whistleblower edward snowden expected to board a plane for cuba and in eventual safe haven. his refuge may be granted by ecuador which says it's mulling over the thirty year old's request for asylum orchestrated by the whistleblower group and wiki leaks. into the ends of the earth just as washington on the sent the white house warning the western hemisphere against helping the runaway days after leveling the full weight of the espionage act against snowden. two pm in moscow i'm mad as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story this hour n.s.a. contractor turned whistleblower edward snowden is thought to be boarding a flight from moscow to cuba as we speak he arrived in the russian capital sunday having fled hong kong with washington in hot pursuit let's cross now to our team. who is on the flight i'm on which edward snowden is expected to depart so your i understand that you are on the plane now tell us what's going on. exactly i just got on the plane just mordred and i can tell you that this is definitely. not your ordinary boarding security has been very very muc

edward snowden's asylum play work hard over to you know foreign minister of ecuador speaking about edward snowden's asylum plea let's listen in president ho to mean. who was buried in that mausoleum. cory's glad. to announce that our relationship. is advancing and will advance. towards economic towards important results. in the second part. i would like to present. some information about the international community has been demanding. and that we would like to present in an organized way through this press conference. thank you to all the journalists for being here for days the creation. firstly. mr edward snowden. has sent to the government requests for asylum. which contains the following text. it's sent to the president of the republic of ecuador. edward snowden a citizen of the united states i'm writing. to ask you to ask the republic of recorder to asylum. because of the prosecution of the united states and its agents. because of the revelations made about. the espionage. and the violations of the fourth and fifth amendment and several treaties of the united nations. i continue readi

whistleblower edward snowden's now waiting for a plane to an eventual safe haven fled hong kong from moscow. and it's refuge it may be granted by that of ecuador which does say it's mulling over the thirty year old request for asylum all of it though being orchestrated by the whistleblower group wiki leaks. will chase him to the ends of the earth bring him to justice washington now on the white house warns the entire western hemisphere against helping the runaway a days after leveling the full wrath of the espionage against edward snowden. thank you for joining us here on r t today we're coming to you live from moscow and it is a busy day for news let's get straight to it right now and i say contractor turned whistleblower edward snowden he's thought right now to be awaiting a flight out of moscow to cuba. has now begun he arrived in the russian capital on sunday having fled from hong kong with washington in a hot pursuit let's not cross over to. the airport indeed at the airport up for hello good to see you it seems now minutes away perhaps we're waiting for the big takeoff what can

signs was on the phone to john the less just now talking about edward snowden he did say that edward snowden various edward snowden and the wiki leaks representative traveling with him are healthy and safe and in very good spirits he would not disclose where they are though he said that for their safety because of the very very brilliant behavior of the u.s. administration they couldn't disclose edward snowden the u.s. millions limitation but the wiki leaks legal team were also on the phone they said that they would confirm that they have been assisting in edward snowden's asylum request to ecuador but also to two other countries which they also wouldn't disclose but it wasn't just a political asylum request made to ecuador there were other countries involved as well and julian the songs was also talking about the fundamental right of every human being to political asylum and the fact that that fundamental rights trumps any other countries extradition request so he's calling on all the people of every country to call on their governments to secure the safety of edward snowden and not

tweeting in fact that edward snowden is. also for us i learned to be at the door when the government of course we've been on here since of this afternoon really trying to figure out what is snowden's next move four o'clock this afternoon we will all side here spoke to the and best of moscow consulate right here he said he did not have anything to say to us as yet but he was on his way out with a motorcade that motorcade ended up at the airport where we know that he's meeting with snow dead right now and now he is back in because a lot of the afternoon has been around it's been a can a mild sort of game is he going to go who is going to meet him at the at the at the airport the reason why ecuador is such at the center of the story is because of one whistleblower who we all know julian a sons and one of the world's most famous whistleblower was who was given asylum out by the ecuador government now julian assange stories of goes back a little bit a couple years back with he was also by sweden to come back to sweden and on so q

