. >>> in news of the world tonight, in moscow nsa leaker edward snowden has decided to request asylum from russia. russia has insisted snowden stopped leaking information and snowden agreed. >>> the surface air control system and radar equipment, cuba said they were being sent to north korea to be repaired and returned. the koreans on the ship were arrested and the captain may have tried to commit suicide. >>> in london the house of commons legalized same-sex marriage in england and whales. mostly a formality. next queen elizabeth should give official approval and that's expected later this week. same-sex couples can then get married by next summer. >>> the former general manager of the sanitary district has been arrested in the philippines. a warrant for bret richards arrest was issued back in march. he's wanted on felony charges including embezzlement and money laundering. richards was arrested by philippines police last week and is now awaiting extra diction proceedings to return to california. >>> a new and very different kind of courthouse is being held. a ground breaking was hel

they approved two defense bill amendments to control nsa surveillance. one would bar the collection of data, such as phone records unless a person is already being investigated. the second would predict gathering data such as phone calls and emails. gop leaders worry they may cut anti-terrorism efforts. >>> the dow climbed just one point. it was held down from a report by mcdonald's that missed expectations. banks and mining stocks rose. nasdaq was up 12 points. >>> the rerival of arrested development on netflix didn't pay off as well as expected. still, the company earned nearly $30 million in the 2nd quarter. shares fell though 7% in after hours trading. >>> ebay is expanding its local delivery service called ebay now. in addition to san francisco and san jose, it's offered to customers on the peninsula. ebay now says the item will be delivered in about an hour for $5, with a $25 minimum order. >>> a new prince is born into the british royal family. prince william, and duchess kate's first baby was born today in london. the private wing of st. mary's h

it allows the nsa to continue collecting data on hundreds of millions of phone calls. the senate passed its own bill to keep interest rates on college loans down this fall. the rates could go up after that, if the economy improves, and if interest rates rise. the house passed a similar bill, and now the two must be reconciled. >>> stanford has just been named the best university in america. forbes magazine released its list of the top colleges. stanford was number 1, pomona college was number 2. it's the first time two non-ivy league schools, and two pacific schools are at the top of the list. forbes says the three universities have higher retension rates, and graduates have high average starting salaries. >>> uber is offering its low cost option. the uber x version is made up of mostly hybrid cars. the company claims, uber x costs 10% less than taxis. riders can hail uber's on demand service through the app. >>> clipper cars can now be used to pay for more than a ride on mass transit. the cards are accepted as payment at parking garages. it's part of a pilot program.

. >>> in other news of the world, nsa leaker edward s nowden may have found a new home in nicaragua. the presidents of nicaragua and venezuela have agreed to grant asylum. he's applied to more than a dozen countries asking for asylum and until now he had no offers. >>> in mexico the popocapitl volcano is spewing out more ash and steam. dozens of tremors have been detected deep inside. some u.s. airlines cancelled additional flights in and out of mexico city. the volcano is about 35 miles from the capital. the airports spokesperson said no ash has fallen there but ash has covered towns closer to the volcano. >>> and in china, heavy equipment is being used to cover hundreds of pounds of algae cover. the algae bloom is larger than the state of connecticut. some people have been swimming and playing in it but once it starts rotting it smells like rotten eggs. the algae is being dried and turned into fertilizer and animal feed. by the way this happens every year but they say this year is worse. >>> federal officials have set a new date to remove a controversial quote from the washington,

and provide the nsa direct access to the back ends of all of the systems you used to communicate. >> reporter: snowden says that includes things like birthday wishes and records of people's lives. he is still believed to be at the moscow airport. >>> in news of the world tonight in egypt at least 50 people died in clashes between supporters of ousted president muhammad morsi and security forces. each faction blamed the other for starting the riot. they called for parliamentary and presidential elections early next year. >>> in canada the death toll from a horrific train crash rose to 13. some 15 other people are still missing. 30 buildings were destroyed. an investigator say the oil train cars have a history of punctures during accidents. they are commonly used in the u.s. >>> negligence and imcompetence are two words being used by the pakistani government for their failure to find osama bin laden before his death. the report also criticized the united states for what it called an illegal raid on the complex and disregard for pakistan sovereignty. >>> more than 100 female inmates ste

