there, correct? >> i think that is not a proper analysis. we liken the summer of 1963 where dr. king was jailed and medgar evers killed, the gathering in washington, then the birmingham bombing and then kennedy's killing, it was a summer of violence and terrorism and in dignities. we won that victory. >> it appears that we have lost our signal from washington. have we reestablished that signal? the signal is gone. we have it back. continue, reverend jackson, we lost your national for a moment. you were basically saying that you don't agree. >> it

stand with the national bar. we're going to stand to continue to stand our ground for justice. >> our next speaker is the president and ceo, the leadership conference on civil and human rights, mr. wade henderson. my friends, we gather today on hallowed grounds. just like those who came before us 50 years ago, we are here to petition our government, our fellow americans, to protect and perfect the dream that we commemorate this week. we follow the freedom trail blazed by generations of men and women. some of whom made headlines, all of whom made history. together they changed america forever and for the better. we celebrate their courage. we salute their commitment. and we thank them for their tireless efforts to build a better america we have inherited. the marchers who came before us led us closer to the promised land. our mission is to continue their journey. our job is to build the future. we know what we must do to keep the promise of jobs and freedom. most of all, we need to protect our right to vote. voting

the u.s. national security agency has been spying on the united nations headquarters in new york that's according to newly published information leaked by edward snowden artie's marine a fortnight is in new york with the details on this latest revelation. america's national security agency allegedly cracked the encryption guarding the united nations' internal video conferencing system that's according to german or 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

stand with me and the national bar. o continue to stand our ground for justice. ♪ >> our next speaker is the president and ceo of the leadership conference on civil and human rights, mr. wade henderson. >> my friends, we gather today on hallowed ground, just like those who came before us 50 years ago, we're here to petition our government, our fellow americans, to protect and perfect the dream we commemorate this week. we follow the freedom trail blazed by generations of men and women, some of whom made headlines. all of whom made history. together they changed america forever and for the better. we celebrate their courage. we salute their commitment. we thank them for their tireless efforts to build a better america we have inherited. those who came before us let us closer to the promised land. our mission is to continue their journey. our job is to build the future. we know what we must do to keep the promise of jobs and freedom. most of all, we need to protect our right to vote. voting is the language of democracy. if

audrey barnes is live at the national zoo. audrey i have been hearing people talk about this baby panda all over the place. >> it's not over for the staff at the national zoo because one cub has been born but we won't know until midnight if there's a twin. >> now zoo keepers have been watching since the first few weeks of august. there's a very good chance the artificial insemination she underwent in march was successful and now we know indeed -- deed it was. the tiny cub was born this evening. zoo keepers hope to examine that cub within the next 24-48 hours. it will be months before the public will get to see knit person. first they need to make sure it's thriving -- >> we'll be measuring the weight, eyes ears heart and lung and getting the cub back to mom as quickly as possible. >> i think it's veal ly -- really exciting and i saw cheetahs born and they were so cute and tiny. >> i'm really excited. we came here to see it. >> i think that's amazing. >> isn't that amazing? >> yes. . >> don't you just love her? isn't that amazin

thousands in the nation's capitol. they are there to honor the legacy of dr.artin luther king, and celebrate the 50th anniversary of that famous, "i have a dream" speech. and we want to remind you that our coverage continues throughout the day on al jazeera and aljazeera.com. our special coverage from the lincoln memorial begins at 2:00 pm eastern time. we will be right back. ♪ would probably be very good at that also. that is it for al-jazeera america. ♪ >>> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm del walters. a military jury at this hour deciding what happens next to army major nidal hasan. hasan has no closing remarks in the sentencing phase of his trial earlier this morning. the jury will decide if the fort hood shooter gets life in prison or death. over the last two days the jury heard statements from the victims. >>> this hour we have also learned that california's rim fire is now 23% contained. that's up 3% from yesterday. one of the largest wildfires in california's history is now roaring deeper into yosemite. it has burned more than 185,000 acres, hundreds mo

