and today, prosecutors reveal they arrested the homeowner, 51-year-old harold thomas martin iii, a contractor who worked for the nsa with a top-secret clearance. he's charged with stealing paper documents and download portable digital media. he worked to the same government contractor that employed edward snowden, who made off with millions of pages of classified material. snowden left the nsa in mid 2013. the fbi says it found documents in martin's house created in 2014. well after the nsa said it was working to prevent thefts like snoweden's. >> the nsa holds the crown u.s. government. it's where cyber and national security meet if we can't secure that data, we're in trouble. >>> investigators say they discovered the theft in mid august when a group called shadow brokers offered the u.s. government secrets in return for money. hacking into computerers used by hostile foreign governments. officials say they don't know how damaging the theft was, because they don't know what martin did with the material and whether any of it handed up in the hands of such cyberadversaries such as china, russi

federal prosecutors describe the crimes by harold thomas martin back in august breathtaking. e more charges. martin worked as an nsa contractor through the firm bose allen hamilton. >>> a judge ruled in favor of extraditing joaquin guzman to the u.s. to face drug and conspiracy charges. that process could take months. the 59-year-old drug king pin has one more appeal on his side. he was charged with 2009 with conspireing of bringing 264,000 pounds of cocaine in the u.s. between 1990 and 2005. >>> a milwaukee police officers who fatal shooting of a black man in the summer is charged with sexual assault. he allegedly assaulted the victim back in august while off duty. authorities say it happened the night after the shooting. the officer is suspended and in custody. police conducting an internal investigation. >>> a report by the epa inspector general says the authorities waited too long to inform residents the water was contaminated with lead. they had the information to issue an emergency order seven months before it took action. the governor says officials at local and federal

federal prosecutors say harold thomas martin the third admitted to stealing highly classified computer codes - he knew were top secret. experts say the posts included martin a 51-year-old employee with booz allen hamilton. federal agents raided his house on august 27th ((neighbor/witness)) "they come running here across the yard, about two dozen... i thought the third world war had started!" ((sharie johnson)) >> martin is charged with theft of government property and unauthorized removal of classified material. he could face more than ten years in prison if convicted./// ((brian loftus)) >>> hurricane mah east coast by today. ((sharie johnson)) >> we'll see the path of destruction it's leaving in the carribean before heading to the u.s ./// ((demetria obilor)) >>> on the heels of the social media is buzzing about the trailer for ther newest superhero tv series iron fist! the story focuses on danny rand a.k.a "the iron fist" who is being played by finn jones who fights crime in new york city with powerful fists that can punch through walls. the season 1 of the iron fist is 13-episodes

harold thomas martin, iii, a contractor for the nsa remains until custody, accused of stealing top secret information. august after a cache of hacking tools were offered for sale online t. group offering secret, shared some of the same materials found in martin's possessions. according to officials, the fbi is investigateing whether there is a living between the two. the breach is a massive blow to the intelligence agency t. company that contracted beth martin and nsa whistleblower edward snowden. martin faces up to ten years in prison for theft of government the removal of classified materials. his attorney says there is no evidence he intended to betray his country. >>> 33 days before americans choose their next president. the approach of hurricane math sthu reportedly having an impact on the presidential clain campaign. it will begin airing if several cities in florida, hoping to take advantage of viewership due to the storm. field offices for both campaigns any of the states hit be i the hurricane. >> this morning the trump company made a last minute change to its schedule, donald tru

and today, prosecutors reveal they arrested the homeowner, 51-year-old harold thomas martin iii, a contractor who worked for the nsa with a top-secret clearance. he's charged with stealing paper documents and download portable digital media. he worked to the same government contractor that employed edward snowden, who made off with millions of pages of classified material. snowden left the nsa in mid 2013. the fbi says it found documents in martin's house created in 2014. well after the nsa said it was working to prevent thefts like snoweden's. >> the nsa holds the crown

justice department announced the criminal complaints against harold thomas martin of maryland. according to prosecutors six of the documents found with martin contained highly sensitive intelligence that is crucial to national security. they say martin admitted taking the documents and digital files but they have not said what he intended to do with them. the charges against martin are punishable to 10 years in prison. >>> yahoo scanned millions of e-mails. >>reporter: yahoo the intelligence agencies and the white house have very little to say about a reuters report change the tech company secretly built a custom software program to search all customers incoming he hails for specific information at the request of government officials. >> as much as i would like to discuss publicly the details of this report i'm not going to be in position to. >>reporter: josh earnest claimed the administration pushed implemented through measures to restrain government spying capabilities and safe guard privacy. yoo who spokesperson said the reuters report is quote misleading and quote we narrow

