obama phone." we spent in 2012 $2.2 billion in this program. time to cut it. riddled with fraud and waste. t obama phones. not a right. >> michelle is right. where does it stop? first it's, you know, housing and help with food and now a phone. what is next? car? buy you a house. where does it stop? >> well, i think, eric, it starts, forget where it stops, it starts with the word "need." we need this. everybody says you have to have thisch we need that. the government is supposed to be the person who supplies this. at is the beginning of a fraudulent transaction right away. so it's rife for fraud. all the programs. the federal government runs riddled with fraud. that is why. >> okay. go ahead, bob. you want to defend the program? >> a couple of things. this is a program started under a republican administration, bush administration, one. two -- >> but it wasn't a cell phone. it was a land line, but okay. >> nonetheless, started under the bush administration. >> it started under reagan, actually. >> you want to take the block here? >> go ahead, bob. >> please. thank you very much. i got a rig

obama administration's controversial nsa surveillance program. >> a federal judge is finally pushing back, finally saying to the nsa no. in fact, mass collection of phone without individualized suspicion is not illegal. >> reporter: president obama has defended the phone data collection program saying it is a critical tool in the fight against terrorism. judge richard leon, a george w. bush appointee, said the nsa's massive database was unconstitutional. he said the program almost certainly does violate a reasonable expectation of privacy and is indeed an unreasonable search under the fourth amendment. he also called the government's phone data collection almost orwellian. president obama said the information was collecting information on who called who and where. >> nobody is listening to your telephone calls. that's not what this program is about. >> reporter: and that it's kept america safe. >> we know of at least 50 threats that have been averted because of this information. >> reporter: but judge leon said there is an utter lack of evidence that a terrorist attack has ever been prevented because searching the nsa database is faster than other inve

program that collects telephone records is legal. abc news reporter has more now from washington, d.c. >> it comes as a vote of confidence in the obama administration's controversial nsa phone surveillance program a judge found the phone data collection program lawful and said it was necessary as a counter punch to those who want to harm americans. of the nsa phone collection the judge said this blunt tool only works because it collects everything the program significantly increases the capabilities to detect the faintest patterns left by individuals affiliated with terrorist organizations. armed with data, nsa can draw connections it might never be able to find. but just last week a different judge used strong language from his bench in washington, d.c. to rebuke the program, calling it an almost orwellin violation. judge leon says the program almost certainly does violate a reasonable expectation of privacy. president obama saying sate critical tool in the fight against terrorism. >> having that data in one place allowed them to be confident in pursuing investigations and threats. >> the american civil liberties union says it will appeal. now because of the decisions in t

phone. program it. >> barack obama addressing the youth of america. the video was posted to the web on sunday. it was produced in partnership with the nonprofit dedicated to promoting computer science education. it is being released to promote the hour of code campaign. it urges people around the country and children, in particular, to learn more about computer coding. for anyonesite wishing to learn the basic polls -- the basic principles. it takes you through step-by- step tutorials and makes it fun. look at this introduction -- interactive introduction to coding using a character from the "angry birds" video game. has the active support of some well-known computer programmers, including bill gates and mark zuckerberg, who act as guest lecturers offering precious advice to those on the platform. they stressed the importance of learning how to use i.t. tools and that with computer knowledge comes a wealth of responsibility. new crowd funding site with the goal of ruining the planet before it dies. ande are fictitious games part of a new greenpeace ca

the last thing they would be doing is taking programs like this to listen to somebody's phone calls. >> that was president obama just about six months ago defending a surveillance program that collects millions of phone and internet records for the national security agency or nsa. while debate rages over the surveillance today we heard a warning from a federal judge that could cause headaches for the president and his security teams. charles krauthammer is a fox news contributor and author of "things that matter," number one on the new york times bestseller week and has been for five weeks. the judge blocked the program as it relates to the telephone users who were complaining about the program. this judge is george w. wibus w appointee. he's no left-leaning judge. i want to show the viewer what is he said in issuing an injunction which is now stayed. so it doesn't take effect until the case is played out on appeal. the fourth amendment is offended by general warrants and laws that allow sichs to be conducted indiscriminately. i cannot imagine a more indiscriminate invasion that the collection and retention of

without the phone records -- to get the records, it is not legal. >> president obama first defended the program saying it is a critical tool in the fight against terrorism. says the nsa's massive database of nearly every phone call made in the u.s. was unconstitutional. almost the program certainly does violate a reasonable expectation of privacy. it is an unreasonable search under the fourth amendment. he call the government's own data collection almost orwellian. >> nobody is listening to your telephone calls. that is not what this program is about. >> it has kept america safe. >> we know of at least 50 threats that have been averted because of this information. >> judge leon says there is an -- an utter lack of evidence that a terrorist attack has ever been prevented. this ruling is a victory for fugitive nsa hacker and word snowden. -- edward snowden. are questions tonight whether the judge's decision could lead to amnesty for snowden. legal experts say it may be tough to prostate someone -- prosecute someone seen as a risk. new information on the case against the fire chief of staff. a fed