. >>> more questions about where nsa leaker snowden is hiding. a russian official had tweeted that snowden had decided to go to venezuela but minutes later deleted the tweet. then reported snowden had not decided yet but also that something was about to happen. >>> a heart attack was the reason for a train wreck that sparked a devastating fire. investigators say that i had found evidence of tampering but ruled out terrorism. there's little hope for 35 people who are still missing. much of the downtown was destroyed. >>> in egypt, supporters of the ousted president are rejecting the interim president and plans for a new constitution and election. the new leaders are getting support from some gulf neighbors and pledges of $8 billion. here in the u.s. some republicans want to cut the 1- 1/2 million dollars in aid given mostly to the egyptian military. >>> and in china, firefighters rescued workers who were stuck in the middle of a raging river. the workers were trying to repair a bridge that collapsed. but then got trapped by that fast moving water.

from health-care companies to the nsa, the congressman stressed working together for our safety. >> so there has debate working with the private sector to protect us from these very serious attacks. >> maryland has more than 11,000 cybersecurity companies and is ranked no. 1 in the nation for ship.ation and entrepreneur and if you have a smartphones, you know that data plants can be expensive, but it is that we are going too far, and we are not using all of the data we are paying for. many people increase their plants to avoid late overcharges. >> wireless consumers are overpaying by $1.40 billion per year because they are simply on the wrong cell phone data plan. >> so how can you save money on data? whereyou can use wi-fi available an turn of applications, like facebook, that use data. >> what is happening to many in maryland facing furloughs, more on how sequestration is impacting the state coming up at 6:00. >> the is students are getting some valuable skills both on and off the court. i am kim dacey with details next. >> well, for a set and summer, a unique program is giving balti

who interviewed edward snowden says the former contractor has sensitive blueprints detailing how the nsa operates. the columnist interviewed snowden before the whistleblower fled from hong kong to russia where he is currently trying to get asylum. he has maintained contact with snowden and the information he has would make it impossible for other cut -- possible for other countries to copy the nsa. texas also has some of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws. republican lawmakers passed a bill friday night that would close most of the state abortion clinics. over the weekend, rick perry promised to sign the bill. he caught the passing a cause for celebration in texas. today it is a fellow -- and a day to celebrate life. a boy spent more than three hours buried under 11 feet of sand in indiana. his family says he was playing on the dune on the shores of like michigan when he dropped partially into it. while rescuers were trying to dig him out, the dune collapse. in air pocket saved the boys life. he is very lucky. still ahead, a dramatic facelift become a it may soon cultural stop.

the nsa says it's aimed at preventing terrorist attack. >> there is plenty of things that might be important to national security. that are prohibited by the constitution. >> 19 organizers including religious, environmental and human rights groups have joined the lawsuit filed by the electronic frontier foundation. >>> president obama has admitted it's unlikely the republican led house of representatives will pennsylvania legislation before the month long break in august. in a television interview, the president says he thinks many republicans are wrestling with the issue. the president says it's time to stop worrying about politics and dot right thing for the country. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered big cults to pentagon. hagel says he wants to eliminate between 3,000 and 5,000 top staff members by 2019. that will be 20% of the current numbers. the cuts would come from both military and civilian staff members but it's not clear if the order would apply to defense contractors as well. >>> the justice department is not likely to file charges against zimmerman. it would be diffic

firm for an nsa leaker. >>> and the bart strike has more and more people relying on their cars. what that could mean for the air we breathe and what drivers are being encouraged to do now. >>> if you are heading out between walnut creek and oakland. westbound 24 does look good. another look at bart strike day three straight ahead. you kids should count yourselves lucky. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just... guys... there you are. you know you couldn't just pause a show in one room, then... where was i... you couldn't pause a show in one room then start playing it in another. and...i'm talking to myself... [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>> good morning. right now traffic is still looking pretty good. but there is a little bit of a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza in some of those cash lanes. again we see people who don't have the fast track trance ponders are usually the ones using cash. it's backed up from the middle of the parking lot. the metering lights are not on

the father of nsa leaker edward snowden is thanking vladimir putin for keeping his son safe. he went on tv to say he is grateful for protecting edward. russia is considering edward snowden's request for temporary asylum. the younger snowden is charged with violating espionage laws. >>> president obama is making a trip to capitol hill to rally democrats ahead of the upcoming fall budget show down. president obama will urge democrats to stop republican attempts to make further cuts to the federal budget. by october 1st congress must agree on a stopgap measure to fund the government or face a shut down. today's meeting between the president and democrats comes just before congress begins a five-week summer recess. >>> a woman charged with defacing the washington national cathedral is attached to five other vandalism. that paint matches the kind found on the organ at the national clothed real and the lincoln memorial. she will remain in custody until a court hearing later this week. >>> anthony is not dropping out of the new york mayor race. >> i know there are other politicians

