germany are wondering what to expect from angela merkel. albania church frescoes are being destroyed. france, why the famous lavender is at risk. first up, it germany. europeans are watching closely as 62 million germans went to the polls a few days ago. evil across the continent from sweden to spain are well aware that the outcome of the elections in the eu's largest economy is going to have implications on their lives as well. whether they like it or not, angela merkel is keeping her job as german chancellor. >> a triumph. angela merkel has one of -- has won the biggest victory of her political career. congratulations from all over the world. she is a pinnacle of power in germany and europe. a year ago she was the object of harsh criticism. greek newspapers debt of old stereotypes and all over germany old fears of germany emerged. >> suddenly europe is speaking german. >> the chancellor becomes the dominant figure. germany's southern neighbors are wishing they could vote. they would like to see the social democrats in power or at least ju

intelligence worker was involved in this spying operation on merkel. the article said in 2010 the head of the national security agency informed obama in person about the surveillance. the paper is saying that obama did not stop the operation back then but let it continue. agents increased their surveillance to increase the contents of merkel's text messages and phone calls. then they started tapping a phone call that she acquired this summer. the phone was supposedly bug-proof. media reports say that president obama apologized to merkel when he called her on wednesday. he said he would have stopped the bugging had he known about it. spokespersons for the nsa hadend the allegations that keith alexander never discussed operations involving merkel with the president. >>> and that is all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.  - coming up, the intersection of religion and the law. - is there any reason to think these kinds of moral arguments would single out religious conscience as more important

(laughter) merkel should be flattered. someone looked at the chancellor of germany and said "i'd tap that." (cheers and applause) besides, we aren't even doing it, right, white house spokesman jay carney? >> i can tell you that the president assures the chancellor that the united states is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor. >> stephen: kay? (laughter) we are not and will not that takes care of the present and the future and there's no other time periodic think of. >> the u.s. has been listening to merkel's cell phone since 2002. >> stephen: oh, the past? who cares! (laughter) you know what they say about those who forget hisly. i don't and i'm pretty happy about it. (laughter) and even if we did listen in on angie merkel's cell phone, we have a damn good reason. i mean, just ask n.s.a. chief and first attempt by student taxidermist general keith alexander. (laughter) explaining who we are and targeting just who we are targeting with these programs. >> who are they spying on? >> we're

first of all, chancellor merkel's conservatives -- chancellor merkel's party are just five seats short of an absolute majority in the bundestag. that makes them particularly strong in any negotiating position. they are unlikely to make too many compromises. we are already seeing the policy clash on the issue of taxes, which the social democrats are insisting on. it is really unlikely we will see them make too many compromises. on the other hand, we have the social democrats, who are not inclined to play second fiddle to merkel's leadership. they don't want to see themselves as a gap filler in a merkel-led government. it is not clear what is going to happen. they have already said they will put any coalition deal to the entire party membership. that could be a risky move. at the same time, you have the social democrats wanting to be in power again desperately. a are tempted by the prospect of getting to be -- they are tempted by the prospect of getting back into government and they would like to influence the country's destiny. >> it is an option, but certainly not a done deal. what abo

close before the line washington's accused topping the very top in germany's snooping on chancellor merkel herself and operation bolin demands in major dollars to. the secrets of the detainee's us a would be wardens screw explores gone tunnel day was pumping clean of rings and fine dining contrast to what they may have experienced and you're seeing what there is just to see. our poll is censored by the us military is coming out in a few minutes. and the lines that brought the dog see were is recovering after an alleged strike on a key gas pipeline. across much of the country while the rebels launch a major time on the campus. the price of crude. he reports from the devastated syrian city of. an every day bottle filled whole families who are please tell me that. you saw russia and around the wall this is o.c. with me here national problem thanks for joining us. the scandal around immigration as the u.s. is spying on its european allies is snowballing was germany becoming the second country this week demanding a full explanation from washington a fresh wave of indignation was sponsored by cl