edward snowden was. still here he is set to spend the night. before i say really suggest he's involved he will not fly to cuba although monday afternoon. now edward snowden's exact whereabouts are currently unknown of always thought to still be at the airport there is speculation he could be staying at a so-called capsule hotel inside one of the share much of a terminals which you can see here on the screen now artie's news agency ruptly has been on track of the situation and of course we're going to be monitoring it as much as possible other reports however suggest he is in a v.i.p.'s zone inside one of the terminals he is believed to be waiting for a flight to cuba now the wiki leaks organization which is helping edward snowden seek refuge says he will leave for ecuador via what he calls a safe route to ban months say has been following developments from ecuador's embassy in moscow throughout the day she brings us this report there was a lot of speculation and a lot of speculation and unconfirmed reports are running around the minute that sno

whistleblower edward snowden's waiting for a plane to an eventual safe haven having fled from moscow. and his refuge may be granted by that. which says it's mulling over the thirty year old's request for asylum. by the whistle blower group of wiki leaks. and chase him to the ends of the earth to justice and washington. the white house warns the entire western hemisphere against helping the runaway. the full wrath of the espionage act. live from moscow and a busy day forward to here. it's a pleasure to have you with us today and i say turn to whistleblower edward snowden now awaiting a flight out of moscow which is thought to be destined for cuba and it's leaving in just a few hours here in the russian capital on sunday having fled hong kong with washington in hot pursuit. reports from. as far as we understand edward snowden does remain here moscow sheremetyevo airport in the terminal building behind me as you say here just after five o'clock on a sunday afternoon on a commercial flight inbound from hong kong he was greeted by the ecuadorian ambassador and three hours after landing the

the white house suggested that they still believe that edward snowden is. in the airport terminal building behind me at the ecuadorian embassy of the country that he is seeking political asylum or at another location we simply do not know. now all reports point to the fact that he did in fact arrive here at airports on sunday at around five o'clock in the afternoon on the aeroflot flight. from hong kong was where he was in hiding for a fortnight after blowing the whistle on the n.s.a. surveillance operation but he hasn't been spotted since now russia's security service the f.s.b. say they do not know where he is and the lack of. blogging websites and social networks to question whether he even set foot in russia in the first place another thing that we do know is that ecuador is the country where he's seeking political asylum it was widely that that was going to be his target destination his final intended destination but with wiki leaks pulling the strings and organizing the whole thing. whether it has all been. as you say the world's press a fly on an emp

ecuador is considering us whistleblower edward snowden. is currently in transit for the night at a moscow airport to fly. to washington demanded his extradition and revoked his. state department but his trip should not be allowed to continue. and as the hunt for snowden continues across continents a bush puts the spotlight on barack obama saying he was watched while running for the senate. from a studio in moscow this is r t with you twenty four hours a day. and it's a whistleblower edward snowden who is wanted by the u.s. has formally applied for political asylum in ecuador that's according to a tweet by the country's foreign minister snowden is currently in a moscow airport waiting to board his next flight on monday afternoon when it's crossed now to scott who is at the airport. all day bring us up to date what has been happening there since snowden landed from hong kong today. only seems right doesn't it one of america's most wanted men has kept the world's media guessing on a day of intrigue here at moscow's sheremetyevo airport the da

authorities about extraditing edward snowden has. come under the legal framework and they want to guarantees that the charges against him were not politically motivated and it seems that those guarantees match we are led to believe that he traveled from hong kong to moscow. he was not alone during that journey he was with a representative a legal representative we are told from wiki leaks and it's wiki leaks who claim that they have really created the smooth passage for edward snowden from hong kong to his eventual destination where maybe it looks increasingly likely that it is where he has appealed for asylum. points between. at the moment it's anyone's guess. the mystery checking in with you to get more information. since he set off to expose the extent of washington spying will mark a whistleblower as odyssey of sorts on may twentieth he. it is true flying from hawaii where he was working as an n.s.a. contractor over to hong kong over the next month he was in the headlines with revelations about the true scope of u.s. surveillance

