so post nsa revelation, the house intelligence committee hauled in our nation's spy chiefs yesterday.ho came before the congressional committee hat in hand. >> this is a tough time for nsa where everybody says what are you doing or why are you doing. it is much more important for this country that we defend this nation and take the beating than it is to give up a program that would result in this nation being attacked. >> i'm sorry, did i say they came hat in hand. i meant middle fingers a blazing. yes, the intelligence community's altitude could best be desribed as are we done here? because i need to get back on that walk. you need me on that wall. you can't handle the truth. show me the money. you had me at hello. we ain't teaching radio, radio teaching us. that's not a noise, this is a noise, i'm not a stripper, i'm a dancer. said the director of the national security agency. but the congress people in the house intelligence committee were adamant they did not know anything about how we gather intelligence. >> i think that if you are's tapping the phone line of a foreign leader, an

it is the house intelligent committee. this follows reports that as many as 70,000 citizens in europe were spied on 60 million, excuse me, in spain. and the european leader expressing outrage over what is going on. you are will being to general keith alexandar he is the head of the national security agency, this is his life testimony before congress. there have been no willful violations. there have been 12 other a decade. the majority of those were done in foreign space on foreigners. i think that's important to understand. for our foreign partners and our allies. we hold ourselves to that same standard. no matter if we operate here or abroad. if we do something that does not fall within an intelligence requirement, it is wrong. so we hold our people accountability and we report to this committee. as we go forward in the future, one thing we talks about, this is a tough time for nsa, where everybody says what are you doing, or why are you doing it. but leer is what we do. when we get together, we don't -- well, maybe a co

intelligence committee mike rogers and congressman adam schiff over whether or not the committee actually knew this program was going on take a look. given the likelihood that the intelligence committee at least the house intelligence committee was aware of information that may be of value and any foreign leadership and intention plan wouldn't it but and logically the administration have access to that same information. well as indicated earlier in my description of the i.p.s. they may not have information specifically related to a specific selector or any specific collection target what they would see though would be the output of this and it's in its total total to mention. that that wasn't the clip there that wasn't the clip there but basically that was the wrong place but basically. the chairman mike rogers said that it was disingenuous for members of the committee to say that they didn't have this information to which congressman adam schiff responded hey it's disingenuous for the chairman to claim that they had information that they didn't have. well we'll definitely keep following the n.s.a. story thank you so much political commentator pater sam facts on capitol hill. and of the controversy ove

also, special guests including the house intelligence committee chair mike rodgers. n us live. senator lindsey graham of south carolina will join us live. and representative fred upton, the chairman of the house energy and commerce committee, which will hold special hearings tomorrow on obama care, the rollout of the website. kathleen sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, will be testifying before that panel. we'll get a preview from fred upton. at 6:00 p.m., we'll have special coverage, a special report on obama care. thanks very much for watching. "news room" with brooke baldwin continues right now. >> wolf, thank you. great to be with you. i'm brooke baldwin. we continue here today. the world wants answers. right now this congressional hearing is underway. when you look at some of these pictures, this wasn't too long ago, these protesters here in the back of this room. they're holding up signs as the head of the nsa and the president's top intelligence chief are both there to testify as anger and suspicion grow over accusations of widespread u.s. sp

rogers suggested that the committee knew about this based on national intelligence priority framework it's kind of a giant report that the intelligence committee of the white house gets that goes to the priorities of the intelligence committee but other members of the committee pushed back a congresswoman jan schakowsky and congressman adam schiff said hey this committee didn't know about it they asked the n.s.a. why they didn't know why they weren't informed about these programs which led to this confrontation between chairman mike rogers and congressman adam schiff over whether or not the committee actually knew about the program to spy on world leaders there's the clip. be interested to know mr chairman and we would be have got to take you down to the committee and spend a couple of hours going through mounds of product that would allow a member to be as informed as a member wishes to be on sources and methods and all activities of the intelligence community under the national intelligence framework i would just say and i just think this we need to be careful about what i type about i but i think we do so we don't you wish to use the classification and i thin

marilyn tavenner told a house intelligence committee that things are improving. her boss, kathleen sebelius, health and human services secretary will testify tomorrow. some rub licks called for kathleen sebelius to resign. >> several reports surfaced saying as many as 2 million americans have health insurance now, and won't be able to renew their plan next year. it's not what the president has been saying. as david shuster reports, these reports are becoming a practical and political headache for the white house. >> pam ae said that anybody that likes -- president obama said that anybody who likes their coverage can keep it. the reality is insurance companies have to make adjustments. hundreds of thousands of insurers are forced to cancel plans unless they had them prior to 2010. starting n year under the affordable care act, insurance companies must meet basic minimum standards called essential health standards. 10 must be covered - including doctors visits,: a plan that does not include all of these can't be offered. insurance companies are sepding cancellation

