assange have now been exhausted.ng about the supreme court, the swedish supreme court remand order that had been upheld for a number of years because of public interest but said that it was no longer possible to continue with that remand order in absentia because julian continue with that remand order in absentia becausejulian assange is of course still in the ecuadorian embassy in the uk. she said, if he returns to sweden before the statute of limitations on this investigation expires in 2020, the investigation could be reopened. she speaks swedish translation: when we received permission from ecuador for the interview, this was in accordance with ecuador's legislation and in this case, the condition for this was voluntary occupation byjulian assange and the interview was conducted by an official. studio: that bilingual news conference in stockholm continues but we have heard the key point, and the chief prosecutor, wanted to make, about the decision to discontinue this preliminary investigation into julian disconti

assange, of course, runs wikileaks.ikileaks published a number of documents and the collateral murder video, which put america in a bad light, and of course, most members of the public who saw or heard any of this material saw or heard it through the mainstream media, other organs of the press around the world. but those people are not threatened with punishment anywhere because there is a great difference between what chelsea manning did on one hand, and what assange, wikileaks, and rupert murdoch did on the other hand. the risk that was facing assange, if he was to be extradited to sweden, sweden and america had a kind of witness exchange agreement, which would have meant he could have been extradited or shifted from sweden to america without the formality of extradition. that would put him at great risk of being treated in the way chelsea manning was being treated and that risk remains depending on what donald trump's mood is from day to day. so, i think, unfortunately, for his own safety, assange will have to stay i

what next forjulian assange?e shut and he has spent the day die adjusting the news and talking to lawyers. he will know there is a warrant out for his arrest, that he was meant to report toa arrest, that he was meant to report to a court in london five years ago and he did not, so he may be charged with skipping bail, absconding. that isa with skipping bail, absconding. that is a separate criminal offence from the allegations against him in sweden. if he were convicted and sentenced, he could be sentenced to 12 months in prison. he also has the issue of america hanging over him. he does not know for a fact whether the americans have decided to bring charges against him, though he suspect they have. he does not know for a fact whether they have requested his extradition and he might want to challenge that. of course, if he is charged with skipping bail, i don't suppose he is going to get bail in time while that is dealt with. i imagine he would go to prison, and then he has to deal with the question of extradition

let's go back tojulian assange.g. that decision made by prosecutors in sweden. in the last hours, mr assange has been tweeting about the move — he said... earlier, i spoke to the journalist and friend ofjulian assange, john pilger, and i asked him for his reaction. he has been subjected to a relentless smear campaign. now the whole thing has been dropped there area whole thing has been dropped there are a few things, a preamble, that are a few things, a preamble, that are not quite correct. the prosecutor and in fact in obstructed this from the beginning. the chief prosecutor of stockholm said there was absolutely no crime committed here, there was nothing to answer. julian could go home. she stepped in because she was an associate with somebody then running for parliament. there is a deep and murky political situation in sweden. attached to her obsession with this. for seven years, six years last year, she sent someone finally. she has refused to interviewjulian assange. she played a game with the swedish press, le

assange could go home.h someone who was then running for parliament, it isa was then running for parliament, it is a very deep and murky political situation in sweden, attached to her obsession with this, and her seven yea rs correct obsession with this, and her seven years correct six years, last year she sent someone finally, she has refused to interview assange. she is playing a game with the swedish press, leaking it. most of all, she has the best sms messages which are absolutely critical to this investigation. i have seen. their lawyers have been allowed to see them, but they haven't been allowed to present them as evidence. 0ne them, but they haven't been allowed to present them as evidence. one of the says that assange railroaded are into this and she was shot by what has happened. that there was no reason for him to have been arrested. interestingly about this woman, on the day that she actually took over from the prosecutor who had dismissed the case, the head of sweden's intelligence and security

mr assange cannot just walk out of the embassy.tan police say they are still obliged to arrest him for failing to surrender to a court in london back in 2012. in a statement they said: now that the situation has changed, and the swedish authorities have discontinued their investigation into that matter, mr assange remains wanted for a much less serious offence. ecuador gave julian assange political asylum because he says he fears being prosecuted in the united states, over the classified documents published by wikilea ks. over the classified documents published by wikileaks. we do not know what the next twists will be in this long—running saga, but it is not over yet. the world's press have descended on this corner of london with the hope of getting an answer to the question, what willjulian assange do now is matt won legal hurdle in front of them has now fallen away but the threat of arrest and possible extradition remains, and it seems unlikely that there is an easy and obvious way out of this building, for now at least. back to

