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>>> right now, in from the cold, for first time nsa leaker edward snowden reveals the motive behind the largest intelligence thestd in american history. what shocked him and his hopes of returning home to the u.s. we'll fact check his most provocative statements from brian williams exclusive interview as the man who now faces spy charges defends his actions. >> i may have lost my ability to travel. but i've gained the ability to go to sleep at night and put my head on the pillow and feel comfortable that i've done the right thing, even when it was the hard thing. and i'm comfortable with that. >> system failure, a report of widespread misconduct to hide long delays for veterans ats va hospitals across the country, leading to a bipartisan call now for eric shinseki to fall on his sword. >> it's time for secretary shinseki to step down. and if secretary shinseki does not step down voluntarily, then i call on the president of the united states to relief him of his duties, to fire him. >> collision course, today's white house summit tackles the growing risks of head injuries in young athlet

. >>> tonight, a new bomb shell from nsa leaker edward snowden. his secret training as a spy. >> surfers battle a bay area billionaire for access to this beach. a new twist tonight. >> people run to find hidden cash in san jose. tonight, we have new clues about the mystery man behind this craze. ,, gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. first television interview. he told n-b-c news he's more than just a government co trained as a spy, >> nsa leaker edward snowden is speaking out tonight in his first television interview. he told nbc news he is more than just a government contractor. >> i was trained as a spy in the traditional sense of the word. i lived and

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the nsa leaker says he reportedly raised concerns about sweeping surveillance from higher ups.here is just one e-mail about a question about training materials. that was dated april the 8th three months after snowden first reached out to the media. snowden says that search is simply incomplete. >> the governor of the state of oregon is taking on the second largest software corporation in the world. he wants to -- oregon paid them 134 million in federal funds but the site is full of glitches. >> i expect they will fight us tooth and nail but i will not allow that to stop us from recouping dollars that were sent where technology did not work and technology that was not delivered on time. >> oracle says we are not responsible for the failed launch. we will hear more about this story. >> they deployed the last soldiers to afghanistan. 150 guards man on this repaired work. president obama announcing plans this week to leave a forlead a of 190,000 in afghanistan after the end of this year. >> switching gears completely here's a chance to own a piece of the king of rock and roll. >> t

in his own words confessed nsa leaker sits down with nbc. a sneak peak at the exclusive interview next. plus -- >> a storm chaser survives being struck by lightening. this story coming up next. >>> not just a show just a regular old wednesday in the bay area. tonight you will hear from confessed leaker edward snowden. >> were you trained as a spy it seems to me spies look a lot more like ed snowden and less like james bond these days. >> it is no secret that the u.s. gets more intelligence out of computers than they do out of people. i was trained as a spy. i lived and worked undercover overseas and being assigned a name that was not mine. this morning president obama addressing cadets, the president is expected to lay out his vision after his longest war is finished. their job is to train until 2016. joe biden will be in the bay area today. he will attend a reception for the democratic national committee. he wraps up a day downtown. he is expected to stay overnight in san francisco. >> a piece of san jose history reopened today. it opens at

. >>> still ahead, nsa leaker edward snowden on why he may not come back anytime soon. first a break-in at the campaign office of an openly gay republican congressional candidate. >>> a break-in at an openly gay republican candidate. why this was no ordinary burglary. >> carl demaio's campaign staff and volunteers are back at work just hours after vandals ran sammed their office and stole valuable kpaib office, just days before california's primary election. the break-in resulted in computers, copiers and phones destroyed, with almost every single cable in the office cut, and water poured into many of the machine. >> tuesday is right arp the corner. we don't have a lot of time to really top and let that affect us. we keep doing, we keep moving and pushing carl's positive message of reform. >> to have it timed about a week before, thereabouts, causes maximum disruption to the campaign. so as an act of political vandalism, it arguably could be effective. >> reporter: a candidate for california's 52nd congressal district, it has been bamting both sides of the aisle with de