. >>> the latest developments involving the nsa phone surveillance programs. president obama is meeting today with executives of eight high tech companies who called for changes and how the government spies on phone and e-mail records. this comes a day after a federal judge declared that part of the nsa's programs are likely unconstitutional. this judge saying that collecting phone records like the nsa does probably violates the fourth amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. the judge with harsh language called the program almost or -- in its scope and he also said the founding fathers would be aghast and writing the government can't cite a single case where the nsa surveillance actually stopped a terror attack. the journalist glen greenwald said in his words that it's further proof that the american people needed to know what the nsa was doing. >> the nsa screams the word terrorism to scare people but there is no evidence. say the people in the know, this court, people on the intelligence committee, that these programs actually stop terrorist plots.

programs including new details about how that agency was first authorized to start collecting bulk phone and internet records in the hunt for al-qaeda terrorists. today's move comes as president obama is reportedly considering some major changes to the agency's controversial surveillance program including possibly shifting data storage away from the nsa and leaving it up to the phone companies instead. >>> police have picked up four men in connection with the deadly carjacking in new jersey. all of them are accused now in the death of 30-year-old dustin freedlant. he was shot in the head in front of his wife last week after the couple just returned to their car after doing some christmas shopping. bryan is live in new york. this has a lot of people really nervous, bryan because they are all shopping. >> of course. it was a horrific event and the five-day manhunt came to an end last night and early this morning when the four men were arrested and charged with murder and being held on $2 million bail. they now face up to life in prison. now police say really they have no other motive for committing the crime except for truly they wanted to steal his luxury range rover. the suspects a

phone record. not internet records. there had been a program, president obama discontinued. your internet records. one records. there is something different about having for five years all american phone calls in one place. you are not sure what is happening. and companies keeping phone record. we say shouldn't be more nan two years. a shorter time. different centralized database that wouldn't exist the same way as what you are trying to move towards. think it is pretty different. were you concerned on the committee with the concern the nsa has raised about, if they need to go to the pfizer court each time they want to search this data, they could be in what is their version of a hot pursuit and they may lose opportunities as a result of that? >> i think two things. one is a series of emergency powers where you get to do things in the first 48-72 hours. we even call for strengthening that in the certain case for nsa. the other difference, the number of times they're querying the database. in 100 year. we get people and time and a judge. this is not something every few minutes. this is something we

the panel chosen by president obama asks them to stop phone calls. surveillance program creates risk to trust, personal privacy and civil liberty, and spying on citizens, including world leaders must be carried out by a duly enacted law and must be directed at protecting nationality security interests. >> we need to endure intelligence is supporting our foreign policy and national security objectives, . that is including being focussed on the threats to the american people. the president has been clear. as we review efforts, and make changes in how we do thinks, we will not harm our ability to face those threats. >> this on the heels of a judge's decision suggesting n.s.a. surveillance tactics may be unconstitutional. the debate to privacy and protecting security was fuel by the leak of classified documents. leaks coming from edward snowden, a contractor for the n.s.a. edward snowden's couldn't duet was glen green walled, a journalist who published the documents. their actions called justified, giving people the truth. others condemned them as traitors and worse. edward

program. earlier this week, a federal judge ruling the collection of phone records is likely unconstitutional. president obama stands by the program while saying he will look at the recommendations from a white house task force. elizabeth prann has more from washington. >> reporter: president obama acknowledging he has some work to do over the holiday break. he'll be reviewing the intelligence advisory panel's review of the national security agency. some of the 46 recommendations urges the administration to dial back its mass collection of data records. >> i'm going to make a pretty beginsive statement about all of this in january where i'll be able to say, here are the recommendations that we think make sense. here are ones that we think are promising, but still need to be refined further. >> reporter: the president did defend the nsa on friday, saying there was no evidence the agency acted inappropriately. experts say his tone indicates there will most likely still be reform. americans need to decide how much privacy to give up in exchange for safety. >> americans are going to have to decide whether or not

