when did the when did the n.s.a. start looking inside you know this is what you just you just described this is nine eleven was was the event it was pretty quick pretty quickly within a month month and a half after nine eleven. is what i'm told it began. and you have to understand n.s.a. was already in a bad position with regard to network communications it was in a weak position so it then did not have the capability to monitor all the world's communications and that's going to take a while to get to it's going to take some growth and learning but certainly that facility will be able to store the communications for when that bomb comes in and presumably process them. back to what extent is that facility an in-house project versus external contractors we were talking earlier about how nine eleven became you know an opportunity to make billions and a small number of people who come multi multi millionaires is that facility still traveling down the road or has the n.s.a. pulled back and said we're going to you know i don't.

n.s.a. >> jennifer: so we started the show talking about medicare.ing away, not under president obama or any democrat. it's just not happening. it's definitely not going away is a major issue during this presidential campaign. according to the kaiser family foundation released today americans say medicare is the most important healthcare issue that the presidential candidates are talking about. that's above healthcare costs medicaid affordable care act or obama-care. it's above reproductive health services. even though that poll was released today it was taken before romney put ryan on the ticket. it was before the medicare issue blew up in their faces. now democrats are sitting on the issue, obviously not just in the presidential race but in house races also. the campaign committee just released this ad targeting freshman michigan republican dan benecec. >> he has gone fishing and he has got a whopper. beshek voted to essentially end medicare forcing seniors to pay over $6,000 more a year. >> jennifer: here is another kicker. congressman beneshek, h

. >> but when the media started publicizing drake's case and the n.s.a.'competence became public, it was clear the ten felony counts were utter bull [bleeped], but the government still managed to get him to plead to the most damning charge they could muster. >> to exceeding authorized use of a computer. >> it's the equivalent of playing too much facebook on your work computer. >> that's not a great name far movie title. this is not a movie. >> you bet your ass it's not. >> drake ruined everything for my movie career. oh, and also the n.s.a. >> they've criminalize firm activities. they've criminalized the exposure of criminal activities conducted at the highest levels of our own government. >> or the put that in legal terms... >> it's [bleeped] up. >> now that is a mush better title. [applause] >> jason jones. we'll be right back. >> welcome back. if you are like most people, you're not watching this show right now. [laughter] you're watching americans swim and run more quickly than many other fine swimmers and runners. >> the u.s. picked up 11 medals today