the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers if you believe more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance sweep the a.p. boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but would not say why it sought the records they cited an ongoing investigation a peace process and said the government sought and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation now the guess is that the investigation had to do with a.p. is reporting on a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hundred fleet the administration's unprecedented one food leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism a number of journalists with major news organizations here told me that isn't it's never been as hard for them to do their job as it is now because sources that they had previo

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today the u.s. justice department has admitted to spying on associated press reporters a.p. condemned the sweeping phone surveillance as an invasion of privacy and a threat to the freedom of the press guy nature can has more on the story and more on the implications. the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers if you believe more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance week the boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but would not say why it sought the records they cited an ongoing investigation a peace process and said the government sought and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation now the guess is that the investigation had to do with a.p. is reporting on a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hunt for leaks the administration's unpre

the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers if you believe more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance week the boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but would not say why it sought the records they cited an ongoing investigation a peace process and said the government sought and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation now the guess is that the investigation had to do with a piece reporting on a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hunt for leaks the administration's unprecedented one food leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on of investigative journalism a number of journalists with major news organizations here told me that isn't it's never been as hard for them to do their job as it is now because sources that they had previous

the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers a few believes more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance week the boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but would not say why it sought the records they cited an ongoing investigation a peace process and said the government stalked and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation now the guess is that the investigation had to do with a.p. is reporting on a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hunt for leaks the administration's unprecedented leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism a number of journalists with major news organizations here told me that isn't it's never been as hard for them to do their job as it is now because sources that they had previously communic

the u.s. justice department has admitted to spying on associated press report a.p. condemned the sweeping foreign surveillance as an invasion of privacy and a threat to the freedom of press. has more on the story and its implications. the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers a few believes more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance week the boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but would not say why it sought the records they cited an ongoing investigation a peace process and said the government sought and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation now the guess is that the investigation had to do with a piece reporting on a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hunt for leaks the administration's unprecedented one food leaks

justice department admits it spied on their so stated press news agency but obama's administration insists it remains dedicated to protecting freedom of speech. you raise is to raise billions of dollars to reconstruct the whole tone mali but there are concerns the country is still too in secure and the insurgency too strong for rebuilding to begin. and six countries including india and china have joined the arctic council as observers potentially gaining access to the region's fast and topped energy resources. to russia and around the world this is an see with me years of our hello and welcome to the program the u.s. justice department has defended its spying and associated press saying it was necessary to find leaks that could endanger american people the phone records of about a hundred journalists including their private numbers were seized sparking outrage in the media worldwide the white house has distanced itself from the probe saying it knew nothing about it or his will reports now on the scandal. it's being called an unprecedented government intrusion the justice department secretl

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers eight people leaves more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. now the recent scales expose a fine line between the demands of media freedom and those of statehood charlie mcgraw from wide awake news told r.t. shaun thomas that journalists are paying a price for

justice department or as one analyst told us so you could just be a way to scare whistle blows and stop them working with a.p. i'll take a closer look at that in a few minutes time plus. the no we're not talking about. rain that's a description is being given to you. and this important the submarine to run into trouble we've come here to the baron furnace where the submarines designed and built to find out what's been going on but more on that story coming up. new orleans police are seeking a teen suspect over the mass shooting at a mother's day parade on sunday which left nineteen people wounded the incident comes as president obama continues his push for a clamp down on gun owners but his answers more important i reports far giving no ground. it's the national wound that never stops. nineteen americans including two ten year olds were hospitalized after gunfire erupted in new orleans during a mother's day parade yet another mass shooting in the united states this time amid a national debate on gun control if you go to google to look at the stories on this particular incident you'll fi

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers eight people leaves more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say even press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. the recent scandals expose the fine line between the demands of media freedom and those of statehood changable grant the from wide awake news told r.t. it's on thomas that the journalists are payin

justice department has defended its spying on associated press saying it was necessary to find leaks that could in danger american people the phone records of about one hundred journalists including that private numbers was seized sparking outrage in the media will wind the white house though has distanced itself from the scandal saying it knew nothing about the probe of a president obama's administration is known for targeting whistleblowers and his auntie contributor afshin rattansi reports they were now think twice before contacting a.p. . they would able to notify the head of associated press because it would undermine the security of the whole operation the idea of justice anyway in the united states around the world that we see now how can they be above the justice when their children youngest strike is in cuba and as for eric holder himself well. are they thinking when they're actually naming associated press the american taxpayer will have to be reparations to associated press because let's face it no whistleblower source is now going to call the a.p. desk in new york or wash

