he was granted asylum and lived in the american embassy for 15 years. i'd love to see the look on assan assange's face when someone tells him he may have to live in the embassy for 15 years. >> no kidding. thank you very much. >>> now to the campaign trail. we have 79 days left until the election and less than two weeks before the republican and democratic national conventions. gop vice presidential candidate paul ryan pumped up a crowd in california yesterday. there he is with his mom, betty, who lives there part time. ryan turned his attention to medicare, fighting democrats' claims that his proposal would have turned medicare into a complete voucher system. listen to what he told fox news about his medicare plan. >> as we got into looking at this issue, talking with democrats, it evolved to be a plan that is now bipartisan. this -- medicare reform plan originated in the clinton bipartisan commission to save medicare. it's a bill with bipartisan support, a proposal with bipartisan support in congress today. by repealing bicyc ining obama restore medic

that's why i'm asking and i was keep on asking in front of the american embassy for an impassioned investigation now i'm sorry for those individuals and i'm sorry for the families believe me i have i prayed about it didn't churchly try to hurt no u.s. army did not try to change the or anyone there is ok but that's one of the as we say the casualties of war ok. i wish you would have never happened but it has happened. but there was no battle that means there was no excuse but you. as you have proved it to be you are while for it you gave the order to them and thomas gibson you put literally all three when you knew there you were killing innocent people in this you know but he did it in a way badly damaged. do you honestly i feel no hate not anymore my sorrow is much stronger than hate it or see what i crave for justice and i want you still to see that you're in a courtroom there in a fan trial like the one you tonight my son to defend yourselves that's going to be as crucial to what is this i. guess plays if it is a circus but i want to see you murderous and to a criminals condemned but i know pe

that's why i'm asking and i wish keep on asking in front of the american embassy for an impassioned investigation now i'm sorry for those individuals and i'm sorry for the families believe me i am afraid about that i'm totally try to hurt no one u.s. army do not try to change that or anyone period ok but that's one of the as we say the casualties of war ok. i wish you would have never happened but it has happened. but there was no battle that means there was no excuse but you can't as you have proved it to be you are while we're at it you gave the order to them and thomas gives you pull to trigger all three where you think you are killing innocent people this you know but he did it anyway badly damaged. as you know hate not any more that when i get my sorrow is much stronger than hate it or see it but i crave for justice and i want you still to see that you're in a courtroom there in a fast trial like the one you tonight my son to defend yourselves that's got to be as careful not explicitly. just plays of in the circus but i want to see your murderous and war criminals condemned but i know person

nothing to hide your wiki leaks have made us stronger as well as the main accusations made by the american embassy due to our excessive nationalism and defense of the sovereignty of the ecuadorian government julian you are a good example of what the press is like as well as these associations like the into american press association which is simply an association of newspapers in latin america many books have been written about your wiki leaks in latin america for the last one by two argentinean authors. a country by country analysis and in the case of ecuador shows how in a shameless way the media did not publish those cables or news which affected them . thank you president. as he. has been a pleasure to meet you julian least in this way and be welcomed to the club of the persecuted. thank you. thank you. thank you. that's something we have to avoid every day. we understand it was during the making of that program that i saw which could have posited the idea of. ecuador but we think that the reason that he did it but because. i think eight. people love the idea so we are expecting a definite res

the line months ago just to take you back when a chinese a dissident took refuge in an american embassy in china washington was the most unsympathetic with the asylum seeker what's the difference in this case. well of course the u.s. is right all the time is opinion there's absolutely nothing difference between this chinese dissidents or you know western dissidents who took refuge in eastern bloc embassies. you know during during the old soviet union years is the same thing and you know this. underscores the seriousness and they have surgery the actual charges against using this on bradley manning was tortured for nearly a year by marines to quantico in order to put him and to get him to testify against mr sonshine wiki leaks he didn't do that now they're pulling out every stop they continue to get julian bond in the grass the western u.s. prosecutor but you organize action is involved and like you said in the by demanding support movement do you think this decision on a son's asylum will have any impact on manning's case. well not directly but we think it's a positive thing we are very