it is a giant report that the intelligence committee and the white house get that has the priorities of the intelligence committee. but other members of the committee pushed back. saying, hey, this committee didn't know about it. they asked the nsa why they were not informed about these programs, which led to this competition between chairman mike rogers and connor smith adam schiff about whether or not he actually knew about the program to spy on world leaders. >> i'd be interested to know, mr. chairman -- >> i can take you down to the committee and spend a couple of hours owing to mountains of product that would allow a member to be as informed as a member wishes to be on sources and methods and all activities of the intelligence community under the national intelligence framework. >> i would just say -- >> we need to be careful. it is disingenuous to use the classification. >> if you are suggesting we have information that we don't have it, that is disingenuous. >> that was a very public and very embarrassing dustup on the house intelligence committee where you have members debatin

on the house intelligence committee, we review things constantly. you want to go through everything the nsa does that is something we will do. host: this afternoon's hearing before the house intelligence committee, what will you be asking those two? asked most of the questions in private sessions. we will ask the kind of questions that allows general alexander and general clapper to explain to the american people what we are and are not doing. made,is a lot of mistakes some honest and some for sensational value. there is enough misinformation as to what the an essay is and isn't doing, particularly with u.s. citizens. having general alexander explain the differences between the programs that are out there, what we can and can't do with respect to things in the united states and u.s. citizens, just to continue to try to get that record straight so when we do make a decision with respect to policy issues we are basing it on facts rather than just the innuendo that is in the newspaper articles or the misinformation that these journalists continue to pu

. >> confident and almost defiant top spy chiefs made no apologies before the house intelligence committeethey defended the job the agencies do to keep america and her allies safe. >> there's not been a mass casualty in the u.s. since 2001. that's not by luck. they didn't stop hating us. they didn't say that they were going to just forgive this. they continued to try. >> the work of the national security agency is under fire because of revelations by former nsa analyst, edward snowden. documents he leaked showed phone calls of millions of ordinary citizens. testimony of keith alexander and others told the committee the content is secret in a lock box unless there is a link to terrorism. that, they say, is rare. >> it would only be looked at when we had reasonable and articulate suspicion that we had connection to a foreign al qaeda or related terrorist group, and look into that box. in 2002 we had 288 such selectors that we could go and look into that. that's it. of the billions of records, only 288. >> at the committee hearing there was relatively little discussion about allegations the u

joining us now, chairman of the house intelligence committee. rs of michigan. thanks very much for coming in. >> hey, would have. it is great to be here. >> your counterpart in the senate, dianne feinstein the chair of the senate intelligence committee, yesterday put out a statement -- including this line that intrigued me. it is my understanding that president obama was not aware chancellor america i will's communications were being collected since 2002. that's a big problem. should he have been aware of the president of the united states that the u.s. was listening in on the german chancellor's conversations since 2002? >> well, let me tell you this, wolf. as a national security leader here, responsible for those duties, it is my responsibility to know that kind of thing. i felt that the intelligence committee fully me their legal obligation to brief us on those kinds of things. remember, the national intelligence priority framework is what sets out the kinds of information we want. as it came out in testimony today, hey, leaders' intentions is

>> reporter: members of the european parliament arrived for a closed-door meeting with house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers this morning. but the explanation they got did not satisfy germany's elmar brok who said the wiretapping of angela merkel's phone was a criminal act. >> if we have the feeling that your closest allies are spying on you, it's difficult to talk to such an ally in an open way anymore and i think we have to make a clear distinction between fighting together terrorism but not spying on friends. >> reporter: surveillance is a sensitive subject for germans, particularly for those who grew up in the east german police state as merkel did. brok said germany wants a no-spying pledge similar to the agreement the u.s. has with the united kingdom, canada, australia and new zealand. those nations share intelligence but agree not to spy on one another. >> if all the citizens in europe believe -- or in the world -- that america is spying on every individual citizen then i think people do not love america anymore. i think that a very damaging thing. >> reporter: germany wants a u.

