house judiciary committee is weighing in an the privacy fight between apple and the government. >> >>: the question lawmakers want to know, will that have far reaching privacy effects for phone owners. >> 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 wi

visit ncicap.org] new developments in the face-off between apple and the fbi. an attorney says the iphone belonging to one attackers could lead to evidence in a possible third suspect. the lost phone was found in this shot up suv. the device was used by 14 people who killed in san bernardino, at the center of a fierce battle between apple and the federal government. the local da you suggesting there could be evidence of a long rumored third attacker on the phone. >> do you believe there is a third assailant? >> i would like to mature there is not. the a pressing apple to unlock the iphone, -- to d.a. is pressing apple unlock the iphone, saying that it could provide evidence to identify as of yet unknown co-conspirators. the fbi and local witnesses have refuted the claim of a third gun man. tonight, apple is standing by the decision abc, saying it's a safety user for all iphone user. >> this is about protecting the people who carry iphones. >> that's exactly why. if the government can order apple to create that software, it could be ordered for anyone else as we

up next, from the courts to congress, the battle between the fbi and apple continues. the u.s. general ways in. we bring you that exclusive interview, next. ♪ between applee and the fbi heated up yesterday as both sides testified in washington with opposing views on encryption. u.s. attorney general loretta lynch shot down apples argument for refusing to help unlock the dead terrorist's phone. the comments were most expensive to date on the fight between the worlds most valuable company and the fbi. ms. lynch: we feel a middle ground between apple and the fbi where law enforcement can work is supported. that is where we go to, to arbitrate these disputes. we have a difference of opinion as to what the law means or what compliance means or someone should comply. we go to court. that is what we think is the current state of affairs and where we think this dispute is going to play out. inwe discussed, this is also a larger forum of ideas in our country. having a discussion about what it means to have both privacy and security. we do it all the time. we can do it in this case also.

the face-off between apple and the fbi moved to the capital today -- to capitol hill today. earlier, james comey told congress this issue is not necessarily by gaining a backdoor. director comey: there are issues about backdoors. there is already a door on that i found. we are asking -- on that iphone. we are asking apple take the guard dogs off so we can pick the lock. vonnie: so where does the fight go next? let's ask matt larson. he is our legal analyst in washington, d.c. what do you make of the fbi director's performance? : there were some interesting comments during today's hearing. the fbi towing the line between cyber security protection and procuring warrants for law enforcement. the early part of the hearing show that congress is concerned about the impact on the tech community and legal precedent moving forward, which is really what the major concern with the ongoing litigation between apple and the u.s. government in california is right now. vonnie: it is interesting to see the gop chair and the democratic chair told that line. tow that line. matt: it is the firs

know, since i last spoke with you, ted, only about a couple weeks ago, it seems like this fight between apple.s. government has just gotten a lot more hostile. we saw department of justice call apple's rhetoric false, and corrosive. apple firing back that the doj's latest brief is nothing but a cheap shot. why has this confrontation escalated so quickly, ted? >> these are tough issues, difficult issues. we are working on a reply to the government right now, and i think that there is some disconnect from -- between the rhetoric we saw in the justice department's brief and what you've heard from director comey, what you've heard from president obama about the fact that this is a policy issue. this is important national/global issue that we need to talk about and work through as a policy matter in congress. and i think the lawyers who filed the brief in court last week, i think, got a little bit carried away with their rhetoric. we're going toim could back and show why their arguments are legally wrong. why the order they're seeking would have terrible consequences for national security for the

> the battle between apple and the fbi has gone international. companieseading tech 's topting apple, the u.n. human rights official warns that if the coverage caves in to demands, the consequences could be severe. >> a successful case against apple sets a precedent that may make it impossible for apple or any other major international theirompany to safeguard clients privacy anywhere in the world. a gift totentially authoritarian regimes as well as to criminal hackers. >> apple refused the court order, saying they would not help the fbi by opening the cell terroristse of the from last year. apple's refusal to comply with the court order means the case is currently being discussed in a congressional hearing. u.s. government authorities say encryption and it's the amount of evidence law enforcement agencies can gather. the fbi has invoked the 1789 all writs act. to comply, anded both sides have urged congress to create new legislature -- new legislation. shona: how are the markets sparing? is up,he european market not far off 1%. the mining sector