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the details ahead. >>> nsa leaker edward snowden on the record about spilling u.s. national security secrets to the world. why he calls himself a patriot and if he'll ever return home to face espionage charges. >>> and breaking news this morning, a new admission from investigators searching for missing malaysian airlines flight 370. they may have been looking in the wrong place. wow. we're breaking it all down this morning. >> that is a really, really interesting turn. >> welcome back to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 30 minutes past the hour. >>> breaking overnight, there are calls now from top lawmakers, including democrats, for veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki to resign. the white house now says shinseki is on "thin ice" after the va revealed its own probe showed that a cnn investigation -- showed what a cnn investigation first discovered. yes, waiting lists were manipulated at va facilities in phoenix. some 1,700 veterans were not put on the official books and may have never gotten appointments for care. some of the to

new e-mails reveal that the nsa leaker may not have raised concerns about u.s. surveillance programs before he exposed them to the world. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> and i'm john berman. great to see you this friday morning. it's 30 minutes past the hour. >> say that again? >> this friday morning. it's 30 minutes past the hour. >>> and this morning, there is a deal in place to sell the los angeles clippers. a source tells cnn that former microsoft ceo steve ballmer, a very, very wealthy man, has signed a binding agreement to buy the clippers from the sterling family trust for $2 billion. that is $2 billion. the sale was negotiated by shelly sterling. this comes just days before the league is scheduled to meet and possibly vote on terminating sterling's ownership, donald sterling's ownership, for his racist comments. now, the nba has not agreed to the sale yet, but it is likely they would. and donald sterling's attorney says he hasn't agreed either. >> mr. sterling does not believe she has the authority to "sell the team." he believes

. >> the nsa leaker is saying he was trained as a spy. snowden is saying that the government is misleading the government labelling him as a hacker. he claims he worked for the cia and the nsa. >> i was trained as a spy in the traditional sense of the word, i lived and worked under cover vaegs and pretending to work in a job i'm not and being assigned a name that wasn't mine. the government might deny these things and frame it, and oh, you know, he's a low level analyst and what they are trying to do is trying to use one position i have had in a career here or there to distract. >> he's living in exile in moscow. >> in egypt, it is a third day of voting taking place, today's extension because of the low voter turnout and blaming the weather but voters are making their feelings heard by staying home. we have more. >> polls opened for a third day of voting to choose a new president for egypt. but there is a growing debate about the low turnout in the last couple of days. there are around 50 million registered voters and states media and talk

. >>> ♪nsa leaker edward snowden says he is more than just a contractor. >> i was trained as a spy inhe traditional sense of the word. i lived and worked undercover overseas pretending to work in a job that i'm not and even being assigned a name that was not mine. but i am a technical specialist. i am a technical expert. >> snowden is charged with espionage and is in exile in russia. he said he would like to come home someday. secretary of state john kerry said snowden can come home anytime he wants and face the music. >>> outrage grows on capitol hill as a report confirms allegations of delayed care at va hospitals. i'm craig boswell. the story is coming up. >> plus, the new restriction facing teens who want that perfect tan before they hit the beach this summer. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. we are at olive school in novato. are you ready for vacation? >> yeah! >> i bet you are. we are going to check on that weather forecast coming up next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, affairs hospital in phoenix. ...something the president is "extremeley troubling" c reporter craig boswell with he

it's the first legislative response to the disclosures by nsa leaker edward snowden. the so-called usa freedom act was proposed in january by president obama. it requires phone companies to keep records for 18 months and allows the nsa to search for connections to terrorist plots only after receiving a court order. the bill now heads to the senate. >>> three high levels veterans affairs officials were no-shows for a meeting on capitol hill. the meeting was looking into allegations of secret wait lists and coverups within the veterans healthcare system. the committee gathering comes one day after president obama broke his silence and promised swift actions if allegations prove to be true. an investigation is underway at 26 v.a. facilities around the country, including a hospital in phoenix where long wait timeses for appointments may have led to the deaths of some veterans. >> what is taking place today in american -- in america's veterans administration may be the most egregious case of friendly fire in the history of the united states of america. >> the senior officia

