. >> where are you when it comes to the apple encryption fbi issue playing out? >> in my opinion, the apple officials should work with the government officials to open that iphone. at the same time, to keep that code completely secret so that it does not jeopardize the security of rather -- of every other iphone in the united states or the world. we have to find a balance. bill gates has taken that position. i understand that tim cook is on the other side. again, it is a debate that we have to have. many of these devices can do used for nefarious purposes. in many ways, there is a dickensian quality. is the best of technology and the worst technology. it can and noble or debase. in this case, there is a good middle ground. >> >> you asked earlier about regrets. not being inegret public office to work on telecommunication policy. that was the best four years of my life. not only did we have the personal friendship, we really felt that we were doing something for the country. i miss that. >> can i say the same thing? we had a special, special time oncreate a histori

. >> host: i know it's a moving target right now, but where are you when it comes to the apple encryption/fbi issue that is playing out in the press right now? >> guest: in my opinion, the apple officials should work with the government officials to open that iphone. and at the same time, to keep that code completely secret so that it does not jeopardize the security of every other iphone in the united states or the world. we have to find a balance here. bill gates has now taken that position, the position which i've taken. tim cook is on the other side. but i think, again, it's a debate that we have to have, because otherwise many of these devices can be used for nefarious purposes. in many ways, there's a dickensian quality. it's the best of technology and the worst of technology simultaneously. it can enable and ennoble, it can degrade and debase. so we have of to decide what values we're going to give to us. and in this case, i think there is a good middle ground that can be reached. >> host: jack fields, final comment. >> guest: you asked earlier about regrets. sometimes i regret not bei

fbi in unlocking the phone that belonged to the san bernardino terrorist. apple is appealing the california ruling. >> that decision on the eve of the testimony of apple and the fbi of encryption and privacy. fbi director james comey appears before the house judicial committee today. the officials claim the order requires apple's help ntin the n bernardino case is an isolated case. one family men of the survivor says the phone used by syed rizwan farook is unlikely to contain any valuable information. >>> justice thomas speaking during oral arguments. thomas made headlines for the last ten years for not asking a single question. on monday, he asked nine questions over a case of owning a gun and being barred in a domestic violence case. a lot of people are speculating thomas did not ask a single question for ten years. antonin scalia, his dear friend, spoke all the time. a lot of people wonder is clarence thomas trying to fill that void? >> justice thomas has been quoted, he doesn't need to ask the questions because they get asked anyway. >>> will severe storms hamper voters on super tuesday? >> typically one-third of the turnout when it comes to rough weather taking place on v

hearings have been held on the encryption, fbi, apple issue. what is next? rep. goodlatte: those hearings i think were very helpful at educating members of the committee, other members of congress, the general public. about the importance of this issue. interestingly, we had already scheduled a hearing on encryption before the apple-fbi controversy broke out into the public's attention. we were i think pleased with the presentations made by all of the witnesses at the hearing. i think the number one thing that comes across is that encryption is a good thing, and a very important thing and we have got to find our way through this, not by weakening encryption, but by continuing the effort to strengthen it. and you only need to look at the problems that we have had with foreign governments, with criminal enterprises, with just plain hackers. stealing millions of documents from government agencies. and millions of credit card records. from financial establishments. to know that we need to be moving towards stronger uses of encryption, and stronger encryption itself.

apple squares off with the federal government in riverside at issue. the fbi demand that apple help unlock an encrypt iphone. the fbi says information in that phone could be crucial to national security. >>> the race to the white house. a day away from the primary. both sides will head to arizona tomorrow and democrats will caucus in ohio. reporter craig boswell shows us that -- candidates address a pro israel activist group today. >>reporter: clinton took the stage from a cloud applause at the public -- better non as apac. >> one of the first things i'll do in office is invite israeli prime minister to visit the white house. >> clinton who is looking ahead to november's general eelection. >> we need steady hands, not a president who says he's neutral on monday, and pro israel on tuesday, and -- >> trump speech is expected to be focused on the foreign policy plans. >> a group of rabbis are planning to boycott trump's speech with a planned walk out, but the protest aren't expected to turn violent like this incident at a trump's rally this past weekend. >> violence gets violence. it takes two to tangle