. >>> well, the fight between apple and the fbi is on hold apparently. >> coming up next, why the u.s. may not need apple's help to >> new tonight, the data showdown between apple and the fbi may be over. the fbi says it may have found a way to get into an iphone bernardino attackers. the company is still refuseing to help unlock the phone. the government says that over the weekend, someone contacted the fbi with a possible way to get into the phone without destroying its contents. so, what do you think about this story? should apple create technology that can infiltrate iphones? you can weigh in on our facebook page. >>> new information tonight, carnival has one approval to start sailing to cuba. they will start running cultural exchange trips to cuba starting in may. it will initially visit three ports. there won't be much they must spend eight hours involved in some culture experience. prices start at $1,800 a person. >>> and starbucks is planning to donate 100% of the leftover food to feeding america. they are starting this right away at all of its 7,000 locations. starbucks plans

phil: the legal battle between apple and the fbi played out on capitol hill today, just one day after a federal judge in new york ruled in a separate case saying apple does not have to help the federal government unlock an iphone at the center of a drug case. from the courthouse to capitol hill -- >> you' obey in order they don' t want to do and you have not figured out whether you can do it yourself. phil: the case pitting apple against the fbi took center stage. >> we are asking them to take the vicious guard dog away and let us picked the lock. phil: they say they are not asking apple to create a magic key, maintaining the one access to the one iphone belonging to the san bernardino shooter for clues. >> is there somebody else and are there clues? phil: apple has already asked the court to have this court thrown out, arguing unlocking the one iphone compromises the security of millions of others. >> it would be to write a piece of software that we view as the software equivalent of cancer. phil: in a similar but unrelated case, a judge in new york said apple could not be compelled

the high-profile legal battle between apple and the government is officially over after the fbi managed to unlock the iphone used by the san bernardino terrorist without the tech giant's help. according to the justice department, it has obtained the data from the device and is asking the court to vacate its order for apple's assistance in the matter. apple releasing a statement in response saying, this case should never have been brought. the firm also saying it would continue to increase the security of our products as the threat and attacks on our data become more frequent and sophisticated. this as the fbi may not reveal how it forced that device to open. let's have a look at shares right now in apple and how it's performing. later in the show, we will be hearing more on this story. eamon javers will be joining us. >> really hasn't impacted the share price much, but it has spread into the public debate. and there's still questions. this doesn't feel like the end of the story. yes, the fbi managed to go about it itself, but i have a feeling this encryption debate has only been kicked

the legal fight between apple and the u.s. ice department is waged on capitol hill, at issue a lot iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters and whether apple should help the government break into the phones encryption. comey has been testifying, apple officials also. 'sdges granted ted cruz request to throw out a lawsuit by ben carson claiming that ted cruz was born in canada. ted cruz is facing similar lawsuits in multiple states. join us on "with all due respect" for extensive coverage. senate democrats and president obama met at the white house with republicans over the supreme court vacancy ness toy're willing thi approve nominees. there will be a you and vote on north korea sanctions tomorrow. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists and more than 150 news bureaus around the world. i am mark crumpton. the s&p 500 and dow rallied, so a look at asian markets. paul allen is in sydney. >> good morning. a very strong lead from wall street. things looking good in wall street at the moment. .35%, e

. >>> up next a showdown between apple and the fbi. >>> and president obama sits down with republicanrs in an attempt to sway them to fill the empty supreme court seat. >>> more of osama bin laden's personal documents seized during the 2011 raid have been released to the public. one of them was a handwritten will which said he had around $29 million personal wealth. >>> president obama is sitting down with senate leaders today hoping to convince senate republicans to fill the vacancy on the supreme court. the republicans say the next president should choose the nominee. roxana saberi is live in washington with more on this. roxana. >> reporter: president obama is sitting down face-to-face with two leading republican senators, both have vowed to block his moved to fill the supreme court vacan vacancy. iowa senator chuck grassley said they will not hold a confirmation hearing. and mitch mcconnell has said he won't even meet with an obama nominee. they said in a statement, we look forward to reiterating to him directly that the american people will be heard, and the next supreme court ju

