now it is my distinct honor and also a personal pleasure for me to introduce robert s. muller, the sixth director of the federal bureau of investigation. nominated by president george w. bush, he was sworn in to lead the fbi on september 4, 2001, just one week before the al qaeda attacks on 9/11. under his leadership, the fbi has since played the leading role in preventing further terrorist attacks inside america. all americans should be happy that congress recently approved an extension of his tenure -- his 10-year term for an additional two years. i have known bob since 1970, which was his first year as a law student at university of virginia where i was on the law school faculty. he was a returning veteran from the vietnam war, having led a rifle platoon in the third marine division, receiving a bronze star, purple heart, and vietnamese cross of gallantry. i was always on the lookout for incoming students who played squash. bob more than filled that bill. he improve my game, although i never, never beat the man. i did, however, get to know him very well. he was a prince. bo

. >> f b r director robert muller makes his appearance before the senate judiciary committee on:00 eastern using booktv. to did:00 the nsa before and after 9/11 and sunday at 10:00 immigration story. on c-span3's american history tv interviews with house to the shi'ite committee staff investigating whether there were grounds to impeach president richard nixon sunday at 3:00. booktv continues now with khalid hosseini who talked about his travels around afghanistan and relief work he has been doing with the united nations high commissioner for refugees. this is about our. [applause] >> thank you all. this beautiful synagogue is such an extraordinary setting and to see all of you here, really acclaim this amazing book. this is a work of fiction but so resonant for any of us who imagine or have spent time in afghanistan. even though some like your first two novels this is less afghan centric, more global in its perspective. i am wondering still how central the complex history of afghanistan is to your writing, to your narrative, or -- >> guest: it has always been afghanistan of the last 30 som

here he is interrogating fbi director robert muller on the boston marathon bombing at a hearing. >> the fbi never canvassed boston, mass, until four days after the april 15th attacks. if the russians tell you that someone has been radicalized and you go check and see the mosque that they went to, then you get the articles of incorporation. >> your facts are not all together -- >> i point out specifically -- >> may i finish my -- >> point out specifically, sir, if you're going to call me a liar, you need to point out specifically where any facts are wrong. >> we went to the mosque. prior to boston. >> prior to boston? >> prior to boston happening, we were in that mosque talking to imam several months beforehand as part of our outreach efforts. >> louie gohmert yelling at robert muller essentially for not doing more to target and spy on boston muslims is a great example of why i do not trust louie gohmert. in fact, i have a general rule of life and politics that goes like this. if louie gohmert is for it, i'm against it. i think it's a pretty good rule. because you would be in really good

senate he would replace robert muller who has been the fbi director since before the 9/11 attacks. >>> this morning the faa revealed a delta airlines jet arriving at jfk international came dangerously close to a shuttle american flight. both aircraft landed safely. >>> it's the biggest removal of a dam. demolition is under way. the dam has blocked the natural flow of the river for almost 90 years. today crews will begin a three- year $84 million project to tear down that landmark. once complete it will open up 25 miles of water way. 1991 state inspectors said the damage was at risk of failure in an earthquake and could wipe out hundreds of homes. that left the company with two choices. first to move iten shore or tear the down. >>> at a 4.5-mile stretch at 880 is expanding. they timed up for the $64 million which began in the year of as many drivers agreed the change is welcome. >> a lot of times it takes us three times or more to get over. so ever with the car pool lane it will be a big help. >> now on saturday cal tran will remove the orange cones providing access to the lanes. star

he will replace robert muller, the former u.s. attorney here in san francisco who is retiring in september. >>> opening statements are set for monday in the florida murder trial of george zimmerman, in a case that captured the country's attention last year. the jury is made up of all women. they will decide whether zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer is guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. today, attorneys have to address unresolved issues such as whether an audio expert can testify for the prosecution that screams on a 911 call belong to martin. the six women on the jury will be sequestered for the entire trial. >>> just about 4:50. coming up, a decision on the morning after pill ends a big battle in washington. >>> and the force comes to the north bay, a >>> welcome back, every en. good morning. it is friday. it summer. 4:526789 you are looking live from our sutro tower cam looking east toward mount diablo. going to be a beautiful day out there this morning, according to one ms. leyl