stand with me and the national bar. nue, to continue to stand our ground for justice. >> ♪ >> our next speaker is the president and ceo of the leadership conference on civil wadeuman rights, mr. henderson. >> my friends, we gather today on hallowed ground, just like those who came before us 50 years ago, we're here to petition our government, our fellow americans, to protect and perfect the dream we commemorate this week. we followed the freedom trail blazed by generations of men and women, some of whom made headlines. all come made history. america they changed forever and for the better. we celebrate their courage. we salute their commitment. we thank them for their tireless efforts to build a better america we have inherited. usse who came before us let closer to the promised land. our mission is to continue their journey. our job is to build the future. we know what we must do to keep the promise of jobs and freedom. most of all, we need to protect our right to vote. voting is the language of democracy. if you do not

the state department will probably tip off the united nations and tell them to leave. there is a precedence of this in baghdad the inspectors were in before the missiles went in. we heard from ban ki-moon, the secretary general of the united nations, he referred to the august 21st incident, the inspectors are gathering hair samples, blood samples, all that kind of stuff. whether they need a four more days to get more evidence we simply don't know. they probably have a lot already. one other line coming out of the u.n. the special representative speaking in geneva appeared to oppose the obama administration, who has supported his efforts up until now. he said if the attack happens, if obama gives the go ahead, and he'll have the final say, will it be legal. the u.n. charter is clear, if you don't go to the security council first and they don't agree, then it is illegal. >> david, you've been listening. the question is will the inspectors on the ground again today get four more days, do you think? >> well, that does certainly remain a big question here. nobody knows the e

the edit nations program is working. e working on creating the best modal for legislation we .an present to the gnc we engage this together. i think we are hopeful that that process will bring about the .est minds contributing as for in general, in the innstream, there isn't much the culture. -- there is noe phobia against the other. there are some elements that want it. culture, the transparency is important. so people feel there is no cheating. they are very transparent attitudes. >> i would just echo what you said. often, what we're finding is organizations are open to any kind of exchanges where there are cautionary but not direct handover of funds. not wanting to be seen both within their community or their family as pushing a political or foreign agenda, and therefore you as an international organization, you provide technical experts. seeing that, taking on those funds, to not want the perception of being pushing the foreign agenda. >> the other question here? could you identify yourself? thank you. my name is chuc

priority policy of the national priority policy is meant to give priority to french nationals of the same skill taxes positions and came housing in france this is what i call a small deterrent from the moment immigrants have no further interest in coming to france then they'll stop coming if they. see any question is also a huge issue in russia we talk about all the time when we say we have to have more restrictions to make when there's a question who would work in places at very low salaries that russians would never want to work at same thing in france no less. yes i understand perfectly because it's a measure that we've been using since the one nine hundred seventy s. but that was imposed by big companies and keep the real question is why is there no one willing to work in these places is it because they're underpaid and given the difficulty of these jobs their salary should be higher than those that are given today kids mostly due to the decline of the west where intellectuals have been encouraged. more than laborers and working with your hands is seen as something that's degrade

we will be scheduling summits across the nation. we will be able to bring forth the data that we are compiling for each state. it will be up to each governor to decide how they want to implement that data, how will work with your education pipelines, and workforce training programs. but i think it is something that is very critical if we're going to continue to build a stronger, more vibrant economy. as we all talked about, bring those jobs back to america, keeping them in america, and make sure that our children have the best future possible. it has been a great meeting, i want to thank you for the great honor to be able to serve as your chair. i look forward to working with you, and thank you for all of your teams, and all you have done. we appreciate it. and if there is no further business? we are officially adjourned. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> the nga wrapped up its summer series this weekend. if you miss anything, you can see it at our vide