. >>> we mention new developments in the battle ongoing battle between apple and the fbi.ow, jessica alba is coming under fire. >> that's right, her company. for that and the rest of the news before the bell, we turn to landon dowdy. welcome back. we missed you a few days. >> sam and laura, good morning to you. let's get a quick check of your markets. a strong open today with all three indexes in the green and that comes after yesterday's choppy trading session that saw the dow and s&p 500 come off their lows that closed flat as the european and central bank announced its decision to expand rates. the dow ending down five points to 16995 and the nasdaq down 12 to 4662. >>> the battle between apple and the department of justice becoming increasingly hostile and a new filing the doj says it has been false and corrosive and the company raised technic logical barrier that stand in the way and apple responding that the doj is so desperate that it has thrown all decorum to the wind. >>> and jessica alba's honest company under fire from "wall street journal" from being dishonest.

eastern with all the breaking news. >>> the battle between apple and the fbi reached all the way to capitol hill today. apple is fighting the fbi's demand to help unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino attackers. as our pete williams explains, both are asking congress to play referee and find an answer. >> if you would please rise i'll begin by swearing you in -- >> reporter: the fbi director faced a skeptical house judiciary committee over requiring apple write special software to help the fbi unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino attackers. >> essentially we're asking apple, take the vicious guard dog away, let us try and pick the lock. >> reporter: comey said the fbi asked every part of the u.s. government to crack the phone and concluded only apple health the key. >> when has it been the function of government to compel or force a private citizen or a company to act as an agent of the government to do what the government couldn't do? >> reporter: apple's top lawyer warned if the fbi gets what it iphone security could get into the wrong hands. >> we think that pr

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. >>> also tonight, high-stakes showdune as the fight between apple and the fbi moves from the courtroom to congress. new twists in a battle that has major implications on your privacy and national security. >>> living a nightmare. an emotional erin andrews back on the stand describing the daily horror she endures after being secretly taped. what she does when she enters a hotel room now. >>> a wild chase. a kidnapping suspect at large after a police pursuit, kids in the car. tonight the manhunt to find him. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening from lex headquarters on super tuesday, a night that could be the tipping point in both the republican and democratic races for the presidential nomination. 12 states are in play tonight just a half hour from now. but ahead of that, we have a new snapshot of the state of the race nationally. republican donald trump has a 2-1 lead over marco rubio, who's now in second place, according to a new nbc news/survey monkey poll. democrats, hillary clinton with a 10-point lead nationally over bernie sanders. will she pull away from sanders for

the ongoing fight between apple and the u.s. government over encryption.terday we heard the two sides make their case before lawmakers on capitol hill. here's what to watch next. the tech community has until midnight on thursday to file amicus briefs on behalf of apple. on the 10th, the government's response is due. apple has until five days later to respond to that. apple is planning a major product unveiling this month. first event amicus brief deadline. the internet association is one of several organizations backing apple. the group speaks for major tech heavyweights including google and uber and amazon. how united these companies actually are in their support of apple. principal for the internet industry is the you can't have the government compelling companies to create a vulnerability in their system. all these companies rely on strong encryption to protect their users. to protect our infrastructure. to protect our national security and allowing vulnerability that is being pushed for the government will make us all less safe and less secure. it is i

the battle between apple and the f.b.i. moved to captiol hill. the house judiciary committee held a hearing on encryption and privacy. this is a day after a judge ruled in apple's favor in a similar case. and we were there for the testimony today. >> as the battle between apple the tech giant takes the case to lawmakers asking congress not the courts to decide if it can be data from a phone used by one of the terrorists. >> the decision should be made as representatives of the people rather than through a warrant request on a 220-year-old statute, it is after the aim case got a government that they cannot force access to a locked iphone in the cages of a krug dealer. the fib fin is complying with privacy laws in both cases and there is no real basis for apple to refuse to help, we use what is given to us. we tell people there is a problem. >> reporter: a lame of lawmakers are preparing legislation that compel companies to assist the government when needed. that's unlikely to happen while it is being visited. those intending harm and the american

