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Americans concerns about secret surveillance programs. >> if you can see just the number of cases where weve actually stopped a plot, i think americans will come to a different conclusion that all the of the misleading rhetoric ive heard. >> reporter: intelligence agencies are working to declassify specifics about dozens of plots that the director told congress the sq(áqá programs helped to thwart. over the weekend the government unveiled a teaser, this documents has helped prevent homeland an...

As i might have been. and two i see some openings here for myself political. >> interesting. thank you both so much for your insights this morning. we appreciate it. on t$e subject of internet privacy, trage and concern @&hc about how the governments efforts to keep the nation safe affects your privacy. that prompted the nsa to be alternates more open about what its been doing. chief congressional correspondent dana bash has more on that for you. >> reporter: a full-court obama administration ...

And not by mr. snowden. >> lastly the white house chief of staff was on cbs over the weekend and he took issue with the suggestion by snowden and others that these surveillance programs are illegal and that there have been abuses and he argued as the administration has that congress has oversight and they are brought into the loop, these specific committees, but also when it comes to specific white papers, members of congress are invited to see them in 2009 and 2011, that there is a court, a fis...

Rule of law. >> were trying to be transparent here. protect civil liberties from privacy but also the security of this country. >> well ask former vice president cheney about the nsas surveillance programs. its a "fox news sunday" exclusive. then the white house says it will arm the syrian rebels. after confirming bashar assad used chemical weapons. >> decided to take an additional step forward in providing dramatically increased assistance. >> simply providing weapons will not change the batt...

>> oh, god. >> the john staymoss of the times. with us from chicago. >> former senior adviser to president obama, director of the university of chicagos institute of politics and msnbc contributor david axelrod. david, good to have you on board with us this morning. >> you get "financial times" putin not only stealing rings from -- >> it was a gift. >> patriots owner, hes now warning us about helping out the syrian rebels and "wall street journal" headline, the united states is going to press ir...

President has handled the surveillance issues. the president scores worse on this issue than president bush did, about you its worth noting an interesting wrinkle here, a narrow majority jt americans do approve of the nsas surveillance programs broadly, but they disapprove of the presidents leadership on them, on this issue. this probably has to do with another point. they think the government is getting too big and too y john? >> interesting. jessica yellin in northern ireland with a picturesqu...

I want you to do i.r.s. memo. martha: the tone was set for -- from the top, and i think there is compelling reasons to explore that. >> thats how it works. martha: and thats what youre going to do. very interesting development. jay, thank you so much. well see you next time. bill: ten minutes before the hour now and watch this too jon scott is coming up "happening now" a couple of minutes away. jon: we are up in ten minutes. new and surprising revelations out about nsa spying on americans, break...

This is "a," incredibly damaging. "b," there should be no notion that this person is a traitor to the united states of america. we know eventually when people are given too much power in government they will abuse that authority for nefarious purposes. sometimes for political purposes and thats not okay. >> a taste of the debate going on inside both parties about the wisdom of the governments sweeping surveillance programs. were back now with the panel. congresswoman harman is the top democrat o...

Policy on things like syria, on irans regional activities and make clear that the united states is not backing off here, that we dont want necessarily a military conflict with iran, but neither are we going to start sort of making concessions just because this guy has been elected. jenna: syria might be an example of where we can gain credibility and that credibility may or may not effect what happens with irans nuclear program as we know that iran is very active in syria. great to see you as al...

Honesty of the obama administration of the irs and subpoena of records. 18 percent. >> they have 0 tolerance. it has been demonstrated through out the presidency. >> the real scandal of washington is quickly becoming the most unprotect tive congress of the history of the united states. >> an international manhunt who leaked classified information about nsa surveillance programs. in washington another hunt. these are straight answers from the obama administration. >> they are afraid of what the g...