be destroyed or returned. filing objections to stop the release. ### apple c-e-o tim cook sharing his thoughts, on the ongoing battle between apple, and the f-b-i. the tech giant has refused to back down and unlock the i-phone, that belonged to one of the san bernardino elizabeth hur has they story. tim cook: "safety of our kids, safety of our family is very important. the protection of people's data is incredibly important." apple ceo tim cook explaining his decision news tonight's david muir. tim cook: "this would be bad for america. it would also set a precedent that i believe many people in america would be offended by." but in the name of public safety.. attorney general loretta lynch... is urging apple to comply. loretta lynch: "judges all over the country and on the supreme court have said that those parties must assist if it is reasonably a judge in california ordered apple to unlock san bernardino i-phone and apple has happening insisting -- at stake is the data security of millions of law abiding people.. "hands off our phones!" tim cook: "some things are hard and some t

. bob is live at headquarters in cupertino. tim cook posted a response on the company's website while most of us were sleeping. >> reporter: he did, laura. apple ceo, tim cook, writes his company has no sympathy for terrorists but states the fbi wanting to have his engineers unlock the data on the iphone could have an effect on security on all i phones. he writes this letter from ceo cook to his customers and in it why his company will fight the order to unlock the iphone of sayed farook. he is one of two terrorists to shoot 14 people. they are trying to access data on his phone for the month and a half leading up to the attacks but can't because farook might have disabled the i cloud feature. they want his engineers to set up a back door for the iphone what apple says would be a new iphone system and would be a master key tobey pass enkrimgs found on millions of other iphones and says there's no guarantee the government could keep the master key confined to just that terrorist iphone. here' an expert of that letter i'm quoting from tim cook. while we believe the fbi's intentions are

rebounded last month after a big drop in december. now on to the story. >> here we are. okay. tim cook speaking out about his company's fight with the government. we have a little videotape. apple resisting a court order to create software that would help the fbi unlock the iphone of one of those san bernardino shooters. josh lipton has woken up early on the west coast to talk about this subject. good morning to you, josh. >> good morning, andrew. this was actually the first time apple's tim cook has talked about this case on camera. for cook, it's clear this controversy represents a lot more than just giving the government access one time to one iphone. >> what is at stake here is can the government compel apple to write software that we believe would make hundreds of millions of customers vulnerable around the world, including the u.s. and also trample civil liberties that are at the basic foundation of what this country was made on. >> as you guys know, the government is demanding that cook order his engineers to write new software that would bypass the security features of this iphone. so c

more on apples response. a letter from tim cook that is truly remarkable. josh is in san francisco. hey, josh. >> apple's ceo's position is clear here. he is ready to fight the u.s. government in court over this decision. in a letter to customer cook came out swinging condemning the court ruling that would force apple to create a back door into iphones and cook says the fbi wants apple to create new code that would circumvent it and a key that could open the terrorist iphone. no chance says cook. we can find no precedent for an american company being forced to expose it's customers to greater risk of attack. doing so would hurt only the well meaning and law abiding citizens who rely on companies like apple to protect their data. and apple's position is that the government once it has this key can use it again and again. the government can argue that it's use would be limited. and there's no way to guarentee such control. we know this debate has the terrorist attack in san bernardino has only heightened the standoff and the federal government on this issue. apple will contest this j

shooter's i phones. tim cook is fighting back. saying fbi wants him to develop the equivalent of tech cancer. who is telling the truth colonel, appeal filed to motion to vacate the search warrant. he says tim cook is distorting the entire issue especially during the abc interview. is he? >> first off, cheryl, i don't know where it will go. there will be high powered lawyers on both sides of this case taking whatever they can get until they get to the verdict they want. i think tim cook is all about business. i don't think he is about protecting america like fbi director comey is. this is business matter to tim cook and now to google and microsoft who apparently are joining in with amicus briefs in support of apple. reality is, i distrust government as much as anybody does but i don't distrust government's desire to safeguard and protect american citizens. at the end of the day, that is what this is about. cheryl: i have to say, it was a brief that reporters were given. one of the things apple said, this demand violates apple's first amendment rights against compelled speech and discri

