said, hey, all these cameras that are here, i would like it if you to visit some of the new jersey businesses while you are here. i think that he was just in he is headed talking in florida with donors, megadonors that would be huge for him in 2016. he has been regularly in contact with them, not necessarily asking for money but trying to put out fires. it is anyone s guess whether he has been successful to do that. this investigation continues. let s move to president obama announcing sweeping changes at the nsa. is this admission that previous spying tactics simply went too far. great question. we are going to have to wait and see. he put together an internal vee view of his policies. today, he is going to announce wa he is going to do and act on that review. this big government, big brother type of opposition that he has been getting from particularly not only libertarians but some of the far left in his own party is going to be interesting to see what exactly he implements
bills, they re expecting us to be accountable. reporter: house lawmakers are gone for christmas, you can expect the senate to take up the budget deal and the defense authorization probably some time next week. bill: thank you, mike emanuel on the hill. senator marco rubio is against this deal, but how will he vote in the end? you ll find out in a matter of minutes when we talk to him, and we will get his reaction to paul ryan s comments that you just heard from mike emanuel. martha: new developments in the nsa s surveillance scandal. a presidential task force will reportedly push the overhaul the agency s spying tactics. according to the wall street journal, the panel s draft recommendation would limit how the nsa collects and stores electronic information on americans. they would also change the agency s leadership. the nsa s director defends the spy programs which came to light when former staffer edward snowed be p leaked them last summer. bill: eight minutes past the hour.
two years ago that system of these new spying tactics were actually unconstitutional the ruling was by a federal judge who has been generally very supportive of the nsa. he wrote he was, troubled that the nsa had substantially misrepresented how the new spying powers functioned. this morning even the president himself admitted he has to do what he calls a better job of giving americans confidence in the programs that the nsa has instituted. the new ruling, i would argue, turns this debate on its head. that s what we ll spin about today. abby, you and i were talking about this. a pretty heated debate. we ve talked about it on the show before. i view this as day one, start over on how we look at the spying debate in this country. what we just showed was president obama saying the federal courts are overseeing this, the judges have looked at it. what he left out then, and the biggest point now that thankfully has been declassified, is the very spying court that looks into this stuff s
confirms his application was received and effectively denied. we have carefully examined the request, following that careful examination we have concluded we see no reason to accede to that request. reporter: he met with his russian counter part, john kerry played down lack of movement on the snowden case, saying it is a law enforcement matter, not a diplomatic one. it wasn t discussed in a way that he would be able to take any action on it, though i hope he will communicate the views i expressed. reporter: in moscow for a summit of energy exporters, venezuela president said he should be celebrated revealing the american government spying tactics. translator: we believe this young man has done something very important for humanity. he did humanity a favor, told great truth to deconstruct a world impaired by the elite.
look at the countries he has to pass through. as he begins the journey, he has to find country that is won t turn him over to the united states and bend to the u.s. pressure. one is a country where i stand now. cuba is under the united states embargo. they haven t weighed in what they would do if snowden shows up. he s a close ally. they want better relations with the united states. edward snowden is getting a hero treatment here. officials here are happy with the secrets he s divulged. cuba engages in spying tactics. officials haven t weighed in. it will be surprising if they answer the u.s. call and turn over snowden, should he appear here today. why ecuador? it s not a country many americans know about. what makes it a good situation