International uproar over reports the u. S. Spied on germanys chancellor is not going away. There are claims president obama knew about the phone taps and approved them the white house says it is not true. We are getting reports that the eavesdropping started in 2002, before Angela Merkel was elected. This morning senator Jeanne Shaheen called on the nsa to come clear on the surveillance program. I think the revelations from Edward Snowden, and secrets that are revealed are doing damage to our bilateral relationships with germany, mexico and other countries where the suggestion is that weve lisped in listened in. I think we have repair work to do and hard questions it ask of the nsa about what is happening in the program. Its a different view from the chairman of the House Homeland Security committee. Congressman peter king says america should stop apologising for the nas. The reality is the nsa saved thousands of lives not just the United States, but france, germany and throughout eur
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
Reed. [ theme ] welcome to al Jazeera America. Ever since the federal Health Care Website went on line this month its been plagued by problems. Now theres a new glitch. The data hub is down halting online enrolment. That hub, going down sunday, verifies applicants yoists and incomes. Its key. The problem was caused by a connectivity issue at a center operated by ver eyeson. They quote in a statement well, the latest gaff is yet another head ache for Health Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who is set to appear before a committee to testify. The glitches are blamed for low enrol. Sam say Kathleen Sebelius should step down if she cant fix the problems with healthcare. Gov. The president has been poorly served with the implementation of his own signatory regulation. If someone doesnt leave, and there isnt a restructuring, not just a 60 day, someone come in and fix it, hes mixing the point of management 101 dash that is that these people are to serve him well. And they
It is one thing the Health Secretary praised about the obamacare website. But tonight the data hub has now gone down, halting online enrollment in all 50 states. Just yesterday Kathleen Sebelius praised that as a highlight of ability. Its the latest in a series of problems plaguing healthcare. Gov. Verizon says it is seeking to solve that problem as soon as possible. Other Technology Companies to identify and solve the root cause. Shes set to testify before a House Committee this week, sebelius will be in Congress Testifying this week. Derrell issa says. If somebody doesnt leave, and there isnt a real restructuring not just a 60 days, somebody try fix it then hes missing the point of management 101 which is these people are to serve him well and they havent. Mississippi for one hoped to see thousands enroll for insurance but so far only a few dozen have signed up. Steph mstephanie boswell report. Jar fist dortch. I worried about that every day. Because all it takes is one accident and