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federal agents arrested harold thomas martin iii back in august but didn't disclose the news until yesterdayinvestigators are trying to determine whether martin stole and disclosed classified computer code developed by the nsa to hack into foreign government's networks. >>> a passenger plane was evacuated after a samsung phone started smoking in a passenger's pocket. samsung recalled a million phones because of battery fires. the problem, it appears this phone is one of the replacements that's supposed to be safe. kris van cleave reports. >> we have smoke in the cabin. >> reporter: that smoke came pouring fr this galaxy note 7 smartphone forcingsouthwest friday 994 to baltimore to be evacuated as it sat at the gate in louisville. >> just trying to get it away from me. at least no good place to put it on a plane. >> reporter: brian green just turned the phone off and put it in his pocket. >> it sounded like a ziploc bag popping open and there was smoke pouring out of my pocket. >> smoke in the cabin on the ramp at the gate terminal ramp southwest 994 boeing 737, smoke in the cockpit. >> repor

. >> the "new york tim breaking the story earlier this afternoon that the fbi had arrested harold thomas martin of glen bernie, maryland, accusing him of misproposing classified informatio keepi some of the classified informati at his house in violation of rules of the united states government intelligen community. martin is a contractor for the nsa. he worked for booz allen hamilton, the intellige contractor. booze allen put out a statement saying they ha since fired him learning of his arrest. more detail throughout the day today of exactly what we know here. and here in cambridge, massachuse our andrew ross sorkin had the opportunity to talk to jonathan carolyn, assistant att general for national security. >> i'm going to be confined to what we have charged and is what we have charged here is back on august 29th, we charged an individual with theft of government secrets, including classifi information. and we take that type of conduct ve seriously. these are allegations but i thk it's reflected in the charges. david sanger, the reporter for the "new york times is also here in cambridge, mass

federal prosecutors say that harold thomas martin the third at midded to stealing highly class fight computer code he knew were top secret. martin posted highly posted secrets about the agency's signer tools on line. investigators initially believed another country was responsible for the breach but quickly shifted their focus toward 51 year-old martin. >>> off again, on again, off again, the controversy over new jersey's proposed gas tax increase continues. we will tell you why lawmakers did not vote on it yesterday. >>> also police dash cam video shows dramatic chase and its aftermath, wait until you see the rest, it is up next. >>> big story is track of hurricane matthew from video from the bohamas, katie is updating her forecast and will have the latest straight ahead. >> ♪ >>> how would you you like to buy your very own island, there is one for sale not too far there here, we will tell you where, how much and why it definitely has some down sides too. katie v/she stays late.rd. but she gets paid 21% less than her male coworkers. pat toomey has voted time after time against equal

trouble for the nsa, federal agents are investigating a case of stolen secrets. 51-year-old harold thomas martin a former contractor took classified material from the it's now raising new fears about national security. >> the nsa holds the crown jewes for the u.s. government and it's where cyber and national securiy meet. if we can't secure up data, then we're in trouble. >> federal officials say martin has been somewhat cooperative. his lawyers say there's no evidence he betrayed his countr. >> the united nations security council has approved the portuguese prime minister to replace the un secretary genera. expressed his gratitude on december 30 up after serving for 10 years as the head of the un. >> police in yulee capture a criminal this hiding. an italian mafia boss was found behind the kitchen cupboards. >> prince's home and recording studio is now open to the public today. paisley park opened its doors fr the up time april. >> being see the purple rain rom and the motorcycle up prince roe in the movie. also some of his awards, instruments and custom made clothing. >> ahead on 7news at 5:30