edward snowden waiting for a plane to an eventual safe haven. and maybe. by the group. will chase him to the ends of the earth just as. the white house warned. against helping the runaway and. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at. headline. and i say. whistleblower edward snowden he's awaiting a flight out of moscow which is thought to be destined for cuba and it's leaving in just a few hours here in the russian capital on sunday having fled hong kong with washington in hot pursuit. for us right now. well as far as we understand edward snowden does remain here moscow's sheremetyevo airport in the terminal building behind me as you say here arrived just after five o'clock on a sunday afternoon on a commercial flight. from hong kong he was greeted by the ecuadorian ambassador and three hours after the confirmation came that he had sought political asylum in the south american country. we still believe is mulling over whether or not to grant asylum to edward snowden he is expected to just remain in transit here in moscow before flying in cuba a little bit late

well more updates on edward snowden in just a few minutes here on r.t. stay with us we'll be back after the break. download the official location. stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television or it just doesn't work so now with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. news continues here and all to the u.s. has been hitting out at every country snowden pulls through during his border busting bid for safety demanding his extradition at every stop washington has told china that allowing him to fly to moscow has damaged relations. khan has more. hong kong officials had received washington's request to arrest no then and still made quote a deliberate choice to let him go so washington clearly takes it as a snub from china here's the president's press secretary we are just not buying that this was a technical decision by a hong kong immigration official this was a deliberate choice by the government to release a fugitive despite a valid arrest warrant and that decision unquestionably has a negative impact on th

well as far as we understand edward snowden does remain here moscow's sheremetyevo airport in the terminal building behind me as you say here arrived just after five o'clock on a sunday afternoon on a commercial flight. from hong kong he was greeted by the ecuadorian ambassador and three hours after the confirmation came that he had sought political asylum in the south american country. we still believe is mulling over whether or not to grant asylum to edward snowden he is expected to just remain in transit here in moscow before flying in cuba a little bit later on this afternoon but to really put this story in context to rewind and see what's happened over the last twenty four forty eight hours or so really over the course of the weekend because it was on friday that the charges against edward snowden were made public for the very first time now the complaint was filed by the u.s. government on june the fourteenth but as i say the charges only were made public on friday now the charges include theft of government property. communication of national defense information and willful communic

whistleblower edward snowden is off the radar with no sign of him the flight to cuba reportedly booked on spending the night at a moscow airport. footage from our correspondent on the seat snowden is meant to be sitting in if you will into u.s. airspace where america might have a chance to intercept the aeroflot jet. says snowden is safe but keep his exact whereabouts secret we can extend however confirm ecuador has given him refugee travel papers. washington appears desperate to corner its former intelligence analyst criticizing every country he passes through and demanding is immediate the footage. international news in comment live from our studio center here in moscow this is the twenty four hours a day so the world's media have turned into a plane spotters tracking one transatlantic flight that was supposed to be carrying the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden away to safety from the hands of the usa who wanted him extradited well the fact is it appears that he wasn't on the plane nobody saw him boarding the plane bound for cuba from moscow airport where he was reported to have s

whistleblower edward snowden who is wanted by the u.s. has formally applied for political asylum in ecuador snowden is currently in a moscow airport waiting to board his next flight in the next twenty four hours are reports from a share much of an airport. one of america's most wanted men has kept the world's media guessing on a day of intrigue. the day began with reports that edward snowden had fled hong kong. to moscow turned out to be true he landed here at about five fifteen. five fifteen local time greeted by the ecuadorian. now we are hearing that he's having problems getting a russian visa and that he is stuck in transit in the airport terminal building behind me he was greeted by the ecuadorian ambassador and around three hours after he landed the confirmation came that was indeed the country that he was seeking asylum in the countries minister of foreign affairs tweeting that he had applied for political asylum with the country now the suggestion is he's going to fly on to cuba from the airport. to on monday afternoon that would

the day began with reports that edward snowden had fled hong kong. to moscow turned out to be true he landed hayward about five fifteen. five fifteen local time greeted by the ecuadorian. now we are hearing that he's having problems getting a russian visa and that he's in transit in the airport terminal building behind me he was greeted by the ecuadorian ambassador and around three hours after he landed the confirmation came that was indeed the country that he was seeking asylum in the country's minister of foreign affairs tweeting that he had applied for political asylum with the country now the suggestion is he's going to fly on to cuba from the airports. to on a monday afternoon that would also be a transit eventually and his journey his final destination his target destination of course a big. seeking political. he's not traveling alone there is a legal representative from wiki leaks we're led to believe traveling with edward snowden on his journey wiki leaks say that they've helped edward snowden throughout the process they helped him have a saf

