national security. specifically, i'm asking the attorney general and dni to institute reforms that place additional restrictions on government's ability to retain, search, and use in criminal cases, communications between american citizens incidentally collected under section 702. in investigating threats, the fbi also relies on what is called national security letters which requires companies to supply limited information without disclosing orders to the subject of the investigation. these are cases in which it is important that the subject of the investigation, such as a possible terrorist or spy, is not tipped off. we can and should be more transparent and how government uses this authority. i, therefore, directed the attorney general to amend how we use national security letters so that this secrecy will not be indefinite. so that it will terminate within a fixed time unless the government demonstrates a real need for further secrecy. we will also enable communications providers to make public more information than ever before about the orders they have received to provide data to the government. this brings me to the program that has generated the most con

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national security. specifically, i am asking the attorney general and dni, to institute reforms that place additional restrictions on government's ability to retain, search, and usein criminal cases communications between americans and foreign citizens incidentally collected under section 702. fourth, in investigating threats, the fbi also relies on what's called national security letters, which can require companies to provide specific and limited information to the government without disclosing the order tots subject of the investigation. these are cases in which the subject of the investigation, such as a possible terrorist or spy isn't tipped off. but we can and should be more transparent in how government uses this authority. i have, therefore, directed the attorney general to amend how we use national security letters so that this secrecy will not be indefinite. so that it will terminate within a fixed time unless the government demonstrates a real need for further secrecy. we will also enable communications directors to make public more information than ever before about the orders they have received to provide data to the government. this brings me to the

national security. specifically, i'm asking the attorney general and dni to institute reforms that place additional restrictions on government's ability to retain, search, and use in criminal cases communications between americans and foreign citizens incidentally collected under section 702. fourth, in investigating threats, the fbi also relies on what's called national security letters, which can require companies to provide specific and limited information to the government without disclosing the orders to the subject of the investigation. now these are cases in which it's important that the subject in the investigation, such as a possible terrorist or spy, isn't tipped off. but we can and should be more transparent in how government uses this authority. i've, therefore, directed the attorney general to amend how we use national security letters so that this secrecy will not be indefinite, so that it will terminate within a fixed time, unless the government demonstrates a real need for further secrecy. we will also enable communications providers to make public more information than ever before about the orders that they have received to provide data to the

or has the details the us director of national intelligence claims that syria has not successfully weaponized biological agents in affective delivery system but he says the government possesses conventional weapon systems that could be used to launch biological weapons now speaking to the senate intelligence committee james clapper said that america's spy agencies believe that some elements of syria's biological warfare program might have advanced beyond the research and development stage and might be capable. production the timing of these comments are quite interesting you have to understand them in context mr clapper is making these allegations as damascus has been successfully complying with the russia u.s. brokered deal to remove and destroy its arsenal of chemical weapons the agreement was brokered as a way to avert u.s. missile strikes that president obama was threatening in september to carry out now it looks as though the u.s. administration may have a new reason to revisit their military playbook mr clapper is warning that syrian militant groups tied to al qaeda such as the al nusra

three-square-mile town to commit this armed robbery in and use the movie the "town" and brought us national news coverage. >>> it's memorial day weekend 2011 in palos heights, illinois, a sleepy suburb outside of chicago. as employees prepare to close the tcf bank, two masked thieves enter through the front door, make a beeline for the vault, and leave with more than $120,000 in cash. the bank teller gives the police a description of the getaway car, a silver four-door chevrolet. about half a mile away, officer brent dreger is driving through a palos heights subdivision. >> it was raining. we'd been slow all day, so i tried to hit the side streets to make a presence in the neighborhood. >> a slow day becomes memorable when he gets a call over the radio and realizes how close he is to the scene of the crime. >> nobody was outside i didn't know if they were still inside, if there were hostages inside or what was going on. i got up to the south of the building and waited for updates from dispatch. >> detective jerry watka is out of town for memorial day weekend, but he's on call and gets to th

