but there are two americas as jon edwards famously said but realized in a very different way. that is the problem that even coming out of this recession as slowly as we are we have to come to grips with. >> the a students are going to make it. but the b student, the c-plus student, you come out of a public school situation today and you've got to compete with the world. >> this is the biggest problem that we have going forward. we were a homogenous middle country by and large. for the 50 years or so after world war ii. and now -- chris: the whites were. >> yeah. but now we're no longer homogenous and there's a good aspect to that in that we have come a truly multiracial country. but there's a bad aspect in that the heart this country is beginning to fracture and panic. unless we figure out a way to find jobs for the vast middle-class of this country, it's going to be really hard to sustain democracy. plutocrasy. the rich class didn't live so far away from the middle-class. >> you talk about living through sequestors and budget cuts and what do you spend your stimulus money whe

jon: in the airport in moscow. jenna: must be tough for edwardwden to be in the airport but rightly so. from russia we turn to d.c. where lawmakers are putting the government's sweeping surveillance programs under the microscope yet again with the house judiciary committee hearing underway. this is not the right hering. that's ben bernanke on something else entirely, the economy. what the hearing was doing, they were asking the question or lawmakers were asking whether or not congress has let the surveillance go too far and this comes just weeks after n.s.a. leaker edward snowden disclosed classified information about the u.s. spying on the emails and phone calls of americans. he has a real problem with this kind of surveillance. >> why didn't we just tell everybody about it is because the american people would be totally outraged as they are getting now, as they become familiar with this. every phone number that they've ever called is already a matter of record and we skip over whether the collection was a fourth amendment rielgs. we just say th

jon: let's talk briefly about edward snowden. the guy that broke the story about snow iden is saying he haa whole lot more that could do tremendous damage to the intelligence infrastructure if he wanted to. i presume that's a safety valve for snowden to try to prevent the u.s. government from going after him? >> yeah. i think that may very well be the case. as the way greenwald describes it, if snowden is harmed in any way, he will release this n.s.a. blueprint as he calls it, thousands of documents that have not come out as of yet. clearly u.s. officials are saying that he does have these goods. they have tracked his inner workings in the computer system. they believe he has a lot more. they haven't been obviously definitive about -- and specific about what that is but to hear greenwald describe it, it's a lot of classified information. jon: and he's applied for temporary asylum in russia. where does that request stand? >> we just heard and saw a wire report from president vladmir putin in russia in which he believes that snowde

jon: new information on the nsa leaker, edward snowden. what we are now learning about his bid for asylum. the latest coming up in a report from washington. >>> and iran's nuclear ambitions, the latest military move by a key u.s. ally and how it could impact our efforts to try to stop iran from building a bomb. so then the little tiny chipmunks go all the way up... ♪ [ female announcer ] when your swapportunity comes, take it. ♪ what? what? what? [ female announcer ] yoplait. it is so good. what? what? man: the charcoal went out already? ... forget it. vo: there's more barbeque time in every bag of kingsford original charcoal. kingsford. slow down and grill. jon: new information emerging this morning from russia. that's where nsa leaker edward snowden has reportedly submitted a request for asylum in that country. chief intelligence correspondent be catherine herridge live in washington right now. so can we confirm the application, catherine? >> reporter: well, based on the russian media reports, a lawmaker there is saying that the nsa leak

that i've been hanging out with edward snowden in an underground bunker because that's -- >> because you're saying that would not be true, is that what you're saying? >> jonre. that's what mi saying, it's not true. >> we all miss you. everybody misses you. (cheers and applause) we miss you! >> jon: let me say this. >> what? >> jon: you're doing a phenomenal job. (cheers and applause) >> stop it. i don't watch it all the time because it's too weird, it's like watching someone have sex with your wife' wife's-- desk. >> you have a beautiful desk. your des something beautiful. >> jon: but i miss you guys like crazy cakes. i love you guys. i can't wait to see you. this has been exciting and invigorating but weird as hell. and i just wanted to check in and tell you i was thinking about you guys. and you are doing great. >> we have not changed much, you should know that, here. nothing much changed here. >> jon: good. >> the only key things is we play government ball against the mets every monday and bruce springsteen comes to play every tuesday night. >> jon: what! >> and then-- . >> jon: that's my favorite musician. >> we didn't think they would be things that

that i've been hanging out with edward snowden in an underground bunker because that's -- >> because you're saying that would not be true, is that what you're saying? >> jon: sure. that's what mi saying, it's not true. >> we all miss you. everybody misses you. (cheers and applause) we miss you! >> jon: let me say this. >> what? >> jon: you're doing a phenomenal job. (cheers and applause) >> stop it. i don't watch it all the time because it's too weird, it's like watching someone have sex with your wife' wife's-- desk. >> you have a beautiful desk. your des something beautiful. >> jon: but i miss you guys like crazy cakes. i love you guys. i can't wait to see you. this has been exciting and invigorating but weird as hell. and i just wanted to check in and tell you i was thinking about you guys. and you are doing great. >> we have not changed much, you should know that, here. nothing much changed here. >> jon: good. >> the only key things is we play government ball against the mets every monday and bruce springsteen comes to play every tuesday night. >> jon: what! >> and then-- . >> jon: that's my favorite musician. >> we didn't think they would be things t

jon: dan springer live in washington. thank you. jenna: the head of the nsa weighing in on edward damage he did to the united states is significant and irreversible. >>> plus nearly a year after four americans were murdered in benghazi questions still remain. straight ahead congressman frank wolf on his latest demand for answers. man: the charcoal went out already? ... forget it. vo: there's more barbeque time in every bag of kingsford original charcoal. kingsford. slow down and grill. for the strong and the elegant. for the authentic. for at home and on the go. for pessimists and optimists. for those who love you a little and those who love you a lot. for ultimate flavor and great refreshment with or without calories. for carefree enjoyment. for those who have a lot to say and those who have nothing to add. for those who want to choose and choose. for every generation. for us. for everyone. forever. >> over the next three weeks i will be coming to the floor regularly to remind the american people about the key questions that remain to be answered. i will also be sending a series