tim cook is standing up more for national security than anyone right now. emily: so the same question with an droird, if this is saving lines of, targeting one criminal, what is wrong with that? >> i believe tim cook is saving more lives by making this decision and it's the right way to go. what you are hearing from public technology companies, maybe they're not supporting this. i've spent the last day with cyber enception experts and everyone agrees that tim cook is making the right decision here. the government is asking us to build a unicorn, something that doesn't exist and if it's made for one, it will be made for others and the code will spread. so this is a very landmark case here and we need to make sure we hold our ground. emily: bob, what do you make of how as businesses these companies have respond or not? hiroshi lockheimer stopped short of saying we would -- would do exactly the same thing. >> couple things to think about. number one, the details of this case aren't necessarily for release of a, an encryption key. that clearly would never pass muster. the challen

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? >> correct. >> but tim cooke tells us they talked to the fbi early on giving them advice, he says on other ways to guest get information from that iphone to plug it in, to back it up to the i cloud. >> did they do that? the early days of the investigation, an fbi directed the county to reset the i cloud password. when that is done, the flown no long erg back up to the cloud. and so i wish stleld contacted us earlier so that that would not have been the case. >> how usual was that missed opportunity? >> very crucial. >> i'm curious, tim, did you ever think that you'd find yourself at the center of such a crucial national debate be? >> no. this is -- this is not a position that we would like to be in. it is a very uncomfortable position. to oppose your government on something doesn't feel good. and to oppose it on something where we are advocating for civil liberties, which they are supposed to protect, it is incredibly ironic. sond to the court's order the fbi in the san bernardino case. david muir, abc news, san francisco. >>> we should point out tim cooke did say he plans to fight t

products until ceo tim cook complies with that court order and cooperates with the fbi. >> what i think you ought to do is boycott apple until such time as they give that security number. the phone's not even owned by this young thug that killed all these people. the phone's owned by the government. tim cook is looking to do a big number, probably to show how liberal he is. boycott apple until such time as they give that information. i think that's a great idea. [applause] lou: and a senior apple executive firing right back, saying donald trump's call for a boycott simply puts the company in standing with other good people trump has criticized. and the justice department? well, trump and the justice department are on the same side in this one, extending the timetable for apple's compliance with a court order until friday of next week, and the justice department made it clear at the same time that the patience of the attorney general with apple is wearing thin. our top story tonight is the fight for south carolina. trump right now poised for a huge win after leading polls there sin

. my one-on-one interview with apple's ceo, tim cook. for the first time, cook on why apple is refusing to help the fbi break into the iphone used by the san bernardino killer. >>> new details tonight on the pilot in that deadly chopper crash. what he was trying to do. >>> and the famous sports reporter, the "dancing with the stars" host, erin andrews, suing her stalker and a major hotel tonight. did they put the stalker right next door? her father tonight, breaking down. >>> good evening tonight from san francisco. and we are here for our exclusive interview with apple ceo tim cook. questions why apple will not help the fbi break into the iphone used by the gunman in san bernardino. but first tonight, the horrific scene playing out across several states. deadly tornadoes and dangerous weather ahead this evening. from the carolinas, all the way up to the northeast, stretching across 1,000 miles already. an ef-3 ripping through this apartment complex in pensacola, florida. in north carolina, sending school children into the hallways. and in virginia, at least three people have b

. ford and chris back with me. apple's tim cook opposing a federal judge's order to unlock the iphone used by one of the san bernanadino killers. we'll give you a few different angles on the story from tech to legal. we're back in a few minutes. ♪ thanks. ♪ [ male announcer ] fedex® has solutions to enable global commerce that can help your company grow steadily and quickly. great job. (mandarin) ♪ cut it out. >>see you tomorrow. ♪ deirdre: security and privacy front and center as apple ceo tim cook is percently opposing a -- fiercely opposing federal judge's order to unlock the iphone used by one of the san bernanadino shooters. >> san bernanadino very important investigation to us, we still have one of the killer's phones we've not been able to open. it is two months now and we're still working it. deirdre: 14 people were killed in that attack in december. tim cook publishing a statement on their website. the u.s. bost asked us for something we simply do not have, something we consider too dangerous to create. they have asked us to build a back door to the iphone. we can fi

