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i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with president obama. he says america is not interested in spying on ordinary people. following leaks revealing massive government snooping programs, he says he s acting to boost confidence in national security, surveillance, working with congress to make it more transparent. i m going to be pushing the i.c. to do, rather than have a trunk come out here and a leg come out here and a tail come out there, let s just put the whole elephant out there so we can see what s working and what is not. and he says skipping the meeting with putin is not solely because of edward snowden. this from a news conference from the president earlier today for about an hour. we go to jessica yellin for more of the highlights. reporter: in that sound bite he announced a major new effort to make more transparent how the surveillance programs in the u.s. work. basically what he s trying to do is pull back the curtain on ....
0 today. i m john berman filling in for jake tapper who is back on monday, allegedly. i now turn you over to wolf blitzer in the situation room. happening now, president obama strongly defends government surveillance but says he ll work to protect privacy rights. and a possible u.s. government shutdown. we have it all covered for you this hour. the hunt for the california amber alert suspect and the 16-year-old girl he may be holding captive moves to the idaho wilderness after horseback riders report a possible sight ing. and the great white sharks, imagine pulling one on to your boat. that s what some researchers are trying to do. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with president obama. he says america is not interested in spying on ordinary people. following leaks revealing massive government snooping programs, he says he s acting to boost confidence in national security, surveillance, working with congress to make it more transparent. i m ....