so you know mega upload was shut down by the department of justice they had a ten day warrant searchwarrant they took all the data they needed and they said here to the host the service providers they said you can delete any data you want now now there's some controversy or not whether they'll allow customers to actually retrieve their data but the fact is joe baca donuts who has his own data uploaded some mega upload he's deleted well that's a pattern of destruction of private property america supposedly the capital system is built on private property not the communal property of the defunct political systems of bygone days of communalism no no we have private property doesn't make the country so grade zero except when we lost the brilliant dollars for jamie's bonus then we had to steal that from you because oh the mega upload data we had to steal that too because private property is just an idea but we don't respect it here in this country you know hyatt wrote that book the road to serfdom which is supposed to be a treatise against communal property what happens when the so-called

well today we have an update for users of the now sees it file sharing site mega upload yesterday we reported that u.s. prosecutors sent out a notice saying that customers of this site could have all of their data delete it copyrighted material or not buy this thursday and it was all because mega upload. accounts have been frozen since the original original seizure by the f.b.i. on january nineteenth making it impossible for the company to pay its third parties who have been storing the data of the hundred fifty million users however a tweet from defense attorney iraq and said today that carpathia and cogent the two companies storing the information agreed to preserve consumer data for at least another two weeks so mega upload can work with us on proposal now sina is reporting new information on exactly how the f.b.i. obtained lots of its data before it was raided sources say the government may have a remotely implanted cyber spying software called steve and the recorded conversations from skype which helped them build their case against the cloud service d.o.j. claims that they obta

prosecutors blocked access to mega upload and charged 7 men saying the site sold dozens or millions of illegal down loads and music and movies and other content. >>> eric holder will appear behalf house oversight committee on operation fast and furious today. it's a controversial operation where federal agents ran weapons that may end up in the hand of mexican drug runners. >>> the house of delegate will receive testimony on threats against the nation. high-profile witnesses attending will include cia director and fbi director robert miller. >>> court date has been set for randy babbitt in court today in virginia. the former faa boss resigned three days after police arrested him on a drunk driving charge near his suburban washington home. >>> all right. talking about temperatures this morning. not so bad. they are well above once again we should be at 25 for this time of the year. and we are at 50 this morning. like we were yesterday in the 50s. 40s in frederick and easton 46 degrees there. deaf in thely the problem spot this morning. -- definitely the problem spot this morning. fog co

awful if you're ok so you get whatever ok let's talk more about we've been we've been covering the mega upload story here on this show and basically we're still i think waiting for some details about kim dot com to take a look. one of the world's biggest. load as a bench down there prosecutors in virginia charged in violating piracy law the site was shut down yesterday three employees arrested on accusations they facilitated millions of illegal downloads cost copyright holders at least five hundred million dollars and. all rights of letting her give all the details on the original referee here but basically what's happening now in terms of some of the fallout is there's this site called bt junkie which is one of the largest torrent file sharing sites and they actually shut down voluntarily over the weekend the guy wrote this is the end of the line my friends the decision does not come easy but we decided to voluntarily shut down we've been fighting for years for your right to communicate but it's time to move on it's been an experience of a lifetime we wish you all the best so i what do you th

what do you think is this going to be a trend like this has mega upload been a big enough example of the other like sharing sites are starting to freak out i think they want to get out of there where they still have their lamborghinis montserrat eason ferrari's that they've got by enabling online piracy for over a decade in the united arsenal of a songwriter and also i know i understand irony dot com i know sometimes people who don't read this i know i know there's totally legit stuff on there there's totally there's a voluntary file sharing buy music courses off but also a lot of these guys got rich through through some sketchy stuff and they want to keep their stuff because the way this works and what you can dot com he lost everything he lost so much when he couldn't post bail so i mean these guys they don't want to have to come under the hammer of like asset forfeiture which is what you absolutely know i don't want to go under the hammer and it's horrible if you didn't get everything i mean i don't know i don't get i think yeah i mean you bring up a good point there i think it's

ahead of that online locker mega upload is speaking out. kim.com denied bail. the united states convinced several foreign countries to crack down and jail employees of mega upload. it shut down the company servers to wit dotcom said can we have a trial first? >> all of our internets have been seized by the u.s. government, without a hearing, without a trial. our legitimate business has been terminated and over 100 million users don't have access to their property. >> yes, that is really his name. he had it changed to dotcom some years ago. he remains in an auckland jail. >> 5:25. still to come on "today in the bay," the latest jobs numbers due out any minute. >> and san francisco's sheriff heading back to court. what he is asking a judge for now. >> we've got a big weekend ahead, the super bowl. i will let you know what the weather conditions hold in your city and we've got rain in the forecast as well. >> we won't have collisions like the helmets behind christina hopefully. looking at 880, the funnel, we'll see how the commute is shaping up. >> a live look out

the head of that online locker mega upload speaking out. kim dotcom was denied bail.nited states is convinced several foreign countries to crack down and jail employees of mega upload. it shut down the company's servers, to which dotcom says hey, can we have a trial first? >> all of our mains have been seized by the u.s. government without a hearing, without a trial. our legitimate business has been terminated and users don't have access to their property. >> trading on wall street getting under way in three minutes. we're looking pretty good with all of that good news on the economy. >> let's hope it continues. thank you. 6:27. still to come on "today in the bay," san jose police at the scene of an overnight shooting. we'll have a live report. >> also police lining up -- people are lining up, not police, to take advantage of low interest loans. we'll have details in a live report. >> it's a cold clear start but we've got a spectacular forecast for your weekend. i'll take through that and let you know when the cloudy rainy pattern develops. that's all coming up. >> we

