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Security, he says he was source for the "washington post" and guardian when it comes to finding out about the top secret spying programs through the national security agency through the federal government. now more on that issue. lawmakers on both sides of the issue are disagreeing about whether this was a massive government overreach. steve centanni has that part of the story. what reaction are we getting from capitol hill? >> we have a statement from new york congressman peter king who says if he did leak the information edward snowden, he should be prosecuted and extradited back to the u.s....

Moving forward. >> right. okay. nbc's kerry sanders in florida. thanks, kerry. george zimmerman has sued nbc universal, the parent company of this network, for defamation. the company has strongly denied his allegations. the revelations about the government's secret telephone and computer spying programs have created and uproar in the american public, but the outrage from inside the intelligence community has been just as loud over their tactics being compromised. my colleague andrea mitchell sat down with james clapper, director of national intelligence, for an exclusive interview. >> wel...

In respect to privacy issues, i will leave this office sometime in the next three and a half years. after that i will be a private citizen. and i suspect that -- on a list of people who might be targeted, as far as e-mails, i would probably be pretty high on that list. and that's not like i don't have a personal interest in making sure my privacy is protected. >> that might be the president's best argument in the newly disclosed phone and internet spying programs that allow the government sweeping access to phone records and web activity to millions of americans. but knowledge that barack obam...

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