aired out on our public air waves, others are learning exactly how america defends itself. also for the first time, clapper named the internet monitoring program that the agency uses. it s called prism. but until now the program had only been named in media reports. clapper also emphasized that the government is monitoring internet activity of foreign nationals only. it s a practice, he says, that s been ok d by congress. they only collect data from tech companies with a court order and knowledge of the tech company. he also says that the government cannot cannot arbitrarily target anyone to collect their data without foreign intelligence cause. but of course we have seen and heard a lot of pushback. of course the president defending this program. here s what he had to say about the revelation it is federal government collected phone numbers as well as the duration