well, it's different because if you want to tap into communications from a place inside the united states on u.s. territory you have to have -- you have to do it under either fisa authority or what's called transit authority, but in general you can't just both collect information that would reside in a database of yahoo! or google. if you're doing it from overseas different rules apply. you're not relying on statutory authority. you're not relying on the fisa court. instead you're relying solely on presidential authority under executive order 12333 and there the rules are a little bit different and when you're tapping into a foreign access point you're allowed to presume legally dps you're the n.s.a.s that the people using that

u.s. persons are not exempt from this program. then thirdly, there is a long, ugly history, lawrence in the united states of the u.s. government deeming certain ideas radical. such as the civil rights movement. or socialist and communist. or, anti-war protesters. then taking action to destroy them either their reputations or, their, their professions. and, i think we all ought to be aware of that history and wary of these kind of programs.

revelations get in the way of trade deals between europe and the united states u.s. defense contractors are trying to get involved with a forty five billion dollar upgrade to an air base in central poland and talks are underway over a new and much broader e.u. u.s. trade deal that as a result of the n.s.a. leaks could get shaken up all this comes as new allegations are leveled at the u.k. spy agency g c h q close partner of the n.s.a. over whether or not the brits are still spying on the germans artie's peter all over as more. because of another day another case of spying on each other this time it's the turn of the british it seems these allegations in documents leaked by edward snowden suggest that on the roof of the british embassy here in berlin there was a pawn in the roof listening post now if that's the case it comes just a week after the united states supposedly removed a listening post of their own on the roof of their embassy which is just next door to the british embassy here in the german capital now there is the argument that this is what they do however

adults in the united states u.s. united states tried to lose weight about two tried to lose weight about two billion tiles. billion tiles. that's billion with -- that's billion with -- times. times. that's billion with a b. that's billion with a b. seven weight loss attempts for seven weight loss attempts for every adult who has lived in every adult who has lived in america in the last 30 america in the last 30 years. years. albert albert einstein einstein defined insanity defined insanity as trying the same thing ore and as trying the same thing ore and over again and expecting the over again and expecting the same results -- or different same results -- or different results consume. results consume. if you f we have a situation if you f we have a situation where we have people trying where we have people trying things over and over again and things over and over again and expecting expecting to lose weight and to lose weight and it's not working, we have it's not working, we have basically a problem basically a pro

capability, and this is just another example of how confused and exasperated they are in the united states, to not see the u.s. that once was in the middle east. >> do you think that the saudis feel they are not as important to the united states anymore? >> they rely on the u.s. security guarantee for quite some time and as they see it, the failure of the u.s. to act when the red line was crossed in syria, that is a sign they may be doing a deal with iran and they may be pulling the wool over their eyes but this may not be the case. the u.s. attitude to what is happening in egypt are all made from disagreements in the united states in the sense that the united states is not the guarantee that they thought that they were. >> even if a deal is done, they contrasted this anyway? >> the saudi point of view is they cannot trust this and they would be skeptical. there is the opportunity to bring them on board and to make sure that any progress on a deal with iran, by engagement, by talking to them, by being open the fears ofthink a absence of a western guarantee are exaggerated, but this is patently understandable

australia, spain, hong kong, and the united states. u.s.al inspector says his department stopped the distribution, but the victimization continues. >> these children had their lives alters fehr. the image -- the sexual views of a child. in this operation, the victims were all prepubescent, with some as young as five. 40 teachers. 42 volunteers that worked with skids. nine were doctors or nurses. and three foster care parents. there will be further arrests and i imagine there will be more children that will be saved because of it. >> he has been following this investigation from the very beginning i understand that you were even embedded with police for a year,ky only imagine what you saw and witnesses during the course of this. >> we were able to follow the police, and i think this case -- you described it well the shocking disgusting nature. it is important because it break as lot of myths that a lot of people out there have. one saw that we tend to think of child pornography as dark, and hidden in some obscure corners of the web, what we

but a again threatening not to sign a security agreement with the united states. u.s.es today -- he says he will assign it is more attacks occurred. >>> in the states, the shopping frenzy has begun. some 97 million are expected to show up tomorrow. now it's back to caught on camera. >>> as the aids crisis enters its second decade, members of new york's confrontational advocacy group, actup, are looking for new ways to get the message across. >> as we got into the '90s, the number of our friends within actup dying was just escalating and we were really getting tired of metaphors. and a lot of people were using rhetoric, when i die, throw my body over the white house fence. >> in 1992, with the presidential election looming, actup's activists seized the opportunity to put aids research on the national agenda. >> actup began a year-long campaign called campaign '92: aids, vote if your life depended on it. >> on october 11th, three weeks before the election, thousands of actup members come to washington to perform a solemn protest. >> no more -- >> they coincided with the

