Apple, Google, Microsoft, Twitter - what do they all have in common? Their bosses were
all at the White House yesterday. President Obama met with the heads of more than a dozen
tech industry leaders. Part of the meeting was about the industry possibly helping the
government with its I.T. problems, like the highly problematic rollout of the Obamacare
website. They also talked about spying. Technology executives recently asked the government to
change its spying practices. Details about secret surveillance programs were leaked by
Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency workers. He`s in Russia now and asking
Brazil about asylum there. In the U.S., the programs that Snowden revealed are facing
a new challenge.
Six months after Edward Snowden revealed it to the world, a federal judge ruled the NSA
program that sweeps up Americans phone call records is likely unconstitutional. The judge
wrote, "I cannot imagine a more indiscriminate and arbitrary invasion than this systematic
and high-tech collection and retention of personal data on virtually every citizen.
Snowden described it as a vindication of his hacking, saying, "I acted on my belief that
the NSA mass surveillance program would not withstand a constitutional challenge. Today,
a secret program authorized by a secret court was, when exposed to the light of day, found
to violate Americans` rights.
Snowden remains hold up in Russia, avoiding charges in the U.S. of espionage. But a senior
NSA official floated (ph) un unlikely solution on CBS "60 Minutes" to get Snowden back here:
give him amnesty. An idea that White House quickly dismissed.
He should be returned to the United States as soon as possible where he will be accorded
all due process and protections in our system, so that`s our position and it hasn`t changed.
Still, the court`s decision is a body blow for the administration.
Well, it is just an absolutely scathing rejection of the NSA program that the government has
defended so strongly. And if it`s worth noting that the judge was a George W. Bush- appointee,
someone who would work for Republicans in Congress, hardly a screaming liberal.
Jim Sciutto, CNN, Washington.
See, if you can I.D me. I`m a type of microscopic organism. I only have one cell, and I don`t
have a nucleus. I`m found almost everywhere on earth, including inside people, plants
and animals. I`m mostly harmless, but sometimes I can cause diseases.
I`m bacteria, and I come in different shapes and sizes.
Chance are you`ve seen a product like soap that claims to get rid of bacteria. The antibacterial
industry sells more than a billion dollars in products every year. But the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration says the companies that make those products might need to make
some changes.
You see them everywhere - these antibacterial soaps with killer claims. But these labels
might become a thing of the past. The Food and Drug Administration says antibacterial
soaps may actually be harmful. They could pose health risks, such as bacterial resistance
or hormonal effects.
The most common ingredient in antibacterial soaps, Triclosan.
There are some impacts that Triclosan may have on the hormone system, which could effect
developing bodies like in children and infants. If it`s not doing any good, then why are we
putting this potentially harmful chemical in our homes?
That`s right. The FDA says there is no evidence antibacterial soaps prevent illness any better
than plain old soap and water. So, the agency has put this demand on soap manufacturers:
prove their antibacterial products are safe and better than regular soap, and if you can`t,
scrub off those claims.
Soap manufacturers say they are up to the task.
Manufacturers have presented such data in the past, and with this new proposed rule
that`s out, we`ll have another opportunity to present newer research that shows, again,
a germ-killing benefit of antibacterial soap. And data that does show that this soaps are
safe.
The annual Christmas parade in La Jolla, California - one group tried to get the name Christmas
removed from the event. They failed. Here is some of your comments about the story.
Tim asks, why should a small group affect the wishes of the majority? Keep it Christmas,
La Jolla. Tanner thinks they should have a separate parade for people who don`t celebrate
Christmas. Anai thinks they should change the name so that all religions can feel welcomed.
Kevin says, if it`s inclusive of other people, that`s sharing the holiday spirit, not fighting
over one word in a name. Nicholas says at his school we can`t talk about Christmas.
We say the holidays. Why can`t the parade do the same?" Rebecca says, this has nothing
to do with the parade, and everything to do with atheists wanting to remove any religion
whatsoever from public viewer. And from Emily, Christmas is a big holiday for a lot of people.
And if you don`t celebrate it, that`s OK. But that doesn`t mean that nobody else can."
We mentioned Brazil earlier. That country`s also hosting next year`s World Cup soccer
tournament. It`s a lot to do to get ready for the month-long event, including building
stadiums for the matches in different cities, but work at one site is suspended.
A Brazilian judge ordered a partial halt to construction on the stadium in the jungle
city of Manaus. After a worker plunged to his death. Basically, prosecutors say, they
want all work involving heights to be halted until the construction company Andrade Gutierrez,
can come up with the convincing worker safety report, which means they`ve got engineers
on the site, from the prosecutor`s office, from the company determining what needs to
be done and how the problems can be resolved. Only then will the work on the roofing continue.
This is, after all, the second worker to fall to his death at this very same site, and the
fifth worker to die on one of the many construction sites for the 12 World Cup stadiums. This
is raising questions about worker safety and whether all of these construction companies
should be a little more focused on how to keep their workers safe, and not so focused
on the deadlines. Already, the six stadium still in the construction phase, have said
they will fail to meet the end of December deadline set by FIFA. Not it looks like at
least the Arena Amazonia could be pushed back even further. Shasta Darlington, CNN, Sao
Paolo.
Wednesday is when we wander worldwide for the "Roll Call." And we are starting in the
Arctic Circle, in Canada`s northwest territories we`ll find the land of the midnight sun, Inuvek
(ph), and the east three school.
Then it`s over to Europe where we check in with the American school of Milan in Italy.
Macao was a special administrative region of China. And it`s home to the international
school of Macao, which is the last stop in today`s around the world roll.
We`ve been bringing you career connection segments from professionals all year long.
Today, we are talking to a mayor about his involvement in local government.
I became involved in politics to try to influence what my town became as a group. Local government
is not a spectator sport. It`s something that you participate in, and it`s something that
really with minimal involvement you can have a big impact on your local government. Politics
is really just the people skill, and wherever you are in dealing with people, politics is
the skill of dealing with people. And so, politics is not something you learn in law
school, it`s not something you learn in medical school or in any school. It`s a - it`s politics
is what you`ve learned from working with people every day and trying to bring a group together
to a joint decision.
It`s very easy to enter into politics on a volunteer basis. You can volunteer in a campaign
at whatever age, at whatever level. Politicians are always looking for folks to help in their
campaign. It`s a great learning experience. It`s a great way to learn your community.
Whether you are running a city or campaigning, you`ve got to lead people. You`ve got to bring
a team together. People`s skills are at the root of it. It`s a good career. It`s not a
career that you are going to become a billionaire at, but you`ll be involved in the community,
people will appreciate what you are doing, and you`ll enjoy your work.
All right. We`ve been looking to break our pun record, and we found a video to make it
work. This is Waffles, the Cat, and he`s waffling over a jump from the snow covered van to that
icy roof. Come on now, Waffles, you`ve got this. Here it comes. There it goes. Waffles
might want to wipe away the embarrassment after that failed attempt. Thanks to this
YouTube video, he won`t slip into obscurity, because even if the cat couldn`t get his footing
his video is gaining traction. If Waffles is the first to attempt this, he`s in the
vanguard. That kind of cataclysmic catastrophe is snow way to make a name for yourself. Waffles
could bat around other ideas. He could try a catapult. You` have to let Waffles iron
out the details on that. It`d be an ice edition, and Waffles might be feline ready to leap
at another chance to advance his name. That`s a different tale. For now, he`ll pause, catch
his breath and ponder his next move and we`ll do the same, trying to think of more but cats(inaudible)
my tongue. Have a great day!
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