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i tease my template and has a detox the us and director of national intelligence claims that syria has not successfully what the knights biological agents in effective delivery system but he says that guided the government possesses conventional weapons systems that could be used to launch a biological what is now speaking to the senate intelligence committee by james copper said that america's spy agencies believe that some elements of serious biological warfare program might have advanced beyond the research and development stage and might be capable of limited agent production fell at the time you heard these comments are quite interesting you have to either stand them in context mr cropper is making these allegations as damascus has been successfully complying with the russian u s brokered deal to remove and destroy its arsenal of chemical weapons the agreement was brokered as a way to avert a us missile strikes that president obama was reading in september to carry out now it looks as though the us administration may have a new reason to revisit the military playbook. mr cropper i

the most popular trail in glacier national park leaves from the visitor center, the heavily used trails from the foot path to hidden lake. we wanted to see as much of the park as we could so we braved the crowds and a little snow left on the trail to have a little look. okay well right now i'm just above the logan pass parking lot. logan pass is one of the busiest parking lots i've ever seen in my life, and you may be discouraged by that but don't be. be patient, find a place to park and get out here and enjoy this beautiful setting. this is one of the most beautiful alpine places i've ever been and i'm not more than a 20 minute hike from the parking lot. the further you go the more the crowds will thin out obviously. you can see this is just a magical environment. the trail to hidden lake overlook is only a couple of miles and elevation gain isn't too bad. if there is still snow footing can be tricky so take your time as you climb near the continental divide. the sweeping alpine views of the trail will stop you in your tracks. wide open stretches of grass and wild flowers are framed b

when linked files from the us national security agency revealed that the american spies had been keeping close tabs on a key ally germany the government there was furious comparing the practices to those of the stasi east germany's notorious secret police artist peter all over met with a veteran of that service to find out just how similar the two really are. on finding out that the united states attempt to private mobile phone call confronted president obama with this claim. former offices in the east german secret police which was known as the stars of a warning for the n.s.a. if they think must surveillance is the solution to a nation's problems who quote if it's even the best qualified and most advanced secret service cannot save the state we showed you that away from the professed shock of the politicians at the n.s.a. spying ability how does it compare with the actions of the east german secret services during the cold war as can now as to elude this is exactly as illegal as some of the tactics that the stasi used to employ it is a breach of human rights but the government machine

the us national security agency was criticized by other nations for carrying the playa toppings on phone conversations. domestically an amber alert. i will work for more surveillance programs because the vital work of our intelligence community depends on confidence here and abroad the privacy of ordinary people is not being violent obama also defended easing economic sanctions on iran and asked for the time and space. the us needs to continue ongoing nuclear negotiations with the country and this congress sends me a new sanctions bill now that threatens to the rail these talks i will veto it uh uh for the sake of our national security. we must give diplomacy a chance to succeed on the asia pacific region obama reiterated the importance of its allies we will continue to focus on the asia pacific. for we support our allies. shou a future greater security and prosperity. and extend a hand to those devastated by disaster. as we do in the philippines. lee has happened. mitsui that people understood that the policy that is. i worry about instead of through military action. i don't think you c

and the week's top stories we're watching the weekly on our c international with me your national profile of us thanks for joining us. following months of uncertainty syria's main opposition body nag zeile has finally decided to meet face to face with the assad government at wednesday's geneva two conference this is the first time the science will be in the same room struggling to strike a roadmap for peace some key groups and members of the syrian national coalition have previously rejected talks and try to impose preconditions for the blocs but is the patient in the meeting hearing the internal disarray in the body right before the decision the country's foreign minister offered a prisoner swap with the rebels. can offer ports now on the latest from serious diplomatic front with time running out before the start of geneva two conference on syria it was a busy week for global diplomacy it's our hope that in the face to face meeting of the regime and the opposition will be the beginning of the beginning of the end to this unspeakable conflict never before have russia and the worst been so unite

