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With stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Brain surgery carries with it an awesome burden of responsibility, and within neurosurgery there are particular challenges that take the physical and ethical pressure to an extreme. Imagine doing complex brain surgery on small children, then imagine trying to split twin babiesjoined at the head. That is the specialism of my guest today, neurosurgeon owasejeelani, whose work has made headlines in the uk and right around the world. How d...

Rights attorneys in the country will be here with us, as well. Were going to start tonight, though, with a little bit of an update on that bananas story that we had to unexpectedly shift gears to cover at this time in the show last night, when the New York Times published late breaking news about the republican congressman who is probably the most high profile fanatical trump supporter in congress, republican congressman matt gaetz. The times last night published the news that congressman gaetz ...

[whispering] the committee will come to order. First of all would like to thank our witnesses for joining us and for your continued service to the American People. This hearing is an important opportunity for this committee to hear from our nations top National Security, and Law Enforcement officials about the threats facing our nations. And, how congress can ensure the federal government is prepared to protect our communities from them. More than 20 years ago the september 11th terrorist attack...

[whispering] the committee will come to order. First of all would like to thank our witnesses for joining us and for your continued service to the American People. This hearing is an important opportunity for this committee to hear from our nations top National Security, and Law Enforcement officials about the threats facing our nations. And, how congress can ensure the federal government is prepared to protect our communities from them. More than 20 years ago the september 11th terrorist attack...

Us the tremendous cost one conflicting interests in spectrum are not resolved swiftly. One construction of Critical Infrastructure is delayed due to poor coordination between federal agencies. It is the people who rely on the infrastructure who suffer. Miss baker, yes or no, do you recommend congress invest to increase the technological expertise had both agency so they can more efficiently address conflicts when they arise . Yes, i do. I think that you have two great leaders and chairwoman and ...

So im not going to say much. I would like to say, however, that, while journalists are supposed to be the ones with the nose for news, that i must congratulate the council and senator for superb timing for this discussion and look at American Foreign and defense policy. It is, of course, the 13th anniversary of the terrible events of september 11, 2001. Its a week since the senator returned from a trip to iraq and ukraine. And its just hours since president obama spoke to the nation on the chall...

Wake. Death of Michael Brown. New questions as another black man is shot to death by police. Plus the fine print. A bookstore owner taking on amazon and risking just about everything. We begin with washingtons plans to take on the Islamic State of iraq and levant. The house voted this afternoon to train and arm syrian rebels, and president obama pledged again not to send american combat troops back to iraq. Secretary of state john kerry set the scene when testifying before congress. The pentagon...

6 million in cash and jewels stolen from jfk airport in 1978, today a big arrest. A new report calls the National Security agencies massive Data Collection program illegal. The independent privacy and Civil Liberties board criticized president obamas decision not the end the program. We simply disagree with the boards analysis, consistent with the ice strict court for the Southern District of new york, and Southern District of california as well as the finding of 15 judges of the Foreign Intelli...

Thank you all so much. I am Andrea Mitchell from nbc news and from msnbc, and you know tom donelan and steve. We are so happy to have two former National Security advisers who have had long experience in Public Policy and before and since their roles in government. I, of course, knew tom all the way back when i was first going to the state department and you were working with warren christopher, and steve from all the years in the white house, and of course, with National Security adviser role w...

The panel says it is illegal and should be shut down. A majority of members also say it is impossible the billions of records collected every day could be relevant to even a single investigation. Here is what the white house had to say. We with simply disagree on the legality of the program. Consistent with the recent holdings of the United States District Courts for the Southern District of new york, and Southern District of california, as well as the finding of 15 judges of the foreign Intelli...