and its back to the cybersecurity bill cispa has returned from the graveyard we'll tell you about the proposed bill that could give the n.s.a. power to snoop on your internet activities. it's wednesday february thirteenth five pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our. start of taking a look at president obama's state of the union address. last night touched on everything from jobs to guns to immigration the president covered a lot of ground in artie's meghan lopez was at the capitol last night to ask lawmakers some critical questions mr speaker. the president of united states a phrase that brings the media to the steps of capitol hill year after year five hundred thirty five lawmakers some forty four million viewers all looking to hear one man's plan for our country's future party was there and beyond the pomp. the grand handing and yes the clapping by we had our team came to capitol hill to find out what the real state of the union is when the actual hill blogger said that he believes that the civil union a strong the state of the government is in shambles you

reignite the cyber legislation debate representative rogers himself is expected to reintroduce the cispa bill this week speaking to the washington post an anonymous official states that energy finance information technology aerospace and automotive industries have all been hacked the main perpetrator of these cases of cyber espionage according to the report include china followed by russia and france now china of course has vehemently denied such attacks but that's not stopping the u.s. from ramping up cyber security for his part president obama is said to be working on an executive order aimed at bolstering cyber security and is expected to announce it as early as this week we'll keep you up to speed as the story develops . a warning now to anyone planning to leave or enter the u.s. the civil rights watchdog of the department of homeland security has ruled that searches and seizures. any and all electronic devices by customs and border patrol is not a violation of a perfect person's privacy the civil rights and civil liberties impact assessment has found that the searches quote comply w

says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action we're going to get more on the bowmans comments on security from bet and so he's from the think tank take freedom joining me live now here to press the ball he saw the growing threats from attacks just oh just to follow it all these fizz. well i think the threats are real we've already seen it in american companies foreign companies government sort of here and abroad attacks by russia's have hers for countries presumably china where no one really knows and also international networks of criminals and and russian terror there are some of the threats real and i'm glad that we're focusing on the real problem here which is that government can do more to help private companies know where there's a threat coming so this order is really folk distortion there he met threat information from government to private companies and that's a good thing. are you pleased to know that this new order wouldn't compel the private sector to take any action in other words do

light of serious privacy concerns it didn't go through in other words a loophole has been found for cispa to really be put in action so i suppose actually signed on the day of the state of the union address well there's about i believe i don't want to check it for next hour but i believe that day because he said i just signed his yeah it's always an executive order that was very very easy to take attention away from something if you can do it on the around the same time as the state of the union because no one's going to think about anything else except the big speech so it could be a crafty move could be indeed also using these in a way thank you. well while barack obama is charting the food food and future course of his country being taken close same with his plans for stricter gun control. protesters in the state of new york demonstrate against the. following the sandy hook school massacre last. this is. a veil of silence over the death of a top secret prisoner has been lifted by the israeli media which had been gagged by a court order it surfaced following a reported australian press

but last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action. i will have president obama says the main goal is to ensure that chaos doesn't return to afghanistan but just today ten afghan civilians on four children killed by a nato strike let's discuss it further and get some more analysis from international relations professor charlie are joining us live here from new delhi a pleasure to have you on thanks for coming on to do it here on r t today obama is pledging to ensure that chaos doesn't come back to afghanistan i suppose one question would be did it ever leave. you know. lowering the benchmarks now i mean the need to be free don't. rebuild a nation and create. something. every. we will try to reestablish our connection and perhaps request that you pay your bill we'll see you very soon scuse me for that all right apologies here when i see that was a doctor's for i'm charlie from new delhi will get back to him shortly as soon as we can. chalking the future course of his country of course with his state of

says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action where you have a very or so with the highs and lows and the main points there of president obama's state of the union address on tuesday he said no i think you're. well. charting the future course of his country there have been others that have been taking aim at his plans for that of stricter gun controls. in the bar and listen regarding your ears and listen to what people are saying the protesters in the state of new york demonstrate against the. slapped on them by the authorities following the sandy hook school massacre last december more than just a bit later this hour here on our city. a veil of silence over the death of a top secret prisoner has been lifted by the israeli media which had been gagged by a court order it surfaced following a report in the australian press about a man linked to the israeli secret service who hanged himself in prison after months of being held in secret. leads the investigation. israeli prime minister benjamin netan

says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action president obama says the main goal is to ensure doesn't return to afghanistan but just today as we heard earlier ten afghan civilians including four children were reportedly killed by a nato strike international relations professor chelios says that the u.s. never looks. we're looking at a war machine that could be construed we damage to civilian life and infrastructure in afghanistan and the rebuilding you see there will bombing on one side and on the other hand all these corporations little coming in western supported wants to try and rebuild and reconstruct so this was later destroyed with one hand and with the other this is the old problem the old strategy the ardor that the americans promised to bring. over to one side by creating students to explode here it don't materialize and they were left of going to start it has been many weeks. and i would assess the last two years of the war as a major city and as a strategic setback for the united state