go after edward snowden now that he is out of hong kong?> i'd be surprised if we can be successful with russia. i'm not the top expert on this particular issue but i know that we spend a lot of time trying to recruit russian double agents. the russians spend time trying to recruit our double agents. the cold war is alive and well at that level of espionage and courant counter espionage. which in a sense, snowden is fair game. he's a fair victory for russia in this kind of back and forth. if we had the equivalent coming from russia, we might for all i know be willing to give that person asylum. i don't think we can expect russia will help in this unless russia sees some opportunity for other potential benefit i can't put my finger on right now or russia becomes disenchanted with snowden for some reason. russia wants to uphold its reputation as a place to which american defectors can go to reveal secrets. much of the russian intelligence apparatus is trying to gather secret information on the united states all the time. >> sounds like you thi

edward snowden is considering u.s. whistleblower with the u.s. is considering edward snowden's bid for asylum that's ecuador or rather he's currently in transit for a night at a moscow airport after fleeing hong kong. that's with washington in hot pursuit demanding his extradition and revoking his passport as some lawmakers demand the government hunt him to the ends of the earth. and as the hunt for snowden continues across continents a bush era whistleblower puts the spotlight on barack obama saying that the president was wiretapped when he ran for the u.s. senate. and here with r t i'm sean thomas let's get right to our top story one of america's most wanted men the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden is believed to be staying at a moscow airport tonight he is reportedly waiting to board a flight within the next twenty four hours after fleeing hong kong due to the looming threat of extradition to the u.s. here's our paul scott with the latest developments in washington's hunt for the man who leaked some of the country's most closely guarded sec

edward snowden. plane. from moscow. may be granted. it's mulling over the thirty year old request for asylum. by the group wiki leaks. just as. the white house warns. against helping the runaway and. it is a big day for. life in moscow it's good to have you with us today n.s.a. contractor turned whistleblower edward snowden now awaiting a flight out of moscow which is thought to be destined for cuba and it's leaving in just a few hours here in the russian capital on sunday having fled hong kong with washington in hot pursuit. at the airport for. well as far as we understand edward snowden does remain here moscow's sheremetyevo airport in the terminal building behind me as you say here arrived just after five o'clock on a sunday afternoon on a commercial flight. from hong kong he was greeted by the ecuadorian ambassador and three hours after landing the confirmation came that he had sought political asylum in the south american country. we still believe is mulling over whether or not to grant asylum to edward snowden he is expected to j

the safe harbor for edward snowden and we're asking people on our web site r.t. dot com whether he'll actually make it's to ecuador and what may get in his way or does he have other better options so far thirty percent the majority saying maybe better if snowden stays in russia if he is in fact here to begin with because his chances of of aiding capture would be better in russia twenty six percent saying only if he doesn't get a deal if he doesn't get near u.s. airspace will he make it to ecuador because there is a possibility that the plane could be intercepted on a route twenty four percent saying yes he will go to ecuador but that the u.s. may actually get him in their custody even while he's there and twenty percent saying they'll probably make it to ecuador but he should be hiding along the way in order to cover his tracks as much as possible which appears he's doing a fairly good job of doing what do you think though log on to r.t. dot com and cast your vote. sigrid lumber tour. was to build a canoe most sophisticated. doesn't sound anything. to teach the c

let's take a moment now to recap how edward snowden got to this point late last week. found out that federal prosecutors in for ginia have filed charges against the former n.s.a. contractor those charges include theft of government property giving national defense information to someone without a security clearance and revealing classified information about communications intelligence one person who has felt before force of the u.s. justice system as a result of his walsall blowing is the man behind the pentagon papers daniel ellsberg he spoke with big picture host tom hartman just a short time ago and he says that edward snowden made a smart choice when he fled the u.s. take a look i think he would be in much the same so as bradley manning if not in the same cell or clinical and he could be under the direction defense authorization act he could be in military detention but even if not he would be in a jail cell somewhere as incommunicado as bradley manning has been for the last three years so i think he was very wise to make his displeasure outside of this country and

