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Basically said he was trying to do to putin what senator widen had done to americas intelligence chief james clapper before all of the snowden documents came out. clapper was asked during a congressional hearing does the united states gather data on millions americans and clapper said no it the snowden documents proved that was not true. so snowdens question ran parallel to widens. but putins answer wasnt anything like clappers. >> i ask you your reaction to this snowden question. how about the ...

Enforcement. and so it was, you know, some thought this was pretty risky for him to even think he could take on the russian president in this way. where would he go if russia decided youre no longer welcome here? >> are there any conceivable circumstances under which hell be back in the united states? >> i think there are conceivable circumstances but theyre unlikely. weve heard senior officials in the u.s. government say there were some would think that would be a good idea, to bring him back u...

Future cyberattack on the grid is a very possibility. what is this solution for congress. are we looking at more legislation that would concern the power companies? >> well, thats really a good question. as with most things in washington, its a lot easier to identify a problem than it is to proscribe a solution. its really kind of unclear where this is going from here. the important thing is people are talking about it. after two pretty explosive articles in "the wall street journal" came out in...

That needs to take place. weve got a lot of assets on station. and, you know, really depending on how much effort theyre going to put to the surface search versus the underwater search. >> greg, if bluefin-21 finds nothing, then what? >> thats a good question, alex. you know, theyre going to have to re-evaluate. do they go back to where they were about a month ago and search that area? do they expand the current search area? i think a lot of it is going to have to do with what they see on the bo...

The nations power grid is coming under the spotlight of the u.s. senate. the committee on energy and natural resources called leaders to washington for a hearing on preventing cyber and physical attacks on the grid, as well as blackouts and power outages. joining me now, the technology reporter for the national journey. welcome. >> thank you, good to be here. >> im glad youre here. you remember last year we saw that attack on a substation in silicon valley. gunshots fired, they damaged equipment...

The open like yemen. i think the question a lot of people are asking is how could they do that? with drones in the sky, how could you organize a grouping of this many operatives in one place and not attract attention. >> this number two al qaeda leader, isnt he also simultaneously the number one of aqap, al qaeda in the arraiabia peninsula, and is that unique? >> its important to clarify something. abu wahishi is officially the leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. al qaeda leadership has...

And years, well after the dissolution of the soviet union, the surveillance and extent of surveillance in russia continues to be quite extreme. so, i mean, he -- his answers were a bit evasive and i think most experts would be -- would say almost wholly untruthful. >> okay. in that guardian column, snowden argued he has no sworn allegiance to russia. the quote being, i regret my question could be misinterpreted. in order to speculate about my motives for asking it. then he also wrote he want to ...

Offer snowden suggestion of things to do in russia. the snowden question raises serious questions about -- wait a minute. why am i talking about snowden, we should be talking about privacy, reach of government, its been easier to talk about snowden. classic misdirection. the other cant tear your eyes away from the screen, anthony weiner. not only is he bold enough to run for mayor months after he resigned his congressional seat, he continued sexting after getting caught. he raises questions abou...

You know, i hear we are supposed to trust that who has access to that hub and thats why i go back to my snowden question. and you said, the irs. sound like everyone dips in takes a peek at stuff. >> we all have assurances in any of the rules they put out so far. because youve got a lot of people who have access to this data hub. there is this largest group of data or personal information about the american people thats ever been in one place. so weve got a lot of hand in this. a lot of movement ...

On the concert for dia diana, f her ten-year anniversary of her death. william finally popped the question on a romantic trip to africa, giving kate a ring that was already well known to the rest of the world. >> and five months after announcing their engagement, prince william and kate getting married at westminster abbey. >> with this ring, i thee wed. >> with my body, i thee honor. and all my worldly goods with thee i share. in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost. amen...