i will ask the house intelligence committee chair. the first public apology for the obama care website mess. with the president apologize for promising if you like your current health care plan you can keep it. millions of people now are finding out that's not necessarily true. senator lindsey graham gram joins thus hour as well. he is vowing to block all of the president's appointments until

intelligence matters. they are after all top secret issues, and usually the comment you get no comment. but now we have the house select committee on intelligence having a rare, open, public hearing on intelligence, we have the white house responding to the allegations about what president obama may or may not have known back in 2010, going so far as to issue a press release in which the public affairs office for the national security agency denied reports in the german press that the president had had conversations about intelligence gathering related to the german chancer will, angela merkel, of course saying that had not happened. of course they were very specific in that press release, so it's not clear who else may have talked to the president. but right now we have foreign leaders asking for action at the united nations. it's the stuff of spy novels come live and real right before your eyes. >> it is indeed. randall thing you very much. >>> members of congress also said to be taking a closer look at the white house drone policy strikes today. they have invited a pakistani family that says they were victimized by a strike.

. >> spy stoppers, head of nsa will face the house intelligence committee this hour as outrage grows over american spying on friendly foreign leaders across europe. now at home they are calling for an end to the eavesdropping. >> the issue of eavesdropping, really unseemly to do this, whether phone taps listening into conversations or anything else. and unless intelligence authorities can show americans were made safe by this kind of eavesdropping, and i don't think they can, it ought to end right now. >> hurricane sandy, a history making event coming ashore and changing the map of the coastline in some places. >> the comeback coast. one year ago today millions were bracing for the impact of hurricane sandy. it was the superstorm strong enough to carve out a new shoreline, bring a presidential campaign to a halt and test resilience of communities across the east coast. >> you can see the water up to my knees, more importantly, a record storm surge here in new york city. >> it's been an all day battle between mother nature in the form of hurricane sandy. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitch

surveillance programs at home and abroad continued this afternoon at a house intelligence committee hearing. but the directors of national intelligence and the national security agency pushed back. >> one of the first things i learned in intel school in 1963 is that this is the fundamental giveen in the intelligence. >> woodruff: that fundamental according to director of national intelligence james clapper, is learning the intentions of foreign leaders, even if it means spying on allies. what's more, he told today's house hearing it's a two-way street. >> do you believe that the allies have conducted or at any time any type of espionage activity against the united states of america, our intelligence services, our leaders or otherwise? >> absolutely. >> there have been disclosures in recent days that the national security agency eavesdroped on german chancellor angela merkel. the n.s.a.'s director, army general keith al sander the, defended the general practice of surveillance in the u.s. and abroad to prevent terrorist attacks. >> there has not been a mass casualty here in the u.s. since 20

republican congressman mike pompeo sits on the house intelligence committee. wab: do you support the right to a fair trial? pompeo: i support the absolute right for those military tribunals to move forward down at guantanamo bay. wab: there are indefinite detainees meaning people who are not cleared for transfer, and yet there's not sufficient evidence to carry them to a military tribunal. so doesn't that violate the right to a fair trial? we are still at war. and we have captured enemy combatants. we have the absolute authority under the laws of war. i'm a veteran myself. when the war's over, we'll always act in compliance with every single law of war. america always has, and we always will. thank you. sorry i've got to run. wab: so indefinite detention in the meantime is ok? it's not indefinite sir. it's continuing while the war is going on. rumsfeld knew damn well he'd be out of office and wouldn't have to answer that question. but you just asked it. what do we do with them? do we leave them there forever? as an american citizen who is not a coward, i'd be

at this hour, the nsa chief set to testify before the house intelligence committee. randall pinkston joins us live, just yesterday, european delegates said that the trust that is between the nations has to be rebuild, their words and they say that steps must be taken so what are those steps to rebuild the trust? one of the major steps is to allow those officials to have communications with key intelligent officials to calm nerves and ease concerns about the reports that the u.s. has been spying on its top allies including the leaders of some of those nations like angela merkel for example. i can't show it to you because the camera position can't change, but awaiting the arrival of general alexandar who will be testifying about 1:30, about 30 minutes from now before the house select committee. there will be a proposed legislative change. the author of the patriot act, which clears the way for so much intelligence gathering in the wake of 9/11, back in 2001, is now proposing another piece of legislation, that would amend the patriot act, to redefine exactly the extent

