coming up on r t it's day two of the bradley manning trial adrian lamo the man who gave manning up to federal authorities testifies in court an update from fort meade just ahead. protesters in turkey continue to plash with police thousands have left their jobs to join the demonstrations and the violence has turned deadly the science and sounds of turkey's unrest coming up. and connecticut's legislature is making a push for labeling all g.m.o. foods a new bill is on the governor's desk but does it have teeth the latest on the battle over g m o's on the state level later in the show.

it's tuesday june fourth pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r t well day two of the bradley manning trial kicked off today the moment many of the courtroom were waiting for a testimony from the man who alerted federal authorities that manning was the person behind the biggest document drop in american history former computer hacker adrian lamo detailed how he communicated with the army private first class using a number of computers and e-mails addresses along with encrypted text now r.t. has been covering this story since the first apache helicopter video was released and if you had trouble accessing our web site yesterday that's our t. dot com that's because there is a reason for it we were attacked a group known as anti it leaks claimed responsibility for shutting down our web site apparently the group has a problem with the free flow of information but hey the fact that we were attacked could mean that this group is afraid that the stories that we report might just be

worth listening to so let's get to the story that they didn't want us to cover today our producer adriano who said oh join me earlier from fort meade to discuss. day in court. yes today as you just said it was the second day in the court proceedings of the court martial of bradley manning out some key things happening today and most noteworthy was as you pointed out earlier the testimony of adrian lamo a former hacker that actually ended up actually t.v. over manning who authorities very interesting testimony we were able to just reconfirm some of the things that we already knew throughout the trial and a lot to talk about for sure so how was he received in the courtroom adrian lamo. well megan it was actually kind of a shock out of not a lot of people were expecting him to testify today especially not as early in the

day as he did so you could hear some gasp in the courtroom from some of the visitors and some from of the media attending and as he made his way to the podium it was actually very interesting you could see his demeanor just very straight very serious very straightforward just ready to be able to speak his mind it was just. kind of a shock. so what came of today's trial let's talk about manning first of all how was his demeanor and what did we learn today. well many was very engaged in all of proceedings physically he looked pretty much the same as he has had in the past however he was very gauged he looked very attentive especially when i adrian lamo was on was testifying he also tried to sort of make some sort of contact with the law he tried to sort of look in the eye and try to practice a smile but was unable to make some sort of contact with them so that was very

interesting to see to see that it was very sincere so you see that it was. starting and sorry i lost you there it was actually a very. very emotional testimony with even a lot of himself trying to keep his composure over things that are obviously. very very sensitive and talk about the presence in the courtroom was there saying the same amount of media presence in the courtroom and what was the feel like to you adriano. well actually today i had simply enough in the media center yesterday it was full it was a round of seventy journalists packed the tire house and that goes along with the courtroom today or ever less than half attended twenty five however major media outlets were in attendance including the guardian and the new york times and well for those who didn't actually attend they missed out on a very very important part of the proceedings which was the limo testimony in which

we heard about his actual communications with manning how long it actually was it was. a period from the twentieth to the twenty six and how intimate their conversations were and how much how much they shared throughout that time even though they were almost strangers at that point they were strangers at that point because many himself had actually tried to actually went and reached out to limo personally because he needed someone to be able to talk to essentially and that's what one of the key things that the prosecution wanted to make certain make clear was the fact that. this entire process through and stired all of this leaks that everything that happened. mattie was just trying to connect with other people and he was only trying to do this in the words of. that the defense was only trying to make the world a better place in his words now wiki leaks founder julian assange much recently

released a statement about bradley manning's trial i want to read part of it he said quote this is not justice never could this be justice the verdict was ordained long ago its function is not to determine questions such as guilt or innocence or truth or falsehood it is a public relations exercised designed to provide the government with an alibi for prosperity it is a show of wasteful vengeance a theatrical warning to people of conscience so is this a shared sentiment from what you were gathering at fort meade among manning supporters. well absolutely megan that is pretty much it that hits the nail on the head for many of the supporters the people that i've talked to that have come and taken time out to go and attend the trial as spectators also another interesting aside yesterday many of them were not able to wear any t.

