the self-professed nsa leaker got the proper documents to leave. he is in an undisclosed location this morning. and while it might help the former contractor this morning, jim aceda is joining us. what are the implications for what has happened with the whole snowden scenario? >> reporter: good morning, betty. the snowden situation has strained difficult relations between the united states and russia. the u.s. does see the snowden asylum as a slap in the face really. the question now is how far is the obama administration willing to go to embarrass putin by boycotting the g 20. obama and putin plan to have one-on-one talks in moscow before the g-20. the white house is hinting to cancel that. he spent his first night in freedom as an official refugee. his lawyer says that he's staying in the home of an american expat family, that he's learning russian and wants to get a job to support himself. not in information technology. he's more interested in becoming a human rights activist. back to you. >> very interesting. thank you very much. we'll watch th

and nsa leaker edward snowden gets asylum. both are being celebrated in some circles, but are they really heroes? >>> welcome to "the journal editorial report." well, if you fund it, you're for it. that's the message this week from a group ofseative lawmakers to fellow republicans as they continue their push to make defunding obama care part of a deal to keep the government running past september. the plan, which could result in a government shutdown, is being met with resistance by some in the gop, with critics calling it political suicide. florida senator rubio had this message for the skeptical senators. >> if we pass this, you did not do everything you could. you paid for this. you doubled down on it. in ways that will have harm to our country. this is our last best chance. >> joining the panel this week, "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor dan he ddinger. assistant editor james freeman. and washington columnist kim strasle. so, dan, this rubio strategy, what do you think of it? >> i think it's probably -- ot

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now nation for the last month i have been hot on the trail of nsa leaker edward snowden. he has eluded authorities by hiding out in a moscow airport. i knew we should have signed an extra decision treaty with au bon pain. well now, folks, this cybertraiter has flown the airport. more than a month after landing atmos you could's airport ed snowden now is on the move for the first time. the nsa leaker said to be leaving the airport, officially entering russia after being granted temporary asylum. >> stephen: yes, he has got answer sigh lum in russia where vladimir putin shares snowden's passion for transparency. and folks there is startling new information on the nsa's secret surveillance programs. it turns out even as he was on the run snowden had time to stop and take another leak. so let's get into the nitty-gritty details-- i'm sorry, i'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, we will have to wait. i'm getting an oppressed white male alert. repeat. i have an oppressed white male alert. tonight's victim san diego mayor bob fillner. (laughter) >> stephen: he's being accused of sexu

tonight on "all in" nsa leaker edward snowden leaves the moscow airport behind and enters russia with temporary asylum. what does it mean for his future? and for the already tense, fraught relationship between the united states and russia? >>> also tonight, you probably know who this tony bennett is, but there's another tony bennett who should be way more famous than he already is. thanks to an outrageous story of apparent corruption that you need to know about. >>> plus, mitch mcconnell has long lived by the old adage, slow and steady wins the race, but news out of kentucky should make the republican senate leader, too slow and very, very unsteady. >>> we begin tonight with a story that i honestly and frankly did not think would be topping our broadcast. today ariel castro was sentenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years after pleading guilty to 937 counts including rape and kidnapping of three women, two of whom he abducted as teenagers and one of whom gave birth to his daughter during captivity. this may have been a routine procedure for a massively heinous serious of attacks until

the self-professed nsa leaker got the proper documents to leave.an undisclosed location this morning. >>> and a possible terror threat is closing all u.s. embassies across the middle east on sunday. the move affects dozens of embassies and consulates, primarily in the middle east and north africa. >>> what looks like some bears are after more than just picnic baskets and honey these days. a colorado restaurant surveillance camera catching a bear hanging out midday picking through dumpsters. it then stealthily here dragging them -- drags it away, the entire thing. better than dumpster diving, wouldn't you say? it was the second night in a row the bear stole that entire dumpster at this restaurant. owners say they plan to chain up the dum steres. >> got to be like a winnie the pooh joke or yogi and boo-hoo joke. >> it shows how smart they are dragging that away. why dive right there? >> he wanted to be out of the camera. no one wants to see you jumping in the dumpster. >> he knows the cameras are there. >> looking ahead, the republican-led house will

