>> the funny part about snoop dog, lion, snoop is snoop. right? no artist more strongly identified with a particular persona and you just saw it than snoop so it's funny when he changes his name. not like anything else is changing. >> he did have a transformation. >> i love snoop. >>> number four, jennifer lawrence what crashed my show, late and suddenly burst on the set. this was quite remarkable. watch this. >> wait, she's approaching at high speed. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> sorry. >> thank goodness. >> jimmy kimmel and i got pulled off, apparently late. >> we don't care about kimmel. this is breaking news. this is as good as it gets. the world's hottest actress. better late than never, young lady. >> i had no idea i was late. >> you look fabulous. >> thank you. >> how was kimmel? i don't care. don't answer that. >> heather thompson, are we in agreement she's absolutely fabulous, jennifer lawrence in every way? >> she's amazing and so refreshing jennifer lawrence because she's so real and easy and realistic. i tell her, rock what you

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snoop dog changed his name to snoop lion because he changed his image around the gun issue. mc hammer as tweeted and governor brown and, of course, jack dorsey will tweet and what's important in the conversation that we had we said one of the bad things about social media it does allow you to communicate to people without talking to them. so finally today, we're going to use social media to increase conversations between grade school and high school kids and use this to stop isolation. i think today is a very, very important day and congratulations to you the ask the >> yeah. and, welcome for the historic meeting between the small business commission and the transportation agency. >> these are two meetings. >> director brink man? >> present >> lee. >> present. >> nolan, >> present. >> rubke? >> present. >> direct heinieke will not be able to be here. you do

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snooping totally ignores the great snooping being done by the f.b.i. the feds have unveiled their greatest technological breakthrough since whatever they used to keep mulder and scully from doing it. they were perfect for each other! print my fan fiction! (cheers and applause) jim? >> our government has had the ability to turn on our web cams on our computers and monitor us at home and we don't even know it. >> the feds are reportedly able to use secret technology to disable the web cam's green light so you have no idea you're on. a source tells the "washington post" that the f.b.i. has been able to hack into our web cams for several years. >> stephen: folks, this is a major breakthrough. previously you wan if you wantey on someone through your web cam you had to pay $1.99 per minute. (laughter) and what they were strapping on was not a suicide vest. (audience reacts) still, there might be times when you don't want a nameless bureaucrat to watch your every move. that's why i have invented a powerful new anti-surveillance security system called total an

>> i will say that -- to say that they're snooping on gamers might be a misnomer. they were looking for game traffic according to the released report for signs that it was being used by terrorists and they found that iranian nuclear scientists and others were on the gaming traffic. >> how would they use the game? help us there. how would the terrorists use one of these games? >> i'm not even saying they were using the game and the report doesn't say anything about them using the game for terrorism but the fact that they're there means you can be interested in that traffic and start writing reports about them. >> i got you. >> obviously the communication that they're conducting over these games could very well be interesting. they could release their location which is something that the report mentioned. they could release their pictures. a lot of time they released personal information about themselves over the chat messages that they wouldn't normally do. that's all something you need to know if you're going to stop their activity. >> i got you, buddy. >> so fatal

>> nobody is being snooped on. if i called you tonight, it would be my phone number and your phone number. no one would no my name or your name or the content of the phone call. in all the years of the program being in existence, there's no examples of abuse. >> we'll move on. fox news alert. "new york times" just posting a major piece on its website. it's an exhaustive report on what happened in benghazi, libya in september of 2012 in the attack that left four americans dead, including our ambassador there. the "times" is suggesting that they couldn't find any evidence that al qaeda or other terrorist groups had any role in that assault and suggests the deadly attack was in part due to anger at an american made video seen as anti-islam. this goes against much of fox new's own reporting. let's bring the congressman back. congressman king, not only against our reporting, but everything else we knew up until this point. why? >> first of all, i don't agree with the premise of "the new york times." they're saying that

