to the guardian it says while we're obviously disappointed in today's verdict we are happy that judge lynn agreed with us that brad never intended to help america's enemies in any way brad loves his country and was proud to wear its uniform our t. has been covering the trial from the very beginning and i spoke with r.t. web producer andrew blake live from fort meade maryland i asked him if he could tell us what the reaction and mood were like once the verdict was read. relief relief everywhere relief from the journalists the handful of journalists who have been here for nineteen months relief from the spectators who drove hundreds of miles all night to be here for what was actually only a three minute long court hearing more or less colonel denise lynn took the stand just after one o'clock today she will add through the twenty or so that private manning has been charged with and then said i they're not guilty or guilty the first charge that she read was the aiding the enemy charge the most serious of them that could've sent manning a life sentence and the moment that she took the stand and

the army private first class that is the charge of aiding the enemy here's why she turned it down judge lynn says that manning's training that made him aware of the fact that terrorist organizations use the internet therefore he should have known that the seven hundred thousand military and diplomatic cables that he leads could end up in the hands of america's enemies so is this a preload to the ruling and what type of an example does it set for future trials against whistleblowers artie's those walls at for meat and she joins me now with the latest hi there live is how about this is this a very big blow to the defense's case at this point. well it certainly is a big disappointment to the defense's case magen as you said the judge today did not dismiss that charge that charge of aiding in the enemy that is the most serious charge that bradley manning faces so as of now the possibility of life without parole is a very real possibility for bradley manning the court examined all the evidence and all the testimony that we've heard so far in this trial and what the judge found at least right now

was transmitting this information to the enemy which is the major charge against him that said judge lynnjust recently ruled that that charge that there was some evidence that could actually sustain that charge she refused to dismiss the charge so my assessment of the government's evidence may be a little different than the judges on this point sure and when she did refuse to dismiss the charges so the burden of proof was much lower than it is right now but they still have that burden of proof now what about predictions for the outcome do you have any well the one thing i can say is that bradley manning has already pled guilty to lesser version of some of the charges that were brought against him through a very strange procedure that enables him to basically rewrite the charges against him and then plead guilty and that plea stands no matter what the government does so one way or another he will be found guilty and sentenced on some of these charges which include versions of the espionage act charges against him and i suspect he'll probably be found guilty on some other charges as well so

judge lynn rejected that in bradley manning's case.eeing that, that the motive -- >> a new precedent. about the motive. exactly. >> that's right. >> the final thing i want to get from you is this. you know, defenders of bradley manning have been quite vocal and active and very well organized, and i'm quite sympathetic in some ways to people's pointing out the absolute difficult to justify conditions under which bradley manning was held, ten months of solitary. the three years before he faced trial. the overkill of the prosecution. it also does seem to me the army isn't going to walk away from some private first class giving away 800,000 documents, right? my question to you is, as sentencing starts tomorrow and there is no minimum sentence, he faces 100 years. what do you think justice is in this case? >> i think justice is to take in account those very things that were considered irrelevant. i think they shouldn't have been considered irrelevant, but they were considered irrelevant at the guilt phase. that is his actual motive and the

line of defense for wiki leaks or bradley manning's legal team failed today in court military judge denise lynn dismissed the team's request to drop the most serious charge facing the army private first class the charge of aiding the enemy here's why she turned it down george allen says that manning's terror training made him aware of the fact that terrorist organizations use the internet therefore he should have known that the seven hundred thousand military and diplomatic documents that he leaked could is out in the hands of america's enemies one day so is this a prelude to the ruling and what type of example does it set for future trials against was a blowers earlier i spoke with ortiz liz wahl who has covered the trial since day one at fort meade and i asked her about this ruling and if it is big blow to the defense's case. magen definitely a disappointment for the defense today as you had mentioned the judge did not dismiss this charge of aiding the enemy no serious charge that bradley manning faces so as of now cause the possibility of life behind bars without parole still stands for the

army judge denise lynn heard closing arguments today in the case against wiki leak or bradley manningthe twenty five year old army private first class faces twenty one charges for leaking some seven hundred thousand military and diplomatic cables to the world the most serious charge many faces is aiding the enemy which could result in them life sentence the prosecution spent its final moments trying to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that manning leaked those documents knowing that they could end up in the hands of al qaeda or other terrorist organizations meanwhile defense lawyer david coombs is expected to portray manning as well meaning but naive for the latest from fort meade i was joined earlier by our two correspondent liz wahl and i asked her how the prosecution's closing arguments played out today. closing arguments from the prosecution today started this morning and went late into the evening today the prosecution tried to raise doubt on manning's character saying that at the time that he leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website wiki le

