mr assange has been tweeting about the move — he said... n his current circumstances, mr assange had not escaped punishment. i am not surprised the swedish prosecutor is exhausted by the attempt to getjulian to face justice. seven years during which he has been successfully running away and hiding. what should he do? he is still in the embassy. scotland yard said he would still be arrested for breaching bail. will he stay? the logic is that he comes out of the embassy, is arrested forjumping bail, a british charge. there would not be much of a penalty. they would either put him in jail a short time or give him a suspended sentence, and then deport him. he would like to be deported to ecuador, by the sound of it, but they might deport him to his native australia. we have word from the united states that the us attorney general says that arresting mr assange is a priority. that is alljust noise. the fact is there is no official extradition request made known from the us to the uk to get hold of julian assange. the irony is the obama administra

in the last hours, mr assange has been tweeting about the move — he said... subjected to a relentless smear campaign. now the whole thing has been dropped there area whole thing has been dropped there are a few things, a preamble, that are a few things, a preamble, that are not quite correct. the prosecutor and in fact in obstructed this from the beginning. the chief prosecutor of stockholm said there was absolutely no crime committed here, there was nothing to answer. julian could go home. she stepped in because she was an associate with somebody then running for parliament. there is a deep and murky political situation in sweden. attached to her obsession with this. for seven years, six years last year, she sent someone finally. she has refused to interviewjulian assange. she played a game with the swedish press, leading it, but most of all she suppressed sms messages that are absolutely critical to the investigation, to the women. i have seen investigation, to the women. i have seen them. their lawyers have been allowed to see them, but they have not been

has changed, and the swedish authorities have discontinued their investigation into that matter, mr assanged for a much less serious offence. ecuador gave julian assange political asylum because he says he fears being prosecuted in the united states, over the classified documents published by wikilea ks. over the classified documents published by wikileaks. we do not know what the next twists will be in this long—running saga, but it is not over yet. the world's press have descended on this corner of london with the hope of getting an answer to the question, what willjulian assange do now is matt won legal hurdle in front of them has now fallen away but the threat of arrest and possible extradition remains, and it seems unlikely that there is an easy and obvious way out of this building, for now at least. back to you. richard lister reporting. it's been a week of manifesto launches from the main political parties in the run up to the election, with plenty of focus on the elderly, from pledges on pensions to social care. now, labour claims plans by the conservatives to means test winter fuel

mr assange has gone back inside.olice say they will be obliged to arrest him on a lesser charge if he leaves the building. we'll bring you the very latest on that and will be talking to vaughan smith, who had previously provided him refuge. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: "sick and sneaky" — labour's reaction to conservative plans to means—test winter fuel payments for pensioners. police admitted there were "missed opportunities" to catch serial killer stephen port, six months after being jailed, there's anger and frustration that no officers involved have yet been interviewed. here's to you norfolk. a white wine from the broads, beats global competition, to be crowned one of the world's best. and the legend of king arthur gets the guy richie big screen treatment. our own knight at the round table mark kermode will be giving it his verdict in the film review at 5:45pm. it's five o'clock. our main story: julian assange — the founder of wikileaks — and urged on the belt that prosecutors in sweden have dropped

this was a measure that was to have been conducted during an interview in london, but mr assange refusedssible. it is now almost five years sincejulian assange took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy. it's nearly seven years since he was first accused by two swedish women of sexual assault. this was mr assange last year, again claiming victory. in his hand, a un report which criticised the swedish prosecutors for their handling of his case. but the woman who accused him of rape has said today she is shocked by their decision, that she stands by the allegation. and mr assange cannot nowjust walk out of the embassy. the metropolitan police said they are still obliged to arrest him for failing to surrender to a court in london back in 2012. in a statement they said: "now that the situation has changed and the swedish authorities have discontinued their investigation into that matter, mr assange remains wanted for a much less serious offence." ecuador gave julian assange political asylum because he says he fears being prosecuted in the united states over the classified documents published by w