a few months ago when a chinese dissident took refuge in an american embassy in china washington was fertile this is just sympathetic with the asylum seeker what's so different in this case. well there is nothing different in this case in terms of the well grounded international precedents for seeking asylum the only difference is this affects the united states which tends to have a position that we want to condemn the human rights abuses of other countries but not any way that affects us the things that have been revealed in wiki leaks are things that could if the u.s. was signed up to the international criminal court. former u.s. officials if present weren't there and so the u.s. for that reason is taking a very hypocritical stance when it comes to the asylum case of julian assange. medea benjamin a social justice activist and co-founder of the code pink movement thank you very much for joining us live from washington. now so just to remind you our breaking news story this hour julian assange has been granted political asylum by aqua door two months after taking refuge at the count

have nothing to hide your wiki leaks have made a stronger as the main accusations made by the american embassy. excessive nationalism in defense of the sovereignty of the ecuadorian government by june of this year a songe makes a plea for asylum to the government of ecuador and later walks right into the country's embassy in london julian has since then spent his days in refuge today we know that ecuador has offered julian asylum but what's next for. it's to be seen in the course of only four years a songe went from a little known online whistleblower to public enemy number one or two who's been following the story from the start so for the latest on the songs and everything else you won't see on the mainstream tuning here. many rob lowe r. t. washington d.c. . well we are going to take a quick break but fate's hand we've already told you about a song as supporters and opponents coming up look at the bigger picture when it comes to wiki leaks journalistic freedoms and of course the now infamous collateral murder video. card is the state run english speaking russian channel it's kind of like al

have nothing to hide your wiki leaks have made a stronger as the main accusations made by the american embassy. excessive nationalism in defense of the sovereignty of the ecuadorian government by june of this year a songe makes a plea for asylum to the government of ecuador and later walks right into the country's embassy in london julian has since then spent his days in refuge today we know that ecuador has offered julian asylum but what's next remains to be seen in the course of only four years assigned went from a little known online whistleblower to public enemy number one or two has been following the story from the start so for the latest on the signs and everything else you won't see on the mainstream tune in here to. many rob lowe or t. washington d.c. . so i've got our has granted a songe asylum but as we can see it looks like this is just another beginning to another chapter of the saga so where do we go from here our to correspondent christine for there has been following the story closely and joins us now to weigh and so christine what is next for julian a songe. well it's a really

i think it was there was a polish cardinal i think his name was shinseki was holed up in the american embassygranted political asylum there for about ten years and the russians didn't dare go in and actually take him so i think it will be unwise for us to set a precedent here for doing that because we might want it somewhere else again at some point in the future somebody that we support and there's a british ambassador he still it's about retaliation if that does happen the invasion of british embassies around the world i mean how important do you think it is this diplomatic immunity i think is important it has to be respected because otherwise if you don't and this has been the case for centuries you respect people's ambassadors and their ambassadorial territory because otherwise you like yourself open to attacks in other countries and we all know that we don't like that when it does happen when it has happened in places like china and iran in the past and i think this whole thing has got blown out of all proportion because it's actually all about a european arrest warrant and in fact the g

very soon after he was transferred from one prison to another, given better conditions and an american embassy official was allowed to visit him so the signal was there that something would be negotiated. he was a young man with a lot of courage, a lot of drive, maybe naivete in some ways, but i don't think he was all that rattled except right in the very beginning. >> when did the people in the united states start paying attention? >> interesting to see that among those correspondents and diplomats who were the most worried about was happening and really thought there is a looming confrontation here, we in the united states aren't going to be able to duck this as much as we would like to. they were frustrated by the fact that many people in the united states didn't want to hear that. remember, the u.s. had reluctantly gone into world war i. what did it solve? they had gone through the depression and still struggling their way out of the depression. so the last thing most americans wanted to hear -- and this wasn't the america first movement, but even the roosevelt administration was very relu

for 18 hours, they held out in a building in the most secure area of kabul, firing at the american embassy and un headquarters, taking 18 hours for the afghan security forces with the help of scandinavia and special forces. that is not a military objectives but it is linked to the ability of the afghan government and security forces to keep people safe. where scandinavia forces -- >> do y have a question? >> you say that militarily, they have failed, but surely they have managed to continue this effort to undermine confidence in the afghan government and afghan security. >> at the end of the day, who held the ground? your point about the purpose for which they did those operations, if your purpose is to demonstrate a capability, they clearly did that. i'm sure they were forced to pursue a very limited objective. i think that's a sign of the eroding capacity and objectives that they have. i would tell you that when you are fighting an enemy, they are going to pursue some tactical objectives that may achieve short-term effect. the longer-term effect, you have to ask yourself, at the end of t