chairman goodlatte hearings held on encryption fbi apple issue. what's next? >> guest: well those hearings i think were very helpful at educating members of the committee and other members of congress and the general public about the importance of this issue. interestingly we have already scheduled a hearing on encryption before the apple fbi controversy broke out to the public's attention and we were right thing pleased with the presentation made by all of the witnesses at the hearing but i think the number one thing that comes across is encryption is a good thing and a very important thing and we have got to find our way through this not be weakening encryption but by continuing effort to strengthen it and you only need to look at the problems that we have had with foreign governments, with criminal enterprise, with hackers stealing millions of documents from government agencies and alleys of credit card records from retail establishments, financial establishments to know that we need to be moving toward stronger uses of encryption and stronger encryption it

government says it >>> developing this morning, the data show down between the fbi and apple over a terrorist's encrypted iphone may be ending. the fbi believes it may not need apple's help to unlock the iphone. in court papers, the fbi claims it is getting help from an outside party to unlock syed rizwan farook's encrypted phone. apple has been fighting the fbi on unlocking his phone claiming it violates its privacy agreement with users. >>> this morning, investigators started a fire at disney's animal kingdom park. the flames broke out during the festival of lion king show. this is video people took as crews ushered them out. you can see smoke filling the stage. workers put out the fire with extinguishers and no one was hurt. >>> and the count down is on at cape canaveral. an atlas 5 rocket is set to blast off tonight headed to the international space station. it's carrying a cargo vessel filled with food, equipment and science experiments for the crew aboard the iss. >>> puerto rico will ask the u.s. supreme court for help in dealing with a massive financial crisis. the current code does not apply to

. >>> the apple and fbi encryption battle continues in front of lawmakers. the fbi director addressed a congressional panel about unlocking the iphone of one of the san bernandino shooters. apple refuses saying it will set a dangerous precedent. the fbi wants congress to step in and force appear toll comply. the fbi says they will not take advantage of the access. >> essentially we are asking apple to take the vicious guard dog away. let us try to pick the lock. >> julie: earlier this week a favor in another similar case. that judge said the feds can't force appear toll provide access to a locked phone involving a drug dealer. >>> happening today, federal officials will have to answer questions of hundreds of firearms that disappeared from local law enforcement agencies. documents we obtained through the freedom of information act show handgunning, sub money beguns and grenade launchers radar reported missing since 1989. they will question those officials later today. >>> 50 religious leaders in pennsylvania are accused of sexually abusing hundreds of childre

and >>> apple iphone's encryption battle with the fbi moves to headquarters today. e head of apple and top lawyer. the government wants to force apple to unlock a phone that belongs to syed farook. one of the killers behind the san bernardino terrorist attack. >> this case in san bernardino is not about the fbi, it's not about apple. it's not about congress. it's not about anything other than trying to do a competent investigation. >> weakening encryption would only hurt well meaning users who rely on apple to protect their personal information. >> this hearing comes a day after a judge in new york ruled that the fbi cannot force apple to unlock an iphone used in a totally unrelated drug case. fbi director comey said that forcing apple to unlock that phone would set a preceden laden wanted most of his wealth to go the terrorist org -- organization. he claimed to have $29 million. he asked that the money be used on jihad for the sake of allah. ironically, he also wrote that he did not want any of his children to join the taliban. >>> palestinian refugee camp. because

. >>> apple encryption battle with the fbi goes to the capitol hill. the head of the fbi and apple executives will testify in this comes a day after a judge ruled the government cannot force apple to hack into locked iphone in a drug case. the decision could affect apple's dispute with the fbi over the san bernardino shooters . >>> they have declassify the last will and testament of osama bin laden and in it he claimed to have $29 million of personal wealth and claimed he wanted most of it to go to the terrorist organization. he didn't want aof the well was more than 100 documents seized in the race where he was killed by u. s. special forces in 2011. >>> the former teachers aide accused of sexually abusing children in prince george's county goes to court friday. deonte carraway facing 13 -- 13 counts. the victims were between the ages of nine and 12 years old. >> i think he should get the maximum whatever, the maximum. that's a grown man with kids. not with our kids. >> the videos were taken at judge sylvania woods elementary school, a church, and othe

apple to create that software, it could be ordered for anyone else as well. kimberly: the fbi's battle with apple came up during a hearing this week about encryption. the fbi director admitted a mistake was made in the early going of the investigation into the san bernardino attacks. the with that error, government would still need apples help -- apple's help to get information off the iphone. one of the most iconic bridges in the area could be closed in a couple years. the national parks service says that 84-year-old memorial bridge needs a lot of work. brianne carter explains. brianne: these bridge show the accelerated rate of deterioration. >> the deck should be 11 inches of solid concrete. when we pull that out, it crumbles. e: eight months ago, our cameras got a look at the corrosion under the bridge that tens of thousands drive over every day. see all the problems. 2010, $10 million has been used for emergency repairs. later, $5 million will be used for repairs, but it's not enough. they need a quarter billion dollars to overhaul the bridge or they may have to close the important river crossing. the parks service plans to apply for federal gra