coming from courts and some of his own advisers president obama defended the nsa collection of millions of phone records but today he left the program open to changes. >> it may be outweighed by the concerns that people have on its potential abuse. if that's the case there may be another way of skinning the cat. >> reporter: it asked directly if a plea deal could be struck with erik snowden, mr. obama chose his words careful. >> i its important to keep in mind that this has done unnecessary damage to u.s. intelligence capabilities and u.s. diplomacy. >> reporter: on iran, the president came out against the push for new sanctions leading democrats deified the white house joining some congressional republicans in a call to tighten the screws. mr. obama insists on giving his deal with iran a chance. >> in light of all that, i have said there is no need for new sanction legislation. not yet. >> reporter: the session with reporters was an effort to end 2013 on a positive note. by some measures it's been a rough year for the president. his approval rating sinking to a low of 30% before rebounding slightly. to blame the nsa controversy, an

obama has to make now after the scathing report about the nation's surveillance program. the report was issued by a group of advisors at mr. obama's request. it says the nsa's collection of america's phoneabc news consultant richard clark helps write that report. >>> we think the so-called metadata program has not contributed significantly to the prevention of terrorist attacks in the united states or abroad. >> also among the reports, 46 recommendations for greater scrutiny and decisions on the spying on foreign leaders. president obama is expected to announce any changes to the u.s. intelligence program in the next month. >>> millions of target shoppers who used their debit or credit cards in the store may have had their financial information stolen. secret service is investigating what appears to be a major breech in the retailer's security system. thieves were apparently able to steal the information in the black magnetic strip on credit and debit cards. they could allow them to create millions of bogus cards. so far target has not commented. >>> the stock market is on a rocket ride in the u.s. and overseas this morning after a bold move by the federal reserve. the impact is felt fr

obama has to make after the release of a scathing report about the nation's surveillance program. that report, issued by a group of advisers, at mr. obama's request, says the nation's collection of american phone records should be shut down because it presents a lurking danger of abuse. former white house counterterror official and abc news consultant, richard clarke, helped write the report. >> we think the meta data program has not been essential. has not contributed significantly to the prevention of terrorist attacks on the united states or abroad. >> also among the recommendations in that report, greater security of decisions to spy on friendly foreign leaders. president obama expected to announce any changes to u.s. intelligence programs next month. >>> and our other major story this morning could affect millions of target shoppers who used their credit or debit cards in the store during this busy shopping time. the secret service is investigating what appears to be a major breach in the retailer's security system. hackers were apparently able to steal the information encoded in the black magnetic strip on credit and debit cards. and the breach likely happened on or around black friday.

. >> president obama say he may make changes to nsa programs a bulk collection of phone records. he was considering stripping the nsa's ability to trip data. >> we need this intelligent. we can't unilaterally disarm. gives people greater insurance that their -- assurance, could be redesigned in ways that give you the same information when you need it, without creating these potentials for abuse. and that's exactly what we should be doing is to evaluate all these things in a very clear, specific way, and moving forward on changes. >> a dane irk organization has been expelled from bolivia, accused of meddling. accused of taking sides in one of bolivia's largest indigenous operations. also expelled for trying to undermine the rule of eva morales. >>> 21 years since pan am flight 103 blew up over lockerbe. jailed for life for the attack but released from jail on compassionate grounds in 2009. >>> in libya, for the first time russian orthodox priests are planned to take part, aliasha, what's happening behind you? >> it was a rather peaceful couple of days here in ukraine and actually

you can bet there are plenty of phone calls back and forth between the nsa and the obama administration tonight, because a judge today said the agency's program to collect data about virtually every call in the u.s. is unconstitution. chief intelligence correspondent catherine heritage has been on her phone all afternoon and has her reaction. >> the u.s. district court judge richard leon finds that the bulk collection of records, known as section 218 of the patriot act is in contradiction to the amendment. the nsa's bulk telephony meta data program significantly intrudes on that. in cases involving imminent threats of terrorism. the suit brought by larry clayman of freedom watch against the obama administration challenged the constitutionality of the bulk collection of phone records and the nsa's authority to do so. tonight the ruling is described by civil liberties group as a setback for the obama administration and the nsa. >> the reasoning is -- it is broad enough that it effectively holds the whole program to be constitutional -- unconstitutional. so i don't think it will be easy for government to argue that this program could continue gi

phone call made in america. just recently, another judge here in washington ruled the opposite, saying it was likely unconstitutional. also an intelligence panel appointed by president obama questioned whether the phone programas even useful in preventing terrorism. the justice department is working to appeal the d.c. court ruling. and the american civil liberties union, which brought the new york case, says it will appeal that ruling. well, the bottom line is that these two judges of equal rank have come to opposite conclusions. and they'll probably take a couple of years for the appeals court to work through these two decisions. for now, the nsa gets to continue its data collection. and in the end, it may be up to the supreme court to take a look at the privacy issues and what the nsa is doing is legal. deb, victor? >> evan perez for us this morning. evan, thanks. >>> and a harsh new reality for out of work americans today. >> 1.3 million of them, the long-term unemployed, we're talking about folks who haven't had a job in more than 26 weeks. they will lose their jobless benefits today. tom foreman joins us now with a look at who will get hit the hardest. good morning, tom. >> who will be most affected by

