attorneys for julian assange and wikileaks.s also the chairman of the european center for constitutional and human rights. michael ratner, welcome to democracy now! talk about the significance of what the swedish government has now said. talks the swedish prosecutor, as you pointed out, is being forced to do so because julian's lawyers have gone of the swedish courts and said, how can this go for four years with allegations -- over four years? jillion is in custody because he can't leave the embassy without being forced to go to sweden and ultimate, the united states. it is a victory for julian, but also shows the outrage the swedish prosecutor and her system. here it is for years and julian has had to give up his has four, take refuge in the embassy then given asylum, deprived of any kind of real freedom, no ability to visit his family, etc., four years later. now the prosecutor says, i can question chilean about these allegations. amy: on friday, the director of public prosecutions in sweden, marianne ny, issued a statement.

juan: i want to turn to the situation of julian assange.s been residing in your country's embassy in london and recently swedish authorities offered to come to london to interview him. this is a significant development, given the amount of time he has spent basically in isolation in your embassy. your comment in your reaction to the latest announcement of the swedish authorities? >> we view favorably and we are pleased to see swedish prosecutors say they now want to take the statement from julian assange at our embassy. but at the same time, we are concerned that 1000 days have gone by. 1000 days with julian assange can find in our embassy before they say they're going to do what they should have done from day one. which was offered by the government of ecuador. we told the swedish authorities the swedish government, that we were open and willing to facilitate conditions so they could take a statement. that's the first action that swedish justice should have in order to respond to the complaint by two persons who have launched a complaint a

and swedish prosecutors finally agree to travel to london to question the wikileaks founder, julian assangebout sexual assault allegations. ♪ >>> hello. after four years of political turmoil an ambitious economic recover plan has been unveiled for egypt. at a global summit. egypt's gulf neighbors pledge more than $4 billion to support the country's economy. its president says he hopes economic growth will reach 6% over the next five years and unemployment will be cut by 10%. >> translator: egyptian society represents 25% of the middle east's population. stability in egypt has an important role in the stability across the whole region. we need to make sure this strength benefits the stability of the nation as well as the entire region. this is the comprehensive development sought by the whole region. development will gain strength in all fields and all domains in order to chive an balanced development, a fair development, and it is all for the sake of building a modern state, a modern state that has not only been gained by the prestige of its ancient civilization, no it is a state that looks

it has been getting onto three years since julian assange fled to the ecuadorian embassy in. the founder of wikileaks first made headlines in 2010 when he published hundreds of thousands of american documents. he says he fears being extradited to the united states, but it is actually sweden that wants him to face charges of sexual assault right to women. he has always denied the allegations. he was briefly arrested here and a battle ensued over his extradition. he lost. now with the swedish statute of limitations looming, prosecutors have offered to come to london. >> we have been asking for this to happen for over four years. the only thing that is irritating is that it comes so late because it has kept julian assange in the embassy for over two and a half years now. we are happy they will go, but we are irritated they didn't go before. >> the foreign office says it is willing to facilitate the swedish prosecutor. it could be welcome news for the metropolitan police, which has spent well over 10 million pounds making sure julian assange doesn't slip away. kathy: the iraqi ar

during assange assange accusation in in 2012. >> from his almost three-year confinement inside, julian assange is said to have welcomed a swedish prosecution request to interview him here. it's ledge that had assange committed sex crimes including rape involving two women in swede no one 2010. allegations he always denied saying the sexual encounterers in question from consensual. >> we see this as a victory for assange. we see this as evidence that we were right all the time, that the prosecutor was wrong all the time and we welcome her initiative. >> in 2012 assange lost a supreme court appeal to prevent his extradition to sweden, instead seeking asylum in the ecuadorian embassy while on bail. they want to come to london now because some of the crimes he's alleged to have committed will reach their statute of limitations in august. >>> it is not clear when this meeting may take place but the chief prosecutor will now hope to be able to come here to london to the ecuadorian embassy to interview julian assange and to take a swab sample of his dna. if assange were to face trial in sweden, he th

