Reporting that the nsa tracked 60,000 phone calls during a one month period. Comes as a european delegation is already in the United States looking for answers. Live from the white house, the European Parliament committee, they wrapped up, what happened . Their first port of call mike rogers. You may remember over the weekend he was saying on the sunday talk shows that europe should in fact be grateful for all the surveillance keeping them safe. Much talk after that meeting those, a frank dialogue, ongoing dialogue but this is how the chairman of that european delegation put the problems as europe sees it off all of this nsa surveillance. We want to figure out why this kind of mass itch activities massive activities happening. In the end were fighting a battle in terms of security, we need to get that balance right. Were concerned too about security and we made that pretty clear. But also, there is balance to be struck in the privacy of citizens. In addition the chairman of the Foreign
The Digital World this morning as we grapple with the future of privacy in america. Plus, as Chris Christie raises money in florida this weekend, hes also trying to get his president ial ambitions back on track. This morning new allegations of strong arming by his administration from a new jersey mayor. Is the bridge scandal widening or is this politically motivated pilon . Well talk about it. Joining me here Andrea Mitchell niamalika henderson from the Washington Post, harold ford and newt gingrich. To all of you, isnt it significant that after all the hue and cry, after all these revelations by snowden, the president has in effect ended this debate by saying, these programs are going to stick around. I need them to keep the country safe, newt gingrich. Well, thats a very significant speech in the sense that heres a guy whose bias will be for civil libertarians but after five years of daily briefings in if the white house as said, you, you know, the world is really dangerous and we ne
Raises money in florida hes trying to get his president ial ambitions for 2016 back on track. This morning new allegations of strong arming by his administration from a new jersey mayor as the bridge scandal widening or is this pile on . Well talk about it. First to the round table joining me here, Andrea Mitchell and mallika and Newt Gingrich, to all of you, isnt it significant that after all the cry, after all these revelations by snowden, the president has in effect ended the debate by saying, these programs are going to stick around, i need them to keep the country safe, Newt Gingrich . Its a significant speech in the sense his bias would be for civil lib ter yins but daily briefings in the white house he said the world is really dangerous and we really need the tools to be safe. I think its very hard to imagine fundamental changes in the program against president obamas wishes. Yeah, i mean thats the question, reformers, are they going to say well challenge the programs and still
Might never view this war the same way again. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Stunning news from the white house minutes ago about why it took the Trump Administration 18 days from the moment they were warned about their National Security advisers possibly having been compromised by the russians until the moment that President Trump finally requested the resignation of former Lieutenant General Michael Flynn. White House Press Secretary sean spicer said the white house did not know how to take the warning from then acting attorney general sally yates because they did not think she was a trump supporter. Its a stunning admission when you consider the high stakes of what yates was alerting the white house to and the petty partisan politics the administration apparently allowed to cloud their judgment. Yesterday was the first time that the public heard the story directly from yates on her surprise upon hearing that Vice President pence and other senior white
and mike rog remembers, former republican chairman of the house intelligence committee. what are you hearing from syrians in the wake of not only this attack but the u.s. strike agence the assad regime in response, clarissa? well, jake, i think for people in opposition-held areas there was a moment of optimism or excitement even when president trump took the decision to strike the air base which is where the air strike was launched from. there are two questions. what the does this mean for the future? what is the syria policy going to look like in a more long-term way in the u.s. may have shown it has some leverage now at the negotiating table, but what does it actually go ahead and do with the leverage in the second question that i hear over and over again from syrians is, okay, why is it okay to kill us by the thousands with chemical weapons or rather, why is it