in the european union however the national security debates among the data protection of the nation are now incredibly tough and it seems that european political leaders are not as willing to. teach steps to safeguard the trust and confidence in public networks and internet groups that maybe we as citizens would like for them to undertake but so in general look we see in europe this is a mishmash of outreach statements and political inaction or leak that are a portal very important i talked about earlier came from germany or britain's guardian newspaper has published many of edward snowden's previous revelations that lead to the government forcing them to destroy secret files because they fear that data could fall into the wrong hands of the paper service act or documents and even stored there of a caucus auntie's attacks are severe as more. you've had your fun now with stein to return to the documents so the unnamed government official to the newspaper editor it could be the stuff of movies all week it isn't we will face the factory with ultimatum from the british government that if

thanks. >>> we heard the president talking about meeting with his national security team. that is because there are a lot of what ifs here about striking syria. the stakes are high, the consequences unknown in a region already unknown for instability. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is live with more on the ground. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. the u.s., frankly, faces bad choices for syria due too little and it looks too notch could create even more unrest in the region. u.n. inspectors back at work today collecting blood samples, looking for evidence of chemical weapons. a top u.n. envoy said indications are they were used, but he didn't say who did it. >> some kind of substance was used that killed a lot of people. some people say 300, maybe 1,000, maybe more than 1,000. but this isn't acceptable, this is outrageous. >> reporter: the u.s. want to continue inspections saying it's necessary before military action, but syrians aren't counting on the u.s. listening. the wall street journal's sam dagger is in damascus tonight. >> on the serves, everyt

security agency has been listening in on the united nations right up or not i was in new york with the details on this latest revelation. america's national security agency allegedly cracked the encryption 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 pres

this year the nation's governors does national infrastructure and the global economy. sunday live at noon on c-span2 booktv in-depth. hear questions for author and head of pediatric neurosurge. on c-span three american history tv 1968 from the assassination of martin luther king, jr. and robert kennedy. we never really know about what to do with our first lady. that is particularly true in more recent times. on the one hand they are expected to have causes. you can't imagine a first lady today without a cause. on the other hand, those causes are not permitted to intrude upon law making or an official capacity. so it's all what has been a tight rope, and seeing how each of these women walk that tight rope tells you a lot. not only about them but institution and the society they represented. >> next week, we'll begin our encore presentation of our original series "first ladies; influence and image." next week martha washington to an mrs. van buren. starting at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >>> coming up tonight on c-span2. a senate foreign relations hearing that looks at way t

president george washington and the making of the nation's highest office. what did you discover new about george washington and this biography? >> the constitution had executive power in a president of the united states, but it failed to disclose what those powers were to visit and it didn't even tell the president how to use them. it told them simply that he was to execute the office of the president. what does that mean? it means nothing today. it meant nothing then and that is what the framers wanted. they had lived for years under an absolute monarchies in indolent and under the tyranny of that malarkey and they were not about to recreate the rtc they created a figurehead in the first president of taking the oath of office was to be just that and george washington and penn the commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army army that defeated the world's most powerful army on earth and one the nation's independence. they adored him and they elected him by the unanimous vote the only president to be elected unanimously. so he took his oath of office and swor

it captures the imagination of the nation. through the turbulent history, it has been movement and the power of movements. franklin roosevelt was moved by later movements. lyndon johnson had the civil rights movement. i think we begin with that. this book comes out at a moment when the country sees the power and possibility of occupy, 99%, and how that has shifted. it is still evolving. it has shifted the center of political gravity of our dialogue. the issue has been off the radar for so long. >> roosevelt surfed and harnessed those movements. he used them to get legislation passed to initiate programs. obama is still getting on his wet suit. to read the essay she wrote in 2008, there was a sense of exhibits -- exuberance. you say that hope is not optimism that expects things to turn out well. it seems like he confused those two things. >> i will come back to what i write about in the book. the expectations were so great and high. go back to 2008. the back to the election and year when we are fortunate region were fortunate en

the ideas that define us as a nation. nd marched into war. in the process, caught the conscience of the nation. , 50 today on these steps years on, indeed something abides. the power of the vision has surely passed into our souls. [applause] please welcome the mayor of depree.urg, johnny i want to thank the national conference of black mayors, and the coalitions for the opportunity to make a few remarks on this occasion. the kids and decades ago, blood, sweat, tears, organizing negotiations and adjudications all culminated in a march 50 years ago. in march that would change the lives of millions of people, including myself. if someone would've told me that this little country boy who grew up on a dirt road in hattiesburg, mississippi would become a mayor, i would have fallen off a truck. housese and my cousin's were next-door. we call that house a shotgun house. you may have had the opportunity to take a bath in a number 310. i did that. that's where i come from. playing with rocks because my mom could not afford the ball.