. >> he could be worth if, in fact, he prosecutes julian assange.t he wants do do this that progress is say every reporter, when they talk to someone with a national security clearance and that person leaks, he's complicit. you can put a criminal prosecution against the reporter and the leaker. it hasn't happened. guess what after i wrote the book there was a reporter james rosen. he was a reporter a few years ago. it turned out he was subject to a search warrant. on the theory that he was complicit with the leaker. obama did it once, therefore you can say he's better than nixon, nixon never did it but it will be bad if they prosecute our friend julian assange. >> the obama administration prosecuted more alleged larks. they have prosecuted more alleged leak ertion under the espionage act from 1917. that's more than any ert administration combined ever. is there a place for national security trumping the national amendment, where the leakers should be prosecuted let alone the journalists who report it? >> i don't think the leakers should be prosecute

now swedish prosecutors say they're ready to travel to london to question the wikileaks founder julian assangehere he's been staying for three years. the australian arrived at the embassy back in june 2012 and went to political asylum them. he's wanted for questioning in sweden over sex allegations. mr. assange fears that if he leaves the embassy, he'll be extradited to the u.s. where he could face trial over the publication of intelligence documents. >>> well the bbc's world affairs competitor responsibility mike water has been following developments. >> this is a change of position on the parts of the swedish prosecution. in that they had always said that they would not come to interview him in connection with these allegations in the embassy in london. you need to be present in sweden in any case should there be a trial in the future. the reason though they have compromised if you like in change their strategy here is that these investigations and potential charges in connection with its, it involves two women, this case, allegation of sexual misconduct molestation, and rape during the visi

. >>> swedish prosecutors agree to travel to london to travel the wikileaks founder julian assange for allegations of sexual assault. >>> scientists could be closer to discover a vast ocean on one of jupiter's moons. >>> hello, and thanks for joining us. we begin in iraq where government-backed troops seem to be gaining the upper hand in their biggest event so far against the groups that calls itself islamic state. is militants are being pushed back into the center of tikrit you can see there there on the map as the battle continues. the bbc is on the frontline with iraqi forces. and he sent us this report. >> reporter: advancing into tikrit. iraqi army soldiers have mounted the largest offensive against islamic state to date. after months of false starts progress is now being made. the top army generals to the battlefield is a short force and a message that won't be lost on the iraqi people. lost year, the army collapsed in the face of the well-armed jihadists. now they are regaining confidence. >> translator: deliberation of this city and province will serve as a launch pad for recla

from his almost three-year confinement inside, julian assange is said to have welcomed a request to be able to interview him here. it's ladies and gentlemen that assangeit's alleged that assange committed rape. >> we see this as a victory for assange, that the prosecutor was wrong all the time, and we welcome her initiative. >> in 2012 assange lost a supreme court appeal to prevent his extradition to sweden, instead seeking asylum in in the ecuadorian embassy while on bail. now he wants to come to london because some of the crimes he is said to have committed will reach their statute of limitation. >> it is not clear when this meet willing take place but the chief prosecutors will hope to come here to london threw the ecuadorian embassy to interview julian assange and take a swab sample of his dna. if assange were to face trial in sweden, he then could be extradited to the united states where an investigation is ongoing into wikileakss leaks of military and diplomatic files. no charge have yet been filed in sweden while in britain his embassy confinement under constant police watch so

do one, wait another eight years. >> what do you think happens with julian assange?what is happening? >> what will happen and what is the impact? >> the deal is he's in ecuadorian embassy. the moment he takes a step outside he'll be picked up by the europe police, and send to sweden more sexual misconduct. and he'll be sent to the united states. he'll be prosecuted not for leaking, but for receiving a leak and being complicit. thor was chelsea manning. that means you are not well advised if your reporter - talking to anybody with access to national security. >> you buy the report, the ranking of 49th in the world of fresh freedom, putting united states in a position where it's less free than el salvador and niger. it's a low ranking. >> obama has been terrible for the press. he's number one. he's deep six... >> let's talk about the shield law. a lot of states have it. there's no federal shield law. if you are a reporter in federal >>. >> the implication is that you are protected. if you want to protect the course. you say i have the shield law, shielding me from bein

. >> to sweden where prosecutors will travel to london to question julian assange over sexual assault allegations. assange has been living in london since 2012. >> assange sought refuge to avoid extradition on the allegations. in the u.s., he is facing investigations with the release of hundreds of thousands of classified documents. >> the european commission president jean-claude juncker has called for solidarity to help athens. after talks with the greek prime minister in brussels, he also said athens needs to speed up reform. >> that message got support from martin scholz. concern is growing over their ability to pay its debt. >> it was the greek prime minister's second visit since taking office and just like the first time his priority was earning the trust of skeptical lawmakers. cyprus held separate talk with martin scholz, trying to persuade him greece is moving the reform process forward. he says europe must to do its part. >> it is time to give a message to the people, not only implement, obligations -- >> it is unclear whether they will receive more bailout loans. they are l