/russian relations in light of nsa leaker edward snowden getting asylum in russia. "new yorker," david, you've done fantastic reporting out of russia, both before when you were there and for the "new yorker" as well. what is putin's ply here? this really is, this is more than a thumb in the eye. this is a middle finger to the u.s. what's the play here? >> look, i'm an editor, a journalist. i have my feelings about transparency and all that's going on in the nsa. let's put that aside and look at russia/american relations. this is very damaging. i have a hard time believing obama will not go to st. petersburg and meet with the g-20 and maybe even putin in the fall. this is really damaging. we have a lot of business with the russians, but the origins of this are obvious. this goes back to the cold war. it goes back to russian sense of humiliation in the wake of the collapse of the soviet union and russia is now led by, let's face it, somebody who deeply regretted the collapse of the soviet union, deeply hated what happened in the '90s and hates seeing russia morally cr

karen caifa (kay-fuh) report >>> nsa leaker edward snowden can stay in russia for a year. the country granted him temporary asylum today. karin calf fa reports the white house is not happy. >> reporter: asylum is approved. this is his attorney showing his document. the move ends more than a month of limbo in moscow's airport. snowden has legal status in russia for a year. the white house needless to say was not happy. >> we have extremely disappointed into the russian government would take this step despite our lawful request to have mr. snowden expelled to the united states. >> reporter: president obama is supposed to attend a summit in russia next month. >> i don't have a scheduling announcement for you today. but obviously, this is not a positive development. >> reporter: the program purportedly revealed by snowden deals with nsa monitoring of internet and phone traffic. wednesday the guardian newspaper published more classified information on another initiative called xkeyscore which the report said gives the government a vast ability to see a person's internet history

. >> and then russia spits in president obama's eye and gives asylum to nsa leaker edward snowden. next month's summit in russia still go on? can the white house let this happen without any response? all those stories and much more coming up on the "kudlow report" beginning right now. >> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. this is the "kudlow report." first up tonight, very strong start for stocks this month. the dow and s&p closing at record highs. by the way, it's the first time the s&p has closed above 1,700 points. with yesterday's dovish fed statement, you got solid earnings this quarter and some positive economic data with today's jobless claims. are we in the perfect climate for stocks? we never are but we have to ask our distinguished experts. first up, dennis gartman and we have ed bartowski. i want to go to my pal dennis gartman. you know better than i do, there's never a perfect scenario. when you think everything is perfect, it's not perfect. i wanted to ask you as you see the world, where's the fly in this ointment going to come from? >> well, i guess, larry, the

it's not just putin's decision to grant asylum to fugitive nsa leaker edward snowden. he has also defied the u.s. by selling heavy weapons to the syrian government as its accused of slaughtering its own people. the president vented about it last night with jay leno. >> there have been times where they slipped back into cold war thinking and a coal war mentality. what i say to president putin is, that's the past. >> putin seems to be like one of those old school kgb guys. >> he headed up the kgb. >> reporter: today in a speech, the president alluded to the bigger crises he is confronting, the terror threats that has forced the closing of embassies throughout the middle east. >> here's what those who would cowardly attack our civilians forget. the united states is never going to retreat from the world. >> reporter: the embassies will remain closed until at least the end of the week. as one senior official told me tonight, the threat is not over. diane? >> thank you. now we want to bring everyone up to date on the health of former george w. bush who was released from the