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by firearms if being armed made us safer in america we should be the safest nation on. earth clearly not the safest. as the syrian government and opposition shows us signs of progress into also you was unleashes a new. scare mongering seem to mask is capable of producing biological weapons. we need a way to balance against geneva baby to find a way to continue to demonize your son government because their ultimate goal is to get rid of assad. and she is the first channel to get near the action in the address where in the early morning of funds lummis radicals left thousands displaced and claimed dozens. buys in the hand that feeds ukraine's opposition bryant has refused to vacate seized government buildings a precondition for an amnesty put forward by the government in a bid to live in the crisis gripping the country. these homeless as he is a beer lover to save the day super sleeping the streets of berlin helping those down in the dumps to get back on their feet. whether you're watching it on the milk london or beijing this international you're with me so it's good to h

deserves this year the phrase is welfare tourism which is used to describe the phenomenon of people from port country is moving to richer nations ostensibly to seek welfare benefits. the society chooses certain politicians and commentators of using this expression to demonize them and us. it was in a second sydney team in a single x can in person as well. not a debate that has been whispers to me right. so it's time for member is what is their website to view and on tv now though. the air the caught up at the helm. each cage the free world. kitty. he died on the air. koreans are iraq. specialist utilize the economic social and contributions of korean society the horse. sundays at twelve pm move in. mm mm mm mm mm mm mm. i did. it is the rest the day. i mean the week in you. he knew me i will. it is six one. what she knew was with brian got some of the chevron bp last march for repairs before to drop this committee defended the eighty five million euro in consultancy fees. but the director says the calls are justified by the government was

is meeting to bolster the drive to eliminate syria's toxic but on the eve of the gathering the us national intelligence chief kick started a new wave of scaremongering saying the assad government remains capable of producing biological arms james clapper warned of thousands of foreigners have joined the rebels in syria where al-qaeda linked groups are inspiring them to bring the jihad back home with them and even establish special training camps to teach foreign recruits how to attack targets in the u.s. and other western nations german journalist roger i spoke to him earlier he says washington brought this threat upon itself who shall know better about the military capabilities of the syrian or of the rebels in syria better than the us intelligence chief because he has two mil he was arming them or the west was arming these people sold they would have to know how many arms they have i was in damascus when security sources where saying that the united states delivered one hundred stinger rockets to the f.s.a. to the free syrian army which is known as so-called moderate army and a couple of

defense ministry after hosting a contest the size of one of her hostingked it up mrs barron with us national security. so the toll. on the soldiers. the sale of certain way and who says that a certain time. so even though there's other people the voters on one interview it's not really possible because they have everything lined up already for. and so every although all the tv stations all the reporters have the same interview. and last about one o one a little diversity but since i can have it. the cold coke lol it's time to go up another snow covered mountain. after walking on the still weak and in passing a densely wooded area. we arrived at a snow covered hill. it was ready to fire. tv cabinet. all of the loom. oh well hitting safe haven. made by taking to snow and soil. she goes to paul. aw you. morobe. the new ball to bowl one in the hope that i have. i don't use all year was an emotion than the three d movies of the top of this close to the pool to do. volatile easily doesn't get to see so i go down to a total sum ago. you will mobile for padilla was all well knew the moms and cumin i

national security. specifically, i'm asking the attorney general and dni to institute reforms that place additional restrictions on government's ability to retain search, and use in criminal cases, communications between american citizens incidentally collected under section 702. in investigating threats, the fbi also relies on what is called national security letters which requires companies to supply limited information without disclosing orders to the subject of the investigation. these are cases in which it is important that the subject of the investigation, such as a possible terrorist or spy, is not tipped off. we can and should be more transparent and how government uses this authority. i, therefore, directed the attorney general to amend how we use national security letters so that this secrecy will not be indefinite. so that it will terminate within a fixed time unless the government demonstrates a real need for further secrecy. we will also enable communications providers to make public more information than ever before about the orders they have received to provide data to the government. this brings me to the program that has generated the most con