ends a high stakes legal battle between the government and apple to unlock the phone. the company had refused, sparking a heated debate over the line between privacy and national security about. >> the fbi had a desire to get this, and in this case they found a right way to do it, which is develop a tool that is not available to the public, that they can use when they need to. this may be the model going-forward. >> engineers are expected to try to close the gateway uncovered by hackers. people in the united states and around the world deserve data protection. security and privacy. sacrificing one for the other, only puts people in countries at greater risk. is sure to continue. jay gray, nbc news. >>> a connecticut town official is charged with threatening to kill his wife and him 168. police have arrested bozrah selectman, he sent threatening e-mails and letters to his soon to be ex-wife and one to her family. he said he had plans to shoot his wife then himself, but didn't follow through because his daughter came home as he waited with a loaded pistol. >> i i? he was

at least some space for compromise here between apple and the government as they forge a path forwardit has in the cloud. you talk about backing up locally instead of in the cloud. whatever you back up on to the feds can get into. it's not as if apple is saying no way you can have access to anything without the customers express permission. there is some room for compromise, right? >> yes and no. apple says, this is, in fact, apple's position and there have been numerous instances where they have looked at a subpoena or court order. they say they have their lawyers examine it to make sure that it's very narrowly drafted and, in fact, they only have gone along with about 27% of them. because remember, lots of courts in this country, lots of level of judges and prosecutors and some of them may not be really properly done. however, the fbi director in that congressional hearing yesterday said the back up isn't good enough. and what he may have been thinking of is there's some things apple excludes from the back up because they assume you can go and restore yourself. like for instance if

the congressional judiciary committee is hearing arguments in the fight between apple and the fbi over information on the san bernardino shooter's iphone. james colley will testify in today's hearing. he contends that the codes the judge as directed apple to write will only work on this one phone. apple insist this would create a back door and make all iphones vulnerable to cyber attacks and government surveillance. in a statement the house judiciary committee chairman said americans have a right to strong privacy protections and congress should fully examining -- examine the issue to be sure those are in place while finding ways to help law enforcement fight crime and keep us safe. that is the balancing act that will be happening today. u.s. atty. general. loretta lynch says that companies have helped in many situations. in another case in brooklyn, it has been determined that eight company could not be forced to do this. i imagine this will be a fight that will take place overtime. >> this is not going away quickly. >> thank you pam. >>> the families of the victims in the san bernard

of the south bay and east bay, coming up, more about these commutes. >>> the courtroom battle between apple cook back in the studio to explain why. j judge to halt the court hearing because it p#may not need apple help after all to break in to the iphone that belonged to the san bernardino shooter. an outside party came to the agency with a way to unlock the iphone that belonged to a shooter. the goth has been adamant. apple needs to create software. apple refused saying it would set a dangerous legal precedent, and that it would make other iphones vulnerable to hackers. the electronic frontier foundation supports refusal to unlock the phone and sees the new development as a win for apple. >> this is definitely retreat on the government's part. in the fbi was planning to continue the legal fight, they would not have asked to take the hearing off the calendar. the only reason you ask to take a hearing off calendar, unilaterally is because you are done and dropping the case. >> fbi says the case is not necessarily done, asking the judge in the case for more time at this point, so it can test

the development and in a controversial legal battle between apple and the federal government. apple issued a statement from the beginning we have adjusted demand that apple build a backdoor into the iphone because they believed it was wrong with a dangerous precedent as a result of that dismissal, neither of these occurred. this case should never have been brought, end quote. nicole: the latest on the shooting at the u.s. capitol yesterday. a man shot and wounded by police after he pulled out a weapon at the visitor center. 66 or up larry dawson of tennessee said to be in critical but stable condition. he was previously known to police. blackstock overhears arrested for house proceedings. >> we believe this is an act of a single person who has frequent and capitol grounds before. there is no reason to believe this is anything more than a criminal act. nicole: the capitol building as well as the white house were briefly locked down. one female suffered a minor injury and accident. nicole: the manhunt for the third elgin airport palmer is back on after officials released a man th