nsa leaker edward snowden grants his first tv interview. why he says he was well prepared to take top secret documents without anyone noticing. >> reporter: people all over the world have been remembering the iconic maya angelou. we'll hear from one of them coming up here in the bay area. >> starting out nice and clear today. likely to be the nicest day of the week. after that, well, we have some changes headed for the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and we are getting first reports of an accident coming into downtown oakland. the northbound lanes of 880 you may find some lanes blocked. we'll have the latest on all that after the break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, government contractor. tha' what he to >>> back now at 5:14. nsa leaker edward snowden says he is more than just a government contractor. that's what he told nbc in his first television interview. >> i was trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of the word in that i lived and worked undercover, overseas, pretending to work in a job that i'm not and even being assign

new reaction this morning to nbc's exclusive interview with nsa leaker edward snowden.cans seem to be divided with the self-proclaimed whistle-blower. some see him as as patriot while others see him as a traitor. the man behind the largest intelligence theft in american history tells brian williams what he sees wrongdoing and he considers what he did an act of civil disobedience. >> have you done, as you look at this, just a good thing? have you performed, as you see it it, a public service? >> i think it can be both. i think the most important idea is to remember that there have been times throughout american history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. sometimes to do the right thing you have to break the law. >> the interview was the first chance the american public has had the chance to hear edward snowden. there are signs that public opinion may be shifting. >> i think what he did could be viewed as patriotic. i think it also is in direct violation of the espionage act. >> he was, in his approach i was not expecting that, it was a calm demeanor, yo

new e-mails revealing the nsa leaker may not have raised concerns about u.s.ance programs before he exposed them to the world. welcome back to "early start," everyone. great to see you today. i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 31 minutes past the hour this friday morning. >>> this morning there is a deal in place to sell the los angeles clippers. a source tells cnn that former microsoft ceo steve ballmer has signed a binding agreement to buy the clippers from the sterling family trust for $2 billion. now, the sale was negotiated by shelly sterling and comes days before the league is scheduled to meet and possibly vote on terminating sterling's ownership for those racist comments. the nba hasn't agreed to the sale yet. donald sterling's attorney says he hasn't agreed either. >> mr. sterling does not believe she has the authority to "sell the team." he believes he gave her authority only to negotiate an arrangement and bring it to him for approval. >> maxwell bleacher also appeared on "the situation room" with wolf blitzer, saying they're still considerin

brian williams sat down exclusively with the nsa leaker in moscow, russia, where he's living in asylum. williams says snowden came armed with talking points, ready to tell his story. no question it was off limits. >> to your knowledge, there is nothing in what you handed over to the journalists materially damaging or threatening to the military or national security? >> no. there's nothing that would be published that would then harm the public interests. these are programs that need to be understood, that need to be known, that require deep background and context for research. they're difficult to report, but they're critical public importance. >> in your mind, though, are you blameless? have you gone, as you look at this just a good thing? have you performed, as you see it, a public service? >> i think it can be both. i think the most important idea is to remember that there have been times throughout american history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. i think it is important to remember that people don't set their lives on fire. they don't say good-bye to their fam

brian williams sitting down with the nsa leaker in moscow where he is currently living in asylum. williams saying snowden came armed with talking points ready to tell a story. no questions were off limits. >> to your knowledge, there is nothing in what you have handed over to the journalists materially damaging or threatening to the military or national security? >> there's nothing that would be published that would harm the public interest. these are programs that need to be understood, that need to be known, that require deep background and context for research that are difficult to report, but they're of critical public importance. >> in your mind, though, are you blameless? have you done, as you look at this, just a good thing? have you performed, as you see it, a public service? >> i think it can be both. i think the most important idea is to remember that there have been times throughout american history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. i think it's important to remember that people don't set their lives on fire. they don't say good-bye to their families