because in this reliesship it is the saudi arabia monarchy that is dependent on the united states securedy guarantees. the u.s., although keen to maintain the relationship and protecting the relationship can do without it, if push comes to shove. the united states could abandon saudi arabia. because the u.s. has other options. the saudi arabia monarchy does not have. >> monday is the 34th anniversary of iran storming the u.s. embassy in tehran. there is a rally held to commem race that -- commemorate that event. the take over led to members being in prison for more than a year. >> dozens of iranians support this day. remembering the hostage taking and the take over of the u.s. embassy in thai ran. a large compound. the crowd is stretcheded past the embassy, down the street. thousands here. less than in previous years. the sentiment is one of the science regardless of what is going down on the international political stage. people here see the united states as the great statin, and they do not support the normalisation of relations with america. now, in the positive diplomatic atmosphere, the phone call betwee

u.s. chamber of commerce and by business groups in the united states. initially, the u.s. administration was a bit hesitant and cautious about it. u.k., i don't claim the was the only effective advocate, but i think we were one of those who very early on sunday advantages of this. we were pushing not just our partners in the eu, the commission, but also a wide range of voices in the united states to adopt this. eventually, that better the president. he agreed. thing in thehat bp example of congressional legislation, which we were able to influence. another bit of congressional legislation that came in with the big package, the stimulus package into thousand nine, -- 2009, very i'm open to us, but we in the european countries were able to tone down the buy america provisions. it did not apply to you member states. >> very briefly, you listed a series of successes. perhaps the exception is afghanistan were others have contradicted to bring in the u.s. around. apart from afghanistan, is there anything else as a success we have managed to achieve and british interests without

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what we're seeing in each neighborhood around the united states is people buying local. it could be u.s. it could be your neighborhood, your state or your region. people are proud of the beers made in the united states. stone brewing, port city and that's something worth fighting for, especially this time of era where much is being outsourced. 100 years ago basically all the beer in the united states was made here. today the largest brewer in the united states might make 2 million barrels. those large conglomerate companies are based overseas. >> i was out to dinner with my young adult son, and he was asking connoisseur-like questions of the waiter about their drink offerings. when the waiter went with a away, i quizzed him about that. he said oh dad, when you drink better you drink less. which was a great thing for a young adult to say. but do you use and relate the product differently if you have that kind of relationship with it? >> well, absolutely. it's the difference between fast food and the fine dining restaurant, or actual artisan cheese and pre-wrapped processed cheese slices.

. >>> developing overnight, new tension between china and the united states. the u.s.ending a strong message, it doesn't buy china's latest territorial claims. china says it controls the east china sea. and all flights over it must comply to its rules. yesterday, two b-52 bombers flew in that space. china says the u.s. hysteria is unnecessary. >>> another challenge to obama care will be decided by the supreme court. at issue is whether employers must provide contraception to employees even when it goes against the employers religion beliefs. craft chain hobby lobby, is among the retailers challenging the law. a decision by the court will likely come next summer. >>> the virginia lawmaker stabbed by his son is out of the hospital and sharing his sadness about the attack. creigh deeds said the mental health system failed his son, who suffered from bipolar disorder. gus deeds killed himself after attacking his father. deeds made a statement to his reporter. i will work for change. i owe that to my precious son. >>> o.j. simpson has been handed a court defeat, losing his b

state local jurisdiction. the u.s. will not accept any mandatedn, except as by the u.s. constitution and laws of the united states. when the u.s. senate attaches , theseons to any treaty conditions become part of the treaty and have the force and effect of law. treaty by itses own terms, allows nations to add their own reservations during the ratification process. the only limitation on the reservation process -- such reservation should not be incompatible with the object in person -- or of the convention. in article one, it states the purpose is to promote, protect, and in sure the equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freeman -- freedoms by all persons and to vote respect for their inherent dignity. toause the object is recognize and provide disability rights for persons with disabilities, the ruds fall well within this legal standard. the claims that ratification will undermine u.s. sovereignty are misplaced. this committee would have an advisory role and there would be no call for its being entered as a law under our constitution. nothing in this treaty prevents parents from homeschooling. this em