mr assange has gone back inside.olice say they will be obliged to arrest him on a lesser charge if he leaves the building. we'll bring you the very latest on that and will be talking to vaughan smith, who had previously provided him refuge. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: "sick and sneaky" — labour's reaction to conservative plans to means—test winter fuel payments for pensioners. police admitted there were "missed opportunities" to catch serial killer stephen port, six months after being jailed, there's anger and frustration that no officers involved have yet been interviewed. here's to you norfolk. a white wine from the broads, beats global competition, to be crowned one of the world's best. and the legend of king arthur gets the guy richie big screen treatment. our own knight at the round table mark kermode will be giving it his verdict in the film review at 5:45pm. it's five o'clock. our main story: julian assange — the founder of wikileaks — and urged on the belt that prosecutors in sweden have dropped

warrant for julian assange? is are in a responsibility on the part of the government to advise you or any of his other attorneys about the existence of a warrant of such kind? >> we know how this operates. the investigation wikileaks -- .gainst wikileaks it was all caps in extreme secrecy. it is a secret grand jury. suspect it is already there. email remember for the revelations, there was confirmation of an indictment. we have over time, through freedom of information request, found evidence of this investigation. it is clear from sessions' statement and clear from others statements that it is imminent. but now the battle that we have to fight is the right of asylum. julian assange has been granted asylum by ecuador. the political persecution is clear. it is a balance. be willing to not respect asylum and therefore, risk all the potential people they want to protect just to get julian assange? or will they respect the right to asylum? that is the question we have to answer the following months. amy: edward snow

now, julian assange remains here.e divisions tonight within the conservative party over its manifesto commitment to means test winter fuel payment for pensioners. the scottish conservative leader, ruth davidson, said she was in favour of retaining the payment for all pensioners in scotland. but the prime minister argued it was unfair that wealthy pensioners received the money, while some families were struggling. here'sjohn pienaar. would you trust are to keep things running, or run the economy? but has theresa may dropped a spanning in the works by keeping people guessing about tax and spending plans, and keeping pensioners guessing about who would keep and who would lose the winter fuel allowance? she was not giving much away. we will ensure that the least well off pensioners are protected. at the moment, we see well off pensioners able to be supported with fuel bills, when struggling ordinary working families are not. i think there is a principle of fairness that underpins this. that is not how all tories see it, e

free assange!te today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight, he's back inside, not, for the moment, going anywhere. it's reported tonight that president trump told russian officials at the white house that firing the fbi directorjames comey had relieved the great pressure the president was under because of russia. the new york times says he also referred to comey as crazy and "a real nutjob." another report says a current white house official is a significant person of interest in the investigation into possible ties between trump's presidential campaign and russia. the latest claims come as president trump flew out of washington on his first overseas trip. he's heading to saudia arabia where he's due to meet arab leaders before travelling on to jerusalem and rome. our north america editor, jon sopel, is in riyadh. these are extraordinary allegations from the new york times. watched donald trump said in that contested meeting with sergey lavrov ten days ago. he sa

julian assange was not held without charge with for seven years.to extradition proceedings with in the eu, under the european arrest warrant scheme he would have received a fair trial in sweden had he chosen to go back. the reason this has lasted seven years is entirely down to him seeking refuge in the ecuadorian embassy rather than going to face trial in a country that has governed by the rule of law. the founder of wikilea ks says it was fear that he would be extradited to the united states for leaking classified information that drove him through the doors of the ecuadorian embassy. so despite today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight he is back inside. not for the moment going anywhere. caroline hawley, bbc news. 0ur correspondent tom burridge is outside the ecuadorian embassy in london. that rare glimpse of mr assange, but he did not hang around to answer questions, i understand. that is right. no questions to the journalists behove, no mentions of the rape allegations that he has a lwa ys the rape allegat