antidrug efforts but it was dismissed without comment, the supreme court here aame patent dispute between apple and samsung, samsung hit withut a 399 million-dollar judgment against him for copying aspects of the apple iphone they have been embroiled in bytes for yearsrsee they will decide if a court can order samsung to pay for every penny he made from the phones even though the disputed >> michigan governor says there isn't a planan to help lead flint recovered from the water crisis governor rick snyder says it with infrastructure in this employment including replacing drinking water fixtures and some leadwa service lines boosting health and education resources developingin mortgage options he addressing concerns in finding long-term solutions to improve the quality of life for the people.ttslo >> jerry in nepal colgan and doctor trout today to consider paid to damage against the media company they have awarded him $150 million in a lawsuit over a 16 bit posted they posted an online event having sex with ai life of his best friend at the time,i he maintained he did not were innocent clouds an

.>>> a legal tug-of-war between apple and the fbi. it is moved from the courthouse to the -- to capitol hill. the house judiciary committee talking privacy.>> christian fischer has more from washington. >> reporter: is a legal battle between apple and the fbi this case to lawmakers today asking for congress, not the courts, to decide whether it should be forced to help preserve data from an iphone used by a terrace.>> it should be by the people and not based on a warrant request based on a 220-year-old statute.>> the feds cannot force apple to provide access to a locked iphone involving a drug dealer. they are complying with federal compliance laws in both cases and there is no legal basis for apple's refusal to help.>> we only use the tools that are given to us under the law. our job is simply to tell people that there is a problem. >> reporter: a number of lawmakers have said they are preparing legislation that would compel companies like apple to assist the fbi when needed. the most legal it's -- experts say that is most likely not

in the last 24 hours, some of the biggest players in the fight between apple and the fbi came out totheir positions and putting u.s. attorney general loretta lynch. we asked winship it could be a middle ground -- we asked lynch if it -- if there could be a middle ground. >> law enforcement at any company in the court -- that is what we go to to arbitrate these subpoenas. we have a difference of opinion as to what the law or compliance means. we go to court. that is what we think is the current state of affairs and that is where we think this will play out. there is also the middle ground of discussing this in the large him -- in the larger forum of ideas. having a discussion about what it means to have both privacy and security. we do it all the time. people expect it of us. >> in the court, a brooklyn judge just roll that apple does not have to do this in a separate case. does that undermine your argument or change your strategy? >> it does not change our strategy or reliance on the court. in that case we were disappointed with that decision. we will be resubmitting into a judge in

would have called the police are shooting a man askedd to be in my room thick fog legal battle between apple and fbi on capitol hill today, the judge ruled the fbi cannot force them to provide access to a locked iphonene used by one of thene san bernardino terrorist, today they asked congress not of course to make the decision to cut the decision called to represent people rather thanb through a warrant request warrant request on a matt wright statute . >> use the tools given to us under the log it is our job to tell people that there is a problem. >> and other lawmakers have said that their prepare legislation that would compelavth companies like applees to assist i would need. >> most say that is unlikely unlikely, when the case is still being litigated.. clarence thomas asked a question not spoken during oral arguments in 10 years, the case concerns if a prior domestic assault conviction that keeps him from possessing a firearms that back after year on the international space station, scott kelly .com, spent, your 40 days in space the longest trip advertisement has taken the journey back

. >>> and the dispute between apple and the fbi travels to capitol hill today. fbi director james comey and apple's chief lawyer are scheduled to testify before the house judiciary committee. if it complies with the fpi request it would set a dangerous precedent. >>> a 14-year-old student is sunday arrest after being cafeteria. two were wound and two others were injured while trying to escape. >> i looked to the left like what's going on, all of a sudden, bang, bang, bang, bang. i thought, okay, that's a gun. i ran back into the library. >> one of the kids who got shot, i grabbed his leg and he fell down and the kid that's shooting run out. >> the student gunman ran out of the school, dropped his handgun and was captured. police say they have a motive but aren't saying what it is. >>> in california a woman and her children are safe after at one point he stopped but refused to surrender, the chase continued into the night. he stopped again, got out of the car and made a run for it. his children and their mother are in good shape and the suspect remains on the run.

