Welcome to Al Jazeera America. I am Morgan Radford in new york. Demanding answers. Germany is sending Senior Intelligence officials to washington after leaks reports accuse the nsa of spying on the german chancellors cell phone for years. A major mag claims that the u. S. Has been tracking her phone even before she became chancellor. Once more, her number was on the spy list when president obama visited berlin earlier this year. Protesters took to the streets just outside of the capitol to demand that Congress Investigate the nsa. Jean mazur has more reporter in washington, hundreds gathered to protest the National Security agencys surveillance programs. The man who made them public was called a hero, former nsa contractor Edward Snowden is in russia but sent a statement. Its about power, control, and trust in government, about whether you have a voice in our democracy or decisions are made for you rather than with you reporter the protestors messaging, you have been listening to us, s
We begin with breaking from washington. The air force has an investigation into dug use by dozens of Nuclear Missile launch officers has expanded into other issues. David shuster is here with more details. Reporter Debra Lee James had a News Conference at the pentagon and announced 37 air force officers and other personnel involved in missile situations both for drug use and cheating. This stems from an investigation that began a few weeks ago at the air force base in montana where two officers were stripped of their responsibilities after it was found that they were using drugs while on duty. That investigation then spread to other air force bases where they were apparently getting their drugs, and the air force has discovered a network up to 37 people engaged not only passing each other drugs but helping one another learn how to cheat on some of the proficiency tests and how to be officers i n the missile silos, they have to pass certain exams and the allegations are out there that s
Launch officers. Some of them accused of giving each other answers to tests on how to operate nuclear missiles. Others accused of knowing about it and looking the other way. David shuster is following the investigation for us. Reporter tony, the pentagon had a News Conference in which the air force secretary and chief of staff reveal that officers used Text Messages to help one another pass a monthly proficiency exam. 16 of the officers cheated and another 17 knew about it and did not report the violations. There is another person stripped of their responsibilities because of alleged drug use. Heres what debra lee james, secretary of the air force, had to say this afternoon. Afternoon. This is absolutely unacceptable behavior and completely contrary to our core values in the air force, and the number one core value for us is integrity. Im profoundly disappointed in the airmen involved in this, and ive directed immediate actions take place. Reporter including stripping those officers of
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Todd country music, apple pie and baseball. In the next hour, a pie magically appears in studio, in city field the mets will play the Atlanta Braves at 4 00 at 4 00 pm. Carley shimkus is out there all morning previewing the big games, going over the big game and looking at saturday a huge day of baseball on fox. Jillian a short season but we are seeing a season. We will see how everything plays out and keep you updated. Todd very good friday morning, you are watching fox and friends first. Jillian thank you for starting your day with us. We begin with a fox news alert. Into chicagos grant part, the city tears down the Christopher Columbus statue. Todd protests erupt outside mayor Lori Lightfoots home. Griff jenkins joins us with the overnight developments. Reporter a lot of developments, the Christopher Columbus statue in grant park has come down. That is show you this video, you see it coming down with the crane, professionally, the city is doing it, they put it on this truck and drov