. >> wikipedia found that julian assange may be questioned over sexual abuse. he's been asked to be seen at the embassy. they asked he travel back to sweden. the killing of a black teenager by police triggered months of demonstrations. protesters say they have suffered years of police practices and were vindicated when a department of justice support found ferguson's police force targeted a community through traffic violations. christian sal umy was more. how much do you figure you owe in tickets. >> i am sure it's almost $2,000. >> at 31 years old, he had more than 30 traffic violations starting with not stopping. >> when they stopped me the cop was rude. >> when he couldn't afford to pay the fine he had late fee, ending with a suspended licence, and that led to him being arrested and thrown no gaol. >> i know at the stop i was calling it he was rude to me. the start wasn't the first pleas. it will lose every time. he might be tempted to dismiss the treatment if not for the fact that they are so common in ferguson, missouri. a report from the u.s. department o

gillian -- julian assange, who has never been charged over the allegations, has been holed up in the ecuadorean embassy in london since 2012, fearing his arrest warrant in sweden, could lead to his extradition to the united states. assange's lawyers have been asking swedish prosecutors to question him in london for over four years. protesters in ferguson missouri, held a candlelight vigil following the shooting of two police officers outside by an unknown gunman. both officers have been released from the hospital. the shots were fired during a protest outside the ferguson police department, but police say the shooter was about 125 yards away. attorney general eric holder condemned the shooting, which came on the heels of a justice department probe on rampant racial bias by ferguson police. >> what happened last night was a pure ambush. this was not someone trying to bring healing to ferguson. this was a damn punck there was trying to so discord in an area that it's trying to get together -- that is trying to bring together a community that has been fractured for too long. this really

. >>> word that swedish prosecutors say they are willing to travel to london to question julian assange over sex assault allegations. assange has denied the allegations. he fears if he is sent to sweden, he could be extradited to the u.s. to face charges over leaking government documents. they say they have now changed their position. >>> it is if 4:38. and tough new state regulations on water as the drought continues. coming up at 5:00 what you would no longer be able to do at your home and restaurants. >> and a big payday for california public schools thanks to the man in this video. after the break the million dollar gift he might not have intended to give. >> good morning. right now we're looking at the san mateo bridge and it looks pretty good as you head up to the high-rise. traffic looks good all the way to 101. we'll tell you a little bit more about this commute. >> a lot of high clouds over us but temperatures are already starting off rather mild and they are going to warm up. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's 4:42. san francisco police are looking at surveillance video t

see what everyone is raving about at neutrogena.com >>> a stale meat in the julian assange case could some resolution. the founder of weeky leaks says swedish authorities have offered to travel to launden. take a listen to what he had to say. >> we've got that via e-mail earlier this morning. i called mr. assange immediately. and told them this news. and he was very happy. he said this is a great victory for me. i've been asking for this for over four years. at the same time he was irritated that it took so long to understand that they had to do this. he said she has wasted two squal years of my life being locked up here in this embassy. >> assange is wanted for questioning over allegations back in 2010 of sexual misconduct and rape in sweden. he has taken refuse in london. >>> new details from the night the tsarnaev brothers went on a rampage after the bombings. surveillance video shows a driver who was hijacked. >> reporter: these are the images the jury saw last. a 27-year-old car jacked by the boston bombings racing away from his captors begging a storclerk to call 911 before craw

. >> breaking right now swedish prosecutors say they want to go to the uk to question julian assange about rape and sexual assault claims from five years ago. he may have to undergo a dna test. two former wiki leaks volunteers filed the claims against him. he denied any wrong doing and hold up in an ecuadorian embassy in london. >>> an american health worker has been infected in ebola. the patient is expected to arrive today on a special chartered plane. nih is one of four centers with ebola isolation units. the center treated nina pham, the dallas nurse infected while treating thomas dunkin. >>> tech bytes google has unveiled a new high end book. it's has full touch screen and it has a starting price of $1,000. >>> a major competitor to uber is getting a lift. they have raised 530 million-dollar. 300 million comes from a japanese etaylor that gives lift a value of $2.5 billion. still uber is at 40. >>> a paul dean game app the recipe quest players cook and solve puzzles. recipe quest is available for apple and the android version will be released monday. >>> those are your tech byte

