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That last point, perhaps the most significant received a response from lawmakers. >> the idea of having a public defender, it really is a search warrant to the fisa court would slow down the efficiency of our counterterrorism investigation. i dont think thats the right way to go. >> we cannot afford to have it on a debating society. we need decisions made quickly. yes or no, up or down. residents lives are at stake. >> a security retreat and called them dangerous politically and as policy. on th...

Golf clubs for a second consecutive day, always looking to work on his short game. one person who never stops working is kristen welker who joins us live from marthas vineyard. this is indeed a working vacation. can you describe for us therefore how each day is planned? does the president take briefings in the morning, take lunch and then play golf or go out with the family? how is the day structured? >> well, i think its a little bit of both, martin. the white house always says that the office ...

12th, 2013. we go now to washington for "the daily rundown." heres chuck todd. >> peter alexander in for chuck todd. thanks to him, pass and go for 200 bucks in that video. sorry to hear canadians beat your record for the largest chess set but you have the worlds largest monopoly board. now we get to this mornings headlines. president obama is on a working vacation. congress is in recess. theres no debate from the intelligence debate. reassuring the public about his surveillance programs be s ...

Concerns of a potential terrorist attack by al qaeda. meanwhile, the u.s. consulate in lahore, pakistan, thats been evacuated because of a separate threat. also, president obama says he wants to tweak a few terror surveillance programs. for starters, he says he will work with congress for better privacy safeguards, greater transparency on cell phone surveillance. the president is feeling the heat, of course, over privacy after edward snowden leaked details of nsa snooping. and russia, of cours...

>> what did you think of the metaphor that he used when he was -- should america trust the nsa and what theyre doing? he compared to it doing dishes. >> that was no good. he struggled when he goes off the cuff sometimes. he was talking about the elephant with the legs. it was a lot of things. i was like, that was not the most effective metaphor. the point is that we do need more information about this and im glad that he put forth four things. whether or not you agree that those are the best fou...

Rain comes down, it doesnt have anything to grip onto. thats what led to the flash flooding and the mud slides. the midwest, its a little different story there. yes, were talking still heavy rainfall. its been training across the region. even in parts of tennessee we have seen one to three inches of rainfall in the last few hours, and thats why were seeing these new flash flood warnings in place for parts of tennessee now, because theyre getting pounded with the heavy rainfall. so more scenes li...

. it is the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. outdate on the small plane that crashed into two homes in connecticut. killing at least four people. former microsoft executive and his teenage son were confirmed on the plane. >> intensive search for a missing california girl is under way in idaho. police say a horseback rider spotted 16-year-old hannah anderson and her alleged kidnapper in the wilderness. family of nelson mandela says the former south african presidents health i...

About these drone strikes weve seen over the last couple of weeks in yemen? >> im not going to discuss specific operations that have taken place. again, in my speech in may, i was very specific about how we make these determinations about potential lethal strikes. so i would refer you to that speech. >> so you wont even confirm that weve carried out drone strikes in yemen? >> i will not have a discussion about operational issues. ed henry? >> the rest of the press conference today was kind of sl...

Of a housing project in milwaukee, wisconsin. the only thing that got me to the point you and i are having this interview is an education. >> power of an education for dr. howard fuller is the power of faith. he acknowledges there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. >> getting message out. one of the best ways i have ever heard. thank you. president obama is announcing plans to boost oversight of nsa surveillance programs. something we heard about. it is drawing scrutiny from both pa...

Its like youre listening to music in an elevator and all of a sudden a metallica rift kicks in. president obama announced at the top of the press conference a number of proposed changes to our nations surveillance programs and what were allowed to know about our surveillance programs and how programs get approved. checks and balances. president obama called on congress today to pursue changes to part of the patriot act which okays the mass collection of telephone records. he said there may be mo...