mr snowden not having a passport. and u.s. attempts to get its hands on edward snowden are actually turning against washington and helping to boost public support for the dissidents and that's according to medea benjamin a co-founder of the group code pink. the way the government has reacted to this is making snow is a hero you're out there countries around the world they're making a huge deal out of this and they're giving him a platform to to new to expose what is supposed to be this great open free society has really turned into something very different so the government reaction is actually feeding what i hope will be the growth of a movement to pressure the u.s. government to. kind of activity. or it's going to be a very quick break here on r.t. following which will look at what edward snowden did to deserve such attention from u.s. prosecutors also learn about the whistleblowers predecessors whose lives have been shattered by the espionage act it's just a moment that. welcome to crossfire for all things considered on good lowball what is the state of the g

mr. snowden has registered for the flight and she checked her system and, indeed, mr. edward snowden is on the flight to havana for today. and sarah, his companion, traveling companion, she is seated next to him. so hopefully i will have a chance to speak to mr. snowden on the flight in an hour. >> anna in moscow. we'll be checking back with you throughout the day on msnbc. we appreciate it. >> let's get to florida. danielle lee has the preview. danielle? >> good morning, and this is the day that the defense and prosecution have spent months preparing for. today's opening arguments are going to set the tone in this highly anticipated trial as the jury of six officially begins determining george zimmerman's fate. >> reporter: the prosecution gets the first word this morning in the second degree murder trial of 29-year-old george zimmerman. it's been more than a year since the former community watch volunteer told investigators he fatally shot 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> and i just grabbed my firearm and i shot him one time. >> reporter: now six female jurors will determine

mr edward snowden. has sent to the government requests for asylum. which contains the following text. it's sent to the president of the republic of ecuador. edward snowden a citizen of the united states i'm writing. to ask you to ask the republic of recorder to asylum. because of the prosecution of the united states and its agents. because of the revelations made about. the espionage. and the violations of the fourth and fifth amendment and several treaties of the united nations. i continue reading. just because of my political opinions. my use of freedom of speech. is that. i have said that if the government of the united states it's intercepting the majority. of the communications in the world even in the pond and they have opened a criminal investigation against me. important figures of the congress of the united states and the media have accused me of a traitor. and have asked me to be incarcerated or even killed. and some of the charges. by the united by the department of justice against me are here are based on the act of one thousand nine hundr

that the missing is not scheduled yet and the legal status of mr snowden's is yet to be identified now current he it is impossible for mr edward snowden to actually leave the share most of our international airport which is based here in moscow and the u.s. government has revoked his passport which means that he neither can get a russian visa to actually leave the airport nor can he if the erratic leave any tickets to have on the or appledore so however as the story develops now venus williams president nicolas maduro will arrive in moscow on monday and that there are some speculations that his upcoming visit may actually resolve the situation in a way. well meanwhile the father of the fugitive whistleblower believes that he could have his son would return to the united states if certain conditions are met now the father has outlined those terms in a letter that he has sent to the u.s. attorney general eric holder's let's take a look at what lonnie snowden the father says now he believes that his son should not be imprisoned before the actual trial he wants his son not to be subject to a gag order which is basically something

that rare has not yet made up his mind on snowden's asylum application it is impossible for mr edward snowden to actually leave the sherif mansour international airport which is based here in moscow and the u.s. government has read. his passport which means that he neither can get a russian visa to actually leave the airport nor can he if the are radically bly any tickets to have vanno or appledore so however as the story develops now the vinous well young president nicolas maduro will arrive in moscow on monday and that there are some speculations that his upcoming visit may actually resolve the situation in a way and meanwhile the whistleblowers father believes that snowden would return to america under certain conditions on those terms in a letter to the u.s. attorney general that he snowden says his son should not be detained before trial or subjected to a gag order he also declared that his son should be allowed to choose where the court proceedings will take place with the snow to admits that he hasn't spoken to edward since april and insists that while the x. cia contractor who did the