it's all done of course on the national security but there's some very obvious discrepancies here robert mullerdirector of the f.b.i. for example he said the massive surveillance program that the u.s. has now could have prevented nine eleven then what about the fort hood shooting in two thousand and nine the perpetrator of that one needle molly costs on had been exchanging e-mails with anwar locky for a period of time or time alonso are now if multiple warnings over several years radical content on his you tube web page. one may ask the question then why this massive collection of information when all of that was missed. the unwavering support of many u.s. companies to the government surveillance program is raising questions among experts and to the public to use news accounts and i've looked at what might be in for the firms this story certainly raises more questions than it answers as my colleague reported earlier we know now that thousands of companies have been sharing sensitive information with the u.s. government in exchange for various benefits now this raises concerns about the extent o

our guest today is fbi director robert muller discussing security threats concerning the united states. we would like to ask you a little bit about the national security implications of our energy policy, an issue of much concern in the news and certainly here in silicon valley. what might you say about the relationship between energy policy and some of the national security challenges that the fbi is addressing? >> one of the nice things about my job is i generally stay away from policy, but when it comes to energy resources and the like, there are a number of -- you can look at it from the geopolitical perspective, which is not something that really bears on what we do day in and day out. if you put in context the potential cyber attacks and the concerns we have about cyber attacks on our infrastructure, there is an intersection between the vulnerabilities we have and our energy and electrical grids and the like from cyber attacks, which keep all of us busy. i would just go back to one other thing that i did not address in the question before, and that is the balance between privacy

he will replace robert muller. he has held the position since the week prior to the terrorist attacks on september 11. >>> tonight to what could be an all out effort to bring home on american soldier held by the taliban for years, the state department confirming the u.s. is prepared to negotiate with the enemy. as you can imagine, the parents of that soldier are saying this comes not a moment too soon. david wright on the ordeal one family that's not over yet. >>> my name is bowe bergdahl. >> reporter: he was a private first class when his taliban captors first sent out this video. >> well, i'm scared. scared i won't be able to go home. it is very unnerving to be a prisoner. >> reporter: that was four years ago. the private is now a sergeant promoted twice in captivity. but the only real stripes for bowe bergdahl received are those yellow ribbons on the trees back home. >> he's been gone far too long. we continue to call for and work towards his safe and immediate release. >> reporter: in afghanistan, military raid

attorney for lockheed martin and the hadron bridgewater associates confirmed komi what replaced them robert muller as head of the f.b.i. muller became head of the agency just seven days after the september eleventh attacks and washington does wall r.t. well cia whistleblower john kerry up who is speaking out the former cia operative best known for blowing the whistle on the cia's use of waterboarding is speaking out from behind bars initially charged under the espionage act kiriakou three months into a thirty month sentence for having pled guilty to lesser charges in a letter sent to his attorney just when rate eric which was published with his consent to the blog fire dog lake curiosity details his experiences inside that federal correctional facility in the radio pennsylvania now being designated as a public safety threat though kiriakou described being moved to serve his sentence in a general population rather than a federal work camp as previously discussed karaoke went on to say that his reputation has preceded him while in the radio and described various run ins with commanding officers one

government data bases, there are new questions about the program publicly desibed by fbi director robert muller which alws for the collection of the milk from a u.s. citizen on u.s. soil in real time. the shooting in 2009, the fbi director testified that e-mail exchanges like those between alleged shooter in fort hood nd unknown terrorists overseas were t gng to slip through the crks again. what can you tell usbout new procedures that are in place that will head off another fort hood in the future? >> put into place technological improvents relating to the capabilities of the database to uphold and pull together past e-mails anduture ones as they come in so that it does not require an individualized search >> as to the database bein part ofoureparate fm the n prison program whichollect -- collects foreign internet communications, that nsa referred to the fbi where there was immediate comment. meanwhile the british government is warning airlines around the world to keep edward snowden out of their cntry. the travel the says any airli that brings him into the u.k. will be fined $30,100. lou: than