united states. here is the ceo of bmw north america. and the man who sticker showing these trade agreements on both side of the atlantic united states, the u.s. trade rep is ambassador michael froman. we would start with lessons from a few the panelists. but governor of tennessee for three years. wasn't select asterisk levy learned. enters a whole lot. one of the quick things you learned is this. international trade agreements strictly impact the job of a state governor. when i started running several years ago, that surely would've been one of the key issues on my horizon, but it is definitely true. the give you low context. in tennessee we are part of the fact that we still make things. ore a lot of automobiles, make a lot of furniture, which people thought had gone from being produced in the u.s.. weekthe country just last and also removing jobs from china back to tennessee to produce things. of medicalot supplies. i could go on and on partner out of the fact that we still make things. as you'll see from so my comments, ability to make and sell us into strictly impacted by many of our foreign agreements. export aboutwe $5.3 billion a year

under any circumstances the french really standing up to the united states it seemed like when the united states wanted to bomb syria the u.s. government definitely had the french president on a leash so it's hard to imagine that he would move away from the united states even when the united states is caught spying on european leaders the europeans really haven't done anything about it so. at the end of the day if the united states is adamant that it deal should be struck i think that the french will fall in line and of course israel no not at all happy that any deal should be struck over this what do you make of the u.s. efforts just now to placate israel's uneasiness and indeed anger. well there is really regime as people look across the region have been saying for decades has really especially over more recent years been working against the interests of the united states and european powers and. israel has imposed policies on the united states that have really damaged the standing of the united states and it's heard it in this region very specifically israel is basically don't want iran to have a nuclear program they pro

think the united states has very few options right now. >> they don't have much leverage with the ruling government. they don't have much leve levere with the military anymore now national that the u.smilitary aid has been put on hold. >> and i think the relationship has suffered between the military leaders and military and political leaders in the united states. the u.s. has to interact with whichever government is in power in egypt and right now that is the military government. >> and staying in cairo, the arab league has been holding their emergency meeting on syria. the main opposition group has announced they will not attend the second round of peace talks in geneva unless certain conditions are met. >> they don't want iran which supports the syrian government at the geneva meeting. the new head of the syrian national coalition said that there is no way that the syrian national coalition would attend the geneva two conference if iran was to attend. >> what we are clearly "from you is to support our regime region security and what remains of the international community conscious. first of all declare iran as an occupying force and demand -- >> he put other conditions as to whet

or one could imagine modifying that language to specifically understand united states there should be no weight given in the u.s. courts unless the united states has adopted enter fishing consistent with this domestic receipts are regarding the creation of international obligations. >> mr. chairman i hope they be we could look at that language as we move forward and we need to assure the pro-life community that this would not have any effect on present u.s. policy. mr. meyer have you seen any serious restriction or violation of the rights of parents regarding the education of their children as a result of the treaties that we have ratified the convention on the rights of the child, children in armed conflict, optional protocol on children and i guess in armed conflict, have you seen any serious or strict and or violation of the rights of children regarding their education of children as a result of the previously senate ratified treaties? >> i'm not aware of that. >> would you read the cynic in ratified the sierra pd in a way that protects the rights of parents and the primacy of u.s. law just as we have in the

and this is when obesity rates started to increase dramatically in the united states, during that 30-year period, collectively, u.sults in the united states tried to lose weight about two billion tiles. that's billion with -- times. that's billion with a b. seven weight loss attempts for every adult who has lived in america in the last 30 years. albert einstein defined insanity as trying the same thing ore and over again and expecting the same results -- or different results consume. if you f we have a situation where we have people trying things over and over again and expecting to lose weight and it's not working, we have basically a problem with just register cg reality. i think most people just don't realize how futile dieting really is. >> glen, i want to get jeanette in this. jeanette, thefatchick.com. you ran a marathon. if i ran a marathon, i would die and collapse. you challenge this notion, that fat defies good health. >> there is a study out just this last week that people who are fit and fat statistically are healthier than people who are thin and not fit. and there's very little difference in terms of