on the program the web site all to dot com is where we're taking your pulse on the issue with mr edward snowden where is he now and where would he be better off perhaps now apparently with numbers a very very close for this hour thirty percent top choice here snowden is better off staying in russia than down to a very close second position twenty six percent here saying well perhaps he should stay in russia only if he doesn't get near u.s. space as you say when he gets to ecuador hopefully he doesn't violate u.s. space but twenty four percent saying well you know what the u.s. will get him even if he does think he finds his safe haven down in central south america twenty percent saying well what should he do you he should just be on the hideaway he should find his safe place that we still are taking your policies here at all is he what to do with snowden and where is he now and where is the best place for him to be just head over to tea dot com for more details on that. well i do stay with us here more news to come from marty live from moscow in just. speak your language or not at the. program

has not yet made up his mind on snowden's asylum application current he it is impossible for mr edward snowden to actually leave the share much of our international airport which is based here in moscow and the u.s. . has revoked his passport which means that he neither can get a russian visa to actually leave the airport nor can he is the a rat sickly boy any tickets to have on the or adequate door so whatever the story develops now vinous willian president nicolas maduro will arrive in moscow on monday and that there are some speculations that his upcoming visit may actually resolve the situation in a way. meanwhile the father of the fugitive whistleblower believes that his son could return to the u.s. that is if certain conditions are met and he's outlined those terms in a letter to the u.s. attorney general eric holder longyou snowden says his son should not be detained before trial that's one of the conditions that he should not be subject to a gag order which is basically something that would ban him from talking publicly about this issue and that the son should be allowed to choose the

rare has not say yet made up his mind on snowden's asylum application it isn't possible for mr edward snowden to actually leave they share much of our international airport which is based here in moscow and the us government has. his passport which means that he can get a russian visa to actually leave the airport nor can he if the are radically blowing a need to have vanno or appledore so however as the story develops now even as well you and president nicolas maduro will arrive in moscow on monday and that there are some speculations that he has upcoming visits may actually resolve the situation in a way meanwhile the whistleblower's father believes that snowden would return to america under certain conditions on those terms and the u.s. attorney general when he snowden says his son should not be detained for trial or subjected to a gagging order he also declared that his son should be allowed to choose where the court proceedings will take place over snowden admits that he hasn't spoken to would since april and insists that while the cia contractor committed the crime he's also a traitor t

edward snowden's seat. that was supposed to be edward snowden's flight from moscow to cuba. as you can see, no mr. snowden in seat 17a. it appears he was either disguised really well and took a different seat or just did not get on that flight to cuba. a bunch of reporters got on that flight to cuba, though. they bought tickets and boarded that flight hoping they'd be on the same flight as the nsa leaker in 17a. maybe they'd get to interview him or report on where he was headed or play that game where you can interact with other people in other seat rows and it's like your flirt and it's creepy. correspondent for the "associated press" tweeted "cuba here we come, taxiing down the runway, and no sign of snowden. seats empty still by 17a." some of the confusion/excitement surrounding edward snowden's whereabouts today may have been because of deliberate false leads and red herrings put out there to distract from where he was and what route he was actually taking. still, bottom line is nobody's seen him. nobody saw him on the airport in hong kong, nobody saw him in airport at russia. nobody saw him ar

mr. edward snowden release of this information through the guardian national securit agency information indicatesterrorists areehaving differently. they might well have suspe that some of this was going on, but ty leard a couple of things. not only what was going on, but they also leaed the legal limits of the program. having shared that ivery dangerous and allows the enemy at insight and things reviewing. coquee's the really bad guys, the terrorists who ill want to kill us. john: are rare time when you are in full agreement with our commander-in-chief. >> you cannot have 100 percent security and also then have 100 percent privacy and its zero inconvenience. jo: you agree, i take i >> well, i sort of agree with the president commanded would be a rare time when i aeed with this president. i don't view this iue as partisan in any fundamental way. john: it is not clear how crucial financial secury data mining is. the senator pois so we already have so much stated that the fbi misses. >> we can't seem to keep up with the people we have bn told about. the underwear bomber. his dad turned demand. canno

mr. edward snowden. is this the start of czar wars? >> do you act like your dog is your baby?r the top or is it totally normal? the science is

mr. edward snowden. what charges might the nsa leaker face? let's go "outfront."