. >> robert muller told the judiciary committee that they have only used drones in a minimal way and very seldom. they are asking what holder knows about this suggesting holder held back on information on the use of the drone. >>> it's said to be passed soon and chief senators say they are getting closer to a bipartisan agreement. it will grant legal status to undocumented people in the u.s. and it will call for new drones hundred of border fencing and more border agents. >>> it has won several awards at the film sun dan festival. tonight fruit veil will be shown in oakland. actors include the stars, octavia spensor at the grand lake theater. it chronicle is the last hours of oscar grant at the fruit veil bart station. >> he is all these type the of human attributes. >> they won a grand jury prize and the audience award at the sun dance film festival and it will open in theaters next month. >>> also the lb. the film festival start and they are wait being for of the historic supreme court decision on gay marriages. they will highlight 240 movies from 40 countries about the campaign an

robert muller said that the fbi is using drones, and this comes after the president tried to temper fearsthe u.s.'s expanded security state in berlin today. how damaging is that testimony now? >> it depends, polling is not quite caught up with the fact that civil libber advertise may be in jeopardy here. for some reason americans seem to trust this stuff. whether it's the surveillance or the drones. i have a feeling that until it happens to a large number of americans, until they see a drone in their backyard that nobody is going to care and that's unfortunate. >> michael: absolutely. >> but i think it's devastating. >> michael: yeah, i think it's devastating too, but it's a case of until it happens to you, maybe people aren't going to understand that. kelli you heard the president speak today. what did you think of that speech? >> well, i think he felt like the less said the better. but he talked about peace with justice, and a country that embraces libber advertise and rights, and doesn't suppress them. and karl is right the polling shows most americans are willing to compromise their c

. >>> robert muller is sure to face intense questioning this morning on capitol hill. he'll testify about the government's controversial data mining and surveillance operation. under his watch, they requested records enhanced 1,000% in the last four years. they told the senate committee he has nothing to hide. he believes the efforts were saving lives. >> it's dozens of terrorists events that these have helped prevent. this is not us doing something under the covers. this is what we are doing on behalf of all of us for the good of this country. >> he told senators that americans expect the government to protect them with these programs. >> the man who exposed the surveillance operation is in hide thg morning, but not staying silent. he dropped another bombshell saying u.s. intelligence agents have been hacking other country's for years. u.s. officials don't know where he is hiding. can we assume he is in hong kong? >> reporter: definitely. from that article in the morning post, they met with him yesterday. he has said he will stay in hong kong until he's asked to leave

fbi director robert muller has practice andnsa's saying that such is illegal and is done in the interest of national security. he also confirmed the administration has launched a criminal investigation into edward snowden, the whistleblower who leaked secret documents about nsa spying. >> as to the individual that is admitted to making these disclosures, he is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation. this has caused harm to our nation and our safety. we are taking all necessary steps to hold the person responsible for these disclosures. actively underis investigation, we cannot comment publicly on the details of the investigation. >> edward snowden is believed to be hiding out in hong kong. "the new york times" has reported the obama administration has begun arming rebels in syria. the white house said thursday it has firmer evidence that the aside government use those weapons multiple times on a small scale and at up to 150 people have died. unnamed officials said the cia would coordinate the transfer of small arms and ammunition. accused bothcently sides of carrying out war cr

fbi director robert muller says national security has been harmed by americans knowing that they are being spied on. >> but let nobody be misled in this, this hurts national security. >> judge jeanine: really? hurts national security? you really think that people sophisticated enough to take on the united states of america don't know that their phone calls can be tracked? hell, when i was a d. a. investigating the mob i looked for alternative ways to gather intelligence because even those low level bozos knew we were listening and they knew to throw their cell phones away ten years ago. do you really think that abdual la is calling oh he sam ma saying i read the washington post and they are collecting all our verizon numbers we got to move to at&t and when you do, don't use my credit card, use mahmoud's? even i told you a year ago that google was invading our privacy. >> their motto is do no evil. but should google's motto instead be do no wiretapping? >> judge jeanine: shocking. there are now reports that going the is the one sending our -- google is the one sending our information

