in an fbi investigation. >> 27-year-old anthony dennis williams, a counselor at the fort meade youth center for 8 years. investigators say the man who taught a class called passport to manhood preyed on young boys. two victims came forward saying williams sexually abused them in the attic. he also exchanged graphic picture with the boys. >> it was the mother of one of the children discovered suspicious text messages. >> in one exchange found on williams phone he asked the child about the abused abuse saying what can i ask you, what got you to the point you want today go along with it. the victim responds stupidly i guess. now prosecutors are trying to figure out if there's more victims. >> we want to reach out to the parents of the children in contact with that suspect and make sure that they ask the tough questions and find out if there may be anything that happened to them. >> officials have set up a 24-hour call center for parent that is have concerns. a statement army leaders say our priorities is to ensure the families involved in the alleged incidents are involving the support

wusa9's january jeffcoat takes us to fort meade and introduces us to an army wife who knows all about struggle. >> reporter: on the last thursday of every month, the maryland food bank pulls up to the uso center at fort meade. of military he packs can be personnel along with their families are waiting for the free food. >> there's a lot of food here to help out your family. >> reporter: helping to guide them through the line and offer support is destiny miller, an army wife. >> i usually just kind of go down the line and welcome everybody and just make them feel comfortable for being here. >> you're welcome. everybody enjoy. >> just so they're not like oh, got to get in and get my food and get out of here. i want them to feel comfortable. i want them to know it's okay. it's okay to need help. >> reporter: destiny knows what it's like to be afraid to ask for help, to wear your emotions on your sleeve. >> laura, the manager here, she definitely can see in my face that not only did i need food but i needed a hug. she knew i needed a hug that said we're here, it's okay, it's okay to hur.

fort meade officials are cooperating with the fbi and have ordered a full review of all youth programs. >>> president obama makes a personal apology to the more than 3 million americans who have lost their insurance because of the affordable care act. >> i am sorry that they, uh, you know, are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me. >> insurance policies that fell short of the new healthcare law standards are no longer valid. the president says his administration is looking at a range of options to help people whose insurance has been canceled. >>> well, deadly diseases once nearly wiped out are making a frightening comeback in maryland and across the country. a warning that parents who don't vaccinate their children are putting others at risk. in this wjz health watch, linh bui explores an alarming and controversial trend. >> reporter: measles, mumps, whooping cough. deadly diseases. until recently, virtually eliminated, thanks to vaccines that prevent kids from getting sick. but now doctors see an alarming trend. more and more children are coming do

the fbi is investigating a former civilian employee at fort meade youth center. officials are co-operating with investigators and have ordered a full review of all youth programs. the family of the victim, is suing two federal agencies for negligence. they are seeking $37.5 million from navy and department of veterans affairs. he shot and killed two people before he was killed by police during the rampage. >>> one of the strongest storms on record is on a path for southeast asia. we have just learned that when it slams into the philippines it killed more than 100 people. more on the death and destruction left behind by typhoon haiyan. >> reporter: typhoon haiyan unleashed 22-foot high waves and 200-mile per hour winds it forced more than a million people out of their homes the massive typhoon known as a hurricane in the western hemisphere measures 300 miles wide and may be the most powerful storm to ever hit land. philippine officials are blaming haiyan for many deaths and say it has put 12 million people at risk. >> this man says i saw those big waves and immedi

. >>> a former worker at the fort meade youth center appeared in court today. anthony dennis williams, ii, accused of sexually abusing a minor. anybody who knows anymore about this case, would love to hear from them. william is being held without bond coming friday. >> after another very cold day, we got to get ready for an even colder night. >> first alert chief meet railings is in the weather center with the latest on the chilliness. top. >> the winds are going to die down. that's some good news. bad news, that will allow the temperature to fallower tonight. let's start with the low temperatures this morning. the observed low temperatures. got down to 32 for the first time this season. in the 20s again. it's been colder before, but 27 officially this morning up in gaithersburg. 25 at dulles. and mainly 20s in the suburbs. 28 in leesburg. 27 in manassas. temperatures right now are falling pretty fast. 34 in gaithersburg. 34 in manassas and 36 already in leesburg. forecast lows tonight, we say 26 in rockville. maybe 23 in sterling. maybe 22 in leesburg and midd

