our starting point, the adopted home of american journalist glen greenwald, rio de janeiro, brazil. >> i had been contacted in december 2012, by someone who didn't identify himself but had interested material he thought hiwould want to look at. so i said send me something. he sent me encrypted documents. i immediately knew this was one of the most important security leaks in history. i had been working on surveillance issues and suddenly in my lap had dropped some of the most potent instruments for shining a light on what they were doing, beyond your wildest dreams as a journalist. unprecedented nature of the documents was going to be a earthquake in the political and media landscape around the world. and in the next i need my editor to get the guardian behind it in a very fast way. >> june 5th, 2013, the day edward snowden blue the whistle on the nsa. first the guardian reported on a secret fbi order backed up by a court requiring verizon and other american mobile providers to hand over metadata, logs of domestic phone calls in the u.s. and to numbers overseas. the next day june 6th

ed. >>> welcome back, journalist, glen greenwald has been talking to us about the national security agency and it's program. and glen, you're an author and litigator, and it's a new year and what's next? >> well, there's definitely a lot of documents that are given to us that we're still working with, and they have not yet been reported and we're working on those stories as consistently as we can and being accurate. and there are a good number of stories that are very significant that continue to be reported that will i think shape how people think about these programs in profound ways. >> two things. you said you have a lot of documents, and can you quantify that, and what's the trigger? when do you release the next round of information? >> i've never counted the documents. i said before that they number in the tens of thousands, and i don't know what the exact number is, buts this a large number of them. and they take so much time to read through and report and piece together. the trigger is that when we find documents that are interesting and important stories, we work on them as quickl

david shuster, al jazeera. >> this afternoon my colleague tony harris spoke with glen greenwald. he said there was no need for government to indiscriminately collect huge amounts of information. >> the real question i think not enough people are asking is why should the u.s. government be keeping everybody's metadata? why does the records of everyone we l talk to and who we speak to and why we e-mail, why does that need to be preserved if we have done nothing wrong? there is no legitimate reason for it to be kept. people who have done something wrong should be monitored for surveillance in a health and well moderated system. >> underscore that nsa surveillance is a serious issue. joining us is joseph l hall, chief of a watchdog group in washington, d.c. joveest, welcome. what stood out to you in the president's speech today? >> most of the proposals were mod eggs if not less than modest reforms. some of the better things were in the secret court that makes decisions about surveillance, having a voice for the public, having a panel of public advocates that they could call on to he

ready to weigh in journalist glen greenwald. >> take a will be to this. >> i'm taking this very seriously. the question we have to ask is can we accomplish the same goals that this program is intended to accomplish in ways that give the public more confidence that in fact nsa is doing what it is supposed to be doing. >> here are some of the recommendations, the president plans to keep the collection of phone data under the supervision of the nsa and calling for increased limits on the access and create a public advocate to address the privacy concerns. so glen, is this mission accomplished and giving the public about more confidence in the nsa? >> well, that is the important point, the mission that he set when he created the review panel and starting the process, not to reform the nsa in a meaningful way but to restore the public confidence and make the process seem for palpable. it is a pr gesture and a way to calm the public and letting them believe there are more reform. the public heard enough about what the nsa is doing and they need more than a pretty speech. >> glen, it appears tha

. >> glen greenwald, thank you as always. >>> joining us now is anthony romero. i wonder what you thought about the reform that he announced specifically. >> i think it's great. to me, it's stunning. we had the chief justice of the fisa court say we don't need an adversarially system. it was stunning to me how a judge, the head of the fisa court, could just say we just want to hear from the government. that's our legal system is built on the fact that we have two opposing sides in front of a judge. kudos to the president for advocating that. now we need to make the legislative reform to make sure it comes about. >> the terms of the reforms, one thing i was struck by was sort of the gray area in the language in and around some of these forms. he talks about database can only be queried in a true emergency. these are open to interpretation. >> yeah. >> the obama administration may have one interpretation for this. whoever who is in the white house in 2016 may have a different one. >> that's why i paused after giving him the hug we just gave him for the fisa court.