flight to freedom and a whistleblower edward snowden's waiting for a plane to an eventual safe haven i think fled hong kong to moscow. and his refuge may be granted by ecuador which says the thirty year old request for asylum all orchestrated by the whistleblower group wiki leaks. will chase him to the ends of the earth bring him to justice. washington is on the scent the white house warns the western hemisphere against helping the runaway days off the full wrath of the espionage act against mr snowden. it is a busy day for news here on r t a pleasure to have you with us today i'm live in moscow let's get straight to it right now. and i say contractor turned whistleblower edward snowden is awaiting a flight out of moscow which is thought to be destined for cuba and it's leaving in just a matter of hours here arrived in the russian capital on sunday having fled hong kong with washington in hot pursuit. the airport standing by for us here on good morning to you poor mr snowden as far as we. put. yes good morning to you rory well as far as we understand edward snowden does remain here m

national security agent whistleblower edward snowden. is currently in transit for the night at a moscow airport after flying in from. ecuador and diplomats met him after he landed he's now expected to fly to cuba. international safety from the u.s. . and before he even left hong kong snowden's passport reportedly revoked the u.s. which is told russia deported human rights activists. with new allegations even. while he was running for the senate. from. twenty four hours a day and it's a whistleblower edward snowden who is wanted by the u.s. has formally applied for political asylum in ecuador and that's according to a tweet by the country's foreign minister snowden is currently in a moscow airport waiting to board his next flight on. well let's cross now to. the airport tell us what has happened since snowden landed here in moscow. speculation. fifteen pm local time. he was greeted by diplomats from the ecuadorian embassy he was greeted by the ecuadorian he was here to meet him upon his. flight from hong kong. he has not been spotted and

he was also on the flight that edward snowden was due to take. a. while to confusion on board when the press suddenly realized the whistle blower had given the slip. i just got off the swing we just landed in with the one and coming from moscow so you know how long can i see back and see me through up to the very last point everyone was still expecting edward snowden to show up to board that wing even when we were sitting there the whole plane was packed even when the a walk to the doors and it was taxiing the way to take off still everyone was waiting for him. at least to find him on the plane and when we were allowed to get up from our seats went to these seats. where they were supposed to be sitting and saw that they were empty some journalists were actually looking for them inside the airplane checking bathrooms checking places where mr snowden could have been hiding since the very beginning it seemed almost one hundred percent that he was going to take this flight increased security in the airport grounds journalist were additional factors. the

do you know where edward snowden is right now? >> no, i don't i know what news reports are indicating with regard to his whereabouts and outside of a small circle of people who are traveling with him, it seems no one really knows at the moment where he is. >> where do you know he last was? where we last know where he was? >> i have not spoken with him personally since there were reports he left hong kong. so i cannot say with any firsthand knowledge that he has been anywhere once he left hong kong. i only know with the news media is reporting. there seems to be confirmation he was on a flight from hong kong to moscow. the plan was that he would land in moscow, spend a night either in the airport or in embassy of venezuela or ecuador, then travel on to havana, cuba on a flight this morning. many reporters were on that flight and are all reporting he does not seem to be on the flight. wondering if there was an alternative travel plan for him to go to ecuador, whether it be commercial or private, or had he been detained by the russia

one edward snowden goes underground and off the radar after sending moscow's international press corps to the sunny caribbean shores of havana. basco declares snowden has not crossed the russian border and demands washington back off with threats and intimidation it tended to secure extradition. taliban fighters launch a heavy assault on afghanistan's presidential palace a week after the country's security forces took full control and the u.s. announced plans for peace talks with the terror. three pm in moscow i matras a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the world's leading intelligence agencies have found themselves chasing their tails after edward snowden again slipped through the global surveillance net that he exposed more than that it's been confirmed that he quote never crossed the border into russia let's speak now from artie's paul scott who's standing by at moscow's sheremetyevo airport with more on all of these latest revelations paul. yes well russia's a foreign minister sergei lavrov has been speaking a softer noon at a press conference with the counterpart