meade working on top secret projects after 9/11 he and a small team create add computer program constantly scanning data from cell phones and e-mails aiming at looking at terrorist activity. >> how can you look into terrabytes of data going by ever month and see what you need to pull out and analyse. >> reporter: but he soon became concerned that the government was spying on average americans. >> the daya that was being taken in was all about the united states citizens. >> you think this goes way, way beyond pursuing terrorists. >> aboslutely. they're destroying our democracy is what they're doing. >> reporter: controversy was raised when snowden leaked documents. congress had a warning about this years ago. biddy says his program was turned against americans. >> they can't admit a mistake. >> reporter: then you had a knock on your door one day. what happened? >> the f.b.i. came and pushed their way in with guns drawn and pushed my son out of the way and came upstairs and pointed guns at my wife. they took our computers and all the electronic equipment we had. >> reporter: the government t

meade, maryland. >> you have thousands and thousands of mile of cable out there. so presumably the nsa has found somehow to gain access to this cable. >> reporter: the programs described in this cartoon-like drawing snowden leaked to the "washington post" were designed to track foreigners wsh but the data of americans working or living overseas who use foreign phones or e-mail addresses can get swept up as well. top intelligence officials rushed today to brief the senate intelligence committee. >> when you look to gather foreign intelligence which is so important to our country there is a challenge about sweeping in americans in the process. >> reporter: here is the giant loop hole. because it is happening outside the u.s., american laws requiring a court order before the spies can read the e-mails or listen to the calls don't apply. google issued a statement saying we are outraged at the lengths to which the government seems to have gone to intercept data. from our private fiber networks. snowden who met today in moscow with an opposition green party leader in ge

meade to. knology companies like yahoo google facebook and others derive their value from the data that they collect on their users and if their users stop providing data because they don't trust these companies their bottom lines take a hit now six of the biggest internet companies sent letters to capitol hill yesterday in support of the usa freedom act which is a reform bill that would stop bulk data collection reform fice the courts and add transparency to the n.s.a. they wrote quote we urge the administration to work with congress in addressing these critical reforms that would provide much needed transparency and help rebuild the trust of internet users around the world now these companies have also stepped up their lobbying efforts on capitol hill apple spent thirty two percent more on lobbyist this quarter than last wall facebook spent twenty eight percent more money talks on capitol hill and as always will be keeping an eye on this for you and the money and where it's going and big or s

meade to. knology companies like yahoo google facebook and others derive their value from data that they collect on their users and if their users stop providing data because they don't trust these companies their bottom lines take a hit now six of the biggest internet companies sent letters to capitol hill yesterday in support of the usa freedom act which is a reform bill that would stop bulk data collection reform fice the courts and add transparency to the n.s.a. they wrote quote we are. congress in addressing these critical reforms that would provide much needed transparency and help rebuild the trust of internet users around the world now these companies have also stepped up their lobbying efforts on capitol hill apple spent thirty two percent more on lobbyist this quarter than last wall facebook spent twenty eight percent more money talks on capitol hill and as always we'll be keeping an eye on this for you and the money and where it's going and big or should i say venti news coming from

meade to. knology companies like yahoo google facebook and others derive their value from the data that they collect on their users and if their users stop providing data because they don't trust these companies their bottom lines take a hit now six of the biggest internet companies sent letters to capitol hill yesterday in support of the usa freedom act which is a reform bill that would stop bulk data collection reform the courts and add transparency to the n.s.a. they wrote quote we urge the administration to work with congress in addressing these critical reforms that would provide much needed transparency and help rebuild the trust of internet users around the world now these companies have also stepped up their lobbying efforts on capitol hill apple spent thirty two percent more on lobbyists this quarter than last wall facebook spent twenty eight percent more money talks on capitol hill and as always will be keeping an eye on this for you and the money and where it's going and big or shoul