lanes when you are driving and >> the justice department disputes and apple claim in the fight over iphone encryption. >> the fbi's demands for apple who create software to unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. he was said to backup the data to the icon. they would've been able to help them with the data using that . and a new court filing, they said it did not matter because the backup options were turned off. access was not working and the apple lawyer said it's a cheap shot. they said making software will make all of its products susceptible to hackers. >> joining us now to talk about so many things, including not is curtis. >> let me ask you. does that mean that the iphone six that i have here could easily be hiked if apple is correct? then you hike curtis 's information and expose it to the world. >> hold on, i get nauseous about this. how is that they don't have one tech someone they were able to hire in silicon valley or an engineer . someone who can't figure out a way? >> there's a theory that they do. i'm sure they could get into it if they wanted to but they want to make this point

fbi versus apple. >> until this there was no closet, safe, basement in entered with a judge's order. >> fbi director says apple's new encryption is so powerful only the company can help to unlock the phone of san bernardino killer, syed farookthere. if they're successful in requiring apple to unlock this phone it won't really be a one time request, right? >> certainly not. >> apple sauce everyone's privacy is at stake. >> building that software tool would not affect one phone. >> for lawmaker, it's no easy choice. >> the big question for our country is how much privacy do we give up? >> the right to free speech and >> a judge sided with am saying there is no law to force them to hack a locked phone (it shows the fight between apple and the government is far from over. the only question is whether the war of wills will be settled by congress torr supreme court (it's been a warm but windy day today. we check in with chief meteorologist, collin jackson. you're busy these days monitor all of that, collin (it's going to get super busy around here. we've had mild temperatures. the winds were strong and gusty. not hazardous but you h

. >> cedric, you make a point this plays into the apple versus fbi encryption fight. here's why. have the resource problems that you have in following all of these foreign fighters, many people have said belgium is a hotbed, ground zero for this traffic back and forlt forth of foreign fighters, you need better surveillance. we're e >> we're entering the era of big data, and you need big data to keep up with the terrorists, and that's on the web, in the cloud, and on cell phones what you're seeing here is with the debate that apple and the fbi are having about encryption, and the access to devices that are encrypted, you're seeing a ground swell within europe and the united states to try to get access, at least in limited cases, to these devices. i think terrorist attacks like this will have a significant impact on all the legal battles out there. >> guys, stand by. i want to come back to you as we get more information on the two brothers identified as the suicide attackers at the airport in brussels. there is also breaking news in the race for president, four separate candidates

chairman goodlatte hearings held on encryption fbi apple issue.

. >>> apples fun encryption battle with the fbi is a subject of capitol hill hearings today. the hearing comes as a big cybersecurity conference gets underway in san francisco. yesterday federal judge in new york handed apple a big win saying the government cannot force the company to unlock the phone. >>> a major milestone and space travel. he will return to earth the day after spreading through the 40 days aboard the space station. the mission will be used to test the impact of a long-term space flight d8on the human body. sanchez will look at changes to analyze the impact of living in space. >>> the last will and testament of al qaeda leader osama bin laden has been released today. bin laden claimed he had closed the $29 million and personal wealth, the boko but she wanted to be used on jihad for the sake of allah. >>> for the first time one of googles self driving cars caused a crash. no one was hurt. according to the accident report, an employee did not take control because he thought the bus would stop. >>> the smithsonian's national zoo in washington has shut down the k

. >>> happening today in two hours, apple and the fbi face-off in the encryption battle. apple's general council and james comey will testify in front of the house judiciary committee. and just yesterday, a new york judge ruled that apple did not have to provide the fbi with access to a locked phone in a >>> just a short while ago, the president met face to face with republican leaders stone walling the process of appointing a supreme court justice to replace the late antonin scalia. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and chuck grassley are sitting down with the president, vice president, and select senate democrats to talk about the standoff. the republicans want to wait for the next president to fill that vacancy. it is the first time that both sides have met on this issue. >>> coming up next, it is day two of tearful testimony in erin andrews' $75 million civil suit. the fear that she says upsets her to this day is coming up next. >>> and the rolling stones about to do something that has not happened in over 50 years. it's a big one. we'll explain coming up. >>> and