shirt to wear any buttons that were in solidarity with the private today however they were able to come in with free bradley manning paraphernalia if you will was t. shirts with signs. the official here for me that said that it was supposed to be a safety issue they wanted to make sure that nothing happened in court however they assured us it should the press that that would no longer happen and that people would be able to come in and be free in the courtroom and less to the bone manning's defense lawyer david coombs as i understand it he tried to bring up wiki leaks today but the judge stopped him from doing so why was that. while during his line of questioning when he was cross-examining adrian lamo he tried to talk about well ask lamo about it manning's involvement with wiki leaks as per his point of view however the judge deemed that hearsay i as you

as we know from yesterday one of the main points the prosecution contends is that not only did manning knowingly leak classified information he was also aiding the enemy by doing so i eat he was aiding wiki leaks which the russians still contend was read by al qaeda and other terrorist groups so this is another reason why the prosecution is trying to make a very clear that by leaking information to wiki leaks manning was aiding the enemy and finally adriano we have about thirty seconds left but once. next for this case . well add that it seemed just more testimony just today right now testimony still continuing and just today another list of witnesses has been released for the next three days around ten to fifteen people on that docket the producer adriano several bringing us the latest from fort meade the

f.b.i. calls it a backdoor internet companies call it a floodgate to all electronic communication first the government wanted to find tech companies for refusing to provide them with information about their customer's e-mails now a new wiretap bill supported by the f.b.i. is planning to expand wiretap designs significantly and will include written communications like emails but also digital functions like video chats and face time to build forces tech companies to not only allow the f.b.i. to conduct the spying but to pave the path for them to be able to do so with the infrastructure that's because law enforcement is concerned about quote going dark and losing the ability to surveil electronically the bill is an update of the communications assistance for law enforcement act that was passed all the way back in one thousand nine hundred four which compels all telecommunications providers to design their networks so that law enforcement can sneak a peek a new report from the center for democracy and technology argues that an

expansion of kaliya amounts to developing for our adversary our adversaries capabilities that they may not have had the competence access or resources to develop on their own in that sense the endpoint of wiretap mandate of kaliya to may lower the already low barriers to successful cybersecurity attacks it's worth finding out precisely who can get through this back door before we open it up. well it started off as a peaceful sit in but has expanded to a nationwide anti government demonstration. and protests in turkey continue today with thousands demanding for prime minister recep tayyip erdogan to step down. over five hundred people were arrested in when police squared off with demonstrators again last night another three hundred were reportedly arrested in the city of ismir for his part the turkish prime minister has largely dismissed the

protesters as a group of extremists he says that the situation will calm down when he returns from his trip to monaco our teams are going to lucia go has more on the protests that has. twenty two year old man did die after his sustaining a head wound during the night's protests in the south of turkey in the city of i'm talking of the protesters are saying the shot came apparently from a police car however this information we have to stress this hasn't been confirmed yet so we have to wait and see for at least somewhat if the children whether or not this indeed was a case of those two beer police brutality earlier on sunday there was the young man who died after a car slammed into a crowd of protesters so far these are two confirmed deaths but the people on the street that we have been speaking to they are saying that they have personally seen least four or five people are dead more than sixteen hundred people have already been injured and more than a thousand arrested there is more and more people coming out on taksim square going

to get people are just in istanbul alone the number is increasing and most of them are really peaceful protesters and we have talked to one of the young lawyers association representatives who explained to us why people continue to flood the streets in turkey voicing their protest of the current government groups or years here are some doctors just the organizational to the community of the nation now asking the government resign they become a union here do to do to do illegal acts of the government now their decision is somewhat different in a differ. and part of the city just a couple of kilometers from here in just as there are actually targeting the prime minister's office that's the police are retaliating with tear gas water cannons rubber bullets to bullets prime minister erdogan is actually out of the country he's on a trip to morocco and speaking on monday he said the situation in the country in turkey is calm he has to disregarded the words of the turkish president good called