obama, is urging that the n.s.a. stop collecting and mining phone calls from americans. advisors say that surveillance program creates risks to public trust, personal privacy and civil liberty. they urge that spying on foreign citizens, and world leaders must be carried out by a duly enactive law or special order. >> we need to ensure intelligence sources are supporting foreign policies, that we are weighing the risks of rewards and activities, to ensure that we are focus the on the threat to american people. the president has been cleared, as we review efforts and make changes in how we do things, we will not harm our ability to do those things. >> this after the tactics may be unconstitutional. this fuelled by massive leaks of classified documents, coming from edward snowden, a contractor for the n.s.a. edward snowden's conduit was glenn greenwald, a journalist who published the documents for the world to see in the guardian newspaper. some prays snowden, calling the actions justified, giving the truth. others condemned them as traitors and worse. edward snowden fled to hong kong and then moscow. edward sno

program. a judge has ruled that likely unconstitutional for the government to collect your phone calls. what happens next? we have the story from the white house. blow to the obama administration's massive and controversial collection of american phone records. a federal judge says the national security agency database of virtually all phone calls in the u.s. may be unconstitutional. u.s. district judge richard leon set the program almost certainly does violate a reasonable expectation of privacy. technologyorwellian used by the nsa enables the government to store and analyze the ruling which is been held by liberals and some conservative sets up a high-stakes battle over security and spying in america which is expected to be decided i the supreme court. >> a federal judge is finally pushing back and saying to the nsa ,no, mass collection of phone records is not legal. >> it's a victory for nsa leaker edward snowden revealed this summer how much phone data the nsa is gathering. the president has said this row graham and another that tracks e-mails are key to the fight against terror. least 50ow of at threats that have been averted because of this information. >>

acommendations come after federal judge ruled that the program to collect phone call logs was likely unconstitutional. president obama is under no obligation to accept the recommendations. he is conducting his own internal review expected to be completed in january. >> there are two mega millions ticket holders out there who will split the $636 million jackpot. one of them has come forward to claim a prize. >> the winner is from stone mountain, a suburb of atlanta. she heard on the radio the number was seven. then she had her daughter check the numbers. now she is a millionaire. this time the winner is not from our area. one of them from down south and atlanta. >> they are in a state of shock. >> the announcement was made in our go. we know she bought the ticket from a newsstand. [inaudible] ticket was sold at jenny's gift shop. >> hopefully someone will be rich. >> we were bound to see a share of the money end up right here in the metro area. a million-dollar ticket was sold. they have at her from the winner, who was probably still taking it all in. the winner is chosen to take home the lump home cash payment of $17

. >> reporter: the white house said president obama was studying the recommendations, but over the summer he defended the nsa phone record collection program as a key to preventing terror attacks. >> as i've said, this program is an important tool in our effort to disrupt terrorist plots. >> reporter: but the report found that the nsa program resulted in only 12 tips last year to the fbi and no record of successful cases. >> the nsa has run amok because it's been systematically violating the right of privacy of millions of innocent americans. >> reporter: the review panel was formed in the wake of the revelations of edward snowden and his supporters say today's report shows the importance of his actions. >> it's a complete vindication of everything that he said and what caused him to come forward as a whistle blower. >> reporter: the tide seems to be turning in public sentiment about the nsa program. this parody christmas video produced by the aclu mocking the nsa has been seen almost a million times online in just six days. ♪ the nsa is coming to town >> reporter: of the 46 recommendations, the president has already rejected one of them,

phones. >>> they are treating to capture it and look for pattern of behavior. the tracking program may be the reason why president barack obamaphone. nobody is giving details but the white house security detail may be worried that phone could easily reveal where the president gives it away and the president said he does have a blackberry. >> let's check in. >> i have think we are off to a good start this thursday, of a there we have a look at the san mateo no major issues and beef and it is not causing a huge traffic jam but it is still there, 5:48 let's go to steve. >>> sal, it is coal out there, breaking news. -- cold out there, breaking news. a lot of teens he especially -- especially up in the 20s, it is almost for dayton, except for 1972, i remember that, it is so cold, sunny chilly, only the low-to-mid 50s dollars and i have seen that forestville, san ramon and it is really cold and i think pacifica is really cold. oakland san jose and livermore, these are the forecasted lows. oakland looks like that will are some lows to mid-20s, one reading showed 19 and officially they have not gotten below 24 and they are sitting at