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justice department says it spied on journalists to protect americans seizure of phone records from one hundred associated press employees is causing massive outrage. fourteen countries try their luck by seeking permanent observer status of the arctic council this in order to gain access to the region's energy resources. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at. global twenty years. european leaders and delegates from all over the world are meeting to raise billions of dollars in aid for war torn mali is the highest level gathering since france sent troops to intervene to help rebuild a country though still plagued by islamists and rebel insurgents. now has more from the summit in brussels the leaders from the e.u. and france as well as international donors are gathering today here in brussels to drum up and get aid and support for mali a country which has been dealing with a radical islamist militants as well as a political crisis for the last couple of years now now the french foreign minister law fabulous' had said that the aim of today is to raise some one point nine a bill

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers eight people leaves more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. well the recent scandals expose a fine line between the demands of media freedom and those of state who charlie ross from wide awake news told r.t. sean thomas that journalists are paying the price f

the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers if you believe more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance sweep the a.p. boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but would not say why it sought the records they cited an ongoing investigation a peace process and said the government stalked and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation now the guess is that the investigation had to do with a.p. is reporting on a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hunt for leaks the administration's unprecedented leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism and. organizations here told me that isn't it's never been as hard for them to do their job as it is now because sources that they had previously communicated with now either don't re

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers eight people leaves more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep this some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say even press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. the recent scandals expose a fine line between the demands of media freedom and those of state have charlie mcgrath from wide awake news told r.t. sean thomas that journalists are paying the price

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers eight people leaves more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. now the fox news reporter case comes in the wake of revelations the u.s. government tapped the phones of a.p. journalist something the agency's top executive described as a massive and unprecedented

justice department admits it's played on the associated press news agency but obama's administration insists it remain as dedicated to protecting freedom of speech. the e.u. braces to raise billions of dollars to reconstruct war torn mali there are concerns the country is still too in secure and the insurgency too strong for a building to begin. to calm a conspiracy the detention of a cia spy in most schools falls victim to media mockery thanks to the wigs dull glasses and all school with the band found on the american agent. international news and comment live from moscow this is all she with me thanks for joining us the u.s. justice department has defended its spying on associated press saying it was necessary to find leads that could endanger american people these phone records of about one hundred journalists including their private numbers were seized sparking outrage in the media worldwide the white house has distanced itself from the probe saying if we knew nothing about it all she is is of all reports sound scandal. it's being called an unprecedented government intrusion the

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers a.p. believes more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some precedent eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. now the recent scandals expose a fine line between the demands of media freedom and those of statehood charlie mcgrath from wide awake news told r.t. sean thomas that journalists are paying a price for onl

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers eight people leaders more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some precedent eight hundred food leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. well fox news reporter case comes in the wake of revelations the u.s. government tap the phones of a.p. journalists something agency's a top executive described as a massive and unprecedented intrus

justice department says it spied on journalists to protect americans but the seizure of phone records from one hundred associated press employees is causing huge on french. fourteen countries try their luck by seeking permanent observer status at the arctic council this in order to gain access to the region's vast untapped energy resources. twenty four hour worldwide news live from the heart of moscow with me will receive welcome to the program european leaders and delegates from all over the world are meeting to raise billions of dollars in aid for war torn mali it's the highest level gathering since front sent troops to intervene and to help rebuild a country still plagued by islamists and rebel instructions. from the summit ongoing in brussels the leaders from the e.u. and france as well as international donors are gathering today here in brussels to drum up and get aid and support for mali a country which has been dealing with a radical islamist militants as well as a political crisis for the last couple of years now now the french foreign minister lavrov fabulous' had said that t

justice department has defended its spying on associated press saying though that it was necessary to find leaks that could endanger american people of the phone records of about one hundred journalists including their profit numbers was seized sparking outrage in the media worldwide the white house has distanced itself from the scant scandal saying it knew nothing about the probe however president obama's administration is known for targeting whistleblowers as r.t. contributor afshin rattansi reports and we now think twice before contacting the a.p. . they would able to notify the head of associated press because it would undermine the security of the whole operation the idea of justice anyway in the united states around the world that we see now how can they be above the justice when that torturing anga strike is in cuba and as for eric holder himself well what exactly are they thinking when they're actually naming associated press even contacts may well have to be reparations to associated press because let's face it no whistleblower source is now going to call the a.p. desk in new