light of serious privacy concerns it didn't go through in other words a loophole has been found for cispa to really be put in action so i suppose actually signed on the day of the state of the union address well there's about i believe i don't want to check it for next hour but i believe that day because he said i just signed that was totally his yeah it's always an executive order that was very very easy to take attention away from something if you can do it on the around the same time as the state of the union because no one's going to think about anything else except the big speech so it could be a crafty move could be indeed on tuesday so now we thank you. well know while barack obama is charting of the food food and future course of his country being taken close same with his plans for stricter gun control. listen to what people are saying. protesters in the state of new york demonstrate against the restrictions. following the sandy hook school massacre last december more on that to come this. this is a lie from moscow and a veil of silence over the death of a top secret prisoner has

says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action president obama says the main goal is to ensure doesn't return to afghanistan but just today as we heard earlier ten afghan civilians including four children were reportedly killed by a nato strike international relations professor chelios says that the u.s. never looks. we're looking at a war machine that could be construed where damage to civilian life and infrastructure in afghanistan and the rebuilding you see there will bombing on one side and on the other hand all these corporations little coming in western supported ones to try and rebuild and reconstruct saw this was later destroyed with one hand and with the other this is the old problem the old strategy the ardor that the americans promised to bring. over to one side by creating students to explode here it don't materialize us never left of going to start it has been many we. are and i would assess the last two years of the war as a major city and as a strategic setback for the united states

the executive cyber security order critics though say it follows in the footsteps of the so-called cispa bill previously described by congress and had been blamed for jeopardizing privacy for allowing information sharing between private industry and the government and laws kind of pirate party leaders as obama approved the latest legislation to prevent it from being blocked by both the senate and the people. we find the security it's about sort of securing systems and technology not securing access to the private information of citizens and all and it's just like he's about pushing towards actually information sharing that it's the concern about the it's really the concern that civil liberties groups how about basically ordinary ordinary policing is actually a bit ludicrous to address itself and it's a language that. essentially by signing an executive order this is body parts in congress but also moved by cost in public debate on this important issue we've seen time and time again legislation brought in the name of national security and to be or to be used only and actually harassing or

says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action when president obama says the main goal is to ensure chaos doesn't return to afghanistan and as a need to mention just today ten afghan civilians including four children were reportedly killed by a nato strike when it's get more now from the war it is usually he joins us from washington is pledging to ensure chaos doesn't come to afghanistan which i just mentioned earlier did it ever leave. well as you just mentioned with the recent strike by nato killing a number of individuals i don't think afghanistan ever left i mean the united states and nato intervention has ramped up a very significant war where people are getting killed not only in i.d.'s and drone strikes by nato and all sorts of different sort of tax there's widespread corruption and so i think this entire i mean the very last election as we saw was essentially fraudulent so i think the entire situation in afghanistan is extremely unstable it always has been saying that he want to allow chao

says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action well let's get more on the bowmans comments on security from he's from the think tank take freedom joining me live now to press the ball he started growing threats from attacks just oh just to follow it all these fizz. well i think the threats are real we've already seen it in american companies foreign companies governments both here and abroad attacks by russia's hair purse for countries presumably china where no one really knows and also international networks of criminals and and perhaps even terror there are some of the threats are real and i'm glad that we're focusing on the real problem here which is that government can do more to help private companies know where there's a threat coming so disorder is really folk distortion areas met threat information from government to private companies and that's a good sign. are you pleased to know that this new order wouldn't compel the private sector to take any action in other words does it have to coop

says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action you have a very or so with the highs and lows and the main points there of president obama's state of the union address on tuesday he said no i think you're. well brock obama charting the future course of his country and all those that have been taking aim at his plans for that have stricter gun controls. in the bar and listen to get that garbage in your ears and listen to what people are saying the protesters in the state of new york demonstrate against the arms were stripped slapped on them by the authorities following the sandy hook school massacre last december more than just a bit later this hour here on t.v. . a veil of silence over the death of a top secret prisoner has been lifted by the israeli media which had been gagged by a court order it surfaced following a report in the australian press about a man linked to the israeli secret service who hanged himself in prison after months of being held in secret. leads the investigation. israeli pri

says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action. or i will of president obama says the main goal is to ensure that chaos doesn't return to afghanistan but just today ten afghan civilians on four children killed by a nato strike let's discuss it now for a get some more analysis from international relations professor. joining us live here from new delhi a pleasure to have you on thanks for coming on i did hear one or two today obama is pledging to ensure that chaos doesn't come back to afghanistan i suppose one question would be did it ever leave. well. you know there are lowering the benchmarks no i mean you need to be free to. rebuild an issue to create. something. sorry. a little colored imagery apologize we will try to reestablish our connection perhaps requests that you pay your power bill we'll see you very soon scuse me for that all right apologies here on r.t. that was our doctors for i'm charlie from new delhi will get back to him shortly as soon as we can well barack obama is charting the f