own nuclear program they say built in secret from technology that they stole from the united states probably the u.s. will pay them off they already gave them a half billion dollars when france next round of talks couple weeks ago so israel will get its money from the united states as they always do they'll be pacified like that the u.s. is not going to give up on this peace deal we've got a basic old war with iran says nine hundred seventy nine and this is a major step forward and we have everybody on board yes the they're not enriching to twenty percent of that is not going to do with the scare of a nuclear weapon here that was probably more of the french you don't want to compete with the market for medical isotopes but there's been a lot of negotiation and a lot of time put in this and they're not going to throw it all away because the israelis are having a fit. well if not take a look at the long and winding road to the historic deal iran's nuclear program started in the nine hundred fifty s. with the help of the u.s. but it is in the late twentieth century that tensions started really to heat

how do you see this and how worried are you about fracing, for example, in the united states empowering the u.s. to become an oil -- the lead oil exporter? >> clearly, united states is heading that direction of not only being oil sufficient and also potentially an oil exporter which means it's reliance and dependence on opec and saudi arabia will diminish substantially if not completely. geopolitical situation will be impacted somehow. having said that also that you have to understand the united states to saudi arabia is not so much dependent on oil. saudi arabia needs oil and vacuum taking place in iraq and syria and egypt. saudi arabia is filling that vacuum. still america will lead the oil world and will have foreign policy toward the whole world. saudi arabia still going to be an important country for united states and its foreign policy. >> are the saudis right now overproducing, producing more oil to push oil prices down so that the fracing becomes less of an issue? tell us what's going on. >> no no. saudi arabia's oil production was alleviated because of the internal turbulences. it went

united states. so we went into action. the commerce department counsel the company on how to successfully establish a new .and in the united states the u.s ambassador in austria met with the company's leadership. and we connected the company with these state-level leaders that they wanted to meet. year,esult, over the past the company has invested 62 million dollars in its new facility in cartersville, georgia. just two weeks ago, they started moving in. they are bringing in new equipment and gearing up for production. they plan to hire hundreds of next fiveer the years. we are hearing more success stories every day. at this very summit, i understand that we have a japanese i.t. solutions provider that expanded its new york plants in 2011 and created 50 new jobs. a chemical manufacturer from germany that is investing over $40 million to expand three facilities across louisiana next year, and a portugal-based frugal -- food processing company that just announced plans to make its first u.s. investments, creating 100 jobs in idaho. so where are our folks from idaho t? i hear you are out there. congratulations. [applause] america is open fo

u.s. needs allies in this world and the u.k. is still the closest and most globally capable ally that the united states has. does not diminish key relationships. the u.s. government supported the u.s. give it toward the asia-pacific -- the u.k. government supported the pivot toward the asia-pacific region two years ago. we have our own british pivots to the east and the south reflecting a shift in economic power. that is right for america and it is right for the u.k., but some clarity is needed. the u.s. will remain a global power with enduring interest in the middle east. that was not properly understood at the time. on the u.k. side, we need to work out how are asia-pacific is overwhelmingly commercial or whether there are political security and economic policy elements to it as well. the u.s. would welcome europeans working with them i believe the u.k. will be a more attractive and influential partner around the world with emerging powers if it is seen to have a strong relationship with the united states. i believe the foundation that the u.k.-u.s. relationship remains strong. both the u.k. and the u.s.

u.s. gets back from it. at the same time, the kind of investment that the united states makes to use an example of sending africanrican jazz musicians overseas, necessarily contrasts with the realities of what the u.s.'s civil rights record was at the time. and certainly it becomes something that looks less credible in the minds of a lot of foreign publics, when the u.s.'s actual face looks extremely militaryized. and it's very difficult to overcome that. >> spencer our community is coming in here. here is howard . . . willow you are at the fault line here. you are a very well-known writer. you speak arabic and have an egyptian husband. oftentimes do you feel the burden of being a global cultural ambassador who has to bridge the dieds? >> i try not to think about it in those terms. in order to make good art, one has to be true first and foremost to the story it is trying to tell. so that has been my experience. i always try to be conscious of the fact that whatever you do, and no matter what you do, you do represent your own community to both back to that community and to the world at large, so i try to keep thos

