Spying on heads of states. Its part of a fallout following revelation thags the u. S. Has spied on german chancellor Angela Merkel and 34 other leaders. President obama said he was unaware of high level eavesdropping but the New York Times said the state department signed off on the process and a key part that is calling for total review of u. S. Intelligence programs. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. Theres no final decision yet from the white house about ending these programs, the white house is waiting to see what happens here in congress. And more lawmakers now calling for changes including the head the Senate Intelligence Senate Intelligence chairwoman Dianne Feinstein scompreft outrage that the u. S. Spied on allies including german chancellor Angela Merkel. She issued a statement saying i totally opposed. The finestein and her Senate Colleagues want to go one step further. Shes calling for review of all operations. Senator feinstei
Goodwill and with a strong message of our cities in saying that we dont accept this. Of keepingfind a way the security of our citizens inhout breaking the privacy this massive way. A delegation of european lawmakers is in washington this week to press their concerns over u. S. Surveillance. Germany and france are now seeking a firm no spying agreement with the u. S. European Parliament Members of germany and spain also spoke. The United Nations says syria is on target to meet a deadline for destroying Production Equipment for its chemical weapons stockpile. Inspectors say they been able to verify 21 of 23 chemical weapons sites with the remaining two unreachable because theyre located in a conflict zone. Syria is slated to destroy chemical facilities. A polio outbreak has been confirmed among children in northwest northeast area. At least 10 children in a province have been paralyzed with the disease. The World Health Organization says it is their first polio outbreak in syria since 19
Well, a Senior Obama Administration official says the u. S. Is considering ending its spying on friendly heads of state. Its part of a fallout following revelations that the u. S. Has spied on german chancellor Angela Merkel and 34 other foreign leaders. President obama said he was unaware of high level ungz dral eavesdropping but the Los Angeles Times reports that the state department signed off on the process and a key part that is calling for total review of u. S. Intelligence programs. Susan mcginnis is in washington. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. There is no final decision yet from the white house about ending these spying programs. The white house may be waiting to see what happens here in congress. And more lawmakers are now calling for changes including the head of the Senate Intelligence committee. Senate intelligence chairwoman Dianne Feinstein expressed outrage that the u. S. Spied on allies including german chancellor Angela Merkel. She issued a statement
Obviously, youre going to want to know exactly what the president knew and when he knew it. The white house under fire for nsa spy secrets. President obama saying that he was not aware until recently of spying on heads of state. But the Los Angeles Times reports the white house signed off on the program. But the president did not know that raises serious questions. Ive been imprisoned by Allegiant Airlines or over eight hours. Passenger aboard the allegiant 1032 had to be on three different flights because of mechanical problems at Oakland International airport. Yes, maam. The white house acknowledging there are some individual existing Health Care Plans that do not qualify for obama care. What is the political fallout when the other guys committing suicide get out of the way. Today marks one year since Superstorm Sandy ripped through the northeast. People still picking up the pieces. Does not a day go by without thinking about it. Big storm in colorado and portions of nevada. Ten inch
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