julian assange was not held without charge with for seven years.pean arrest warrant scheme he would have received a fair trial in sweden had he chosen to go back. the reason this has lasted seven years is entirely down to him seeking refuge in the ecuadorian embassy rather than going to face trial in a country that has governed by the rule of law. the founder of wikileaks says it was fear that he would be extradited to the united states for leaking classified information that drove him through the doors of the ecuadorian embassy. so despite today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight he is back inside. not for the moment going anywhere. caroline hawley, bbc news. the polls in iran's presidential election have now closed after a high turnout forced officials to extend voting by six hours.the incumbent president hassan rouhani is facing strong competition from hardliner ebrahim raisi — who is proposing a tougher stance on the west. wisley is a reporter from bbc‘s persian service. when will we get a result? sometime

assange. that is a big unknown. so we do not think we are to see julian assange any time soon come out of the ecuadorian embassy and risk that. that of course, we will have to see what mr. assange decides to do. molly: thank you very much for that report from london. donald trump goes on his first overseas trip as u.s. president, and the first stop is saudi arabia. the white house hopes the shift then tour will focus from domestic controversies involving the fbi and russia. the president has called a new special investigation a witchhunt. let's get the details. >> donald trump is on the defensive as he faces allegations that he interfered into ongoing investigation possible links between his campaign and russia. theas dismissed accusations, calling them totally ridiculous. president trump: the entire thing has been a witchhunt, and there is no collusion between myself and my campaign. but i can only speak for myself and the russians, zero. pressure has mountains and sea fired fbi director james comey on may 9. at is

free assange!c twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight he's back inside — not, for the moment, going anywhere. we don't know if the us government is actually planning to ask for his extradition, but the us attorney general said recently that he wanted mr assange arrested. now, general said recently that he wanted mrassange arrested. now, ecuador has asked britain to give mr assange safe passage, no sign of that happening, so for the momentjulian assange stays here. but scotland ya rd assange stays here. but scotland yard has said that there will be reduced police resources now for their operation. caroline hawley, thank you. it's reported tonight that president trump told russian officials at the white house that firing the fbi directorjames comey had relieved the great pressure the president was under because of russia. the new york times says he also referred to comey as crazy and "a real nutjob". another report says a current white house official is a significant person of

sweden drops the long-running rape investigation into julian assange. he hails it as an important victory, but last those who captain rum his emily. -- from his family. >> it is not something i can forgive, it is not something i can forget. jane: and behold the painting that has broken a record for an american artist. it said more than $110 million at auction. ♪ jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. just when you thought we might make it through one day without a ground-shaking report about the trump administration, think again. today we have two. first, "the new york times" reported that in donald trump's meeting with russian officials that the date after he fired a james comey, he called the former fbi director crazy, a nut job and said, "i faced real pressure because of russia. that is taken off." almost simultaneously come "the washington post" reported that the fbi investigation into possible coordination with russia and the trump campaign has identified a current one has -- white house official as a sig

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free assange!e today's dramatic twist in this long—running diplomatic and legal saga, tonight, he's back inside, not, for the moment, going anywhere. divisions are opening up within the conservative party over its manifesto commitment to means—test winter fuel payments for pensioners. the scottish conservative leader, ruth davidson, said she was in favour of retaining the payment for all pensioners in scotland. but, the prime minister argued it was unfair that wealthy pensioners received the money, while some families were struggling. here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. would you trust her to keep things running or to run your economy? but has theresa may dropped a spanner in the works by keeping people guessing about her tax and spending plans, and then keeping pensioners guessing about who'd keep and who'd lose the winter fuel allowance. she wasn't giving much away. we will continue to ensure that the least well—off pensioners are protected. but if you look at the situation at the mom

good evening. 0ur headlines: julian assange has said he will not forgive orforget how long assange hass of rape. he was speaking from the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy in london where he remains. theresa may has defended her pledge to scrap winter fuel payments to some pensioners. the policy has been opposed by the scottish conservatives. labour described the winter fuel plans as sick and sneaky, claiming 10 million older people would be hit. that figure has been dismissed as guesswork by the tories. families of the victims of serial killers stephen port expressed dismay at the slow progress of their enquiry into why police took so long to catch him. let's return to the breaking news i was mentioning to you a short while ago. this was coming from the reuters news agency, but specifically from us papers... the washington post and new york times running stories about essentially these ongoing allegations of the us's relationship with russia. and whether the president and his team have any inappropriate links. we have any inappropriate links. we have seen in the washington post they w