i don't believe a bit that they were not listening into the mobile phone of german chancellor merkel everybody who is officially german you knows that when ever he uses the phone when he uses e-mail when it really uses a cell phone or fixed line doesn't matter what. twitter is are so everything will be listened in that will be recorded is open to spying also our governments will do the same as the other many others have done especially of course with took and they will see we're not to accept that that's unacceptable and please americans make sure that this doesn't happen and this is all blah blah you know it all the time count on it this is happening everybody knows it it's open talk about fischer's so this is just for the. well washington's main occasion of the n.s.a. spying program is that it helps to thwart terror attacks on our website though you can read a report suggesting the agency's activities were nowhere near as affective as the officials would like the public to believe. thanks for joining us here on r.t. it is being reported in america that the head of a russian cultura

back in 2002, merkel was an opposition leader. french newspaper "lemonde" says american agents also tapped the phone of politicians, business leaders and citizens. european leaders expressed anger over the eavesdropping allegations of their recent summit. u.s. citizens are also concerned about the spying. over the weekend, nearly 1,000 people joined a march up to capitol hill in washington. >> it's too much. it can't be good for our relationship with other countries. >> government needs to be accountable. they need to follow the laws. >> reporter: german officials plan to visit washington to seek a detailed explanation. it's clear u.s. leaders will need to continue doing damage control to repair relations with their long-time allies. noriko okada, nhk world. >>> a u.s. newspaper is reporting that the spying on chancellor merkel and other world leaders stopped after the obama administration launched an investigation. "the wall street journal" quoted a senior u.s. official as saying the nsa made the surveillance decisions. the newsp

and president obama has told angela merkel that the u.s. is not tapping her mobile phone. >>> now piracy charge have been dropped against detained greenpeace activists in russia. they will now face lesser charges of hooliganism. their ship was seized when they staged a protest on the russian-owned oil rig. all have been held in custody. gets to the russian capitol in moscow. david, the hooliganism charges can still potentially carry large prison sentences. >> reporter: yes, that's right. there has been a statement here from the green piece spokesman who says th they are no more hooligans than they were pirat pirates. ithey were mounting a simple protest, they would say. hooliganism is the charges brought against th them and that can be a heavy sentence, the max of seven years, but the judge does have discretion to levy a fine instead, to make them do community service or to suspend the sentence or to give them two years, three years, something under the maximum sentence in detention. we'll have to wai wait and see t it exactly means. presid

was angela merkel xfone merkel's phone monitored by the united states? beene u.s. has not monitoring and will not monitor communications of the chancellor. image that sri lanka wants the world to see. but there are allegations of torture and brutality carried out by the state. three months old and already drawing the crowd. prince george with all seven godparents watching. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. on goa u.s. spy on merkel? the uncomfortable question vexing berlin and washington tonight. german authorities suspect that chancellor merkel's own cell phone may have been monitored and what they say would be a serious breach of trust. the white house spokesman rebutted the allegations with rather carefully chosen language. >> president obama and chancellor merkel spoke by telephone regarding the allegations you have mentioned. the nsa intercepted communications and the president assured that the united states is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor. we greatly value our cooperat

was angela merkel xfone merkel's phone monitored by the united states? beene u.s. has not monitoring and will not monitor communications of the chancellor. image that sri lanka wants the world to see. but there are allegations of torture and brutality carried out by the state. three months old and already drawing the crowd. prince george with all seven godparents watching. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. on goa u.s. spy on merkel? the uncomfortable question vexing berlin and washington tonight. german authorities suspect that chancellor merkel's own cell phone may have been monitored and what they say would be a serious breach of trust. the white house spokesman rebutted the allegations with rather carefully chosen language. >> president obama and chancellor merkel spoke by telephone regarding the allegations you have mentioned. the nsa intercepted communications and the president assured that the united states is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor. we greatly value our cooperat