greece won't need a further debt writedown, but she stopped short of ruling out further aid to the nation. speaking with germany's "focus" magazine, the chancellor said she was expressly warning against the haircuts and that it would create a domino effect of uncertainty in the eurozone. now, this comes as the greek finance minister has said that although the nation may need a third bailout, it could not accept fresh austerity measures, separate things. he added that a further loan for greece could amount to around 10 billion euros. the national association for business economics released a survey today showing that while many economists think that the fed's current policy has been a success, quote, unquote, most don't believe that the fed will start tapering until after the september meeting coming up. only 10% of economists expect

we will be scheduling summits across the nation. we will be able to bring forth the data that we are compiling for each state. it will be up to each governor to decide how they want to implement that data. how will work with your education pipelines, and workforce training programs. i think it is something that is very critical if we're going to continue to build a stronger, more vibrant economy. as we all talked about, bring those jobs back to america, keep them in america, and make sure that our children have the best future possible. has been a great meeting come a i want to thank you for the great honor to be able to serve as your chair. i look forward to working with you, and thank you for all of your teams, and all you have done. we appreciate it. and, if there is no further business? we are officially adjourned. [applause] >> wrapping up the final session of this summer's nga session on cybersecurity. year'sir for next session is oklahoma governor, mary fallin. for this cybersecurity discussion, congress and the president invo

response, we've developed a very sophisticated common operating picture that has become to be the national standard by using both the doctrine that we have in the military and in the army for the way the commander wants to see the battle field or in this case see the disaster by defining information requirements and then putting out requests for information down to our subordinate units and to our adjacent units or inter agency partners whether in law enforcement or fire or emergency management to bring in and collect all that information to a central node and our emergency center that filters the information i need to make decisions. now, our common operating picture, we developed initially based on military platforms. but we've migrate it had to a web-based solution that is open to all of our inter agency partners. it's on the dot-gov domain, it's password protected but it's not on our military proprietary systems. so, we can share the common operating picture that we have with cal ema and we've developed the ability to import data from every allied organization whether it's usgs, the la

that's the western edge of yosemite national park. though firefighters say those tourists who may be concerned about traveling there, it's farah way from the yosemite valley. it's still blue skies, no smoke, but in this area here in st stanislaw national forest a few hours outside yosemite, it's still very smoky and a lot of that is in the atmosphere. fred? >> so how are they going about trying to battle this blaze since it is a pretty good distance away from the tourist areas? >> reporter: that's right. you've got about 2,000 firefighters from local, federal and state agencies out here battling the flames. you also have fixed wing aircraft. earlier the last update we got from a federal agency, they give updates regularly, it was about ten years ago, but in that update they did give credit for that 5% containment to the usage of those fixed wing aircraft. so however fixed this projects is, it's good news for those fighting the flames. fred? >> thank you. we'll check back with you. is the weather going to offer any kind of relief for th

the nations compete with japan as exporters. they said they would be net growth spill overs as economic policies are fully implemented. u.s. stock prices rallied on thursday and key indeces posted record highs. the dow jones industrial average ended at 15,628, up 128 points from wednesday's close. the s&p 500 ended above 1700 for the first time after strong data on factory growth helped to improve overall sentiment. to see how all that will affect stocks here, let's go to the tokyo stock exchange. good morning. investors were keeping a close eye on data, but earnings here could also sway centiment. >> very good morning to you. all eyes have been on u.s. data and the fed so far this week. of course with the key out of the u.s. later today and earnings from toyota. we may see trade and a little bit of a range today. positive nevertheless. let's have a look for friday, august 2nd. the nikkei is up 1 and 1/4%. a positive start for august after july ended in the negative for the nikkei. as investors are taking positives out of key ear