plus, 'tis the season to be snooping. n.s.a. is spying on their kids through the xbox. not playing games here. "cashin' in." watching out for your family starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to "cashin' in." wayne rogers, jonathan hoenig, michelle fields and join williams. take a listen to this. >> ♪ we'll cover your dibbles ♪ ♪ i'm in the ol' office, call me president barack ♪ ♪ president barack >> the healthcare is the shizzle. >> there is nothing cool about higher premium. no music video can change that. i thought this was supposed to be the affordable care act, though we were all going to think was amazing. if this is so amazing why do they have the celebrities trying to support the law and get the adults to buy it for the adult children for christmas? this is a terrible law. this video is terrible. >> you know what? you think of things that sell themselves. you think of the iphone. do you ever see adam levine or rap video or lady gaga selling the iphone? it sells itself. a good product. >> you certainly don't see the government facilitating that. government doesn't urg

to say that they're snooping on gamers may be a miss gnomer. and in fact they found a few other organizations were on the gaming traffic. >> so how have they used the gang? the fact that they're there means that you can be swresed in that traffic around start writing reports about them. they could release they're location around peernl information about themselves that they worntn't normally do. that's something you need to know. >> i gotchya. so fatality, has the jus tisz department or the nsa contacted you. >> a couple years ago. >>> there you go, ladies and gentlemen. okay. up next, as promised, you will meet the new middle class fate of heroin addiction after this. hi, i'm terry and i have diabetic nerve pain. it's hard to describe, because you have a numbness, but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point i knew i had to do something. once i started taking the lyrica the pain started subsiding. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyri

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snoop posted a link to the picture on instagram.department retweeted the additional comments by kerry. that's really them. the two of them. fist-bump, there you go. >> who knew? that's an interesting fist-bump. >> hasn't the president done a fist-bump before? >> i'm sure. >> this would have to be the best. >> i would have to think so. >>> now, to a beat-boxing baby gone viral. >> i like this one. it's so good. we made it our "play of the day." a video posted on youtube. it shows a man beat-boxing with the video uploader and his 1-year-old niece. the outcome is pretty priceless. watch what happens. ♪ >> check it out. she gave it a try, too, with a little -- >> the video has hundreds of thousands of hits after being posted just yesterday. >> i want to see that again. any chance we can see that again? >> rewind it. >> i hope so. >> baby doesn't even talk. >> here we go. ♪ >> listen for it. >> wait for it. >> she's cute. who knew? have any special talents? can you beat-box? >> no. i can't sing. >> you sang earlier. >> i did sing earlier

the need to give snoop a hip-hop education.d by the way, something gives john kerry a pound -- john kerry gave snoop a pound. kerr dethis, then he did this. he was unsure that snoop was going to rip indicate. john kerry didn't -- reciprocate. john kerry didn't want to look crazy. i wish he looked as cool in 2004. he might have been him for president. >> five minutes before the interaction, did snoop know who john kerry was? >> probably not. >> i will say back in the day, snoop was such a rebel. now he's hob-nobbing with the government. just seems odd. >> right. fair point. the ultimate in going mainstream. there's hope for you, will. >> geez. will kaine, mark lamont hill, thank you very much for being with me. >>> still to come in the newsroom, the great american economic disconnect. the government says the economy is growing. so why are middle-class americans still feeling the pinch? that story is just ahead. [ male announcer ] this store knows how to handle a saturday crowd. ♪ [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by letti

snoop as in snoop dogg, the rapper posted a clip of the moment he and john kerry met at the white housee at a party for the kennedy center honors winners. they talked about herbie hancock. kerry moves in for the fist bump and tells snoop he gave good pound like the elvis meets nixon moment. you don't see stuff like this every day. >>> that's it for "the lead." i'm joe johns. jake is back on monday. i turn you over to brianna keilar, who is filling in for wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, a federal judge rules it's legal for the nsa to collect data on almost every phone call made in the u.s. will this now head to the supreme court? >>> and the economy may be bouncing back but our poll shows most americans don't feel it. why some will soon feel even more pain. >>> and a story of a canine combat vet who used to sniff out roadside bombs in afghanistan and now patrols the pentagon. wolf blitzer is off today. i'm brianna keilar.