for us -- i understand why angela merkel has to say something publicly. the fact is the nsa has done more to save german lives than the german army since world war ii. that's the reality. the nsa has provided so much intelligence to save them in terrorist attack. they should be thankful to us, not going through this charade. >> peter king, as a member of the house homeland security committee, the hout intelligence committee as well, the chair of the subcommittee, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. appreciate it. >>> remember, you can always follow what's going on here in "the situation room" on twitter. you can tweet me @wolfblitzer. thanks very much for watches. "crossfire" with special guests ron paul, race mar reese turner, "crossfire" starts right now. >>> tonight diagnosing what's wrong with obama care. even if he isn't worried, should he be? should the president have known more about the problem? on the left brian schweitzer, on the right s.e. kipp. in the crossfire, and grace ma returner, who thinks it's wrong for america. can obam

is not monitoring and will not monitor merkel's cell phone. >> president obama and chancellor merkel spoke by telephone, regarding the allegations that you mentioned, that the u.s. national security agency intercepted communications of the german chancellor, and i can tell you the president assured the chancellor the united states is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor. >> fred pleitgen covering the story. good to see you in person. >> good to see you as well. >> this is a big problem, it's becoming an increasing problem for the united states. angela merkel, very angry, upset. what do we know about the veracity of the comments here? is this true, coming from snowden that perhaps the cell phone was being tapped? >> i think the germans wouldn't have made the big fuss about the whole thing, gone public, if they didn't have some sort of information that indicated that most probably this could very well be true. apparently what happened was, you have the comments made by snowden and the german intelligence services went back and seemed to have found th

the white house refuses that it has monitored angela merkel's cell phone. these men are patrolling egypt's streets. their aim is to stop the number of assaults and harassment of women. >> they are doing the job the authorities should be doing. the police are looking the other way. he captured some of music's greatest stars. a photographer with a front row seat to history. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. she is one of the most powerful women in the world, and tonight, the wrath of angela merkel is aimed straight at america. the white house will not deny that it has monitored her cell phone calls in the past, and admits that resident obama is now in an awkward situation. the u.s. ambassador to berlin was summoned to explain exactly what is going on. it was perhaps appropriate today that angela merkel's car had a double 07 license plate. >> this is not about me. it's about every citizen. need to have trust in our allies and partners, and this trust now has to be rebuilt. so i say again, spying on friends is unacc

der spigel today reported angela merkel was targeted since 2002 when she was still an opposition leader. this just days after president obama was forced to apologize to merkel over earlier disclosures of snooping and a pledge to investigate reports the nsa hacked into his computer. one world leader did rally to the nsa's defense. british prime minister david cameron. >> what snowden is doing and

he was at angela merkel's office on friday. the meeting was the latest chance for merkel's conservatives and the social democrats to sound each other on a range of policies. >> on industry policy, we have traditionally had a lot in common. due to the prominent role the industrial unions have played in the social democratic party. >> polls show that two thirds of german voters prefer a grand coalition made up of conservatives and social democrats. as do 57% of spd srters and 60% of conservative supporters. the greens also have fresh talks planned with the conservatives, but even greens who favor a coalition with merkel are pessimistic a deal can be done. >> there is quite a lot of reservations in the party about a greens-conservative government. we are not ready for it. we have come out of this election weekend -- weakened. >> both the conservatives and the spd did not comment on friday's talks. this week's negotiations have now wrapped up. more are planned for next week and many observers predict merkel will decide on a coaliti

tapped. -- angela merkel was being tapped. they discussed the surveillance rogue rams -- programs. they warned of lasting damage to the transatlantic relationship. >> over the weekend, the white house was quiet, not commenting on the spy scandal. press secretary jay carney said that there may need to be additional constraints placed on america's spy agencies. >> there are a number of efforts underway designed to increase transparency, work with congress to look at reforms of the patriot act. to look at ways that we can increase oversight, increase constraints on the authorities provided by these programs. separately, there is a review underway that will look at, among other issues, some of the very specific things in regards to the intelligence gathering. including matters that deal with heads of state and other governments. >> joining me from washington is our correspondent. president obama is under pressure and letting his press secretary do the talking for him. what else to jay carney have to say? >> these were carefully wo