. >> reportrt: apple's encryption battle with the fbi was top of mind at the launch today. >> this is an issue that impacts all of us, and we will not shrink from this this responsibility. >> reporter: th comments come on the eve of a showdown in federal court. >> both sdes are kind of protecting tir interests inand in a way protecting the country. >> reporter: tuesdays have traditionally been the day that apple reserved for device announcements. moving it up a day allowed making a case for principle and product including a new four-inch phone. >> lots of people don't like the bigger phones. >> repoer: the new one starts at 399. ipad pro and colorful new bands for its apple watch. that serious turn comes in court tuesday. mark barger, nbc news. >>> today's event is seen by most observers in the texe world as a prelude to a fall announcement of a newly designed iphone 7. 7. >> obsolete. >> so is mine. >>> news at 5:30 continues next. >> comg up, live team coverage from cuba. >>> jawan straaer on the ground in cuba showing the struggle of people there on the island. a side of havana pre

. >>> well, there's another twist in the fight between apple and the fbi over encryption. san bernardino county officials say they believe the encrypted iphone can help officials determine if there was a third person involved in the shooting. the fbi wants apple to design software that will unlock the phones so they can further investigate. but apple says this would infringe on privacy rights of all iphone users. >>> and amazon announced that it plans to restore an encryption feature on its fire tablets. this comes after customers and privacy advocates criticized the company for quietly removing the security option when it released its latest operating system. the company says it had removed the feature because few customers used it. but now, amazon says that encryption will be restored by this spring. >>> california drivers are starting to notice the price at the pump going up. according to the latest survey, gas prices the average price for a gallon of gas has jumped serve cents over the -- servients over the past two weeks. -- seven cents over the past two weeks. it's du

what is the functional difference between ordering apple to break its encryption and ordering apple to bypass it security so the fbi can break the encryption? >> thank you you break a member. functionally there is no difference. what we are talking about is an operating system in which the passcode is an inherent and integrated part of the encryption outreach. if you can get access to the passcode it will affect the encryption process itself. what we are being asked to do a california is to develop a tool, tool which does not exist at this time that would facilitate and enable the fbi in a very simple process to obtain access to the passcode. that passcode is the cryptographic key. essentially we are throwing open the doors and we are allowing the very act of ink decryption to take place. >> i was hoping you would go in that direction. let me ask you this, there has been a suggestion that apple is working against law-enforcement and that you no longer respond to legal process when investigators need your assistance, is that accurate? >> it is absolutely false. as i said in my opening statement, we care deeply about

tomorrow, apple's legal chief and fbi director james comey will testify on encryption hearings and apple fbi will go head to head in court in riverside on march 22nd. >> thank you, kristin. >>> on to warmth and rain. >> yes. and sunset. yes. it is amazing. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. clouds in the sky adding lots of color to our sunset. we have had record highs in many locations and now, you can see most are much warmer than they were at this hour yesterday. 90 degrees warmer in san francisco and every other location. 66 in san francisco. 67 across the bay in oakland, 70 in los gatos and san jose. so sprinkles tomorrow, rain is likely wednesday night into thursday morning and light rain may arrive. throughout the winter, we'll go into now. this next storm, one will see a light storm, less than a quarter inch of rainfall. here is the forecast animation, at 10:00 thursday morning we'll see rain arriving thursday night, continuing into early thursday morning. rainfall totals expected to be less than a quarter inch, but perhaps as much as half an inch in santa rosa and other locatio

tomorrow, apple will square off in court against the fbi over a terrorist-encrypted iphone. apple argues unlocking the phone could allow hackers to create their own device cracking software, or it could explore previously unknown vulnerabilities in iphone software. >>> christians around the world are celebrating holy week, and many attended palm sunday services yesterday. marking the day jesus entered jerusalem. good friday is when christians mark jesus' death on the cross. bishop berbige hope to remember christs' suffering, and many have special services planned through easter sunday. >>> and officials in conway said a truck was backing up to the scene of a fire, when a firefighter on the back fell off and was hit by the truck. christopher gene ray was pronounced dead at the scene. a number of people reached out via social media to send messages of condolences to his family. >>> virginia state police are investigating after a man was shot and killed by an officer, while officers were investigating a domestic call at an apartment complex in hope well. police say the suspect s