federal agents secretly arrested harold thomas martin -the third- back in august... th until yesterday. investigators are trying to figure out whether the 51-year-old stole and disclosed highly classified computer code developed by the agency to hack into the networks of foreign governments./// governments./// ((brian loftus)) >>> still to come on 8 news now good day... a debilitating brain disease effecting millions of americans.. ((sharie johnson)) >> how you can help make for alzheimer's. ((brian loftus)) >>> and it's time for today's facebook contest. register to win on our facebook page. good luck!/// you're watching 8 news now good day. you love mcgriddles... but you don't love that you can't get them all day. but now you can get mcgriddles all day, and more. so, you can find something else to not love. like when sportscasters get carried away with the instant replay pen. get more choices you love, now with all day breakfast. you love mcgriddles... but you don't love that you can't get them all day. but now you can get mcgriddles all day, and more. so, you can

national security agency contractor arrested for stealing classified information. 51-year-old harold thomas martin was taken into custody back in august but his arrest was not made public until now. according to the justice department, some of the documents found in his possession were critical to national security. but martin's lawyer said there was no evidence he intended to betray his country. he worked for the same cyber firm as edward snowden. >>> and a samsung device over heated while a plane took off. this makes trouble for samsung that was just recalled last month due to smoking water ryes. log onto fox news. you're watching the most powerful name in news, fox news channel channel. >>> the federal government is going after cigar manufacturers, about time somebody regulated tobacco, right? >> the new regulation stems from legislation passed six years ago. the goal was to keep minors from smoking. as you know teens love their high-end cigars. according to cigar blog, half wheel, the prices are going up. and a lot of cigars not just limited editions will go away, the blog explains there are f

. >>> a contractor in the nsa is in custody for stealing top secret files. 51-year-old harold thomas martin was detained in august, but not announced until wednesday. the fbi said the documents he stole contain details of the hacking tool the nsa developed to break into other systems. so far, they do not believe he was acting on behalf of a foreign nation. >>> russia is denying its agents drugged two diplomats in st. petersburg. they claimed they were drunk and admit to making up the issue. a report revealed the state department launched a protest over alleged date rape drug used on the diplomats. >>> the best big game pitcher struck again. madison bumgarner hit a four-game complete shutout. this guy is too good. the giants beat the mets 3-0 in the wild card game. the mets did not have a chance. the giants other hero was gillaspie. the giants will face the cubs in the national league division series. game one friday in chicago. >>> florida bracing for hurricane matthew. the powerful storm expected to gain even more strength as it approaches florida. we have live breaking news coverage from

harold thomas martin committed breathtaking crimes and may face more charges. he worked as an nsa contractor through the firm bose allen hamilton which fired him after he was charged. >>> a judge ruled in favor of extraditing joaquin guzman to the u.s. to face drug and conspiracy charges. the 59-year-old king pin has one more appeal available before he can formally extradited. guzman and other cartel leaders were indicted in 2009 on bringing 264,000 pounds of cocaine. >>> and the pentagon announcing the first american combat death since the fight to retake mosul was launched. the u.s. soldier killed by a roadside bomb. his identity has not been released. iraqi soldiers march on the country's second largest city. the suicide bombers to counter the offensive. let's go live to nick paton walsh live on the ground. nick, what can you tell us about the american casualty? well have to come back to nick in a moment. we are having technical difficulties with his shot. we understand an american soldier killed in the frontlines also apparently isis fighters moving in kirk

federal agents arrested 51-year- old harold thomas martin iii in august but the story just came out. investigators are trying to figure out if he stole information and disclosed likely classified computer governments' networks. >>> there is a big question mark over trevor siemian. will he or won't he play in sunday's game? he says he feels good, but he did not practice yesterday. he hasn't done much with his left shoulder since injuring it on sunday in tampa. he says he will be ready to go if he gets the okay from coach kubiak. >>> pretty brisk out there. 44 in denver. what are the weather watchers seeing? >> bambi moss reporting 30 degrees with snow falling there. richard southwest littleton, >>> welcome back. weather and traffic on the 4's. live look outside along lincoln street here in downtown denver. the rain coming down. light to moderate rain throughout the denver, boulder and fort collins areas. then once you make your way into the we have snow this morning. rain and snow will create travel issues across colorado. i don't think we'll have enough of an issue at dia to create m

