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Assumption that the e-mail was not secure unless they can prove it was secured. >> in 2012 when hillary clinton was secretary of state, the inspector general of the state department issued a blistering report about a u.s. ambassador in kenya, and one of the many things he was hammered for was for using a private e-mail address instead of using the state.gov, the official government e-mail address. is there a reason why that would have been more vulnerable in kenya than secretary clinton using he...

That was, remember when he arrived at the state department, state dove e-mails were so antiquated that he had to put computers on every single desk and start getting people to use the state.gov e-mails. he started using his state.gov account as an example to everyone else. 2001 the systems of e-mail were totally inadequate. and the question is why did hillary clinton use a different system when she required all of her employees at the state department to use the state.gov accounts. and it seems ...

>> it could impact 2016. >> the controversy surrounding hillary clintons use of private e-mail while in office. >> the former secretary of state breaking her silence with a tweet. >> i want the public to see my e-mail. >> i think we have all the ones that are state.gov. >> its not like the state department didnt get all the clinton e-mails that clinton decided they should get. >> clinton turned over about 55,000 pages of documents. >> i think 55,000 is a pretty big number. >> it is a big number....

Server? >> i dont know the answer to that. i think the extent of knowledge about secretary clintons e-mail was her e-mail address. and she used that e-mail address as we all know not @state.gov. >> hillary clinton using her own private server causing all kinds of questions and new action. the benghazi select committee issuing this statement today and issuing subpoenas. the select committee issued subpoenas for all communications of former secretary of state hillary clinton related to libya and s...

Japanese government, assessing what the government might need, and then trying to help out where appropriate and where requested. obviously, japan is used to earthquakes. they are probably the best prepared country in the entire world for earthquakes. that said, this is a huge one, so there may be other things the japanese could call on the united states to do. the u.s. and japan, of course, are major partners. i did check with the website. we tried to get through, in fact, to the embassy in tok...

That americans both lets say in the field who do need help or families can get to, if you go on to the website for the state department, state.gov that will take you to a variety of different places. theyre trying to help, literally there are thousands of americans. the good news so far, there have not been reports of americans killed or injured. >> yeah, jill, its john here. were obviously keeping a close track on who has been hurt or died in the tragedy, be they japanese or wherever they may h...

Clearance to do it they will try to help u.s. citizens who want to leave the country. i want to make sure we put up a couple of emails i want to get these out to folks. well make sure they get out onto our website as well. if you have a loved one who is in japan and you are trying to reach them and help out and have the state departments help to get to the person or assist the person on the ground. pan emergency usc at state.gov. if you have someone in the pacific who may be and own island who m...

Through a demonstration. theyre urging people on the website, and that is one place people should check for the latest information. theyre urging them during demonstrations to stay indoors, to stay in their hotels. >> obviously people here cant really check any websites because theres still no internet service, but i guess the state department is recommending they contact their families in the states and have the families check websites, is that right, jill? >> exactly. theyre saying use anythin...

Specifically a problem. its more just sometimes getting to the airport if you had to go through a demonstration. theyre urging people on the website, and that is one place people should check for the latest information. theyre urging them during demonstrations to stay indoors, to stay in their hotels. >> obviously people here cant really check any websites because theres still no internet service, but i guess the state department is recommending they contact their families in the states and have...

For information is the website for the state department. state.gov. >> jill, appreciate the reporting. im joined now by an american, a young american. youre here teaching english? >> yes. >> is this a good time to be in cairo or a bad time? >> i find it to be a really -- at tils, terrifying, at times unsettling. but its been an interesting time to be here. i found whats going on here to be incredibly inspiring. >> you dont feel the need to leave. a number of your friends have left. why did they ...