and apple's phone encryption battle with the fbi is the subject of capitol hill hearings today. the head of the fbi and apple's top lawyer are scheduled to testify before the house judiciary committee. yesterday, a federal judge in new york handed apple a big win, ruling the government cannot force the tech company to hack a locked iphone in a drug case. the decision could affect apple's dispute with the fbi over the san bernardino alert. how hackers are finding ways to exploit baby monitors and other smart devices in your home. and no doubt about it, voters in one man is taking advantage.stream, download, and play on multiple devices at once, with centurylink internet. get up to 40 megs for $20 a month for 1 year when bundled with qualifying home phone plan. just call... ...right now. wanna see this as an action movie? [ deep voice ] get ready. 40 megs is only $20 a month. [ normal voice ] or drama? [ melodramatic voice ] get up to 40 megs for $20 a month. [ normal voice ] only from centurylink. speed may not be available in your area. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci

fbi and apple. lisa: the fight over phone encryption, and congress is playing referee. fbi director james comey says apple' s new encryption is so powerful, only the company can help it hack the iphone of san bernardino terrorist syed farook. apple says everyone' s privacy is at stake. >> we think that protecting the security and privacy of hundreds of millions of iphone users is the right thing to do. that' s the reason that we' re doing this. lisa: this week, a federal magistrate sided with apple in a similar case in new york, ruling there' s no law forcing apple to hack a locked phone. that new york case won' t affect the california ruling. a san bernardino court hearing is scheduled three weeks from now. jailer. now adam ashcraft is out of work and facing two felony charges. the now-former corrections officer is charged with two felonies, assault in the second degree, and first-degree endangerment. elsmere arrest records indicate ashcraft was taken into custody after what is described as feud culminated into a road-rage incident. >> while this is not a case where any

. >>> apple phone encryption battle with the fbi is subject of capitol hill hearings today. the head of the fbi and apple top layer testified before the house judiciary committee. >> this case in san bernardino is not about the fbi is not is not about anything other than trying to do a competent investigation with an ongoing active case. >> reporter: the bring comes at the big rsa cyber security conference gets underway in san francisco. a federal judge in new york handed apple a big way relieve the government cannot force the tech company to hack unlocked iphone that was in a drug case. the decision could affect the price dispute with the fbi of the san bernardino shooter iphone. >>> coming up the hill you won't believe. a toddler getting into trouble when he slips out the back of his grandfather's nothing can. >> a second difficult day of testimony for sports reporter erin andrews. >>> every insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company understands the life for those who've served and the families that have supported them, we offer our best service in retur

tomorrow, apple's legal chief and fbi director james comey will testify on encryption hearings and apple fbi will go head to head in court in riverside on march 22nd. >> thank you, kristin. >>> on to warmth and rain. >> yes. and sunset. yes. it is amazing. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. clouds in the sky adding lots of color to our sunset. we have had record highs in many locations and now, you can see most are much warmer than they were at this hour yesterday. 90 degrees warmer in san francisco and every other location. 66 in san francisco. 67 across the bay in oakland, 70 in los gatos and san jose. so sprinkles tomorrow, rain is likely wednesday night into thursday morning may arrive. throughout the winter, we'll go into now. this next storm, one will see a light storm, less than a quarter inch of rainfall. here is the forecast animation, at 10:00 thursday morning we'll see rain arriving thursday night, continuing into early thursday morning. rainfall totals expected to be less than a quarter inch, but perhaps as much as half an inch in santa rosa and other locations. overnight,

. >> reporter: mentioning apple's encryption battle with the fbi she said the government and sillicon valley tech companies need to help each other create an intelligence surge to flush out terrorists who use social media and mobile devices to recruit followers and plan attacks. >> the tech community and the government have to stop seeing each other as adversaries and start working together to protect our safety and our privacy. >> reporter: and in contrast to donald trump and ted cruz, she said america needs to reinforce alliances with european nations and muslims around the world and here at home. >> we need to rely on what actually works. not bluster that alienates our partners. >> reporter: mrs. clinton acknowledged that it is going to be a very long and difficult battle against the terrorists but she said there's a few things america will not do under a clinton administration. no carpet-bombing. no ground war. and no torture. reporting live at stanford, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> the republican national committee released a statement this afternoon criticizing clinton's speech. the

they say the president is narrowing his list of possible >>> apple is escalating its legal battle over the fbi over unlocking a encrypted iphone. it's acting out of, quote, an abundance of caution. director james comey acknowledged that investigators accidentally made it harder to access data on the gunman's iphone. his admission came yesterday during capitol hill testimony.