but last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action when president obama says the main goal is to ensure chaos doesn't return to afghanistan and as a need to mention just today ten afghan civilians including four children were reportedly killed by a nato strike when it's get more now from the war it is usually a year he joins us from washington is pledging to ensure chaos doesn't come to afghanistan which i just mentioned earlier did it ever leave. well as you just mentioned with the recent strike by nato killing a number of individuals i don't think afghanistan ever left i mean the united states and nato intervention has ramped up a very significant war where people are getting killed not only in i.d.'s and drone strikes by nato and all sorts of different sort of tax there's widespread corruption and so i think this entire i mean the very last election as we saw was essentially fraudulent so i think the entire situation in afghanistan is extremely unstable it always has been saying that he want to all

the executive cyber security order critics though say it follows in the footsteps of the so-called cispa bill previously described by congress and i have been blamed for jeopardizing privacy for allowing information sharing between private industry and the government and laws kind pirate party leaders as obama approved the latest legislation to prevent it from being blocked by both the senate and the people. we find the security it's about sort of securing systems technology not securing access to the private information of citizens all of it's just like she's about pushing towards actually information sharing it's the concern about it's really the concern that civil liberties groups how about basically ordinary old we policing is actually a bit ludicrous to address itself and it's a language that. essentially by signing an executive order this is body parts in congress but also moved by courts in public debate on this important issue we've seen time and time again legislation brought in the name of national security and to be or to be used only and actually harassing ordinary citizens a

says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action president obama has cited growing threats from cyber attacks but he will add to his usual says it's not clear whether the new measures would be used to protect the public or to pry into what their own too. when we look at what's going on here with the information sharing between the department of defense the government and others private corporations i think it raises significant concerns over whether the issue of defense is actually defending us or weakening us i mean we see recently the three largest papers in the united states washington post new york times wall street journal all had major scandals over the issue of cyber security now if they're sharing information with the government i think that raises a potential question well what about journalist e-mails and things of that nature will that have a chilling effect on whistleblowers in the government and so i think we have to ask ourselves is generalize obviously generalized cybersecurity defens

increasingly at risk representative mike rogers one of the men behind the defunct cyber legislation known as cispa notes that ninety five percent of all private sector networks are vulnerable to these hits many have already experienced an attack but are reluctant to step forward to authorities to actually report them in fact some estimates put the value of information stolen around four hundred billion dollars per year now on the other hand privacy advocates worry this new focus on cyber protections might actually reignite the cyber legislation debate representative rogers himself is expected to reintroduce the system bill this week now speaking to the washington post anonymous officials say that the energy finance information technology aerospace an automotive industries have all been hacked recently the main perpetrator of these cases of cyber espionage according to the report includes china followed by russia and france china of course has the humanly deny the attacks exist and that it's worked behind them but that's not stopping the u.s. from ramping up cyber security for his part president ob

but last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action president obama has cited growing threats from cyber attacks but he will add to his usual says it's not clear whether the new measures would be used to protect the public or to pry into what their own too. when we look at what's going on here with the information sharing between the department of defense the government and others private corporations i think it raises significant concerns over whether the issue of defense is actually defending us or weakening us i mean we see recently the three largest papers in the united states washington post new york times wall street journal all had major scandals over the issue of cyber security now if they're sharing information with the government i think that raises a potential question well what about journalist e-mails and things of that nature will that have a chilling effect on whistleblowers in the government and so i think we have to ask ourselves is generalize obviously generalized cybersecurity defens

says last year in light of serious privacy concerns in other words a loophole is now available for cispa to effectively be put into action let's get more on obama's comments on cybersecurity from he's the leader of the u.k. party laws president obama he cited growing threats from cyber attacks how justified all of these fears well of course we all want to be protecting key infrastructure in our country but frankly extremely worrying the bombers chosen to sign an executive order in such a controversial area as security now. your report mentions very controversial. so says. liberties groups that were been warning that this. barry a super serious monitoring of ordinary citizens internet use now what be so sensually by signing an executive order this is by no hearts in congress but that also means bypassing public debate on this important issue parts but he does stress that this executive order will possess strong privacy and civil liberties protections so why don't you trust that. sure the executive order in itself is actually an improvement on sis in particular because the information is j

with the passage ndaa and fear of indefinite detention among american people, cispa, sopa, and executive orders due concern americans about their civil liberties and privacy. your panel made the issue of civil liberties a cornerstone at the commission. are you satisfied the department is evaluating each initiative in terms of how well they preserve our unalienable rights and making sure they are not crossing the line. >> i am not. as i said in my opening remarks, my principal concern remains that without a thorough discussion of the nature of the threat and the preparedness of the united states to respond to it, there is a political environment that could in fact danger and threaten the civil freedoms of the united states if all the sudden the american people demand a response. civil liberties could be the first thing to go overboard. you mention the national defense authorization act. i think it is a very legitimate concern. one of the principal focus of our advisory panel was whether or not and how to use the military to -- the military in the homeland. if you create a stress environme