Pieces. Why an insurance loophole is preventing some from rebuilding their stormravaged homes. Good morning. Welcome to august america. Its great to have you with us. Im stephanie sy. Im thomas day den. The National Security agency is now under fire here at home. Both the president and congress are considering changes that would limit the n. S. A. s sweeping ability to collect intelligence. Words like constraint, transparency and increased oversight are now used when talking about the future of the nations spy agency. A Bipartisan Group of lawmakers is expected to introduce a bill that could curtail the n. S. A. s powers to indiscriminately collect personal information. The u. S. A. Freedom act is authored by patrick lahee. It would provide restrictions against who the n. S. A. Could target and require the government to delete information it collects accidentally, more aggressively than it does now. The bill has a dozen co sponsors in the senate and 70 in the house. Meanwhile, senator
People without food on madagascar. First there were the embarrassing disclosures from the former intelligence officer, edward snowden. Then, the embarrassin embarrassa merkel phone tapping. Barack obama is ordering a,. Trying to get some answers. Theyve said that trust needs to be rebuilt. But in a few hours time the director of National Intelligence and the director of the nsa will face congressional grilling. We will talk with our correspondent in washington after this story by bernard smith. This could be about to end. In an interview, president Barack Obama Says that National Security operations generally have one purpose to make sure the American People are safe. But im initiating now a review to make sure what theyre able to do doesnt necessarily mean what they should be doing. This has partly been prompted by reports in germany that president obama was briefed on the surveillance of chancellor Angela Merkels phone in 2010. Officials say thats not true and the white house only di
U. S. To tell their story hoping to put pressure on the government. And ill be reporting on how swarms of locusts have eaten crops across 70 of madagascar and a new plan to kill them. So barack obama ordered a review of National Security Agency Intelligence operations saying more constraints are needed. The u. S. Spying program has come under fierce criticism overall gagss of nsa had been monitoring millions of citizens and heads of state around the world and we have more. Reporter the u. S. Government practice of listening in on the phone calls of leaders of allied countries could be about to end. In an interview president Barack Obama Says that National Security operations generally have one purpose, to make sure the American People are safe. But im initiating now a review to make sure that what they are able to do doesnt necessarily mean its what they should be doing. This is prompted by reports in germany that president obama was briefed on the surveillance of Angela Merkels phone
Crops in madagascar and a new plan to kill them. U. S. President barack obama ordered a review of the National Security Agency Intelligence operations acknowledging more constraints are needed and he is being criticized over the nsa tapped Angela Merkels phone and snooped on other european allies and we have more. Reporter the practice of listening in on the phone calls of the leaders of allied countries could be about to end. In an interview president Barack Obama Says that National Security operations generally have one purpose, to make sure the American People are safe. But im initiating now a review to make sure what they are able to do doesnt necessarily mean its what they should be doing. This is prompted by reports in germany that president obama was briefed on the surveillance of chancellor merkels known in 2010. Administration Officials Say its not true and a white house review only discovered the surveillance of World Leaders in the summer and say the bugging of merkels phone
Arriving in south is a do not to work on a solution to end the fighting. 23 people in egypt have been arrested for being linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. We are in cairo and joins us now. The spokesman has said if people either write or voice Muslim Brotherhood idealogy, what kind of punishment will they be facing . Its quite straight forward. Its five years if youre caught. Those 23 people were arrested simply for distributing Muslim Brotherhood pamphlets, promoting brotherhood ideology and according to authorities, inciting violence. The interior minute industry spokesman said anybody who attends a protest march supporting the Muslim Brotherhood will be arrested and will be facing a five year sentence. Anybody who is accused of or convicted of being a Senior Member of the brotherhood, financing the brotherhood, providing information to the brotherhood could get life sentences, so it is very, very serious in deed. Of course the Muslim Brotherhood was also an n. G. O. , did much work