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

tuesday june fourth eight pm in washington d.c. and i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r t well day two of the bradley manning trial kicks off today the moment many in the courtroom are waiting for 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-mail addresses along with encrypted text r.t. has been covering the story since the very first apache helicopter video was released and if you have trouble accessing our web site r.t. dot com yesterday afternoon for the latest on the trial there's a reason why we were attacked a group known as anti leaks claimed responsibility for shutting down our web site apparently the group has a problem with the free flow of information but hey you know the fact that we were attacked could mean that this group is afraid of the stories that we report and the fact that listening to our stories my. just be worth it so let's get to the story

they didn't want us to come for our key producer adriano said oh joined me earlier from fort meade to discuss adrian lam most testimony in court yesterday 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 most noteworthy was as you pointed out earlier the testimony of adrian lamo a former hacker that actually ended up actually giving over manning to 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 maybe it was actually kind of a shock 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 strong 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 gage 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 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 interest. to see you could see that it was very tense environment through also see

that it was. serbian 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 presidents 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 would 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 about 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 actually how 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 start all of this leak. mattie was just trying to connect with other people and he was only trying to do this in the words of. 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 afterward meade among manning supporters. well absolutely megan that is pretty much it that hits the nail on the head for many of the supporters of 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 out with the private today

however they were able to come in with free bradley manning paraphernalia if you will with 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 his manning's involvement with wiki leaks as per his point of view however the judge deems 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 and finally adriano we have about thirty seconds left but was. next for this case. well it seems just more testimony just today of right now testimony still continuing and on and just today another list of witnesses as been released for the next three days around ten to fifteen people on that docket. producer adriano settled bringing us the latest from fort meade. well 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 design significantly it will include written communications like emails but also digital functions like video chats and face time the bill forces the 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 it with infrastructure that's because the law enforcement officers actually are concerned about quote going dark and losing their ability to surveil electronically the bill is an update to the communications assistance for a law enforcement act that was passed back in one nine hundred ninety four which compels all telecommunications providers to design their networks so that the law enforcement can sneak a peek a new report from the center for democracy and technology argues that the

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

a group of extremists he said the situation will calm down once he returns from his trip to monaco our teams are going to lucia go has more on the protests that has turned. twenty two year old man did die after his sustaining a head wound during the night's protest in the south of turkey in the city of on talk of the protesters are saying the shocking 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 official results whether or not this indeed was a case of the severe police brutality earlier on sunday there was a 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 the part just in istanbul alone the numbers thing praising 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 and not only low years here are some doctors does the organization of the community of the nation 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 different part of the city just a couple of kilometers from here and just as there are actually targeting the prime minister's office says the police are retaliating with tear gas water cannons rubber bullets plastic bullets a 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 also 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. that doesn't understand what the president said when he said that the protesters message has been heard from members of the public sector also going out in protest today so this ad just adds to the magnitude of protests that we're seeing there so really the protest movement in turkey does look like it's only gaining momentum that was our team's arena go. while 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 it contains genetically modified ingredients this bill was overwhelmingly passed one hundred thirty four three and is now on the governor's desk awaiting his signature but the mandate will not take effect until four of connecticut surrounding states and similar legislations so

what exactly did this bill achieve well earlier i was joined by was right so she's the co-founder of farm food freedom coalition and i asked her if 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 they shop it really did help to mobilize people around the issue and it brought huge awareness to the fact that there's g.m. most prevalent in our food supply and they're not labeled chair now what's the next step for for this type of a g.m.o. labeling i mean obviously there are four other states have to sign on but is this an idea that's kind of spreading yet it 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 g.m.o. 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 the 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 proposition thirty seven in california where the people were the ones that struck it down so it is the best way to go about getting this g.m.o. labeling to go through the legislature instead of 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 a 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 g.m.o. and a state level approach is there one that's better or in your opinion well just in my opinion i think the state level of. 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 of vernon hershberger is potentially facing jail time for his role in producing and selling raw milk as i understand it to tell me a little bit more about this case and why producing and selling raw milk amounts to criminal charges right well basically vernon her for 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 homogenised milk that he was disturbing 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 brought for criminal charges against him and i was and understand 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 the floor county was a scene where 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 holding 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 food transactions with their local communities and let's talk about the idea of rob now because that doesn't bring into the question the idea of food safety as i understand it raw milk doesn't it could potentially have poisonous pathogens in it which is why in 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 for raw milk versus processed now you know that's a whole other. i was asian but i'll touch on 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 the 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 raw 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.b.i. cia and other food. for spent administrations going after our person that is

selling raw milk but really pushing for and not criminalizing bioengineered foods what does that say to you as a consumer and as an advocate for food well it says that there's a big difference between industry and the private sector and that 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. is and then go after small amish family farms with arm 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 a similar cases like this of a small arms fire as you describe are. amish farmer as you describe and i think we'll see a little bit more of this 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 less writes a co-founder with the farm food freedom coalition thank you so much for joining us thank you 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 unpasteurized 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 well 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 well milk in most state health officials say raw milk can contain a wide variety of impurities some of which could make a person very sick including parasites and virus that. now 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 wrong milk without a like them the fact that he was found not guilty by a jury 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 bar and buys the milk if they want it milk for god's sake it's not math the u.s. government has a penchant for over regulating food that needs to be checked they just banned me my last. with meit can't even have it in the country can't have one growing california anymore 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 these. 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 the billet to control and monetize everything even as food so the wisconsin verdict is definitely a victory for food freedom now let's hope that washington feels the state of a bite be taken out of their horrible food control issues tonight let's talk about that by following me on twitter at the resident. it's one of the last few states to still allowed to use of the electric chair an inmate executions now florida lawmakers are speeding up executions to cut down on costs but bills called the timely justice act and it would require the governor to

sign a convicted murderers death warrant within thirty days of the conclusion of the appeals process that would allow the state 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 death sentence 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 department's state's department of corrections that is five of those people are women and some of those cases range all the way back to one thousand and sixty eight if that measure is signed by governor rick scott approx. and at least 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 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

a proper appeals process from trial to execution the process of issuing a convicted murderer the death sentence costs millions of dollars per person according to the death penalty information center and forcing executions cost florida fifty one million more dollars a year that it would cost to punish all first to remove hers with life sentences in prison without parole based on the forty four executions four of carried out since one thousand nine hundred seventy six that amounts to a cost of about twenty four million dollars per person per execution while walmart might be the company to boast about having the lowest prices in town it also advertises itself as the place for career growth in opportunity i'm an experienced story working for companies where over seventy five percent store management started using this opportunity but the corporation might also have the lowest wages in town according to

a study released by congressional democrats last week wal-mart's 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 really helping taxpayers out or are they just adding on another bill correspondent margaret how rolls back the numbers . multinational corporation wal-mart is the largest grocer in the united states 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's superstores and that was based on a wisconsin story 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 rolled 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 in ten cents an hour the argument is that by raising the minimum wage rate those earning in that bracket would we not federally subsidized programs offered to those who can afford them but would raising the rate just a couple of dollars really change anything anyway we'll take for example a single mother of two making ten dollars in 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 has to blame anyway will 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 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 r.t.d. well m s n b c is the station that promises to lean forward but that applies more to its opinion shows than breaking news and interview with the new york times on sunday the president of the network phil griffin said m s 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 helms the network's flagship opinion show

experienced a similar drop in the ratings last month so in this n.b.c. is not covering breaking news take a look at what they are 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 have been one of the hottest topics on social media our 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 because there's 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 bombings but perhaps it's time to redefine what news is according to m.s.n. b.c. standards and that's going to do it for now for more on the stories we cover and go

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