we had a few local teens snooping on your consumer habits. buy thing then this issue that is just couldn't imagine me i just am in the beginning of what is likely to be a ballerina last thing come to a shoe and one heat the bacon as a number of reasons for that one is. if you like and germany for instance an open mind and be good this great piece in the fp that that determines our notorious for standing naked mind of windows without heartbeats and their notion of privacy when it comes to you know that being on beaches in the mediterranean pre tom cloke that it is very different from the notion of rivers see that see others but when it comes to date. we had a very very good from the shoot when you look across generations you have the younger generation to korea with facebook and who being part of it. they share stuff that people wouldn't dream of shattering personally person to person and put it on facebook and their understanding of what is prissy and where they would like to draw the line is very different promoted generations of babies acro

so snoop dogg and john kerry. yeah. yeah. i guess that's dr. dre. >> is that snoop? >> i don't recognize. >> okay. cool. >> just a couple -- oh, no. >> don't do that. >> came this close. this close. but i don't think it's illegal. >> no but only when natalie does it. >> single me out. >> all right. coming up. >> how much would you pay to go to the super bowl? why tickets for the big game here in the new york area already fetching near record prices. >> are your holiday gift cards burning a hole in your pocket? where to find the bargains including hdtvs for 50% off. but first this is "today" on nbc. including hdtvs for 50% off. but first this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up, one family's incredible find, a bald eagle struggling in the woods. what they did to help save the american icon. >> and ask yourself this question, if you could have any celebrity in the world as your next door neighbor, who would it be? >> who wouldn't you want. >> for shizzle, natalie. >> oh. >> first your local news and weather. mine was earned orbiting the moon in 1971. afghanistan in 2009.

i think the nsa's snooping and spying program needs to be changed, no question about that.aken, and i could be wrong, this cannot be done as an arbitrary executive regulation, because it is part of the p.a.t.r.i.o.t. act, and it's cot filled in law. my guess is if you're going to change this, go back to congress, hold the hearings and hold votes. that's what i think. it may not happen quite so fast. >>> on to the next. the budget deal has passed. paul ryan is a true winner tonight, but with that cut in pension benefits for disabled veterans, is ryan going to be a presidential candidate in 2016? congressman ryan joins us, next up on kudlow. ♪ ♪ i wanna spread a little love this year ♪ ♪ i wanna spread a little love and cheer ♪ [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can unwrap craftsmanship, inspiring capability, and some of the best offers of the year on our most versatile luxury utility vehicles at the lexus december to remember sales event. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> paul ryan is a big winner tonight. the senate late this afternoon passing the ryan/m

snoop posted the video from when he met at the a party this month. it went viral.y of state writing, i can't do my impression, boss life, me and john kerry at d white house. i tried. >>> secretary kerry responded from state department's twitter account, between us, we sold 30 million. sense of humor. how will michelle obama celebrate her 50th birthday party. >>> doing more of that, dancing. a dance party. the white house report lid sending save the date e-mails for snacks and sips and dancing and dessert party. guests being told to practice their dance moves. [ sneezes, coughs ] i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief it is. than any other behind the counter liquid gel. don'neutralize them odorand freshen.ash. with glad odorshield with febreze. we're gonna be late. ♪ ♪ ♪ oh are we early? [ male announcer ] commute your way with the bold, all-new

snoop tweeted boss life. me and john kerry at the white house.y responding, between us, we have sold 30 million. what, what? that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and joining me now for our first look at politics, as he does every friday, kevin cirilli. good morning, kevin. happy friday. >> happy friday, good morning to you too. >> we all know the clock ticking for 1.3 million americans who will lose unemployment benefits tomorrow. this congress is already widely disliked by so many people. is there a chance that might reach a compromise here? >> this is hope, actually, senators jack reed and dean heller, a democrat and republican respectively, have put forth a plan to extend this program, which was a temporary program first pro posed as a result of the recession. now some libertarians and republicans say they would like end to this program because they argue it's no longer needed. that said, it's about a $300 check to americans who need it the most. >> right. i mean are there any other options for these people on

snoop tweeted boss life. me and john kerry at the white house.n kerry responding from the state department's twitter, quote, between us, we have sold 30 million. what, what? that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and joining me now for our first look at politics, as he does every friday, kevin cirilli. reporter from politico. good morning, kevin. happy friday. >> happy friday, good morning to you too. >> we all know the clock ticking for 1.3 million americans who will lose unemployment benefits tomorrow. this congress is already widely disliked by so many people. is there any chance that they might reach a compromise here. >> this is hope, actually, senators jack reed and dean heller, a democrat and republican respectively, have put forth a plan to extend this program, which was a temporary program first proposed as a result of the recession. now some libertarians and republicans say they would like end to this program because they argue it's no longer needed. that being said, it's about a $300 check to americans w