. >> former nsa leaker edward snowden says if he could go anywhere in the world, it would be home. his asylum in russia runs out in august and the question remains, what happens next? in an exclusive sit-down interview with nbc news last night, snowden told brian williams, he considers himself a patriot. he insisted he tried to work within the system, complaining repeatedly to supervisors before fleeing the country and leaking crucial details about the u.s. government's domestic spying program. secretary of state john kerry calls him a traitor and a coward, but snowden claims what he did, he did to protect the country. >> i may have lost my ability to travel, but i've gained the ability to go to sleep at night, to put my head on the pillow, and feel comfortable that i've done the right thing, even when it was the hard thing. and i'm comfortable with that. >> the obama administration says clemency for snowden or even dropping the charges is not an option. we spoke with a bay area man who blew the whistle just like snowden a decade ago. mark klein says back in 2003, as he work eed as

coming up secretary of state john kerry issues a challenge for the former nsa leaker. former new england patriots player hernandez heads to court where he will face double murder charges. no brakes and steering wheel and no problem. we will tell you about and no problem. we will tell you about indycar. e. mereh x ta.at to americans or heard this morning when a u.s. consulate vehicle was attacked in afghanistan. u.s. embassy says the vehicles attacked what travelling to the western city. an afghan official in the city told reuters the two men fired an rpg at the vehicle. no group claimed responsibility. both american said to suffer only minor injuries. state department warned american citizens to get out of libya. the american embassy will be evacuated. in the state department directive says the ongoing political violence has made the company's security situation unpredictable and unstable. once american citizens could face kidnapping landed the taps and even death. former nfl player to be arraigned on two more murder charges. hernandez is already pleaded guiltnot guilt

. >>> plus, huge reaction to the nbc news exclusive with nsa leaker edward snowden. >>> the thrill of victory on and off the ice. >>> and rescued from the brink. it's friday, may 30th. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning. i'm dara brown. two billion dollars, that's houth t how much the l.a. clippers may be be going for. she signed a bidding contract for the sale of the clippers by the sterling family trust to former microsoft ceo steve balmer. commenting on the deal, balmer said he plans to do everything in his power to ensure the clippers continue to win in los angeles. he also thanked shelly sterling for her willingness to entrust him with the franchise. the reported sale comes ahead of a tuesday nba hearing aimed at ousting donald sterling from the league because of racially insensitive remarks he made. donald sterling vowed to fight the nba to keep the team. an attorney for sterling tells nbc he's not agreed to sell the clippers at any price. shelly and donald sterling each own 50% of the team. >>> more than 100 lawmakers from both parties now want the firing or resign

tonight, we'll hear from confessed nsa leaker, edward snowden. it's his first u.s. television interview since he started releasing information about the u.s. spy program. >> were you trained as a spy? it seems to me spies probably look a lot more like ed snowden and a lot less like james bond these days. >> well, it's no secret that the u.s. tends to get more and better intelligence out of computers nowadays than they do out of people. i was trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of the word, in that i lived and worked undercover, overseas, pretending to work in a job that i'm not, and even being assigned a name that was not mine. >> snowden is wanted for treason and is now living in exile in russia. tonight, he sits down with nbc's brian williams from a moscow hotel. you can watch that entire interview during a one-hour special right here on nbc bay area. >>> this morning, thousands of students still struggling to comprehend a tragedy. they're all back in class now, but yesterday, about 20,000 people gathered on campus to mourn the loss of six students k

