the man behind one of the biggest leaks in u.s. intelligence history hiding out in hong kong. his identity now revealed. his pace and future in serious jeopardy. will the cia and nsa track him down? what will the president have to say about all of this. the top secret program that that young man exposed. we may find out when he speaks at the white house this hour. deciding the fate of the man who killed trayvon martin. zeroing in on potential jurors today in the racially charged trial of george zimmerman. let's start with the nsa leaks. the guy at the center of revealing the leaks has now revealed himself. his name is edward snowden. and this is part of his reason for doing it in his own words. >> the nsa specifically targets the communications of everyone and it ingests them by default and collects them in its system

and filters them in and analyzing them and measures them and it stores them for periods of time simply because that's the easiest and most efficient and most valuable way to achieve these ends. so while they may -- be intending to target someone associated with the foreign government or someone that they suspect terrorism, they are collecting your communications to do so. >> pretty gutsy. he told two separate reporters about classified nsa programs for monitoring millions of telephone calls and internet communications and then just the day before the stories hit the front pages, he bolted. trading in his home in hawaii for a hotel in hong kong. joining me now is dan lothian at the white house and barbara starr at the pentagon. both with different takes on this story. dan, let me begin with you. any reaction so far from the white house on no only the unraveling of this massive store write but also now that we know

who this person is and where he is, what we will do about it? >> so far no reaction from the white house except to point us to the justice department which, of course, launched its own investigation. the only voice, if you will, for the administration has been coming from the director of national intelligence, spokesperson saying they are currently reviewing the damage that's been done by the recent disclosures, spokesperson going on to say that any person who has a security clearance knows that he or she has an obligation to protect classified information and abide by the law. clearly, though, this is yet another controversy for the white house which has been deing with these issues of privacy, the president himself has come out in the mast and talked about leaks and how this is something that he -- very much abhors. so this is something they are dealing with and not come out publicly yet about the latest disclosures but others up on capitol hill having some very strong words, representative peter king saying that snowden is dangerous and he says that, in fact, all his claims turn out

to be true, that he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and extradition proceeding should begin as quickly as possible. >> hold that thought for a moment. barbara starr, up until 72 hours ago, this guy was a pip-squeak and now he is front page all over the world. what do we know about edward snowden? >> who is edward snowden? that's the question. he's a 29-year-old high school dropout. we have some details on his background. he attended community college to try to get his high school diploma but didn't finish the program there. then he went on to join the army in 2003. but had an accident and left very quickly. worked as security guard for the nsa and as cia's computer security person. left the cia in 2009. by all accounts joined booz-allen three months ago. let's remember, he went -- left for hong kong three weeks ago. so he was only there a very

short time which makes all of this very interesting. in this interview you talked about, he talked about why he did this. >> not all analysts have the ability to target everything. but i sitting at my desk certainly had the authority to wiretap anyone from you or your accountant to a practical judge to even a president, if i had a personal e-mail. >> he felt he wanted to, you know, let america know what was going on. of course, i think it is really for to remember these programs were all legally motor vehicled to members of congress. there are court warrants involved. a lot of legal parameters on how these programs are carried out. but that claim that he could, you know, wiretap the president, i think that might be pretty doubtful. >> i mean, three months he is with that contractor ands that kind of clearance. makes you -- have to shake your head. quickly, dan lothian, look, you and i had this conversation on

friday when part of this story was unraveling about just how far this intelligence gathering went and we wondered whether the president, who was supposed to be having a mice meeting with the -- chinese officials in california would address it. he darned well did. do we expect him to do the same thing today? >> no indication yet from the white house the president will be addressing this issue today. he does have two events he could be asked about the latest developments later this hour. he will be having an event where -- focussed on equal pay and later this afternoon, a personnel announcement when the president expected to nominate jason fuhrman to be chairman of the council of economic adviser. so both opportunities with the president could be asked about this issue and we expect that any reporter going in there will most likely shout a question of the president of no indication from the white house that the president will be making a statement giving any public reaction to this. >> okay. we are all ears because this is getting crazy. white house correspondent dan