reportedts who first snowdon's leak says that he has detailed information as to how the nsa works. has anreenwald instruction manual for how the msa is built. snowdon has insisted that details from the documents not be made public, at least, for now. been inis and -- he has and moscow airport for weeks. airline iswhy the considering suing the ntsb. , we'll talk about the abandonment of the traditional sunday greeting. a program that has been around 153 years comes to an >> you are watching abc seven news at 11:00. on your side. a spokesperson for the airlines says they may sue a tv station that erroneously named the pilots involved in last weekend's air crash. that theytion says received the names and contacted the ntsb for information. the names were mistakenly confirmed. the mistake has damaged the airline's reputation. vancouver's say they found the young actor dead in his hotel room yesterday afternoon after he missed his check out time. there is no indication of foul play. one of the guest directors said that he spoke to the actor before his death will stop >> i had several in

. >> and coming up at 6:00, the latest details in the nsa >> entertainment news for you. "the view" has a new co-host. barbara walters said that jenny be hosting, and she has been on the show several times and has guests toasted. joy leaves the next month, and walters will be retiring next year. >> the secret novel of j.k. raleigh has reached number two on amazon. that was fast. she is best known for the harry potter series, but she revealed that she is the author of a crime novel, "the cuckoo's calling," and she said it was liberating to publish a book without any hype or expedition. >> it will be selling. >> it is going to the top already. >> a blockbuster. >> arch campbell joins us now with entertainment news tonight. "way, way back." i take it the in here is in no. every summer, we need a gem, and this summer, we have got a comedy that is withing a lot of attention, with who goes to the beach his mother and a new boyfriend. >> on a scale of 1 210, what do you think you are? a 6? i think you are a 3. in a finds himself stuck place the adults do not notice him. you am a

edward the nsa leaker snowden have more sensitive information than previously believed? he has more on how the national security agency does business. he is on the run, allegedly with information that could crush the security agency. ofwden has the virtue handbook for how the n.s.a. was put together. >> thousands of documents that contain blueprint that would allow someone who read them to know exactly how the n.s.a. does what it does, which would, in turn, allow them to ebay that surveillance or replicate it. >> it is said snowden insistence -- insisted he would not reveal the information. for the past weeks, he has been hiding at a moscow airport. he told activists he plans to go to south america. his stay in russia was described today by russian president vladimir putin as an unwelcome presence. he said he already told all, but another says he has more information about other domestic spy organizations in his pocket. >> telling people about the true severity of how much they have access to people's personal and private to communications. >> an analyst at access to tha

leaker isfessed nsa keeping more government secrets. if that does the word from the guardian reporter who has been communicating with him. the reporter says that edward snowden has thousands of documents and an instruction manual on how the agency is built. he reportedly does not want those details released publicly. >> george h w bush is having will -- is heading back to the white house. and mrs. obama are hosting them for the light of hope foundation award winner. it honors volunteerism. it is 1000 points of light during his 1989 inaugural address. coming up here on abc 7 news at noon, apple launches an investigation about how a woman was electrocuted using her iphone 5. >> hollywood in shock over the star.of the "glee" clues about what might have ha >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. >> today and not topsy will help determine what killed "glee" star. the 31-year-old had a history of substance abuse and checked himself into rehab back in march. it is not known if his death will impact production of glee which is set

we've got some developing news on nsa bleaker edward snowden. accepted the venezuelan asylum offer after the release of a new video in which he says the head of nsa lied to congress about surveillance programs and he claims that nsa collects all communications in and out of the u.s., not just those involving foreigners. egresse are literally no points from the united states. monitoredication is and collected. >> the guardian shot that video in june before he left hong kong for russia. he is still believe to be hiding in the moscow airport. the defense and the george zimmerman trial is set to introduce a controversial piece of evidence. it is a toxicology reports on trayvon martin showing he had marijuana in his system of the night he died. this comes after jurors heard from a parade of witnesses monday, all disputing a prosecution claim that it was martin's voice scrap me for help on the 911 calls. martin's father was called to the stand. [indiscernible] from the table and just kind of shook my head and said i cannot tell. said that it was my so