. >>> also developing overnight, the war of words between nsa leaker edward snowden and government officials. >> after claiming to be a former u.s. spy, snowden is expressing his desire to now come home. his comments were met with a blunt response from the secretary of state. abc's molly hunter has more. >> reporter: edward snowden just wants to come home. >> if i could go anywhere in the world, that place would be home. >> reporter: on wednesday, he cruised through his first american television interview, speaking to nbc in moscow. he remained cool. he's been coached and clearly armed with talking points. he made his case directly to the american people. and he claims he acted as a patriot. but secretary of state kerry saw it quite differently. >> we have evidence that people are in additional danger because operational security has been breached, because terrorists have learned firsthand about methods and mechanisms by which the united states collects intelligence. and so, our operations have been compromised. it's plain and simple. >> reporter: snowden claims no lives were put at risk and

in an interview with nbc, the nsa leaker also claimed that he acted like a patriot.away. >>> and much of the nation is in a flood threat. the mississippi valley is expected to get another four inches of rain. >>> fans everywhere are mourning the death of maya angelou. the poet, actress and activist died at the age of 86 after inspiring a generation with her words and wisdom. those are just some of the top stories on this thursday, may 29th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> all right. good thursday morning, everybody. we begin this half hour with a dramatic rescue 13,000 feet up. a young climber plucked to safety from a colorado mountain >> he was stranded on a tiny ledge in the freezing cold wearing only light clothing and he had to wait all night for help to arrive. abc's josh haskell has the story. >> getting up is optional. getting down is mandatory. >> reporter: 19-year-old samuel frappier had to spend tuesday night here in 30 degree temperatures without the proper clothing or shoes, too steep to move. >>

it is day 90125 of -- yeah nsa leaker and super patriot edward snowden appeared in his first television interview with brian williams. snowden denied connection to the russian government and said 9/11 motivated him to protect his country and defended the nsa saying, quote, these are good people trying to do hard work for good reasons. when confronted by his seemingly criminal acts he replied, quote, sometimes to do the right thing you have to break a law. you tell them. is it time to bring our boy home? >> i don't think there is any question i would like to go home. from day one i said i am doing this to serve my country. i am still working for the government. now whether amnesty or clemson see is a possibility is not for me to say. that's a debate for the public and the government to decide. if i could go anywhere in the world that place would be home. >> just remember, edward, home is where the heart is. we all know your heart is in the right place. speaking of ear -- irritans h. is. >> is america the cat and snowden the orange balloon or is snowden the cat and america the orange ball

. >> brian williams took a secret trip to russia to interview edward snowden, the nsa leaker who someple consider a traitor. >> a lot of people who say you have badly damaged your country. have you performed, as you say, a public service? >> here's the back story. the interview was arranged by glen greenwald who won a pulitzer and who has written a book and will be interviewed. nbc signed a, quote, collaboration agreement" with first look media. it was williams' nbc colleague david gregory who asked greenwald last june whether he should be charged with a crime for working with snowden. when greenberg returned for a "meet the press" rematch gregory didn't interview him, that was left to a reporter. we'll find out in a primetime special this week how aggressive brian williams is with snowden. >> a good get for williams, good for greenwald would has a book, and no matter what you think about him, whether or not you think he's a hero or traitor, we'll get interesting information out of it which is a win for the american people. >> i'm sure brian williams will ask a lot of questions but th

it is day 20125 of -- >> nsa leaker edward snowden wants everyone to know he was not a dorky tech nerd. he was a super cool spy. snowden claimed he was giving lectures on counterintelligence for the defense intelligence agency and done undercover work for the cia. and the tray -- the trait russ scum says he was treated as an administrator. >> i was trained as a spy in the traditional sense. i lived and worked undercover, overseas and pretending to work in a job that i am not. and even being assigned a name that was not mine. >> a different name. that is rad, dude. secretary of state john kerry had harsh words for snowden on wednesday saying ed shouldn't have fled. >> the bottom line is this is a man who betrayed his country and is sitting in russia, an authoritarian country, where he has taken refuge. he should man up and come back to the united states. if he hasn't complained about what is the matter with american surveillance, come back and stand in our system of justice and make his case. >> make his case, man up. that was actually an american girl doll of john kerry. >> nice. >> i