you even gave enough evidence that the judge can actually make this decision so they filed a couple of motions a few weeks back and just today colonel denise lynn the military judge presiding over the case she finally responded and said no there's enough evidence that i can actually go ahead and i can make a decision not to make the decision now the court case is going to wrap up sometime next month most likely but she is not dismissing the charges by not dismissing the charge bradley manning will now face a maximum of life plus one hundred fifty four years in prison i believe life plus one hundred fifty four years and he's been well he's a hell of a guy you might live to and yeah you know you know aiding the enemy or not your life span how is the prosecution going to prove this i mean i guess we don't know but based on what they've already said it seems pretty flimsy elder we already know that manning did all this stuff really aid the enemy but we know he's played with the leaks of hundreds of thousands of classified documents that sets that's out there he admitted that the prosecutions tried saying that these documents caused harm to national

you even gave enough evidence that the judge can actually make this decision so they filed a couple of motions a few weeks back and just today colonel denise lynn the military judge presiding over the case she finally responded and said no there's enough evidence that i can actually go ahead and i can make a decision not to make the decision now the court case is going to wrap up sometime next month most likely but she is not dismissing the charges by not dismissing the charge bradley manning will now face a maximum of life plus one hundred fifty four years in prison i believe life plus one hundred fifty four years and if you lose a hell of a guy you might live to and yeah you know that you know aiding the enemy or not your life span how is the prosecution going to prove this i mean i guess we don't know but based on what they've already said it seems pretty flimsy elder we already know that manning did all this stuff the enemy but we know he's played with the likes of hundreds of thousands of classified documents that sets that's out there he admitted that the prosecution's tried saying that these documents caused harm to national security and

the 25-year-old showed no emotion as the judge, colonel denise lynn, found him guilty on 20 of 22 counts on espionage charges. he was not convicted of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy. the prosecution had a high threshold to cross. they had to show beyond a reasonable doubt manning knew that by releasing classified information to wikileaks, a third party, he was actually giving intelligence to the enemy, that his actions were deliberate, not simply negligent. >> this was a circumstantial evidence case, and a direct evidence case, but proving somebody's intent is intangible, and clearly the government either failed to prove the charge or there wasn't evidence of it that he specifically intended to aid the enemy. >> reporter: while manning's supporters applauded the defense team after the verdict, neither the defense or prosecution spoke directly to reporters. via twitter, wikileaks said dangerous national security extremism from the obama administration. the reporter that broke edward snowden's story said manning's treatment seemed to explain why the former contractor fled the co

you even gave enough evidence that the judge can actually make this decision so they filed a couple of motions a few weeks back and just today colonel denise lynnthe military judge presiding over the case she finally responded and said no there's enough evidence that i can actually go ahead and i can make a decision not to make a decision now the court case is going to wrap up sometime next month most likely but she is not dismissing the charges by not dismissing the charge bradley manning will now face a maximum of life plus one hundred fifty four years. in prison i believe life plus one hundred fifty four years in prison leaves a hell of a guy you might live to read yeah yeah who knows you know aiding the enemy or not your life span how is the prosecution going to prove this i mean i guess we don't know but based on what they've already said it seems pretty flimsy elgar we already know that manning did all this stuff naturally aid the enemy but we know he's played with the leaks of hundreds of thousands of classified documents that sets that's out there he admitted that the prosecutions tried saying that these documents caused harm to nationa

the former army intelligence analyst listened attentively as the judge, colonel denice lynn, acquitted him of the most serious charge: aiding the enemy. usually reserved for direct provision of assistance of an enemy. she also found him not guilty of one other espionage charge. but the judge convicted manning of 19 other charges, including six counts under the espionage act, five counts of stealing u.s. government property; namely, the databases that contained files he disclosed, and computer fraud. defense attorney davis comes hailed the acquittal on aiding the enemy saying "today is a good day, but bradley is by no means out of the fire. his supporters have argued manning is a whistle-blower who exposed official malfeasance for the public good. >> engage, roger! >> reporter: among the most incendiary of his disclosure, a 2007 video that wikileaks called "collateral murder." it showed the crew of a u.s. helicopter gunship in iraq as mate sheen gunned a group of men suspected of being iraqi insurgents. instead, those killed included a reuters news service cameraman and his driver. the