. >>> the father of nsa leaker edward snowden plans to visit his son in russia very soon. lon snowden hasn't talked to his son since he left the u.s. he wants to discuss a legal strategy to fight charges in this country. susan mcginnis reports. >> reporter: edward snowden's father wants his son to have his day in american court. >> where my son chooses to live the rest of his life will be his decision, but i would like at some point in time he should come back to the u.s. because i believe the truth will shine through. >> reporter: lon plans to meet his son in moscow to discuss ways to fight the espionage charges against the contractors. he's been granted asylum for one year. his father is not open to a plea deal. >> the only deal will be true justice. >> snowden is accused of leaking classified nsa information. his revelations have sparked debate about u.s. surveillance practices, and late last week president obama vowed to make the program more transparent and accountable. >> some steps to make americans more comfortable will actually make americans less safe. >> reporte

nsa secret leaker edward snowden has left moscow's airport.an an hour ago we heard snowden had papers allowing him to leave. he's been granted one year temporary asylum in russia. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live in washington, d.c. with the latest details for us. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hi, laura. good morning. this comes after he had been stuck in the airport over a month since june 23rd, just a short time ago we got word through his attorney that he has now officially left the airport. nbc news confirmed that he's gone, no long her the transit zone of the moscow airport. so where is edward snowden? that's the question for the last four or five weeks. we know he's staying in russia. at this point he's been granted that one-year temporary asylum, papers in hand. what we don't know is where he is in russia. his attorney says that is being kept secret for security purposes because of what he said, because of his concerns. he's very concerned about security. of course, all of this came after he leaked information about top secre

. >>> tonight, the father of nsa leaker edward snowden is speaking out, saying his son is not a traitor. and though snowden's father says he believes in the american justice system, he does not think his son would get a fair trial if he returns from russia. abc's susan saulny in washington tonight. >> as a father, i want my son to come home. >> reporter: today, in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, lon snowden, father of fugitive nsa leaker edward snowden, said plans have been made to reunite in russia. >> you're going to moscow? >> reporter: bruce fein is the family's lawyer and says it will happen very soon. >> we have visas, we have a date which we won't disclose because of the frenzy. >> reporter: the purpose of trip -- to come up with a criminal defense against charges of espionage. >> what i would like is for this to be vetted in open court for the american people to have all the facts. >> reporter: but the elder snowden is not convinced his son could get a fair trial. >> when you consider many of the statements made by our leaders, they have poisoned the wel

. >>> tonight, the father of nsa leaker edward snowden is speaking out, saying his son is not a traitorand though snowden's father says he believes in the american justice system, he does not think his son would get a fair trial if he returns from russia. abc's susan saulny in washington tonight. >> as a father, i want my son to come home. >> reporter: today, in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, lon snowden, father of fugitive nsa leaker edward snowden, said plans have been made to reunite in russia. >> you're going to moscow? >> reporter: bruce fein is the family's lawyer and says it will happen very soon. >> we have visas, we have a date which we won't disclose because of the frenzy. >> reporter: the purpose of trip -- to come up with a criminal defense against charges of espionage. >> what i would like is for this to be vetted in open court for the american people to have all the facts. >> reporter: but the elder snowden is not convinced his son could get a fair trial. >> when you consider many of the statements made by our leaders, they have poisoned the well,

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the high points, in your judgment. >> reporter: if you're in russia today and you're the admitted nsa leaker, you're the alleged american traitor, you're edward snowden and you're watching this white house news conference here today, you had to be smiling. president obama number one ordered a look at the nsa phone data recording program. he ordered that the court that oversees it no longer just rubber stamp all the nsa requests. he ordered more public disclosure by the nsa and he impanelled a group to make further recommendations. the president saying he wants the public to see the nsa the way he sees the nsa. >> all these steps are designed to ensure that the american people can trust that our efforts are in line with our interests and our values. and to others around the world i want to make clear once again that america is not interested in spying on ordinary people. our intelligence is focused above all on finding the information that's necessary to protect our people and in many cases protect our allies. it's true, we have a significant capability. what's also true is we show a restrain