on color merkel has demanded explanations over reports that the nationalist purity of a -- angela merkel has demanded explanations of reports that the national security agency has bumped phones. >> the allegation in just one week. berlin on wednesday said the nsa may have tapped angela merkel's phone. she called resident obama to demand immediate verification. >> she unequivocally disapproves of certain practices and regards them as completely unacceptable. >> washington did not deny the charges. it simply said it was not currently monitoring her phone. >> the united states is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor. >> the opposition social democrats accused angela merkel of not doing enough to protect germans from u.s. surveillance. this latest scandal is a boost for those seeking greater eu electronic independence. >> we have to protect our strategic autonomy. that means the satellite navigation program, the european cloud, european standards. technology we are in charge of instead of depending on american and chinese know how. >> privacy is on the age

after claims the nsa tapped into the mobile of german chancellor angela merkel. leaked documents show 35 world leaders may have been under surveillance. >> looking for a solution to the nsa spying row. on thursday, angela merkel asked for an agreement with washington on ground rules for spying among allies. >> the franco german initiative goes far beyond the past. it is about establishing a common set of rules for intelligence relations. this should be done by the end of the year. >> the initiative comes after a series of u.s. snooping revelations. on thursday, "the guardian" reported at least ernie five international leaders -- 35 international leaders had been monitored. the nsa encouraged senior officials to share their contacts. the spy agency added foreign leaders phone numbers to its surveillance list. one official alone was said to have provided 200 numbers. the day before, the german government said it had information angela merkel's private conversations had been monitored. >> i think the most important thing at this juncture is to find a basis for the f

to angle merkel over the phone that he knew nothing of the practice merkel said the monitoring would be a breach of trust if confirmed and that spies among friends does not work obama apologized and reportedly claimed to have had no prior knowledge that was going on but germany's build newspaper suggest he knew about the spying and germany's leader and encouraged it a claim denied by the n.s.a. fred roeder there were actor of young voices and international advocacy group says european legal action will not deter america from snooping on its friends and foes . the u.s. was always perceived as a shining beacon for civil liberties and freedom and now we actually this year more and more of the snowden revelations show us how to what extent the n.s.a. and the us surveillance apparatus even snooping on the elyse not just on the german citizens but also on the german government and especially chancellor merkel now these m.p.'s make a huge scandal out of a listening to merkel's phone calls i don't think that these proposed. treaties are no spy laws will have a big impact these secret surveil

the white house refuses that it has monitored angela merkel's cell phone. these men are patrolling egypt's streets. their aim is to stop the number of assaults and harassment of women. >> they are doing the job the authorities should be doing. the police are looking the other way. he captured some of music's greatest stars. a photographer with a front row seat to history. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. she is one of the most powerful women in the world, and tonight, the wrath of angela merkel is aimed straight at america. the white house will not deny that it has monitored her cell phone calls in the past, and admits that resident obama is now in an awkward situation. the u.s. ambassador to berlin was summoned to explain exactly what is going on. it was perhaps appropriate today that angela merkel's car had a double 07 license plate. >> this is not about me. it's about every citizen. need to have trust in our allies and partners, and this trust now has to be rebuilt. so i say again, spying on friends is unacc

spy scandals has anger merkel's mobile phone really being tapped by the n.s.a. do you are you expecting any legal reaction to this or perhaps we're just dealing with another bout of diplomatic lip service. well we have seen we have seen action starting to take place over the n.s.a. spying revelations that have come out following edward snowden's leaks of course it started off as just demonstrations all across europe with some huge demonstrations here in berlin but we're now starting to see real developments the european parliament. has suspended the swift accord with the united states now what the swift agreement was is it shared banking data between the united states and the e.u. it was supposed to tackle terrorism it was supposed to allow investigators to see if money was being used from accounts to help fund terrorism elsewhere now that's been suspended because it seemed that the united states were using that to get banking data on e.u. citizens now also the european parliament has said that well they've tried to put in place some tougher laws on data sharing