to block action at the united nations. nd that is, that's unfortunate. and we have, the united states believes strongly in the u.n. process. that is why we, spent so much time engaged in a u.n.-led process of the it is why you've seen the newly confirmed ambassador to the united nations, so man that powers, spend so much time consulting with their colleagues on this issue. we're invested in the u.n. process. at the same time we're currently seeing that process circumvented by intransigent russia that is refusing to allow the u.n. to hold syria accountable. so, what the president will do, he will take, he will make a decision about an appropriate response based on the national security interests of the united states of america. >> -- before the u.n. inspectors complete their investigation? >> i'm not in position to offer you guidance on the timeline during which the president would make a decision. that is not something i'm in a position to do from here. ed? >> josh, if russia blocks action in the u.n., go around that -- >>

absolute sure exactly which agency of the united nations the. united nations this a lot of things but terror threats and generally been described as anything from copyright infringement to actual making of the problems that could be harming to peace people's physical integrity and so we have a very vague understanding in international law today of international discourse of how we make policy especially in western europe and in the united states we don't know what we mean by the war it's like two weeks ago i heard in sweden that copyright infringement can be avoided then what is more actually is that this war and is stuck with the united states is trying to stop the united nations we don't know because we have there's absolutely no logic to how they're using the word who or. what about the idea that the n.s.a. has already been allegedly spying on the e.u. along with these latest revelations of just what sort of effect does that help america's reputation here in brussels and is there anything any legislation that we could see europe setting up in

>> thank you, lindsey. >>> another look of picture ofur the day a panda born at the th national zoo. 5:30 this evening. >> can you see the baby about size of a stick of butter. we will say it for weeks to come. >> go to myfoxdc.com for a look at the photo and live panda cam. >> good-bye.  >> today on "tmz" -- >> chris brown, he is horrible. he called the d.a. a racist. >> the judge ruled that chris brown submitted bogus community service reports. he responded to this, did n six months community service with police. >> what n word? >> i'm not going to say it. >> keep it real. >> brian wrote out the n word here, so we know. >> kanye was on kris jenner's show. we just finally got to see a picture of the baby. >> it's a good l

the nation's borrowing limit is capped at $16.5 billion. payment for social security, military salaries, medicare and other programs would be suspended if the debt ceiling is not raised. republicans want to sharply cut spending to reduce deficits. democrats have proposed tax increases and spending cuts. congress returns from summer recess in about a week and a half. >>> u.s. army sergeant ty carter was awarded the medal of honor, the nation's highest military honor for heroism during one of the worst battles in the afghan war. president obama presented carter with the medal yesterday at a ceremony. carter risked his life to bring aid to fellow soldiers. he supplied his comrades with ammunition and gave first aid during an intense day-long battle at a remote base four years ago. >> because you urged -- you've had the urge to serve others, at whatever cost, so many army families could welcome home their own sons. >> the enemy was behind us, all around us. we were cut off, surrounded, out-numbered, outgunned low in ammo. everybody who was frien

the hour. this has become a top national priority. monday, california governor jerry brown visited the area. >> whatever it takes, i'm going to make sure that the resources are deployed, and the president called me just yesterday. he expressed his support, whatever we need, he'll provide, so between the state and the federal government, and local officials, we'll get it done. >> battling the flames has been tough. crews worry about the fires advance to new communities. there may be more evacuations. containment levels might be higher, but we're days into the fire and it continues to rage. >> firefighters win some ground and lose it elsewhere. the fire swept through this camp, torching trees and melting metal. the danger is not over. there's still the task of preventing fires from reigniting. thousands of firefighters from across the country are here. the tough topography makes this a dangerous assignment. >> we recognize this area in the national farrest has had a history of fatality fires in the last 30 years to firefighters. we are

