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Sort of arab spring is on the horizon. far from it. but it shows how iranians want the country managed in a different way and how they want the country perceived overseas. hassan rouhani is a pragmatic man. during his time as chief nuclear negotiator he got on very well with western powers, western diplomats. and during his time as nuclear negotiator iran suspended uranium enrichment. something they started up again when president ahmadinejad became president. now iranians will wait to see if mr...

Opening up about how often the government asked them to turn over users data. cnn money tech correspondent lorie siegel is here with me in new york and rene marsh is tracking a story in washington. rene, lets start with you. facebook and microsoft are revealing how often the government asked them to turn over users private information. facebook said theyve gotten 9,000 to 10,000 requests in the last six months of 2012. microsoft said it got up to 7,000 requests in that time time period. so, re...

Conspirators were arrested and the plot thwarted. the head of the very secret nsa is promising to declassify more information about specific terror plots thwarted. senator dianne feinstein says the information could be released as soon as monday. don? >> thank you very much. lets talk more about this first of its kind disclosure. cnns laurie siegel is looking into the depths of these requests and how silicon valley is responding. >> reporter: hey, don. well, when it comes to this kind of data we...

In history. do you see it that way? >> you know the answer. transparency is not there. >> he hasnt been transparent since day one. >> hes been as nontransparent as any president before him. hes very much said one thing, done another. >> coming up, which kind of terror plots were stopped by the controversial spying program? we get closer to the answer, next. the kyocera torque lets you hear and be heard

>> we support edward snowden! >> the 29-year-old who leaked nsa documents revealing the top-secret program is believed to still be hiding in hong kong, plus this. the nsa may soon declassify key documents on terror plots prevented by the secret government surveillance program. plus, facebook and microsoft opening up about how often the government asked them to turn over users data. we have brand new details on how the u.s. intelligence community is defending the secret surveillance program. a ...

Prevent these terror plots, the head of the very secret agency, the nsa, is promising to declassify information about specific terror plots that were thwarted. now, senator dianne feinstein, she said that information could be released as soon as monday, thats right around the corner. thats what were expecting moving forward but whats new today is tech companies revealing details on how many times theyve been asked to turn over their users information to government agencies. that includes the nsa...

And that information could spell out where the terror plots were thwarted and give us more detail about what the plot was, and the nsa director has promised lawmakers that he would provide more details. >> thank you. another big story we are following this morning, 473 homes in colorado have been destroyed. destroyed by what is being called the worst wildfire in the states history, but hard rain yesterday helped the firefighters get a control over the fire, and its 30% contained. but thats lit...

Meantime though, on capitol hill this week, the director of the fbi, he confirmed publicly that federal prosecutors, theyre preparing a criminal case, and just on friday attorney general eric holder, well, he was asked why the united states has not arrested 29-year-old edward snowden and whether they even know where he is. take a listen to what holder had to say. >> this case is still under investigation, and i can assure you that we will hold accountable the person who is responsible for those ...

>> thats correct. >> is critical information perhaps details that could have stopped the boston bombers getting lost in the shuffle? on chief correspondent dana bash is on capitol hill where i know you spent your afternoon watching this hearing. you heard some of senator leahys skepticism. what about the other senators? were they buying the argument? >> reporter: i think its fair to say most were not. it was really in a bipartisan way that the senators were expressing skepticism. it was clear th...

To declassify the idea that terror plots were actually stopped and they hope to do that even by monday, brianna. >> it certainly would be proof that would help them if they can detail that. dana bash for us on capitol hill. >> coming up, a friend of edward snowden is going public to defend him. the message that shes sending him just ahead. and more on the breaking news that the white house said syria has used chemical weapons. does that mean the white house will send planes over syria. more in a...