, merkel rhymes with erkle. >> merkel. i don't know if he knew, but there is nobody more frustrated and more outraged than president obama. we should just trust he can get to the bottom. >> i think he is upset. he gets things done. if he didn't know we were listening in on the phone calls of our friendly government leader should he have? shouldn't he let the nsa do what they want to do? >> no, we know two things. he was the last to know and no one is more upset. but it is weird how he knows nothing. he is the last to know other than killing bin laden because he parachuted in and killed osama. he is always the last to know. how could he possibly be the last to know and merkel is more frustrated than he is. don't they have to keep -- they are either producing intelligence and if they are not getting intelligence, was this a big birthday surprise? here is all of this intelligence. >> merkel is at the center of the european financial -- it is either a break down and repiration. if you are going to spy on someone, spy on her an

monitored telephone calls of angela merkel. european leaders have been up in arms after showing up in a german magazine. the magazine claimed it received information from ed snowden but the magazine has nottive closed a source. the white house says the u.s. -- and words matter -- the white house says the u.s. is not and will not monitor chancellor merkel's communications. notice that does not address whether the u.s. has in the past kept tabs on her. listen to the answer when a reporter asked that question, point blank. listen. >> i want to ask you, has the united states monitored the chancellor's phone calls in the past. >> we're not going to comment publicly on every specified alleged activity. and it's clear we gathered foreign intelligence of the same matter as other nations. >> chancellor merkel sent out a statement that says spying among friends is not acceptable among anyone and that guess for any citizen of germany. she is not pleased. now other european leaders are lashing out. belgium prime minister says we cannot acc

cost private phone calls. -- and merkel'angela merkel's private phone calls. germany is just the latest ally of the united states found to be a target of the nsa surveillance. edward snowden's leaks show that more are targeted. they acquire the phone numbers of 35 world leaders and monitor their phone conversations as well. germany's foreign minister summoned the u.s. ambassador this afternoon to rain the nsa's activities and also jay carney today tried to dismiss further criticism against the administration. >> we are not going to comment publicly on every specified alleged intelligence activity. as a matter policy, we have made clear that the united states gathers foreign intelligence of the type added by all nations. as i mentioned yesterday, the president spoke with chancellor merkel and reassured her that united states is not and will not monitor the chancellor's communications and we have also said broadly that, at the present instruction, we are reviewing the way that we gather intelligence to ensure that we probably balanced the could -- the security c

but merkel insisted that spying among friends cannot be. the german foreign ministry also summoned the u.s. ambassador for an explanation. we'll hear more on the diplomatic fallout from u.s. surveillance, later in the program. syria has reported its first outbreak of polio in 14 years. the world health organization said today two people have tested positive for crippling disease. at least 20 others are suspected of contracting it. aid groups are planning vaccination campaigns. the governors of new york, california and six other states pledged today to put more than three million zero-emission vehicles on the roads, by 2025. the states taking part also include oregon, massachusetts, vermont, rhode island, connecticut and maryland. their compact calls for offering financial incentives, creating more electric car charging stations and buying clean cars for their government fleets. in economic news, ford reported a record profit for the third quarter of the year, after selling one and a half million cars. and, southwest airlines reported sharpl

has the white house admitted to listening in on chancellor merkel? >> they have all but admitted it. they are saying they aren't doing it now, won't do it in the future. when asked whether it had been done in the past, jay carney dodged the question. president obama has had to make two phone calls or take two phone calls from historic allies, angela merkel yesterday and where francois hollande. here's a little bit more that jay carn carney had to say toda. >> the president reassured her. we gather foreign intelligence much as other nations gather foreign intelligence. the revelations that have appeared of late have obviously caused tensions. >> the everybody's doing it excuse may not wash in this instant, tony. and i have to say there is an interesting moment in the briefing, a reporter from the german, she grew up in germany and the stasi, that sur veiled. the president is mindful of her past history going forward. >> is there likely to be receipt retribution from germany? >> it's lard to say. you outlined the stakes at the eu hearing going open, th