assange would like to talk to hillary about that. okay. well let me start by giving you -- one moment, please. more details other than the entire unredacted table set is about to go on the internet. literally it's about to happen. i don't understand why you're not seeing the urgency in this, which is in the past been a large issue for you. >> put him on. who is he? >> hello. good day, chad. this is julian assange. i want to make it clear, we don't have a problem. you have a problem. >> ouch. we don't have a problem, you have a problem. it was arresting for me, as you work tends to be, to watch this particular scene where they're trying to get in touch with our secretary of state to let them know, as we just heard, this stuff is about to blow. and they're talking to the emergency line at the state department and they still can't seem to make any headway. what did you make filming that scene? >> that was like -- there's a few scenes in my life that i'll never forget and that's one of them. a really remarkable scene. and then the next scene a

but the prosecutor in sweden hasn't cleared julian assange.aid that, in his absence, she simply couldn't pursue the case any further. translation: the decision to discontinue the investigation is not based on an assessment of the evidence but because we don't see possibilities to advance the investigation further, so we do not make any statement on the issue of guilt. this complex international drama began in 2010 when two women alleged thatjulian assange had sexually assaulted them on a visit to sweden, accusations he's always denied. he was detained in britain under a european arrest warrant. in may 2012, the supreme court upheld a decision to extradite him to sweden for questioning. and injune, mrassange walked into the ecuadorian embassy in london asking for political asylum. the metropolitan police mounted a 24—hour guard at the embassy. by october 2015, it had cost over £13 million. and it's not over yet. julian assange is no longer wanted on an international arrest warrant, but the police say that if he stepped out of the embassy, they'

let's get more now on julian assange.long investigation into rape allegations against him dropped this morning. that decision of course made by prosecutors in sweden. our correspondent maddy savage is in stockholm for us. just outline the reasons they gave. seven yea rs just outline the reasons they gave. seven years of long twists and turns in this case and ultimately it has come down to legal technicalities. cggleidown to [gel technicgag't'ggeg they could no fi their continue their investigation. a couple of things they brought out, still the concerned they would like to question julian assange still the concerned they would like to questionjulian assange in person on swedish soil, they say it is difficult to continue the investigation if that doesn't happen, and they also say they don't feel they will get any other help from the ecuadorian authorities in london. in 2016 prosecutors did eventually fly over to london and we re eventually fly over to london and were allowed to askjulian assange questions via a translator b

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free assange!nning diplomatic and legal saga, tonight, he's back inside, not, for the moment, going anywhere. caroline hawley, bbc news. donald trump departs on his first foreign trip, leaving in his wake fresh turmoil in washington. he's reported to have told russian officials that firing his fbi chief eased "great pressure" on him. the wikileaks founderjulian assange has claimed a personal victory, after sweden dropped a long—running rape investigation against him. the polls in iran's presidential election have now closed after a high turnout forced officials to extend voting by six hours. the votes are being counted, although there have been no exit polls or official early results released so far. the incumbent president hassan rouhani is facing strong competition from the hardliner ebrahim raisi, who promises a tougher stance on the west. now, the bbc has not been given permission to cover the election from within iran. but our middle east editor jeremy bowen has this report, which does contain

another reason assange is staying put for now. julian assange declared another so-called victory today at the ecuadorian embassy. chelsea manning, the source of literally thousands of wikileaks postings at one point assange had offered to go to america if manning was released. >> james: greg palkot outside the ecuadorian embassy. the motorist accused of mowing down pedestrians in the times square sidewalk has been charged with murder and attempted murder. 26-year-old richard rojas was arrested after his vehicle nearly struck two dozen people and a michigan tourist, who died. his car and ran into steel barriers. the driver told them he was hearing voices telling him to kill them all. when we come back, the man in charge of destroying isis, taking president trump's plan to get bureaucrats out of the decision-making is working. we will be live from the pentagon. stay with us. to severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill

--julian assange as sweden drops their rape charges against him. good evening. the french president, emmanuel macron has been visiting french troops based in mali, highlighting the importance he places on fighting militants in the region who he says a pose a threat to all of your. europe.f speaking at a news conference in the city where some 606 -- some 1600 french soldiers are based, president macri said he will -- president macron said france will continue to shoulder this battle while other countries have a place to play as well. >> germany is investing more than enough in military. this is like walking with germany can make us more efficient when soldiers lives cannot be saved. macron speaking there. the french army is deployed in several regions across south africa. we take a closer look. infranch intervened in mali january 2013 at the request of the president of mali. jihadists drive out in the country's north and keep them from marching on the capital. france carried out dozens of airstrikes on islamist positions and deployed up to 3500 soldiers. major ci

