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Through the most basic of terms? what is a fisa warrants, when do you get it, how is it approved? >> saw a fisa warrant basically allows the government to conduct electronic surveillance on a target by getting a court order, which meets a certain probably delete my probable cause standard that the culprit is engaging in foreign intelligence activity which is basically they are spying in some way. it's a pretty elaborate process. it requires a lot of levels of approval between the fbi and department of justice, and ultimately have to get signed off on by a federal judge sitting in a fisa court ...

Story was breath-taking. these people are really just out pending -- they are not pending trial. they are just released, right? >> yeah. they were arrested and, you know, targeted by police for these various crimes the police can't hold them beyond 72 hours. unless they get aravenned they have to submit a warrant request for prosecutors. and if the prosecutors don't sign those warrant requests. they have to let them go after 72 hours unless there is another, you know, warrant for them to hold him. and in a lot of cases that's not the case so they have to let these guys go. and in one case. we ...

Story was that she wasn't credible. this guy got out and raped three more people. they had to release him. he went back on the streets and raped at least three more women and as prosecutors were building their case on the most recent rapes, they used the original witness who they have said is not credible. they used her as a potential witness. did you but the guy eventually pleaded guilty. is he going to be in prison. >> so the prosecutors aren't signing these warrants. when you arrest -- aren't you just taken right away to some judge for arraignment or for some holding of some sort? >> well, ...

Story was breath-taking. these people are really just out pending -- they are not pending trial. they are just released, right? >> yeah. they were arrested and, you know, targeted by police for these various crimes the police can't hold them beyond 72 hours. unless they get aravenned they have to submit a warrant request for prosecutors. and if the prosecutors don't sign those warrant requests. they have to let them go after 72 hours unless there is another, you know, warrant for them to hold him. and in a lot of cases that's not the case so they have to let these guys go. and in one case. we ...

Headquarters of the fbi. then it downloads malicious software or malware into the suspect's computer. and then bingo, the fed gains control of the camera. listen. >> to me, the sort of shocking part is that the fbi figured this out. something that a lot of security experts didn't think was possible. to turn on your web cam without turning on the little green light. so when the web cam is on, it says, i'm on. there's a little green light. >> by the way, the fbi can also download photos and other e-mails. so far the fbi has tried to get two warrants to go after suspects' computers. one in denver...