>>> german chancellor angela merkel tells president obama spying on her and her country is fool i up acceptable. staunch u.s. ally is among of numbeagrowing number complainino the u.s. tough questions during a congressional hearing. a new trial for a kennedy cousin a judge gives him another chance at freedom in the case of 1975 murder of his neighbor mar that mockly. new hope in the battle against breast cancer a promising new drug that treats one of the most aggressive forms of the deadly disease. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra america. am stephanie sy. president obama is once again trying to contain diplomatic fallout over the nsa spying program. new allegations have emerged the agency may have tapped the german chancellor's phone and listened in on private conversations. angela merkel told president obama if the allegations are true, it would be a grave breach of trust between the u.s. and germany. ellen fisher has more. >> reporter: the german government has have been pretty sure something went ongoing public with allegations that the american spied on angela merkel's mobile p

a majority of germans say they would prefer merkel joining up with the social democrats. knolnoel spicer. berlin. >>> fifa executives in zurich announced they would set up a task force on the summer are heat of qatar. >> i want to cease a discussion on summer or winter. and i do not expect that we go and make a decision now. we cannot make a decision without having consulted our partners. it is impossible. it is impossible. you have to make a difference between political diplomatic approach when you impress something, and then the reality of facts. and i do not know what will be the outcome of this consultation. i don't know what will be the decision, which we will take, probably, end of 2014. let us work on that, and then we will see. thank you, we have plenty of time. thank you. >> fifa president also said he couldn't turn a blind eye to the death of construction workers in qatar. he told that migrant laborers willing protected. >> our discussions with fifa has not only started today on workers welfare, we have been working with them since 2010 when we decided we wanted

trust needs to be rebuilt, merkel said. that implies that trust has been severely shaken. earlier this week, the president called merkel to apologize. >> the president said we are not going to do this going forward. >> reporter: but it may have been done in the past? >> well, look, we don't want to get into the business of inventorying everything we have done on the intelligence side in the past. >> reporter: the latest nsa revelation has become late night fodder. >> my impression of how the phone call went. hey, how are you, angela? what do you mean? you know how i am. >> reporter: but the europeans they aren't laughing. we need to put an end to it, said the french president. the u.s. already has a no spying agreement with canada, australia, new zealand, and britain. ben rhoads one of the president's top national security advisers says the u.s. might be open to similar agreements with other allies. >> we are already in diplomatic and intelligence channels talking to the germans, french, other european partners, countries around the world -- brazil and mexico as well. i th

bugged dangler merkel's phone will affect america ties to let us know by logging on to r.t. to call to vote in our latest weapon. and right now we can take a look at some of the figures that we've got at this point so as you can see so far the most popular opinion seems to be that the e.u. will introduce highly encrypted communications for all top officials to protect countries against u.s. snooping over a quarter of the respondents believe that president obama will apologize to angela merkel and offer to spy on david cameron instead while slightly fewer think european governments will restrict access to private data raising the costs for u.s. businesses in the e.u. and a minority of us point of vision germany offering snowden and asylum in return for launching a cyber counterattack against the united states to let us know what he's saying by logging onto r.t. dot com and having your say there while you're online get the latest updates on the story and many others such as reports that tens of millions of phone calls in spain were intercepted and stored by the n.s.a. last yea

