Pieces. Why an insurance loophole is preventing some from rebuilding their stormravaged homes. Good morning. Welcome to august america. Its great to have you with us. Im stephanie sy. Im thomas day den. The National Security agency is now under fire here at home. Both the president and congress are considering changes that would limit the n. S. A. s sweeping ability to collect intelligence. Words like constraint, transparency and increased oversight are now used when talking about the future of the nations spy agency. A Bipartisan Group of lawmakers is expected to introduce a bill that could curtail the n. S. A. s powers to indiscriminately collect personal information. The u. S. A. Freedom act is authored by patrick lahee. It would provide restrictions against who the n. S. A. Could target and require the government to delete information it collects accidentally, more aggressively than it does now. The bill has a dozen co sponsors in the senate and 70 in the house. Meanwhile, senator
Revelations about u. S. Surveillance programs, the hearing took place as lawmakers considered new legislation that would limit the nsas ability to gather information. Randall pinkston joins us at capitol hill. What happened in those nsa hearings today . Well, tony, the hearing ended an hour ago after an unusual three and a half hours technique. The members of the House Select Committee on intelligence complimented the work of the National Security agency which as you know are under fire since the revelation by former nsa analyst Edward Snowden that revealed documents that showed that they had been listen together phone conversation or scooping up the phone numbers of conversation of american citizens. The director of National Intelligence said that the information was gathered legally, and the content is only available to a handful of people. Everything that we do on this program is audited 100 . On the business records. 100 . The da data is kept separate frm all the other data we have
People without food on madagascar. First there were the embarrassing disclosures from the former intelligence officer, edward snowden. Then, the embarrassin embarrassa merkel phone tapping. Barack obama is ordering a,. Trying to get some answers. Theyve said that trust needs to be rebuilt. But in a few hours time the director of National Intelligence and the director of the nsa will face congressional grilling. We will talk with our correspondent in washington after this story by bernard smith. This could be about to end. In an interview, president Barack Obama Says that National Security operations generally have one purpose to make sure the American People are safe. But im initiating now a review to make sure what theyre able to do doesnt necessarily mean what they should be doing. This has partly been prompted by reports in germany that president obama was briefed on the surveillance of chancellor Angela Merkels phone in 2010. Officials say thats not true and the white house only di
We begin with pay policy jeez and anger over the Affordable Care act. The First Time Since the problematic rollout four weeks ago, the Obama Administration is apologizing but that did little to ease the outrage on capitol hill. Mike viqueira is standing by reporter its gone from a proud moment to an embarrassing episode for president obama and his administration. Now, a top official concedes its about more than just glitches. At first, they blamed unexpected volume, calling it a sign of public enthusiasm. Now, four weeks into launch, the official in charge of the website offered this to the millions of americans who have attempted to use healthcare. Gov to shop and enroll in healthcare coverage, i want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should. That isnt good enough for republicans who say the faults run much deeper. The problem with obama care isnt just the website. Its the whole law. I have heard from hundreds of my constituents who are seeing their pre
Livermore valley, low 60s Half Moon Bay to start. We are looking clear tonight but changes are on the way for the second half of the weekend and we are looking at the possibility of showers coming our way. I will have that in a few minutes. Katie. Thank you, lisa. We have developing news out of campbell. There was a shotting in a nightclub. Police say security employees from a nightclub approached a group in the parking lot and asked them to turn down their music. At some point a 33yearold employee was shot. He was taken to the hospital where he is expected to survive. The group got away in two different vehicles described as lightcolored newermodel fourdoor sedan and dark late 90s chevy camaro. Also developing news this morning. An hours long standoff has ended between authorities and a man with a gun. Hes accused of shooting four Law Enforcement officers near sacramento. They say a parolee, daniel, shot a federal immigration officer and three Police Officers in roseville yesterday af