mr. edward snowden. what charges might the nsa liker face? let's go "outfront." hello, i'm ashleigh banfield. i am in for erin burnett. "outfront," breaking news off the bat. beginning with violence in a place better known for ancient ruins, cobalt seas, and american allies. turkey. it has exploded into fire and tear gas tonight. this is a green revolution of an entirely different sort. because it started as a protest over green space. parks that were disappearing. but it has devolved into so much more. you might say a vote of no confidence by turkey's people towards its long-standing prime minister. look at the scene. riot police moved in on tens of thousand of protesters in istanbul's taksim square. the scene, a volley of stun grenades, firecrackers, water cannons, and tear gas. it got so bad, cnn's arwa damon was overcome by gas as she was trying to report live. >> we're right now in the very front of the park. you can see people trying to help us out because of the tear gas. the entire front part of the park right now has been cleared out. because of the inte

mr. edward snowden? >> i'm sorry. >> can you confirm they carried out the back an investigation on mr. snowden? >> i am not sure regarding the question. >> it is my information that there were 2 -- an initial investigation -- >> yes, the reinvestigation, absolutely. >> they did do the reinvestigation? >> yes. >> but you're not sure who did the initial investigation? >> yes. >> are there any concerns that mr. snowden's background investigation may not have been carried out in an appropriate or thorough manner yes -- manner? >> yes, we do believe there could be some problems. iswhen more information available, i assume it will be made public? >> it will depend on the time and situation, but we will do our best to keep you informed. >> they are under investigation. yet they are given the reinvestigation of mr. snowden. how does that happen? >> excuse me just one moment -- michelle? >> it is our understanding that the periodic investigation was done in 2011, which would have predated the initiation of our investigation. >> when did you initiate your investigation? >> later in 2011. >> yet

mr. edward snowden was left hong kong legally. asylum and is being escorted by diplomats and legal advisers from wikileaks. mr. snowden requested that mr. wikileaks use its legal expertise to assure his safety. wups mr. snowden arrives at his financial destination, his request will be formally processed." the hint here is that moscow, where his plane is due to touchdown in the next hour, is not snowden's final destination. he's set to go somewhere else. not precisely clear where that is. alison? >>> this could change the course of the george zimmerman murder trial. the judge ruled testimony from the state's two voice experts who analyzed who was screaming in the background of the 911 calls, that it cannot be used. cnn legal correspondent jean casarez with live in sanford, florida. this is not good for the prosecution's case, but just how bad is it? >> reporter: it will change their opening statements definitely. the prosecution in giving their opening statements will not say, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you will hear expert

. >> in hong kong edward snowden is a folk hero to some who condemned the u.s. >> we demand an apology by mr. obama. >>> the father of edward snowden's girlfriend said he never would. >> it is shocked that he went this for with this information and this whole situation. >> now, the question is how much further will he go. chuck seeber son, abc news, new york. >> this father's day it wasn't about the new tie, it was about the kidney. you're going to hear an unbelievable kidney swap. >> and harley-davidson. why the pope gave a press conference here at saint peters' square. >>> you have to follow this. here is a father's day story about a son who saved his dad's life. he hoped for a new kidney and tonight from no future to a new future with the help of his son who donated his kidney but not to his dad. brothers from mississippi received jim's son's kidney. then a mississippi brother gave a kidney to a man in houston. jim got his from a guy who needed another kidney. that is a six-way swap. unbelievable. >> great day at the maryland zoo for the ten miler. 6,000 came out to the 6th annual put tog

mr. edward snowden, there he is. but where is he really? are u.s.ringing him back to face charges in america? the latest on the nsa leaker as lawmakers get set for a classified briefing on those secret surveillance programs that he uncovered. >>> also money perhaps swollen off this swiss air jet, a lot of it, but wait until you hear the money that was left behind, $92 million the thieves could have gotten but doesn't. we'll have the whole story on that. >>> and another court date for the man accused of holding three women captive in his cleveland home. the latest on ariel castro. all of that and breaking news as the latest hour of "happening now" starts right now. jenna: welcome the second hour of "happening now," everybody, i'm jenna lee. jon: and i'm jon scott. "happening now," supporters of gay marriage are hailing two rulings from the u.s. supreme court handed down just a short time ago. first, the high court strikes down the federal defense of marriage act known as doe ma, ruling that -- doma, ruling that legally-married, same-sex couple should