programs. keep collecting massive amounts of phone data but it should be stored by a third-party. president obama will address the report in january. i spoke to the former nsa director a short time ago. 46 points of recommendations that the board has come forward with. let's start with a collection of phone call data from americans. >> the 215 program from the patriot act. those are all the phone records to, from, when, how long. all calls made to and from the united states. that this data not be held by the government, but by a third party. either the phone companies or a to be determined third-party. and not without the specific permission of the fisa court for that query. that is different from where the andrnment holds the data can query the data on a reasonable suspicion. the government did that 200 times last year. communityntelligence has to tell the president is how much of an operational impediment it will create in intelligence analysis. >> it will be collected but with restrictions on how it can be used. let's look at leadership. on collectingarry the phone call records of foreign lead

programs. keep collecting massive amounts of phone data but it should be stored by a third-party. president obama will address the report in january. i spoke to the former nsa director a short time ago. 46 points of recommendations that the board has come forward with. let's start with a collection of phone call data from americans. >> the 215 program from the patriot act. those are all the phone records to, from, when, how long. all calls made to and from the united states. that this data not be held by the government, but by a third party. either the phone companies or a to be determined third-party. and not without the specific permission of the fisa court for that query. that is different from where the andrnment holds the data can query the data on a reasonable suspicion. the government did that 200 times last year. communityntelligence has to tell the president is how much of an operational impediment it will create in intelligence analysis. >> it will be collected but with restrictions on how it can be used. let's look at leadership. on collectingarry the phone call records of foreign lead

phone with president obama. >> history was made today, diane. >> reporter: beginning to curb tehran's nuclear program in exchange something else, easing those crippling economic sanctions we heard about in tehran. >> day to day increasing prices. >> you see it day to day. >> yes. >> i believe we must test it. >> reporter: and one another victory this year for a different kind of super power. in san francisco, that cape crusader who gave that thumb's up. little miles, diagnosed with leukemia, granted a wish by make a wish. he wanted to be batkid for a day. his dad remembers the knock at the door. >> batman knocked on our hotel door holding a costume and told miles you got to go to work. >> reporter: the choppers overhead, watching batkid save the day. the whole city in on it. and from the mayor. >> thank you, batkid. >> reporter: bat kid, suddenly realizing his power. watch this. the same trademark confidence he showed us, a superhero just when we needed one. he saved the day and left us all smiling. our look back tonight at 2013. i'll see you first thing in the morning on "good morning america" and for diane and

you can bet there are plenty of phone calls back and forth between the nsa and the obama administration tonight, because a judge today said the agency's programdata about virtually every call in the u.s. is unconstitution. chief intelligence correspondent catherine heritage has been on her phone all afternoon and has

courts and some of his own advisors, president obama defended the nsa's collection of millmillions of phone calls. >> whatever benefits this particular program may have may be outweighed by the concerns that people have on its potential abuse, and if that's the case there may be another way of skinning the cat. >> asked directly if a plea deal could be negotiated with edward snowden in a t stop to the leak, president obama chose his words care offully. >> this has done untold damage to u.s. intelligence capabilities and u.s. diplomacy. >> on iran the president came out against a push for new sanctions. joining some congressional republicans on a call to tighten the screws, president obama called to give his plan a chance. >> what i've said to democrats and republicans is, there's no need for new sanctions legislation. not yet. >> the session with reporters was an effort to end 2013 on a positive note. in some areas it has been a rough year for the president. to blame the nsa controversy and the botched health care rollout for which president obama again admitted blame. >> since i'm in charge obviously we screwed it up. >> chided reporters fo

. >>> urging president obama to scrap the national security agency program that collects bulk records of phone records of americans. instead, the white house surveillance board is suggesting the data remain in the hands of telecommunication companies, or a private consortium. the board is also recommending president obama create a new process for getting high level approval before surveillance of foreign leaders overseas. >>> a two year budget deal is now on its way to president obama's desk. the senate passed the agreement today. it will set spending limits for the government for two years. instead it includes specific cuts and adds new government fees on airlines, new pension requirements for future federal employees, and a 1% reduction in cost of living adjustments to working age military retirees. >> a provision included in this deal that mistakenly included disabled retirees, and survivers for changes in the pension growth will be addressed in short order, following passage of this bill. >> the bipartisan budget act of 2013 passed with a 64-36 vote. 9 republican senators joined the democr