the man who broke this story wide open, a senior chinese policeman ran to the american embassy with newsn this story first broke. and, of course, a man touted as a future president of the country now held behind closed doors. and all of this playing out at a time when the communist party itself is going through a once-in-a-decade leadership transition. an extraordinary story that has ramifications from the very top of this untry. >> a fascinating case. stan grant from beijing, thank you. >>> another headline out of china where today was a bad day to own a japanese import. a mob attacked japanese-made cars in one chinese city as anger over a disputed island chain grows. both countries claim the islands and a japanese group landed on one of the islands today sparking protests in several cities. japan deported 14 chinese citizens who landed on the islands last week. >>> in south africa, the company at the center of a deadly miner's strike says they must go back to work tomorrow or lose their jobs. on thursday, police opened fire on the striking miners, many of whom were armed with machetes.

the man who broke the story open is senior chinese policeman ran to the american embassy with news whenhe story first broke. and a man touted as the future president of the country held behind closed doors and all at a time when the communist party is going through a leadership transition. an extraordinary story. >> definitely a fascinating case. thank you. >>> another headline out of china where today was a bad day to own a japanese import. a mob attacked japanese made cars in one chinese city as anger grows. both countries claim the islands and the japanese group landed on one of the islands sparking protest. japan deported 14 citizens who landed on the islands last week. >>> in south africa at the center of a deadly miner's strike says they must go back to work tomorrow or lose their jobs. on thursday police opened fire. 34 miners were killed in the shooting. >>> the nfl referees are in a contract battle right now. while they are in the sidelines it may surprise you where one of the replacement refs used to work. at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's

in 1956 a top catholic official took refuge inside the american embassy in boou da pest.e lived there for 15 years. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> it's been a nice relaxing day for the presidential candidates, but after quiet trips to church, things are about to get rowdy. >>> and navy seals are slamming the president in a new ad. why they are taking issue with the commander in chief. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made exclusively for ink customers. custom categorize your expenses anywhere. save

could or over june the songes asylum aziz to london retracted its threat to stall the south american countries embassy in order to arrest the whistleblower they were drawing just a day after a thirty four member bloc of american nations sided with ecuador in the royal stressing the sanctity of diplomatic premises it means that the song hold up in the ecuadorian embassy in london for more than two months is safe at least until he steps out of the building the president of ecuador says the two countries are ready to return to dialogue over the future course with brings us the details of the meeting that prompted a break in the standoff. it was a meeting that lasted five hours but eventually ecuador got what it wanted out of the meeting essentially the foreign minister made a speech in which he condemned britain for what he called an an assault on. and eventually what happened was that these thirty four countries signed this resolution which rejects any attempts to put at risk the inviolability of diplomatic premises anywhere in the world and and expressed solidarity and support for ecuador in their offe

we had to go to the american embassy. we had to go to the brazilian embassy to get her passport, as well. >> after a long ordeal, a reunion back home in florida with family and friends. they will refund passengers for travel expenses, medical expenses and the cost of the cruise and trying to return personal belongings. i lost my best clothes. i lost ply computer where i had all of my pictures from years and years. >> but for david and denise, the emotional toll far outweighs the cost of replacing their lost belongings. >> it was a traumatizing experience. >> i am probably still in shock. it's hard to realize that you were in such a tragedy where people died and thank god we were very lucky. >>> coming up, a high-risk rescue to pull the tourist from an underwater cave. >> you see this little head pop out and the next came in and just washed him right back in. >>> and panic aboard another sinking cruise ship. when "caught on camera over board" continues. ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supp

they held out in a building in the most secure area of kabul firing at the american embassy and firing at headquarters, doing the same taking 18 hours for the afghan security force with the help of scandinavian special forces to end that. surely that is not as i said a military objective but is linked to the question of the ability of the afghan government and its security forces to keep the people save. they did the same thing -- scandinavian security forces had to lead the effort. >> do you have a question? >> the question is you are saying militarily they failed but surely they have managed to continue this effort to undermine confidence in the afghan government and afghan security forces. >> who held the ground? and so -- your point about the purpose -- to demonstrate capability -- i am sure they were forced to pursue a very limited objective. that is a sign of the eroding capacity and objective that they have. i would tell you when you are fighting an enemy they are going to pursue tactical objectives to achieve short-term effect. the longer term effect you have to ask yourself ab