great deal of stuff in the united states and we are proud to have ludwig vilic, the ceo fof bmw north america. who's negotiating these trade agreements for the united states, the u.s. trade rep, ambassador michael froman. we are going to start with a few comments from each panelist. >> thank you. it is an honor to be here. i have been governor of tennessee for three years and one of the things people ask you is what have you learned? the answer is a whole lot, but one of the quick things he learns is this --international trade agreements directly impact the job of the state governor. when i started running several years ago, that certainly would have been one of the key issues. it is definitely true. let me give you context. in tennessee, we are proud of the fact that we still make things. we make a lot of automobiles, we make a lot of furniture, which people thought had gone from being produced in the u.s. we had a company just last week announced they are moving jobs from china back to tennessee to produce things. we make a lot of medical supplies. we are proud of the fact that we still make things. as you'll see from some of my comments, the ability to make and

united states to be outwardly supporting the military? >> i think the united states has very few options right now. they don't have much leverage with the ruling government. they don't have much with the military. the u.s. military aid has been put on hold. i think the has suffered between military leaders there and military and political leaders in the united states. so the u.s. has to interact with the -- whichever government is in pour in egypt. right now, that's the military government. i think bind closed doors', they are trying to pressure the government to continue along this roadmap and actually establish a democratically elected government over the next six months. but publically, there is little they can do to influence aid on the ground. >> we have talked about the aid that the united states sends to egypt. the united states has held fighter jet shrimps. secretary said the military aid being held back is not a punishment. do you agree with that? >> figure out what muddies the waters and i think the obama administration recognizes now that with holding the aid may not have been the best policy decision. it really doesn't affect -- it doesn't pressure the government there very much because the

. >>> china is cracking down on its new air defense zone, creating a challenge to the united states. the u.ss dominated the maritime region for decades now. now china's patrols over disputed islands are stirring up concerns between the two countries. coming up, we will discuss the significance of china's bold new move with the former assistant to the vice president for national security affairs. >> and in scotland, there's a search for survivors after a tragic police helicopter crash. at least eight people confirmed killed when a chopper crashed through the roof of a pub in glasg glasgow. others are being treated for injuries. the pub that night was packed with people. this happened friday night on the eve of st. andrews day, which is scotland's official national holiday. >>> we've been telling you all about it. the 11th hour for healthcare.gov. the white house in overtime to match up the ailing website. will it be ready in time for consumers or suffer another setback? >> also, rising tensions in asia. china's challenging the u.s. over airspace. what this means for our national security. sta

u.s. pakistan relations. whenever there is a strike against a pakistani taliban leader, i think it reflects increased cooperation between the united states and pakistan. this is a positive development, especially as the u.s. goes into 2014, which is going to be a critical year for pakistan and the united states in south asia. galpin said in islamabad, the opposition is accusing the u.s. of trying to sabotage these talks between the taliban and pakistan government with the strike. >> i'm not surprised by that. i think u.s. strikes against agostini taliban figures get the government -- against the taliban and figures give the islamabad government quiet cover over the close cooperation between the countries. typically they do not target asked any taliban, they focus on al qaeda. i think this reflects new working level relations between the two militaries. >> what do you think the timing means for the peace talks? >> i think the peace talks were mostly only for show. the government in islamabad was going through these talks to show that it has adopted all diplomatic options. on the talks have failed, which they will, the government can say w

u.s. operations in that region? >> caller: hagel says he put the marker down tonight on behalf of the united states and the u.s. military saying that the u.s. will not change in any way how it operates in the pacific. so, if it wants to fly through this zone, it will. by all indications. the u.s. has been upping its military position in the pacific. they call it that asia pivot. what it's really about is more u.s. military presence in the pacific rim to counter china, to have a military presence there. the bottom line for everybody, this is the new economic powerhouse and they don't want to see military destabilization. the chinese move is concerning because it's so unclear what they may be up to here, u.s. officials believe. >> it could be a dangerous chess game. thank you for joining us from washington. nice to hear from you. >>> okay, timing could not be worse. just in time for one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, a powerful weather system moving across the country. rain, snow and powerful winds are creating problems in a number of states. icy roads in oklahoma and texas. they are, of course, causing

united states. that is a significant difference. that translates into real capability problems down the road. investment is less than 20% of non-u.s. nato european countries, versus 30% for the united states. the united states today spends three times as much on equipment, seven times as much on r and d and four times as much for soldier on defense compared to its nato allies abroad. we've seen, thirdly, a decade of cuts in defense spending. in 2000, the non-u.s. nato spent 2% of gdp on defense. in 2007, before the financial crisis, the non-u.s. nato spent 1.5% of gdp. that is a quarter percent cut. in 2012, non-u.s. nato spent one-third, 1.3% of its gdp on defense. that is a one-third cut in relative terms since 2000. you cannot really have a strong military when you are underinvesting in the future. today only three allies meet the 2% goal aside from the united states, the u.k does so by counting expenses in afghanistan, greece, which frankly uses most of its defense moneys for a job program, and estonia, which while we appreciate what estonia does is not going to be the backbone of this. poland comes close to 2%. and clearly, i