phone and listen to your private conferrings. i am jamie colby. >> no one is listen toth telephone calls and not what this program is about. >> six months ago president obama insisting that americans have nothing to worry about. but now nou new documents that the spy agency can look crack the enkripgdz codes on your phone and making us target. >> he was armed with a machete and comboif. >> search for answers after the deadly school shooting in colorado. what investigators are saying about the teen that opened fire and the teacher he may have been targeting. >>> and a fast- moving snow storm affecting americans and snarling traffic and cancelling hundreds of flights over several states. >>> i am jamie colby in for harris faulkner. new revelations about our nation's top spy agency and how much power the national security agency really has when it comes to surveillance of every day americans. there is a new report by the washington post and revealed that the nsa has the ability to bypass enkripgsz technology in most cell phones. and that gives the government ability to decode and listen to calls and text that travel over the public airways every day. and whil

. >>> panel of of intelligence a urging president obama to scrap the program that collects phone recordsd says a court record should be necessary each time analysts want to access information. >>> state senator mark le know is teaming up -- leno is teaming up with george gascon to draft legislation requiring a kill switch on smartphones in california. that would make the phones useless if they are stolen. gascon has made this one of his top priorities. they say cell phone carriers have resisted in the stolen devices because they plan to use profits in insurance plans if there are fewer stole enphones. >>> doctors are split over blood pressure guidelines if you are 60 or over. a government panel suggests treatment is only needed when a person's blood pressure hits 150/90. not 140/90 as it is now. the new, less stringent guide lines could lead to older americans taking fewer blood pressure medication. high blood pressure or hypertension affects. million adults. the american -- affects about 68 million affects. >>> so far know one from the bay area has come forward to claim their share of a

phones oversee seas -- overseas. the nsa's tracking program may be the reason that president obama is not allowed to have an iphone. re may be concern that phones could easily reveal his location. apple's smartphone is a favorite of nsa agents because iphone's operating system has 38 different features that can be tracked. >>> 8:16. more incriminating allegations against the mayor of toronto, rob ford. newly-released court documents indicate gang members may have had a video of mayor ford smoking crack cocaine. the documents describe wiretap recordings of gang members talking about black mailing the mayor. reportedly police did recover a copy of the video from a laptop computer. >>> the man accused of a deadly shooting in san francisco over a popular gaming system is due back in court on monday to enter a plea. 21-year-old ronnie collins made his first court appearance yesterday. he's accused of killing 22-year- old ikkenna uwaka. they were meeting so ronnie collins could buy the playstation. prosecutors say that the victim tried to push the gun away before he was shot and said he offered to give him the playstation

. >>> urging president obama to scrap the national security agency program that collects bulk records of phoneecords of americans. instead, the white house surveillance board is suggesting the data remain in the hands of telecommunication companies, or a private consortium. the board is also recommending president obama create a new process for getting high level approval before surveillance of foreign leaders overseas. >>> a two year budget deal is now on its way to president obama's desk. the senate passed the agreement today. it will set spending limits for the government for two years. instead it includes specific cuts and adds new government fees on airlines, new pension requirements for future federal employees, and a 1% reduction in cost of living adjustments to working age military retirees. >> a provision included in this deal that mistakenly included disabled retirees, and survivers for changes in the pension growth will be addressed in short order, following passage of this bill. >> the bipartisan budget act of 2013 passed with a 64-36 vote. 9 republican senators joined the democrat

obama defended the n.s.a.'s collection of millions of phone messages, but left the door open for changes. >> whatever benefits the configuration of this program may have, maybe outweighed by the concerns that people have on its potential abuse. if that's the case, there may be another way of skinning the cat. >> asked if a plea deal could be struck with n.s.a. leaker edward snowden in exchange for a stop to the leaks, president obama chose his words carefully. >> it is also important to keep in mind this has done unnecessary damage to u.s. intelligence capabilities and u.s. diplomacy >> on iran, the president came out against a push for new sanctions. leading democrats defied the white house joining republicans in tightening screws. >> in light of that, what i said to democrats and republicans and there's no need for sanctions legislation. not yet. >> the session with reporters was an effort to end 2013 on a positive note. by some measures it's been a tough year, his approval rating sinking to 40% in december before rebuilding slightly. n.s.a. the controversy to blame, and the botched health care roll out. >> since i'm in charge obviously we