encrypting the users files. they demand one big coin to unlock the files, $400. transmission is advising users to update the software, if they believe their computer is infected. >>> the fight between apple and the fbi, over encryption continues. they believe that the encrypted iphone could help officials determine if theres was indeed a third person involved in the shooting. they also worry that the phone may contain software that could affect county computers. the fbi wants apple to design software that will unlock the phone so they can further investigate, but apple says this would infling on privacy -- infringe on privacy rights more information about a knife that was found at the oj simpson's estate years ago and handed over to a police officer. now, a lawyer for the retired officer who kept the knife says the officer tried to turn it in, but the los angeles police department had no interest in it. the knife was apparently found by a construction worker, in 1998. as that home was being torn down. simpson was acquitted of the 1994 stabbing deaths of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman, and cannot be prosecuted again. >>> if you are headed to the cast line today, be aware of the -- coastline tod

the fbi versus apple - with phone encryption on the line and congress playing referee. "until this, there was no closet in america, no safe in america, no garage in america, no basement in america that was not that could not be entered with a judge's order." fbi director james comey says apple's new encryption is so powerful - only the company can help it hack the iphone of san bernardino terrorist syed farook. but he acknowledges what the government previously denied: this fight is about far more than just one phone. goodlatte: "if the fbi is to unlock this phone, that won't really be a one-time request, correct?" comey: "well, the issue of locked phones, certainly not." apple says everyone's privacy is at stake. "building that software tool would not affect just one iphone. it would weaken the security for all of them. for lawmakers - it's no easy choice. "the big question for our country is, how much privacy are we going to give up in the name of security." gowdy: "the right to counsel, the right to free speech, the right to a jury trial just isn't of much use if you

apple to break into the phone. legals a high-stakes battle, but lisa broader debate over encryption unresolved. the fight between the fbi and apple had grown increasingly contentious as the tech giant refused to help government authorities bypass the security features of its phone. we'll have more on the story with pulitzer-winning journalist glenn greenwald later in the broadcast. in north carolina the american , civil liberties union has filed a lawsuit challenging a sweeping new law banning local governments from passing laws prohibiting discrimination against lgbt people in public accommodations. the law, house bill 2, commonly known as the "bathroom bill" is widely considered to be the most wide-ranging anti-trans laws to take effect this year. it was introduced after the city of charlotte passed its own ordinance seeking to protect the right of transgender people to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. equality north carolina executive director executive director chris sgro announced the lawsuit. announce thatto we have filed suit against the state of north carolina in federal court, in the states

. ♪ emily: the clock is ticking and the apple fbi encryption battle as we approach the deadline for thet to address apple's request for the government to drop the order. the apple attorney wrote in court filing that the order requires apple to build a backdoor to the iphone which apple says is too dangerous to build. looking ahead to other key dates in this case -- by tuesday, march 15 apple must respond to the government response. a big showdown happens on tuesday, march 22. that is the showdown in riverside california over whether apple must comply in the fbi's request in the case of the san bernardino shooter. joining us, is someone decides with apple in this case, the head of law enforcement at yahoo!. yahoo! has said it stands with apple, but i have spoken with the attorney general, and the department of justice is not budging. should one company, typically apple, be able to suddenly encrypt their operating system and decide this issue for everyone? >> the question the technology committee is dealing with is whether the court, in this case, the central district of california, can e

apple and the fbi takes another turn.>> reporter: good morning, lauren. the debate over whether apple the iphone of a san bernardino shooter was front and center on capitol hill yesterday. fbi director compared the encryption that prevents access to the phone to a vicious guard dog. apple says that if it complies, it would weekend security of all apple products. >>> americans are not ready to take their hands off of the will. three out of four americans say they are afraid to ride in a self-driving car.>>> forbes is out with the animal list of the richest people. bill gates is number one. ortega is in second place. warren buffett is third even though his net worth did drop a bit as the stock market lost value.>>> his book are household names in a special tribute to dr. seuss. tell us about this.>> reporter: that is right. author would have earned -- would have turned 112 today. the publishers are donating 50,000 new dr. seuss books to kids in need. i love that. lauren?>>> my son's library is filled with dr. seuss. hopefully those books bring some happiness. >> that is a great idea.>> i will share the pictures on facebook, jill. have a good one. >>> that will do it for cbs weather at 5 am.>>> next at 6 am,