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers a.p. believes more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. the fox news report case comes in the wake of revelations the u.s. government tapped the phones of a.p. journalist something the agency's top executive described as a massive and unprecedented intrusion as

justice department as well as the obama administration for going after the associated press as phone records are to correspondent liz wahl takes a look at the backlash that the administration is facing as a result of this caesar of phone records. amid the justice department scandal perhaps more than ever before journalists and citizens are raising questions over the freedom of the media to get news and talk to sources in private while details remain murky there are very clear guidelines when it comes to the justice department getting subpoenas of the news media because our standards the d.o.j. sets for itself let's take a look at them now. according to the rules the investigation must be as narrowly drawn as possible as of now the a.p. isn't convinced that this is the case that all the facts point to the opposite we know now that the justice department traced incoming and outgoing calls and twenty telephone lines in three separate bureaus and the capitol press gallery this includes private and work lines traced over the span of two months the a.p. believes that over one hundred emplo

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers a.p. believes more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. well the fox news reporter case comes in the wake of revelations the u.s. government tap the phones of a.p. journalists something agencies talk executive described as a massive and the president intrusion

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers eight people leaves more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. well fox news reports a case comes in the wake of revelations the u.s. government to tap the phones of a.p. journalists something agencies talk executive described as a massive and unprecedented intr

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers believes more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. well fox news reports a case comes in the wake of revelations the u.s. government tap the phones of a.p. journalists something the agency's top executive described as a massive and unprecedented intrusion as fo

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers eight people leaves more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. well fox news reports a case comes in the wake of revelations the government and us tap the phones of a.p. journalists something agencies top executives described as a massive and unprecedented intru

the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers a few believes more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance week the a.p. boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but would not say why it sought the records they cited an ongoing investigation a peace process and said the government stalked and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation now the guess is that the investigation had to do with a.p. is reporting on a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hundred fleet the administration's unprecedented weeks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism a number of journalists with major news organizations here told me that isn't it's never been as hard for them to do their job as it is now because sources that they had previously comm

it's being called an unprecedented government intrusion the justice department secretly collected two months of telephone records from the associated press and its reporters. a.p. believes this story prompted the secret investigation the cia uncovered a plot to bomb a u.s. bound airliner a plot originated in yemen and was carried out by al qaeda they arabian peninsula by reporting this al qaeda was put on notice that the cia had an inside look at their activities be a piece as the justice department did not say why they needed the information but says among the nearly two dozen telephone records collected at least five of them were from reporters working on the story in question i've been a prosecutor since one nine hundred seventy six and i have to say that this is among if not the most serious it is within the top two or three most serious leaks that never see it put the american people at risk eric holder announced today that he was recusing himself from this a.p. investigation the prominent news agency condemned the government's actions in a letter to holder yesterday they could b

justice department has been monitoring the associated press for months this included collecting the telephone records of a.p. reporters and editors will take a deeper look into this government violation of press freedom. in the battle of david versus goliath on the field of agriculture the highest courts in the nation has actually sided with the corporate giants next we'll tell you the deciding factor in the case of an indiana farmer versus monsanto. nearly a month after the deadly explosion of a west texas fertilizer plant state investigators are now launching a criminal investigation into the blast meanwhile authorities are now questioning a first responder will bring you the latest information coming up. it's monday may thirteenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm going lopez and you are watching r.t. we begin tonight with a developing story the associated press is now reporting that the u.s. justice department has secretly obtained two months worth of phone records that reports from reporters and editors and what the a.p. calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how the news organiz