mr. assange on a lesser charge, but nevertheless a charge, and it would go to a british court. so if he leaves the embassy, british police have made it clear that they will arrest julian assange. now what becomes even more pertinent is the fact that mr. assange has not actually, it seems, feared being extradited to sweden but being extradited for the publishing of top secret documents on wikileaks. it is clear that the trump administration has said that his arrest as a priority. what we do not know at this moment is whether the british authorities have received a request from the american authorities to arrest and extradite mr. assange. that is a big unknown. so we do not think we are to see julian assange any time soon come out of the ecuadorian embassy and risk that. that of course, we will have to see what mr. assange decides to do. molly: thank you very much for that report from london. donald trump goes on his first overseas trip as u.s. president, and the first stop is saudi arabia. the white house hopes the shift then tour will focus from domestic controversies involving

we don't suggest the evidence against mr assange is not very strong. metropolitan police saying that should julian assange leave the ecuadorian embassy, they would be obliged to execute an arrest warrant, in relation to him failing to surrender to westminster magistrates on a date injune, to westminster magistrates on a date in june, 2012. to westminster magistrates on a date injune, 2012. do you think it would be advisable for him to step out that door and face that particular music, if you like? i think he has to consult with his legal advisers and certainly began some dialogue with the metropolitan police and if necessary , with the metropolitan police and if necessary, the attorney general or appropriate legal authorities here in britain. but much more substantive, the risk of if he steps outside the embassy, he could face extradition to the united states. which brings me to my next question, do you think the potential situation facing him there now, under the trumpet ministration, is, from his perspective much more dangerous than it was previously

ecuador‘s foreign minister called on the uk to allow mr assange safe passage to ecuador. ecuadorian embassyjulian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge while my children grew up without me. that is not something that i can forgive, it is not something that i can forget. but prosecutors in sweden have not cleared julian assange, they have simply said they can't pursue the case any further. translation: there are now no further measures remaining which are possible to advance the investigation. in order to proceed, it would be necessary forjulian assange to be formally served notice of the crimes of which he is suspected. this was a measure that was to have been conducted during an interview in london, but mr assange refused to make this possible. this complex international drama began in august 2010 when two women alleged thatjulian assange had sexually assaulted them on a visit to sweden. accusations he has alway

this was a measure that was to have been conducted during an interview in london, but mr assange refused this possible. this complex international drama began in august 2010 when two women alleged thatjulian assange had sexually assaulted them on a visit to sweden. accusations he has always denied. in december that year he was detained in britain under an international arrest warrant. in may 2012 the supreme court upheld a decision to extradite him to sweden for questioning. and injune mr assange walked into the ecuadorian embassy in london requesting political asylum. the metropolitan police mounted a 24—hour guard at the embassy. by october 2015 it had cost over £30 million. —— and £13 million. and it is not over yet. julian assange is no longer wanted on an international arrest warrant but the metropolitan police say that if he stepped out of the embassy they are still obliged to arrest him forfailing to surrender to a london court back in 2012. at the embassy this evening his supporters were jubilant. but in sweden, the woman who accused him of rape issued a statement saying he was e

for almost five of those years, mr assange has been holed up inside the ecuadorian embassy in londonadition. but today's development doesn't mean that the 45—year—old can finally walk free. police say they would still be obliged to arrest him if he left the embassy. and the united states may also take legal action against him for leaking secret official documents. our correspondent caroline hawley has the story. her report includes flashing images from the start. out into the fresh air. cheering on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy, julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory — for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge while my children grew up without me. that is not something that i can forgive. it is not something that i can forget. but the prosecutor in sweden hasn't cleared julian assange. she said that, in his absence, she simply couldn't pursue the case any further. translation: the decision to discontinue the investigation is not based on an assessment

