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Community and help over see the collection of foreign intelligence information. i know earlier senator leahy and perhaps senator lee asked you a little bit about about the usa freedom act and the national security agency. but i want to highlight something youre well aware of, and thats the sunsetting of section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. according to the privacy and civil liberties oversight board which congress appropriately appointed to oversee the activities of the inte...

Claims has taken down the russian plane. this is the co-founder of "flashpoint," evan, tell me what were looking like in the photograph. which looks like a soda can and obviously some wiring. >> there was an article in this magazine that addressed the cyanide bomb plot, or apparently it was a bomb plot. essentially, the magazine offered this photograph and said the plot originally targeted a western eyeliner, presumably a french airliner, but after the russian government decided to intervene in ...

We had tom foreman look into it. he joins us now. so, you know, look, theres a big issue about legally, can a state have anything to do to override the federal -- lets put that to the side. this is about whats driving it. and the idea that the governor put forward is something that a lot of people are saying. so lets test it, that he heard that major threats after 9/11 against the united states that have been thwarted involve refugees. what do you got? >> refugees. thats good emphasis on that wo...

Isis instructs operate ins to move from social media, once they recruited people, to these applications where they can encrypt and we cant even if we were to intercept the message tell what that message has to say. its still early, wolf, to tell what role that may have played in the paris attacks, whether encryption accounts for why intelligence agencies didnt catch this planning or that plotting. but nonetheless, given these instructions from isis, it wouldnt surprise me at all if we ultimately...

Prove to us we didnt do it. we dare you. the pakistani taliban, hardly known as a technically skilled group. they hardly come from silicon valley, they had pictures of the bomber with the head of their group on youtube. this is what we expect from terrorists. isis is the most sophisticated when it comes to using the internet. its been days now and theres been no objective evidence whatsoever from either isis central or isis in sinai that they were behind this, other than these audio recordings. ...

Well, we know now, according to sources were talking to, that the u.s. is monitoring isis messages, claims of responsibility that have not been made public. weve seen some public claims that some have been sort of dismissed by the u.s. government. but isis communicates on its own classified channels. the u.s. monitors that and are seeing messages internal tor is and isis affiliates. another point to make. officials are telling us think had no advanced warning that there would be a bomb plot or ...

Freeing prisoners. president obama shortens the sentences of dozens of drug offenders, saying their punishments didnt match their crimes. why is he making this a high priority now? and walk irsers leap. the wisconsin governor is the 15th republican to join the presidential ration. can he steal the thunder of some bigger names like bush and trump? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." this is cnn breaking ne...

>> its good to have robust debate on this and i appreciate you being here. there will be more need for this going forward. i look forward to having you back on the show and a good easter to you, sir. >> happy easter to you, chris, thanks. were engaging in this issue because it matters to the cultural development in this country. you see the sides laying out in this debate. mr. moores position i tested it? what do you think. tweet me or go to facebook.com/newday. theres a lot of news today, so ...

Deadly crash. and this morning, michaela as information continues to come in it becomes more and more clear that this was a deliberate act on the part of andreas lubitz. the one key question remains unanswered and that is why did he do this. michaela? >> something we may never fully understand. all right, will thank you so much for that reporting. we turn back here in america, two women in new york charged with planning an isis-inspired bomb plot. authorities say one woman had repeated contact w...

Already. well have live coverage of that. that will be followed by a news conference by the secretary of state john kerry. presume whether i, well also hear from president obama at the white house. hes delayed a departure for kentucky. presumably hes going to make a statement as well. another major story were following in the united states. federal officials have now arrested two women in an alleged new york city bomb plot. the suspects apparently had ties to isis. were getting new information...