andy: is it really that many? and two months time. i assume people are really agitated by now. andy: were not airing the ones you re on. kristin, you said there is a difference between weeks coming from wikileaks and coming from our government. not picking a fight, i m not sure why you consider them to be different. first of all, the things about hillary clinton were not coming from the government, they were coming from the dnc. that s different than government official leaking things coming from the government. is that not? andy: i agree with that, i m just wondering why it matters if it makes a difference where the leaks come from, where they come from wikileaks or the government. if the wikileaks leaks had been government leaks? you can punish a government official, you can t punish russia. foreign government interfering with our election is not as bad at it s not good, but it s much
signaling they would do this for a while? reporter: it is a surprise. the obama administration has been tough on government leaks. according to the new york times, the administration prosecuted such cases, nine or ten, more than past presidents combined and chelsea manning is someone who really played a pivotal role in making wikileaks what it is. as we know, the administration has been very outspoken of the role it played in this past election, but the white house, anderson, has been setting the stage this week, signalling that perhaps there could be clemency granted to chelsea manning. we heard josh earnest in the press conference before the announcement was made, laying the groundwork, making the case for this, shaying she pleaded guilty, apologized, and has served time. the white house also saying that julian assange has promised to turn himself in if she was granted clemency played no role in this decision. of course julian assange is founder of wikileaks. thanks.
mail fraud and filing false tax returns. after two and a half years after being deluged and bombarded with allegation after allegation after allegation, i haven t been able to fully defend myself. it s been anonymous sources and let s be honest, let s call it what it is, absolutely shameful disgraceful government leaks. grim said he has no plans to resign his seat in congress. that does it for me. newsroom continues with doug right now. thanks, pam. breaking news at the top of the hour out at los angeles where doc rivers just talked about the controversy surrounding his boss. rivers, a former clipper himself said this just moments ago. these last 48 hours or more
than anthony weiner sent out. still less. still amazing. steve: he s by the way in fourth place among democrats in new york city. meanwhile, headlines for you. former senate majority leader trent lott waking up in a hospital this morning. he had an emergency appendectomy at a hospital in jackson, mississippi. the 71-year-old is expected to make a full recovery. anna: 32 minutes after the hour. how do you stop government leaks? get rid of the humans. a new dramatic step that is just being announced by the n.s.a. director at its cyber security conference. the plan, replace computer system administrators with machines. what we are in the process of doing, but not fast enough, is reducing our system administrators by about 90% for the first reason, which was to make our networks more defensible and more secure. anna: this plan was apparently already in place before the leaks but is now being sped up.
the u.s. and foreign nations but does not include actual conversations. the collection of communication logs is believed to be a major component of the bush administration s program of surveillance that took place without court orders. it comes as the obama administration is already facing a furor over its aggressive tactics in investigation of government leaks. the white house has not commented on that report. now to immigration reform. bipartisan legislation is expected to hit the senate floor next week. a new nbc news/ wall street journal poll finds a slight majority support it, but not necessarily right now. all of this as one of the house bipartisan immigration group s gang of eight steps down. nbc news s tracie potts is in washington with all the details. tracie, good morning. hi, mara. good morning, everyone. while this effort may not be completely falling apart, there are some here on capitol hill who now think it may be losing steam. i don t think there s even a chance