this was a measure that was to have been conducted during an interview in london, but mr assange refusedmake this possible. this complex international drama began in august 2010 when two women alleged thatjulian assange had sexually assaulted them on a visit to sweden. accusations he has always denied. in december that year he was detained in britain under an international arrest warrant. in may 2012 the supreme court upheld a decision to extradite him to sweden for questioning. and injune mr assange walked into the ecuadorian embassy in london requesting political asylum. the metropolitan police mounted a 24—hour guard at the embassy. by october 2015 it had cost over £30 million. and it is not over yet. julian assange is no longer wanted on an international arrest warrant but the metropolitan police say that if he stepped out of the embassy they are still obliged to arrest him forfailing to surrender to a london court back in 2012. at the embassy this evening his supporters were jubilant. but in sweden, the woman who accused him of rape issued a statement saying he was evading justice,

mr. burnside, assange keeps referring to it as detention, but he walked into the embassy of his own free ll. is it really fair to call that detention? mr. burnside: i would say yes. if you stay in one place because you fear the consequences of moving from that place, you can look at it as detention. it was the threat of the american response that caused him to stay there. he made that absolutely clear. of course, if you said, oh, he is just trying to avoid facing ordinary criminal charges in sweden, than it would be a different answer, but he was at serious risk of being sent to the united states and being treated very, very badly. and i think calling attention to when he -- calling it the tensio when he was staying in the embassy was fair enough. he was not very comfortable and there. it was not the sort of thing you would do just out of choice. it was -- you know, cramped quarters, no sunlight, and it has been very, very hard for him. sarah: all right, that's julian burnside, the australian lawyer for julian assange. thank you for being with us today on "dw news." the polls of finally c

but, mr assange said his legal battle with the us and britain would continue, and he would never forgiver forget that his name had been slandered. voting has ended in iran's presidential election after being extended for several hours beyond the time polling stations were meant to close. the interior ministry says that turnout was about 70%. results are expected to come in on saturday afternoon. coming up later on bbc news will be newswatch. first, though, it's click. welcome to the south coast of england, and the country's biggest fortification, dover castle. they say an englishman's house is his castle. this week, this castle is mine. like every other home in the land, it needs to be well defended, because these days, it is constantly under attack. the walls make it out burglars, but today's digital invader is wily, and can worm its way in through the smallest gaps. last week's global cyber attack on companies in around 150 countries shows just how vulnerable systems can be, even if you are not called into clicking dodgy links. so this week, we're looking at cybersecurity. it's me vers

for almost five of those years, mr assange has been holed up inside the ecuadarian embassy in london to avoid extradition. but today's development doesn't mean that the 45—year—old can finally walk free, police say they would still be obliged to arrest him if he left the embassy. our correspondent, caroline hawley, has the story. her report includes flashing images from the start. out into the fresh air. cheering on the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy, julian assange emerged this afternoon to have his say on the end of the swedish investigation against him. today is an important victory, for me and for the un human rights system. seven years without charge. why my children grew up without me? that is not something that i can forgive. it is not something that i can forget. but the prosecutor in sweden hasn't cleared julian assange. she said that, in his absence, she simply couldn't pursue the case any further. translation: the decision to discontinue the investigation is not based on an assessment of the evidence but because we don't see possibilities to advance the investigation fu

mr. assange and wikileaks but i think it would be a veryry dangerous thing if we started down the road of the espionage act prosecutions however irresponsible they may be because of their use of information that they weren't entitled to get in the firsthe m place. >> host: some of the competing interest to freedom of speech that you underscore in your book, one of those is national security.able lim so what is a reasonable limit when it comes to freedom of speech when it comes up against national security? >> guest: look, certain types of words have never been protected. spying is not freedom of speech and other things are not freedom of speech just because people say things. lying in court is not freedom of speech. it's perjury.pe people go to jail for it. the national security area seems to me very important to keep open the means of communication to let people have their say even if sometimes it could interfere or potentially interfere with national security and yet if it's a secret of how to build an h-bomb, if it's a secret of weapons and the like that's a different story. >> host: w

