> snowden, i believe, he looked at these examples, he looked at chelsea manning, he looked at julian assange, and he realized that he had to be out of the country if he was going to put up this amount of information and be able to tell what he had done and why he had done it and to comment as he has been doing. 40 years ago, i was able to speak. i was out on bail throughout my trial. i was able to speak to demonstrations and lectures and this and that. there is not a chance in the world that snowden would have been allowed to do that. he knew it from looking at chelsea manning. he would be in an isolation cell for the rest of his life. no journalist to this day, 3.5 out, noter this came journalist has spoken to chelsea manning. no journalist has spoken to chelsea manning.

i wanted to ask, i'm curious because i think in julian assange, putting aside everything, a reporter, if he had been tried in this country, i believe bill keller of the new york types and "the guardian," russ bridger would have also been held, could have been prosecuted. i'm just curious, jill's thoughts about that. what responsibility does a news publication have to a source? >> well the responsibility that a news organization has to a source is to really live up to the word that is given and, by one of our journalists to a source and and "the new york times" right now, my colleague jim is in excruciating position

julian assange, that should be very clear. perhaps i don't agree with that -- with what julian assange did, but the problem is not politics. the problem is justice. we conclude that, yes, he was right. related to what? there was no guarantee of due process. for this, we gave asylum to julian assange. >> because you thought that they were going to extradite him to a system that was not due process. >> remember, some people from the united states are asking to utilize him according to laws that included the death penalty. do you remember that? >> yes, of course. >> we do not have the death penalty and our country. and according to the latin american federation of human rights -- >> you thought the process was not there so you granted him asylum. and what if he wants to comes to ecuador? >> he will be welcome. >> why doesn't he come? >> he can stay as long as necessary in our embassy. >> and edward snowden, if he requests asylum, he will be able to get a passport? >> we shall analyze that request. >> american foreign-policy, what

they were hanging out with julian assange, i think -- but they were overheard at dinner showing off a ring, to ed norton, on earlier, and talking with cindy crawford and her husband randy. >> they were dating six months. >> i heard more. i heard -- is it just six? somebody said -- >> somewhere in there, six or seven. stacy keebler got married. did she already get married? >> yes. >> and she's pregnant, i know. nbc news reached out to george clooney's team for confirmation and you know what happened? >> they got back to us. >> i couldn't believe it. what was riveting is what they told us. >> no comment. >> anyway -- >> just don't get back to us. >> we'll have more coming up in buzz. >> do you think some men are meant to just be eternal bachelors. i think there are some. i don't know if it is selfishness or they just know innately they want something different in life than that. or they know themselves so well that they're going to get bored and that wouldn't be fair to somebody. >> some people are like the shiny penny person. they want the next one and the next one and once they're bor

he realized that julian assange would simply be a test case. they would go after him.what is the status of that? it has gone up to the supreme court. >> he one in the district court. they recognized reporter s'privilege. a ruled against them in the district court and their petitioning before the supreme court. on julian assange, in the bradley manning court-martial, which the new york times did not discuss until they were chastised by the public editor, there was a pivotal moment where the judge asked the prosecution gone toea manning had the new york times rather than wikileaks, would you be bringing this case? you could hear a pin drop. you could hear the wheels spinning. the prosecutors did not know how to answer stop they said yes. that means that in your times is just as vulnerable -- the new york times is just as vulnerable. >> that is still a source. that is still chelsea manning. definitely tos move in the direction of going after the press directly. around aord leaked out verizon case. they are saying that testimony is critical. that is why they have to demand

he realized that julian assange would simply be a test case. they would go after him.what is the status of that? it has gone up to the supreme court. >> he one in the district court. they recognized reporters'privilege. a ruled against them in the district court and their petitioning before the supreme court. on julian assange, in the bradley manning court-martial, which the new york times did not discuss until they were chastised by the public editor, there was a pivotal moment where the judge asked the prosecution is chelsea manning had gone to the new york times rather than wikileaks, would you be bringing this case? you could hear a pin drop. you could hear the wheels spinning. the prosecutors did not know how to answer stop they said yes. that means that in your times is just as vulnerable -- the new york times is just as vulnerable. >> that is still a source. that is still chelsea manning. the movement is definitely to move in the direction of going after the press directly. i think word leaked out around a verizon case. they are saying that testimony is critical

