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Doesn't comment on pending litigation. we should point out that many firefighters acted heroically that day but this is clearly something the fire department needs to address. at this point they just haven't talked about it. >> i'm sure you'll stay on the story. dan simon this morning. surprising new claims about the nsa which reportedly put spy software into computers across the globe. according to "the new york times." the software has targeted everyone from the chinese military to mexican drug cartels. the nsa claims it's used to defend the u.s. against foreign cyber attacks, not to obtai...

H1n1, formally known as swine flu. six children have died since december and some states have reported adult deaths. and they've reorganized the nsa mass collection phone program. the first time the foreign intelligence surveillance board has ruled since two courts issued rulings on the legality of the program. one court deemed it likely unconstitutional. the other upheld it. both rulings could be appealed and likely head to the supreme court. republican senator rand paul is now leading a class action lawsuit against the obama administration for the nsa's policies. he claims it violates th...

Opposite, saying it was likely unconstitutional. also an intelligence panel appointed by president obama questioned whether the phone program was even useful in preventing terrorism. the justice department is working to appeal the d.c. court ruling. and the american civil liberties union, which brought the new york case, says it will appeal that ruling. well, the bottom line is that these two judges of equal rank have come to opposite conclusions. and they'll probably take a couple of years for the appeals court to work through these two decisions. for now, the nsa gets to continue its data co...

Barton, quickly let me get your reaction to the judge's ruling. what is your reaction to the phone program specifically being declared lawful? >> we now have within about ten days' time two federal judges ruling on this in opposite directions, slightly different facts, slightly different reasoning. but one says it is almost certainly unconstitutional, against the fourth amendment, one says it's just fine. it's very much ripe for supreme court consideration as time goes forward. >> so you are obviously one of three journalists who received the original leaks to snowden. your understanding, i wa...

Name, would be insulting to hawaiian people. martha: so the federal communications commission is now strongly defending its $2.2 billion program that has become in, known as the obama phone program. acting ftc chair mignon clyburn firing back at conserve i was that the lifeline program is a government handout and claims president ronald reagan would actually be proud of this subsidy. listen. >> now that i have assurance, i can call our doctor. >> with assurance wireless in washington you get a free phone and 250 fry voice minutes each month. >> now that we have assurance, we can keep in touch ...