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harold thomas martin is chargeded with theft of government property and unauthorized removal of classifiedaterials. they are investigating whether the maryland resident stole and disclosed highly classified computer codes, codes apparently used to hack in foreign government networks. the contractor worked with the same consulting firm edward snowden did. it is a story we want and keep you posted as we hear more. >> the russian bear never dice but hibernates and the truth of the matter the feckless and weak foreign policy of hillary clinton and barak obama awake eped russia. they moved in georgia and now crimia and middle east and all we do is fold our arms and say we are not talking anymore. >> hillary clinton went toe to toe with russia and got them to cap iran nuclear weapon's program and stood up to them on syria and invasion of georgia. you have to do that and hillary does. on the other hand, in donald trump you have someone who praises vladimar putin. >> mike pence and tim kaine talking foreign policy. and the topics discussed in the vice-presidential debate. tensions are rising betwe

for the nsa who was actually an employee of alan hamilton, after raiding the home and car of harold thomas martinhe third in maryland, they found six documents containing top secret information. martin did have a distinguished member in the navy, we fired the employee. as white house press secretary offered new comments moments ago declaring the government is all over this. >> protecting sensitive national security information is a top priority of the administration and it certainly is an issue that this administration takes seriously, it's also an issue that prosecutors and investigators at the department of justice take seriously. that investigation is continuing and as additional information can be made public about it, it will come from the department of justice. >> of course, white house now insisting that their vigilant about protecting highly classified information may raise eyebrows about what exactly happened with that investigation of hillary clinton, john. john: we know he had it but did he disburse it? >> now the government says, no, actually, this suspect leaked it out there, john. j

investigators say 61-year-old harold thomas martin took class filed material and then stored the material in his home and in his car. officials discovered the theft in mid-all when a group called high-def in addition cameras offering stunning video of a volcano. you see kilauea lava splashing over the rocks. this has been happening since 2008. the volcano is no danger to nearby communities. do you remember the video we had back in july of the lava flow into the pacific ocean from kilauea? it was audible. >> sarah: my cousin lives there and i have never >> christa: go in february. >> sarah: there you go. checking it off. up next, things are getting hot, talking about hot, in cleveland. both the pats and red sox are playing there. tonight the sox will face some familiar faces in the start of the playoffs. >> reporter: and four students at a local high school diagnosed with a serious staph infection. the steps the school is taking coming up. >> christa: and hurricane matthew gaining more muscle overnight. forecasters expanding the we'll have more when we come ri in-law with a keen sense of s

the justice department announced the criminal complaint this morning against harold thomas martin from maryland. according to prosecutors 6 of the document found with martin contained sensitive intelligence that are critical to national security issues. they say martin admitted taking the documents and digital files but they have not yet said what he end intended to do with them. martin could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. >>> deputies are searching for an inmate on house arrest who cut off his bracelet. christopher jones was driving on suspended license violate a court order he is not considered a threat however they are looking for him if you see him you're asked to call the sheriff's office or 911. >>> coming up a pot farm found in a fire zone in santa cruz mountains how the wildfire helped law enforcement discover the farm and bust the person running it. >>> water service is restored not a moment too soon. how people living in a san jose mother-in-law home park coped without water service for almost two days. >>> the raiders are the only team in the nfl with three road

the justice department announced the criminal complaint this morning against harold thomas martin of ryland. according to prosecutors, six of the documents with martin contained sensitive intelligence that is critical. he admitted to taking the documents and digital files but have not said what he intended to do with them. the charges against martin are punishable by up to ten years in prison. >>> today yahoo is reacting to a report that it scanned and reported back on what was in its users' e-mails. they developed technology for scanning and told intelligence officials when it found a set of characters or a particular phrase requested by the nsa. now yahoo says the report is misleading and the mail scanning described does not exist but yahoo did stop short of denying that e-mails were scanned. the electronic frontier foundation says if the report is true, it's a troubling invasion of privacy. >> we're talking about a very, very broad sort of order to a company like yahoo where they're asked to scan all incoming e-mails. that really isn't the sort of thing that they should be complyin