senate he would replace robert muller that has been the fbi director shortly before the 9/11 attack. >>> a national security agency can keep copies of intercepted -- that is according to the latest leak of top secret u.s. documents it was published in the british publication the government. they will so far there has be no now the latest wi-fi technology offers speeds up to 1.3 gig bits per second. that is enough to transfer an entire high deaf movie. it's more than double the top speed of the previous standard. the new wi-fi standard comes at a crucial time too. the number of devices in u.s. households has doubled just since 2008. >> we have very high demands. we want it quickly. >>> 5:47 is the time. an accident in burlingame. >> yeah that just popped up on the wire. 280 northbound in burlingame it's black mountain road off ramp. we have a deer that has been hit. the car has been moved over to the shoulder. we do have good news for you however regarding the bay bridge. construction has wrapped up a bit early so all eastbound lanes are now open. this is a live look at traffic on the

but tonight, washington buzzing over the explosive testimony by robert muller. the nation's top investigator was grilled about his bureau's connection to the many scandals have rocked the obama administration from the nsa spy controversy to the nsa enemies list. nothing off-limits at today's hearings. as usual, covered with all highlights and we begin with one of the most heated exchanges of the day, and it happened when congressman jim jordan questions the director about the fbi's alleged investigation into the irs. let's watch. >> how many agents investigators have you assigned to the case? >> may be able to do that. have to get back to you. >> can you tell me who the lead investigator in. >> off the top of my head, no. >> the most important issue in front of the couldnntry, and yo don't know who is leading the case? >> no, i don't. >> you don't know who the lead of the case? >> no. >> have you met with any of the victims, any of the tea party folks? >> i don't know what the stat of the interviews. you are asking details of the investigation. >> that is not a

. >>> fbi director robert muller over holly paz just last week. congressman jim jordan is demanding answers. his question. why was paz sitting in on the investigation of irs targeting? >> let me ask you a couple of things. is it typically appropriate to have the investigator have one of the central players, ms. holly paz, one of the key players at the tax exempt division, sit in with all interviews with employees in that division is that typically ho with how investigation is done? >> i understand what you are saying about the circumstances. i can't -- >> in your time as an investigator, is that how you would do, sit next to the boss with the person you are trying to get investigation with. >> is it appropriate to have her collect the data the inspector general? >> not familiar with -- >> if that happened, that appropriate? >> i'm not going to speculate. >> the latest irs charade, attempted coverup is growing higher. kelly ayotte joins us. >> nice to see you. >> they are investigating the irs and one person that comes up is this woman named paz. s

. >>> outgoing fbi director robert muller is certain to face tough questions from lawmakers today on ll about surveillance policies. muller appears before the house judiciary committee. the fbi has been deeply involved in government efforts to monitor telephone and online activity. >>> this may be a first on capitol hill. longtime senator barbara mikulski stopping a hearing to respond to a tweet. the democrat asked other senators not to question the head of the nsa about likes. she wanted them to wait until behind closed doors. that led buzz feed reporter to send out a critical tweet. mikulski then answered the criticism. >>> an australian swimmer ended her quest to swim from cuba to florida nonstop without a shark cage. forced to give up after 11 hours in the water. a jellyfish sting was debilitating. the team said that she will need 24 hours to recuperate. the third woman to attempt the marathon swim in the past two years. we need to take a break for a second. we had a bet yesterday. >> $1. >> you said. she would make it. >> said she would make it. >> i said she would not. >> never

he will replace robert muller, the former u.s. attorney here in san francisco who is retiring in september. >>> and a move to end the battle over the morning after pill. what it now means for women of all ages. >>> and coming up in our 6:00 hour, the new decision from >>> filmmaker george lucas brought a bit of hollywood to downtown san enselmo. a park features statues of yoda and indiana jones. the iconic characters from george lucas' movies were unveiled at a special ceremony yesterday at imagination park. lucas lives in san enselmo. he donated the land and paid for the park plans. >> lived here for 40 years and had a building here and it was very hard to lease it. and so we just said why don't we do something for the town and give it a center so there's a place for kids to come and be and people to sit around on sunday afternoons. >> lucas says yoda and indiana jones have special significance because the movies and characters were created in san enselm>> lived here for 40 year because the movies and enselmenselmo. >> i will hav