panel appointed by president obama recommended sharp limits on some of the government's most controversial surveillance programs. the programs, including collecting the phone records of millions of americans, were exposed earlier this year by edward snowden, the national security agency leaker and now fugitive from justice who was granted asylum in russia. major garrett is at the white house tonight. major, what are the details? >> reporter: scott, the panel said the national security agency should stop collecting and storing so much data on individual americans. it suggested the government's willingness to use every new type of surveillance technology has put civil liberties at risk. the panel urged president obama to place the right to privacy on equal footing with surveillance and counterterrorism investigations. the rise of modern technologies makes it all the more important that democratic nations respect people's fundamental right to privacy, the panel wrote. adding "excessive surveillance and unjustified secrecy can threaten civil liberties, public trust and the core processes of democratic self-government." that echoes revelations by national secur

obama recommends major changes to the government's surveillance programs. it says the national security agency should not be allowed to store bulk phone data and they want theing the information. >>> now the nation's health insurance industry decided wednesday to extend the health care deadline. they now have until january 10th to pay for coverage that begins on new year's day. meantime uninsured are weighing the cost of signing up. carter evans reports. >> reporter: you ended up with a premium of about $160 a month. are you happy with that? >> i am happy with it. he signed up in october and signed up for a government subsidy of $152 a month to pay for the premium. >> when i saw the preventive options, i actually started getting emotional. all these things covered under my premium i thought were amazing. why wouldn't i take advantage of that. >> reporter: according to the cbs news/new york times poll, 50% of the uninsured say getting insurance will make their health better. >> so would you consider yourself a success story? >> yeah, i'd definitely consider myself a success story. >> reporter: but 57% of the uninsured told us the healthcare.gov website was d

phone data program was likely un-constitutional. >> we need this intelligence and can't disarm >> after the kes pres conference, the obamas head to hawaii. this is the first year they're not delayed because of issues in the capitol. >> the president kwifigiving th military one year to reform sexual assaults. jackie speier saying quote, i believe this requires leaving legal decisions to legal experts, i will continue to fight for this with every fiber of my being. >> well, another money battle may be on the horizon in washington, d.c. jack lu issued a new deadline, february 7th, meaning the country cannot borrow anymore money to finance the government. lu says he can july jugel books but the u.s. could face default. >> county clerks began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples this afternoon after a judge struck down the same-sex marriage ban saying it's un-constitutional n a ruling, the judge ruled utah's law violates rights to do due process and equal protection. u.s. judge robert shelby says the state failed to show it would affect opposite sex marriages in any way. >> canada's highest court struck down the country's pro

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phone. 250 free minutes. what a deal. this is to help poor people who need a life line. make a call in an emergency. a government program began when reagan was president. president obamaxpanded it. of course in bingo, in four years the cost tripled and will continue to rise. because people love their obama phones. >> you have an obama phone? >> everybody in cleveland, minority, has an obama phone. he gave us a phone. >> how did he give you a phone? >> you are on social security, you got low income, you disability. >> the more free stuff you get the more you are eligible to get. but eligible, that, that assumes some one actually check to see if you are really needy? do they do that? jillian melcher for "national review" was curious. what did you do? >> i went to all welfare offices in manhattan, couple in brooklyn, and i found out there are people out there approaching you on the street saying, do you have your free phone yet? >> outside the office. private entrepreneur. >> right i'm not on welfare. i told them that. i told them i would look to be on welfare. i think a lot that pay for it would look to be. that was enough. theyened up not giving me one, two, three, fre

phone and internet records in the hunt for terrorists. the disclosures are part of the white house's effort to justify surveillance programs. the obama administration has said it will consider making changes. >>> a tweet about a trip to africa cost a public relations executive her job. jus teen sacco posted quote going to africa, hope i don't get aids. just kidding. i'm white. end of quote. sacco worked for iac. the company runs sites like match.com and the daily beast. iac condemned the message and today parted ways with her. >>> a colorado teenager shot by a classmate last week has died. 17-year-old claire davis had been in critical condition since the shooting on december 13th. police say another student karl pierson shot her at point-blank range at arapahoe high school outside denver. they say he was targeting a librarian who managed to escape unharmed. pierson later killed himself. >>> a terrorist attack that killed 270 people was remembered around the world today. 25 years ago, pan am flight 1013 headed from london to new york exploded over lockerbie, scotland. all of the passengers and 11 people on the ground were killed. liby

the panel, chosen by president obama, is urging that the nsa stop collecting and mining phone calls from americans. the advisors say that surveillance program creates potential risks to public trust, personal privacy and civil liberty. they also urge that spying on foreign citizens including world leaders must be carried out by a duly enacted law or executive order and must be directed at protecting national security interests. >> we must be sure that our interests are more effectively weighing the risks and rewashed of -- rewards of our activities and that includes that we are above all focused on the threats to the american people. the president has been clear that even as we review our efforts and make some changes in how we do things, we will not harm our ability to face those threats. >> this comes on the heels of a judge's decision suggesting the nsa surveillance tactics may be unconstitutional. the debate between right to privacy and protecting national security was fueled by the massive leaks of classified documents. leaks coming from edward snowden, a former contractor for the nsa. snowden's contact was glen greenwold who plikd the