the idea of it all is that julian assange in for him.ith so many people by leaking material that seemed to discredit donald trump's rival, hillary clinton, helping him to become president. at the time, donald trump said i like wikileaks. now the mood seems to have soured again and they have it in for him. as we look at the situation as it stands, as i am understanding from new, you say there is an issue where there is an exhibition warrant existing. it is a bit of a grey area. at some point, if you want to genchy circumstances, as in where he is living and carrying on in normal life, there would be a gamble in leaving that plays. —— change his.|j feel sorry leaving that plays. —— change his.” feel sorry forjulian leaving that plays. —— change his.” feel sorry for julian assange. leaving that plays. —— change his.” feel sorry forjulian assange. he has been his own worst enemy. if he went back to sweden and faced the music years ago, probably, even if he was convicted in sweden with these minor sexual offences, he would have had a small pe

assange has spent the past five years living inside this embassy. his lawyers calling today's decision a total victory, saying he is set to walk free. but the truth isn't that cut and dry. the u.s. is considering their own charges against assange and here in the uk he faces a lesser charge of failing to appear before a court in 2012. if he does step out the metropolitan police say they will move in and arrest him. julian assange posted this smiling image to social media moments after the swedish prosecutor announced they dropped the allegations against him. it brings to an end a case that started in 2010, when assange was accused of sexual assault, but refused to go to sweden to allow himself to be questioned, fearing that he would be extradited to the u.s. to face charges related to wikileaks' 2010 publication of classified american documents. september of 2011 assange shared his mission with "60 minutes". >> if you're a whistleblower and you have material that is important we will accept it, defend you and publish it. >> reporter: in 2012 to avoid

back to julian assange protein can trigger the disease. the war is just beginning after the decision by the swedish prosecutors. let's delve in a little more. henry, we will start with the daily mail, and they are pulling no punches. epic picture ofjulian assange and the headline, a creep. —— and a big picture. yes and they say that it has cost us a lot of money to have him in the ecuadorian embassy with police presence outside, even though it has been downgraded. the whole process has been messy and unedifying. the swedish prosecutors decided that because there is no prospect of him coming out of there and facing the accusations, they cannot make any progress with the case. it isn't a complete drop. but it means seven years after the accusations were made, there is a sign he is getting towards the end of it. now the wiki leaks charges may come back from the us authorities. he said he doesn't forgive and doesn't forget. he is 110w forgive and doesn't forget. he is now the accuser, on the defensive. they take exception to the fact that he c

you may recall that julian assange has againstjulian assange.the investigation into julian saying that she will discontinue the investigation intojulian assange, the founder of wikilea ks. investigation intojulian assange, the founder of wikileaks. whether or not this will make him feel that he can leave the ecuadorian embassy any time soon, we will have to find out. so, just how clear are you about who to vote for in the general election, given that the manifestos of all the main parties have been published? we have four peoplejoining us who are undecided on who to vote for, and who have all voted differently in the past. we're going to look at some of the key issues — brexit, the nhs and welfare — and what could help these voters decide on which policies, and party, to back. firstly, on brexit. the conservatives want to leave the single market. they've made no commitments on freedom of movement. labour say they would rip up the existing plans, and make staying in the single market a priority. they'd also secure the rights of all eu citizens li

swedish prosecutor drops the sexual assault investigation against wikileaks founder julian assan assange. he had been held up but scotland yard says he will be arrested if he steps outside. >>> sources tell cbs news trump campaign associates may have contacted russia more than a year ago. a friend of james comey said a fired fbi director was completely disgusted with a meeting with the president two days after the inauguration. >>> and the npd searches for a motive after a former navy veteran uses a car to mow down people on a crowded "new york times" square sidewalk. >>> but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> well, i respect the move, buthe entire thing has been a witch hunt and there's no collusion certainly between myself and the campaign. >> the president dismisses an expanding russian probe. >> i think nowt' is considered a criminal investigation. >> there has not been any evidence of any criminal activity. >> did you at any time urge former fbi director james comey to close or back down the investigation into michael flynn? >> no, no. nex