. >> more about the fight between apple and the fbi. asking to reverse the ruling in a case in a drug case, separate from one request in the san bernardino shooting. -- apple is refusing to provide the access. >> opening pandora's box. if you put it in the hands of the fbi, could get into it. >> and apple has always protected the customers' rights. >>> honoring the life of nancy reagan. her daughter among the mourners. a public viewing begins in an hour at the library. a private funeral service will be later. going to be laid to rest by ronl reagan in a hill side tomb facing the pacific ocean. >>> mourning the loss of who many call the fifth beatle. . >> that's sir george martin conducting the orchestra in yesterday, around 1999. he managed the beatles and he passed away peatfully -- peacefully. produced almost all of the recordings. >>> a look at the winners of yesterday's primaries and tell you about the bay area moguls that met secretly to discuss donald trump. >>> free agency for the nfl. one mig name appears to -- big name appears

iphone without help from the tech giant. >> it's the latest twist in this arm wrestling match between apple and the fbi. on monday, the fbi said it was dropping legal action to force apple to help it cracked into the iphone of the gun men involved in the san bernadino mass shooting. it turns out the fbi did not need apple's help. you can read about it in the new york times. it has put apple in a tricky situation. apple has a vested interest in protecting the security and privacy of its customers. now that the f ei has shown it can crack into iphones, can they do it again? the new york times says the new apple challenge is to learn how the fbi cracked into the phone and try to fix the flaw. >> the whole thing is quite mysterious but it seems the fbi did call in a third-party to help. >> rumors are flying. there is interesting article in the daily beast. did the fbi unleash a hacker army on apple? it quotes the director of the who says lotsey, of folks have come to us with potential ideas as to how to crack into the phone. the report that the knight in shining armor the fbi might have been an

emily: you say there is a middle ground between apple and the fbi, and i would love some specifics.is a middle ground, where is it? >> the middle ground between apple and the fbi, or law enforcement any company -- that is where we go to to arbitrate these disputes. there is a difference of the means,s for what the law we go to court, and that is what we think is the current state of affairs. however, as we discussed, there is the middle ground of discussing this in the larger forum of ideas in our country. having a discussion about what it means to have both privacy and security. we do it all the time. people expected of us. we can do it in this case also. emily: but facebook says there is no middle ground. that does not put everybody at risk. it is not just about one phone -- it is about every phone, and it is about the future. ag lynch: in the present, we see how we do in fact balance privacy and security everyday. until recently, apple was able to comply with our requests, and they have some of the strongest he out there, and we have not seen that in those cases, either. we have

>> we have the days other news, including the battle between the fbi and apple. pretty interesting testimony in washington today opinion more emotional testimony from erin andrews and her civil trial against a convicted stalker. questions of whether her career suffered again. >> this is a big time politics, and you have an hour of nightly news. >> we're doing that second half hour, during that half of the broadcast, we'll look at the possibility of a contested convention for the republicans. it hasn't happened in decades, but a lot of people are talking about it, in terms of the have all that in the second half hour of our broadcast at 6:30. >> thanks, lester. >>> we have an i team exclusive, firefighters in rock land county are sounding the alarm about a life threatening danger, illegally converted homes and out of control construction. illegally divided apartments like the one firefighters in the bronx. six trapped firefighters were forced to jump from the fourth floor. two of them died, now the hot zone is spring valley and neighboring aramapo. sarah joins us

, stephanie the director of the fbi and apple's senior vice president both testified at a house judiciary committee hearing on the balance between security and privacy. stephanie: the fbi insisting they're not asking apple to create a so- called magic key... maintaining they want access to just one iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters for clues. apple has already asked the courts to have this case thrown out, arguing that unlocking that one phone compromises the security of millions of ((sot)) tim cook "the only way to get information-- would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer." stephanie: also weighing in today is attorney general loretta lynch from a cyber security conference... saying for the victims and the public, the government must do everything under the law to fully investigate terrorist attacks. jack: and now to something that'll get you thinking summer. stephanie: nitefall on the river announced its schedule for the 2016 outdoor summer series... some of the bands on the roster: hairball, here come the mummies and the nadas. go to our website, we