but mr assange said his legal battle with the us and britain would continue and he would never forgive or forget that his name had been slandered. now on bbc news, children in america are undergoing electric shock treatment in growing numbers. now known as electro convulsive therapy, or ect, the controversial treatment is being used on severely autistic children who self—harm. the bbc has been given access to film a child being treated using ect. our world's chris rogers meets parents who say the treatment is helping their children and the critics who say it is barbaric. a warning that the following programme shows children self—harming and undergoing electro convulsive therapy. some viewers may find these images upsetting. 16—year—old jonah is about to have electroconvulsive therapy, ect, today, in america. we are doing bilateral electro placement at 20%. our cameras have been invited for the first time to film this controversial treatment on a child. modern ect is a very simple, quick, safe procedure. some call for a total ban on ect for children. it's traumatic brain injury, very mu

but mr assange said his legal battle with the us and britain would continue, and he would never forgive or forget that. now, it is time for click. welcome to the south coast of england, and the country's biggest fortification, though the castle. —— dover castle. this week, this castle is mine. like every other home in the land, it needs to be well defended, because these days, it is co nsta ntly defended, because these days, it is constantly under attack. the walls make it out burglars, but today's digital invader can worm its way in through the smallest gaps. last week's global cyber attack on companies in around 150 countries shows just how vulnerable systems can be, even if you are not called into clicking dodgy links. so this week, we are looking at cybersecurity. it is me versus the bad guys out there. and they might be small, but there are a lot of them. so what can i do to shore up my defences? 0ne them. so what can i do to shore up my defences? one thing is to use biometrics. gadgets already recognise our fingerprint, and biometrics. gadgets already recognise ourfingerprint, and

mr. assange walked into the ecuadorian embassy in london, asking for political asylum.he metropolitan police mounted a 24-hour guard at the embassy. by october 2015, it cost over 13 million pounds. and it is not over yet. julian assange is no longer wanted on an international arrest warrant, but the police say that if he stepped out of the embassy, they are still obliged to arrest him for failing to surrender to a london court back in 2012. at the embassy this evening, his supporters were jubilant. but in sweden, the woman who accused him of rape issued a statement saying he was invading justice and discussing her shock that the investigation was being shelved. >> julian assange was not held without charge for seven years. he was subject to extradition proceedings within the eu under the european arrest warrant scheme. he would have received a fair trial in sweden had he chosen to go back and the fact that the proceedings lasted seven years was entirely down to him is seeking refuge in the ecuadorian embassy rather than facing trial in a country governed by the rule of

but mr assange said his legal battle with the us and britain would continue and he would never forgive or forget that his name had been slandered. voting has ended in iran's presidential election after being extended for several hours beyond the time polling stations were meant to close. the interior ministry says that turnout was about 70%. results are expected to come in on saturday afternoon. one of the most controversial entries at this year's cannes film festival hasjust had its world premiere. the fuss is not so much about the film itself, but who made it. the screening of ija by netflix has upset some critics who feel the big screen experience is being threatened by on—line streaming services. greg dawson reports. it had the glamour of a hollywood cast, and the clamour of the red carpet photographers. it may have looked like any other premiere at cannes, but it was not. i took nature... and science... and i synthesised. ija, a film about friendship with a genetically—modified superpig, was made by netflix. it is the first year that the streaming service has made an entry at cann

who mr assange is avoiding extradition to the us, where he's wanted over the leaking of military andso says he will be arrested if he leaves the embassy, for failing to attend court in 2012. votes are being counted in iran's presidential election. early reports suggest incumbent hassan rouhani has been re—elected. polling stations were forced to remain open for longer than planned, after a higher than expected turnout of around 70 %. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two—thirds in some parts of the uk since 199a, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think—tank focussing on living standards, says outer london, the north west and parts of yorkshire were most affected. prince george and princess charlotte will act as page boy and bridesmaid, when their aunt, pippa middleton, marries james matthews today. the event is being dubbed the society wedding of the year. there's been speculation over whether prince harry will bring his girlfriend, the american actress meghan markle. alexandra mackenzie is in englefield, where the ceremony will take pla