. >>> julian assange calls it a day of strict by. sweden's top -- assange took refuge in ecuador's embassy. if he went there, assange feared he would be handed over to the americans who would prosecute him for publishing thousands of stolen classified documents. assange spoke to the day from the balcony of ecuador's embassy. >> seven years without charge, why my children grew up without me? that is something that is something i can forgive but it is not something i can forget. >> he is not completely in the clear. he is still wanted by the british police for skipping bail five years ago. >>> two members of the turkish president security detail has been released from outside of the turkish ambassadors residence this week. the video clearly shows president's bodyguards breaking up a protest. the state department did not say if the bodyguards were granted diplomatic immunity. coming up on off script tonight at 7:00, we are talking some of the injured protesters. >>> a home housing university maryland student just burst into flames today

but despite today's announcement, assange remains a wanted man. nbc's bill neely explains. >> reporter: julian assange emerged. >> seven years would charge, why my children grew up without me? that is not something that i can forgive. >> reporter: but today he said was a victory. sweden's prosecutor dropping rape app gages he denies. the seven-year stand pp gages he denies. the seven-year stan gages he denies. the seven-year stan gages he denies. the seven-year stan gages he denies. the seven-year stangages he denies. the seven-year stanages he denies. the seven-year stanges he denies. the seven-year stanes he denies. the seven-year stans alligatio he denies. the seven-year stann he denies. the seven-year stans he denies. the seven-year stand off with sweden may be over but assange isn't leaving yet. although british police wt [000:14:00;00] >> th just commencing. >> reporter: and war was at the heart of what assange did. the wikileaks founder published videos and hundreds of thousands of secret u.s. files about the iraq war. intelligence agencies

that's the rape accusation that has left assange living in london for years.o face questioning he would face extradition to the united states. it's unclear whether assange plans to actually leave the embassy. >> breaking stories closer to home and we'll begin in manassas virginia where police officers have shot an 18-year-old man after an overnight chase. prince william county investigators say around 12:40 this morning manassas city officers were responding to reports of shots fired. the officers spotted a vehicle that may have been involved in the initial call. they tried to stop it but it took off. they chased the car into helwig memorial park on bristow road where the 18-year-old driver was shot. it's unclear why the officers opened fire. the plan was flown to the hospital with serious injuries. there was a juvenile passenger in the car who wasn't hurt. >> breaking overnight this time in montgomery county, the search for an elderly woman who has dementia. now, take a good look at your screen. this is 92-year-old chun lynn choi. her family says they last sa

calling from the office of julian assange. this is an emergency. >> this is not the film i thought i was going to make. i thought i could ignore the contradictions. i thought they were not part of the story. i was wrong. they are becoming the story. >> the filmmaker named laura poitras. laura poitras is known through the community as a documentary filmmaker for the entire u.s. >> the tensions at the border have become more aggressive. when i got home mix apartment door was open. did i forget to close it or are they sending me a message? sometimes i can't believe what julian went through. >> i can't be certain unless one of them is assassinated. >> the f.b.i. is investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. >> trying to make it clear we don't have a problem, you have a problem. >> rose: i'm pleased to have laura poitras at this table. welcome. >> great to be here. >> rose: after the success of the snowden film, did you immediately want to turn to assange as a documentary subject?

involving wikileaks founder julian assange. sam sweeney is at the live desk.ine being heard around the world right now... in the last few minutes sweden announced its dropping its rape investigation into wiki leaks founder julian assange. assange has been holed up in a room at the ecuadorian embassy in london for the last 7 years. he feared if went he were extradited to sweden, that he would then be turned over to the us to face charges for releasing us secrets on wikileaks. at this hour, theres specualtion he could leave the ecuadorian embasssy as early as today. its unclear where he might or how uk officials will treat this. certainly a major story unfolding right now in london. neighbors in a southeast washington neighbors in a southeast washington mm after a car fatally strikes a six year old boy. residents held a birthday party for xavier lucky. he was hit by a car while crossing the street on his 6th birthday. now his family is asking the city to make changes to the street, to stop this from happening again. so far no charges have been filed against the

assange was accused of rape by two swedish women.e's dropping the case because there's no way to get assange to sweden in what she could consider a reasonable timeframe. assange, who has denied the allegations from the beginning has been living in london for the last seven years. he's still wanted here in the u.s. for publishing leaks military intelligence. >> thousands of runners and nonrunners for that matter are getting ready for one of the world's wildest races. bay to breakers takes place sunday morning. they're expecting some 40,000 runners. that's just the people who register. you can be sure it will be very busy along that route with a lot of street closures. some of the closures start on saturday in preparation. the race begins at the embarcadero. a lot of fun at 8:00. the finish line 12 kilometers away at ocean beach. >> caltrain will be running some extra service on sunday for bay to breakers. three special trains will leave station at 5:30 in the morning. the final special train will leave palo alto at 6:10. all those tra