meade to. knology companies like yahoo google facebook and others derive their value from data that they collect on their users and if their users stop providing data because they don't trust these companies their bottom lines take a hit now six of the biggest internet companies sent letters to capitol hill yesterday in support of the usa freedom act which is a reform bill that would stop bulk data collection reform fice the courts and add transparency to the n.s.a. they wrote quote we urge the administration to work with congress in addressing these critical reforms that would provide much needed transparency and help rebuild the trust of internet users around the world now these companies have also stepped up their lobbying efforts on capitol hill apple spent thirty two percent more on lobbyist this quarter than last wall facebook spent twenty eight percent more money talks on capitol hill and as always will be keeping an eye on this for you and the money and where it's going and big or shoul

meade to. knology companies like yahoo google facebook and others derive their value from data that they collect on their users and if their users stop providing data because they don't trust these companies their bottom lines take a hit now six of the biggest internet companies sent letters to capitol hill yesterday in support of the usa freedom act which is a reform bill that would stop bulk data collection reform fice the courts and add transparency to the n.s.a. they wrote quote we urge the administration to work with congress in addressing these critical reforms that would provide much needed transparency and help rebuild the trust of internet users around the world now these companies have also stepped up their lobbying efforts on capitol hill apple spent thirty two percent more on lobbyists this quarter than last wall facebook spent twenty eight percent more money talks on capitol hill and as always will be keeping an eye on this for you and the money and where it's going and big or shou

meade to. knology companies like yahoo google facebook and others derive their value from the data that they collect on their users and if their users stop providing data because they don't trust these companies their bottom lines take a hit now six of the biggest internet companies sent letters to capitol hill yesterday in support of the usa freedom act which is a reform bill that would stop bulk data collection reform fice the courts and add transparency to the n.s.a. they wrote quote we urge the administration to work with congress in addressing these critical reforms that would provide much needed transparency and help rebuild the trust of internet users around the world now these companies of also stepped up their lobbying efforts on capitol hill apple spent thirty two percent more on lobbyists this quarter than last wall facebook spent twenty eight percent more money talks on capitol hill and as always will be keeping an eye on this for you and the money and where it's going and big or sh

he commuted from maryland to fort meade. >> we would snap the relationships with everybody in the world. . >> after 9/11 binney and a small team created a computer program scanning data from cell phones and e-mails aimed at finding terrorist activity. >> you developed a program to do what? >> look at data going by every minute and see what's important in that data that you need to pull out to look at to analyze and figure out intentions, capabilities of potential enemys not world. >> but binney soon became concerned that the government was spying on average americans. >> it was all about the united states citizens. >> you think this goes way, way beyond pursuing terrorists? >> absolutely. >> another maryland man, edward snowden leaked classified documents. wjz learned congress may have had a warning about this years ago. that's when binney first raised concerns his program had been turned against americans. >> the government can't admit a mistake. they have to cover up everything. >> he resigned in protest and that's when his problems started >> you had a knock on your door one day. wha

for decades, benny commuted from his home in maryland to the national security agency in fort meade, working on top secret projects. >> we would snap the relationships of everybody in the world. >> reporter: after 9/11, benny and a small team created a computer program, constantly scanning data on e-mails and cell phones, aimed at finding terrorist activity. >> you developed a program to do what? >> the idea was, how can you look into tera bytes of data going by every minute, and see what's important in that data to pull out and figure out intentions and capabilities of potential enemies in world. >> reporter: but benny soon became concerned that the government was spying on average americans. >> the data that was being taken in was all about the united states citizens. >> you think this goes way, way beyond pursuing terrorists? >> absolutely. they're destroying our democracy is what they're doing. >> reporter: controversy about the tracking program went public early this year, when another maryland man, edward snowden, leaked classified documents. however, wjz has learned, congress