host: how was this received by the nation? one other thing happening was there was a burgeoning press corps and lots of coverage of the couple in the white house. guest: people were so interested in him and all the details of what he did. he would appear in public. he and his friends would get in races down pennsylvania avenue with their horses. as you know, grant was absolutely a horseman to his soul. his father dealt in horses. he was raised that way. grant knew horses. he had quite a stable. he brought his own coachman to the white house, albert hawkins. hawkins stayed there, until the automobile took over, as head of the stables. he was a black man and wore a special uniform and managed the stables with his staff. grant would spend time in the stables. the public liked it because it looked good, successful, peaceful, and of course, the accumulation of successful friends -- which was one of the sad things, he trusted people that he should not have trusted. guest: while there was this opulence on one level, he was very down-t

resources, like the major water supplier to one of the nation's largest cities. >> that is 80% of san francisco's drinking water, it is a major deal. plus we have major power lines that go to the bay area that could be interrupted. >> reporter: but the tallest order may be to protect the giant sequoias, majestic trees that don't just take years to grow, they take millennia and they're in the fire's path. when it comes to the giant sequoia, national park service officer tom medema takes the fight personally. >> it is a big deal and you can look at the patch on my shoulder, it has a sequoia. it is emblematic of the national park service. it is really unthinkable to lose the sequoias. they've survived fire for 2,000 to 3,000 years. >> reporter: seven days after it began, the rim fire show those signs of slowing down. and how long could it be before the entire fire is put out? >> i think 100% dead out is going to be the wintertime. >> reporter: so months. >> months. >> reporter: and the magnitude of the wildfire cannot be overstated. these aren't just

the national debt continues to grow. ngressional budget office predicts outstanding public debt at the end of 2013 fiscal year to be nearly $17 trillion. as it stands now, if we were to give every american a chunk of the debt, that would be about $53,000 per person. and if current law remains the same, the debt just keeps adding up. just three years from now, by end of 2016, project$2016, proj would grow be-2 trillion to about 19 trillion. further down the line, by 2019, we surpassed $21 trillion. by 2022, the debt is more than a whopping $24 trillion. >> if you were to spend one dollar every second, it would take you over 31,000 years to spend a trillion dollars. we're talking 17 trillion. it is just unbelievable. >> reporter: enter federal reserve. because of fed monetary policy and pumping of trillions of dollars into the economy, new u.s. dollars, many experts believe our economy has been buffetted artificially. it is with trillions of new u.s. dollars flooding markets. >> print more money, the value of the dollar goe

nd the president of the national council of the largest national hispanic civil rights advocacy organizatione. convey to you what an honor it is to stand on the teps on this glorious memorial right where many of our greatest leaders stood on one of the most important days in american history. privilege to be here with my good friend and leader marc more ideal. millions of latinos were 1963 ing in that day in when we heard dr. king proclaim "i have a dream" and we knew he too.talking to us, r. king a's dream feels an inclusive dream. it was a universal dream. belovedwhy he remains a icon in my community and across world. in fact, dr. king was one of the supporters of another chavez.icon, cesar supporteight of cesar's n 1963 dr. king said our struggles are really one, a truggle for freedom, for dignity and for humanity. standingi know, we are here on the shoulder of these giants. we are here toow remember the hundreds of thousands of people whose names may never know, who sacrificed so much to be at this a half century ago. hose who had to ride buses all day and all night because they were not

the national security agency was once the most secretive organization in the u.s.ow, hardly a day goes by when we don't hear about the nsa's latest scandal. this weekend was no exception. two major headlines ran on the front pages of newspapers around the world this weekend. the first was a revelation that a number of nsa employees were actually using the surveillance program's capabilities to spy on their lovers. or, as they called it, operation love-int. that's according to the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee diane feinstein. there are about one case per year during the past ten years that we know about. and the people who participated were reportedly disciplined. the second major revelation to come out this week, the german publicication report that is the nsa managed to crack the encryption codes protecting the u.n.'s internal video conferencing system, allowing the u.s. to spy. this comes just a short time after revelations came out about the agency's spying on the e.u. i was joined earlier by a 32-year veteran of the nsa and helped design some