mr. edward snowden? >> i'm sorry. >> can you confirm they carried out the back an investigation on mr. snowden? regarding there question. >> it is my information that there were 2 -- an initial investigation -- >> yes, the reinvestigation, absolutely. >> they did do the reinvestigation? >> yes. >> but you're not sure who did the initial investigation? >> yes. >> are there any concerns that mr. snowden's background investigation may not have been carried out in an appropriate or -- manner?nner yes >> yes, we do believe there could be some problems. >> when more information is available, i assume it will be made public? >> it will depend on the time and situation, but we will do our best to keep you informed. >> they are under investigation. yet they are given the reinvestigation of mr. snowden. how does that happen? >> excuse me just one moment -- michelle? that is our understanding the periodic investigation was done in 2011, which would have predated the initiation of our investigation. >> when did you initiate your investigation? >> later in 2011. >> yet this agency, if i'm correct -

mr. edward snowden. what charges might the nsa liker face? let's go "outfront."

mr snowden as far as we. put. yes good morning to you rory well as far as we understand edward snowden does remain here moscow's sheremetyevo airport in the terminal building behind me as you say here just after five o'clock on a sunday afternoon on a commercial flight inbound from hong kong he was greeted by the ecuadorian ambassador and three hours after landing the confirmation came that he had sought political asylum in the south american country. we still believe is mulling over whether or not to grant asylum to edward snowden he is expected to just remain in transit here in moscow as you say before flying in cuba a little bit later on this afternoon but to really put this story in context to rewind and see what's happened over the last twenty four forty eight hours or so really over the course of the weekend because it was on friday that the charges against edward snowden were made public for the very first time now the complaint was filed by the u.s. government on june the fourteenth but as i say the charges only were made public on friday now the charges include theft of government property. communication of nationa

mr snowden not having a passport. u.s. attempts to get his hands on edward snowden are actually turning against washington and helping to boost public support for the dissidents that's according to medea benjamin a co-founder of the pacifist group code pink. the way the government has reacted to this is making snowden. a hero here out there are countries around the world they're making a huge deal out of this and they're giving him a platform to team you to expose what is supposed to be this great open free society has really turned into something very different so the government reaction is actually feeding what i hope will be the growth of the movement to pressure the u.s. government to. kind of activity. so edward snowden former cia agent and now current whistleblower while on the run from america's law more details on this top story after the break here on ott. download. choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television just. now with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. live from mosco

because he had just paid a visit to this house which is owned by the father of alleged nsa leaker edward snowden. mr. snowden the senior reportedly pre-apologized to his neighbors if their previously quiet little neighborhood suddenly started getting lots and lots of press attention. the leaking of classified documents to the media, documents that showed widespread government surveillance of phone calls and e-mails and other internet activity, that act of leaking has kicked off what is now a fairly predictable sequence of events. those responsible for investigating the leak, like the fbi guys in the nice ties, they are now fanning out across the country to find and talk to anybody who knew or who came into contact with the self-confessed leaker. and since we haven't found him yet, washington is finding it very convenient to make him into a punching bag. >> he's a traitor. the disclosure of this information puts americans at risk. it shows our adversaries what our capabilities are. and it's a giant violation of the law. >> house speaker john boehner today articulating one of the two main responses we

but he couldn't escape questions about nsa leaker edward snowden. >> mr. president, will you use u.s. pill tear assets to in any way intercept mr. snowden to at some point in the future leave russia to try to find safe passage in another country? >> no, i'm to the go scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> and why would you? 29 is pathetically old for a hacker. it's like a 50-year-old quarterback. it's just sad. now a 15-year-old hacker, that would be worth breaking out a drone or two for. those scrofy little [bleep] can shut down the country with a flip phone and a paper clip. (applause) >> they're dangerous. okay. so we're to the going to scramble jets to get him but out of interest, where is snowden right now? >> russian president vladimir putin confirmed for the first time that snowden is in a moscow airport. and he said snowden is still in this transit area and hasn't gone through immigration so he is technically not in russia. >> please. technically not in russia. he did -- he's at the pos you could [bleep] airport. he couldn't be more in rus