off to end police brutality and he's actually meeting with the representatives of the top opposition parties in turkey in order to try and solve the situation however prime minister. doesn't understand what the president said when he said that the protestors message has been heard from members of the public sector also going out in protest today so this just adds to the magnitude of protests that we're seeing or so really the protest movement in turkey does look like it's only getting momentum now as our team correspondent. well health conscious consumers in connecticut are one step closer to knowing exactly what's in their food the state legislature passed a bill requiring special labels on food that contains genetically modified and gradients this bill was overwhelmingly passed one hundred thirty four to sorry and is now in the governor's desk awaiting his signature but the mandate will not take effect until four of connecticut surrounding states enact some more legislations so

what exactly did this bill achieve earlier i was joined by liz wright saying she's the co-founder of the farm food freedom coalition and i first asked her if labeling this bill was mostly just symbolic. well it was definitely more than symbolic because what it did is it motivated and mobilized people to be in action on the issue and whether that means that they're going to start producing their own food or they're going to start making a bigger fuss about it at the grocery store as they. really did help to mobilize people around the issue and a huge awareness to the fact that there's a most prevalent in our food supply and they are not labeled chair now what's the next step for a for this type of labeling i mean obviously there are four other states have to sign on but is this an idea that's kind of spreading yet really is and you know i keep hearing that we're almost at the tipping point for it so the generation of awareness that we're getting from from the initiation of these bills whether or not they pass is a huge step in that process and it's really exciting to see it happen to see the

conversation happening and people getting into it and they're interested in finding ways that they can source food that they know doesn't have dmoz whether or not it's labeled whether that means their own food production or sourcing from a local farm now at the same time that we have this connecticut legislature debating and coming up with a bipartisan agreement on g.m.o. labeling that was overwhelmingly passed we had last november a proposition thirty seven in california where the people were the ones that struck it down so is the best way to go about getting this g.m.o. labeling to go to the legislature and set up the people and is it really the will of the people well i think that we definitely need to have both approaches i mean it's super important because especially at this time you know there are still people who say what is the g.m.o. and so we've got to answer that for everyone so everybody knows what it is and then you know either way whether it's through a voter initiative or whether it's through the legislature there will be the tipping point of demand and grocers retailers and food processors will all be

getting on board because the demand will be there and let's talk about the difference between a federal approach to and a state level approach is there one that's better and your opinion well just in my opinion i think the state level. which is better because the more localized you can get the better now let's move on to the other end of the spectrum away from genetically modifying foods a wisconsin farmer named vernon hershberger is potentially facing jail time for his role in producing and selling raw milk as i understand it can you tell me a little bit more about this case and why producing and selling. amounts to criminal charges will basically burn her burger is a peaceful farmer he operates a dairy in wisconsin and he was charged with four criminal counts for distribution of fresh milk so this is unprocessed on a modernised milk that he was distributing to his local community these are people that bought into the farm that he was operating many of them helped operate the

farm and the state for criminal charges against him and i as i understand it he's not the first person to face charges like this there were three other acquitted is that right well there was one other in minnesota another farmer in minnesota who was charged with criminal counts for distribution and he was acquitted yes and i understand that vernon's charges many of his charges have actually been acquitted as well why is that well so with the four county was raising were distribution of raw milk operate in a dairy without a permit and operating a retail food establishment without a permit and then violating a holding order and the violating a hold in order that's the one he was found guilty on the others he was acquitted on and that's also the least significant because it the other set a precedent for other farmers who are wanting to engage in that same level of private contractual transactions with their local communities and let's talk about the idea of wrong because that doesn't bring into question the idea of food safety as i understand it raw milk does and it could potentially have poisonous pathogens