all of the seats filled in this hall of national memory remind us of the many thousands who made theiray from every corner of this nation. to beh great effort, , 1963. august 28 for an event they would never forget. for an event that we as a nation must never forget. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, jesse norman performing a version of the song performed at the 1963 march on washington for jobs on freedom. "he has got the whole world in his hands. >> let us listen please to the words of this song and understand that in the heart of has thetor, every soul same value and should be valued equally. thank you very much for the opportunity to sing for you. ♪ he's got the whole world in his hands. he's got the whole wide world in his hands. he's got the whole world in his hands. he's got the whole world in his hands. [singing "he's got the whole hands"] his ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. >> how about a round of applause? [applause] let me thank my colleagues for their testimonials and e

the national symbol was dazed but unharmed and retrieved by his trainer. roberts' university mascot is the golden eagle. >>> take you live out to the national mall in washington, d.c., where jimmy carter is paying his respects to the "i have a dream" speech 50 years ago today. the president will speak within the next half hour. we will break in for a special report when that happens. meantime, logon to nbcbayarea.com to watch this live. thanks for being with us. - hello, everyone. i'm so happy to see all of you and to welcome you to season four... which is, of course, the name of this restaurant, the number one asian fusion restaurant in new york, where we will be eating the number-one-selling food in the rest of america. - what is this? - all right! cheesy blasters. ♪ you take a hot dog ♪ stuff it with some jack cheese ♪ ♪ fold it in a pizza ♪ you got cheesy blasters and then all the kids say, "thanks, meat cat." and then meat cat flies away on his, um, skateboard. - i can't eat this. i'm a foodie. - these cheesy blasters are here to teach us a lesson. th

alex, this isn't just the "national review." this is "the national examiner." let me read it for you. the plan is to pass a 60-day cr extension, to keep spending at the existing sequestration levels. then house leadership wants to combine democratic desires to roll back sequestration with conservative desires to delay/defund obamacare into the debt limit fight. they're leaking this story. they're putting the word out without any fingerprints on it to get the threat out there that they're willing to bring down the dollar. >> can we focus on a moment for how completely absurd this is? it is like literally yelling they're not going to keep the government running unless we establish a colony on mars. obamacare is settled law of the land. it is happening. the notion that somehow the white house is going to do deal making on settled law of the land recently upheld by the supreme court and litigated in the 2012 presidential race and we know how that turned out, is ludicrous. the idea that there's going to be a deal on sequestration when half of the far right plank thi

who gave their life and service in the nation on benghazi on september 11th. the lessons we have learned from the tragedy tragedies -- we will increasingly face in the 21st century. and it will require our full, unequivocal, unwavering commitment to fully protect our embassy and those who serve this nation abroad. we have studied what went wrong. we have looked back. now it's time to look forward an do what needs to be done to prevent another tragedy in the future. after benghazi, 29 recommendations to state and congress. while we must do our part in overseeing state implementation. we must also do our part to provide the resources and necessary authorization to ensure full implementation. and we must make whatever investment are necessary to protect our embassy and our missions. such investment are not ex budget item. we must strike the proper balance between sealing off vol nebility and high-threat areas and continuing to conduct vigorous and effective diplomacy that serves the national interest. the fact is, we can never have absolute security in an increasi

how we get to the point when the national project had collapsed? when i wrote that book the ending was very gloomy maybe it is true or not some people say it is exaggerated but history should be written with some life in them. [laughter] if it does not have life it will not appeal to anybody. i am not saying it is propaganda it is simply in broad strokes what you imagine how people have these approaches the world i wrote the ending not fully. but then i deflated it. in other words, we return the conscripts' of maternity. it is over for these parts of the world but of course, i already started work on the second volume because it could not have been part of the first book because it was about the third world project in the ashes of the third world projects rose something new that said history is driven by the contradictions. people are not capable of being defeated they simply lose for the moment that there might begin to start up again. it is very difficult for the masses of people to suffer catastrophic defeat for ever. you beefy to one dash defeat