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we talked earlier about nsa leaker edward snowden being granted asylum for a year.the moscow airport where he's been stuck since arriving june 23rd. the white house said russia's actions could put a planned summit in russia in jeopardy. republican senator lindsey graham said, quote, americans in washington should consider this a game changer in our relationship with vush sha. today's actions by the russian government could not be more of provocative and is a sign of disrespect. what does your gut tell you? do you agree edward snowden being granted temporary a psy lunl and being allowed to leave is a game changer. go to facebook.com/newsnation. take a look at what "news nation" said yesterday. do you agree with a federal court decision not to require the government obtaining a warrant to track cell phones. 57% of you said yes, 43 no. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. "the cycle" is up. he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my k

castro pleaded guilty to more than 900 counts of kidnapping. >>> more information provided by nsa leaker he claims the nsa can monitor internet browsing through a program called x-keyscore. committee chairman senator says there is little evidence that the nsa's collection of phone records has helped prevent terrorist attacks. >>> another amusement park accident. a woman was injured after falling from the zipper ride at the state fair. the ride was not moving. according to a fire rescue report the woman fell about eight to ten feet and hit her head. earlier this month a dallas woman died after falling from a roller coaster. >>> an inmate tries to grab a deputy's gun. the veteran officer managed to hold on to her weapon while colleagues attacked the guy. i guess we can add battery of a law enforcement officer in the list. >>> could there be diapers in simon cowell's future? apparently. the mother currently involved in quite a nasty and high profile divorce from one of cowell's best friends. cowell and silverman have been dating for several months. that makes evening get togethers and cockt

. >> nsa leaker edward snowden granted temporary asylum today. how long he will be able to stay in russia. the one important decision students make that may determine their success in college. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >>> back now live to frank ogawa plaza in downtown oakland at 14 14th and broadway where the bart rally continues to grow in support of union workers for bart. they could go on strike sunday night if they can't reach an agreement. the two sides did talk today but still no deal. news chopper 2 is live over the crowd right now. you can see it continues to grow. probably in the neighborhood of 200, maybe more people on hand right now. ktvu's paul chambers is also at the rally. paul? >> reporter: i would say 3-400 people right now. i have a better view from the ground. there are people talking. there are tons of different unions out here. you have longshoreman, nurses. they say they are standing united for a fair contract. bart people say it is not about wages and

he can't escape the snowden case, the nsa leaker's father delivering that harsh rebuke. but from the white house so far, no comment. president obama in vacation mode on a ven vin golf course, showing a bit of frustration after missing a putt, while nsa leaker edward snowden as father appeared on a sunday among talk show, taking aim at the president and a republican congressman who has labelled his son a traitor. >> my son has spoken the truth and sacrificed more than the president of the united states or peter king ever. >> i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. the fact is he's been charged with three felonies. >> reporter: now snowden's father says he and his attorney will be traveling to russia soon to help his son fight those charges. >> reporter: it's the frenzy that lon snowden claims will make it difficult for his son to get a fair hearing if he returns to the u.s. >> i want my son to come home if the justice system that we're afforded as americans is going to be applied correctly. >> reporter: snowden says that they have poisoned the well, making it difficult t

. >> the father of edward snowden says the nsa leaker is not heading back to the united get a because he will not fair trial. he says he will visit his son in russia. hasden's temporary asylum chilled russia-u.s. relations, and the political furor at home shows no sign of cooling off. before leaving for his vacation -- martha's vineyard, president obama says he will be moving the nsa to more accountability. >> i do not think mr. snowden was a patriot. oath oftrayed his office. there is a young generation that believes he is decent born. ne.re has -- is jason bour >> we have to expand these programs that are lawful and have saved lives. >> washington wants edward snowden brought back home to face justice. >> wildfires force scores of people in southern idaho. two lightnings barked fires scorching nearly 80,000 acres combined. authorities called for the mandatory evacuation of about 200 people as windy weather helps them grow. >> now your weather forecast with john collins. pretty nice day. a little more human but not terrible. but not terrible. they have missed us. line.own to the mary

