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Too much. people rallied outside of speaker of the house john boehners house yesterday calling on him to pass comprehensive immigration reform to allow a path to citizenship. and now joining me is the congresswom congresswoman. 73% of the democrats said that the president is unlikely to pass it, and among republicans 69% said it is unlikely, and so do you think that the house is capable of passing a bill? >> the nation is changing and the world is changing. we are looking to the world in a pri...

Being the most transparent administration in history, prosecuted six, now seven times on the act, they are fond of being secretive about their secrets, and i really think its time -- im sad the house almost got there but not quite, to shine some light in there and just let us at least know what youre up to. you say all youre looking at is meta data. what does meta data mean to you? >> how much does it mean to you, david simon? you expressed some less outrage or less -- >> i think im being precis...

Im anthony in for piers. im talking to david carr and david simon of "the wire." we have prism that vacuums up apparently all data and allows access to online activity, basically your call, hoovers up your call records, presumably as well as hitting keywords. do you have a problem with this? >> well, whenever i feel somebodys hands up my skirt im always sort of interested in what exactly they are trying to find up there. people say well, if you have nothing to hide, why would it bother you? it d...

Bother you? it doesnt feel good to have peoples hands up your skirt unless you invite them, and i do think your government -- if you take the obama administration that came in with the promise of being the most transparent administration in history, prosecuted six, now seven times on the act, they are fond of being secretive about their secrets, and i really think its time -- im sad the house almost got there but not quite, to shine some light in there and just let us at least know what youre up...

Phone meta data and they are different programs subject to different laws and ultimately, phone meta data was not part of prism. prism was part of the internet and capturing that targeted overseas allegedly. you know, they arent looking -- they arent authorized to look. what they are actually doing, if you actually have a moment its being misused, thats another ball of wax but right now when you talk about phone meta data, what youre saying to me effectively is all of a sudden after 30, 40 years...

Im anthony in for piers. im talking to david carr and david simon of "the wire." we have prism that vacuums up apparently all data and allows access to online activity, basically your call, hoovers up your call records, presumably as well as hitting keywords. do you have a problem with this? >> well, whenever i feel somebodys hands up my skirt im always sort of interested in what exactly they are trying to find up there. people say well, if you have nothing to hide, why would it bother you? it d...

Sunny are in the hotseat now. burn the prosecutors! >> i think being a prosecutor is also a job, you dont make a lot of money and you are also overworked. most prosecutors, at least most prosecutors are trying to do the right thing. theyre seeking the truth and justice. to its unfair for mark to blame the failures of the system -- >> let me tell you one thing. >> there are a lot of prosecutors out there, or even a substantial number -- >> let jeff go. >> being a prosecutor means never saying you...

>> there are a lot of prosecutors out there, or even a substantial number -- >> let jeff go. >> being a prosecutor means never saying youre sorry. >> thats our love story, mark. the problem is not intentional misconduct. the problem is people seeing through perhaps a prism of seeing nothing but guilty defendants day after day. they think everybody is guilty and they make misjudgments. but the idea that there are a lot of prosecutors out there who are intentionally prosecuting innocent people is ...

Immunity -- >> i notice we put jeffrey and sunny are in the hotseat now. burn the prosecutors! >> yeah. you know, i think being a prosecutor is also a job, you dont make a lot of money, and you are also overworked. i think most prosecutors, at least -- most prosecutors, are trying to do the right thing. theyre seeking the truth and justice. to its unfair for mark to blame the failures of the system -- >> let me tell you one thing. let me tell you one thing, sunny. >> there are a lot of prosecuto...

Whatever youre hearing internally, your test of what republicans might allow. >> well, what i think is particularly important and something i think the president achieved today was to grab washington by the lapels and say, consider all of these issues through the prism of the middle class. the stress the middle class has been under, how do we provide mo more ladders of opportunity? he said today its not only a moral issue. its an economic issue. its in our interest to have a rising, thriving mid...