lynn buoy, wjz eyewitness news. >>> last week a judge ruled castro is competent to stand trial. his next court appearance is scheduled july 24th. >>> the aclu is suing to overturn same-sex marriage bans in pennsylvania and virginia. if they win, that could pave the way for a nationwide decision on the issue. the lawsuit would force those states to offer legal protection to gay couples. the aclu expects the cases to end up in the supreme court which may be forced to decide if it is unconstitutional to deny same-sex marriage rights. same-sex marriage will soon be legal in 13 states, including maryland. >>> momentum is building for the baltimore orioles. it's just over halfway through their winning season. fans are glued to their seats. the team says attendance is way up at camden yards and thebusinesses around the park are feeling the magic, too. kai jackson has the impact of the birds' popularity. >> reporter: the orioles are having another good season and that means big business for baltimore and maryland. it's a sea of orange and black at oriole park and camden yards. the birds

this sentencing phase and some of it will likely be new because during the trial the judge, army colonel denise lynn, didn't let either side talk about how harmful or harmless private first class manning's leaks actually were to american national security and american troops deployed in war zones but all of that is fair game in this sentencing phase. so are arguments about manning's motives and also possible that the 25-year-old manning could testify on his own behalf. he chose not to testify during the trial but there's a possibility he could still take the stand. when all this is done, then comes the automatic appeal. >> if the sentence involves either one year or more of confinement, or he's discharged, or both, then it automatically goes to the army corps of criminal appeals which i think is very likely here and then it would go to the court of appeals for the armed forces which is essentially the supreme court for the military. then ultimately it could go to u.s. supreme court. there are three possible levels of appeal here. >> reporter: in order to prove that private first class manning aided

lynn brewery, wjz eyewitness news. >> last week a judge ruled castro is competent to stand trial.is next court appearance is the 24th of this month. >>> the american civil's liberty union is suing to over turn same-sex marriage bans in virginia and pennsylvania. if it wins that could pave the way for a nationwide decision. it would force those states to offer legal protection to gay couples. the aclu expects the cases to end up in the supreme court and could force the justices to decide once and for all if it is unconstitutional to deny guys the right to marry. same-sex marriages are legal in 13 states including in maryland >>> another tough night at camden yards. manny machado scored a putting the orioles up 2-1. zach britain on the mound gives up 5 runs in 5 innings of work. the orioles lose 2-4 to the rangers. the birds have lost 5 out of the last 6 games. it is the orioles and rangers once again downtown tonight. >> i think the weather is going to cooperate. >>> maybe a couple afternoon shower or thundershowers. not gusty or severe. there's a fine line between gusty and severe

the judge saying he was very confused about ms. sander lynn'sho don't have any assets we can speak of, and yet lives in a 5,000-square-foot mansion in scarsdale, new york, and drives a mercedes. the judge confused about her finances, but asking for others to sign off on her bail before he grants it. back to you. >> a real-life version of "weeds." i thought it had ended already. >> yeah. >>> this market, bill. we have given up much of the gains that we started the day with. >> still going down. >> starting off the second half of the year with a good performance, but it's getting worse and worse. as we approach the close, we understand there's about $77 million of stocks to -- >> so very small. >> very small. and yet this market has gone from up 174 to up 50 points. >> breaking it down is brian and chris. mr. bellski, you've been amongst the most bullish analysts to join us. and now you're even more bullish. what happened? >> well, we had a 1,575 target, bill, for most of this year. and when the market hit 1,5 60 earlier last week, we wanted to se

they are moving 2600 lynn mates out of two prisons. last week a district judgeered a transport of medically at risk inmate vulnerle to the fungus that causes valley fever. >>> the big question everyone wants to know, how much longer will the heat last. >> tomorrow, perhaps 4th of july for some folks. today we saw a bit of a break. let's take a look at what is going on outside -- triple digit heat especially for inland each bay communities. look at santa rosa and napa, low to mid 70s -- day after day we have watched as the onshore flow and marine layer creeps into the bay keeping the coast cool to mild then it moves in and cools off oakland but it didn't go much farther than that for the inland east bay but it really came through the delta. really areas like napa and santa rosa saw the biggest difference from yesterday still remains the same the ridge of high pressure still over the west. look the -- at these winds, in fairfield winds at 28-miles an hour. napa 20-miles an hour, oakland 20-miles an hour as well. ridge of high pressure remains over the west and jus