it's not just putin's decision to grant asylum to fugitive nsa leaker edward snowden. he has also defied the u.s. by selling heavy weapons to the syrian government as its accused of slaughtering its own people. the president vented about it last night with jay leno. >> there have been times where they slipped back into cold war thinking and a coal war mentality. what i say to president putin is, that's the past. >> putin seems to be like one of those old school kgb guys. >> he headed up the kgb. >> reporter: today in a speech, the president alluded to the bigger crises he is confronting, the terror threats that has forced the closing of embassies throughout the middle east. . >> here's what those who would cowardly attack our civilians forget. the united states is never going to retreat from the world. >> reporter: the embassies will remain closed until at least the end of the week. as one senior official told me tonight, the threat is not over. diane? >> thank you. now we want to bring everyone up to date on the health of former george w. bush who was released from th

moscow has granted asylum to nsa leaker edward snowden.relations are complicated because of what she calls russia's identity crisis. >> there's a lot similar in the way russia has behaved over the years. i think the united states would like to have a partnership relationship with russia. however, it takes two to reset. i think that part of the issue is the russians are going through an identity crisis of their own having been the other super power. i remember going there in '91 and the people were embarrassed. they would say we have caused so much trouble and yet they had an identity issue. they say now we're just bangladesh with missiles. part of what's happened is this identity crisis and what i find really depressing is the role that russia is playing in what is going on in syria. it's not one where there's a sense that they can be partners in bringing peace and stability but much too much involved with their own image at this time. i think that the u.s. can try as hard as it wants to but if president putin has different views it's diff

nsa leaker,er of edward snowden. and new developments with that mayor of san diego.e is >> you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> searches have recovered the bodies of a plane that crashed in connecticut. two of the victims have been identified. it is a father and his son, maxwell. were childrenims inside the homes. they will be identified later today. they were heading to new haven when they crashed. the cause is under investigation. >> the manhunt for a murder suspect and a teenage girl he has adopted has shifted -- abducted has shifted to idaho. they are hoping to find a 16- year-old hannah anderson and james dimaggio. thepoke to a friend of teenage girl. you were my age, i would get you. that is what he said. car was found. he is suspected of killing hannah's eight-year-old brother and her mother. that home was set on fire. kerthe father of nsa lea hopes to be able to visit his son as soon as next week. owden says he has been unable to speak to his son since he leaked documents. he also wants his son to make sure he understands his legal standing i

obama outlined new measures to reform the top secret surveillance programs revealed by fugitive nsa leakerdward snowden, including putting a new "civil liberties" officer at the nsa and promising to reveal more about the once-secret programs. >> we can and must be more transparent. >> reporter: but not when it comes to drone strikes. in a response to the latest global terror threat, the u.s. has carried out six drone strikes in the last two weeks. in the interest of transparency, can you tell us about these drone strikes that we've seen over the last couple of weeks in yemen? >> i'm not going to discuss specific operations that have taken place. >> so you won't even confirm that we've carried out drone strikes in yemen? >> i will not have a discussion about operational issues. >> reporter: the spy program reforms announced today would not have happened almost certainly without the leaks of edward snowden. that has some people today calling him a hero. the president said he's a lawbreaker, not a patriot. late-breaking news on the terror threat that has resulted in the closing of the embassi

obama he is canceling his meeting with president putin over russia's decision to grant asylum to nsa leaker edward snowden. plus, a new suspected american drone strike on al qaeda. >>> the surprising heart procedure for former president george w. bush. >>> the chef leading michelle obama's fight against childhood obesity. finally good news. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> this radical violent extremism is still out there. >> president obama warns the nation of a global terror threat. >> another possible drone strike in yemen overnight. >> strikes are an effort to disrupt an al qaeda terror plot. >> the g-20 summit is in st. petersburg. >> i will be going there. >> however, president obama canceling a meeting with vladimir putin. >> saying he was disappointed russia granted asylum to the nsa leaker. >> former president bush home from the hospital after a heart procedure. doctors inserted a stent to clear a blockage. >> senators graham and mccain during their visit to cairo urged both sides to start talking and stop fighting. >> day

