communications and will not do so, but it is not to mention what might have been done in the past. the leaks have been timed to highlight the whole state spying and secrecy question with the french parliament due to pass a controversial security and surveillance bill this wednesday. >> the united states of america, barack obama. genie: wikileaks says that is not just french president two were spied on by the u.s. but also top french officials, and reaction here has been a sharp one. the president, friends wall on has slammed the report as i acceptable. >> the elysÉe spied for at least six years. friends while on set up an emergency -- francois hollande set up an emergency leading. in a statement, he says france will not tolerate any acts that threaten its security. president hollande: these acts

snowden first exposed the magnitude of the nsa surveillance drag net, if you will, both in the u.s. and internationally. we know this stuff is going on. i suppose we have the sense of what we were saying the ending dacian the indignation, the anger, this revelation brings it to a new level. if these documents are borne out, if they are genuine -- and there is no reason to believe they are not -- we are talking about phone tapping the phones of three french presidents. one the current french president. and a lot of their top advisers. listening in on their conversations, the content of that and that despite the time and again brock obama standing alongside -- barack obama standing alongside france wallois hollande, it does make you scratch your chin a little bit and say can you really be someone's ally and behave like this. as angela merkel revealed last year after it was revealed that

with wikileaks dropping more about nsa's spying on france, among the leaks, that nicolas sarkozy sought in snow about the financial -- sought intel about the financial crash he considered it his response ability to europe in the world to step up to the plate and resolve the world financial crisis. another one says francois hollande in 2012 believe the german chancellor angela merkel was fixated on the greek crisis. hollande claimed merkel had given up on greece and was unwilling to budge. wikileaks in 2013 alleged merkel herself had no u.s. confirmation of that. there was a similar on france with the white house insisting it is not targeting hollande's communications and will not do

that is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. local time. we have a separate announcement that the coordinator of intelligence, the french coordinator of intelligence is going to be dispatched on a special mission to the united states to be with his intelligence counterparts there to sit down, bang their heads together, and figure out what is going on here. i can guarantee the french are going to be looking for some answers. genie: doug, we have known about the nsa activities for several years, ever since they were first linked by edward snowden, the former nsa contractor. is there anyone there particularly at the presidential palace to is really surprised that the nsa is spying on other countries' leaders? douglas: yeah, you know, it is a tactic question, like that famous line from the movie "casablanca" -- "i am shocked shocked that gatling is going on here." we have known since edward snowden first exposed the

>> barack obama should apologize and follow a code of conduct. countries simply cannot do that sort of thing. reporter: you national security council insist the u.s. and will not target the communications of president hollande. as for the white house it refuses to comment on specific intelligence allegations. genie: francois hollande is now hosting crisis talks on the alleged spying claim. the group is meeting at the elysÉe presidential palace, and that is where douglas herbert is as well. talk us through the developments since the story first broke. douglas: yeah, you used the exact right words -- anger, a day indignation, also a sense of, "are you kidding me?"

♪ france has lashed out at the united states after new reports from wiki leaks said the nsa has spied on the last three french president. the whistleblowing website said the u.s. eavesdropped on current president francois hollande as well as in a car sarkozy -- nicolas sarkozy and jacques chirac. a top official is writing a trip to the u.s. to get to the bottom of the claim. nicholas rushworth has more. nicholas: wikileaks reveals off ration espionage police say -- espionage elysÉe, thing they listen to the phone calls of top french officials and the last three french president. q a major diplomatic embarrassment for the u.s. administration, that embarrassment is only beginning with wikileaks dropping more

president hollande: these acts are acceptable. they are he led to a discussion between the united states and france in 2013 at a time of the first revelations. reporter: back then, it was revealed that the nsa had tapped the german chancellor's phone, sparking outrage among europe. allegedly eavesdropping on three french president, jacques chirac, nicolas sarkozy and francois hollande from 2006 22012. the french government demands an explanation. >> the french foreign affairs minister has summoned an abbasid or to the united states this afternoon. a senior intelligence if you -- official will also travel to the u.s. to discuss the commitments that have been agreed to between the u.s. and france. reporter: across the political spectrum, politicians slammed the allegations, saying allies should not spy on each other. >> barack obama should apologize