we just heard from glen greenwald, and there is so much attention on edward snowden, and the campaignget him pardoned. >> i think there is a big push to get him pardoned. i think he is a courageous whistleblower. what we did was pass information about illegal u.s. activetive to a news organization. i would be all in favor of having the government grant him pardon, but i don't think that's what this administration will do. >> how far will this administration go to change things? >> i don't think they will go very far. the obama administration has never known any indication it wants to reign in the intelligence community. quite the opposite. it pumps lots of money into the intelligence community to expand it. >> as i said before, i consider you something of a canary in a coleman on the nsa, you have been so clued in over so many years, in some way do you feel vindicated that all of this is coming to light? >> i don't really feel vindicated, what i feel is that some of the people that i have interviewed, the whistleblowers that came to me are vindica because they were telling me some of

. >> you can watch the entire glen greenwald interview coming up in the next half hour. secretary of state jorch kerry, urging option groups to be there as well. why is rosalyn jordan has more from the state department. >> john kerry focusing on terrorism. he called it an attempt to change history and said it wouldn't work. >> it defies like to imagine that those who cited this monstrosity, 83thed it. how they could move many beyond a certain future is beyond any kind of like and defense. >> the ser prien minister when he accepted the report to go to exrt. letter of invitation simply for reason that they are in conflict with the legal and political position of the state of yirs. >> users mrs. won on the pr general simply, mean tomorrow, to decide whether to partnerships in the piece conference. the united states for these reasons urges a positive vote. >> it is important for all sides to deal in a common goal. >> if assad regime is rejecting these principles, we need you to say you're coming and nobody's cps. >> seek more humanitarian aid for the hundreds of thousands of

glen greenwald on your program tonight. >> that's right. we're going talk to glen a lot. >> that is a must-see episode of "the stream".headed our way after real money. a. >> will new york city the big apple, america's financial capitol be the nation ace next big technology hub? some influential people are betting yes. mayor bloomberg assigned a piece of land between manhattan and queens to cornell tech, a program dedicated to reinventing graduate level education. it's curriculum connects business skills with technical skills which is crucial in a modern world where tech is part of all industries. only eight opportunities were enrolled when the program launches. joining me now, th good to see . >> yes, the big apple is going to become the tech center. >> the fact is like all industries those jobs are coming back. how did this discussion come up and how did it end? >> this is a brain child of mayor bloomberg and his team looking for a new talent pool to take advantage of all those industries that you just talked about, and what tech can do for

on june 5th, glen greenwald reported that the national security agency has been collected the phone records of millions of verizon phone customers. the next day, the "washington post" revealed details of an internet surveillance program. nine companies had been giving the nsa direct access to all user data. adyfiant president obama said the math was simple. >> you can't have 100% security and also then have 100% privacy, and zero inconvenience, you know, we're going to have to make some choices as a society. >> reporter: a few days later snowden took to the airways and identified himself. >> i sitting at my desk certainly had the authorities to wiretap anyone from you or your accountant to a federal judge to even the president if i had a personal email. even if you are not doing anything wrong you are being watched and recorded. >> reporter: and he added that everything can be held indefinitely. >> the storage capability of these systems increases every year, consistently by orders of magnitude. >> reporter: the revelations kept coming. the british version of the nsa known as the gchq has i

stream is also covering the story and on their program tonight they'll be joined by journalist glen greenwaldemember he is the journalist that broke the edward snow 10 story. you can join the conversation and send questions to glen green what walled at #andgreenwaldt. that brings us to the end of this edition of "inside story." thanks for being with us. in washington, i am ray suarez. ♪ ♪ the case went all the way to the united states supreme court. at the heart of the case is the indian child welfare act or iqwa which tries to keep if children to their tribes. it was in response when a highly number of native children were removed from their families and