mr assange is trying to avoid extradition to the us, where he's wanted over the leaking of military andnd yard also says he will be arrested if he leaves the embassy for failing to attend court in 2012. the first ever hayfever map of the uk has been published which claims to help sufferers cope, by warning them of pollen hotspots. the new highly—detailed maps show the locations of key plants and trees known to produce pollen that triggers allergies and asthma. it's hoped the they will reduce exposure and even influence where people buy homes. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two—thirds in some parts of the uk since 1994, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think tank focussing on living standards, says outer london, the north—west and parts of yorkshire were most affected. our business correspondent joe lynam has the details. it's usually assumed that soaring house prices in central london would have the greatest impact on affordability for younger households. but the resolution foundation says the north of england and outer london have been

but, mr assange said his legal battle with the us and britain would continue, and he would never forgivehe time polling stations were meant to close. the interior ministry says that turnout was about 70%. results are expected to come in on saturday afternoon. coming up later on bbc news will be newswatch. first, though, it's click.

mr. assange would like to talk to hillary about that. okay. well let me start by giving you -- one moment, please. more details other than the entire unredacted table set is about to go on the internet. literally it's about to happen. i don't understand why you're not seeing the urgency in this, which is in the past been a large issue for you. >> put him on. who is he? >> hello. good day, chad. this is julian assange. i want to make it clear, we don't have a problem. you have a problem. >> ouch. we don't have a problem, you have a problem. it was arresting for me, as you work tends to be, to watch this particular scene where they're trying to get in touch with our secretary of state to let them know, as we just heard, this stuff is about to blow. and they're talking to the emergency line at the state department and they still can't seem to make any headway. what did you make filming that scene? >> that was like -- there's a few scenes in my life that i'll never forget and that's one of them. a really remarkable scene. and then the next scene a

mr assange is trying to avoid extradition to the us where he's wanted over the leaking of military andr failing to attend court in 2012. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two—thirds in some parts of the uk since 1994, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think—tank focussing on living standards, says outer london, the north west and parts of yorkshire were most affected. prince george and princess charlotte will act as page boy and bridesmaid when their aunt pippa middleton marries james matthews today. the event is being dubbed the society wedding of the year. there's been speculation over whether prince harry will bring his girlfriend, the american actress meghan markle. we asked you for stories if you are getting married today. other weddings are available and everybody‘s wedding is special. that is the truth, isn't it? this is from simon. christine and i are getting married today in brighton. i'm 55 and just as my first time. christine is the best thing that has ever happened to me andi thing that has ever happened to me and i love her wi

but mr assange said his legal battle with the us and britain would continue, and he would never forgive

but mr assange said his legal battle with the us and britain would continue, and he would never forgive or forget that his name had been slandered. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. a dozen years ago, europeans looked to turkey and thought they saw a country becoming more like them, embracing western values and on a long—term track to eu membership. but today, well, europe sees authoritarianism, conservatism, and repressionm embodied in the all—powerful figure of president erdogan. my guest is elif shafak, the turkish novelist and writer who lives much of her life in london. does the west get anywhere close to understanding turkey's complex culture and politics? elif shafak, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. when you write of turkey today, i wonder what emotions draw you? would it be anger or sadness or incomprehension? i think there is a lot of sadness. i feel sad. i feel worried. so much is changing in turkey and so fast. i think speed is important with many things that are happening, with a bewildering speed which almost prevents time to stop and analy