: let's take a look about right this second. down 1.2%. lauren: apple ceo tim cook goes on to defend his defiance of a court order to unlock an iphone used by terrorists. nicole: wild weather leaving at least four people dead in virginia and thousands of flights canceled. lauren: college basketball top 10 teams continue to fall including the never went team in the nation. we will have the highlights. welcome to "fbn:am," the latest breaking news and in what to expect for the day ahead. true to form republican presidential nominee on your world with neil cavuto attacking donald trump or the attacks are trying to far refused to release. >> we have good reason to believe that there is a bombshell of donald trump's taxes. i think there is something there. either he is not anywhere near as wealthy as he says he has or hasn't been paying the taxes expected to pay or perhaps he hasn't been giving money to the veterans are disabled like he's been telling us he's been doing. nicole: donald trump is sitting back saying that romney who totally blew an election that should have been one and his

. >> and i'm reena ninan. we're going to begin with apple's ceo tim cooke and his reaction to his exclusive interview with abc news. >> cooke says helping the fbi to unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino attackers would be like creating a master key that could impact hundreds of millions of users, but a senior government official says the fbi wants apple to develop a way into that phone which will be known only inside apple. >> abc's elizabeth hur has more. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: kendis and reena, good morning to you. right off the bat, tim cooke addressed the victims' families of the san bernardino attacks saying that they have his deepest sympathy and no one should go through what they have been through. that said, cooke says this case is more than about just one phone. >> safety of our kids, safety of our families is very important. is incredibly important. >> reporter: apple's ceo tim cooke explaining his decision exclusive to "world news now" tonight with david muir senator apple has cooperated with the fbi fully in this case this they came to us a

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we are watching today. start us off with apple's fight against the u.s. government. tim cook has written a letter to customers telling them to agree to u.s. court order and unlock an iphone would set a dangerous precedent. phonei wants access to a used by one of the san bernardino shooters. the ceo of google has probably supported tim cook. donald trump says apple should comply with the court order. spanish police have arrested five managers. officers raided the bank as part of an inquiry into suspected money-laundering. the beijing-based bank, the world's largest lender, allegedly facilitated the transfer to china. says it is cooperating with the inquiry. europe will size the raid is .art -- they say the raid shares in hong kong are up today, up 2.5%. to -- heck tell you toyota shares after the carmaker overnced it is recalling suv's.lion rav 4 the problem affects belts in the second row of seats. known if anyone has been hurt or killed because of the flaw. towill be fixed to no cost owners. -- shareslt issue down over the past 12 months as it deals with the toccata -- takata ai

so much. tim cook joined " abc world news on locking theid iphone would be "bad for america to he went on to say that he thinks that apple is making the right choice. tim cook: we know doing this could expose people to incredible vulnerabilities. this is not something we would create. this would be bad for america. it would also set a precedent that i believe many people in america would be offended by. when you think about those, which are known, compared to something that might be there, i believe we are making the right choice. fbi director james comey testified to the house intelligence committee this morning, and he replied to the tim cook interview. these sanomey: bernardino investigation is not about as trying to send a message or set a president. it really isn't. it is about as trying to be confident in our investigation. i do not know what lawyers and judges will think on the legal side. i just do not know. turn to ours correspondent who has been covering this from the beginning. chris, the heads of each organization publicly speaking out. what happens now? who gets the n