. >>> breaking news about a suspected case of child sex abuse at fort meade in anne arundel county. 27-year-old anthony williams was arrested today on charges of sexually abusing a minor. he worked between 2010 and 2011. williams is accused of sexually abusing two minor males and exchanging sexually explicit photographs with the minors. williams is currently in custody. >>> more disappointment surrounding the affordable care act. the number of people who enrolled so far is a lot lower than the obama care had hoped for. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: between 40,000 and 50,000 americans have been able to successfully enroll in private insurance through the healthcare.gov website, according to the wall street journal. industry analysts have confirmed those numbers for cbs news, in the 36 states where the federal government is running the exchange. cbs news data from the states operating their own exchanges, shows another 50,000 enrollees. but those figures well short of the 500,000 the obama administration had initially hoped to have by this point. >> the fact that the website

i mention a few programs which, you know, took people up in fort meade but did not reveal as much 3 v i could have, you know, what these programs are up to. wanted to sort of correct or begin the process of correcting what some people think is a slant, the critical a hoects of ecu book i paid tribute in beijing this excesses that are cuurcene pey td ning place. you have to be wary when you read a newspaper article of, ta of y, for example, billan prt series that was published by the "washington post" recently whic g you knoo on a doom and gloom, you know, ran into intelligence community out of conol. the specter rear its ugly head again, you know, the first time compened since the nixon aw tinisation. and you have to wear every may think about the abalicle and the infotabation contained in it or what was not contained in it, you have to aill ays ruch uch bt there is something else behind the statistics. you know, there are groups of thousands of men, most of them in uniform stuck in some, been to islam about four times in the last couple of years. i cannot even begin to describe the h

and she was assaulted that year while stationed at fort meade in maryland for advanced individual training. she was interrogated for hours over numerous days and forced to drop the charge and she was written up in her assailant was not charged with any crime. she was deeply affected by the trauma of this crime and continues to face struggles with posttraumatic stress disorder. but she is a survival inspiration as well as a true inspiration and she has turned her pain encouraged into a platform for advocacy and service to her community, working through her organization and empowered through art to raise awareness about military sexual assault through the power of art and storytelling. and that we must do everything we can to ensure that all have the support that they deserve. and that is why i am heartened by the 2014 national defense authorization act and i'm very grateful to the bipartisan coalition in particular of women senators who have worked diligently to make this change happen. in particular, senator joe brandon senator mccaskill have led the fight to make these improvements. their

fort meade, florida. independent. caller: good morning. thanks for c-span. great program. i have a direct question. i would like to make a small statement and then i would like to ask the representative the question. my statement is this. i am in this country now 35 years. i was always a republican. i'm now independent. the reason why is because i am pretty politically savvy and i saw what was happening wrong all the time. i have been following this obamacare and i look at every tol that was presented either defund or do something with obamacare that the republicans are presented in congress. and i read most of them. and i have not seen one of these bills that really and truly what actually -- what actually help me at my grade level. when i look at this and i am seeing that it is so insincere for the republicans to say that they are really and truly representative of me. here is my question to the congressman. can you please tell me one of the bills -- and read us one item on any one of the bills -- that will say to me as a citizen that is now -- my average salary -- tell

she was sexually assaulted that same year while she was stationed at fort meade in maryland for advanced individual training. after reporting her assault to her commanding officer, rachel was interrogated for hours over numerous days and ultimately forced to drop the charge. she was written up for fraternization and her assailant was not charged with any crime. as you can imagine, rachel was deeply affected by the trauma of this crime and continues to face struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. but rachel is a survivor and a true inspiration. she has turned her pain and courage into a platform for advocacy and service to her community. working through her organization, "survivors empowered through art" to raise awareness about military sexual assault, through the power of art and storytelling, rachel's story is a reminder that she is not alone and that we must do everything that we can to make sure that all victims of sexual assault have the support that they deserve. that's why i'm heartened by the many important reforms included in the 2014 national defense authorization act an