lothian and pentagon correspondent barbara starr. reminder to our viewers, join anderson cooper tonight. his special guest is julian assange. the founder of wikileaks who knows a thing or two about leaking classified information. that's coming up on "a.c. 360" at 8:00 eastern tonight. moving to nelson mandela. he's in intensive care this morning. 94 years old. that former south african president was hospitalized over the weekend because of a lung infection. his wife is reportedly at his bedside. he's in serious condition. but stable. south africans say they are now starting to realize that this indeed could be the end. >> like my father for the whole time. it does touch me. >> i'm feeling down. i hope he can recover and be well again. >> i understand that's all pretend. we still need him. we still need him. >> do we have any update on his

condition today? >> reporter: the update today from the office of the presidency, monitoring all information on the former president, is not very encouraging. jacobson saying nelson mandela's health and condition remains unchanged. that's troubling because nelson mandela already has 24-hour medical team with him at his home in johannesburg. he was rushed to the hospital here. what it means is that since they announced and realized his condition was serious but stable, they have been unable to improve his condition. also means that he hasn't gotten any worse. still it is adding to the level of anxiety here surrounding nelson mandela and growing realization. as you mentioned, he cannot possibly live forever and as this is his fourth time in the hospital in the last seven months, nelson mandela is becoming increasingly ill. we have seen some of his relatives, two daughters

visiting this hospital yesterday. his wife michelle has been at his side. there are reports emerging this past hour his ex-wife, winnie mande mandela, who was by his side when he leased frwas released f prison, made a visit as well. the number of family members here, the sense his condition is improving, adding to the layer of anxiety, he may not be around for much longer. >> just remarkable he had such an incredibly productive and healthy life given what he went through for those 27 years. keep us posted and let us know the minute you hear something. want to check the top stories. afghanistan security forces, attacked by insurgents near the airport in kabul. taliban saying they were trying to get two americans at the airport. also taliban militants killed two children in southern

afghanistan. they were beheaded. one was 16 and the other was 10. 10. allegedly collecting food from a rash bin. today new jersey's newest senator takes his seat. the senate will swear in jeff chiesa. he will only be there for a couple of months, though. a special election to fill the seat is set for october. new york mayor booker has already announced he is going to run for that. a crane operator charged in the deadly building collapse in philadelphia will be staying put in jail for now. he was denied bail yesterday. six counts of voluntary manslaughter after six people died when that building was being torn down. it collapsed on a thrift store

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at this hour, sanford, practice, so-called circus has begun. start-up of a very high-profile trial that's brought national attention and sparked huge controversy about race relations and gun laws in america. it is the george zimmerman murder trial. a group of demonstrators has

been out already calling for justice. dressed in hoodies like the ones trayvon martin was wearing the might he was killed. >> trayvon martin! no more youth getting killed! >> 500 potential jurors are being summoned this week and finding a pair and impartial jury after all of this media attention could prove to be pretty darned tough. helicopters have been frying overing the seminole county courthouse throughout the morning. and george how i will is live right there and has been watching all of the developments. so -- i know this will be tricky and i know there are a lot of jurors that they have to -- you know, voir dire. so far how is it going? >> reporter: this whole process is playing out close to the media but what is happening as you mentioned they are looking through total of 500 potential jurors that could happen throughout the week. today the judge said they have

100 prospective jurors here. handed out those questionnaires again. that's closed to the media. and the goal is to qualify 21 jurors and then go through the regular jury selection process. so that could happen through the day. we also understand that they could question some 200 jurors today alone. so -- you know, we are just starting to see the process happen here in core and outside of the courtroom. i want to show you what we see. it is a group of spectators. not protesters but people that are here to monitor and watch what happens in this courtroom. and also want to bring in terrell mathis here because you are with the university college of law. tell me why you are here today. >> well, i am the student bar association president and invited the student body to come and observe. we want to observe what is going on stood to make sure justice is being serve. >> from what you see, what's your opinion? what do you think about what is happening? >> i have no opinion whatsoever about what is going on exactly except that there is a trial going on and i'm eager to see what will come out. what's going to come out in evidence and follow the trial

closely. i'm encouraging the student body to pay attention and monitor it as we do many cases the courthouse. >> we were talking minutes ago, you said the importance of keeping an open mind. talk to me about that. >> yes, sir. it is for that we not go by what we are seeing in the media because some evidence is not admissible in court. only allow what we know from the -- only pay attention what's in this. following it on the news, cnn, different places, and -- only use those facts to make a determination. just this once the facts in the courthouse and determined by a verdict by the jury. not by the media. >> you know, ashleigh banfield, you just mentioned how challenging you can be to find a jury. what sort of challenges do you think you will face? >> just everybody has been following the case and that national attention and that -- someone may not be able to be impartial but there are questions that the lawyers know to ask in advance to see if you can we had the persons out.