julian assange has been in the ecuadorian embassy for almost five years. foot outside,ps even though sweden has dropped this investigation, after questioning him at the embassy -- shame.s a i think everyone ought to agree when there are allegations of this type that are made and denials issued by the person he was accused, i it is in everyo's interest to try to make sure these claims are adjudicated, not your online debate, but in a court of law with due process. the factct that it has n not ben apparently won't be, i think iss this horrible -- is horrible for everybody involved. the reason why that happened, and a lot of people bear the blame for it, but the primary reason is that what the ecuadorian said all along was that we're concerned about the persecution we're protecting him from is not the allegations in sweden, but the concern that if he goes to sweden, he will then be turned over to the united states and be prosecuted for political crimes, namely, publishing documents list of the ecuadorians always said of the sweden's would give us assurances t

department of justice was reconsidering whether to charge assange.icial saying he cannot come back to sweden until the statute -- swedish official saying he cannot me autria: several blocks of, sidewalks are cordoned off in times square. police putting up concrete barriers overnight after this. traffic did not start moving there until very early this morning. of course, this is all after a wrong way driver was caught on camera plowing to crowds of tourists. richard rojas was tackled by a restaurant manager. rojas is due in court on charges of attempted murder. breaking overnight out of washington state, three people, including a child, hospitalized after falling from affairs will. firefighters say they were all in the same cart that flipped over sending them through the air and falling 15 feet -- from a ferris wheel. larry: some storms later today possibly around the time we are trying to drive home. the evening rush. isolated storms. be weather alert for today. we are all about the summertime heat. muggy. 80 five by lunchtime and close to 90 for the

assange has not commented on this latest development. (mark) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a warning to check your refrigerators... a certain kind of cheese could make you sick. we'll have the details. plus... shocking video shows a teacher pepper spraying his students. we'll tell you about the class project gone wrong. and after the break... we have new video showing the moment a car plows through a crowd in times square. the charges the driver is now facing. Ñç it's not a weekend hobby.ance? you have to live and breathe it for 50 years. it's the sound... and the fury. it's letting it all hang out there, and it's hanging on for dear life. that is what amg driving performance means. and this is where it lives. the 503-horsepower mercedes-amg c63 s coupe. in the traffic center with robin... (robin) major hot spot in niles canyon at palomared, all lanes closed. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james) today is going to be a nice day with warmer tem

assange would be a priority. many, of course, in the u.s. want him punished harshly. ironically, earlier this week, chelsea manning, the army private who actually leaked the secrets to wikileaks was released from prison. but there is no sign this morning that assange will follow her to freedom by leaving his rooms at the embassy here in london. back to you. >> bill neely, thank you. now to a developing story. time's square back opened after a chaotic and a deadly krash this morning. we are learning what charges the man police say is responsible for the crash. he is facing one count of murder and 20 counts of attempted murder. this is what that scene looked like when police say rojas' car jumped the curb and went hurling down t for three blocks. an 18-year-old woman in michigan was killed. look at that car, witnesses say have been terrorism. >> the first feeling is that it might be something like an attack when a car plows into a pedestrian area. >> police say there is no link into international terrorism they are looking into whether this was deliberate t. suspect tes

ofjulian assange yesterday, a defiant salute is what they're saying.ing the charges against him. the headline is alzheimer's cure hopein the headline is alzheimer's cure hope in the daily express. they suggest that it may one day lead to work on a cure. we're going back to the story in connection with the winter fuel allowa nce connection with the winter fuel allowance first, is that right? not particularly. my mistake. the first story i chose was the — i've tried to keep away from the election. i've chosen a story in relation to women now dominate eu defence posts. right. women in power. absolutely right. not many british ones. none in fact. last week, there was a meeting of the eu and nato leaders. what was noticeable was that france, the new president, has appointed a female defence secretary. holland have one, germany, spain, italy, and get what? we don't. we've never had one. the question asked there is — has it changed ? one. the question asked there is — has it changed? is the world changing? have the threats changed, because of cyber and the ne