. >>> the apple and fbi encryption battle continues in front of lawmaker. the fbi director addressed a congressional panel of unlocking the iphone of one of the san bernandino shooters. apple refuses saying it sets a dangerous precedent. the fbi wants congress to step in and force apple to comply. the fbi says they will not take advantage of the access. apple take the vicious guard dog away. let us try pick the lock. >> sara: earlier this week a federal judge nruld apple's favor in a similar case. that the feds cannot force apple to allow access to a dwell phone involving a alleged drug dealer. >>> officers are trying to find out why a man threatened his co-workers with a gun. he went after his co-worker and they quickly fought pock band one witness used a crowbar to hold him down until police show hold him down until police showed up. >> he ran in there with a gun and a bat. going to hold the guy down so he doesn't do anything. you never know if you are get stabbed or whatever. >> gene: the attack appears to be random sdpep have a warrant out for his arrest

. >>> apple and fbi encryption battle continues in front of lawmakers. yesterday a fbi director addressed a congressional panel about unlocking the iphone of one of the san bernandino shooters. apple refuses saying it sets a dangerous precedent. the fbi wants congress to step in and force appear toll comply in and force appear toll the fbi says they will not take the fbi says they will not take advantage of the access. >> we are asking appear toll take the vicious guard dog away take the vicious guard dog away. let us try to pick the lock. >> gene: earlier a federal judge ruled in apple's favor. in another similar case, the judge said that the feds cannot force apple to provide access to a locked cell phone involving a drug dealer. >>> good wednesday morning. now 6:18. start with the expressway. that is where the volume is increasing and typically the first spot where we start to see things slow down. starting around the braintree split and toward morrissey the pike. 93 south, volume increasing as you approach the cloverleaf and down into somerville the z

now to a stunning twist in the apple encryption battle with the fbi. theyxpert may not need the help of apple at all. ceo tim cook spoke about the controversy yesterday at the apple event. >> we don't expect to be in this position, at odds with our own government. but we strongly believe that we have a responsibility to help you protect your data and protect your privacy. we oh it to our customers and we oh it to our country. this is an issue that impacts all of us. we will not shrink from this responsibility. betty: chris strong joins us with more. chris, did apple get off the hook here, given what they are saying? chris: i think that they did get off the hook. this doesn't look good for the justice department. to theitially argued court that they needed the assistance of apple. that they had tried other ways to get into the phone and it they had found no other ways. on the ep are they go to the court again and say that some third-party approach them and now they believe they might have a viable method of getting into the phone. think that this doesn'

>> fbi and apple faced off today for the first time since prosecutors asked a judge to force the company to unlock a terrorist iphone. both sides testified before a committee hearing about encryption. the fbi said the request is only for for rick's phone but he does understand it said the president. apple's attorney argued it would lead to encroachment on privacy. >> weakening encryption will only hurt. >> do we let what company decide this issue for all of us. >> today's hearings come a day after a new york judge ruled the fbi cannot force apple to unlock an iphone that is part of a dry case. that ruling could have implications in the san bernardino dispute. scout cookie season such a florida scouts say someone took off with their cash. deputies are looking for the man seen in this video. delton walmart over the weekend. a mom working the booth says he ran right past her and climbed into a great sunday. parents >> how would you feel to have your little girl go through that. you are scum and you are nasty. >> you don't want to mess with mom. the mom said she was so upset she posted the story on facebook hoping someone else saw something that could help. now as you can imagine that

. >> saying we've got to deal with this encryption apple fbi issue, let's get experts to solve it. not a problem that will go away. it's why i've been series of issues -- >> but everything freezes. >> let's prove it wrong on this case at least as far as following the constitution. i understand why people are mad. i'm mad, too. and we've got to do better. >> yeah. are you going to be hillary clinton's vice president? >> i am supporting hillary clinton, but i think my value is to get some of these folks on both sides to sit down and work out these issues, particularly the budget. >> they like you a lot on the other side of the aisle. you would be a good bridge. would you entertain that? >> i'm going to entertain making the senate work in a better and more functional way. >> i've never, in all the years have i done this, people handle that question just as deftly as you did. >> not my first rodeo. >> got you, senator. i appreciate it. >>> all of a sudden now, we have donald trump revving up crowds. a lot of people are saying, is he the guy revving them up or is everyone targeting him?