. >> can you talk about julian assange, another famous nontraditional media figure of recent years. in ancurrently encamped embassy in london because of his various legal consultations. would he be protected under the shield law and be protected more generally for being with a broker and publisher of the wikileaks -- >> on the first case of if he had any kind of commercial relationship as a journalist, i do not know the details of how he operates, he would be protected. if he did not have any commercial relationship, you test of in thes interest of justice and necessary to protect lawful and legitimate newsgathering, and there would be an independent arbiter to decide. depending on any details of how he operated, he would have protection. if the risk a commercial relationship, which is there? i do not know how he makes money, as my money with it -- as my mother would say, how does he earn a living. because he is a former colleague and a friend, i cannot ask about a "new york times" reporter who has refused to identify his source about u.s. intelligence activities in iran. >> he woul

from thepeople i know wikileaks experience revere julian assange, but they also revere bradley manning and think he is a hero. a lot of people not only admire what journalists who were here earlier do but think that edward snowden is a hero. i guess the question is -- and to those people, a group of journalists sitting around talking about how the law should protect journalists but not those other guys, it sounds self-serving. as journalist, do we have some obligation to advocate stronger protections for leakers/whistleblowers? all, her name is chelsea manning. i think the first incumbent duty on us is to make sure that our sources are entering into relationship of informed consent. with many of the encryption , i think it is more important that my sources know how to use it than that i do. to some degree i need to know how to use it so i can teach sources out to use it. of newsaily gathering are working a story, i don't have a chance to push for legislation, but i do think if i explained that informed consent, if i explain the status of my sources, i give the public the opportunity to

has represented wiki-leaker julian assange. and is an adviser to the u.n. on syria.ddin may have a decidedly different profile to the 52-year-old's previous flames, she fits in on at least one front. >> "gravity" is nominated for best film. [ cheers and applause ] it's the story of how george clooney would rather float away into space and die than spend one more minute with a woman his own age. >> reporter: that's right, at 36 years old, clooney's newest leading lady is 16 years his junior. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> our congratulations to george and perhaps the new mrs. clooney. "gma" first thing in the morning. diane right back here tomorrow night. have a great week. thanks for watching. good night. >>> next at 6:00, we have breaking news after two planes collided above the san francisco bay. we'll tell you what happened. >> a dark shadow cast across the warriors-clippers playoff game. how the teams responded on and off the court to the racist comments the clippers team owner allegedly made. >>> a father of a teen to stowaway talks about why his son stowe

. >> this principle of using bit coin from our uptight american employees is what julian assange andick wiki licks have done. >> think put pressure on them like pay pell, annex and visa. the people were actually able to continue. i think they raised $2.5 million for bit coin. not just the freedom of speech but for allowing people to spend their money where they want to so the government can no longer dictate what where where they can and cannot spend money. >> the chairman board asked about any kind of gaming with digital currencies he said unless it's expressly allowed it can't happen. the laws doesn't condemn plate it. >> i was a little shocked reading that. the implications of that that basically he's decided it is illegal. when he was asked where does it say bit coin is illegal? it doesn't. we don't plan to write it into the law. but it is illegal which means the government can come up with anything they want and ban anything make anything illegal and they don't have to tell the people about it. >> it is illegal unless they officially approve it. >> i wassen der the apregs we cou