court papers show harold thomas martin was taken into custody in august.he "new york times" reports that martin worked for booze allen hamilton, the same firm that employed edward snowden. the fbi's investigating whether he stole and disclosed highly classified computer code. booze allen said they are cooperating with the investigation. >>> president obama is hailing a global agreement to combat climate change after backing from european countries raised it above the flesh hotlsh thres implement the deal. it requires rich and poor nations to take action to curb emissions. >> today the world meets the moment. if we follow through on the commitments that this paris agreement embodies, history may well judge it as a turning point for our planet. >> in total 72 countries have ratified the agreement. the u.s. and china joined last month. >>> to sports, the baseball playoffs, one night after thrilling finish in the american league wild card game, there was more excitement in the national league match-up when the san francisco giants and new york mets. the game w

government, harold thomas martin of maryland contracted for the security agency and admitted taking secret documents, but his defense attorney said he did not plan on the train the u. s. but his defense attorney said he did not plan on the train the u. s. the 51-year-old facing 10 years in prison, and the justice department said that martin worked for booz allen hamilton where eric snowden worked when he stole classified documents and leaked them to the journalists. >>> 6:28 am. >>> the portugal prime minister antonio expected to become the next general of united stations, and antonio guterres says he wants to be a bridge builder between the nations, the top candidate in a series of vote by the un security council and if so elected he will replace the south korean that will step down after serving two, five year terms, and the un general assembly has to approve antonio guterres as the new secretary general. >>> $158,000 in fines is what the valero oil refinery in benicia oast the federal government, and the rules that the refinery violated.>>> abby -- every deputy in the south bay will hav

super secret national secu prosecutors revealed they arrested the home owner, 51-year-old harold thomas martin iii. a contractor who worked for the nsa with a top-secret clearance. he is charged with stealing paymer documents and downloading class fid materials on to portable digital media. martin worked for allen hamilton, the same contractor who employed edward snowden who made off with millions of pages of classified material. the f.b.i. says it found documents in martin's house created in 2014 well after the nsa said it was working to prevent thefts like snowden's. >> the nsa hold it is crown jewels in the cyber-domain for the u.s. government. it is where cyberand national security meet. if we can't secure that data, then we are in trouble. >> reporter: investigators discovered the latest theft in mid-august when a group called shadow-brokers offered nsa secrets for u.s. officials say the stolen material included programs for hacking into computers used by hostile foreign governments. officials say they don't know how damaging the theft was because they don't know what martin did with the

harold thomas martin was hired by the agency who employed snowden. shares of booze allen falling on word of the arrest. they are offering full cooperation with the fbi. >>> a bitter taste for yum brands. the stock falling more than 2% on disappointing third quarter results due to weakness in china ahead of its spinoff at the start of next month. susan lee has details. >> reporter: it's the last set of earnings for yum before it splits into two separately listed companies at the end of this month. not a good quarter for yum with a miss on the top and bottom line. earnings per share, eps came in light by a penny. 1.09 a share. revenues missing. 3.32 billion compared to the street forecast calling for 3.49 billion. yum will spin off its china business at the end of this month. the new stock will trade on november 1st in new york. activism investors have pushed for the spinoff to isolate the rest of the yum business from the volatile china enterprise. this china really enforces that move. same-store sales in china were falling 1%, the market was looking

files containing highly classified information were found in a search of the maryland home of harold thomas martin iii. >>> and donald trump is praising mike pence's performance in the vice presidential debate and seeming to take credit. trump says he's being praised for picking pence as his running mate. we're standing by to hear from trump. he's holding a rally in reno, nevada. we're covering that and a lot more this hour with our guests, including the chief strategist and communications director for the republican national committee, shawn spicer. and our correspondents and expert analysts are also standing by. but let's begin with the trump campaign. our national correspondent jason carroll has the latest. jason, we're standing by to hear from trump in reno. what are you hearing? >> reporter: i can tell you this, donald trump has been complimenting his running mate, saying he remained cool under pressure. when he spoke to a crowd here, he said what they saw last night was an example of his own good judgment. donald trump heaping praise on himself for his running mate, indiana governor mike pen

