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Work for the military. >> it may seem at a time when the north koreans are showing off their nuclear capabilities and the u.s. is mobilizing assets, the cyber threat is a minor concern. but keep in mind that north korea is no match for the u.s. military force. cyber attacks are the kind of weapon that can level the playing field. >> imagine that they did something to the u.s. they brought down the power grid or wiped ton of machines. what is the u.s. going to do? they dont rely on the internet. ...

Video involving donald trump. thank you very much for your time, we greatly appreciate it. get ready for a show tonight it seems. thank you both. coming up next, "people" magazine now says it has six people, six,s who can corroborate claims made by a former writer alleging donald trump forced himself on to her. their newest reporting involving this woman, developing now. a russian citizen is reportedly under arest in europe suspected of hacking targets in the u.s. the arrest comes just days afte...

Of this countrys power plants, one by one. just to see if anything has been compromised. this is happening after some hackers, suspected hackers posted on a website that the virus was in place and they could activate it at anytime. now, this could very well be an empty threat. after the spectacular sony hack, natalie, they cant be too careful. >> absolutely. they are worried about their nuclear facilities. what u.s. government agencies do south korean investigators worry about as hacking targets...

From. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> reporter: with sonys stunning decision pulling this movie, it may send a simple signal to north korea, cyber attacks work. >> reporter: now the south korean government says it is currently going through 23 power plants. this action after the suspected hackers posted some new threats saying that -- online saying the virus was in place and it could be activated at any time against the nuclear power plants. likely an empty threat, b...

President and vice president arrived after that and spent the next two hours discussing the nsa surveillance programs with which these companies have been forced to comply. recently, many of these companies signed an open letter calling for reforms to the nsas wide-reaching surveillance programs and transparency. those programs have treated americas tech giants like a grab bag from which to mine user data, e-mail, chat, video, photos, you name it. much of the time the nsa isnt asking for the dat...

Not at all connected to these nsa scandals, shep. >> shepard: catherine herridge in washington tonight. the nsa director is also debunking one of snowdens previous claims. here, remember this? >> i sitting at my desk certainly have the authorities to wiretap anyone from you or your accountant to it a federal judge to even the president. >> false. i know of no way to do that. >> shepard: well now as i reported at the top of this newscast, ed snowden is apparently making new claims about the u.s. ...