in 2011 began representing julian assange. in his extradition case.ser to the former un secretary general on syria. >> so, it could have been me is what you're saying. [ laughter ] >> you're one credential away. >> how different is that to his other girlfriends? >> closing the deal is intelligence. good for him. >> if true, this will definitely be the wedding of the century. we'll be following this story. >> i think it's about time. 52 years old. it's time. >> it's time, george. >> no judging here. for the record. >>> coming up "good morning america" -- speaking of cute, too cute for words. "gma" viewers show us their dogs and cars. plus, more straight ahead. "gma" viewers show us their dogs and cars. plus, more straight ahead. the hang of it. ing okay, now pick up the specially cured bacon! hit it with the brown sugar! now roll that beautiful bean footage! yes! bush's baked beans are slow-cooked according to our secret family recipe for a big flavor. high score! you get to put your name on the wall of fame! whoa! game over . . . aww, you're no fun. e

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release of the video essentially brought international attention to the founder of wiki leaks julian assange it also brought a number of death threats to claim in equal measure for him after that a number of diplomatic and military documents also being released following the video later the same year a swedish court issued an arrest warrant for the charges of sexual assault. denied all three allegations stating that it was simply a ruse to get him from stockholm to the u.s. so that he could be charged possibly get the death sentence following that since he was based here in london in the u.k. high court upheld an extradition warrant to send him to stockholm he then went here to the ecuadorian embassy on june the nineteen twenty twelve to claim political asylum did not stop in the u.k. foreign secretary william hague said that he would not be allowed safe passage for the country it's not reason he's been here since the update june nineteenth two thousand and twelve almost two years he's been here all this street in this building you know neal artsy london. one of the u.s. soldiers on the grou

one of her clients is the founder of wikileaks, julian assange.apparently she played hard to get with him. she turned him down twice before she ever agreed to go on a date with him. friends say clooney got hooked because she treats him like a normal guy. those are your headlines. >> steve r is the wedding going to be? >> i don't know. you mean in a steve wynn hotel? >> he'd be gambling after what steve wynn and george clooney had to say last week. thank you very much, heather. >>> straight ahead on this monday, a teen-ager accused of murdering his high school crush a ever she turned him -- after she turned him down for the junior prom. should he and can he be charged as an adult? peter johnson, jr. has been looking into that. >>> and don't mess with this mom, especially in the wild. caught on camera, a mother buffalo tells a dangerous predator to back off. ♪ ♪ stick with innovation. stick with power. stick with technology. get the flexcare platinum from philips sonicare and save now. philips sonicare but add brand new belongings from nationwide in

that she says of the out of the characters in the julian assange bradley manning edward snowden and you know like i always try to do with my work i try to bring these messages to the public so. we can talk about how can you live in this era where you know people are already. thinking for themselves so i want to know now homeless dogs and their lawn definitely has a lot of chilling effect going on a lot of children have to send me or what is it about these three people that you feel so strongly about well that you know they're heroes. and believe in whistleblowers or believe in people. you know there there are tensions standing here is the word so the veteran will. what are your thoughts about obama's latest proposal kind of these superficial reforms of the n.s.a. do you think it's just a shell game or do we need some fundamental change in how people here. it seems like we need a major fundamental change all this talk of cheering. i don't see any change you just seems like it's just a charade it's destroying our health coverage is slow you know water all infrastructure is falling it's al

and staying away you were taxpayers are paying a high price for keeping julian assange under lock and key tell you what exactly millions of pounds are being spent on as one of the world's most famous was a lowers remains holed up inside it with dorian embassy in london the full story is an r.t. dot com. also there a setback for the pentagon which is backing out of one of its most expensive weapons ever as the effectiveness of its new stealth fighter jets is called into question. right to see. first street view and i think that you're. on a reporter's twitter. and instagram. the the in. now let's take a look some other stories from around the world and turkey's president abdullah gul side and new law widening the powers of the country's secret service the bill grants more room for foreign operations and dropping the opposition accuses the prime minister who has already initiated legislation of tightening the screws in the country and that's as he faces a challenge to his authority following corruption scandals and street protests. all crew members of the south korean ferry which sank l

