Updates on the United States growing surveillance state. Collage of statements from Dir. National Intelligence James Clapper, including statements made in Congress. Plus, "Free Speech Radio News" reports about, "In Washington, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill this week that would shield reporters in the event of an investigation. The measure follows a number of incidents criticized by press freedom advocates, including surveillance of journalists at the AP, prosecution of a Fox News reporter and threatening charges against a New York Times contributor if he doesn’t testify against a source. While the committee members approved the measure 13-to-5 on Thursday, they struggled to agree on who should count as a journalist and receive the law’s protections. California Democrat Dianne Feinstein pressed her colleagues to narrow the bill to only cover what she called “real reporters.” "Should this privilege apply to anyone? To a 17-year-old who drops out of high school, buys a website for 5 dollars and starts a blog? Or should it apply to journalists who have bona fide credentials?" Other lawmakers, including Alabama Republican Jeff Sessions thought no journalist who reveals any type of classified information should be protected. And Texas Republican John Cornyn suggested that the law only cover journalists who are US citizens. Both of those amendments were defeated. For more on the significance of the bill, FSRN’s Alice Ollstein spoke to Josh Stearns with Free Press."