and it which is why the food and drug administration and others really want it to be regulated so first of all what benefits do you know of that are. processed now you know that's a whole of their. john that raw milk has multiple health benefits many people who switch from conventional milk to fresh on process whole milk they just experience many many health benefits from weight loss to lower allergies less asthma improved immunity you know this is what real people experience when they make the switch the whole argument of safety i mean to me that's really a non issue because there's multiple foods that contain pathogens that can contain pathogens and dairy in general is at the very bottom of that list and set it to have that be the argument against milk is irrelevant i mean it's it's not a component really of of the bigger picture that we're looking at so what do you make of this just the two stories that we have been talking about what do you make

of this idea of the f.d.a. f.d.a. and other food. ministrations going after person that is selling wrong milk but really pushing for and not criminalizing bio engineered foods what does that say to you as a consumer and as an advocate for food well. there's a big difference between industry and the private sector and they've got a one size fits all kind of regular regulation and it really doesn't and we need to look at these regulations and look at the enforcement of these regulations and ask you know as a culture here is it appropriate to not do anything to the big corporations who really are causing massive numbers of illnesses or potentially damaging the environment through g m o's and then go after small family farms with armed swat teams is that really an appropriate use of how to enforce these regulations so what is next for the case of vernon well the next thing is is his sentencing hearing which is on june thirteenth i believe and at that point the judge will determine if

he or how much jail time he gets for the one guilty charge he had should we expect to see some more cases like this of a small arms fire as you describe. amish farmer as you describe them i think we'll see a little bit more of those so you know the enforcement is still so aggressive against these small farms unfortunately and so i think that before it gets better it has the likelihood to get worse was writes a co-founder with the farm food freedom coalition thank you so much for joining us inc you know well the controversy over controlling what food makes it to the market goes beyond raw milk and gina lowe's the residence lori harmfulness now brings us her take on food regulations.

there is another food freedom fight brewing in america and this one centers around raw milk as in milk that is done pasteurized or screwed with in any way by anyone it just comes out of a cow and you keep it cool and so you drink it there are many people who swear that drinking raw milk has many health benefits including helping to lower cholesterol and lactose intolerance and reducing susceptibility to allergies and asthma but the government thinks otherwise so it is illegal to sell raw milk in most states as officials say raw milk can contain a wide variety of impurities some of which could make a person very sick including parasites and viruses. now let the debate has come into the national spotlight

a wisconsin man named vernon hershberger has just recently been found not guilty of criminal charges against him for producing and selling raw milk without a license the fact that he was found not guilty by a jury. three of his peers is a good indication that people are getting sick of government paper pushers telling people what they can and cannot eat it's a good indication that people believe they should have the right to go to a local farm and buys the milk if they watch it milk for god's sake it's not math the us government has a penchant for over regulating food that needs to be checked they just banned me molest a friend she's made with meit can't even have it in the country can't have one brian california more can't have haggis or marmite anywhere across the united states. meanwhile the government has no problem with herbicides and pesticides

produced by big corporations that have been linked to a whole host of health problems so the argument that their interference with our food is akin to that of a concerned parent is bunk the situation is more akin to the us government being just a really horrible parent less concerned about its kids' health and more concerned about their own ability to control and monetize everything even our food so the wisconsin verdict is definitely a victory for food freedom now let's hope that washington deals the stain of a bite to be taken out of their horrible food control issues tonight let's talk about that by following me on twitter at the resident. well it's one of the last few states to still allow the use of electric care chairs an inmate executions now florida lawmakers are speeding up executions to cut down

on costs the bill is called a timely justice act and it will require the governor to sign a convicted murderer the best warrant within thirty days of the conclusion of the appeals process that would allow the same. to perform executions by lethal injection within one hundred eighty days of that appeals process and also limits options for defense attorneys to contend that the death sentence was not apply and properly there are currently four hundred four people on death row in the state of florida according to the official death row roster released by the state's department of corrections five of those people are women and some of those cases range all the way back to nineteen sixty eight if that measure is signed by governor rick scott approximately one hundred inmates who are on death row would immediately be scheduled for execution that fact has human justice advocates reeling and here's why since one thousand nine hundred seventy three twenty four