the increasing demand for transparency and this general sentiment and people like julian assange and edward , what implications does this have for the future of organizations like the nsa and cia and how they will deal with those problems. grniture gelman -- for mr. ellman, how will the media respond and interact with this information? >> i will go first and go quick. we have to recruit for the generation that produced bradley manning and edward snowden. that is a rowdy. -- reality. that generation has a different compass to transparency than my generation. that is a reality. my committee will have to deal with that. one of the major muscle movements in my community has been to generalized sharing. it used to be need to know. now it is need to share. this is hard. the other impact of this is that, when you undertake an espionage activity, you put what you can gain over here and what you can lose over there. let's talk about signal intelligence. welcome again? -- what can i gain? i could hear the head of state. what could i lose? you could be embarrassed if that is public. you make th

the increasing demand for transparency and this general sentiment and people like julian assange and edward , what implications does this have for the future of organizations like the nsa and cia and how they will deal with those problems. grniture gelman -- for mr. ellman, how will the media respond and interact with this information? >> i will go first and go quick. we have to recruit for the generation that produced bradley manning and edward snowden. that is a rowdy. -- reality. that generation has a different compass to transparency than my generation. that is a reality. my committee will have to deal with that. one of the major muscle movements in my community has been to generalized sharing. it used to be need to know. now it is need to share. this is hard. the other impact of this is that, when you undertake an espionage activity, you put what you can gain over here and what you can lose over there. let's talk about signal intelligence. welcome again? -- what can i gain? i could hear the head of state. what could i lose? you could be embarrassed if that is public. you make th

. >> can you talk about julian assange, another famous nontraditional media figure of recent years. he is currently encamped in an embassy in london because of his various legal consultations. would he be protected under the shield law and be protected more generally for being with a broker and publisher of the wikileaks -- >> on the first case of if he had any kind of commercial relationship as a journalist, i do not know the details of how he operates, he would be protected. if he did not have any commercial relationship, you would go to this test of in the interest of justice and necessary to protect lawful and legitimate newsgathering, and there would be an independent arbiter to decide. depending on any details of how he operated, he would have protection. if the risk a commercial relationship, which is there? i do not know how he makes money, as my mother would say, how does he earn a living. >> because he is a former colleague and a friend, i cannot ask about a "new york times" reporter who has refused to identify his source about u.s. intelligence activities in iran. >> he w

a lot of people i know from the wikileaks experience revere julian assange, but they also revere bradley manning and think he is a hero. a lot of people not only admire what journalists who were here earlier do but think that edward snowden is a hero. i guess the question is -- and to those people, a group of journalists sitting around talking about how the law should protect journalists but not those other guys, it sounds self-serving. as journalist, do we have some obligation to advocate stronger protections for leakers/whistleblowers? >> first all, her name is chelsea manning. i think the first incumbent duty on us is to make sure that our sources are entering into relationship of informed consent. with many of the encryption tools, i think it is more important that my sources know how to use it than that i do. to some degree i need to know how to use it so i can teach sources out to use it. in the daily gathering of news are working a story, i don't have a chance to push for legislation, but i do think if i explained that informed consent, if i explain the status of my sources, i giv

i wanted to ask, i'm curious because i think in julian assange, putting aside everything, a reporter,f he had been tried in this country, i believe bill keller of the new york types and "the guardian," russ bridger would have also been held, could have been prosecuted. i'm just curious, jill's thoughts about that. what responsibility does a news publication have to a source? >> well the responsibility that a news organization has to a source is to really live up to the word that is given and, by one of our journalists to a source and and "the new york times" right now, my colleague jim is in excruciating position where in one of the seven leak investigations, criminal leak investigations that the obama administration has pursued there's a subpoena involving jim and some material he developed for a book he wrote and, unless u.s. supreme court decides to intervene in that case, he is facing the very real threat of having to choose between going to jail or giving information that leads to the disclosure of his source to whom he made the pledge to protect his confidentiality. so there you