british taxpayers will be horrified taxpayer money has been wasted snooping on aid workers. did notsaid they comment on intelligence matters but operated under one of the strongest systems of democratic accountability in the world. even so, and even though many other countries including european allies spy, the next time allies meet around the summit table, there might be more awkward questions. today,he white house president obama addressed some of the concerns about the nsa at his year-end press conference. he said he has not yet made any decisions on how to reform government surveillance programs, but he does need to change it to restore public confidence. here's a portion of his remarks. >> i have confidence in the fact the nsa is not engaging in domestic surveillance or snooping. but i also recognize technologies change and people can start running programs that informationof the we are downloading on a daily basis into our telephones and computers, that we may have to refine this further to give people more confidence. >> for more on the president's , i spoke with our

. >>> it is the super geeks versus the government in the battle over online snooping. ed to, eight tech giants including apple google and facebook shoed this letter to the president and congress. the letter calls on washington to, quote, make reforms that insure government surveillance efforts are clearly restricted by law. the anti snooping push follows revelations that the nsa tapped into the company's data to spy on citizens and businesses. not included in the privacy reform are online video game companies which are reportedly being targeted by thena. according to classified documents recently released by nsa leaker snowden, the government is searching for terrorist. they claim agents gained access to games such as world of war craft and x box live game network. >>> the viral video that could lead to serious conqueenses for college football praise. >> then i decided to give my whole piggy bank to nasa. >>> a little boy on a mission to save his dream job. how he is hoping to get the president's attention. ,,,,,, [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets your sea

the shepherd not say the internet has given intelligence agencies unprecedented capital it has to snoop on anyone they wish but it has also empowered whistleblowers to shed light on what's really going on behind closed doors is wrong with being justified if the government is trying to protect society and this is what we're going to talk about today. spying on phone calls e-mails shadowing people on their travels. the n.s.a. has access to the most intimate details of billions of lives never before has a spy agency the ability to track anyone a. cloak and dagger be replaced by a future screen. the real james bond. is the digital revolution giving secret services to butch. and our guests today michael smith former british military intelligence officer and author michael it's really great to have you on our show today so as an intelligence insider what is your take on whistleblowers that have recently been in this spot like such as that sounds manning snowden do they deserve scorn or praise. are they. there's a mix of the two really i think the big one of course has been edward snowden and.

president, get this snooping off our backs. we need this badly. >> absolutely. >> the privacy right. the judge said where is all the information you claim is so critical for national security? >> you don't have any of that. >> we reached consensus which is -- a couple of lawyers here. ladies, thank you very much indeed. >>> did this vote today just help democrats in key congressional races? we're on that one for you. then taxpayers, $10 billion in the hole? do the head of general motors just say, don't blame us. ♪ [ alarm sound for malfunctioning printer ] [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you've learned a thing or two. [ metal clanks ] ♪ this is the age of knowing what you're made of. so why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? [ gears whirring ] talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, up

snooping on the russian leadership also. on the christian community. religious officials plead for action to protect syria's christians were a group of nuns are still being held by rebel forces plus. there's no doubt where the united states stands on america weighs their new craze ongoing crisis supporting the pro e.u. opposition is protesters give the president and alternates a. i'm ready to pick up any keep forty seven and start shooting party looks at ukraine's hardline nationalist groups and the claims they're hijacking the country's pro e.u. demonstration. in this is r.t. coming to live from headquarters here in moscow our top story then sweden has been helping america's n.s.a. to spy on russian leaders and provided washington with a list of high profile targets swedish t.v. site documents leaked by whistleblower edward snowden the program which revealed the claims is called mission investigate its chief editor told us what they found we have revealed. a very close relationship between the swedish defense radio authority. and american counterpart

snoop on the russian leadership also. of the christian community in syria. religious officials played for action to protect syria's christians where a group of nuns is still being held by rebel forces plus. there should be no doubt where the united states stands on all of this. america weighs in on ukraine's ongoing crisis supporting the opposition as protesters give president . old some item. and r.t. look to ukraine's hardline nationalist groups and make claims that they're hijacking the country's pro a huge demonstrations. and i welcome you watching r.t. international coming to you live from moscow. now sweden's been helping america's n.s.a. to spy on russian leaders and provided washington with a list of high profile targets swedish state t.v. site documents leaked by whistleblower edward snowden let's go live now to our tease peter oliver he was got more details for sir peter what exactly is emerging here. well these latest leaked documents look into the swedish national defense radio establishment that's known as the the f r a that monitors communicati