. > the battle between apple and the fbi shifted from the courtroom to capital hill today. fbi director appeared before the house judiciary committee. apple's top lawyer also testify. the two sides are batting overer whether the government can force apple to help the fbi unlock an encrypted cellphone that wasphon used by the san bernadine owe killers. the issue at stark is whether we national security should takeldt precedence over a person's righo to privacy. > decisions should be made by s you and your colleagues as representatives of the peopleple rather than through want requests made on a 222 year old statute. we only use the tools that are given to us under the law. our job is simply to tell people there is a problem.em. > the fbi is complying withh privacy laws and there is no the dispute between apple and the fbi ultimately may be decided by supreme court. > it is the big day on the nation's hire court tomorrow. pro life will be closelysely monitoring the developments. the eight justices will be considering a controversial abortion case. the death of antonin scalia

the legal battel between apple and the f-b-i playing out.... on capitol hill. abc's elizabeth hur reports.. it's just one day.... after a federal judge in new york.... ruled in a seperate case saying... apple does not have to help the feds.... unluck the eye-phone.... at the center of a drug case. elizabeth pkg: from the courthouse to capitol hill.. ((nat)) congress question the case pitting apple against the fbi.. took center stage in washington..with both sides making their case before the sewell: should the fbi be allowed to stop apple, or any company, from offering the american people the safest and most secure product it can make?" ((sot)) comey "essentially, take the guard dog away.. we'll pick that lock." the fbi insisting.. they're not asking apple to create a so-called magic key.. maintaining they want access to just one iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters.. for clues. ((sot)) comey "is there somebody else?.. that is our job." apple has already asked the courts to have this case thrown out.. arguing.. unlocking that one phone comprom

with the iphone still at the center of a fight between apple and the fbi, apple's attorney is speakingut. >> if it can be done here it can be done in other cases. >> reporter: ted olsen spoke to nbc bay area about the case, saying that while he and apple sympathize with the victims of terrorism, the iphone issue is about personal privacy. >> if the fbi can force apple to turn its energies, its engineers, its resources to work for the government, then the government can do that to other people as well. >> reporter: olsen who as argued in front of the supreme court, says this case could end up there as well. today attorney general loretta

." >>> the legal battle between apple and the fbi played out on capitol hill today, just one day after a federal judge in new york ruled in a separate case saying apple does not have to help the federal government unlock an iphone. here's reporter elizabeth herr. >> reporter: from the courthouse to capitol hill -- >> you're expecting somebody to obey an order that they don't want to do. >> reporter: the case pitting apple against the fbi took center stage in washington. >> essentially we're asking apple take the vicious guard dog away, and let us pick the lock. >> reporter: the fbi insisting they're not asking an toll create a so-called magic key, maintaining they want access to just one iphone longing to one of the san bernardino shooters for blclues? >> is there somebody else? >> reporter: apple has asked the court to have this case thrown out, arguing unlocking that one phone compromises the security of millions of others. >> the only way we know would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. >> reporter: in a similar but unrelated c

. >>> well now to a possible turning point in the legal saga between apple and the u.s. government. e has postponed the hearing at the justice department's request. >> the doj has been demanding that apple unlock an iphone belonging to the san bernardino shooter but apple has repeatedly refused now officials say an outside party is offering to open up the phone without the tech giant's help. >>> french and belgium police are looking for a new suspect in connection with the paris terror attacks identified as najim lashwahri they believe he traveled with salah abdeslam. >> abdeslam was captured and they believe he was preparing for fresh attacks and had a large network of supporters helping him. >> we had reasons to be worried about that. i don't know if we will know what they want to two. what they wanted to do. that depends on the various statements we will have in the case. >> president obama is stressing the business benefits of american capitalism arriving in cuba. benefits he says will reach everyday cubans. >> more americans coming to cuba means more customers for your businesse

