Friday, november 22nd, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning. Im Savannah Guthrie along with al roker and Natalie Morales. This is a solemn day in our national history. 50 years ago today, president john f. Kennedy was gunned down in dallas. The eternal flame still burns at Arlington National cemetery this morning. Over at the white house the flag will be lowered and has been lowered and at other sites around the country. This is a day that people say an age of innocence ended. It was the end of a period known as camelot in this country. We can all think of where we were. At least those of us that were alive at that time. Yeah, i remember 3rd grade. They brought us into the auditorium. First time you saw strangers crying on the street. Of course, our top story today. Nbcs lester holt is in dallas this morning. Lester, good
The only way to top it off essendon meaningful. Ukraine is in the midst of a political crisis and the president Viktor Yanukovich has gone on sick leave. No one knows when hell be back on some opposition to his seat as an excuse to avoid further discussion of which have so far failed to put a stop to two months of sometimes violent and deadly protests yanukovich has offered freedom from prosecution to peaceful protest is but only if they beat the official buildings there okay fine and that doesnt look like its going to happen and in the meantime the pressure on ukraines government is calling for above the waist and from russia the headquarters of the revolution. Dance with demonstrators had painted on the walls of kiev city home its one of the key buildings is occupied and which the government insists they must give up. This building is strategically very important to us as many people come here to stay warm and sunny. And it is really cold outside right now so we arent about to leave
Post. Then return the technology and privacy, 2013 set the report for Internet Usage on smart phones. Whats next in 2014 well he ask a panel of experts. The year in surveillance and new technologies will change our lives, its all ahead on face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, face the nation with Bob Schieffer. Substituting for Bob Schieffer cbs news chief White House Correspondent major garrett. Good morning again, welcome to face the nation. We start today with what may be the biggest story of the year, it began back in june when National Security Agency Contractor Edward Snowden began leaking top secret documents, disclosed Government Programs involving surveillance on every from ordinary americans to our closest international allies. Joining us now is general Michael Hayden former head of the National Security agency and cia is now a principle of the Chertoff Group here in washington. Before we get to nsa and surveillance a lot of ground to cover
Putin power as he flexes muscle on the pearl stage. Today he oversaw a military exercise and overseeing the Nuclear Forces that included the test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile. The leader claimed was planned back in november just 24 hours ago there were headlines of his apparent softening tone to step back after putin said Russian Troops had withdrawn of course, there was no evidence of that in the u. S. Military informed the world they have seen nothing to support the russian president s statement. With the secession vote scheduled on sunday pro russian separatists to five black Vladimir Putin say they decided to go ahead with the referendum and the russian leader had no comment. The of white house is silent on his latest aggressions but the United States does have a presence in the black sea and earlier today the uss taylor are arrived at the Georgia Court to send a message of support and strength to our nato allies. Seven russian ships through the English Channel and
It was only two weeks ago that the centers for medicare and Medicaid Services declared that they did not have the authority to order such an extension and then secretary Kathleen Sibelius testified before two separate committees that the march 31 deadline would not be changed. Listen to these outright declarations that are as of today no longer operative. We have no plans to extend the open woman. It ends on march 31. In fact, we dont actually have the Statutory Authority to extend the enrollment time in 2014. Are you going to delay the open woman beyond march 31 . Moment will not be delayed. The enrollment deadline will end march 31. There is secretary sebelius understanding unsuccessfully why it contradicts her own words to congress. Here she is today in full spin mode after a local news anchor pressed her on how this delay can be construed as anything but another delay. Is this an extension or delay or problem . If none of the above. Its a very logical way to make sure that people g