6 million in cash and jewels stolen from jfk airport in 1978, today a big arrest. A new report calls the National Security agencies massive Data Collection program illegal. The independent privacy and Civil Liberties board criticized president obamas decision not the end the program. We simply disagree with the boards analysis, consistent with the ice strict court for the Southern District of new york, and Southern District of california as well as the finding of 15 judges of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on 36 separate occasions over the past seven years the administration believes that the program is lawful. As the president has said, however, he believes we can and should make changes that will give the American People greater confidence. The report comes on the same day that the man that revealed the details of that program is participating in his first internet chat. That is literally happening right now. John is here with more on what snowden is saying before we get
In less than an hour that fragile truce between police and protesters running out in ukraine, the more than two months of protest growing more violent this week. It all began when the president pulled out of the trade deal with the european union. Today the president called for an emergency session of parliament. Jennifer glasse joins us. Reporter right now the opposition leaders are meeting with the president or supposed to be meeting at the president over at his office not far from here. That trust expected to expire around 8 00 pm, not necessarily that that is a hard deadline, but thats the time that the leader one of the leaders of the opposition gave to the people, the police, and the protesters that he spoke to. Nonetheless the protesters are preparing this is one of the barricades behind me. These are the places that they are worried the police might come into. A couple of days ago they poured water down the hill so if the police approach, it would be very difficult to get to it
And revealing dna, what is possible with tting. Tonight, new conversations considering National Security privacy, and Edward Snowden. U. S. Attorney says the u. S. Is willing to talk, when it comes to resolving criminal charges against the former nsa contractor, but he says snowden must first take responsible for leaking top secret spy information. Today he was talking defending his actions during a live chat over the internet. More on his appearance. John, good evening we havent heard much since he moved to russia, of course he did give an interview to the washington post. And he has recently given interview to the new yorker. But today Edward Snowden spoke to the world via the internet site. There were a dozen questions asks some of the questions and answers were better of some of the others and we selected three for you. The question asked is under what conditions would you agree to return to the united states, and he replies returning to the u. S. I think is the best resolution for
Trip, engagement, cooperation and peaceful coexistence. Irans president addresses the World Economic forum in davos. Days after sanctions were eased from his country. It can be an apartment. I dont care. I want somewhere to live. A little girls dream to have a roof over her head. Looking at homelessness through the eyes of a child. And an iconic statue of jesus damaged by a lightening strike. What they are doing to repair the damage down. The damage that was done. Good morning and welcome to al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. The political crisis in ukraine is spiralling out of control. You are looking at live pictures from the cap fall kiev. This is the fifth day of violent clashes in the citys main square. Opposition leaders called for elections immediately. Talks ended wednesday. One Opposition Leader said the government has 24 hours to prevent a blood shed. Both sides say talks will resume. Government forces stepped up their crackdown, closing off streets and firing a water canon
Political joining us. The meeting . Of it sounds like harry reid is ready to go forward with the Nuclear Option, to change the senate rules by 51 votes, rather than the normal threshold of 67 votes. The higher threshold is usually your usually set to make it harder to occur. He says he is so frustrated with the use of the Majority Party to block legislation moving forward that he will invoke this very unusual procedure to change the rules by 51 votes. We want to vote change the filibuster rules so no longer 60 votes will be required to facinge a filibuster president ial nominees for executive branch positions. Would only affect executive , noth decisions traditional nominees, not legislation, it wants to move forward so that no longer can a senator block a nominee for epa, Defense Department, by requiring , 61 votesinstead would be required, a majority of the senate. Majority lent leader reid wants to move forward, what would the next step the in the senate . There was going to be a jo