we are going ohave more on this tomorrow when journalist glen greenwald will be a guest, you can tweet in by using hashtag #ask greenwald. gianna. >> enabled the rape of thousands of children by pedophile priests, the holy see, using evidence related to abuse cases from around the world, including findings from the grand jury investigations from around the state used the hearing as an encouraging development. >> we are hoping that finally, that pope francis and that the church officials will take action that will actually protect children today and in the future. >> and in anticipation of tomorrow a spokesperson for the pope said. >> translator: we have full confidence that a construct itch dialogue will be carried out going forward to reach the exact goals the values and what the convention proposes in its different forms. >> and just today's archdiocese of chicago released to victims attorneys thousands of pages of new documents documenting raises transparency to a new level, it will be helpful we pray for some but painful for many. you can read more at the website, america.aljazeera

coming up, glen greenwald, the first journalist to break the story will respond to that editorial. first, kentucky senator rand paul is here with an exclusive announcement involving a major lawsuit against president obama. senator, others have filed but your class action lawsuit is the first of its kind. this takes it to a new level. >> the question is whether you can have a single warrant apply to millions of people. we thought what better way to illustrate the point than by having hundreds of thousands of americans sign up for a class action suit. about six months ago we began this call. we have several hundred thousand people who want to be part of the suit to say to the government and the nsa, no, you can't have our records without our permission or a warrant specific to an individual. it's an unusual suit. we think everybody in america who has a cell phone would be eligible for the class action suit. if your viewers have a cell phone they have to go to my facebook and sign up to be with part of the lawsuit. we want to overwhelm the government and show publically that hundreds

. >>> a programming note, journalist glen greenwald will discuss nsa spying when he joins "the stream friday. now let's check back in with hermela. >> new sports equipment may change the way athletes practice. there are sensors in them that will sense things like the arc things to your smartphone for instant analysis. the company says it's a cheaper alternative to a private coach, but some argue it's another way to give those with money an unfair advantage. you can read more at the website, aljazeera.com. antonio back to you. >>> thanks hermela, and straight ahead a new documentary asks if tourism is saving or destroying the natural wonders of the world. and 12 years a slave is bringing up painful questions about diversity. >>> is tourism destroying the planet or saving it? a new documentary asks that question as it follows intrepid travellers roughing it in their quest for authentic experiences. for more, we're joined by the director, peggy vails. peggy great to have you with us. possibly the most shocking example that you show in this movie is of a beach in thailand and you have the

. >>> journalist glen greenwald will discussion nsa spying right here on al jazeera america. now let's check in on what is streaming? >> new extolling and sports equipment may change the way athletes practice. they now have sensors in them that assess where your ball is hitting rack set. at the price tag of about 3 to $400, the company that makes them say it is a cheaper alternative to a private coach. you are read more at the website, aljazeera.com. >> all right. thanks hermela. >>> later on 12 years slave is a big oscar favorite, but it is bringing up questions about diversity. >>> is tourism destroying the planet or saving it? a new documentary asks that question as it follows intrepid travellers in their quest for authentic experiences. groining us is the director of the documentary. great to have you with us. possibly the most shocking example that you show is of a beach in thailand and you have the man who discovers the beach in the film. let's listen to what he has to say. >> this incredible beach unspoiled nobody knew about it. and i asked whatever you do don't tell a

glen greenwald is the reporter working with snowden. he said he is not expecting much from the president's speech. >> i think they are going to need more than just a pretty speech from president obama to feel their concerns have been addressed. >> mike viqueira can here now. mike what can we expect from the president tomorrow? >> the president is going to be heading down the street to the department of justice. you remember the recommendations that came from his commission made public last year, the presidet is expected to adhere closely to some of that but not quite go as far especially on the marquee issue of the collection of millions and millions of records the government is collecting on a daily basis from people all over the world and from the united states. the commission suggested perhaps a third-party should keep those records. perhaps the phone companies themselves should keep those records. they don't want to have anything to do with it. but the commission reck menninged that when the intelligence community wants to get ahold