i'm glad and hopeful this will happen. the attorneys know what to ask. >> thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >> you can see, you know, a couple of dozen people out here right now very peaceful situation. everyone keeping a very close eye on what happens inside of that courtroom. >> you tell that they are i will mathis how proud i am of her. she may be a student but has just taught everybody how we should approach these things. i like it when she said i have no opinion at all. i'm here to just watch the justice system and that's exactly what should play out. please give her my kudos. >> certainly. >> thank you for that. fighting to survive. 10-year-old waits for word on a new lung transplant. experts need to discuss her case and some new rules. she may not live to see that change. we are going to update sarah's condition.

look at the top headlines this morning. with another big delay order in the trial of former egyptian president hosni mubarak. yes, it is still going on. it is now set to start july 6. mubarak's attorneys are being given more time to look over

brand-new evidence that was revealed in court today. he is facing corruption and murder charges. the judge said mubarak's son may be able to get out of prison until the trial starts. and they are also facing corruption charges. the group that sets the rules for organ transplants is meeting in the united states today and that could change the rules that pertain to how children come in line for those organs. comes after a judge sided with the parents of two children, including 10-year-old sarah murnaghan. she is suffering from cystic fibrosis and desperately needs new lungs inned to survive. unfortunately sarah's mother says that her daughter took a turn for the worse overing the weekend. and now needs a tube to help her breathe. this could be a big day for apple fans and anyone who owns apple stock worldwide developers conference the company is expected to unveil a host of updates and brand-new products, too. you can see a new operating

system and new streaming music service. and a face-lift for the macbook line. no phones and no ipad at this stage. in the legal briefs, i want to read a statement from trayvon martin's family. he's the young man who was killed and for whom george zimmerman is facing second-degree murder in a trial that starts today. family statement says we are relieved the trial is starting today with the selection of jury members and we are seeking justice for our son and fair trial. ray vonn's life was taken unnecessarily and tragically but we call upon the community to be peaceful. we have placed our faith in the justice system and we ask that the community do the same. please pray for trayvon and for our family. cnn mark, thanks for being with me.

i want to ask you about how things have changed over the course of a little more than a year. when this story first came to light and now that it is actually going to be litigated in a courtroom. we saw there were a few people outside of this courthouse. there weren't mass protests and demonstrations. does that bode well in your opinion that jury selection may not be as tough as people thought it would? >> yes. i think that it is going to be a challenge. we are going to see the jury, there has never been a time in american history we have not been able to see the jury in a criminal case. we have high-profile cases from michael jackson's trial all the way down. ultimately we will get a jury. this judge is bending over backwards to keep it in sanford. not let it go to another jurisdiction or another venue, i should say. and to keep her control it. basically there was 500 people. there's 100 that are the first pool of -- potential jurors. and they are going lou questionnaires now. that will be vetted and pared down where there's about 21 from what we understand and then that

will be subject to general questioning from the -- both sides of the defense and prosecution. >> so let me ask you this. you know, you have been on many table where you prepare a lot of these questions. and you know what you want and you know when you want to strike and you get your perfect emptor. >> we have to be careful of stealth jurors. jurors who want to be there for all the wrong reasons and not for any of the right reasons. so think may appear on their face to be unbiased and to be neutral and able to render a fair and impartial verdict. in point of fact they are not. they are there for their own personal gain or to make a personal point. so -- on its face they have to be very careful just because somebody says i'm -- neutral that doesn't necessarily mean that they are neutral and will be fair. additionally you have to make sure that you have jurors that are not prejudiced and outwardly prejudiced and don't attack the entire jury panel.