." >> as we recently learned, the us national security agency, or nsa, can hack into pretty much any mobile phone call or transaction. and who says it's only the nsa? some 100,000 attacks occur in germany every day. we know of a man who used to launch such attacks. but he's since switched sides and now offers his services to fend off hackers. meet mathias ungetum, who's invited us to look around his high-tech global living room. my name is matthias ungethÜm and i live here in geringswalde, in central saxony. and i really like it here, because it's very quiet. i'm a penetration tester. at first that sounds funny to most people, but all it means is that i evaluate systems to find their weak points. by now almost everyone who cares about their data wants to protect it, and that's why i'm here. if i get a job that requires me to go see a client, i get up and leave home early. but usually i can work from home. that means whenever i wake up, i just sit down at my computer and get started. and this thing here, is a hard drive that was found once when my house was searched. i'd basically com

us troops in the country up to two cars and fourteen. we have reports later that they obstructed by the nation's most widely watched our customers has already been shot the commotion some funded by a us organization. going to fish and criticism because the coach his team on the design of the band has to choose and decide to execute the fact that the united states. who knew that the troops tuesday. the cost is to extend the sportsperson of the books he came under investigation on to instead do so so poignant was the key the commotion stephen complete interviews the banking side of guns going on because i signed the accord immediately getting to the edge of a hand in november last year the city of god enters into us to seek a td. it's true in the country beyond the cool cars and fourteen deadline. because they said he will not send it to the dissident and connections to the kitchen. top young he sought out the mess and some of the naughtiness and energy on the show up seeing it all made the scene of some of them up on some dismiss us as senior had only met them at once on a much better than does not in trouble calling on tuesday to spend too

on monday korea is one of the country to be eligible for a bronze tension exceptions under the us national defense authorization act. korea depends on imports for its oil needs and iran as the major supplier to the east stations will also allow sold to imply petrochemicals and export automobile parts that haven't been since last july the mill is expected to bring korean companies about one hundred million us dollars. the international atomic energy agency confirmed monday that iraq has begun shutting down parts of its nuclear program the agency said the tehran to stop production of uranium with a concentration of about five percent and had begun diluting its stockpile of twenty percent enriched uranium. iraqi now benefit from the easing of sanctions with up to seventy billion dollars including recovering frozen oil revenues when some four point two billion dollars the east asians will only be effective for six months giving the world powers time to negotiate the final deal with iran the action he says to restrictions on trade and petrochemicals gold and precious metals and under provision

side by side with a very cozy with the nation and i believe that we can show the word this can be done. and i'd be used to teach came from all these new scotch her sport and everything between the two nations. all week and really conclude that all is rosy between the israelis and palestinians in the west bank we are able to see some very touching human connections that can serve as an exemplary behavior to others the game one and one jacobson in israel. i the and mm. new york is a continuance of conflict and frigid temperatures in the creek plummets into mulling this is causing big problems when you spend that dice waking up solid mid grade two conditions the work you're out of it that bravado so critical of eagle vale site it's freezing happy deal with that. just warm milk with the hot sweat on that double play and steel which shows that if we could get the green ribbon temperatures are expected to become more bearable in a few tapas until then it's sixty two others are doing everything possible to avoid the pump our mail but both parties staying warm and there. he has the added stayed great truths of

like mexico brazil spain and germany as well as residents in islamic nations like algeria in indonesia. all pick the us as the top threat to peace other nations like levin on iraq in tunisia. israel is the greatest threat to peace in all those living in poland in georgia russia to be the greatest threat to bits now despite the overwhelmingly negative attitudes the world has torn us policies that threaten to use the poll also asked the global community which country they would prefer to live in. and the united states' top that list as well by nine points. so there's

ed, the balance between civil liberties tom ridge was talking about in the sound bite you used as well as national security. what is the concern, ed, that maybe some of the changes will make us more vulnerable to terrorist attacks? >> reporter: just this morning general michael hayden, the former director not just of the nsa but the cia was on nbc saying he fears some of the changes he is hearing about talking about with potentially putting these phone records in the hands of a third party or telecom giants he thinks this could go back to sort of a pre9/11 mentality where the country could be more vulnerable to terror attacks. that is why republicans like john mccain, saying that the president can't make decisions on his own. it might be good to bring congress here. beyond executive action it might be the legislative branch to get involved to weigh this carefully. take a listen. >> congress will not have enough say unless we have a select committee like the 9/11 commission where we could come up with recommendations and, and, have legislation enacted. >> reporter: so bottom line we'll be hear frot