invaded hungary, cardinal joseph minsenti, a top catholic official there, took refuge inside the american embassydapest, was granted asylum and lived in the embassy for 15 years. randi, i'd love to see the look on assange's face when someone tells him he may have to live in the ecuadorian embassy for 15 years. >> me too as well, brian. thank you very much. >>> a bizarre murder mystery at a california mansion. police say this boy's death was an accident, but his mother says she has proof that it was not. >>> this week we are taking a look at a murder mystery in california. police say the case is closed, but my next guest is pleading with officials to reopen the investigation into her son's death. his name is max, and he would have turned 7 last month. here he is with his mom in 2009. >> you always have me in your heart, remember? and where else? >> in your thinking, thoughts. >> yeah. >> in your mommy's thoughts. >> and in where? your heart and your mind. >> you mean, like here? >> last july, max fell over a staircase at his father's california mansion and went into a coma. three days later, emerg

so we're trying to get him because the american embassy denies it. he's a refugee.tion. the follow up children are easier because they've been here before. but going to these countries like haiti and len,

so we're trying to get him because the american embassy denies it. he's a refugee.tion. the follow up children are easier because they've been here before. but going to these countries like haiti and lebanon, iraq, it hasn't been easy. but we have succeeded. >> they really are doing incredible work. that will do it for me, everyone. have a great day. cnn newsroom continues now with rob marciano. i hand it off you to, sir. >> i got it. appreciate it. seven minutes of terror. seven minutes of terror. that's the pe trifiing ride in nasa's rover curiosity is about to take that unprecedented trip in the search for the building blocks of life. we're live at the jet propulsio. it is the best produced nasa video i've environment enseever. >> they never attempted this kind of a landing before on mars. up until now the rovers -- you can see one behind you that, is the mock-up of curiosity. in the past they were small enough they could put them in air bags and cushion them with air bags and land it on the surface. that was the tried and trued method. but this rover is the size

political asylum a person has warned that he could be swept away into custody outside the latin american countries embassy that is certainly in the center of london. outside the embassy for now has this report. the original information that we had from wiki leaks was that he would indeed make this statement which as you say is the first since he went inside the embassy and certainly the first since the ecuadorians granted him asylum on thursday that he would make that statement on the steps of the embassy just behind me but of course the bit about the layout of the building is that the ecuadorian embassy is just one flat inside that building the rest of it is a shared lobby and of course then you've come outside to the steps and as far as we understand the shed looking on the steps are not diplomatic territories to the moment that he steps outside the inside door of the embassy that he is liable to arrest in the police on taking any chances we reckon there are hundreds of police probably see them behind me but they also stretch all the way around the corner just behind the camera that could be two hundred

so we're trying to get him because the american embassy denies it because he's a refugee, it's alwayshildren easier, because they've been here before. but going to these countries like haiti and lebanon, iraq, it hasn't been easy. but we have succeed. >> you certainly have. but you do, get a lot of criticism for not helping children here in the u.s. i want to talk to you about this after the break. because it matters. at hp we don't just believe in the power of technology. we believe in the power of people when technology works for you. to dream. to create. to work. if you're going to do something. make it matter. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self-contained well systems. and, using state-of-the-art monitoring technologies, rigorous practices help ensure our operations are safe and clean for our communities and the environme

he was granted asylum, and he lived in the american embassy for 15 years. >> that's just amazing. >>ook on julian assange's face when someone says you may have to be here for 15 years. >> what happens here? is it possible they could force the issue and then create a big international blow-up or whatever? >> that's right. the british really hold most if not all of the cards here. if this drags on too long for them, they could cut off diplomatic relations or simply kick the eke wcuadoran diplomatt of the embassy. if the diplomats are gone, the premises isn't protected. that means they can go in and get julian assange. >> the sanctity of embassies is sort of shared and important all over the world. >> it is. it is. it has happened before, so they could do it. how badly do they want him? >> thanks for that. >> sure. >>> beirut, too dangerous for an air france flight to land so it's diverted to the syrian war zone? and the passengers are asked for cash to refuel. >>> and in our next hour, three members of a popular russian punk band sentenced to prison for singing a song about the country