coming up, nsa leaker, edward snowden resurfaces for an nbc interview. john kerry has some choice words >>> one of america's most wanted fujtives has reemerged in russia. john snowden doesn't think he is. secretary of state kerry thinks otherwise. >> the united states decided to entrap me in moscow airport. when people ask why are you in russia, i say please ask the state department. >> for a supposedly smart guy that's a pretty dumb answer. if he wants to come back to the united states, today, we'll have him on a flight today. that's what a approximate patriot would do. a patriot would not runaway and look for refuge in russia or some other country, he's a fugitive from justice which is why he's not being permitted to fly around the world. >> in my opinion in typical millenniumal fashion, he was offended by being called for a low level analyst. >> i worked for the central intelligence agency under cover overseas and i've worked for the defense intelligence agency as a lecturer at the joint counterintelligence academy where i developed sources and method

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. >> fugitive nsa leaker edward snowdon. ant interview comes a year after snowdon admitted that he stole a trove of documents revealing electronic programs. he said that he was not the low level workers that he has been portrayed to be. >> i was trained as a spy and working under a name that was not mine. they may frame it in a way that's a low level analysts but they're trying to use one position that i've had in a career here or there to distract from the totality of my experience. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry is responding to snowdon's comments saying that snowdon should, quote, man up and come back to the united states. he also responded to snowdon's assertions that he was forced to go to russia because the u.s. revoked his passport quoting again here for a supposedly smart guy that's a pretty dumb answer. and in today's power politics. first incumbent has fall in th this 2014 election season, and the tea party has a win. david shuster joins us with that. >> reporter: until last night incumbents seeking ele

nsa leaker edward snowden on his compileexile, experience and his intent. and arctic ice might release thousands of pieces of plastic. and maya angelou, a few things you might not know about her. >> we begin with a scandal at the veterans administration and stunning new details tonight as to how long veterans were forced to wait for care. at the phoenix va hospital some veterans waited four months for their first appointment. the white house says the wait was closer to three weeks. randall pinkston joins us. randall. >>> alleged patient death at the phoenix health care system. for men and women who served in the military and needed care by about veterans affairs, the report is not reassuring. a review of the phoenix veterans center revealed 1700 veterans were not registered properly which left them at a risk of being forgotten or lost. average wait times of 14 days. but the inspector general's review of a sample of patients found asignificant delay in access to care with an average wait time to care of 115 days. the report confirmed what whistle blowers and

details of that program were revealed by nsa leaker edward snowden. libby casey with more now. >> the biggest change to government surveillance that the house build would make is that it takes it out of the hands of the nsa american's phone call records. that information about who you called and when you called them, would no longer be kept by the nsa. >> advocates of personal privacy, pulled take support at the last minute. that's because major changes were made, in the last week or so. meetings between congressional leaders intelligence committees and the white house, tinkered with with the bill and did create some softer landings. one change, there is no longer an independent advocate called for on the fisa court, someone representing the american people, instead it is all government represented. instead, there could be friend of the court briefs something that's already allowed today. also, some internet companies like google and facebook, also apple say they are now concerned there's a loophole that could allow the government to look at their cust

. >>> the secretary of state john kerry told nsa leaker knowedtsn after snowden accused the united statesrcing him to stay in russia. ed has been in russia since last summer when snowden was granted asylum. he gave an interview, the first time with a big journalist and did so with nbc brian williams and said he never planned to go to russia. he had a flight booked to cuba and then latin america but the state department revoked his passport and trapped him in moscow. the secretary quoted for a smart guy that's a dumb answer and the secretary called snowden a fugitive who ran away from justice >> this is a man who betrayed his country, sitting in russia, an authoritarian country, where he has taken refuge. he should man up and come back to the united states if he has a complaint with american surveillance, come back and stand in our system of justice and make this case. >> secretary kerry also said if snowden wants to come back to the united states quote we'll have him on a flight today. lea gabriel with the rest of this here. brian williams said he is extremely smart, ed snowden. that shou