people have been exonerated from death row when the defense was able to prove their innocence critics say this bill would lead to more executions of innocent people without proper appeals processes from trials execution the process of issuing a convicted murderer the death sentence costs millions of dollars per person according to the death penalty information center in forcing executions cost florida fifty one million dollars a year more than what it would cost to punish all first degree murder with life sentences in prison without parole based on the forty four executions florida has carried out since one nine hundred seventy six that amounts to a cost of about twenty four million dollars for each execution the state has conducted wal-mart might be the company to boast about having the lowest prices in town it also advertises itself as a place for career growth growth and opportunity. it's a american success story working for a company where over seventy five percent store management started so there's

opportunity here but the corporation might also have the lowest wages in town according to a study released by a congressional democrats last week wal-mart wages are so low that many of its workers rely on food stamps and other government aid programs just to get by so are these so-called job creators hoping taxpayers and or are they just adding on another bill are to correspondent margaret how rolls back the numbers. multinational corporation wal-mart is the largest grocer in the united states it currently has ten thousand eight hundred stores around the globe and approximately two million employees it's the biggest employer in america sounds like they're doing their part to keep jobs in the hands of americans right let's take a closer look at new study coming out of congress shows wal-mart cost the government roughly nine hundred thousand in government aid programs every year for just one of wal-mart superstores and that was based on a wisconsin store

a study model for example the government ponies up nearly two hundred fifty one thousand seven hundred six dollars per year on health care alone for one of their stores three hundred employees not surprisingly wal-mart was the number one employer with employees and role in state assisted health care last year so what would help anyway higher pay well the senate proposed legislation that would raise the minimum wage to ten dollars and ten cents an hour the argument is that by raising the minimum wage those earning in that bracket would wean off federally subsidized programs offered to those who can afford them but would raising the rate just a couple of dollars really change anything any way we'll take for example a single mother of two making ten dollars and ten cents an hour if she were able to work forty hours a week that amounts to and come just over six hundred dollars a month but that would still qualify her and her family for federal food assistance and other government aid but just who's to blame anyway well on one side you have

wal-mart who does provide jobs to americans but on the other side the labor policies of wal-mart emulate what critics call a low road approach letting the taxpayer hold the bag for employees in those benefits that they need to survive meanwhile each month more than sixty percent of americans will shop at wal-mart like those employed by wal-mart who still rely on public assistance i.e. food stamps section eight housing state funded health care something else me. need to change more so than just a few dollars a wage increase right in washington margaret how will our tea all m.s.m. b.c. is the place that promises to lean forward but that applies more to its opinion shows then breaking news and an interview with the new york times on sunday the president of the network phil griffin said in this n.b.c. is not the place to turn for breaking news he said quote we are not the place for that our brand is not that this statement comes at a time when the network has slumped into fourth place behind c.n.n.

headline news and fox rachel maddow who homes the networks flagship opinion program experienced a similar drop in ratings last month so m.s.m. d.c. is not covering breaking news take a look at what it is covering instead just twenty four hours after angelina jolie revealed she had a double mastectomy a spokesman for michael douglas backtracking on the actor's comments about his bout with throat cancer people magazine is reporting this morning that jolie is now planning to undergo surgery to remove her ovaries douglas's comments of been one of the hottest topics on social media her openness over her health problems is producing what's being called the jolie effect douglas said it wasn't smoking or drinking but h.p.v. caught through oral sex that caused his throat cancer now covering celebrities with cancer is a serious issue yes and it should be noted that the station has avoided getting information wrong when breaking news happens like the obamacare ruling or the

boston bombing but perhaps it's time to redefine what news is according to and that's n.b.c. standards that does it for now for more on the sort of stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash r.t. america. well look at. sunny's technology innovation all the least of elements from around russia we've gone to the future or covered. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture.