is accessing central servers to top u.s. technology firms through a program called prism. some of the surveillance started back in 2007. microsoft, google, yahoo! facebook, apple, aol, paltalk, youtube. a lot of companies deny the government has that access. wolf blitzer of "the situation room" is joining us. people waking up think this is unbelievable. >> a major development. we didn't know the full extent of what was going on until the past 24 to 48 hours. a huge, huge issue. two people who i want to bring in right now to discuss what's going on. jeffrey rosen, legal affairs editor of the new republic, and jewel meyers wood, former assistant homeland security secretary during the bush administration many a statement