. >>> also tonight, high-stakes showdune as the fight between apple and the fbi moves from the courtroom to congress. new twists in a battle that has major implications on your privacy and national security. >>> living a nightmare. an emotional erin andrews back on the stand describing the daily horror she endures after being secretly taped. what she does when she enters a hotel room now. a kidnapping suspect at large after a police pursuit, kids in the car. tonight the manhunt to find him. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening from lex headquarters on super tuesday, a night that could be the tipping point in both the republican and democratic races for the presidential nomination. 12 states are in play tonight with the first poll closings just a half hour from now. but ahead of that, we have a new snapshot of the state of the race nationally. republican donald trump has a 2-1 lead over marco rubio, who's now in second place, according to a new nbc news/survey monkey poll. democrats, hillary clinton with a 10-point lead nationally over bernie sanders. will she pull away from

cam judge officially were doctored the case between apple and the justice department. this is after the f.b.i. said they did not need apple's help to break into the locked iphone that plopped to a intern san bernadino's killer. but "forbes" magazine said an israeli company sold software to the f.b.i. reports show the fbi paid them $218,000 on the same day they said though up locked the phone. apple is programming to increase the security of the products. the f.b.i. is reviewing information from the iphone. it is unclear if they found anything useful for the investigation. >>> this morning, an animal crawlty investigation is underway in the east by after half a dozen animals were found dead. a city grounds keeper discovered three raccoons, a cat and a pass summon saturday afternoon at the berkeley marina along the seawall drive. they were suffering from mysterious injuries that caused them to foam at the mouth. they were taken to the shelter for observations all animals died one euthanized. police are asking for the help of the public in reporting any other animals simil

and apple is looking ahead to their court hearing tomorrow, the battle between apple and the fbi is expected to heat up as the fbi wants apple to help them unlock the terrorist encrypted iphone and they say would be an invasion of privacy. >>> president obama is receiving a warm welcome on his historic visit to cuba. people and the streets cheered as the president and his family toured old havana in the rain. following the reopening of the restrictions between the u. s. and cuba, and the first sitting president to visit cuba since nearly 90 years ago under president coolidge. >> this is the opportunity to forge new agreements, commercial bills, and to build new ties between our people and to layout a tradition brighter than our past. >> he is expected to meet with the cuban president castro today, and tonight president and first lady michelle obama will be the guest of honor at a dinner. >> air be in the -- air bnb has announced mansion -- expansion plans in cuba, and says it has achieved authorization to handle listings in cuba, and this comes as the deal to take over three cuban hotels by

the united states supreme court is agreeing to referee a patent dispute between apple and samsung. the justices will decide if the court can order samsung to pay apple every enany from phones that copied patented aspects from iphone. they are seek $399 million, to be argued in the new term that begins in october. >> president obama and cuban president castro met in a m critical to the success of the visit. we have the message that the president is pushing in the historic trip. >> president obama said the time is now to engage in talks and to open the door for more opportunities and melt decades of tension between the united states and cuba. >> president obama started his day in cuba visiting the memorial marti in havana. marti is considered apostle of cuban independence. a goal of the trip is to talk of more freedom for cubans. political unrest and human right are critical issues thousands were arrested hours before rebound landed on sunday. obama spoke exclusively with abc's david muir of optimism for the future of cuba. >> we still have significant differences around human rights

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jenna: the legal battle between apple and the fbi played out on capitol hill today. this, just one day after a federal dge in new york ruled in a separate case that apple does not have to help the federal government unlock an iphone at the center of a drug case. abc's elizabeth hur is in new york with details. " " from the courthouse to capitol hill.. ((nat)) congress question the case pitting apple against the fbi.. took center stage in washington.. ((sot)) comey "essentially, take the guard dog away.. we'll pick that lock." the fbi insisting.. they're not asking apple to create a so-called magic key.. maintaining they want access to just one iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters.. for clues. ((sot)) comey "is there somebody else?.. that is our job." asked the courts to have this case thrown out.. arguing.. unlocking that one phone compromises the security of millions of others. ((sot)) tim cook " the only way to get information-- would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer." in a similar but unrel