you need to take those people in that middle ground and who have not formulated a strong opinion one way or another that can't be compelled to render a fair verdict. >> most people assume it is a panel of 12 and i'm not sure how many other states will have these juries but that would probably make it a little easier. if you are only trying to impanel six-plus alternates that does change the dynamic a little, doesn't it? >> it does. we are used to it here. so it is very much our norm. basically, capital offense which is this is not, this is seco second-degree murder, not first, no death penalty involved, but it is a -- felony. that's not capital and thens, six jurors. probably we will see up to four alternates brought into this particular case. and just in the event that -- other people drop out main six. but, yes, we going have basically a -- six-person jury and remember how serious this case is. you have a potential for life

sentence and mandatory minimum day for day for 25 years if convicted as charged. jury selection is critical in this case and both sides spend a lot of time anticipating what kind of jury they want and where they are going to go with their selection. >> i have heard it often that cases can be won and lost in jury selection. this is a critical time. good to see you. thank you. >> thank you. >> we are keeping an eye on the white house as well for remarks from president obama. boy, has that -- even though -- under the microscope lately. he is talking about equal pay. big day today. big anniversary. again, something big overshadowed by something bigger. the nsa leaks could come up. he may be peppered with questions about that. we are also going to look at the legal as expect of the nsa leak case. jeffrey toobin a guy that knows a lot about the law will join me. i will ask what kind of penalties the leaker could make

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we are going back to the big story breaking over the past week. the nsa leak story. edward snowden. a name you will hear a lot more in the days to come because he's admitted he is the guy behind all of those stories on the nsa's classified surveillance progr programs. the stuff we are not supposed to know about but we do because of him. snowden worked for a private contractor in hawaii but ran off to hong kong lee weeks ago just before the story broke. he says he plans to seek asylum. we are mott entirely sure where he's planning to seek asylum yet. >> the source of one of america's largest intelligence leaks is here in hong kong. holed newspaper a hotel room.

29-year-old edward know den has been here in hong kong the past lee weeks. he says as an analyst for the nsa, national security agency, he witnessed abuses and reported them but were never addressed and that is why he's decided to go public. he claims that the nsa has an infrastructure that can intercept almost anything. and that lied about the scope of surveillance of the american public. now why did edward snowden choose hong kong 14 hours away from where he is based in hawaii? halfway around the world to leak these highly sensitive information. we spoke to some analysts here in hong kong who believe that it is china that's the key factor that he's in position of the treasure-trove of information for the chinese would obviously like to get their hands on. lets now have a listen to a journalist for the guardian who spoke to snowden. >> main focus to get this out

and he has no real -- he knows that he can't go back. the terrible thing is he is worried about his family, whether they will be victimized. he is cut off from his family. if he keeps in touch with them, then he's scared they will be penalized for that. he was partly chinese sovereignty but enjoys a lot of freedom of some steel status. who knows what will happen if the u.s. asks for extradition? >> an extradition treaty is in place. china can intervene and veto this. potentially offering snowden asylum in exchange for information. >> the plot thickens. thank you for that. i want to bring in our cnn senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin who is here with me in new york. i don't know where to begin. first of all, we have the espionage act and crimes that

almost certainly have been committed that could have myriads of different charges attached to them. then we have a guy in a place that is overseen by china and -- so take me to the beginnings and that is what the charges could be. nothing will happen until that happen. >> it seems -- entirely clear and snowden has more or less admitted that he disclosed classified information. that's a crime. unauthorized disclosure of classified information is a crime. anyone who ever -- it is a very big crime potentially depending on how the government frames the indictment could be ten years in prison, could be 20 years in prison. and the espionage act is something that the government has started to use for on people who give information to the press, could be another ten years in prison. those are the two main charges but the government can usually design others when they seek it o out. it is a very old law amended --

>> didn't it lay dormant, too? >> for a while, there were no prosecutions under it. but in recent years, the government has said that -- if you have classified information and give it to the press under the wording of the espionage act it could be espionage. the supreme court never upheld those prosecutions. most of them amended and plea-bargained. it is theoretically possible that could be added to the charge. >> that's the actual charge. espionage. simple and clear. not so clear. >> not so clear. i mean, what makes this all so odd he is in hong kong which is in -- which is a -- a very distinctive jurisdiction that is different from almost anyplace on zblerth in 1997 when it reverted back to chinese control the americans prior to that day were verykler in making an extradition treaty that would work. despite the fact that there would be this giant to the north. in that treaty, there are have political protections, exemptions, from people being extradited for political reasons.