snoop on the russian leadership also. of the christian community. religious officials plead for action to protect serious christians where a group of nuns is still being held by rebel forces plus. the no doubt where the united states stands on. america weighs in on ukraine's ongoing crisis supporting the opposition is protesters give presents. an ultimatum also. i am ready to pick up and. start shooting party looks at ukraine's hardline nationalist groups and their claims they are hijacking the country's pro e.u. demonstrations. broadcasting twenty four seven live from moscow you're watching international. sweden's been helping america's n.s.a. to spy on russian leaders and provided washington with a list of high profile targets swedish state t.v. site documents leaked by whistleblower edward snowden the details from marty's correspondent in europe peter oliver. the swedish national defense radio establishment that's known as the the f r a that monitors communications in the swedish intelligence service now claims that the f r a were looking into hi

it appears to have been shot on the day of the kennedy center honors ceremony where snoop performed a to jazz legend herbie hancock. kerry and snoop appear to be talking about hancock's influence on music and one of the other honorees at the kennedy center honors was shirley maclaine. we'll have an interview in fact with her tomorrow right here in the cnn newsroom. >>> fist bumps aside, take a dysfunctional congress, throw in a derailed presidential agenda and add the never-ending battle over obama care and what do you have? the year in politics, of course. chief political analyst candy crowley has this recap. >> reporter: it was the year of living angrily. >> sit down and shut up. >> stand up for your country or do you want to take it down? >> reporter: this place is a mess. >> i resoundingly reject that aelgts. >> reporter: white hot rhetoric, icy cold relationships. that said, 2013 started as inaugural years often do. >> so help me god. >> reporter: nicely enough. >> my fellow americans, we are made for this moment and we will seed it. >> reporter: he was a popular president with a

usually fierce competitors, they share the same dislike of government snooping and bob orr has a look. >> reporter: arguing that privacy rights are being trampled by national security, eight major u.s. tech companies today told the government to back off. in an open letter to the president and congress, google, yahoo!, facebook and others said massive surveillance undermines the freedoms we all cherish. it's time for a change. facebook founder mark zuckerberg, who spoke at a september 10 conference, is leading the call for more government restraint. >> it's our government's job to protect all of us and also to protect our freedoms and protect the economy and companies and i think that they did a bad job of balancing those things here. >> reporter: the companies argue the national security agency is going too far in the bulk collection of phone and internet data. dnformation from classified documents leaked by edward snowden suggest the n.s.a. is stealing communications from internet providers by tapping into cables connecting the servers in overseas data centers. in today's letter, th

the snoop thing is completely on the other side of seriousness and, of course, snoop released this appevision a few days and comeback into play. we thought it would be fun to let our panelists do this app. lets go through and see the snoopification of jonathan capehart looking fantastic. >> i love my crown. >> alex looking snoopirific. bob. luke. >> i like it. >> genius. >> was i snoopified? i don't think i was. i might have gotten out of this. thanks to the panel, thanks for playing along and thank you all for watching "now." alex will be back tomorrow noon eastern for a special edition of "now," women in politics where she's going to talk to some of the most influential women in politics including house leader nancy pelosi, gill grand from new york. do not miss that. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. blob is metamucil. and this park is the inside of your body. see the special psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels. and that gelling helps to lower some cholesterol. metamucil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fiber. add brand new belongings from nationwide insurance and we'll replace

snoop on the russian leadership. dozens of killed in central sanaa as the cradle of yemen's military gets devastated by one of the bloodiest terrorist raids the country seat in recent years also this hour. be no doubt where the united states stands on this america weighs in on ukraine's ongoing crisis supporting the pro e.u. opposition as protesters give president an ultimatum and this is the latest from central kiev by the way where rallies continue taking place nonstop. i'm ready to pick up any keep forty seven and start shooting the look at ukraine's hardline nationalist groups to the claims that they are hijacking the country's pro demonstrations right now. if you just join us for a good morning children from a kevin owen here in moscow this morning this is our international top story sweden has been helping america's n.s.a. to spy on russia's leaders and provided washington with a list of high profile targets to swedish state t.v. sites documents leaked by whistleblower edward snowden the program which revealed