the latest developments in the fight between apple and the fbi over encryption. ed the filed an appeal against the order to unlock the iphone used by one of the san bernardino attackers after james comey testified before the house judiciary committee admitted mistake was made any of the days of the san bernardino investigation. big wins for hillary clinton and donald trump in the supertuesday states, bleak berman live in miami with the details. >> reporter: this was a resounding night for both the front runners in this race, donald trump bent hillary clinton will begin on the republican side where trump picked up 7 more states last night, his victories were all over the map, he won in the north fence, the mid-atlantic and the south, ted cruz won three states including his home state of texas. marco rubio picked up his first victory in minnesota. trump did not have one of these massive rallies last night. he opted for a press conference. in it he tried to make the case that this point for the republicans he's the guy. >> if i am going to win five, already won five,

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encryption debate. on thursday, apple hit back at the fbi. microsoft, google, twitter, and yahoo! their support behind apple. the fbi director james comey testify before congress, calling encryption the hardest problem i have seen in government. joining me now is max levchin. he is currently the cofounder and ceo of a firm at a financial and technology company. he is on the board of directors at yahoo!.

apple says it was looking out for the privacy interests of its customers when it refused to comply with the government, but the fbi's ability to hack into the encrypted iphone raises new questions about the security of apple's biggest-selling device. >> reporter: the fbi won't say who helped it hack into the iphone belonging to syed farook who along with his wife killed 14 people in san bernardino last year. the government revealed in a court filing monday that it gained access to the phone without apple's assistance and is no longer asking the court to order the tech company to help. investigators would only say the testing was carried out by highly skilled personnel and that the investigation of the phone's data is ongoing. >> we don't know how they did this, and we don't even know who the fbi is working with. >> reporter: the government's request for help was met with stiff resistance from apple. ceo tim cook argues that helping the fbi would set a precedent if it created a so-called backdoor that would allow investigators to gain access to the iphone. >> we have a responsibility to help you protect your data and protect your privacy. >> reporter:

fbi's request for apple's help in this case is over. but not the issue. balancing personal privacy and public security. with the help of a third party, the fbi penetrated apple's encryptionsed the iphone of san bernardino sheeter. >> congressman daryl issa, owe posed the government's demand. >> your government will ask for the back door to your privacy and there has to be a constant vigilance to make sure they're not allowed to go too far. >> in february the justice department asked apple to develop software that would in part disable auto erase function that wipes the phone clean after ten pass code fails. apple refused and called the request a dangerous precedent. >> we did not expect to be in this position at odds with our own government. >> reporter: it is unclear if apple will ever know how a third party bypassed their security. >> we are not expecting the government to tell apple very much anytime soon. "los angeles times" tech reporter, presh duvet. >> it raises question as but apple security. apple said nothing they build is 100% secure. >> reporter: in a statement released monday the company vowed to increase the security of their products. the company stood by

encryption debate. on thursday, apple hit back at the fbi. microsoft, google, twitter, and yahoo! ved to throw their support behind apple. the fbi director james comey testify before congress, calling encryption the hardest problem i have seen in government. joining me now is max levchin. he is currently the cofounder and ceo of a firm at a financial and technology company. he is on the board of directors at yahoo!. thank you for coming. rather than asking a specific question, let me ask you a broader question. let me ask a broader question. we've seen this coming? tell me more. >> consider the fbi director comey has advocated for essentially backdooring encryption software -- that is built into apple and other systems. that is easy. but that is a terrible idea. there are simple things to it, bad guys do not abide by our laws, good guys will weaken encryption which bad guys will take advantage of. good guys will have weak systems and bad guys will use the strongest thing they can get their hands on. off, it will be better off. they will be better off. charlie: bad guys can be crimi

apple could unlock the iphone, and that is why they are seeking a court to compel the company to do so. >> reporter: if the fbi's plan works, it will likely only delay the larger debate over encryption. >> well, the fbi has to file a status report on its investigation by tuesday, april apple attorneys aren't calling this a victory, however. they say the fbi's plan may not work, and investigators could once again ask or demand apple's help. >>> well, coming up on the "morning news," much more on this morning's breaking news. we'll go back to belgium where at least two explosions have rocked the brussels airport this morning. trugreen presents the yardley's. sfx: leaf blower dad! sorry. this is more than a lawn. this is a trugreen lawn. live life outside with trugreen, america's #1 lawn care company. spring is on. start your trugreen lawn plan today. our clothes can stretch out in the wash, ruining them forever. protect your clothes from stretching, fading, and fuzz. ...with downy fabric conditioner... it helps protect clothes from the damage of the wash. so your favorite clothes stay your favorite clothes. downy fabric conditioner. >>> back to the breaking news in brussels, belgium,