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New word this morning that russian authorities are on the hunt for a suspected woman terrorist they fear may strike at the olympics in sochi. nbc news obtained a document circulating around sochi showing the woman targeted by authorities. they have a pretty good description of her and its going to area hotels, among other places. this comes after the weekend release of a chilling new video from an islamist military group threatening to attack the olympics. two men who claim they were the suicide...

So- called black widows. the widows of those who have taken part in other terrorist attacks in russia. the russia authorities saying one, possibly as many as four of those may have already travelled to sochi and may be in place and planning an attack right there in the heart of the olympics. >> johnathon thank you. peter king will be coming up on what american athletes need to know, that is coming up shortly. another fox news alert. another delay for obama care. the irs will not enforce a disc...

>> given everything that you have just said, how difficult is it becoming to balance rights to privacy and security? >> well, we think thats a false dichotomy. a lot of the reports that have come out over the last several months have proven that the surveillance programs dont keep us any safer. they dont prevent terrorist attacks or crime and theyre actually of little value of finding suspects after the fact. so its really more security theater that makes us feel better but doesnt really work an...

Initial review and nothing that ive learned since indicated that our intelligence community has sought to violate the law. >> reporter: so do any of the changes make us less safe? >> if these programs were stopping huge terrorist attacks, you know, maybe there should be more concern. but the point of fact is, these programs are not. >> you do have critics on both sides, of course, mike rodgers the chairman of the house intelligence committee and dianne feinstein both strong supporters called the...

>> i dont know what the policy is right now. gary, b. and if the aim is to stop terrorism, should we really be reigning this in? >> exactly, brenda, i guess my thinking to obamas segment is irrelevant. does anyone believe what is going to change with the nsa? do we think we will stop spying on our friends in europe? i think we will continue to psy spy on them. they will continue to spy on us. you know, look, when the irs abuses power, i am all for clamping down, when obamacare says im all for ge...

States of america is kept on file by the government or some other entity, i think youre talking about a clear violation of the fourth amendment. >> reporter: do any of the changes make us less safe? >> if these programs were stopping huge terrorist attacks, you know, maybe they should be more -- there should be more concern. but the fact is these programs are not. >> reporter: you do have critics on both sides, supporters of bulk collection are worried that this judicial review process will take...

President obamas changes in the national security agency spy programs. take a listen. >> we cannot prevent terrorist attacks or cyber threats without some capability to penetrate digital communications. whether its to unravel a terrorist plot, to intercept malware, to make sure traffic control systems are not compromised, or to ensure that hackers do not empty your bank accounts. >> some of the changes are going to happen right away, while others will require more study and action by congress to...

Connections, tips. so what are we doing all this for? >> its a gross overreach. at what point in time do people have to make a decision within the intelligence community how effective the tools are. they need to reorient their tools. you can gather that information and stepping on peoples privacy rights and at the same time its not terribly effective. this would be a didnt conversation if they could point to terrorist attacks they were able to solve because they had access to these record. today...

Me make a few broad observations that have emerged from this process. first, everyone who has looked at these problems, including skeptics of existing programs, recognizes that we have real enemies and threats and that intelligence serves a vital role in confronting them. we cannot prevent terrorist attacks or cyber threats without some capability to penetrate digital communications. whether its to unravel a terrorist plot, to intercept malware, to make sure air traffic control systems are not c...

Questions. while few doubted the legitimacy of spying on hostile states, our framework of laws was not fully adapted to prevent terrorist attacks by individuals acting on their own or acting in small, idealogically driven groups on behalf of foreign power. the horror of september 11th brought all these issues to the forefront. across the political spectrum, americans recognize that we had to adapt to a world in which a bomb could be built in a basement and our electric grid could be shut down by...