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers eight people leaves more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance week the some president hunt for leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. well the fox news reporter case comes in the wake of revelations the u.s. government's top to the phones of a.p. journalists something agency's top executive described as a massive and unprecedented intrusion a

foxhunter the u.s. justice department or subpoenas a t.v. news reporters e-mails as part of a probe into a possible leak. and do you rock sectarian violence a russian sub as the nine car bombs ripped through a sheer neighborhood killing more more than sixty people and wounding scores more. the situation is spiraling out of control with sectarian violence fueling fears of the country is on the brink of a civil war. has just gone past eleven pm here in moscow you're watching r t lie bill with me to bomb would say. growing british distrust of the e.u. has got members of the leading conservative psystar the push for referendum on whether to quit a bills in the pipeline for twenty seven thousand deadline for the public to decide if they want to stay in the debt ridden the you or not recent years have seen opinion move in one direction here's what the euro barometer polling center found six years ago it discovered that almost half of the u.k. population didn't trust the e.u. a poll taken last year shows that two thirds of those who took part we eu

justice department a new directive expanding the meaning of harassment. first and foremost, if you ask a woman out for a date and rejects it and you flirt, this constitutes harassment and she doesn't like it. okay, secondly, it doesn't have to be objective harassment, but factual harassment but if she feels harassed. this directive goes to all universities taking money. >> paul: i take that as a hit. >> a miss this week nothing can escape politics, new app that lets you scan items at the supermarket and see if they were made by koch industries. so liberals can buy the right paper towels and sending money to the koch brothers they might spend on politics. >> paul: oil executives because they supported libertarians. that is it for this week's show. thanks to my panel and especially all of you watching. i'm paul gigot. we hope to see you right here next week.

justice department for spying on associated press reporters the news organization called this surveillance a massive and unprecedented intrusion. international efforts to find common ground on the syrian crisis see the israeli prime minister flying to russia to meet president putin just days after israel's and the strikes near damascus put a trace cover tell nation. alice. brings these says if it's isis crew home safe and sound are wrapping up that five month mission in orbit .

justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers eight people leaders more than one hundred of its journalists were caught up in this surveillance sweep the some president eight hundred full leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism the obama administration has brought more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined journalists have seen their sources drying out as government officials are much less inclined to share these days but now we see a different probably more alarming development the government making journalists the subject of their investigations and it's not clear what the government expects from journalists just to copy paste whatever they say in press releases if that is the case that would be the end of our profession. the recent scandal experiences the fine line between the demands of media freedom and those of statehood charly make rather from wide awake news told thomas that journalists are paying the price for

justice department a new directive expanding the meaning of harassment. first and foremost, if you ask a woman out for a date and rejects it and you flirt, this constitutes harassment and she doesn't like it. okay, secondly, it doesn't have to be objective harassment, but factual harassment but if she feels harassed. this directive goes to all universities taking money. >> paul: i take that as a hit. >> a miss this week nothing can escape politics, new app that lets you scan items at the supermarket and see if they were made by koch industries. so liberals can buy the right paper towels and sending money to the koch brothers they might spend on politics. >> paul: oil executives because they supported libertarians. that is it for this week's show. thanks to my panel and especially all of you watching. i'm paul gigot. we hope to see you right here next week. >>> it's been a week of >>> it's been a week of nonstop news. department of justice grabs phone records from the associated press claiming it needs information and to leaked secrets. irs admits to targe

justice department on an american news agency are sending shock waves through russia appeared reporters at the associated press are expressing outrage over a sweeping seizure of staff phone records. federal agents secretly to the information while conducting a probe into an ap story about the cia operation in yen and yenyemen -- in yemen. >> gemini's plunging birthrate is so dramatic that the company will be short much-needed workers in just over a decade. >> the chancellor is calling for society to be more open to families and for companies to give new fathers and mothers more time off and shorter hours. >> she called the second annual demographic summit where she also underscore the need for attracting europe's best and brightest immigrants. >> chancellor merkel is looking to tackle germany's demographic challenges head on. she says the country must help young people balance work and family. that will mean more skilled workers at home, but merkel says germany must also attract talented professionals from abroad. >> the oecd tells us the conditions for this are very good in germany, bu

justice department admits to spying on the associated press reports this in a surveillance campaign the news organization calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion. and a soyuz capsule brings the thirty fifth i.s.a.'s crew home safe and sound and look at some of the out of this world tricks performed by the commander on board the international space station.

