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"erin burnet outfront" starts right now. another day of horrific violence in egypt. the death toll near 700. the lack of a response from the president of the united states because of israel. plus new revelations about just how far the federal government's spying program crossed the line. there's shocking new reports on the nsa. and guess what? they could be just of the tip of the iceberg. what you don't know about other spying programs at this moment where you are and we're talking about drones in america. and an amazing breakthrough about the government's super secret spy property. the truth about area 51. it is real. this is no joke. a special report from people who know. let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett, "outfront" thont we begin with breaking news. dozens more killed in egypt tonight. pressure building on the obama administration. the death toll this week is nearly 700, almost as many as the number killed during the entire arab spring revolution in egypt. there's no sign of calm. thousands of protesters defied a government-imposed curfew tonight. so, what does the u.s.' closest all ally, israel, do to keep pumping aid into cairo? john king "outfront" tonight. israel wants them to keep sending the $1.3 billion aid to egypt. israel believe aids will keep radical islamists from taking control. but some people are asking, is israel calling the shots on what president obama is doing? >> calling the shots, erin, the administration would say no, but does israel get a big voice in this? of course, they do. this is the biggest u.s. ally in the region. this is part of the conversation. leading voices even senator mk say i mccain saying we might have to cut the aid. nobody can answer the question what does egypt's future look like. if you are israel, this is the devil you know. since you've had the peace agreement with israel, it's not perfect, but you don't have now since morsi came to power, an occasional rocket from the sinai, israel believes, yes, there are problems with the egyptian military, but it has a relationship of relative trust and understanding and a relationship of relative security. so, israel knows this isn't perfect but its message to the united states is we don't know what would be next and we know these guys and we can work with them most of the time. >> and, john, before you go, just this crucial question, the united states has said, look, we're giving this aid because it's important for stability. and we get leverage with the egyptian government by giving this aid. obviously leverage at this point, right? they've called and said don't do this, don't burn these churches, don't jail these people and don't do these things and it's still happening. the leverage doesn't add up and the aid has kept flowing unabated and the situation has become less and less stable as time has passed. how long can the u.s. government use that argument with a straight face? >> that's the hard part. they say we have the relationship with the military so generals and colonels can call each other and they trained with each other and it can work. and people are saying where's the proof that you can have a circuit breaker here? that's a huge question. however, the administration's response back is the military while far from perfect the peace agreement with egypt has held. and they do see some areas where they say it's better than it would be. it's not good. but it's better than morsi, the question is, you riaise a good point, the military is responsible for a lot of the bloodshed and how much pressure will mount on the pressure but the white house's answer is what's the alternative? >> thanks very much to you, john king. pretty interesting. the second story "outfront," the obama administration broke the law, the national security agency internal audit said the nsa violated privacy rules gathering phone calls made by americans without warrants. thousands of times a year. now, this audit was provided to "the washington post" by the nsa leaker edward snowden, but this is what's going to amaze you. it was never provided to congress, which as you know has been defending the nsa and all of its actions. but they didn't know the truth. we're going to have more on that bombshell revelation later on this hour. but the nsa, you know, as big as it is just one little cog in america's spying wheel. another that's been under intense fire is drones, and drones are watching you right now as you sit at home watching this show in ways that you don't know. chris lawrence is "outfront." >> reporter: a thermal camera so sense tev it detects the footprints of someone who just walked across a carpet. new digital sims tystems that m store millions of hours of real time video. >> start to build up a wealth of information. >> but as americans worry about the federal government's secret surveillance program, there's a wave of local capability just on the horizon. from cameras to drones. >> there's a lot of law enforcement agencies and firefighting agencies that are looking to use the technology. >> well over 1,000 local agencies have applied for drone permits across the country from police departments in miami-dade and houston, texas, to the ohio department of transportation. >> we're looking at a future where, you know, police departments could deploy dozens of even hundreds of these flying robotic video cameras. >> reporter: they can do constant surveillance on 25 square mile areas and could be soon married to drones so inexpensive even small towns could afford them. how's this any different from a police car following behind me or an officer standing outside my house? >> there's a police officer who can see you. you can see them, right? what you don't know is if there's a camera up in the clouds following you everywhere you go. >> reporter: even those who support the technology say there have to be ways for the public to hold their local government accountable. >> which police officer was operating the system? where was the camera pointed when the drone was flying? what was it looking at? where was it located? >> reporter: money and budgets used to be a natural limit to local surveillance. towns could only afford so many cops and helicopters. but that may not matter as much with this new technology. right now the faa is writing the rules on which domestic drones can fly and where. but some towns are already getting a jump. charlottesville, virginia, passed the first anti-drone law earlier this year, and similar legislation is under review in 13 other states. erin? >> all right, chris, thank you very much. and coming up, the man who allegedly admitted he killed his wife and posted a picture of her dead body on facebook is in court for the first time. we saw him today. he says he's not guilty. this is florida. and he's pleading self-defense. we have that story. plus, the first information in tonight on what caused the crash of a cargo plane in alabama. that coming out just a few moments ago. and it turns out the truth really was out there. the stunning revelation about the government's supersecret property area 51. it was not a conspiracy theory. it was real. and later in the show, why you should never mess with border patrol. we're going to tell you what made them do this in tonight's "shout-out." right now, 7 years of music is being streamed.