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expanding surveillance program is on the move from china to russia it's anyone's guess now where edward snowden is and where he's headed we'll take a look at the whistleblowers glow global traffic ahead. and a growing number of people are supporting edward snowden he is now facing espionage charges back in the u.s. but why are countries refusing to comply with u.s. demands for his extradition the story ahead and it's not only the u.s. justice system that is that hot pursuit of snowden the media is following this man of mystery on his international track but how well are journalists doing covering the story and are they taking a side we'll take a look coming up. it's monday june twenty fourth in washington d.c. i'm eggen lopez and you are watching r t while on the run at minute you n.s.a. leaker edward snowden is fighting for freedom flying from country to country in an attempt to avoid extradition to the u.s. on saturday night word came that the thirty year old had boarded a plane headed toward moscow with plans to quickly leave for a third destination his current whereabouts are unknow

whistleblower edward snowden is off the radar with no sign of an open border flight bound for cuba he was reportedly booked on after spending a night at a moscow airport. this is footage from our correspondent of the seat snowden is meant to be sitting and soon the flight will end to u.s. airspace where america might have a chance to intercept. and says snowden is safe but keep his exact whereabouts secret leaks did however confirm ecuador has given him refugee travel papers. washington criticizes every country snowden passes through while demanding his immediate deportation a white house spokesman insists the whistleblower is still in russia. international news and common live from a studio center here in moscow this is so a man is on the run but just where is he it seems that the world's media have turned into a bunch of plane spotters as they track a transatlantic flight heading from moscow to cuba now just last night it was supposed that edward snowden the n.s.a. whistleblower wanted by the u.s. for espionage charges was a boarding a plane to cuba but the fact is when many journal

edward snowden's a vision from the u.s. justice system has bigger devil magic implications than one man escaping a possible jail sentence this case has turned into a game of diplomatic hot potato and the country this man steps foot in faces the full force of the u.s. government his presence deeply strained relations between the nations that could affect how these countries deal with each other moving forward now in the case of china both hong kong and beijing are being homed it for allowing a snowden to escape in the case of russia snowden's presence could potentially undo all of the progress that was made in the g eight summit and during the boston marathon bombing investigation but why are these nations and others choosing to go along with america's demands for extradition for a wider look at the international implications political commentator sam sachs explains. last week the department of justice was working closely with officials in hong kong their plan to have edward snowden arrested and brought back to the united st

leaks reveals himself to the world edward snowden is in hong kong right now when plans to seek asylum in iceland we'll tell you more about this in s. a whistleblower and the latest developments in this explosive story and a huge milestone was reached in congress representative john dingell becomes america's longest serving congressman but that raises the question should there be limits on how long a person can serve welcome to that issue later in the show. it's monday june tenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching our t.v. well we begin this half hour with the trial from our army private first class bradley manning he's in fort meade maryland right now today's hearing resume just as the news broke of yet another whistle blower that was a blower has been identified as edward snowden but before we get to that story today the prosecution in the manning case was slated to focus on the specific video the private first class bradley manning had leaked to wiki leaks the video showed an airstrike that happened back in two thousand and nine in afghanistan at least

nsa leaker edward snowden is on the move. he's in russia and wikileaks, who is helping him, says he is headed to south america. we have reports around the world coming up. >>> one day away from the statements in the george zimmerman murder trial, accused of shooting and killing trayvon martin, coming up, what you can expect to hear in the courtroom. >>> some of paula deen's fans are not giving up on her despite her racial comments. we'll tell you what they're saying. >>> let's start with the breaking news. the man behind the nsa leaks, edward snowden, is heading to c ecuador. the organization helped snowden get from hong kong to russia today. he landed in russia this morning and said he is heading to ecuador and tweeted he has requested asylum there. there are reports snowden will get there by way of cuba, possibly. there is also speculation he might head to venezuela. the u.s. said today it is asking all of those countries not to led snowden in. and a course is telling us that the u.s. has revoked snowden's passport. there a

