justice ruth bader ginsberg. [applause] i want to start by talking where you grew up and how you grew up. it is clear by talking to you and reading about what you have written and said in the past that that shaped you. start with you, justice ginsberg. brooklyn. growing up. tell us just a little bit about what it was like? >> i grew up with world war ii the overwhelming presence. it was both a sad time and then i remember the exhilaration in this country first on d-day and then vj day. we were doing something to contribute to the war efforts so we were saving the wrappers from our gum, the tin foil to roll them into bags. we had victory gardens in our school and we saved from our allowance money to buy stamps to buy war bonds so that the end of world war ii i think was a very hopeful time in our country. >> and so it was new york city and you spent your formative years in the heart of that city. not travel, not a lot of travel but right there in the heart of that busiest, most populous city in the country. >> yes

justice ruth bader ginsberg. [applause] i want to start by talking where you grew up and how you grew up. it is clear by talking to you and reading about what you have written and said in the past that that shaped you. start with you, justice ginsberg. brooklyn. growing up. tell us just a little bit about what it was like. >> i grew up with world war ii -- the overwhelming presence. it was both a sad time and then i remember the exhilaration in this country first on d day and then vj day. we were doing ting contribute to the war efforts so we were saving the wrappers from our gum, the tin foil to roll them into bags. we had victory gardens in our school and we saved from our allowance money to buy stamps to buy war bonds so that the end of world war ii i think was a very hopeful time in our country. >> and so it was new york city and you spent your formative years in the heart of that city. not travel, not a lot of travel but right there in the heart of that busiest, most populous city in the country. >> yes. and

and yesterday, supreme court justices antonin scalia and ruth bader ginsberg made it clear that the supremeould eventually take up nsa surveillance programs. the justices' comments came hours after edward snowden made a surprise appearance during vladimir putin's annual call-in show on russian state tv. >> i would like to ask a question about online communication. i've seen little public discussion of russia's own involvement in surveillance. i would like to ask you, does russia intercept, store or analyze in any way the communications of millions of individuals. >> to which putin responded, you're a former agent, i used to be part of the secret services, let's talk as peers, you know, spy to spy, heart to heart. as for putin's answer to snowden's question, russia, putin said, does not conduct widespread mass surveillance on its population because the country quote does not have as much money and devices as the u.s. he further told his audience, not to fear, because russia's secret services are under the strict control of the government and regulated by law. after facing criticism for his a