. >> snowden looked at these examples, look to chelsea manning, looked at julian assange and realize he had to be out of the country if he was going to put up this amount of information to be able to tell why he had done and to comment as he has been doing. to speak now. i was personally, 40 years ago, i was out on bond and throughout my trial i was able to speak at demonstrations. to lecture. to do this and that. there isn't a chance in the world that snowden would've been allowed to do that and he knew looking at chelsea manning. he would be in an isolation cell like chelsea manning for the rest of his life. no journalist to this day, 3.5, almost four years now, no journalist has spoken to tell cementing. chelsea manning. not in four years. no interviews, no nothing. they won't either. you cannot speak to him in prison. snowden more or less had to be out of the country. he learned from that. he also learned that you need to put out other documents, current documents and all the more reason he had to be out. one reason -- what makes a whistleblower? it turns out it is pretty hard to

. >> i can say that i think the effort against julian assange and wikileaks in a grand jury -- still going, as far as i know, in virginia -- pursuing, they say they don't have a sealed indictment or that's leaked out. they may or may not have one. but, certainly, i think they've been going after assange as kind of a transition case where some journalists are willing to say, well, he's not a journalist in any way that i can recognize. clearly a preparation for cutting themselves loose, in effect be, for assange if they went after him for wikileaks. but that would be, i think even drew keller drew back from that position saying he shouldn't be prosecuted, realizing, i think, assange would simply be a test case in that case, and they would go after him. risen, by the way, what's the status of that? >> he won in the district court which recognized a reporter's bring, but in the circuit court they ruled against him, and i assume they are petitions for certiorari before the supreme court. and on the note of assange, interestingly in the bradley manning court-martial -- which the new york t

now finally julian assange has called for a smart homes release he himself is still holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy what kind of future do you see for online activists do you think they'll be heroes do you think they'll be vilified what do you think. i think at the parent about it can we get around what is a project that's a free internet for everybody can we do it we can work together we can have things work out if we've got monopolies controlling that well as us today we want all of that humanity. yeah go back and roxy all right we're off the air live for us from copenhagen danish pirate party thank you for your time your program. turning now to some other stories up so about that there is a new virus for which there is no care which is already killed dozens in saudi arabia it's now reached europe. or a twenty first century pandemic for answers like on our t.v. dot com. we may not even notice but it turns out nuclear scale take the skies above our heads at least twice a year find out who or what is to blame on our website. italians living north of naples they are trapped in a s

wikileaks founder julian assange.ht one to come along. >>> rick reichmuth, what's happening outdoors today? >> today is one of the days that doesn't happen very often and it hasn't happened that much this year. today is one of the days we could see some significant tornadoes and numerous ones at that. this area of red is where we see the highest threat for tornadoes today. it is not at the elevated risk or the highest risk for this today, but later on when they re-evaluate this, we could see this elevated to the highest category. we'll continue to watch that. already this morning, we have severe weather firing across central and eastern kansas and central oklahoma. these storms not tornadic at this point but potentially big hail with this. so a big day with severe weather, unfortunately, for us. >> thank you, rick. appreciate it. it may be a good day to see films. kevin mccarthy is here with "the other woman" hitting the box office this weekend. >> i'm excited to be in the studio. >> i love the suit. >> i bought this

where taxpayers are paying a high price for keeping julian assange under lock and key we'll tell youat exactly millions of pounds of being spent on there's one of the world's most famous whistleblowers remains holed up inside of the ecuadorian embassy in london for stories on our t.v. dot com. also all year they set back for the pentagon which is backing out of one of its most expensive weapons as well as the effectiveness of its new stealth fighter jets it's called into question. not as a muddle along with its infamous of symbols has been condemned all across the world but it doesn't stop some ventures from trying to make huge profits through selling the bit in fruit and sparking a huge controversy and she's probably boycott looks said one such enterprise in london. it looks like a typical shop on a typical high street but this particular high street happens to be in the very heart of london's jewish community and the clothes sold in this recently opened shop a favorite of neo nazis in your thoughts diana was banned outright in germany in two thousand and four because its logo looke