whistleblower edward snowden who is wanted by the u.s. on many charges including espionage and that plane departed moscow this morning packed full of journalists who noticed that the seat where snowden should be sitting in is empty that plane has still departed and it's heading now across the atlantic and very close as i understand at this time of day to american airspace just off the east coast of new york and miami where there is a chance that u.s. authorities could intercept the plane force it to land to check to see whether or not snowden is on board and the final destination being have and where it was believed that snowden would then depart from there to quito where he could well get asylum we're following all the development. from moscow sheremetyevo airport is to bang would say and she joins me live now to bring the chase is still on nobody knows where he is any idea as a toll on his whereabouts. well bill if we knew way he was we would be telling you let me give you how the picture went why do we were looking forward to seeing ad

snowden broadcast partner in bc is saying that edward snowden's father has said that edward snowden may return to the united states as long as he not detained before trial. he is not subject to a gag order and can't choose his trial location. 'sher news -- nelson mandela eldest daughter arrived at the pretoria hospital where her father is being treated. her visit comes after she criticized foreign media for intrusion into the families privacy. president zuma canceled a trip to mozambique because of nelson mandela tossed condition. an update says his health has improved. utasa is outside the hospital. what are they saying about this health update? this personow you from nigeria who has been living here for four years. he did this work of art here. this is from the first foot all world cup that was held here in africa. what does nelson mandela mean to you, and why did you do this painting? >> to me, we call him a prophet here. this is a mixed media painting which i did to honor him for his work to africa. it is a mixed media painting. >> another famous person next to you there. >> oba

edward snowden is on the run this hour. the nsa leaker is currently on a flight from hong kong to moscow but that is not his final destination we've learned. where will he go? we have the breaking details for you moments away. >>> then an ar show stunt goes horribly wrong. a wing walker gets killed when too close to the ground. >> white house faces scandal after scandal, what is the president going to focus on this week? climate change. we'll take a closer look at that. fox and friends starts right now. >>> sunday morning on the east coast, we begin with fox news alert, breaking news overnight. nsa leaker edward snowden on the move. the post reported he left hong kong, now on his way to moscow. his final destination a mystery. there's speculation. >> peter on the story live in washington, d.c. good morning, peter, what do you know at this hour? >> reporter: clayton, we know we called the airline edward snowden is using to leave hong kong. they told us a passenger named edward snowden is currently on board flight su 213 from

who should be concerned about the revelations and not edward snowden. but she will deny the states will be doubling its efforts to try and intercept him and to get an extradition from whatever country they can i think the context of this is that the united states spies on its own citizens it also spies almost a distance of millions of other countries millions of people in other countries and this is done without the permission of those countries it is technically illegal and what is extraordinary is that it would snowden was employed by the united states as a spy yet now they are seeking to arrest him for spying it seems complete enough to see when the united states is spying on its own citizens and citizens around the world on a massive scale without governmental into strict oversight that within the united states over other countries around the world china one of the countries being drawn into this international intrigue here and likely participant or a victim of the u.s. spying program but still felt that it could demand snowden's arrest in hong kong

whistleblower edward snowden wanted in the u.s. for espionage in moscow after getting off a plane from hong kong has been told diplomats from ecuador met him at the airport but it's still unclear where the whistleblower is headed next he's reportedly already checked in for an onward flight to cuba it suggested a van will be another transit point on his way to another country much speculation as to what vat country is his final destination some sources suggesting go to ecuador some to venezuela for more on this we go live to share metro airport paul scott standing by with the latest take it away. well as being i don't have to do no of speculation and hearsay but this is what we can confirm edward snowden touched down the sentiments of apples. at around five fifteen local time on an inbound flight. from hong kong he has been greeted by diplomats from the ecuadorian embassy the ecuadorian ambassador also inside. where he is thought to be meeting and greeting edward snowden the next move however is unclear not just in the long term but