phone spying program unconstitutional. the move makes way for future court challenges and appeals. and president obamaorward with the spying scandal. dangerous storms are sweeping through the northeast. many places are hit with now. and much of it is paralyzing the midwest tonight. are you ready to play a jackpot for a millionaire. it is $586 million drawing tomorrow. if no one could win tomorrow it could mean the jackpot could reach $1 billion. >> big name celebrity and a social media push. hss making the stop to get young people to sign up for obama care. do mi ials want obama care or obama in office anymore? 46 percent disapprove of president obamay job performance and 45 percent approve and now our panel going on the record. john mccomic. and susan frechow. and amy, your description of obama care roll out is a turn off. how do they undot turn off. >> it is a generation of kids that are well informed and internet savvy and strug lipping to find a anchor in the middle-class and get a job and establish themselves with financial security. they know if they read about this, that it is off to a rocky st

investigators say cell phone records confirm garnett was in all three locations during the times of the robberies. >>> president obama's health care program goes into effect on wednesday. administration officials report 1.9 million people have enrolled in health plans using the federal website. most of them enrolled in the last couple of weeks after problems with the site were fixed. the obama administration hopes to have seven million people signed up by the end of march. >>> marijuana dispensaries in colorado are miking their final preparations for the legal sale of recreational marijuana on friday owners of 42 different dispensaries started picking up their licenses and starting on january 1st dispensaries with those licenses will be able to legally sale recreational marijuana. colorado will be the first state in the country to have government licensed stores. >>>th next time yo go to the recommending machine, get ready -- go to the vending machine get ready to count your calories. most vending machines will be required to list the calories of each item. the fda believes the change will help people make healthier choices. >> i think so

appointed by president obama to review the nsa surveillance program recommending a major overhaul of its domesti spy practices. forty-six recommendations include revamping the nsa phoneds collection program and the president will decide which proposals to implement, if any of those. spurred by the theft and release of top-secret materials by former contractor edward snowden and james rosen rat weighed in on the idea of him returning. >> i think he ought to be prosecuted for treason and if convicted by a jury, we shuld be hanged bythe neck. lou: this iludes the targeting of mohammed morsi and the targeting of hezbollah and hamas. and the nation of saudi arabia's leader says he would like to see diplomatic solutions to the civil war. saudi arabia has condemned the united states, which they say risk the security and stability of the iddle east and the deputy consul general now faces felony charges of visa fraud and false statements concerning her nanny. she claimed she was strip searched and kept in a cell with drug addicts before posting a 250,000-dollar bail. she says that she is entitled to diplomatic immunity. in new delhi, the indn military has removed barriers aro

phone data. the panel says tonight the government should be required to have a search warrant to access that information. president obama formed the task force after edward snowden revealed the secret program. the president will consider whether to make changes at the nsa. >>> tonight we're learning more about the new mega millions winners. the tickets were sold in california and georgia and the georgia winner didn't wait long to claim part of her $636 million. her name is ira curie, lives just outside of atlanta. she plans to take the lump sum payout of $123 million after taxes. the other winning ticket was showed at a gift shop in san jose, california. no walter reed yet about who won that but the store owner who sold the ticket says he might know. >> mostly my customer here is my friend. yeah! that's why, i don't know, you know, somebody win, i feel good. >> why is he so happy? he also got a million dollar commission for making the winning sa. >>> and even know no one here hit the big jackpot, two tickets worth one million dollars each sold nearby, one in annapolis and another with bell west, virginia. to win a million you have to match five out of the six numbers. >>> congress won't st

program. an outside panel requested by president obama suggested more transparency in the mass storage of americans' phoneis that going to be enough? chief national correspondent jim sciutto has the details. >> reporter: already battered by stinging headlines day after day over nsa spying. today the panel the president himself ordered recommends the nsa be subject to stronger accountability and transparency. what the panel does not recommend is dismantling the program that sparked the most controversy in the u.s. the gathering of billions of bites of meta data of phone calls. instead the panel made up of intelligence and legal experts recommends congress pass legislation requiring phone companies to hold the data rather than being held by the nsa. and that the nsa be limited to gathering foreign intelligence on foreign targets. >> the message to the nsa is now coming from every branch of government from every corner of our nation. nsa, you've gone too far. >> reporter: to help restore u.s. credibility abroad, the panel suggests sweeping reform including striking agreements with allies such as france and g