he was a top judge in the country until this morning. and is dashes lynn government between what will become a new democratic government once elections are set. president obama says that his number one goal is for a democratically elected government to sit in cairo and pulled together the national security team to talk about what the u.s.'s response is going to be. his other big concern that supporters of president morsi and lot of them still out there, some of them believed to be armed, that they get a fair say as long as they are not violent. he's urging the military not to round them up and arrest them. lot going on still and demonstrations happening here in washington. the u.s. government tries to figure out what its response will be. >> certainly one to watch. thank you. >>> right now good news for visitors out to new york. yes. lady liberty, statue of liberty back open to the public for the first time since superstorm sandy. the first votes bringing tourists to liberty -- boats bringing tourists to liberty island less an hour ago. reservations for to

in making her ruling army judge denise lincoln clued that manning was not a whistle-blower but stopped short of calling him a traitor. in effect, lynnough manning had not intentionally aided the enemy, he knew his leaks could have fallen into the wrong hands and was therefore, negligent. reaction to the verdict was mixed. "usa today" praised the decision. bradley manning is criminal but not a traitor. a military judge made that distinction. "the new york times" took issue with the decision and the ever increasing national security state. private manning faces the equivalent of life sentences on the espionage count. the government should satisfy itself with a more moderate sentence and then do something about its addiction to secrecy. and wikileaks founder julian assange denounced the verdict

in making her ruling army judge denise lincoln clued that manning was not a whistle-blower but stopped short of calling him a traitor. in effect, lynn determined that even though manning had not intentionally aided the enemy, he knew his leaks could have fallen into the wrong hands and was therefore, negligent. reaction to the verdict was mixed. "usa today" praised the decision. bradley manning is criminal but not a traitor. a military judge made that distinction. "the new york times" took issue with the decision and the ever increasing national security state. private manning faces the equivalent of life sentences on the espionage count. the government should satisfy itself with a more moderate sentence and then do something about its addiction to secrecy. and wikileaks founder julian assange denounced the verdict and talked about the repercussions. it is serious and it will mean the end of national security in general in the united states. >> assange was joined in his concerns by glenn greenwald who cautioned the decision would put the brakes on investigative journalism. >> this is how investigative journalism works is that people

judge granted the request to extend her psychiatric hold for two weeks. so she will stay there for at least two more weeks. her parents, rick and lynnmporary conservatorship of their daughter. means they'll look after her. if they can get that done. the parents believe she is now unable to look after herself personally and financially. that tidbit from radar online. though it will be difficult for amanda bynes no matter what happens. according to tmz they don't believe she will be charged with other crimes. hope she gets help and turns it around. >> that's what she needs. we need to stop making fun of her. hope she gets better. hugh jackman apparently has a little bit of, what do you call it, a sex craze where he role plays full on wolverine costume. >> really? >> in the bedroom with his wife. yes. this is all kind of strange. he has blades and all in the bedroom. now, the wolverine costume obviously is really just the blades. >> being all hairy and stuff. >> his hotness. he was doing this promotion. promoting wolverine movie. talking to the interview, and goes, oh the sheets we go through. by the way him and his wife have been marr

lynne part in a march for peace from albany to binghamton. those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a military judge when now consider the fate of army private bradley manning, accused to be behind the leak of the biggest classified leak in history. prosecutors made their closing arguments on thursday and the defense followed on friday. he is the first-ever defendant to face and aiding the enemy charge for leaking more than 700,000 documents to wikileaks and other news agencies, and could case -- said a major precedent. the judge in the case is now deliberating over the 21 charges manning faces and has not said when she will rule. many of manning's supporters are dismissal of a possible guilty finding and to reduce the whistleblower sentence. on friday, whistleblowers block the gates of fort mcnair in washington, where offices are located. is not whether or not he was naive. >> the idea that he is being punished for coming out against war crimes and cruelty by his fellow servicemen is really disturbing. >> over the weekend, protesters around the world also held rallies to mark in international day o