a whistleblower edward snowden who is wanted by the u.s. has formally applied for political asylum in ecuador that's according to the country's foreign minister snowden is currently in a moscow airport waiting to board his next flight tomorrow. when it's crossed now to. the airport paul so bring us up to date what's been happening there at the airport since. hong kong. has been. on the world hoping to grab a glimpse of the world's most famous but it was. the confirmation that he is in the. building behind me. from the ecuadorian embassy and in particular. that he has indeed. came from the countries. in. the way. to himself now the suggestion. is going to be spending the evening in the. because we are hearing that he's having problems with his visa that could have something to do with the fact that america suggested that they want revoked. the problems there with his paper he has to remain in transit which would make him quite difficult for him to leave the of course. on his way. to. do to arrive in cuba where it's expected. the way. that th

spy whistle-blower edward snowden remains on the run. >> edward snowden says catch me if you can. seek >> stephen: yes, a global game of hide and seek. why did we agree to count all the way to 100? and has anyone checked behind curtains in the living room? now, folks, nobody knows exactly where snowden might be.

whistleblower edward snowden is still in transit at a moscow airport that means he's never officially crossed russia's borders since arriving on sunday it follows a wild goose chase by the media which ended up in a plane load of journalists flying all the way to cuba all of flight snowden never even boarded well let's now get the latest from the bang. bang is outside the airport there in moscow what have you had to buy what's the latest. indeed a bill that statement coming from a president putin while meeting with a counterpart stating that indeed edward snowden did arrive in moscow. and is in transit in the transit zone never stepped foot out on russian so soil hence he did not need a visa to actually be on russian soil that is why he's saying that the fact that the u.s. is saying that they are hiding snowden is absolutely absurd according to the president he also went to make a humorous analysis a riccati the catch me if you can situation regarding the media snowden as well as the intelligent services let's take a listen to what he had to say. snowden's case is similar to that of ju

edward snowden. is not a traitor. is not a spy. he is a whistleblower he was told the public an important truth. the u.s. secretary of state. is wrong in the mall. anymore . a. traitor not here to the u.s. enemies and there is also a requirement. that the doc. and. congressional aide approve four times neither of these changes you. the u.s. administration was not given. a mandate. but the bomb administration was not given a mandate. by the people that the united states. to be. back and i mean i wold say break u.s. constitution. and a little is about the nation for that matter that it had some allocated to you. violate international law and all i called for the rendition of anybody i didn't. go to demonstrate. it breaks down a little. why the nation which sadly becomes to merely a concert maybe. but i thought forgets that today while it would start a new feature phylum. the. young soldier bradley manning. is on trial. probably telling us the truth. it would start in the bradley manning unfortunately i'm not anomalies. and the prosec

american whistleblower edward snowden remains stuck in the transit zone of a moscow airport as russian human rights activists urge president putin to help the fugitive. despite snowden's revelations on britain's spying operations the u.k. financial chief announces a three percent boost in funding for the country's intelligence agencies in the name of fighting global terrorism. and lackluster u.s. support for africa and washington's military stand in the region overshadow barack obama's visit to his father's native continent. good morning it's nice to have you company you're watching with me and very far. now america's most wanted man edward snowden remains stuck in the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport he's believed to be in there since sunday the national security agency leaker has asked for political asylum from ecuador but the south american country says it could take months to process the request so let's go live now to artie's paul scott who is at the airport for us. paul is there any sign of this saga ending what's the latest. this five day. coming to an end. to belie

edward snowden who is wanted by the u.s. is now in moscow. on a flight from hong kong sources say he'll spend the night there and wait for his next flight reportedly to cuba. lots of speculation about where he is going to be heading to what do you know. what. their intention was. towards the ecuadorian embassy. which is looking increasingly likely that he's going to do. is because he has. one of the things we're hearing which is. it looks increasingly likely that he's going to be spending the night inside. the room. to cuba. ok paul thanks very much indeed for that. live following events there in moscow and of course if we get any further developments then we'll keep you informed of all of those well we're not going to get to the views of michael parenti and he's a journalist based in vienna michael thanks very much indeed for joining us live. now snowden he's going to be prosecuted if he is caught but of course if he isn't caught then he faces the prospect of never going home these are very tough alternatives is it really worth it for him i