significant detail about the serious allegations against a 51-year-old contractor, identified as harold thomas martin iii of maryland. among the documents found, six that contained sensitive intelligence, meaning they were produced through sensitivity government sources or methods that are critical to national security issues and they date back to 2014. all the documents were clearly marked as classify information according to to the criminal complaint. also, he voluntarily gave an interview to the fbi that read sns part, "martin first denied and later when confronted, admitted he took documents and digital files from his work assignment to his residence and vehicle that he knew were classified. he was not authorized to take this material home." as we all know, doesn't matter whether it's classified or marked classified or not, matters is the contents the government found it was classified information. >> how bad is the damage from all of this? >> well the new york times reported elements of this story first today before the documents were filed. and they reported that martin worked for booze allen h

federal agents announced yesterday that harold thomas martin iii was arrested back in august.rs are trying to determine whether he stole and disclosed highly classified computer code. the nsa developed that code to hack into foreign governments. >>> in new york, generations of actors can hone their craft in an education center named after robin williams. because of the foundation named a screening room and educational complex after him. dozens of celebrities showed up to the opening of the robin williams center on 8th and broadway to remember the star's contributions and the way williams really lifted people up with his art. >> you know, i think we both shared how healing performing can be for not only for the actor but for the audience. you know, sharing storytelling and all the many characters that robin would bring to life. they really touched people. >> although the sag actor foundation considered many options for the new center, it says the name that kept coming up with us robin williams. >>> it is 5:56. in the next half-hour a bay area mom was waiting at bus stop with he

harold thomas martin was arrested in august.of his arrest was not made public until yesterday. investigators are trying to determine whether he stole and disclosed highly classified computer code that was developed by the national security agency to hack into computer networks of foreign governments. >>> ive things to know at the :55. millions of people along the southeastern u.s. coast bracing for hurricane matthew. the category 3 storm expected to regain strength over florida. the deadly hurricane expected to bring similar conditions to georgia and the carolinas over the next few days. >>> hillary clinton and donald trump are gearing up for their second debate. the democratic nominee is preparing away from the campaign trail today while the republican nominee holds a small event in new hampshire. you can see the debate here on kpix 5. >>> the makers of epi-pen are under federal investigation. mylan is accused of overcharging the medicaid program by millions of dollars. the company allegedly misclassified the epi-pen as generic

a criminal complaint unsealed today names harold thomas martin. he was a contractor for booz allen hamilton. the same firm employed edward snowden, who in 2013, revealed the n.s.a.'s bulk collection of phone records. on wall street, rising bond yields and oil prices boosted bank and energy stocks. the dow jones industrial average gained 112 points to close at 18,281. the nasdaq rose 26, and the s&p 500 added nine. and, the world's oldest man has finally celebrated his bar mitzvah. israel kristal is now 113 years old. he grew up in poland, but missed his coming-of-age ceremony because of world war i. he ultimately survived both world wars, and the auschwitz death camp, and now lives in israel. his family, including almost 30 great-grandchildren, joined him for the bar mitzvah last weekend. mazel tov. still to come on the newshour: racial bias and the death penalty before the supreme court; controversial iraqi militias in the fight against isis; the breakdown in u.s.- russian cooperation that's left war-torn syria with a harrowing future, and much m

prosecutors accuse harold thomas martin, an employee of booz allen hamilton, of stealing classified material from the nsa over a 20-year period, but there is no evidence he shared the information. martin is scheduled to appear in court today. a new report from the environmental protection agency's inspector general has concluded the agency took seven months longer than necessary to warn residents of flint water -- flint, michigan, about lead contamination in their water. the report found the epa had enough information in june 2015 to issue an emergency order under the safe drinking water act but the agency didn't act until january 2016. flint's lead poisoning began when an unelected emergency manager appointed by michigan governor rick snyder switched the source of the city's drinking water to the corrosive flint river in 2014. and britain has announced it will pardon up to 15,000 gay and bisexual men who were convicted under old laws that criminalized homosexuality. the pardons are being done under the so-called turing law, named after alan turing, who cracked nazi germany's big name of cod