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Their search until dawn breaks in this part of the world. afternoon scouring the remote section of the indian ocean. so far, theyve found nothing but rough weather was definitely a factor and were going to talk about that. also a norwegian cargo ship has reached the area 1,500 miles off the coast of australia. our national security correspondent is live at the pentagon with more on our top story today. how did the australians obtain these satellite images? >> well, the australians obtained these...

Thank you very much. we have to get back to our top story. search planes hunting for debris from a missing malaysian jetliner calling it quits for tonight as crites question cost of involvement, malaysian government and how long militaries will stay involved. a question for jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jen, lets start with first the what the big news is today, satellite images. how do these australians obtain these images no one else seemed to have? >> whats interesting, jenna, austr...

Malaysian officials have looked at surveillance video from security at the airport that show ail of the passengers from the plane. >> i can confirm that we have visuals on them and i can confirm two individuals concerned a details that recorded. >> reporter: the fbi and u.s. intelligence agencies hope to use super computers to get known terrorists and criminals from around the globe. >> it is matter of time and they will probably identify them. >> reporter: the tickets appear to have been purcha...

Intelligence agencies to pinpoint an all qaeda sell in yemen or an e-mail between two terrorists in the sahel, also mean many routine communications around the world are within our reach. at a time when more and more of our lives are digital, that prospect is disquieting for all of us. second, the combination of increas increased digital information and powerful super computers offers intelligence committees to sift through massive bulk data to identify patterns and pursue leads that may thwart ...

Yemen or an e-mail between two terrorists in the sahel also mean that many routine communications around the world are within our reach. and at a time when more and more of our lives are digital, that prospect is disquieting for all of us. second, the combination of increased digital information and powerful super computers offers intelligence agencies the possibility of sifting through massive amounts of bulk data to identify patterns or pursue leads that may thwart impending threats. its a pow...

Are part of a classified $80 million research program based in college park, maryland. joining me now is "washington post" database editor steven rich. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> what is it exactly and how it is different from what we have in use today? >> its a complicated subject but it makes use of quantum mechanical theory been around in the physics world 100 years. in a normal computer that uses ones and zeros, the quantum computer uses bits that are both one a...

The headline "nsa able to foil basic safeguards of privacy on the web." the times reports that beginning in 2000, the spy agency began investing billions of dollars in a highly classified program known as bull run. it allowed the agency to crack americans most basic privacy protections regarding their web searches, e-mail, internet chats, online commerce transactions and medical records. the times reports the nsa is winning its long-running secret war on encryption, using super computers, techni...

Theyre not out to take over the government. theyre not looking over the shoulder of 40-year-old losers trolling porn sites. what this program prism does, at the simplest level, is it collects vast amounts of data untouched by human hands, super computers sort it looking for ar kayian metadata links. its focused on terrorists, not you and me.ç nsa is just doing its job, doing it well. by the way, keith alexander, general alexander, who has put this together over the years, hes probably the most...

The only way to do that if if you have all the records in one place at that time. if youre looking for a needle in a haystack, you need a haystack. >> and what youre telling me is that, all that data remains in the government computers, these super computers and you dont go after it unless you know theres a reason? >> youve got to have a reason, youve got to have a reason to go and look for a pattern or a particular set of calls. and if you want to intercept the content of those calls, youve got...

Of people, nations and business." >> when people talking about technology, everyone has their favorite trend that they talk about. the rise of super computing and the cloud, big data. i figure youre the guy to ask. what is the single, what is the big trend in technology that excites you? >> our industry goes through transformations. the pc phase, the web browsing phase. the phase were now going in is the mobile first phase where its all fundamentally about mobile phones and tablets and you see t...