. >> host: fort meade florida independent line. >> caller: good morning and thanks for c-span. great program. i have a direct question. first unlike in a small statement and then i would like to ask the represented a direct question. and my statement is this. i'm in this country now 35 years. i always, a republican. i'm not independent at the reason why because, i think i'm pretty political savvy enough on what's happening all the time. i've been following this obama here and i look at every bill that was presented to either defund or do something with obamacare that republicans have presented to congress. and i read most of them, and i have not seen one of these bills that really and truly will actually serve me as a citizen of this country at my grade level. and when i look at this, and i'm seeing if you're so sincere and republicans to stand here and say they are really and truly a representative of me. now, here's my question to the congressman. can you please tell me, read us one item on any one of your bills that will say to me as a citizen that is now, my average salary

intelligence agencies at fort meade, maryland, under the direction, command, and control of the director of administration and management. this decision was made in order to maximize the efficiencies, realized by the co-location of the central adjudication acilities under the 2005 round of realignment and closure, and effective, october 1, the d.o.d. assumed responsibility to adjudicate background investigations which are the basis for the issuance of common access cards used for physical access to d.o.d. installations and to access d.o.d. information systems. thank you for your time. i look forward to answering your questions. >> we thank you very much. great to see you. welcome. >> thank you very much. chairman carper, ranking member coburn, members of the committee, thank you so much for this opportunity to be here today to discuss the federal government's personnel security clearance process. let me briefly summarize my written statement for the record and to some extent what has already been conveyed here today. personnel security clearances allow for access to classified informatio

meade, maryland, under the direction and command and control of the director of administration and this decision was made in order to maximize efficiencies realized by the facilities and under the 2005 race realignment and closure and effective on october 1, they assumed responsibility to adjudicate the background investigations, which are the basis for the issuance of common access cards used for physical access to the dod installations and to access the dod information systems. thank you for your time and i look forward to answering your questions. >> we thank you, sir. great to see you, welcome, brenda. >> rating member, chairman, members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to be here today to discuss the federal government's personnel security clearance process and let me briefly summarize my written statement for the record and to some extent what is already been conveyed here today and it allows for access to classified information on a need to know basis and recent events such as the unauthorized disclosure of classified information has shown that there is much work

intelligence agencies at fort meade, maryland, under the direction, command, and control of the director of administration and management. this decision was made in order to maximize the efficiencies, realized by the co-location of the central adjudication facilities under the 2005 round of realignment and closure, and effective, october 1, the d.o.d. assumed responsibility to adjudicate background investigations which are the basis for the issuance of common access cards used for physical access to d.o.d. installations and to access d.o.d. information systems. thank you for your time. i look forward to answering your questions. >> we thank you very much. great to see you. welcome. >> thank you very much. chairman carper, ranking member coburn, members of the committee, thank you so much for this opportunity to be here today to discuss the federal government's personnel security clearance process. let me briefly summarize my written statement for the record and to some extent what has already been conveyed here today. personnel security clearances allow for access to classified informati

she was sexually assaulted that same year while she was stationed at fort meade in maryland. for advanced individual training. after reporting her assault to her commanding officer, rachel was interrogated for hours over numerous days and, ultimately, forced to drop the charge. she was written up for frat earnization -- frat earnization and her assail land was not charged -- assailant was not charged with any crime. as you can imagine, rachel was deeply affected by the trauma of this crime and continues to face struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. but rachel is a survivor and a true inspiration. she has turned her pain and courage into a platform for advocacy and service to her community. working through her organization, survivors empowered through art, to raise awareness about military sexual assault through the power of art and storytelling. rachel's story is a reminder that she is not alone and that we must do everything that we can to make sure that all victims of sexual assault have the support that they deserve. that's why i'm heartened by the many important

meade maryland under the direction and control of the director of administration and management. this decision was made in order to maximize deficiencies realized by the co-location of the adjudication facilities under the 2005 realignment and closure and effective october 1 5002 assumed responsibility to adjudicate background investigations which are the basis for the issuance of common access cards used for physical access to dod installations and to access dod information systems. thank you for your time and i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you very much. brenda farrell, great to see you and welcome. >> thank you chairman carper ranking member coburn numbers of the committee thank you so much for this opportunity to be here today to discuss the federal government's personnel security clearance process. let me briefly summarize my written statement for the and to some extent what has already been conveyed here today prayer and personnel security clearances allow for access to classified information on a need to know basis. recent events such as the unauthori