department of justice refused to take responsibility has made all the mentors he didn't know what he's owed agency was doing. i am not familiar with the reasons why he was you know instructed in the way he works i'm simply not a part of the of the trees. however eric holder said he firmly believe that what time or he's subsidiary subordinates did was illegal so had to call what we've got the attorney general's call me. to some other world news briefing as a series of bomb blasts have rocked a shia neighborhoods in baghdad killing at least fourteen people in the was a single incident a vehicle stuffed with clothes and went off near a bus stop during rush hour to see if today thirty three people died in the result of terror attacks in the iraq accomplish. several tornadoes that ripped through the u.s. state of texas in one area up to seventy five homes or destroyed and six people killed but that number looks likely to rise many others have been injured and rescue teams are continuing the search for survivors under rubble next stop along the southern tornado is oklahoma where storm warnin

justice department has defended its bail and separation and the associated press news agency attorney general eric holder says wiretapping the photos of one hundred journalists was necessary to protect americans from leaks that could endanger their safety but norman solomon from the media watch group things it's aimed at making an example of a pete carroll whistle blowers. that is really one of the last refuge of scoundrels when it comes to top leaders who want to turn off the tap of information reaching their own public that those leaders would rather the public be kept in the dark about and i think what we've seen with these revelations about the phone records of a.p. reporters is that this isn't ministration which has already weighs data larger war against more whistleblowers than any other in u.s. history has continued to push the envelope and try to have a chilling effect on not only journalists but the sources within the administration . when questioned about the phone probed they had on the u.s. department of justice refused to take responsibility and his main argument he didn'

the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers a few believes more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance week the a.p. boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but cited a.p. is reporting on a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hunt fleet a peace prize and said the government sought and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation the administration's unprecedented one food leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism a number of journalists with major news organizations here told me that isn't it's never been as hard for them to do their job as it is now because sources that they had previously communicated with now either don't return their calls or say out front that they'd rather not talk they can go to jail the oba

justice department for spying on associated press reporters a news organization called the surveillance a massive and unprecedented. kind of brings the thirty fifth crew home safe and sound with some of the out of this world tricks performed by the commander. of the international space station.

justice department spying on journalists the associated press reveals that the d.o.j. has been taking their phone records for months now supporters of the first amendment are demanding answers for this violation of the fourth estate more on the fallout coming up. authorities in moscow detained a member of the u.s. embassy under the suspicion of him being a cia agent there even calls for the suspects expulsion from russia we'll have the latest on the case coming up. and the supreme court yesterday sided with monsanto against an indiana farmer it's a real life case of david versus the goliath we'll tell you what the farmer actually thinks of the ruling later in the show. it's tuesday may fourteenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm megan lopez and you are watching our t.v. well we begin with the latest developments coming from the associated press news organization the u.s. department of justice actually sees the phone records of twenty phone lines connecting journalists and editors ranging from washington d.c. to new york and hartford connecticut between the months of apri

justice department admits it spied on that so say to the press news agency but obama's administration instead it remains dedicated to protecting freedom of speech . you races to raise billions of dollars to reconstruct a torn mali but there are concerns the country is still in secure and the insurgency too strong for rebuilding may begin. on six countries including india and china have joined the arctic council as observers potentially gaining access to the region's fost entente and achieve resources.

the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers if you believe more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance week the boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but would not say why it sought the records they cited an ongoing investigation a peace process and said the government sought and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation now the guess is that the investigation had to do with a peaceful courting on a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hundred fleet the administration's unprecedented one food leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism a number of journalists with major news organizations here told me that isn't it's never been as hard for them to do their job as it is now because sources that they had previously

the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers a few believes more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance week the a.p. boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but would not say why it sought the records they cited an ongoing investigation a peace process and said the government stalked and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation now the guess is that the investigation had to do with a piece with forty one a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hunt fleet the administration's unprecedented leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism a number of journalists with major news organizations here told me that isn't it's never been as hard for them to do their job as it is now because sources that they had previously commu

justice department got embroiled in another surveyed in scandal this week after it sees two months of phone records of editors and journalists from the countries the biggest news gathering service the associated press is wall has the details. it's being called an unprecedented government intrusion the justice department secretly collected two months of telephone records from the associated press and its reporters. a.p. believes this story prompted the secret investigation the cia uncovered a plot to bomb a u.s. bound airliner a plot originated in yemen and was carried out by al qaeda they arabian peninsula by reporting this al qaeda was put on notice that the cia had an inside look at their activities be a piece as the justice department did not say why they needed the information but says among the nearly two dozen telephone records collected at least five of them were from reporters working on the story in question this was a very serious. a very serious leak and a very very serious leak. i've been a prosecutor since one thousand nine hundred six and i have to say that this is among