could this be seen if you charge it as espionage? as political? >> well, that would be a judgment that the hong kong authorities would have to make. it is also for to remember that the chinese government has veto power essentially over extraditions back to the united states. those protections were put in place to protect chinese in the united states who might be prosecuted for political reasons and being brought back to china. this is the reverse of that situation potentially where an american citizen would be brought back to america. >> which does not fall under these exemptions. as i understand it it has been very clear there are two exemptions. one, chinese being brought back and americans being pulled back but not americans being brought back to america. >> one thing i have learned about extradition, it is that -- enormously time consuming and complicated process. and any predictions what we might make about when or how someone could be extradited are -- are pretty shaky.

so if -- if the american government is counting on extraditing snowden from hong kong, it is going to be complicated and take a long time. >> not to suggest you spend a lot of time in hong kong and hey, i love it. one of the things that i have heard and -- have seen is that the judiciary still left behind in hong kong is still very much those of the british ilk. they haven't done these rogue sort of international moves whereby china has big footed. it has gone according to plan. >> the american government has been very cooperative and successful in dealing with the hong kong government on law enforcement matters. this one is very different. this isn't a financial crime. this is not a murder. it is something that -- very -- it is something very different. so -- yes, there is this good history of cooperation between hong kong and the united states.

but whether this will be just as successful is hard to know. >> from our reporting now, it is to totally unclear. he may have checked out of his hotel and may be on the run again. >> china, above all, wants to know how our intelligence operations work p.m. so much sing directed against china. he someone that could be very valuable to the chinese. >> funny how that happened on the very day that the president here meeting with -- >> as if they didn't have enough to talk about. >> so angry about their hacking. turns out we are doing our own. okay. thank you. jeffrey toobin. i think we will have more conversations. also anderson coop serving another conversation about this. his special guest is julian assange, founder of wikileaks and knows a thing or two, knows about leaking and being stuck somewhere where you don't want to be to avoid prosecution.

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police identified the man who killed five people in a shooting spree in santa monica, california. investigators say the 23-year-old started at his home provide where he shot and killed his own pear and brother and then set the house on fire. after that he carjacked a woman and made her drive him to santa monica college. luckily she escaped any major physical injury. but once he was there he shot carlos franco and his daughter who were driving to buy

textbooks. carlos died on friday and sadly his daughter passed away yesterday. a fifth victim killed on campus has not yet been maimed in this tragedy. police were able to shoot and kill the man at the college before the rampage got any worse. before he even got there one person did try and tried hard to stop him. >> holy cow. >> you can't help but react to the holes of the bloody shirt before bullets rip flood her body. she was in her silver sedan when she found herself in the middle of a shooting spree. >> i was so angry that he was pointing the gun at her and she was scared and i just wanted to stand up for her. >> reporter: deborah saw the gunman standing on this side of the street.

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alert to the police about the heavily armed gunman making his way through santa monica. >> i'm glad i did what i did. but thank god i'm alive and my children need me. >> reporter: just like a young woman that deborah didn't know but needed to save. >> wow. unbelievable. you know, you can help the victims of the santa monica college shootings. we set this up for you. you can go to cnn.com/impact and take a look there at the ways you can help out. in another story a woman, the wife of an ex-police officer, she was found dead of a gunshot wound as her house burned around her. her husband claims she did all that herself. now a jury has to decide whether he is the one who did it, whether he's telling the truth, or whether he is covering up her murder.

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shot in the head and then consumed by flames. can she die by her own hand as her husband claims or was she the victim of a diabolical murder? that's what the jurors have to decide and that's a tough question. it is all about an ex-police officer. brett seacat who is on trial for his own wife's murder. they are going to hear closing arguments today. they could even begin

deliberating if it all goes according to plan. >> reporter: the fate of brett seacat should be in the hands of the jury by the end of the day. the former sheriff's deputy is accused of shooting his wife in the head and then setting the family home on fire to conceal evidence. >> i loved her. >> did you kill her? >> no, i did not. >> during a day and a half on the with you stand seacat who requested his face not be televised told his version of what happened saying he was aleap on a downstair couch when vashti called him asking him first if he was awake. >> did vashti say anything else to you when you did not respond to her telling you need to come get the boys? >> yes. the next thing she said was you need to come get the boys or they are going to get hurt.