glen greenwald, secret surveillance, earlier greenwald appeared on al jazeera america s "the stream. identity. >> are they going to need more than just a pretty speech from president obama to make sure their concerns are addressed? afternoon advocate in the fisa court so no longer the government is the only side that shows up when it's determined whether or not a warrant should issue. but the history in the past 50 years and the history of president obama in particular is when there is such a controversy, the approach is to pretend changing things to placate public anger, rather than really change it. i think it's error to think of tomorrow as the end of the process. at the very most it's the beginning. of course there is not serious change proposed by president obama, no president wants to give up surveillance power. he has to be forced to do that. for private industry to feel the pressure and to demand, we should look at this as the first step not the last one. >> james banford, a writer about the nsa and its powers, failings as well. what would be your expectation about what the p

attorney glen greenwald, welcome. >> great to be with you. >> good to be with you. i want you to listen to the press secretary for the president jay carney today on the nsa. take a listen. >> the goal the president has set here is to take measures that create more transparency, introduce reforms that improve the system in a way that gives the american people more confidence. >> they may have been dragged here, but some of the key recommendations are limiting the use of bulk surveillance, building a better wall between the government and phone companies, adding a public defender. what do you think is most important here? >> i think the most important thing is to get real reform, not symbolic gestures. what jay carney said there, it is very similar to the mandate of obama's commission was. they try to prettify what they're doing to give the appearance of reforming without reforming. it remains to be seen what will happen here. >> i think that's well put. it is too early to tell. we're going to follow this into next week. the two issues one of which is what is the nsa

. >> earlier i spoke with journalist glen greenwald, the first to receive the trove of info from edward snowden. i asked him what he thought about president obama's reforms of the metadata program. >> there were some proposals in the speech, but in the face of scandal and public outrage over official actions to pretend to reform a system that has made americans so angry while in reality seek to make only the cosmetic changes t to placate te public anger and preserves the core essence of the nsa that makes so many people angry, that means people around the world will have their information monitored without a shred of suspicion. >> glen, i know you well enough that you did not expect the president to end this program with this speech today, did you? >> no, of course not. the fact that he felt compelled to give a lengthy speech which is the first time at a president has proposed real reforms to the national security agency sinc since 2009 9/11. it's the public pressure and those companies who feel threatened, i think we'll see the process and we're far from the end. >> we're going to amen

on june the 5th glen greenwald reported in the guardian that the national security agency had been collecting the phone records of millions of verizon phone customers. next day the washington post revealed details of an internet surveillance program. nine companies including google, facebook and apple had been giving nsa direct access to all user data. die phi ant president obama said the math was simple. >> you can't have 100% security and also 100% privacy around zero inconvenience. >> a few days later, snowden took to the air waves and identified himself as the former nsa contractor fueling the now public debate. >> i sitting at my desk certainly had the authority to wiretap anyone. even if you are doing nothing wrong you are being watched and recorded. >> and added that nearly anything can be held indefinitely. >> the storage capacity of these systems increases every year. >> the british verg of the nsa known as the gchq had intercepted communications of world leaders in 2009. another guardian story reported that the gchq was working with the nsa to track data around the globe and the nsa

. >> there's been no immediate response from glen greenwald as to whether snowden stayed with a non-chinese national in hong kong. we're told it's believed to be a russian national who helped fa ti -- facilitate his travel. when we first reported these allegations, greenwald was very responsive. nothing this time around. >> very interesting. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >>> well, amazon wants to ship your package to you before you even click the buy button. but how? the online retailer trying to pre-empt your shopping after gaining now a patent on what it calls anticipatory shopping. tracking your buying trends so in the future it can deliver your packages before you order them. so what does this mean for the future of shopping? joining me now is our biz panel. all right. so try and tackle this for us. for people at home, including me, how do they know what i want to buy, number one, and what if i decide in the end i don't want to buy that? >> so it's called predictive. one part of the algorithm is predictive analysis. they know what you're going to be buying. they already know you