crossing before in line washington is accused of topping the very top in germany snooping on chancellor merkel herself an operation for linda man is immediate also . the secrets of the detainees that stayed with the wardens his current spittle is gone total of a sparkling clean brings and fine dining contrast of all the ill fated inmates experience last time and you're seeing what there is just to see you know. our pulled censored by the u.s. military is coming up in just a few moments. on the life that brought darkness is recovering after an alleged strike on a key gas pipeline that power out across much of the country while the rebels launch a major time on the capital the price of room. here. in the devastated syrian city of yarmouk and every day battlefield for families who refuse to leave their homes. and a very well welcome to all seeing twenty four hour news live from moscow my name is you national power top story now. the scandal around allegations the u.s. is spying on its european allies is snowballing with germany becoming the second country this week demanding a full explanation fr

fall in line at washington is accused of topping the very top and germany's snooping on chancellor merkel herself and operation and demands in the media dollars. the secrets of the detainee's a safe would be wardens. spittles guantanamo bay where paying clean virgins and fine dining it's too faded in may for experience firsthand you're seeing what there is to see. our poll censored by the u.s. military is coming up but if your mom. battling in the darkness see where is recovering after i bought a nationwide blackout caused by an alleged terror strike on a cave gas pipeline under the tunnel in the country's capital. the price of crude it's a cute. they've devastated. and every day filled with families who are abused or need. international news and comment live from moscow this is all she with me your dish thanks for joining us. this scandal around immigration as the u.s. is spying on its european allies is snowballing with germany becoming the second country this week demanding a full explanation from washington a fresh wave of indignation responds by claims that n.s.a. was monitoring the

but with these latest revelations, including the allegation that merkel, the german leader's personal telephone was tapped into by the nsa, have overshadowed all of the discussions here. as you were same thing, merkel arrived a few moments ago, and i think that we can hear what she had to say of the she arrived at this leader's conference in brussels >> since we have been speak being about the nsa, i made it clear to the united states that spying on friends is not acceptable at all. i said that when he was in berlin in july, and it's not just about me but every german citizen. >> well, that was angela merkel talking, and sorry to interrupt you, but she's incandescent. and it's clearly going to have an effect on the u.s. in the eu. >> i want to ask you how does playing across the ocean on your side of the atlantic, because on this side of the atlantic, there's the passive knowledge that every nation spies every other nation, and on your side, there's outrage. and that's the difference in the two sides of the atlantic? >> it would be -- to think that angela merkel and other leaders were

confirmed to angela merkel over the phone that he knew nothing of the practice in a phone call merkel said the monitoring would be a breach of trust if confirmed and that spying among friends does not work obama apologized and reportedly claimed to have had no prior knowledge that it was going on for germany's bill newspaper suggests he knew about the spying in germany's leader and encouraged it a claim denied by the n.s.a. khalid moppin from the international action center says that if the roles were reversed the u.s. wouldn't leave a single stone unturned to punish the spies. say you say cuba had been tapping the united states or iran had been tapping the united states there would be actually be sanctions and retaliation but in this instance that they are you know what's going to what's going to happen who's going to hold the united states accountable you know it's the same goes to the civilians who've been killed by drones what are they going to do it you know the u.s. is the force of economic power in the world and military power and they're the ones who get to punish people it's

forla merkel, thank you bringing attention to the world that the u.s. is monitoring the .ell phones of 35 world leaders thank you for allowing us to recognize that 70 million cell phone conversations in france every month are being monitored. edward snowden, thank you -- [applause] thank you for bringing to the attention of the world the fact the u.s. government, the nsa is engaged in massive information gathering. 125 billion cell phone conversations a month. judge's granting legal authority 113the nsa to monitor million verizon users. this is not due process. >> former republican governor of new mexico gary johnson at the stop watching us rally on saturday. when we come back, journalist glenn greenwald, who originally reported the leaks of edward snowden. we will be back in a moment. ♪ [music break] written and sung by lou reed, he died sunday the age of 71. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. talk more about the latest national security agency revelations we are joined by glenn greenwald, the journal