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. >>> secretary of state john kerry using strit strong language responding to claims nsa leaker snowden recently made in an interview. snowden claims he never intended to end up in russia and claims the u.s. might be misleading us about what his job really was. >> i was trained as a spy in a traditional sense of the word. i lived and worked under cover overseas, pretending to work a job that i'm not and abeing assigned a name that i was not. the government might frame this in certain ways and say, he's a low-level analyst. >> joining me now is katie pavlich. this is the first time that edward snowden is telling us that he was a spy? >> right. in this interview, he essentially pushes back against the government's classification of him as a low-level administrator who somehow got this high-level security clearance and took all this information. he revealed for the first time that he was trained as a spy and kind of worked in that capacity overseas, not just with the nsa but with agencies like the cia as well. but the question is, who was he trained as a spy by? there's plenty of evidence

it details how he met the nsa leaker and how he decided to expose the information.reenwald. good evening. good to have you with us. >> good to be with you, thanks. >> it's very interesting. just got through some of the beginnings of your story here but you talk about what it was like when he first reached out to you and you developed a reputation someone interested in uncovering these kinds of stories, you kept it at arm's length because you have a lot of stories that are crazy. >> people contact you and say i have a huge story for you and unless they give you something, you tend to be prioritizing because 99% of the time it's crazy or something worse. that's all that happened, we had a hard time communicating. in the beginning, he wanted me to use extradition knowing the nsa can listen between journalists and sources. >> it's real like like a spy novel. he talks and signs everything another name and you go to hong kong and meet with him. did you have reservations? you've been hit with a boat load of criticism for uncovering national security secrets that the top ec

one year after the nsa leaker dropped those bombshells about secret surveillance, the former chief of the nsa is speaking out. back in 60 seconds. eand a congress standing in the country ready way.ove forward... their budgets are late; jobs bills are stalled... and special interests run rampant. as an economics teacher at stanford, i know education means good jobs. so here's my plan: i'd start teaching computer coding in public schools right away. open doors for women in science and technology. and prepare young people for middle class manufacturing jobs. i'm ro khanna and i approve this message, because change starts with us. >>> i'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> that was president obama during edward snowden's global odyssey after he revealed the surveillance secrets. a year later, snowden still sparks a raging debate. here's abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: edward snowden is a traitor and could be a spy, recruited by russia to target the u.s. that's the suspicion of the man running the nsa when this happened last year. >> why would you take hundre

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. >> and spy story, a preview of brian williams' exclusive big interview with nsa leaker edward snowden. why the man the president dismissed as a low-level hacker had a much bigger impact than his resume reveals. and why snowden facing espionage charges here in the u.s. says he is now trapped in russia. >> i stopped because the united states government decided to revoke my passport and trap me in the moscow airport. so when people ask why are you in russia, i say, please, ask the state department. >>> and that's exactly what the "today" show did. >> well, for supposedly a smart guy, that's a pretty dumb answer, frankly. >>> gr day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. we'll have more on edward snowden, afghanistan and a lot of other issues. >>> but first, the world lost a powerful voice for freedom today. maya angelou died at her home. she was 86. a look at this truly phenomenal woman. >> ladies and gentlemen, maya angelou. >> best selling author, prolific poet -- >> i wrote this piece for every human being on earth. >> reporter: -- and so much more. maya angelou was an activist, actor, n