most people think he gave files to glen greenwald. who knows what other kind of hackings happened. side to the u.s. government at this point, really, to protect from further leaks? >> to mark's issue, that's what an up side could potentially be. the united states government does not generally engage in any type of plea bargains with people that bribe them. if you offer a plea gbargain, i won't expose other information i have here. this is very politically charged. other people say, he is a hero. he exposed all the things the government was doing. that were illegal and improper. on the other hand, he engaged in very serious treason. he is a trader to his country. you have two major schools of thought. in the face of political tension, i don't know that there would be in he plea discussion or bargain or penalty that would be agreed on appropriate to either side. >> just ask target and t.j. max how safe they think their files are. joey jackson and mark o'mara, always great to have you and have a wonderful weekend to both of you. >> will she or won't she? the speculation of hillary cli

. >>> joining mess now is glen greenwald.r scoop on the nsa using information that snowden gave to him. also rules marcus, column u.s. from "the washington post," that wrote a piece calling snowden an insufferable whistle-blower. the times board also writes, when someone reveals that government officials have routinely and deliberately broken the law, that person should not face life in prison at the hands of the same government. do you agree with the times that snowden should get some form of clemency? >> no, i don't. in fact, i think he should have -- if he really believes in the constitution, as i wrote, he should have stuck around, tested the constitutional system, taken his punishment, argued he was justified in the leaks he didn't. he didn't. he just turned tail and fled the country. >> glen, i'm sure you want to respond. >> two things. i think ruth's argument exemplifies everything that is horrible about the d.c. media. first of all what she had was completely factually false. if he had stayed in the united states as d

. >> reporter: there has been no immediate response from glen greenwald as whether snowden stayed with a non-chinese national in hong kong believed to be a russian who helped facilitate the travel. when fox first reported allegations in december, greenwald said he believed they were baseless, jenna. jenna: more on the story as we get it. continues to be a little bit of a mystery. on friday on our show, catherine, a big speech from the president what to do next with regard to the nsa. what is the latest news in d.c. about the proposed reforms we heard on friday? >> reporter: based on the democratic head of the senate judiciary committee the reforms fell short. and attorney general eric holder will be called to testify on that matter. >> we'll ask him a lot of questions because a lot of it what was between eand national tell against have to work out. there will be a lot of questions again from both republicans and democrats who are concerned we're going too much into the privacy of americans. >> reporter: by appealing to all sides in the debate the president may have created political je

a few years ago, guy name glen greenwald was on them office the discourse, and rights some pretty good essays and making people think about things, and he did it well enough that he ended up getting a gig with "the guardian." and i think that the whole world is a little bit different because of that. and what glen did was some incredibly courageous and bold journalism as a young guy, shows you what is possible. jeremy sky scahill ex-exposing military contractors, and what naomi cline has done with her incredible thinking and reporting, shows you that we -- we're doing it in different ways. sometimes through an investigative reporting center, sometimes writing books, sometimes making document riz. i think documentary film is the any wave of journalism. it's happening. and my frustration is not that young people will come up and try to do it. i think they will and they'll fight to get there. i want to make sure that middle age people -- that's an interesting dynamic. the young person, i have faith they're going to come, but there comes a time when you try to support yourself, and that is

the aclu panned the speech glen greenwald who was instrumental in the snowden leaks said it was a p.r. move to knowledge identify the public. what is your opinion? >> i heard the president say he was certain this debate would strengthen us. he neglect today say thank you, edward snowden. make that was on the tell distribution vision prompter and he choked up when he said. he did say about mr. snowden who has joined our board of directors that he did he lowered the sensational way that this information was given out, he hated the way it was made. what exactly other way might that have come to his attention? or to our attention? there was no other way. he's talked about his whistle blower protection act which didn't go in to effect until after snowden made his disclosures. maybe he didn't know that that didn't cover snowden as a contractor. anyway, the 4nsa officials who have been saying for years that the nsa was acting unconstitutionally in this dragnet surveillance that they were carrying on, were defying the fourth amendment had said openly that they thought snowden did the right th