number two, merkel may not be alone. "the guardian" newpaper reports the nsa was given the numbers of 35 world leaders and kept tabs on all of them. those numbers said to be passed on but two the nsa by u.s. officials outside the agency. number three, the washington post reports the u.s. is reaching out to foreign governments to tell them that other secrets potentially embarrassing secrets may leak out soon. among them, details of cooperative efforts between the u.s. and other nations to spy on russia, china and iran. our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto joins us from new york today. jim, all this i assume or the an least a lot of it edward snowden related. >> that's exactly right. that's the substance of the warning that you just talked about in the "washington post" story of the u.s. now warning other countries particularly innencetive areas that they're going to be more revelations. this is a real problem because for some countries cooperating with the u.s. is dangerous. we reached out to the national

. >>> germany is anger over reports that the nsa listened in on calls of chancellor angela merkel. several u.s. allies have great concerns about electronic eves dropping. the administration said it's not monitoring merkel's calls now but hasn't addressed what may have happened in the past. >> today president obama and chancellor merkel spoke by telephone regarding the reports. the president assured the chancellor that the united states is not monitor the communications and will not. >> merkel released a statement calling for the u.s. to clarify. >>> an arizona driver is recovering after things go from bad to worst on her on the road. she lost control, crossed over the median and hit a wall. she ran over a beehive or two along the way. more than 1,000 bees warmed the area and her stinging her multiple times. others were strung but treated by paramedics at the scene. >>> starbucks is about to take a big step into a non-coffee market. the first tea house is now open. teavana is the first stab at getting into the $90 billion market. it is tea only. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness new

was listening in on german chancellor merkel's private phone calls yesterday merkel placed a phone call to president obama saying that if these latest spying allegations are true then it is quote completely unacceptable and a serious breach of trust germany is just the latest ally of the united states found to be a target of the n.s.a. surveillance edward snowden's leaks have shown that mexico brazil france all of them are in the u.s. is crosshairs as well the guardian reports that the n.s.a. using information from the white house state department and pentagon acquired the phone numbers of thirty five world leaders and monitored their phone conversations to germany's foreign minister some in the u.s. ambassador to south or new to explain the n.s.a.'s activities also today white house press secretary jay carney tried to dismiss further criticism against the administration we're not going to comment publicly on every specified alleged intelligence activity and as a matter of policy we have made clear that the united states gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations a

or nsa is considering merkel a terrorist. >> reporter: the president didn't know merkel's phone was targeted. is that possible? the diplomatic disaster based on leaks from edward snowden. i asked his intermediary journalist glen greenwald speaking to us from rio. is it credible he would not know? >> unfortunately it is credible. because the nsa has become this rogue agency that really goes off on its own and does whatever it wants. i'm not sure which is scarier, that the president did know and approved it and is now lying about it or that he didn't know and the nsa took it upon itself to do that without the commander in chief being aware. >> reporter: does everyone do it? experts say china and russia are notorious for spying. so are close allies like france mostly for industrial espionage and israel for cyber war. but experts say no other spy agencies come close to the nsa's vast data collection. despite the risks, president obama is the first u.s. president to use a blackberry, overruling objections from the c irgs a and nsa. >> knowing other countries would be interested in listening to hi

this needs to be restored now. >> german chancellor merkel tapd her cell phone. we are back now with the panel. the edward snowden leaks keep coming. earlier this week it was that the nsa may have collected, hoover dam up as many as 70 million french phone calls late last year. now that they may have intercepted angela merkel, the chancellor of germany, a supposed friend of ours, may have intercepted her cell phone calls. george, should would he be shocked by this or is this just what big countries do to both their enemies and friends. >> put me down as not shocked. office scation is off if offification -- interesting when when jay carney says the united states is not monitoring and will not monitor her phone calls which leaves open the past which might have well said we have done it so what? we have come a long way technologically and morally since secretary of state simpson famously said gentlemen, do not read each other's mail. well, they do and they listen to their phone calls and she knows, this probably. and she also knows that germany and france and all th

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