popular traded currency behind it an easy one and the us dollar the euro is the view was well why did the round fifteen billion those students that the nation. wait is over nine hundred billion euros in all that's broadly comparable to the total value of the us to love the looks. which is no mean feat in just twelve years. the main reasons for the redesign is the year of increasing popularity among criminals and rising care if it concerns you never care if the euro banknotes withdrawn from circulation in the second half of last year rose by eleven point four percent from the first half to three hundred and fifty three thousand the largest numbers since two thousand ten. she gets ticked off and shimmery lal showed his latest collection on home turf alongside chinese designer maxima. it's nice chinese designer much has been waiting for the right time to show her collection in asia. she chose hong kong as the perfect bridge between china and the last to show for spring summer two thousand fourteen lecture read it dies and collection featuring uniquely patterned designs the babies. that is a translation from sin. nate is the best potato. i deci

were not able to use your national currency to pay debts that were contracted in a particular country then. there would be very good reason to go and hold somebody else's currency you might expect that. there would be a general flight for international currency into. into another countries and that would be that would cause problems does cause problems for countries where there is some doubt about either the stability of the currency or the willingness of the of the rest of the world to hold it that actually means well it's my next question what about money as a store of value now if citizens lose faith in government won't they turn away from state money as a store of value altogether and thus eroding the value of money. so it can happen sure it does happen it happens and and particularly in countries that are not all large economies of the world system because they have their citizens who have the option of taking holding their wealth in other in other countries assets and so that is the system which tends to benefit the large of the largest of wealthiest countries at the expense of

us. we begin with the new development in inner korean relations right as most of the nation was wrapping up the workweek hours ago north korea offered to hold for unions for families separated during the korean war and in uni in response south korea welcomed the proposal for more on the latest sign of improving inter korean ties beacon that much tragedy and sitting by the new center billy and what can you tell us to see a shiny new with me at around six thirty pm korean time in the family re union proposal in a telephone message sent to south korea as a restaurant by the inter korean restaurant on the last time and on. this according to korean central news agency the location of every unions that would be the malcolm done some resort as previously agreed upon and by the two koreas. as for the tightening of the re unions the north said they should take place at the most convenient time for south korea has denied the weather eases up after the lunar new year holiday. castillo after tanya made the proposal the south korean government issued a statement welcoming the menu. the unification mi

watching a friendly between a local team and a group of former nba stars the new us national basketball league cent of tv it had concluded a crime scene and happy birthday the program also showed canada's climate and the garden and having photos taken with their visitors the workers party newspaper of old seaman teacher came in london on its front and second pages included robin as saying he was so pleased to meet him again he was analysts say state media's coverage of him and the americans reflects a political move. they stayed in was to consolidate his power. kurt is powerful and cold temps on to i know him japanese and french foreign and defense leaders sat down in paris on thursday for the first time to discuss bilateral cooperation. part of japan's to diplomatic strategy is to strengthen security ties with its allies around the world and its heroes to local come up to hezbollah. and i'm trying to help folks being called up to post anything the country scoring and defense ministers of the same table for the first time. the geese costs and waste to strengthen the fence and security c

the united nations as a full fledged member of the united nations it's a legitimate government of syria those world supporting. others who are using extremist measures in order to. advance whatever political cause that they may have violated international law. the fact is that there is a legitimate government seated in damascus in syria recognized by the united nations. because that is the case those who have relations with that government will continue to have relations with that comment but iran is not providing volunteers to syria we are all having relations with syria in accordance with our agreements in the past and that would just be your deputy foreign minister in an interview to russia today told us that iran was actually providing military expertise and help to syria how we have longstanding military cooperation with the syrian government has the government recognized by the united nations and those corporations within the context of international law within the context of our international obligations and restrictions placed within international law will continue i know that you have spoken to your turkish counterpart ab