the group heard from house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers and foreign affairs ranking memberangle. this is an hour. >> good morning and welcome back. my name's chris griffin, the executive director here at the foreign policy initiative. i ask that you make your way back to our seats as we get ready for our next conversation. it's an incredible honor to have our panel here to talk about the crisis in syria. before kicking off this timely conversation, i want to welcome again everyone watching on c-span and invite you to join the conversation at fpiforum. you could see the question box in the center. we'll bring that up in the q&a portion of the conversation. david ignatius has a foreign affairs column, he's written spy novels. i greatly thank mr. ignatius to moderate this conversation and introduce our panelists who have done so much to advance the debate in syria. >> thank you so much. welcome to all of you to what i hope will be a very good and lively discussion of a difficult of the issue syria. you'll have a chance to ask your own questions, so please do be thinking and wr

house. meanwhile senator dianne feinstein, the democratic head of the intelligence committee, in a statement feinstein said i am totally opposed to nsa surveillance of u.s. allies. it is abundantly clear that a total review of all intelligence programs is necessary. the white house says that president obama was not aware of just how extensive the nsa's intelligence gathering was until this summer but the president insists there will be a complete review of the nsa's spying policy. >> what we've seen over the last several years is their capacity has continued to develop and expand and that's why i'm initiating a review to make sure that what they're able to do doesn't necessarily mean what they should doing. >> in washington a european delegation arrived this week, looking for answer he about spying claims, including new allegations the u.s. monitored 60 million called in spain last december. >> figure out why this kind of massive is happening, in the end we are fighting a battle in terms of security. we need to get that balance right. >> and while president obama maintains he is the final us

house may be waiting to see what happens here in congress. and more lawmakers are now calling for changes including the head of the senate intelligence committee. senate intelligence chairwoman dianne feinstein expressed outrage that the u.s. spied on allies including german chancellor angela merkel. she issued a statement monday saying i am totally opposed. the white house said it's reviewing a program that moni r monitored the foreign leaders, but finestein and her senate colleagues want to go one step further. she's calling for review of all operations. >> she's revelations go for a further review. >> reporter: senator feinstein said her committee is unaware the u.s. is listening in on private phone calls from friendly heads of state. senator john mccain wants to know who did know. >> obviously, we are going to want to know exactly what the president knew and what he knew it. >> reporter: the white house won't know whether it knew about the merkel eavesdropping but admits it's been done. >> we are mindful some of these disclosures have caused tensions in our relationships. >> reporter: the white house insists the nsa programs keep america a

the republican chairman of the house intelligence committee calls the report 100% wrong and said the leaked information is being misinterpreted. all the spying comes from documents taken from edward snowden. >>> the healthcare reform website takes another hit this weekend. the glitch sunday is linked to a data services hub that went down. the network failure impacted other government websites as well. the white house is blaming an outside contractor for the glitch, held secretary was expected to testify this week about the problems plaguing the online healthcare site. >> the federal government is granting $19 million in aide to maryland communities hit hard by superstorm sandy. one year ago tomorrow, the storm originally a hurricane, slammed into the east coast. property damage here was mainly centered on the lower eastern shore. the money can be used for damaged housing and infrastructure as well as economic developments. >>> and what a difference a year can make. we have a bright blue sky with no storm. take a live look outside right now and it's mostly sunny and cool, but without

the group from europe already meeting with the chair of the house intelligence committee mike rog pers james comey sworn in as head of the fbi. deputy attorney general during the bush administration. >>> ellis island has opened for business. nearly a million artifacts remain in storage while those upgrades continue. >>> it's a spot that can trace its origination back to the ancient olympics. but in the recent years the modern pentathalon.. >> comprises five very different disciplines can even trace its roots back to 708beck and the original olympic games. modern pentathalon is designed to simulate the skills required of a 19th century cavalry soldier. are fencing shooting horse jumping and running. but have the 19th century games have anything of relevance? >> i'm an artist in my sport. so obviously i tried to go with the media with the interest of young people and so we changed a lot. we have the one day format. first 1996, se centennial gamesn atlanta. we have to go away from the fire shooting, air pistol shooting, and new environment, laser shooting, this was another big step. then