prosecutors blocked access to mega upload and charged 7 men sail the site stole millions of illegal down loads of music movies and additional contest. >>> eric holder will appear before the house oversight committee on operation fast and furious today. this is a controversial operation where federal agents ran weapons that ended up in the hands of mexican drug runners. >>> testimony on threats against the nation at the annual hearing. high-profile witnesses attend and will be testifying. this coming after the cia released its recent report about threats involving iran. >>> a court date has been set for randy babbitt that's going to be today in virginia. the former faa boss resigned three days after police arrested him on a drunk driving charge near his suburban washington home. >>> nbc2 news is work for you making sure doctors who take care of you are fit for the job. and tonight abc2 news investigators joce sterman brings you a look at a second part of a 3-part series known as bad medicine. >> reporter: ids it took a tragedy to get a baltimore county family -- family -- it took a traged

motion picture association of america and more now that was in response to the file sharing site mega upload being taken down by federal agents but now the group is at it again for a short time today the web site for the department of homeland security d.h.s.s. was down another target earlier today the web site for puckett and for raj the attorneys that represented sergeant frank rule would eric in his recent trial now would a week you may remember admitted to leading marines into two civilian homes in head defect in iraq back in two thousand and five which resulted in the killings of twenty four civilians including women and children and here's a glimpse at what it looked like it was a black page with read type in which they wrote why they targeted this page they say they just wanted to bring attention to this case adding can you believe this scumbag had his charges reduced to involuntary manslaughter and got away with only one pay cut. now it goes on to compare what's happening with alleged wiki leaks or bradley manning who faces life imprisonment for sharing classified documents now anoth

and the motion picture association of america well that was in response to the file sharing site mega upload being taken down by federal agents now the group is at it again just moments ago the web site for the department of homeland security went down and earlier they hacked into the web site for puckett and for ron these are the attorneys that represented sergeant frank wuterich in his recent trial now literate you may remember admitted to leading marines into two civilian homes in had a decent iraq back in two thousand and five which resulted in the deaths of twenty four civilians including women and children they say they want to bring attention to this case adding quote can you believe this scumbag had his charges reduced to involuntary manslaughter and got away with only a pay cut now it goes on to compare that with what's happening to alleged wiki leaks or bradley manning who now faces life imprisonment for sharing classified documents now another really interesting thing also happened turns out it's not just web sites apparently anonymous has also been able to record some pretty high

companies storing the information agreed to first serve consumer data for at least another two weeks so mega upload can work with us on proposal now c.n.n. is reporting new information on exactly how the f.b.i. obtained lots of its data before it was raided sources say that the government may have a remotely implanted cyber spying software called the recorded conversations from skype which helped them build their case against the cloud service d.o.j. claims that they obtained court approval to implant that spyware or more details on the legality are still unknown meanwhile owner kim dotcom is being detained in new zealand and his next legal hearing is scheduled for february twenty second where we're going to learn if you will be extradited to the u.s. to face prosecution and as always we will continue to bring you all the latest on this story as it becomes available. well these days it's become increasingly difficult to find something that's truly made in america especially the gadgets we rely on every day more specifically your i phone see just the other week the new york times released an in-dept

the hit of mega upload was arrested on allegations of american ofoishls who accuse mr.tcom of enabling movie piracy. the multi-millionaire says is he ready to go home and see his family. >> well, i'm relieved to go home to see my family, my three little kids and my pregnant wife, and you know, i hope you understand that that's all i want to say right now. >> how have you been treated? >> i just want to go home and see my family. >> so he's been released on bail. actually no bail at all. released free of his own recognizance there but he will still face trial. but for the meantime he can walk the dot dog, take out the dot track. >> see the dotcom kids. >> nice. heartwarming. >>> 6:26. still to come on "today in the bay," past fat tuesdays in the bay have turned into wild scenes like this one? downtown san jose. how did last night go? >>> and a man accused of beating a berkeley man to death goes to court today. we'll have a live report next. >>> and our weather will be the envy of the nation. over the court of the next couple days, just as warm here today as it will be in

the head of mega upload was arrested on the request of american officials who accused mr.tcom -- yeah, that's his name -- of enabling movie piracy. the multi-millionaire says he's ready to go home an see his family. >> well, i'm relieved to go home to see my family, my three little kids and my pregnant wife and i hope you understand that that's all i want to say right now. >> how have you been treated? >> i just want to go home an see my family. >> here's a question for you. jon and laura -- how much bail do you set for a multi-millionaire? the answer is -- none. he got out bail-free because that's how they do it in new zealand. >> there you go. go home and see his family, the dotcom family. little dotcoms everywhere. >>> 5:26. still to come on "today in the bay," san francisco's district attorney weighing in on the shooting of a homeless man by a b.a.r.t. police officer. details coming up next. >>> and berkeley police release a timeline of how they responded to a homicide over the weekend. plus the suspect appears in court this afternoon. i'm christie smith. i'll have tha