the nsa leaker is not headed back to the united states because he will not get a fair trial. my son tother i will come home if i believe in the justice system that we should be afforded will be applied correctly. >> and tell that he says he will visit his son in russia. homeolitical furor here at shows no sign of cooling off. before leaving for his vacation on martha's vineyard president obama said he had already been moving the nsa toward more transparency and accountability. >> i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. >> he betrayed his oath of office for a generation that believe he is a jason bourne and there has got to be some transportation. he has failed to explain these programs which are lawful which has saved lives which of stopped terrorists. >> washington wants edwards noted brought back home to face justice. he would like to see his son back home but not take a plea deal. washington, david bal to the 11 news. >> still ahead, tax-free shopping here in maryland and how you can save just in time for back-to-school. >> looking for rain, do not see any yet but there i

it was russia's refusal to extradite nsa leaker edward snowden even after appeals including a personal phone call from president obama to putin that was the last straw. the president showed frustration last night on "the tonight show". >> there have been times when they slip back into cold war thinking and a cold war mentality. what i consistently say to them and what i say to president putin is that's the past. >> reporter: mr. obama will still attend the g-20 economic summit taking place in st. petersburg, russia. he's snubbing putin in moscow. >> the relationship with russia doesn't have to get worse. it has to get better. we may be at a low point now. it's the time to find ways to make it better. >> reporter: to say the two have no personal chemistry is an understatement. from the first time they met outside moscow after mr. obama took office to their june meeting in northern ireland when putin awkwardly rebuffed the president's attempt to lighten the mood. >> the president wants to relax me with his statement. >> reporter: the leaders couldn't be more different. put ds in flamboya

we can only presume that is in response to russia's decision to grant a temporary asylum to nsa leakerd snowden. for much more on this story, let's go to our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. >> hi, anna. well, you know, the president and the white house have been working on this decision for some time. and the understanding that they would go to moscow was based in part on years of developing relationship with russia. the president hoped not just on this trip but to develop some sort of missile defense some agreement for a missile reduction internationally, as well as perhaps some peace with iran on their nuclear agreement. i mean, some very large questions hang out over this summit that are much larger than simply the question of what to do with edward snowden. so, they took some time, obviously, as they wrestled with the question of whether the president should go or not. but as i'm now reporting, according to several officials, the president has decided that he will not go to moscow at the end of this trip and sit down with russian president putin. you know, none of u

kelly: and you also talk about the nsa leaker, edward snowden. is that the proper forum?ot. >> he'll be asked today by the press. kelly: i understand that. but does the media give him a pass for not coming to the white house press corps first or the american people for that matter saying, look, this is a very serious matter, we're dealing with it? >> he could have done either. he either could have had a press conference to begin with when he announced the terror alerts or someone from the white house did, and the president was there to answer questions and make people less anxious than they were, or he could have met with the white house press corps. he chose to do neither. and i'm sorry, ellen, other presidents have done this, but this president has made a habit, a pattern out of this. and i don't see why he has to, because until recently the mainstream media haven't exactly been beating up on him. but i really agree with rush limbaugh. -- rarely agree with rush limbaugh, but this time i do. it diminishes the presidency, and it's not fair to the nation. >> i don't think