he did say, we are not actually snooping on anyone. >> is the nsa is not snooping, i am not sure what it is doing. i wish we could have him here. that is a big question over a lot of people's minds. >> you have to wonder. you have a judge coming out and saying it is a violation of the fourth amendment, and the president saying we are not actively engaging in anything -- >> unreasonable seizure. and yet the president saying, we are not snooping. you have to wonder what the nsa is doing. someort of want them to do snooping, because that is what intelligence is all about. it is just that this is uncharted territory. >> the concern is it has become something it should not be. >> where are the checks and balances within the system? >> good news on the economy today. 4.1%, amazing. gdp growth really good. >> absolutely huge. >> something the president can point to. >> that is on his watch. say what you want. when you look at the data, gdp of four .1%, unemployment dropping two 7%, those are good numbers. >> al hunt is joining us now with a little more perspective. one of the most interestin

we have stunning new revelations about that snooping just ahead. let's get straight to our senior white house correspondent, brianna keilar, for the very latest. >> reporter: president obama came into the briefing room in a good mood. he left in a good mood, but there were some combative moments and he was peppered by reporters about a number of topics. primary amongst them, the nsa spying controversy as well as his signature health care program. the rollout of which he described as his biggest mistake of 2013. it's been a very difficult year for the president. his approval rating stands at 41% in our new cnn/orc poll out today and across the board, it is at or near its lowest numbers in other polls as well so perhaps this question summed it up the best. >> has this been the worst year of your presidency? >> i got to tell you, julie, that's not how i think about it. i have now been in office five years, close to five years, was running for president for two years before that, and for those of you who have covered me during that time, we have had up

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melissa: the president also talking to tech execs about the nsa snooping program today, a federal judge ruling that the nsa spying is unconstitutional. in the tech giants have been caught doing so much of the same thing, like snooping and sharing information. my next guest says the that some companies deserve this. michael, first and foremost, do you think that this ruling stands up? >> yes, i think it is a well reasoned decision. you have an expectation of privacy. it's one that society should recognize and i think that the standard fourth amendment analysis is part of this. >> the companies that have been involved, there is only so much that you can do. they want to protect their users information and in your not buying that? >> no, i am not. because they have a lot of privacy policy for they make a sign when we are their customers. and those privacy policies -- no one reads them because it takes too much time. but they stated that those companies, they can basically go in and do whatever they want with data that you provide them. and they're collecting data for purposes of advertisin

the nsa is actually snooping on video gamers.rld of war craft and getting information on potential demons among us. also on the millions of people that play xbox live. neil: we don't know who is taking this with ourselves or our our kids. >> yes, it's a big wasted effort and it's personally invasive of people's privacy and i think of that this kind of kills the thrill because you are not -- you worry that the people you are playing with are not there to have fun, they are there to eavesdrop with you to see this. neil: especially they have no more intention of going after you and not. that can be a lot of fun, it's a good use of taxpayer money. and i now know that they can cap your phone calls. >> at this point you have to wonder where they are not spying on you and you have to be worried about some of this through gaming systems and it's not just that they can track your digital information. and they actually found that they had to create a team to manage all the locations. neil: it didn't stop a certain shooter in connecticut. s

which nsa phone records have "actually stopped" a terror attack. >> pam: the government's phone-snoopingrevealed by nsa leaker edward snowden.who's now in russia. as for snowden.there is some talk of the u-s considering amnesty. >> pam: a top nsa official says he'd think about it - in exchange for snowden putting a stop to any more leaks. however, the white house today said it has 'not' changed its position on bringing snowden back to face prosecution. >> pam: snowden remains in russia - evading a u-s warrant for his arrest on espionage charges. >> pam: dennis rodman is planning to go ahead with a scheduled trip to north korea. to train it's national basketball team. >> pam: the trip is apparently unaffected by the execution of the uncle of north korean leader kim jong un rodman says he considers kim jong un a close friend. he has also organized an exhibition game in january to celebrate his birthday. rodman says former pro basketball players have committed to the game. but isn't revealing names. >> reporter: the opportunity to make his feelings very well known about human rights and dis

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