mr. assange would be a priority. many, of course, in the u.s. want him punished harshly. ironically, earlier this week, chelsea manning, the army private who actually leaked the secrets to wikileaks was released from prison. but there is no sign this morning that assange will follow her to freedom by leaving his rooms at the embassy here in london. back to you. >> bill neely, thank you. now to a developing story. time's square back opened after a chaotic and a deadly krash this morning. we are learning what charges the man police say is responsible for the crash. he is facing one count of murder and 20 counts of attempted murder. this is what that scene looked like when police say rojas' car jumped the curb and went hurling down t for three blocks. an 18-year-old woman in michigan was killed. look at that car, witnesses say have been terrorism. >> the first feeling is that it might be something like an attack when a car plows into a pedestrian area. >> police say there is no link into international terrorism they are looking into whether this was deliberate t. suspect tes

mr. assange and's been pushing the justice department to ask why we have not been taking steps to prosecute him for particular crimes that have endangered american intelligence assets. for those trying to get information to help the american people under our first amendment be fully inform about the operations of their government, there are people in the journalistic community that will lean on i.c. resources to say we want to know all that you're able to tell us. the burden is on the intelligence official not to leak classified information, the burden is on the journalist -- >> that's correct. >> why is it important to hear you hearing people asking hard questions? >> there's obviously judgment here. when a journalist does harm to the country, harms our national security, compromises sensitive sources and methods of trade craft and puts the country -- deliberately puts the country in jeopardy, that's -- the line is -- that's a red line to use a phrase. that i think is unacceptable. >> have any unauthorized disclosures from assange and wikileaks directly endangered americans and american in

mr assange is trying to avoid extradition to the us, where he's wanted over the leaking of military and. scotland yard also says he will be arrested if he leaves the embassy for failing to attend court in 2012. home ownership among younger families has fallen by nearly two—thirds in some parts of the uk since 1994, according to new research. the resolution foundation, a think tank focussing on living standards, says outer london, the north—west and parts of yorkshire were most affected. our business correspondent joe lynam has the details. it is usually assumed that soaring house prices in central london would have the greatest impact on affordability for a younger households. at the resolution foundation says the north of england and outer london have been affected the most. it says home ownership amongst young families has fallen 63% in outer london towns, like carol and croydon. in west yorkshire ownership fell by 52% among families with adults 25 and 34. while the fall in greater manchester was 51% between 1994 and last year.l fall in greater manchester was 51% between 1994 and last

mr. assange, and i've been pushing the justice department to ask why we have not been taking steps to prosecute him for particular crimes that have endangered american intelligence assets, but across the continuum of journalists who are legitimate journalists who are trying to get information to help the american people under our first amendment be fully informed about the operations of their government, there are people in the journalistic community who will lean on ic resources to say. the burden is on the intelligence official not to leak confidential information. >> that's correct. >> it's use theful for people to hear you explain why is assange someone other than an american journalist asking hard questions. >> i think there's obviously judgment here and when a journalist does -- does harm to the country, harms our national security, compromises sensitive sources, methods and trade draft -- and deliberately puts the country in jeopardy, i think that -- that's the line is -- that's a red line to use a phrase that -- that i think is unacceptable. >> have any unauthorized disclosure from assa

mr. assange and pushing the justice department to ask why we have not taken steps to prosecute him for particular crimes that endangered american intelligence assets, but across the continuum of journalists who are legitimate journalists who are trying to get information to help the american people under our first amendment be fully informed about the operations of their government, there are people in the journalistic community who will lean on i.c. resources to say we want to know all that you're able to tell us, and the burden is on the intelligence official not to leak classified information, the burden is not on the journalist not ask hard questions. useful for the american people to hear you explain why is assange something other than an american journalist asking hard questions? >> well, i think, and there's obviously judgment here, and when a journalist does harm to the country, harms our national security, compromises sensitive sources and methods and trade craft, and puts the country deliberately puts the country in jeopardy, i think that's the line is crossed. that's a red line to use