they are new revelations in the stock topped the us national security agency nsa has been installing software or hardware as many as one hundred thousand computers around the world but not in united states to conduct surveillance on those machines. this one engine spam and has more details from washington dc. senator biden just days before president obama will announce proposed reforms to the nsa new revelations that the us sinful treats computers around the world. even when they're not connected to the internet. according to documents provided to german paper dish people from edward snowdon the nsa uses a combination of software and high tech spy hardware like this trend seaver. the name cotton of one embedded in a usb plug to wirelessly transmit data back and forth between a receiving station like this one. codename nightstand which can be miles away from the target computer this allows the nsa to target secure computers not connected to the internet once the items are cleverly put in place. the computers can then be monitored or use to launch a cyber attack the nsa refuses to comm

this is asking international coming to live from moscow my name is you thanks for joining us nationally say they are now taking charge of the attempted revolution in ukraine because they are unhappy with the opposition's leadership one senior member of the so-called right sector movement says the aims of the more moderate activists are too vague among the groups ideas is to reject the e.u. stable establishing a ukrainian only state and the ethnic minorities are now worried about the potential rise of extremism there as are his legs here cesky finds out this is a conflict that goes back generations. chef ski barely remembers the horrific events of nine hundred forty three when ukrainian insurgents came to slaughter his village in western ukraine but the most tragic things live well in his memory. is that one of them caught up and shot from close range there was a huge noise a bullet hit an ear with it touched the temple my mom fell down she was unconscious the blood was everywhere they thought and sober and went to the village to murder they didn't kill they murdered with pitchforks and

more than 30 nations will us 30 nations will possible, all of whom must be to thecated -- committed genevaent communicate. you were in paris the other day when the foreign minister of russia stepped up and reiterated that the purpose of the conference is the implementation of the geneva i communicate. -- communique. nobody would have believed that assad would have given up his weapons. but he did. the reason he did was his patrons came to understand that he had to. i believe as we begin to get the in thisnd begin to get process it will become clear there is no political solution whatsoever if assad is not discussing a transition and if he thinks he is going to be part of that future. it is not going to happen. the people who are the opponents of this regime will never ever stop. there will be a low-grade insurgency at least and at worst potentially at the level of a civil war if it continues because they will not stop. where not out of options with respect -- we are not out of options with respect to what we can do to further change the calculation, and we have made that clear to the russi

were not able to use your national currency to pay debts that were contracted a particular country. there would be very good reason to go and hold somebody else's currency you might expect that. there would be a general flight for international currency into. into another countries and that would be that would cause problems does cause problems for countries where there is some doubt about either the stability of the currency or the willingness of the of the rest of the world to hold it that actually means well it's my next question what about money as a store of value now if citizens lose faith in government won't they turn away from state money as a store of value altogether and thus a roading the value of money. so it can happen sure it does happen it happens and and particularly in countries that are not all large economies of the world system because they have their citizens who have the option of take hold of their wealth and other in other countries assets and so that is the system which tends to benefit the large of the largest of wealthiest countries at the expense of some

were not able to use your national currency to pay debts that were contracted in a particular country and. there would be very good reason to go and hold somebody else's currency you might expect that. there would be a general flight for international currency into. into another countries and that would be that would cause problems does cause problems for countries where there is some doubt about either the stability of the currency or the willingness of the of the rest of the world to hold it that actually means well it's my next question what about money as a store of value now if citizens lose faith in government won't they turn away from state money as a store of value altogether and thus eroding the value of money. so it can happen sure it does happen it happens and and particularly in countries that are not all large economies of the world system because they have their citizens who have the option of take hold of their wealth in other in other countries assets and so that is the system which tends to benefit the large and largest of wealthiest countries at the expense of some o

national security. specifically, i am asking the attorney general and dni to institute reforms that place additional restrictions on government's ability to retain, search, and useases communications between americans and foreign citizens incidentally collected under section 702. in investigating threats, the fbi also relies on what is called national security letters, which can require companies to provide specific and limited information to the government without disclosing orders to the subject of the investigation. which it isses in important that the subject of the investigation, such as a possible terrorist or thought, isnot -- terrorist or spy, not to adopt, but we can and should be more transparent in how the government uses this authority. i have therefore directed the attorney general to amend how we use national security letters so that the secrecy will not be indefinite, so that it will terminate within a fixed time, unless the government demonstrates a real need for further secrecy. we will also enable communications providers to make public more information than ever before about the orders that they have received to provide data to the government.