reaction from apple ceo, tim cook, who said he will fight this court order, bob. >> reporter: good morning, sam and laura. apple ceo writes his company has no sympathy for terrorists but argues the fbi's request to unlock an iphone would jeopardize security and encryption on all i phones. within hours it released this letter on his website from ceo, cook, to his customers explaining why his company will fight the magistrate's order to unlock the i phone of syed farook. investigators indicate they are trying to access data on his phone for the month and a half leading up to the attacks but can't because farook might have disabled the i cloud feature. they indicate the fbi wants his company to create a back door to what apple claim is a new operating system. that modified ios would be equivalent of a master key that could unlock and bypass security of encryption found on millions of other i phones. he says there's no guarantee the government could keep it conf e confined to just the terrorist iphone. i'm quoting on this literary frliterary -- letter, tim cook, while we believe the fb

security number. how do you like that? [applause] i just thought of that. boycott apple. tim cook is doing a number to show how liberal he is. apple should give up, boycott apple until such time they give that information. i think that's a great idea. deirdre: first the pope, now apple. gop candidate donald trump taking on the company just a few moments ago, suggesting a boycott. this is "risk & reward." i'm deirdre bolton. we're in the last 24 hours before the republican south carolina primary and the nevada caucuses. from the silver state to the palmetto state, new york and d.c. we have issues covered for you with our political a-team. we will take you first to charleston, south carolina. connell mcshane is there. connell, are donald trump's controversial comments catching up with him? looks like much tighter race between him and senator cruz, right? >> really depends on what poll you look at, deirdre, to be honest with you. you're right, w -- "wall street journal/nbc" poll. is it really that close? we won't know until tomorrow. all the other polls have larger lead. not only cruz c

silicon valley over privacy and security hit a critical moment when apple ceo tim cook outright opposed a judge's order for the company to help the fbi unlock a phone belonging to san bernardino shooter syed farook. in his briefing this afternoon, white house press secretary josh earnest said this on the issue. listen to this -- >> they are not asking apple to redesign its product or to create a new back door to one of their products. they're simply asking for something that would have an impact on this one device. liz: one phone. that's what the administration and the department of justic wants access to. not all of your iphones, apple says we give you the software key to that, you'll use it elsewhere? is there a right answer and will the government force apple to unlock the phone. with me joe cordero and the former new jersey law enforcement director who sides with law enforcement. he does not think our nation's safety should be dictated by profit motives and fox business' liz macdonald with breaking news on the story. and technology officer and i.t. expert raj goel thinks the

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clean-up. >> speaking out, apple's ceo tim cooke reveals his side of the story as the justice department orders his company to unlock a terrorist locked iphone. it's an abc news exclusive. >>> a a astronaut scott kelly's cord setting year in space is almost over. >> what he loves about the space station. what he misses about earth and the food he cannot wait to eat. >>> and later, adele treated like a queen at britain's version of the grammy awards. her performance and honors in "the skinny" on this thursday, february 25th. >>nnouncer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> she was stunning. i was so glad to see her back on the horse again. >> she looked stunning, she sounded great. it was a good thing. we'll get to that, of course, a little bit later. i was looking for my thunder buddy last night. there was a lot of thunder through new york city and up andnd down the east coast. the eastern two-thirds of the nation facing a major clean-up today after those daging storms. nearly a foot of wet heavy snow pounded the greater chicago area, forcing nearly 1200 flights to be c

track. >>> privacy fight. ceo tim cook telling abc news that apple is standing firm against the government despite that order to access a terrorist's iphone. >> this is not about one phone. this is about the future. >> the abc news exclusive interview just ahead. >>> fighting the flu in the depths of the season. some encouraging news about this year's vaccine. why you should consider getting one if you haven't. >>> oh, boy, pants on fire. a small explosion in a store caught on security camera and, no, that is not money burning a hole in his pocket. >>> well, good thursday morning. millions of americans are reeling from the vicious storms hammering the eastern two-thirds of the country. >> along the mid-atlantic, virginia is under a state of emergency this morning where tornadoes and thunderstorms have left at least four people dead. tens of thousands are still without power and roadways are flooded. >> in the midwest blizzard-like conditions left a huge mess, nearly a foot of wet, heavy snow blanketed roads and knocked out power. drivers need to be careful of dangerously icy con

