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Hypocrisy if someone criticizes what edward snowden did. he acknowledges that he broke the law in doing these leaks and at the same time have some ambivalence about the surveillance programs. >> well, remember, howard, i first started writing about politics in late 2005. i focused almost exclusively for the first year on the nsa scandal back then, which was revealed by "the new york times" a year late, but better late than never. that the bush administration was eavesdropping on americans withou...

>> reporter: if they could, firefighters say they would save every home. the greatest pain is knowing they cant. fredericka, when youre with those firefighters going through the remains of the destroyed homes. the emotions going through them, they know its somebodys home or somebodys life. and that home was sacrificed so thousands more may be saved. >> a tough call to make. martin savidge. thanks so much. hours away, get ready for a new way of waking up in the mornings. tomorrow, the debay of ...

And those who want to condemn him. i spoke with a former nsa director, michael hayden, he says snowdens actions have been very harmful to the united states. there is also debate whether these surveillance programs have made americans safer around really how they work. lets listen to what colorado senator mark udall had to say about all this this morning. >> i dont think collecting millions and millions of americans phone calls -- now this is the metadata, this is time, place, to whom you direct ...

Blowers. >> judge jeanine: and you ended up pleading guilty to one misdemeanor. >> that was an agreement in which they he would drop all 12 felony counts for the misdemeanor. unauthorized use of a compute. >> judge jeanine: do you think the way you were treated has influenced people like sno snon so they make the decision not to go the whistle blower route? >> the government wants it is fair game if you are a whistle blow her and they want to ensure that the whistle blowers are made extinct in t...

Chance to talk about them. lets listen to what he had to say. >> on balance, im sorry we have to do this but now that its out its an opportunity to explain to the american people why this is done, broadly, how effective its been and to raise their comfort level that this is being done in a way that is very sensitive to their privacy and to their civil liberty. >> and so there you have the position from general hayden who was nsa director during the bush administration when these surveillance pro...

Hacking. the director of irvine and "death by hacking" and author of the book "america the vulnerable," joel, let me start with you. two companies? no. those that have been hacked and those that have been hacked but dont know it yet. is it really as pervasive as that? >> pretty much. pretty much. if thats an exaggeration, not an exaggeration by very far. the degree of penetration of american businesses and western businesses is astounding, absolutely astounding. >> so interesting to me. we have ...

I discovered that and blew the whistle finn nsa, to congress and to the department of defense and shade what i knew that was unclassified about the secret surveillance programs as well as the multibillion dollars of fraud, waste and abuse at nsa in 2006. >> judge jeanine: you make the decision and take the designated whistle blower route. the supervisor, congress, dod, inspector general. you end up getting indicted. why? >> under the obamaed a about menstruation no less. it was part of his looki...

But were together, we raised our children, we have our grandchildren, we celebrate them. >> they hope that new effort will lead to compensation after 34 years. and harris, this fathers day, celebrating with their grandchildren. >> happy fathers day to you. for people that may have seen it, most of it was a shot on the rosens, you were leaning in, that was a touching interview. >> very special. >> thank you, appreciate it. former vice president dick cheney with some harsh words tonight for pres...

This week, we expect to hear more about the national securitys agencies surveillance programs. the leaks left a lot of unanswered questions, including whether the data collecting programs help thwart any terrorist plots. our athena jones now live from washington. what are lawmakers saying today about the surveillance programs? >> reporter: good afternoon, fredericka. there are a lot of ideas and positions on both sides, lawmakers or former administration officials, from previous administrations,...

It. it doesnt make sense. >> it doesnt. strange bed fellows as we say in politics. >> who is supposed to oversee the whole thing, congress. >> they usually have their eye on the ball. >> how much does this guy snowden, how much does he know? is it the tip of the iceberg? dont you think chinese police know where he is, want to talk to him? >> he was in hawaii. theres spies running wild there, chinese, korean spies. its a who had bed. if hes co-opted bit chinese government, the chinese government ...