own nuclear program which they build in secret from technology that they stole from the united states probably the u.s. will create a model they already gave them a half billion dollars when train its next round of talks a couple weeks ago and so israel will get its get its money from the united states as they always do they'll be pacified like that by the us is not going to give up on this piece of basic auld war with iran since one nine hundred seventy nine and this is a major step forward and we have everybody on board yes the they are not enriching to twenty percent of that not only do with the scare of a nuclear weapon here that was probably more of the french if you want to compete with the market for medical isotopes but there's been a lot of negotiation and a lot of time put in this and they're not going to throw it all away because the israelis are having a fit. in with r.t. today we will look at some other stories that shaped the past week just ahead. if you. got no opportunity. to start to construct your. cue don't want to be bad. don't want to be gangsters you don't want to be drug dealers

u.s. delegation after bin laden was killed. they were all critical of the united states. pakistanis unstable government is pakistans west enemy. americans can only help in the private sector, if and when feasible. u.s. policy should be more aware of the fat rick of the people and long term consequences. we need more americans involved on the political front working with policy makers for change. >> what can and should the governments with doing right now to have better regses? >> one thing that went missing in the visit to washington which got so much attention on the drone issue, one thing that went missing was all the conversation that had to do with the economic issues. and the prime minister really wanted to highlight that, and the obama administration really wanted to put him in a position where he could talk to officials about this. so they did. all the secretary of commerce. so speak to him on these issues -- and the overlap seems to lie in the observation that pakistan's economy, pakistan's development, really will only take off if it's further integrated into its

can imagine modifying that language specifically referencing the united states to understand there should be no weight given within the u.s. courts unless the united states has adopted the interpretation consistent with the domestic or seizures regarding the creation and international obligations. >> mr. chairman i hope maybe we can look at that language as we move forward. we need to ensure the pro-life community that this would not have any effect on present u.s. policy. have you seen any serious restriction or violation of the rights of parents regarding the education of their children as a result of the treaties that we have ratified? as you know the conventional the rights of the child, children in armed conflict, the optional protocol and children i guess in armed conflict, have you seen any serious restriction or violation of the rights of parents regarding the education of their children as a result of these previously senate ratified treaties? >> i have not aware. >> would you agree that the senate can ratify the crpd in a way that protects the prerogatives of parents and reaffirms the primacy of the u.s. law jus

u.s. pakistan relations. whenever there is a strike against a pakistani taliban leader, i think it reflects increased cooperation between the united states and pakistan. this is a positive development, especially as the u.s. goes into 2014, which is going to be a critical year for pakistan and the united states in south asia. galpin said in islamabad, the opposition is accusing the u.s. of trying to sabotage these talks between the taliban and pakistan government with the strike. >> i'm not surprised by that. i think u.s. strikes against agostini taliban figures get the government -- against the taliban and figures give the islamabad government quiet cover over the close cooperation between the countries. typically they do not target asked any taliban, they focus on al qaeda. i think this reflects new working level relations between the two militaries. >> what do you think the timing means for the peace talks? >> i think the peace talks were mostly only for show. the government in islamabad was going through these talks to show that it has adopted all diplomatic options. on the talks have failed, which they will, the government can say w

u.s. and the embassies of the united states and allies and also this information about n.s.a.ping into communication links of google and yahoo! is there something you can say to help us understand what's going on? what do you make of it? >> we had a briefing in the intelligence committee today and obviously it's a classified briefing, that's one of the frustrations of being on the intelligence committee is you can't freely share information. but as you know, general alexander, the head of the national security agency, has said that the reports about the n.s.a. tapping into google servers is not an accurate report. clearly, however, we need to have reforms of the system. we need to have more transparency. and we need to ensure that the privacy and civil liberties of americans are being safeguarded. and just today we approved a major reform bill that would l do just that. i'm very pleased that it includes an amendment that i authored with my colleague angus king from maine that will strengthen the role of the privacy and civil liberties board to do for oversight of n.s.a.'s coll