he has said. maria: we will talk about the impact to the campaign. apple ceo tim cook speaking out of the debate between privacy and national security. and it ended with abc, coke said it would be bad for america if the company complied with the request to unlock the iphone used by the san bernardino terrorist. >> could the fbi fully in this case. they came and asked us throughout this information we had on the phone and we gave everything we had. this case is not about one phone. this case is about the future. maria: run session overnight china to the shanghai composite better than her son. 6.8% concerns about liquidity ahead of the start of the g20 meeting in shanghai. the nikkei average was the standout rising 1.5%. that's where the good news was in asia. european markets looking to snap two straight days of losses. gains this morning europe good finance is rain monday and after announcing a will pay a special dividend. major averages between 1% in 2%. the u.s. expecting a higher opening. but you're where we stand up about four-point dow jones industrial average. also really flat w

order. tim cook took to abc to explain why he is concerned. take a listen to that. >> we had no more information. the only way to get information at least currently the only way we know would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent. we think it's bad news to write it and we have never written it and that is what is at stake here. >> joining us, former fbi assistant special agent in charge of cyber, now with the corporate investigations and cyber security, defense firm k-2 intelligence. it's great to have you, good morning. i know you're not on the team here advising the tone of what comey should take but did this seem like a step away from the clash we have seen play out in the press? >> no, i don't think so. i think it's, you know, director comey understands that this is a long-term battle. and the only way to do it is through the public-private partnerships. he doesn't want to make enemies with apple. they have to work together to cure this. >> this notion that there's an inherent limiting principle in the technology because of the way phones

farook. apple's ceo tim cook calls it a threat to the apple customers. we get more from evan perez. >> reporter: christine and miguel, the battle lines are drawn. one of the most important battles over privacy and national security. in the coming days, apple plans to appeal a court order to require it to help the fbi break into the iphone carried by one of the terrorists that killed 14 people in san bernardino. tim cook says the government wants the company to build a back door in the operating system. he says the government is asking us to hack our users and undermine decades of security. the obama administration says that the court order applies to this one phone and they say all apple has to do is help the fbi get around a security feature that destroys data if someone enters the pass code incorrectly ten times. white house press secretary josh earnest defended the fbi's position. >> the case doesn't require apple to change their or redesign their software or create a new back door. there's a specific request of the department of justice. and a judge agreed with them. >> reporte

its ground against the feds. ceo tim cook just e-mailed his entire staff explaining why the company won't break the encryption on the san bernardino terrorist's phone. but the fbi director is making an appeal to the public. kiet do is live in cupertino with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. fbi director james comey posted his own letter. and he's calling for cooler heads to prevail. and he's clarifying what he's asking for. we simply want the chance to try to guess the pass code without the phone self- destructing and without it taking a decade. we don't want to set a master key loose on the land. i hope thoughtful people will take the time to understand that. he also says terrorists killed 14 americans and we owe them a thorough investigation. the fbi is trying to unlock the phone issued to syed farook. the fbi letter comes five days after tim cook started the public debate with a letter to customers saying the fbi is asking the company to create a back door to the iphone. apple's lawyer says if the government wins the case, there's no limit to what it can force apple to do, c

advancements. major tech companies side with apple. jack dorsey tweeted we stand with tim cook and apple and thank him for his leadership and google and facebook expressed support. some say the company should help fight terrorists like the san bernardino killers and others argue our civil liberties are at risk here. john miller is back at the table. he is, as you know, our former senior correspondent and we like him very much! john miller, welcome back. >> tim cook says further the government suggests this tool could be used once and only once on one phone and not true. once created the technique could be recreated over and over on a number of devices. >> you have to ask tim cook does he protect his own people. for them to develop a technique to get past the pass code lock which is the thing that makes it erase the whole phone after ten false tries, they said you can go in there and do it in your own lab. if you figure out the formula and crack open this phone to the point we can then try codes against it, tear the formula up and toss it in the fireplace and so unless he thinks one