. >> reporter: their first meeting, however, was with the house intelligence committee chairman mike he says europeans should be grateful for the surveillance as it's keeping them safe. that's a theme echoed by the white house, officials are briefing journalists that more information from whistle blower edward snowden may soon emerge detailing their cooperation in the dragnet surveillance of their citizens if not the monitoring of their leaders' phone calls. al jazeera, washington. >> a british man has been arrested and charged with hacking in to the computer systems of several federal agencies including nasa and the u.s. army. 28-year-old lovie love was arrested last friday at his home northeast of london he was invited in new jersey where he used a serve tore carry out the attacks. love also faces charges related to attacks in virginia it cost the government millions of dollars. >> jersey hayes begun in to the hacking scandal that brought down the news of the world in 2011. eight people, including two of the papers former editors are now on trial. rory has more now from london. >>

we'll debrief the ranking member of the house intelligence committee. he's been briefed on libya and somalia. >>> as, we're watching all the day's important news. >>> hello to our viewers i'm wolf blitzer in washington. just moments ago, president obama urged congress to end it. jim acosta is our senior white house correspondent. he's standing by. jim, the president make something comments during a visit to fema headquarters near washington. what did he say? >> well, wolf, as you mentioned, president obama made the surprise trip over to fema just about an hour ago to talk to federal employees over there. he lamented the fact that the shutdown is continuing. said it's impacting the work over at fema. interesting to note, wolf, that the director of fema, craig fugate said at this event 80% of employees have been furloughed as a result of the shutdown. he's brought some of them back over the tropical storm karen. now that karen has passed he's now having to refurlough the workers. that gives you a look into the window of federal workers. sometimes, they're

. >> while members on both political sides of the house intelligence committee express doubt and outrage some thought to defend the spying. >> do you believe that the allies have conducted or at any time conducted espionage activity against the united states of america. >> absolutely. >> meanwhile, other intelligence gathering reforms are in the works. democratic senator dianne feinstein and long time defender of america's surveillance operation has called for a total review of all intelligence programs. she said, quote, unless the united states is engaged in hostility against a country or there is an emergency need for this type of surveillance, i do not believe that the united states should be collecting phone calls and e-mails of friendly presidents and prime ministers. for his part president obama stressed a need to find a balance between what is technically possible and what is right. >> what i'm confirm something that we're undergoing a complete review of how our intelligence operates out of the country. there are strict laws governoring what we do internally. that was the initial

. >> the house intelligence committee plays a key role in overseeing the secret activities of the nagsi. in tuesday it -- national security agency. on tuesday it provided a platform for the director of national intelens and the head of the nsa to answer critics. james clapper insisted that he was following orders on the bugging of leaders, to give the president the best information possible on his foreign counterparts. >> as long as i have been in the intelligence business, 50 years, leadership intentions, in whatever form it's expressed is kind of a basic tenant of what we are to collect and analyse. >> on recent allegations that the united states was collecting millions of phone records in france and spain, the head of the nsa offered this defense. >> this is not information we collected on european citizens. it represents information that we and our nato allies have collected in defense of our country, and in support of military operations. >> for the last several month, documents that the whistleblower edward snowden leaked showed a dragnet beyond france and spain. it's failed to b

today the house intelligence committee hears from the head of the nsa, and the director of national intelligence, and the justice department. they will testify on what type of stlans the national security agency can and cannot do. the white house says president obama was not aware the nsa was spying on world leaders including german chancellor angela merkel. the leak came from documents stolen by edward snowden. >> yahoo!'s ceo is the owner of the oldest funeral home. marissa meyer is the new owner of the funeral home located on more than an acre on the corner of middlefield road and addison avenue about a block east of meyer's home. sourlss told the paper they think that meyer is going to use it for residential purposes. they will go out of business in two days on halloween. >> this morning the birthplace of the apple computer is officially part of history. the los altos historical commission voted unanimously to turn the childhood home of late co-founder steve jobs into an historical site. it means the home is now protected so a builder cannot come in and demolish it. the plan is to put up a p

. >> now, there is a house intelligence committee hearing today to look at some of these proposed changes. the consensus here on capitol hill seems to be growing that changes are needed. anne-marie, there's said to be about 20 pieces of legislation that call for new limits said to the netherlands. a nuclear plant in england automatically shut down. at least five deaths have been reported in britain. >>> and in this country, it was one year ago today that superstorm sandy devastated the east coast. at least 181 people were killed. and damage estimates are put at $65 billion. recovery efforts have been slow and difficult. and for some, not over yet. jim axelrod reports. >> it was saturated by all black muck. >> reporter: black muck? >> yeah. >> reporter: at 82, this is the time of life when mae callahar would be enjoying her home and left $42,000 in damage. >> the bathroom, the heating tim, water heater, air conditioning, everything was repaired. >> reporter: the money came from a federally subsidized flood insurance program for homeowners living in flood zones. a program running a $24 bill

they met with the chair of the house intelligence committee mike rogers. members of the delegation spoke after their meeting. >> we need to figure out why this kind of massive activity is happening and what kind of trust needs to be built. in the end we're fighting a battle with tight security and we need to get the balance right. we're concerned, too, about security, and we made that clear. but most of it is the balance of privacy of citizens. >> james comey was sworn in as head of the fbi. he previously served as deputy attorney general in the bush administration. >>> u.n. envo arab league envoys trying to build support for peace talks next month. >>> nearly a year after super storm sandy ellis island opens. if you would like the latest on any of the stories in our bulletins we encourage you to head on over to our website at www.aljazeera.com. once again, www.aljazeera.com. tony harris. >> tonight on "inside story" the united states spies on friends, not just foes. is this the new business or usual or is it damaging american foreign policy. plus the infl