that is the claim coming from documents provided by nsa leaker edward snowden to journalist glenn greenwald. the nsa admits using u.s.-made hardware to protect american's interests but won't comment specifically on these latest accusations. >>> political bickering is preventing a senate vote on the keystone xl pipeline project. a bipartisan energy bill was voted down by senators, meaning the pipeline project is not likely to get further consideration until after midterm elections in november. well, senate majority leader harry reid promised a separate vote on keystone if an unrelated energy efficiency bill supported by both parties passed, but it failed over republican attempts to add on amendments. >>> clay aiken, the "american idol," is suspending all campaign activities following the death of his opponent in a north carolina congressional race. authorities say 71-year-old keith crisco died suddenly monday at his home. the democratic primary race in north carolina's 2nd congressional district had been too close to call with aiken ahead by just 369 votes. after the results are certified to

yes, nsa leaker edward snowden would have you know he is no regular i.t. guy. no.tional security contractor who went into exile with a troef of secret documents wants you to know he was trained as a spy. he said as much during an exclusive sitdown interview with "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams. take a listen. >> were you trained as a spy? it seems to me spies probably look a lot more like ed snowden and a lot less like james bond these days. >> well, it's no secret that the u.s. tends to get more and better intelligence out of computers nowadays than they do out of people. i was trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of the word in that i lived and worked under cover overseas pretending to work at a job that i'm not, and even being assigned a name that was not mine. when they say i'm a low level systems administrator that i don't know what i'm talking about, i say it's somewhat misleading. >> secretary of state john kerry shared his thoughts on snowden with my colleague chuck todd on today's daily rundown. >> edward snowden is a coward. he is a

new reaction from nsa leaker edward snowden following his exclusive interview with nbc brian williamsack after the nsa publicly released an e-mail he sent to the agency and andrea mitchell has the new details. >> reporter: edward snowden is standing by what he told nbc's brian williams that he is a whistle-blower not a traitor. >> now i have raised these complaints not just officially, in write, through e-mail, to these offices and these individuals, but to my supervisors, to my colleagues. >> reporter: the nsa said thursday it found only one e-mail from snowden asking for clarification on a legal issue, not whistle blowing. as to comments snowden responded to nbc friday, calling the nsa release incomplete saying the nsa's new discovery of written contact between me and its lawyers after more than a year of denying any such contact existed raises serious concerns. still the white house is challenging snowden's credibility. >> he was not trained as a spy? we have no idea where that assertion comes from. >> reporter: john kerry's comments to chuck to do this week. >> go back to the pent

. >> and spy story, a preview of brian williams' exclusive big interview with nsa leaker edward snowden a low-level hacker had a much bigger

. >>> nsa leaker edward snowden says he is more than just a government contractor. that's what he told nbc in his first television interview. >> i was trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of the word in that i lived and worked undercover overseas pretending to work in a job that i'm not and even being assigned a name that was not mine. but i am a technical specialist. i am a technical expert. >> snowden is charged with espionage and is hiding out in russia. he said he would like to come home someday. secretary of state john kerry said snowden should, quote, man up and come back to the united states. >>> new this morning, in ukraine 14 soldiers including a top general were killed when a ukranian military helicopter was shot down. the country's acting president says the chopper was brought down by rebels in eastern ukraine. he says they used a portable air defense missile in the attack. >>> time now 6:10. a crazed man targets a hollywood premiere. the actor he was after before police nabbed him. >> and it's not your typical classroom. how one bay area sch

"man up, and come home" that's what secretary of state john kerry is saying about nsa leaker edward snowden was asked about snowden in an interview today, and that is when he said snowden should come back to the u-s. snowden said he never intended to end up in russia, but was forced to go there because his passport was revoked. kerry also said if snowden wants to come back to the u-s. the will have him on a flight today because he should make his case to the american people. president obama is revving up his command, and address-his commencmetnt daadress. the president about also plans to cut forces to bring soldiers back. afghan leaders were not signed until after they take office. [ female announcer ] birdhouse plans. nacho pans. glass on floors. daily chores. for the little mishaps you feel use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster. neosporin. buy three johnson & johnson first aid products and get a free bag. actual it n. utrogena® ultra she its superior uva uvb precti helps prevent early skin aging and skinance all with the cleanesfee it's the best for