mr. assange and i've been pushing the justice department to ask why we have not been taking steps to prosecute him for particular crimes that have endangered american intelligence assets, but across the continuum of journali isists who are legitimate journalists trying to help the american people under the 1st amendment be fully informed about the government, there are people in the journalistic community who will line on ic resources and say i want to know what you're able to tell us and the burden is on the intelligence official not to leak classified information. the burden is not on the journalists to not ask hard questions. >> that's correct. >> it's useful for the american people to hear you explain why is assange something other than just an american journalist asking hard questions? dissensi >> i think -- there's obviously judgment herer er here and when zwrurnli i journalist does harm to the country, harms our national security, compromises sensitive sources and methods and tradecraft, and deliberately puts the country in jeopardy, i think that's -- the line is crossed. that's a red l

mr assange is currently holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london to avoid extradition to sweden. dominated the first televised leaders' election debate, held last night without theresa may and jeremy corbyn. the itv event saw little disagreement between the lib dems, green party, plaid cymru and snp, but they repeatedly clashed with ukip's paul nuttall. and at 11.30am on the bbc news channel, it's your opportunity to put your questions about the election and the nhs to our health editor, hugh pym. you can get in touch via twitter using the hashtag #bbcaskthis, or text your questions to 61124, and you can email us as well at askthis@bbc.co.uk russia has described an attack by american warplanes on a convoy in syria carrying pro—government militia forces as "absolutely unacceptable". the us—led coalition said the convoy was moving towards a base used by western special forces near the border with iraq. thousands of police officers across the uk have not had up—to—date background checks to ensure they are suitable to serve. figures obtained by the bbc under a freedom of information

mr. assange and wikileaks directly endangered americans and america's interests? >> in the past, yes, absolutely. >> thank you. ms. yates, i'm almost at the end of my thoughts i will limit it and you physically bigger credit process in which concerning information about political appointees would be brought to the attention of the attorney general works just given a few steps on how the process would happen? >> when you say concerning information an what do you mean? >> i'm trying to listen an answer for me that doesn't require you to say the related to flynn particularly can't disclose how this happened. i think would be useful for the public to understand morein generally how information about a political appointee would be brought to the attorney general from the fbi and other aspects of intelligence community. i >> generally, if we discovered information can let sit and basket agency like fbi, discovered information about a political appointee, it would first get in contact with the relevant division of the department of justice don't have jurisdiction over it

mr. assange would be a priority. and of course many in the u.s. want him finished harshly. but it's not clear the british can extradite him to the u.s., certainly not on a minor charge, or even that u.s. officials are, in fact, seeking his arrest because of a possible sealed indictment. well, assange's swedish lawyer said last month assange would fly to ecuador if he could, to enjoy his political asylum. and ironically, earlier this week, chelsea manning the army private who actually leaked the secrets to wikileaks was released from prison. but there's no sign yet this morning that assange will follow her to freedom by leaving his rooms at the embassy here in london. savannah? >> bill neely, a lot of pieces to that puzzle. thank you very much. >>> there's a new controversy this morning surrounding the sudden and unexpected death of rock star chris cornell. sheinelle is here with that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the 52-year-old's death has been ruled a suicide by medical examiner in michigan. overnight, cornell's family pushed back at that finding. this m

mr. assange and i've been pushing the justice department to ask why we have not been taking steps to prosecute him for crimes that have endangered american intelligence assets. across the continuum of journalist who are legitimate journalists who try to get information to help the american people under the person amended be fully informed about the operations of the government, there are people who will lean resources so that they know everything they can tell us. the burden is on the intelligence official not to leak classified information. the burden is not on the journalists to not ask hard questions. why is julian assange something other than on american journalist asking hard questions? >> there is obviously judgment here. harm toournalist does the country, harms our national security, compromises sensitive sources of methods and tradecraft, and puts the country jeopardy, that is a red line. i think it is unacceptable. unauthorized disclosures from julian assange and wikileaks directly endangered americans and american interests? >> yes, absolutely. >> i am all must my time so i will limi

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