>> seacat says as he ran up the stairs he heard a pop, then saw smoke and flames in the master bedroom. he says he ran in and tried picking up vashti but realized she was dead. >> i immediately started heading for the boys. i just dropped vashti. i didn't lay her down or anything. i just let her go. and -- as i was letting her go i was already spinning to head out of the room and run to the boys' room. >> prosecutors say that brett seacat is lying and he's one that shot his wife and lit the house on fire to conceal evidence. >> you did it while your two kids, 2 years and 4 years old, were in the house. >> no, i did not. >> ted rowlands is live at the courthouse and following this. close rings for. with the evidence, how

compelling a case did these prosecutors make? >> reporter: well, the prosecution has made a very compelling case. the question is did the jury believe brett seacat while he was up on the stand? what he did do what he did do is he had an answer for all the allegations. the bottom line is will the jury believe his story and at times watching the jurors faces it's going to be touch for them. >> reasonable doubt. do you get the sense there was enough of it mounted by his defense for the jury to consider? >> i think with the handwriting expert, yes. there was reasonable doubt. we're talking about a suicide note that the prosecution allegations seacat wrote himself. in terms of the details of what happens that night it only takes one juror. it's a tough sell to think a mother of a 4-year-old and 2-year-old got a can of gas, lit

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happy birthday equal pay. it's the 50th anniversary of an act that was signed buy law by j.f.k. and today president obama is marking this occasion with an address in the east room of the white house. we're watching this closely because we fully expect while the equal pay movement is critical that this president is about to get hammered with questions about the nsa and the leaker who became unleaked, so to speak, leaked his own name and identity. we're watching it for you. we'll bring it as soon as the president begins to address those issues. another big story developing this boston as the alleged mob

boss who was expected of whacking anyone that got in his way is about to go on trial. he escaped capture for 16 years. he's 83 and is about to get his day of reckonning in a courtroom for including 19 murders. we recount bulger's reputed exploits that made him a legend. >> reporter: after more than two decades as the head of boston's criminal under world followed by 16 years on the world which is how james whitey bulger returned home two years ago after one of fbi's largest and longest man hunts. since that disgraced homecoming he's been incarcerated. he's accused of extortion, money

laundering and 19 counts of murder, charges to which he's pleaded not guilty. >> mr. bulger this afternoon stood up and said good afternoon to the jury. >> reporter: the trial will likely close a traumatic chapter in boston's history as well as the history of the fbi. by al accounts his ruthless empire was allowed to go unchallenged in the '70, '80s and '90s because of this man, john connely. >> he destroyed the reputation. a lot of officers were hurt. >> reporter: he was raised in the same housing projects as bulger and cut a deal with the mob boss. >> he knew that. >> he did everything including breaking all kinds of laws over the years to keep that alive. >> reporter: protected by the rogue fbi agent he got the name of other informants and rival

gang members. people he's now accused of killing. he knew when police were watching, when they were moving in and when to disappear. in 1994 he got up with of his last tips. he was about to be indicted on federal charges. he had planned ahead stashing cash in various security boxes. he fled boston later taking his girlfriend. 12,000 leads poured while he was on the run. sitings in ireland, london and south america. >> he became the elvis of gangsters. he was constantly being spotted somewhere. >> reporter: in the end he was found here in santa monica three days after a public service announcement seeking information about his girlfriend. the couple had been living under charlie and carol gasko. inside the shielding third floor apartment agents found $800,000 in cash and more than 30 weapons stuffed in the walls.

whether bulger planned to shoot his way out was anyone's guest. he was lured to the basement on a rouge that his basement locker had been broken into. >> the prosecution has some problems already with its star witness. we'll see if things go off without a hitch. back in a moment.

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infection. close friends say it's time to let him go. prince harry shows off what which he do with an apache helicopter and empty air space. : welcome to "around the world." i'm suzanne malveaux. michael holmes is off today. why did he give it all up to reveal details about a top secret u.s. program. he said the public needed to know what the government is monitoring, e-mail and tracking phone calls. snowden has come forward as the person who leaked information about the classified programs. barbara starr has our details. >> when you're in positions of privileged access. >> reporter: this is 29-year-old edward snow den. the high school drop out who worked his way into the most secretive computers as a defense contractor and blew open