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Already have this higher enriched uranium. experts say just 100 pounds more and they will have enough material for a single nuclear warhead. time is of the essence. the talkings in geneva which looks so promising when secretary kerry and others made their way to switzerland grind on. greg. >> jennifer griffin, thanks. were going to be talking to k.t. mcfarland about whether this is a good or a bad deal from the united states. >> right. im looking forward to that discussion. im going to have on...

When they heard this over and over. >> if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. >> reporter: while republicans are eager to say i told you so, privately democrats are increasingly regretful that the plans didnt pan out. steny hoyer said they have been more precise in explaining people may not be able to keep their current plans if they dont meet new mandatory coverage. big tech companies are calling for new laws to stop intelligence agencies like the nsa from hacking into their data cent...

Intelligence agencies like the nsa from breaking into their data centers. facebook, google, apple, yahoo! microsoft and aol all demanding greater transparency in surveillance programs. the annual new york city marathon taking place on sunday, race officials say unprecedented security will be in place. of course this is in response to the boston marathon bombings back in april. federal authorities and the nypd are treating this event as a potential terrorist target. the marathon course covers 2...

. our fourth story "outfront." the truth about spies. european lawmaker are in washington pushing the white house for answers on u.s. surveillance programs. theyre outraged over reports of american spying. but they do it, too. and the ways other countries spy are often straight out of a thriller. "outfront," tom foreman. how do other countries spy on americans? >> well, the short answer is, they spy on us in every way you can imagine and plenty more you cant. whats more, intelligence experts, ...

Crushed cars, overturned tractor-trailers. 20 vehicles were involved in the crash, including six big rigs. it will be windy today in parts of arizona across to west texas. snow tapers off in the rockies. much of the center of the country could see rain, severe storms from nebraska to central texas. warm and dry in the south and clear up to new england where there could be a little snow. sunny in the pacific. >> 66 sacramento, 59 albuquerque. 75 in omaha. chicago 63. new orleans 84, new york 61...

That doesnt mean the fury has calmed down around the world. the nations top intelligence officials went before congress to defend sweeping surveillance programs that have the obama administration under fire. >> we do not spy on anyone except for valid foreign intelligence purposes. >> we would rather be here telling you why we defended these programs than having given them up and having our nation or our allies being attacked. >> reporter: the pressure on the obama administration over the secret...

Who does it go the to -- valerie jared, joe biden, eric holder, who? the administration doesnt seem to know and they wont hold anyone else responsible either. who will get fired over these things. now the democrats on capitol hill want to attack the contractors. what about people who hired the contractors. >> thats a good question eric is asking. if somebody else made the decision to spy on our allies, if nobody told the president that the roll out would be a disaster, if you were in the private...

Who will get fired over these things. now the democrats on capitol hill want to attack the contractors. what about people who hired the contractors. >> thats a good question eric is asking. if somebody else made the decision to spy on our allies, if nobody told the president that the roll out would be a disaster, if you were in the private sector wouldnt you be fired? >> no question about the latter. when it comes to n srk a, thats different. as you know the president no matter what their party ...

Leaders, is a bedrock principle of intelligence and has been for decades, and that this is information was clearly understood by the white house, by the national security council staff, and also by people who sit on the congressional intelligence committees, which raises questions about the statements by senator feinstein, who leads the senate intelligence committee, she seemed to be unaware or was not fully briefed on the scope of these surveillance programs. >> what about the talk of possible ...

The question is, is this justified? i think the president has indicated this is not consistent with our values and my guess is that while he may not say as an absolute, it wont happen again, there would have to be extraordinary circumstances to justify any kind of a tap on a foreign leader of an allied nation. >> the chair of the senate intelligence committee, democrat senator dianne feinstein, who has been a defender of the nsa, she says she is now totally opposed to spying on u.s.al ice and de...