mr. edward snowden. >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> i think the number one thing that viewers like about "the young turks" is that we're honest. i think the audience gets that i actually mean it. >> you're putting out there something that you're proud of. journalists want the the story and they want the right story and the want the true story. >> you can say anything here. >> i spent a couple of hours with a hooker. >> your mistake was writing a check. >> she never cashed it! >> the war room. >> compared to other countries with tighter gun safety laws our death toll is just staggering. >> the young turks. >> the top bankers who funneled all the money to the drug lords, no sentence. there's just no justice in that. >> viewpoint. >> carl rove said today that mitt romney is a lock to win he's garunteeing it. >> joy behar: say anything. >> is the bottom line then that no white person should ever, ever, ever use the "n" word? >> yes! >> only on current tv. we have a big big hour and the iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the converstio

guardian" who wrote the story and interviewed edward snowden. >> to the extent you have aided and abetted snowden even in his current movements why shouldn't you, mrald, be charged with a crime? >> it is pretty extraordinary that anybody who would call themselves a journalist would publicly muse about whether or not other journalists should be charged with felony. >> bill: i've got to say, good for greenwald for jumping back on that -- >> what's up with david gregory? he's a fine journalist, bill. you and i both know him. he's tough. i hope, giving david the benefit of the doubt that that was just a question in the moment and not something he thought up ahead. aiding and abetting. >> bill: what is the phrase. aiding and abetting. >> terrible question. i was glad that glen responded in that way. i hope that was a terrible question. broadcasting is sometimes on the fly. >> bill: glen greenwald was doing this job. >> where did he aid or abet? >> bill: aid or abet the enemy. it reminded me of the fbi calls james rose an criminal co-conspirator. talking to somebody in the state department. >> i've heard a lot of sour grapes from other journalists direc

mr snowden not having a passport. after the break we'll look at what edward snowden did to deserve such attention from u.s. prosecutors also learn about whistleblowers predecessors who was lives have been changed by the espionage act all that and more in a couple of minutes stay with us here on r.t. . wealthy british scientists it's time to write. the. markets weiner scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy cars a report. from the crops were all things considered you to look at what is the state of the global economy and where is it going and why are economists using the term the new normal . we speak your language or not at the end. will use programs and documentaries and spanish what matters to you. use a little tentative angle stories. here. in the spanish. visit. thanks for staying with us eighteen minutes past the hour edward snowden is reportedly awaiting a flight to cuba from moscow the n.s.a. leaker on the move trying to avoid extradition to the u.s. where he's wanted on espionage charges ecuador expected to be his final destination the country considering whether it will gra

mr. edward snowden. is this the start of czar wars? >> do you act like your dog is your baby? is that over the top or is it totally normal? the science is in. "fox & friends" starts right now. >>steve: the rooster is crowing. 6:00 a.m. new york city. good morning. anna. look, it's tucker carlson. thanks for being here. >> it's time to give it up. >>steve: for the next three hours we're anna's book ends. >>anna: we're going to get to your headlines on this wednesday morning. we start with a fox news alert. while you were sleeping high drama in texas after a 13 hour filibuster the senate passed legislation to stop abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy. democrats claim some of the republicans came after the midnight deadline. the lieutenant governor looking into it and did in fact discover several votes were cast after that deadline. the bill now dead. governor rick perry could ask for another session. >> also happening, 20 tourists are drifting on a chunk of ice in the canadian arctic. among them two americans. right now helicopters are on the way but it will be hours before

