BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Now with more on cyber-crime let's go to the White House live this morning and check in with CNN's Major Garrett. Major, good morning to you.</s>MAJOR GARRETT, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Bill. Well, in a meeting yesterday here at the White House, the president acknowledges what many in the industry have said for a long time, that there are a lot of competing interests dealing with cyber- security. Consumers want privacy, businesses want access to their revenue, and balancing these interests, along with the government interests, won't always be easy.</s>WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The trick is going to be how to do what needs to be done on security and privacy and let -- and still keep it flourishing and growing.</s>GARRETT: The president is going to continue his effort with cyber-crime, as our package just said, Attorney General Reno will be on the Hill. Capitol Hill, itself, has stepped up to the plate. Yesterday, Congress authorized $6.9 billion in Internet-related research, money which will be used to continue the government's efforts to modernize the Internet and keep it secure -- Bill.</s>HEMMER: Major, also the White House today, a news conference scheduled for later this afternoon, what can we expect with the president on that?</s>GARRETT: Bill, what we can expect at the top of the press conference is the president is going to discuss a Housing and Urban Development report that studies violence in the United States public housing projects. While it reports some good news, that violence in those public housing projects is down, the 2.6 million residents still are twice as likely to be subject to gun violence in this country. The president is going to describe some things the administration is going to do about that. He'll also discuss the congressional agenda, and I'm sure he'll get questions on the deteriorating peace process both in Northern Ireland and in the Middle East. Major Garrett, reporting live from the White House for</s>CNN. HEMMER: Major, thank you.
President Clinton Steps Up Efforts to Combat Cyber-Crime