michael: fidel narvaez was consul at the embassy when ecuador took him in.nging the major superpower in the world and some of its closest allies. a small nation took that bet. it was gonna be a very, very tough fight. male newscaster:irst the breaki news tonight. the diplomatic high drama surrounding julian assange's asylum bid. female newscaster: "the new york times" is reporting the government of ecuador is prepared to allow wikileaks founder julian assange to remain in its embassy in london indefinitely. michael: approving the asylum request was a bold and provocative decision. fidel narvaez: the embassy was surrounded by no less than 50 to 60 british armed police. the in street was closed. they were outside every window of the embassy, the inside of the building--everywhere. ♪♪♪ julian: inside this embassy after dark i could hear teams of police swarming up into the building through its internal fire escape, but i knew there would be witnesses, and that is because of you. the world was watching, anthe world was watching because you were watching. ♪♪♪ mic