. >>> and jon is here to talk, now, because we're going to talk about the nsa leaker, edward snowden. he may be just days away from a decision getting asylum in russia, that's made dicey diplomacy for presidents obama and putin. jon, one of the things we've seen overnight, is a key u.s. senator, lindsey graham, says the united states should boycott the sochi olympics in russia if they give snowden asylum. >> reporter: that's not going to happen, but it shows how much anger there is towards the russians on this. and one thing that could happen is president obama is scheduled to go to russia in september for the g-20 meeting in sochi. the white house does not rule out cancelling that meeting with putin. they aren't saying they're not going to do it. they aren't threatening it, but they're pointing out not going to the meeting. >> meanwhile, we have seen a little bit of a political kerfuffle in wyoming. liz cheney, the daughter of the former vice president, now says she's running for senate in wyoming. that has caused some real unrest with fellow republicans. >> reporter: you know liz ch

jon scott. jenna: we are getting reports for what might be next for edward snowden. earlier today it was reported that edward snowden holds a document allowing him to legally enter russia. but now it is said that snowden will remain in the transit zone as russian officials weigh his asylum request. steve centanni has the latest. reporter: he is still in the transit area of the moscow airport, but beyond that we really don't know much about what will happen next. his lawyer did arrive today at the airport and we have pictures of that. as there was that report, he had permission to leave the airport in the later report that no permission had yet been granted. he arrived at the airport last month after flying out of hong kong and he has applied for asylum and seven latin american countries. the problem is he doesn't have the travel document to leave moscow. the passport has been rescinded that he has. he is wanted on espionage charges after leaking sensitive documents from the nsa. jenna: what effect could this have on the relationship with russia? >> does not help matt

jon: there is growing fall out in america's hunt for nsa-leaker edward snowden as the president of bolivia urges european nations to push back against the united states. learning after faulty intel led investigators to suspect snowden was on a his presidential plane. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington. what is the latest on this snowden saga, catherine? >> reporter: thank you, jon and food morning. the presidents of venezuela, bolivia and nicaragua offering asylum to the nsa leaker entering the third week in russia report he hadly still in the transit zone of the moskow airport. cuba is likely transit zone from moscow to central or south america. it is significant that the cuban president is signaling he is supports the decision to help edward snowedden. we have new information from daniel ellsberg who leaked the pentagon papers on snowden during the vietnam era writing in the washington post. that snowden did the right thing by fleeing the country. 30-year-old contractor would be in custody pending trial unlike ellsberg. i hope his revel ageses will

senators ron jon son, claire mccaskill say they're on the case, after hearing from whistleblowers that government employees were also used to help with the ig's homework in pursuit of his ph.d.. edwardsallegations are without merit and he denied any wrongdoing. >>> the u.s. marshall service misplaced some radios. the problem, missing encrypted devices are worth millions of dollars, would present a significant security risk if obtained by criminals. the marshall service is charged with protecting federal courthouses and operating the witness protection program. the service has acknowledged the problem, blaming poor record keeping and claiming when many of the radios were declared obsolete and taken out of the field they were not properly documented. a spokesman emphasizes they are not aware of any public safety issues as a result of the lost radios at this time. >>> and finally, apparently the freedom to bark is not protected under the first amendment. antonio morrison, a university of florida football player, a gator, was arrested over the weekend for barking at a police dog. his defense? the dog barked first. in florida, you see, it is illegal to tease or interfere with a police dog

s relationship with the guy named edward brian hallaran, a man who was an informant. >> ends up dead two days later. jonas talk about giving him witness protection and he ends up dead and whitey bulger is one of the first guys. >> wake up and wait a second. is that a defense? it should be a prosecution witness. but it's completely relevant whether the fact that he was a good informant or not to the case of whether or not he committed murder of at least 19 people that we know of, jon. >> this trial starts with the defense lawyer gets up. ladies and gentlemen, my client is guilty of extortion. what is the agenda in this trial? the agenda was to establish that he wasn't an informant and he never killed women. it's a very strange trial. jon: all right. so bulger is 83 years old. his own defense attorney already admitted those things and those admissions are enough to put him in jail for the rest of his natural life so what does he have to lose at this point? >> to take the stand. i think he might for the show of it. he's loving it. you know he's never going to see the light of day. he's 83. he's not going t

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edward snowden, another leaker captured the world's attention. today his court-martial enters the final phase. we're glad you're with us. i'm jenna lee. rick: i'm rick folbaum in for jonthanks for joining us for the second hour of "happening now." bradley manning accused leaking unh unever thousands of classified documents, believed to be the largest leak of government documents in history. and giving those documents to the group wikileaks. he is charged with aiding the enemy. he could spend his life behind bars the pros cues says he is a traitor look leaking about documents about the war in iraq and afghanistan. his defense seeks to name him as a protester. peter doocy is live in fort meade, maryland. so, peter, what happened in the courtroom so far? >> reporter: the prosecutor delivered the opening statement, major ashton fines was fired up from the beginning. that is according to our producer who is watching what's happening in the courtroom not too far away from here. she passed along a key quote from the prosecutor. quote, the only human, private first class manning ever actually cared about was himself. his callousness was revealed through his own chats. then th