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Unbalanced. the critics of what the nsa is doing can make wild allegations. edward snowden released limited information on what the nsa can do. the nsa says everything it does is highly classified so the alarmists and the fears get out in front of the reality. this panel plays a certain purpose. there is no evidence of sanctioned abuse. there is nothing the workers did that violate any order they were given. if you had evidence of abuse that would be one thing. but there is no evidence of abuse....

And experiencing the pride of a paycheck. our businesses are positioned for new growth and new jobs, and i firmly believe that 2014 can be a breakthrough year for america. gregg: doug mckelway is live in honolulu where the president is on vacation. so, doug, there is good news on the economy, but you know still a lot of uncertainty out there? >> reporter: thats right. on the good news front, take for example, the latest economic barometer which came out from the commerce department just this mor...

Appointee. he said its likely unconstitutional, quote, surely such a program infringes on that degree of privacy that the founder enshrined in the amendment. now, juks a posed the presidents panel which has some prominent law professors on it. they stated we have not uncovered any official efforts to suppress or intrude into peoples private lives without legal justification. you have a judge saying its an incrucial baugh panel saying we werent uncovered any intrusion. >> i respect him as a judge...

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>> and shannon cook is joining us. she is a spokeswoman for spotify. we were talking about this, whenever an artive d artist die there is a spark of interest in their work. >> it has become a barometer for the mood of the country or world in some cases. for exam will, when lou reed pass aid way in october, we found some real spikes in his songs. two in particular "walk on the wild side" and "perfect day." here in the u.s., australia, germany, uk, those songs streamed in high numbers for about th...

Barometer? >> so it is a little bit concerning, but to put it in more context, the united states has never really done well on these sorts of international assessments. since the 60s and 70s, weve scored in the middle or bottom of international rankings. in particular, our high school students do not do well in these assessments. however, in 2011, an economist at stanford found that improvements in test scores, particularly in math, do correlate to economic growth. however, the united states doe...

. >> i was teaseing colorado before the break so set this up. this is the presidential result last year, romney versus obama. obama won 51-46. this was i think the second-most mirror-like state in the country when it comes to the national result. virginia one of the closest to the actual national result. colorado was the second closest. you can see it makes this one of the premier states a barometer. we talked about the warning signs in virginia. if they nominated a far right candidate who lost ...

Barometer, boom, boom, boom. the typical family does pay off christmas all the way until may. they have this financial hangover. it takes the joy out of it. if you pay for it, its done, its over. peace on earth. you can enjoy the process again. >> that is true. with good intentions everyone goes out but you think just a little bit more and it puts you in that spiral of worry. dont overdo it, rachel? >> dont overdo it. parents freak out and think my child will have to go to counseling if they don...

Guns over the last year. i think many people can. i dont want to be a sitting duck if other people have guns and theyre not going away. im wondering should i be armed myself if everyone else on the block is armed and im the only one thats not. >> it can be reconciled. we actually share a lot more in common than we differ on. >> its not just a lobby either. people like having their guns. its not just the gun lobby. >> its not just gun control that dont want to deny that opportunity to people. >> ...

An r rating, but gun violence more likely to be rated pg-13. >> a top grossing r-rated film today will have less gun violence than a top earning pg-13 movie today. >> reporter: the motion picture industry declined comment. and others suggested that hollywood is feeding a culture of violence. gun violence may have increased but in real life violent crime is at an all-time low. david wright, abc news, hollywood. >> according to the study, the violence in pg-13 is up but the same is not true for r,...