they're going to contrast the behavior of james clapper, our national intelligence director, with edward snowden. mr. clapper lied in congress in defiance of the law in the name of security. mr. snowden told the truth in the name of privacy. for mr. snowden, if he cozies up to the russian government or any governments pursued as enemies of ours, i think that will be a real problem for him in history. >> great point. he sums it up well. >> sums it up perfectly. i stayed in contact with ed snowden's father, lon, he pointed it out specifically from day one, talked to him countlessly, tens of times. and the issue was he feels ed was too afraid to go up the chain of command, when the top of the ladder at the nsa, james clapper, was willing to lie to congress saying no, we're not doing any of these things, when it turns out in fact he knew they were doing those things. >> that's why he chose that path. is that a good enough excuse, violating the law? >> if he broke the law, he should serve time, everyone agrees with that, no question about that. >> and i can understand why he would have a fear going up th

passports so i don't feel that moscow is hands are tied with regard to mr snowden not having a passport will have more updates on the edward snowden story of the break stay with us this is r.t. live in moscow. wealthy british style holds sometimes. markets why not scandals. find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports. a welcome across all things considered on people of all what is the state of the global economy and where is it going and why are economists using the term the new normal. hold it. hold it hold. it. live. good speed. limits good. luck. just some. time out run a little. humility speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic in school here on. reporting from the world's hot spots the v.i.p.'s. still intriguing story for you. live in trying. to find out more visit our big teeth dog called. ok hold it. live. the speed. limit. at least. a little. mrs r.t. an update on our top story now america's most wanted n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden has formally applied for political asylum in ecuador and that's according to a tweet by the country's foreign minister snowde

donald trump called edward snowden a grandstander which is kind of like donald trump calling edward snowden mr. stupid hair. but this case has allowed us to see john boehner siding with diane fine stripe against -- feinstein with against michael moore and glenn beck. we'll talk about it with congressman keith for exampleison. snowden said the country that most aligns with his values is iceland. an icelandic member of parliament who helped release the wikileaks video has offered support but it is not all that easy to seek asylum there. we'll speak live with her. and plan b is now available to any woman of any age over the counter and some conservatives are upset that this is no longer a country where a teenage girl's life is automatically ruined when they become pregnant. we'll discuss that with the greatest political comedy panel in history. today is it is the birthday of the late jacques cousteau and gene wilder whoa is still alive call your agent gene, get back in the game. this is "viewpoint." >> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. our po

mr. edward snowden acted alone. critics are asking how he got through all the filters to be hired in the first place and why he was able to steal so many secrets undetected. the 29-year-old man who jolted the u.s. intelligence community is reportedly preparing to release more top secret documents. according to "the gartd's" glenn greenwald more sensitive information will be made public in the next several weeks or months. edward snowden is already a wanted man for revealing national security secrets and with snowden's last known address in the u.s., this rented house in hawaii but snowden and his girlfriend moved out last month according to a real estate agent. >> he mentioned that he worked for the government. >> reporter: agents visited his father's home near allentown, pennsylvania, monday and snowden's mother's house miles from nsa headquarters in ft. lee. >> he was a nice young man, very clean-cut, hard-working. >> reporter: snowden was last seen in hong kong speaking to glenn greenwald of "the guardian." the c

they're going to contrast the behavior of james clapper, our national intelligence director, with edward snowden. mr lied in congress in defiance of the law, in the name of security. mr. snowden told the truth in the name of privacy. >> reporter: a justice department spokesman said in a statement the u.s. is disappointed with hong kong's decision not to arrest snowden and to let him go, harris? >> steve, thank you very much. let's get more on edward snowden's search for asylum and the united states efforts to bring him back here. richard grenel, former spokesperson for four ambassadors to the united nations. it looks like snowden has more international friends at this point, richard, than the u.s. government does. will anyone likely on his path so far hand him over? >> well, it doesn't look like it. certainly we ran into a problem with the chinese government and hong kong authorities. you know, now we have russia throwing up their hands, pretending like they're not responsible and that they can't do anything about it. you know, we really need to ask the tough questions of if obama is so popular arou

donald trump called edward snowden a grandstander which is kind of like donald trump calling edward snowden mrupid hair. but this case has allowed us to see john boehner siding with diane fine stripe against -- feinstein with against michael moore and glenn beck. we'll talk about it with congressman keith for exampleison. snowden said the country that most aligns with his values is iceland. an icelandic member of parliament who helped release the wikileaks video has offered support but it is not all that easy to seek asylum there. we'll speak live with her. an