. >> reporter: their first meeting, however, was with the house intelligence committee chairman mike rodgers. he says europeans should be grateful for the surveillance as it's keeping them safe. that's a theme echoed by the white house. and officials are briefing journalist that his european governments should be aware that more information from whistle blower edward snowden may emerge detailing their cooperation in the dragnet surveillance of their citizens if not the monitoring of their leaders' phone callings. that's european parliamentary delegation will be in washington until wednesday. we are also expecting delegations from the french and german intelligence agencies at some point in the coming days and weeks. the question is whether they are truly concerned about the mass surveillance of their citizens or the surveillance of their leaders, both political and business. >> that was al jazerra reporting. also on monday the head of the senate intelligence committee, diane feinstein once a loyal supporter of the nsa broke ranks she can norankssaying she is opf collecting intelligenc

for testifying before the house intelligence committee n.s.a. director general keith alexander forcefully warned against limiting the surveillance program this fear was echoed by the u.s. intelligence chief he said reforms would lead to greater risks now this is all happening against the backdrop of a growing diplomatic row with america's e.u. allies demanding answers over allegations their citizens and leaders were spying on european correspondent as a senior brings the details. there is a delegation of the u. officials and separately a delegation of german officials who are in washington to speak with the members of the u.s. administration as well as intelligence chiefs to discuss this latest revelation in this case of national security agency's a spying operations on up to thirty five world leaders including german chancellor angela merkel as well as allegedly tens of millions of of french and spanish citizens as well now the outrage in europe has been palpable we have on the liverpool having said that the confidence of our country towards the

give up a program that would result in this nation being attacked testifying before the house intelligence committee n.s.a. director general keith alexander forcibly warned against a lifting of the surveillance program this year was echoed by the u.s. intelligence chief said reforms would lead to greater risks this is all happening against a bank draft of a growing diplomatic with america's e.u. allies demanding answers over allegations their citizens and leaders are worse planted on our european correspondent tessa we will join us later this hour with more news but now. and now the british government is pushing hard to persuade schools that independence is not the way to go the home secretaries are now warning that by going in scotland may lose access to intelligence services and leaving it at a greater risk laura smith has started the claims for this. she says that any scottish independence would undermine the fight against organized crime cyber attacks terrorism and things like that because scotland would have to build up its own security infrastructure as it would no longer necessarily have acce

give up a program that would result in this nation being attacked testifying before the house intelligence committee and its a director general keith alexander forcefully warned against limiting the surveillance program. by the u.s. intelligence chief you said reforms would lead to greater risks this is all happening against the backdrop of a growing diplomatic row with america's allies demanding answers over allegations that citizens and leaders were spied on when i was shooting correspondent has spoken to some european officials who are already a fact finding mission and joins us live now from washington how about european delegation got the it's been looking for a visit to the u.s. . well they certainly asked the questions i asked members of the delegation about keith alexander march in congress where he said there was no mass collection of data on whatever sharing that was european intelligence agencies themselves handed out the information to the n.s.a. now on camera members of the e.u. delegation would say you alexander made a statement just yesterday and they didn't have time to process those

. >> reporter: their first meeting, however wars with the house intelligence committee chairman mike he says europeans should be grateful for the surveillance as it's keeping them safe. that's a theme echoedy t white house and officials are briefing journalist that his european governments should be aware that more information from whistle blower edward snowden may soon emerge detailing their cooperation and the dragnetting of that i have citizens if not the monitoring of their leaders' phone calls. >>> president of the philippines is questioning the authenticity of a video that appears to show hostages being shot at by the army during a siege last month. now fighting between the philippine army and the hostage takers left many dead in the southern city there. in just a moment we'll be getting the military's reaction, but first here more details. >> reporter: the maker of that online video says it shows hostages shouting at the army not to shoot. they are waving the white flag of vendor. nearby, carrying weapons are said to be national liberation front rebels. the military is believe