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Reporters including our griff jenkins trying to get more answers from the nsa director. >> what's next? >> you'll see. >> are you going to reveal classified information? >> we're going to reveal more nofgs the public on the -- some of the terrorist plots and how we oversee the programs and the compliance that we use for them. >> general, how long have you been collecting data? >> this way? >> no. >> could you tell us how long you've been collecting the data? >> come on, guys. watch out. >> we're in here. >> refresh my memory. how long have you been collecting the data? general, can i ask you? ...

Terrorist plots. and that the congressional investigators and members of congress have had a lot of oversight to make sure all this is done within the guidelines. >> okay. so, is this it? or could more charges come later? >> well, you know, there could always be additional charges. at this point, we don't know of any additional charges. what we do know, snowden has resisted any effort. the last we knew, he is still in hong kong but perhaps he could be somewhere else. this could be a difficult chase, if you will, if the u.s. government tries to find out exactly where he is and bring him back. o...

About shock of which, we're -- some of which, we're being told, have been interrupted. what about those? >> reporter: the list of 50 alleged terrorist plots disrupted with the help of the data collection from the nsa programs was not provided to the house intelligence committee as it was promised wednesday as there are new questions about one of those alleged plots that was described by fbi director zone joyce to -- sean joyce to justify the sweeping data collections programs. >> this was the plot that was in the very initial stages of planning the bomb the new york stock exchange. >> would yo...

Go as she wanted to. that all these facts aren't true. but investigators believe her. >> scott taylor, fabulous reporting. bizarre case, so thank you. now to capitol hill, where the house intelligence committee held a hearing on the secret surveillance programs, revealed by edward snowden. for the first time, officials shared details about the surveillance the government conducts. general keith alexander said the programs have helped thwart more than 50 potential terrorist plots around the globe since 9/11, including attacks here on the new york stock exchange and that city subway system. he...

It's a basic political there row that people that rule in power like to keep those they rule in fear so people will submit to whatever they want to do. there is zero evidence as people on the intelligence committee said this program of collecting everybody's phone records as opposed to just terrorists to keep them safe is reciting from the same handbook they use. >> when they say that more than 50 plots globally have been foiled as a direct result of the surveillance, are they lying? >> no, it's not that they are lying. it's misleading. when the bush administration got caught spying and ease d...