and in an exclusive interview with nbc, one of the world s most famous whistle blowers, edward snowden said he was trained as a spy and was not just a low-level analyst. you re watching worldwide exchange, bringing you business news from around the globe. good morning. welcome again to worldwide exchange. let s get straight on with some of today s top stories. general electric s latest offer for alstom has been, quote, improved with notable changes on the company s commitment to job. the comments were made after a morning meeting between hollande and jeff immelt this morning. stephan is in paris. given these latest noises, who s most likely to do the deal here do you think? for the time being there s no affirmed formal offer from siemens so ge is alone in terms of a formal offer. we know the original bid has been improved, especially on jobs. there s no details on precisely what general electric is offering for alstom. yesterday, speaking to the parliament, jeff immet
we have so much ability to go on line. we have just seen the newest thing that facebook came out with yesterday, and check back and find things about everybody. i m also struck with somebody will tell me, come up with some outlandish thing. i know it s true, i read it on the internet. it s an advantage to be able to have yourself, one of the advantages of being able to pick it up and call up any information you want, but not to the extent you give up your own privacy. i worry that people can track who you called and how. that what sites you re reading and why. these are i ll give you an example. nobody questions the fact that if a police agency wants to go into your home, open your files, papers, read through them, they are going to have to have a search warrant. i question the willingness to have a different view when they can do it from 100 miles away with a key stroke. it is going to be a fight, but i think people are realizing they don t have to give up their ability
able to learn and grow, the and comprehensible actions six adults and 20 innocent children were murdered in cold blood. we have seep similar acts of terror in aurora and okay land and tucson, all across the country. oakland and tucson, all across the country. we see the loss of life every day from gun violence all across this nation. after the unthinkable tragedy in newtown, president obama spoke to the country and he asked us are we doing enough to protect our children? the answer he admitted is no. that must change. that is why we are here today. today s hearing we will hear from people who deal with the effects of gun violence every day. the wide range of experience will facilitate a discussion on common sense and constructive steps we must take to ensure these tragedies will never happen again. i ve a letter from the teachers of newtown which i will enter into the record. i will share with you one sentence it reed, in our schools we ensure the schools have the right bal
violence. a plan endorsed by philadelphia mayor michael nutter, who currently serves as president of the conference. the vice president speaking at 12:30 eastern, live on c-span. and at 6:30, pbs host tavis smiley, holds his annual forum focusing on poverty in america. former g.o.p. presidential candidate and speaker of the house, newt gingrich, and ohio representative, marshall fudge, are among the several panelists who will examine the issue and possible solutions. the discussion s entitled a vision for america, future without poverty. tomorrow night a look back at inaugurations from the past from harry truman s 1949 inaugural to president george w. bush swearing-in and speech from 2001. we ll see and hear presidents of the past 60 years on the day they officially took office. our coverage features universal news reels, footage from the senate recording studio, and presidential library supplementing our own c-span recordings. that s friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and c-span s
wednesday, calling for action and don t congress and signed in 23 consecutive quarters to deal with the issue. speaking before an audience that included the families of those killed in last month s newtown shooting, the president called for an assault weapons ban, better background checks, and more funding for police and mental health services. this is 25 minutes. ladies and gentlemen, the president and vice-president of the united states. please, please be seated. thank you. before before i begin today, let me say to the families of the innocence that died, our hearts go out to you and you incredible courage being here and the president and i will do everything in our power to honor the memory of your children and your wives with the work we take up here today. it s been 33 days since the nation s heart was broken by the horrific, senseless violence that took place at sandy hook elementary school. 20 20 beautiful first graders gunned down in a place that s supposed t