swedish prosecutors now say they are willing to travel to london to question wikileaks founder julian assange over sexual abuse case. he fears if he is sent to sweden he could be extradited to the u.s. to face charges over leaking government documents. previously swedish prosecutors refused to go to london but they have changed their mind. >>> back here at home a third person is facing charges. police say 20-year-old heraldo is facing murder charges in the death of 56-year-old joseph hizer. he was already in custody on an unrelated crime. police are still searching far fourth suspect in this case. that suspect is 17-year-old isabella chidez. this video shows the teenager and another suspect using the victim's credit card. if you have seen her, you are told to ask to call the police. >>> santa rosa police say a man was kidnapped in front of his wife and young children and held for ransom. the family got a call demanding money for a safe release but the man escaped from his captors inmy -- in medesto. >>> police want your help. take a look at the sketch of a suspect in the beating of a robbery

chief prosecutor will now hope to be able to come here to london both to be able to interview julian assange be able to take a swab sample of his drngsna, if he were extradited to sweden the could then face trial in the u.s. >>> iceland says it no longer wants to be joining the european union. it believes it's interests are best served outside the other 28 nations. it began after a catastrophic banking collapse. but the negotiations stalled over concerns iceland had with european unions agricultural subsidies and its policy on fishing. the european union is urging greece to speed up work on his reform plan. the eu commission president said he was not satisfied with greece's progress during talks with the country's prime minister. last month british creditors in the euro zone agreed to extend the bailout program for four months. >>> now attacks on pelicans in the u.s. state of florida have conservationist deeply worried. the birds are having their pouches slashed. something that can lead to a slow and extremely painful death. andy gallagher reports. >> oh my poor baby. what has momma got for

. >> the lawyer for julian assange says a meeting with his client and swedish authorities is possibleinvestigators have offered to ravel to britain to speak with assange regarding sexual assault allegations and to get a dna sample. an saung is wanted for questioning in an incident dating back to 2010. he's been in the london embassy since 2012. in the wake of a scathing u.s. justice report and the resignation of some of ferguson's top officials, the mayor says he's staying put. that story right ahead here on cnn. ausal changes it's not likely to go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable. premarin vaginal cream treats vaginal changes due to menopause and moderate-to-severe painful intercourse caused by these changes. don't use it if you've had unusual bleeding breast or uterine cancer blood clots, liver problems, stroke or heart attack, are allergic to any of its ingredients or think you're pregnant. side effects may include headache pelvic pain, breast p

the other is destroying the reputation of the messenger and that was the case with snowden and julian assange it's the result of earlier generations realizing the trial and error that we sometimes have a situation where the powerful can't be confronted with their own transgressions of the project the whistleblowers and it becomes very pretentious to unravel khan and you get into that in the buck. i see one now that you don't have to get that everyone is going to shout out to their question. let's look at the time to make sure we have time for the signing. let's do -- can we do three questions? >> maybe if we do them all. >> i saw that and the first in the back. >> [inaudible] unless you wanted to hear all of the questions at once we saw another handover here. >> i was just wondering how if i were in this position was what i have done. so i'm curious -- >> by shamans of guilt. >> i think i saw that hand [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> is there someone [inaudible] [laughter] >> i will start with the last one first. >> i will start with that one then. we've written about this and others.

clooney served as a senior adviser to kofi annan and represented julian assange. york where george is filming a movie. >> thank you so much. >>> dylan is out on the plaza. she's got another check of your weather this morning. good morning. >> we're rearranging the sign here. twins turn ten in new york city. you must be the twins. >> yes. >> where are you from? >> ohio. >> are you having fun here? >> yes. >> did you buy those halts or make them? >> our grand ma made them. >> they are so cute. >> you can pop those off, put them on a cake later nap's a perfect plan. across the country, it will be a little cold again today but let's just just get through this. 27 down in raleigh. we did break some records. washington dulles of course that report coming out of more the virginia area where it was 2 below this morning. harrisburg pennsylvania bottomed out at 1. that's a new record. in the west we've got this ridge of warm air. temperatures running about 5 to 15 above average. finally we're going to start to see that spread east. for sunday it makes its way into the north

other is destroying the reputation of the messenger and that was the case with ed snowden and julian assange. whistle-blower protection laws are the result of earlier generations, realizing through trial and error that we sometimes have a situation where the powerful can be confronted with a round transgressions. we protect whistle-blowers so it becomes very pretentious to unravel that and you get into that ended is wonderful. you don't have to get up, everyone will raise their hand and shout out their question. look at the time so we have a little time for the signing. i saw three hand. can we did three questions? >> maybe if we do the mall idol lancer the mall. >> i saw that hand in the back. [inaudible question] >> two people being added. you hear all the questions at once? i saw another hand over here. >> i was wondering if you could define your definition of shame for us and i am thinking -- that made me think about different things. [inaudible] >> i am curious about your definition as opposed to that. >> why do i say shame instead of guilt? >> i think i saw that hand. do you remember?