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enforcement and for the query how many people's records are being looked at. i think there's a belief out there that sometimes the searches are broader than they really are. >> reporter: today the chairman released details about classified department defense department report which found snowden disclosures may jeopardize soldiers' lives in the field and may have tipped often mes to u.s. defense methods. the sources of that classified report, mike rogers, say that while the focus so far has been focused on the intelligence collection, that much of the information stolen by stow den is related to current military operations and it's their assessment that this release could have lethal consequences, wolf, for those in the field. >> and the president will be making an announcement of his reform in the next week or this
>> and yet it's the jersey tough-guy style which launched him to stardom. >> are you stupid? on topic. on topic. next question. good. thank you. thank you. thank you all very much and i'm sorry for the idiot over there. this is none of your business. >> i'll ask you where you send your kids to school. don't bother asking where i send mine. >> and let me tell you this. you know what, it's people who raise their voices and yell and scream like you that are dividing this country. we're here to bring this country together, not to divide it. >> reporter: according to the book "double down" about the 2012 campaign, christie say ram knee wasn't pleased. it was like something out of the "sopranos." >> we're running a business here. >> but with his sight set on 2016, has christie gone soft? >> governor christie has spent a good part of the last year trying to run away from the idea that he's a bully.
i'd been drinking. it's not an excuse but by the time the interview happened i was upset, ways overwhelmed. it's not an excuse, it's just the truth. his alarming north korea trip was filled with even more bizarre images. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: singing happy birthday to leader kim jong un and giving him a bow. >> to you, sir, let me know -- >> reporter: rodman sparked a firestorm with the seeming justification for the imprisonment of american kenneth bae to chris cuomo leaving bae's family shocked and disappointed. >> if you understand what kenneth bae did. >> yes. >> do you understand what he did. >> you tell me what did he do? >> no no, no, you tell me, you tell me, why is he held captive. >> reporter: but now rodman is back pedaling saying i want to first apologize to kenneth bae's family. i want to apologize to my
was looking forward to meeting with those personally fakted by the traffic jam but the mayor said he wasn't so sure that was a good idea. >> it's just going to cause more chaos in ft. lee. we don't need it at this point. i've got to tell you, we should wait until this investigation concludes. >> reporter: when we spoke to christie last election day, we talked about apologies in the context of president obama's broken promise that if you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan. >> here's my suggestion to him. don't be so cute. and when you make a mistake, admit it. i said it. i was wrong. i'm sorry. and we're going to try to fix this and make it better. >> reporter: today it sounded as if he was taking his own advice. >> when mistakes are made, then i have to own up to them and take the action that i believe
the former nba player dennis rodman now apologizing for his unruly behavior in a cnn interview. jim sciutto reports. >> dennis, don't put it on them. >> reporter: dennis rodman is running away from his comments admitting in a statement to cnn that he was out of bounds. "awant to apologize. i take full responsibility fr my actions. it had been a very stressful day. some of my teammates were leaving because of pressure from their families and business associates. my dreams of basketball diplomacy were quickly falling apart." but he's not running away from north korea. his apologies coming in the wake of a wild week playing exhibition basketball and exploding in an interview with chris cuomo. >> i don't give a rat's ass what the hell you think. i'm saying at you, look at these guys here. look at them. >> reporter: in his apology rodman explains his outburst.
a camera rolling when a russian airliner crashed and exploded. 50 people killed in 2013's deadliest crash. >> oh, my god. oh, it's an accident. >> reporter: asiana flight kill ed two of the 29 fatal plane crashes around the world last year. but as horrific as these were, 2013 was one of the safest years to fly on record. the safest in fatalities and the second safest in number of crashes. >> flying, there are a million that you're more likely to die from a fall in the bathtub or a bee sting. and those are actually true. >> reporter: steven wallace led the faa's accident investigations. flying is still the safest mode of transportation. there were 265 fatalities worldwide last year, a record low. wallace says better technology
the people on my team. >> reporter: echoing the words of the written statement, e-mails and text messages that showed some of his top staffers conspireing to shut down the george washington bridge in an act of political payback. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue, in its planning or execution, and i am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here. >> he said that heads have already rolled, including bridget anne kelly. >> i've terminated the employment of bridget kelly immediately. she was not given the opportunity to explain why she lied because it was so obvious that she had lied. >> reporter: bill stepien was
also fired. >> if i cannot not trust someone's judgment, i cannot place him at the head of my operation. >> reporter: it remains unclear if christie's press conference, 108 minutes long, with remove the exclusive release of e-mails and text messages. just two months after he won his second term in a landslide victory. >> when they walked into the voti voting booth today, they didn't say, hey, i don't know who this man is or what he's willing to do when the chips are down. >> reporter: the scandal hits at the heart of a no nonsense government. the one-time u.s. attorney who specialized in cases of political corruption is now facing the possibility of an investigation into his administration by the u.s. attorney of new jersey. christie said he hoped to meet with the mayor of ft. lee and
a few weeks earlier, he had joked about the then -- >> i work the cones, unbeknownst to everybody i was actually the guy out there, ways in overalls. >> reporter: on thursday governor christie said he would never have joked like that if he had any inkling his people would do something so stupid. one person tweeted, this is more chris christie therapy session than a press conference. governor christie spoke about what he is and what he isn't. here's what he is -- >> i am embarrassed. i am heartbroken. i am responsible. i am stunned. i'm sick over this. >> reporter: and here's what he isn't. >> i am not a focus group tested, blow-dried candidate. i am who i am, but i am not a bully. >> reporter: while one of christie's former appointees was on the hot seat taking the fifth about the scandal. >> on the advice of counsel, i reserve my right to remain silent. >> reporter: the right to silence was one thing chris
>> i urged him to pull back on the metadata. >> reporter: cnn has learned that the white house is giving serious consideration to several new reforms, including new rules addressing the insider threat in the wake of edward snowden. >> end mass surveillance. >> reporter: including improving the issue of security clearances to better audit who can access what records. setting standards for inscription to make clear the nsa will not break inscription for commercial spying. and issuing new trans paparency reports and how many individuals' records were actually exposed. peter is on the intelligence review panel. >> a particular company for law