Good morning and welcome to Aljazeera America on this monday. A group of european lawmakers arrived in washington today and want answers concerning the n. S. A. Spying program. A number of reports almost all based on information leaked by former n. S. A. Contractor Edward Snowden suggest the u. S. Has been spying on many countries and their leaders, including important u. S. Allies. The white house denies the report that president obama knew the n. S. A. Was eavesdropping on german leader angela merkel. We have the latest. A nine member delegation will meet with senior government officials over allegations of widespread spying against leaders. New allegations surfaced that president obama approved spying on german chancellor angela merkel. According to the wall street journal, the president was unaware the n. S. A. Was spying on World Leaders and ordered the agency to stop some of the monitoring programs after learning of them. The president assured the chancellor that the United State