tonight a conversation with the oscar-nominated director laura poitras. her documentary "citizenfour," a fascinating look at how nsa contractor edward snowden decided to pull back the curtain on the government surveillance operations and what happened to him when he did. we're glad you've joined us. a conversation with filmmaker laura poitras coming up right now. ♪ ♪ >> and boy contribution-- and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> pleased to be joined by laura poitras, director of "citizenfour," which has generated a great deal of conversation around the world about our government and specifically the role of the nsa in its surveillance operations. "citizenfour" focuses on contractor edward snowden and takes a deep dive into the what, why, when, and how was his decision to leak classified information. we'll take a look at a clip before we start our conversation. >> i'll come out just to go, hey you know this is not a question of somebody skulking around in the shadows. these are public issues. these are not my issu

join me next time for a sdfrg with laura poitras from "citizen four," the story of edward snowden and's next time. see you then. >> by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> hi. i'm rick steves. today we're heading off on a very special adventure, traveling to three of the most exciting cities in europe: florence, rome, and venice. italy's my favorite country. these are my favorite italian cities and you're about to see why. i'll be with you during each intermission sharing special tips on traveling smartly as together we celebrate the value of public broadcasting right here in our communities. if you've got any friends bitten by that travel bug, give them a call or text them right now, because we've got a wonderful itinerary planned for you. in the next two hours, we'll share not only the marquee attractions of these great cities, but we'll get to know the back lanes, the edible delights, and the locals so proud of their heritage. now raise your travel dreams to their upright and locked positions, because together, we're heading for italy's cities of d

meanwhile, laura poitras' film "citizenfour" about edward snowden was nominated for best documentary. the former u.s. ambassador to el salvador robert white has died at the age of 88. in 1981, he was fired after he refused to cover up the salvadoran military's responsibility for the murders of four american women who were maryknoll church workers. white was there when the women's bodies were dug up. he was quoted as saying -- "this time the bastards won't get away with it." and those are some of the headlines, this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. just weeks after pope francis announced he would urge 1.2 billion catholics worldwide to take action on climate change, he is visiting the philippines and meeting with survivors of several typhoons that devastated the country. the philippines is asia's largest catholic nation and 80% of the its 100 million residents are catholic. the pope celebrated mass today in manila's cathedral after