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." >> outgoing fbi director robert muller will be on capitol hill this morning to testify before the house judiciary committee. the hearing is expected to cover the boston marathon bombings. the investigation of the benghazi attack and government surveillance programs as well. live coverage begins at 10:00 and c- here on c-span3 span.org. video library has reached a milestone but there are more than 200,000 hours of a regional c-span programming, public affairs, politics, history, and nonfiction books are totally free and searchable. the senate budget committee yesterday heard from defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey on the pentagon's 2014 budget request. during questioning, dempsey said army special ops in tripoli were never "told to stand down" after the attack on u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. senators question the panel on sexual assaults in the military in sequestration budget cuts as well. this hourlong portion begins with questioning by committee chairman patty murray. >> thank you very much. we will turn to our begin with you. y

in just a moment, we will show you robert muller speaking at the college of william and mary. after that, fed chairman ben bernanke and then governor martin o'malley of maryland. the governor rick scott, followed by attorney general eric holder at the university of california, berkeley. newtown, up with the conn. selectmen speaking at sacred heart university. we also want to give you the opportunity to weigh in on facebook with your advice for the graduates of 2013. what advice would you give to the graduating class? a couple of postings already. matt says ben bernanke is an enemy of the u.s. population. richard asks what school is stupid enough to have a cripple eric holder give a commencement like eric holder give a commencement speech. again, you will have a chance to weigh in. we will read some of those postings' throughout the evening. is our site.-span robert muller is the outgoing fbi chairman. he will have been fbi chair for some 12 years. president obama will soon name a new nomination to head the fbi. he spoke a few weeks ago at the college of william and mary in vir

also, the fbi director, robert muller, was here and he said if tweaks were made, they would certainlyan ongoing national dialogue. thomas? >> we shall see. kelly o'donnell reporting for us. great to see you. thank you. >>> hillary clinton is taking a big step, big step back into public life. a few hours ago in chicago she addressed a crowd at clinton global initiative. >> we understand that you can't look to government to solve all our problems. you can't trust the market will solve all our problems. we need partnerships that bring public servants and private leaders together. >> hillary clinton has kept a rel li relatively low profile since stepping down as secretary of state. eight years ago she was working to emerge from bill clinton's shadow but now she has her own brand. mark murray joining us. she's developed her own brand. it's just a matter of figuring out what she wants to do with that brand. >> right. everyone is speculating on a potential 2016 bid. we probably won't have an answer until 2016 so we're in the total speculating point right now. it is worth noting, as you menti

your senior administration official tells cnn that the fbi director, robert muller, called his counterpartn russia twice about snowden. asking for him to come home. russia isn't saying much so far. and hillary clinton, you may remember, brought that now-famous reset button, literal button, to brag about the reset in relations between the u.s. and russia. in 2009 the president then said he and the russian president had succeeded in resetting the relationship between the two countries. but now you have russia actively it appears seeking out the first chance they have to tell the united states to take a hike. >> well, first of all, i don't think that's true. we don't know what russia's privately told the u.s. and we don't know what the u.s. has privately told russia. and i think that was the point we heard on secretary kerry's interview earlier on cnn which is that there are obviously private conversations going on in channels we don't know about. it's really premature to imagine that we do. we -- we do know that putin is a different character. and that he's got a big personality, lakes to pu

but tonight, washington buzzing over the explosive testimony by robert muller.ion's top investigator was grilled about his bureau's connection to the many scandals have rocked the obama administration from the nsa spy controversy to the nsa enemies list. nothing off-limits at today's hearings. as usual, covered with all highlights and we begin with one of the most heated exchanges of the day, and it happened when

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veteran fbi director robert muller says that those controversial surveillance programs did help thwart terror plots, including a plan to blow up the new york stock exchange. >> you never know which dot is going to be key. what you want is as many dots as you can. if you close down a program like this, you are removing dots from the playing field. >>> the republican controlled house voted overwhelmingly to bana borings after 20 weeks in direct conflict with the rights of roe v. wade. you won't believe what another republican congressman has to say about fetuses. >> a 15 week baby, they have movements that are purposeful. they stroke their face. if they're a male baby, they may have their hand between their legs. they feel pleasure. why is it so hard to think they can feel pain. >> not surprisingly, today democratic women respond. >> in november voters sent a message that they want us to focus on real concerns, jobs, education, immigration reform, but now they're back. they're back. in full force with an even more extreme antiwoman antichoice agenda. they should know this, the women of a