. >> nsa leaker edward snowden has leaked things that have rattled the public's trust. >> our decision to not participate in the summit was not simply around mr. snowden. it had to do with the fact that frankly, on a whole range of issues, where we think we can make some progress, russia has not moved. >> reporter: the family is preparing to take a vacation at martha's vineyard. marlie hall, wjz eyewitness news. >> the president also condemned new anti-gay measures in russia, but said he didn't think it would be appropriate for the united states to boycott the 2013 winter olympics in russia. >>> the father of nsa leaker edward snowden has applied to travel to russia. the two haven't spoken since the contractor disclosed top surveillance program. they hope to discuss snowden's status in the united states where he has been charged with espionage. >>> here's kristy breslin again at wjz traffic control. >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. friday afternoon chaos, mixed with a lot of rain out there. watch for delays now. northbound 95, from the beltway on the southwest side, going all the way over to

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the washington post broke this story the newspaper says nsa leaker edward snowden provided journalists with top secret documents earlier this summer. the paper work thousands of times a year they broke privacy rules. most incidents were unintentional but one case reveals they intercepted a large number of calls made here in washington, d.c. because of programming error confused the local area code 202 for simply 2-0. that is the dialing code for egypt. dianne feinstein chairs the committee. she says they need to do more to make sure the nsa operations are appropriate. those details when i see you around 7:15. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there are also new developments surrounding nsa leaker edward snowden. he's accused of down loading materials about u.s. and british ease dropping programs while working for dell last year. intelligence agents say he left dell for a government contractor in march to specifically gain access to more top secret files. and in another development snowden e-mailed new outlets. he writes that his father does not speak for him. >>

. >>> "outfront" still to come, nsa leaker edward snowden. is he as safe as he thinks he is?erson who knows a lot thinks no. his life could be at risk. >>> and flooding strike it is the mid we. a baby is rescued. and meet the new powerball multi, multimillionaire. >>> welcome back to the second half of oh "outfront" where we start with stories where we focus on reporting from the front lines. i want to begin with the judge in the major nidal hasan case. he rejected an appeal from the attorneys asking to drop out of the case because hasan want it is death penalty. they were told they had to sit there and represent him anyway. the judge chalking it up to a disagreement about strategy. jag attorney greg renke said it is their job sto assist h -- to hasan. thad hay been representing him from the start he said the defense would be more vigorous. >>> two friend s of oh zo car stsarnaev are accused of removig items from his dorm room after a text that said take what's there. they included items including a laptop containing vasoline, a thumb drive and fireworks, all possibly used to

nsa secret[Ñ leaker edward snown has left the moscow airport.n the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. any reaction from the obama administration at this point? >> reporter: we're waiting on that. they wanted him, of course, to come back here to face charges for leaking these top secret programs, surveillance programs. instead it looks like he's going to be staying in russia at least for now. we got word that snowden is being allowed out of the airport. he's gone, left the building, no longer in the airport and got a temporary one-year asylum. he's able to stay in russia up to a year. where is snowden now? the question we've been asking for weeks, we still don't know. his attorney who confirmed that he's gone said that he's headed to a secret location, very concerned about security because of the type of information that he's leaked. of course, this also comes on the day that president obama is sitting down with five democrats and three republicans to talk about these surveillance programs, including new details via snowden sglujust

the country's decision to grant nsa leaker edward snowden temporarily asylum may have been the last draw. >> for putin his image is super power. what's the message when president obama spends a day and a half with the president of china and then says it doesn't make sense for me to go to moscow. >> the u.s. and russia have not been seeing eye to eye on a host of issues, including syria, missile defense and human rights. president obama's top national security advisors said one on one level talks would not be productive. >> we were not at the point in our progress on a number of these issues where a summit at the presidential level was the most constructive step. >> the obama administration says this is not a break in u.s. and russia relations. talks will continue just not at a presidential level. on friday john kerry and chuck hagel with meet with their russian counter parts. >>> a huge fire at a airport in nairobi kenya is stranding does dozens of marylanders >> reporter: 10 volunteers were on their way to the airport to come home when the massive fire broke out. the flames and smoke de

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