. >>> and former nsa contractor edward snowden is keeping people guessing about where he'll end up. russian officials say they have not received a request for him for political asylum. he's still stuck at the moscow airport. he's received offers from three south american countries. >>> and a 6-year-old boy rescued from a sinkhole in indiana is in critical condition this morning. doctors say he is responding to simple commands. he was buried in sand while walking with his parents at the indiana dunes national lake shore on friday. it took rescuers three hours to dig him out. >>> what does a superstar do when she has some downtime on tour? well, hit the beach, of course. beyoncÉ putting up pictures on instagram of herself and her 17-month-old daughter little blue ivy. they are enjoying quality time together. ginger zee, i imagine you have weather, ginger? >> i sure do. thanks, ron. i'm guessing beyoncÉ and the baby were not in florida. because unsettled is an understatement for what's been happening in the southeast along the stationary front. we have video from sarasota, florida. a

that contain very specific blueprints that would allow somebody who read them to know exactly how the nsa does what it does, which would in turn allow them either to evade that surveillance or to replicate it. >> greenwald went on to say that snowden remains calm and tranquil despite his ongoing fight for asylum in russia and latin america. >>> and one of the nation's strictest voter i.d. laws is being put the test today in a pennsylvania courtroom. it requires voters to bring a state issued photo i.d. to the polling place. now, critics sued claiming that's unconstitutional and discriminates against poor and minority voters. supporters say it's a way to prevent fraud. this trial could last nine days. >>> meanwhile, in ohio, police say an suv going more than 100 miles per hour when it plowed into this motel in toledo. a pregnant woman inside the room, she got pinned. as you see it happen here. she got pinned between the bed and couch in her room but we can tell you however remarkably not seriously injured, and that is very good news, indeed. >>> meanwhile, a shocking case of road rage here

. >>> and jon is here to talk, now, because we're going to talk about the nsa leaker, edward snowden. he may be just days away from a decision getting asylum in russia, that's made dicey diplomacy for presidents obama and putin. jon, one of the things we've seen overnight, is a key u.s. senator, lindsey graham, says the united states should boycott the sochi olympics in russia if they give snowden asylum. >> reporter: that's not going to happen, but it shows how much anger there is towards the russians on this. and one thing that could happen is president obama is scheduled to go to russia in september for the g-20 meeting in sochi. the white house does not rule out cancelling that meeting with putin. they aren't saying they're not going to do it. they aren't threatening it, but they're pointing out not going to the meeting. >> meanwhile, we have seen a little bit of a political kerfuffle in wyoming. liz cheney, the daughter of the former vice president, now says she's running for senate in wyoming. that has caused some real unrest with fellow republicans. >> reporter: you know liz ch

. >>> the edward snowden intelligence leaks are triggering strict, new rules at the nsa. defense officials now say that, in order to prevent the stealing of more secrets, analysts like snowden will have to work with a colleague, anytime they access sensitive information. like phone records and internet traffic. the two-man rule will be implemented everywhere and any time analysts read top-secret material. >>> we're getting an in-the-moment look at the fatal building collapse from philadelphia last month. this video from a city bus, showing the building come crashing down on a salvation army store. six people died in this incident. a terrible day in philadelphia. >>> meanwhile, penn state university agreeing to pay $60 million in settlements to men who claimed they were abused by former football coach jerry sandusky. it's unclear how many men will split that money. other cases are still being negotiated. >>> and extraordinary pictures to show you out of central massachusetts this morning, where this historic building caught fire. everybody got out, including workers in a b

. >>> now, to the latest on nsa leaker edward snowden. he has spent a month in limbo at a russian airport. but that may change soon. he may be allowed to leave the airport while russia decides if it will grant him asylum. martha raddatz joins us from washington with much more on all this. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the drama this morning is intense. at any time now, the man the u.s. says has committed espionage, could be free in russia, with massive amounts of secret data in tow. this morning, all eyes are on the moscow airport where fugitive edward snowden is preparing himself for possible release. we now know that snowden has started learning russian, for what may be months of freedom, or maybe permanent residence there. we are also learning that after a month of wearing the same clothes, snowden has been given fresh shirts and jeans and a copy of "crime and punishment," so, his lawyer says, he can become familiar with russian literature. it was snowden's handwritten request for temporary asylum that could l

snowden has been holed up in a moscow airport after leaking details of an nsa surveillance program. >>> a massive fire at an apartment in philadelphia. the fire broke out late last night in levitt town, pennsylvania. two people have been hurt. dozens of others were forced out of their apartments. >>> and the murder charges dropped against andrea sneiderman in the murder case of her husband. her husband, rusty, was shot and killed outside his son's day-care center in dunwoody, georgia. another man, hemy neuman, was accused of killing him. andrea sneiderman was charged originally. on friday, prosecutors said they were dropping the most serious charges against her, including murder, and aggravated assault. >>> and an amazing rescue in new york city. a good samaritan rushing to save a toddler after she fell from a second-floor window, landing on an awning. the man was able to get up on the awning and save the girl. the girl is not hurt. and she is doing just fine this morning, we're happy to report. >>> and finally, a new addition at a zoo here in new york state. a rare red baby pan do, b

snowden has been holed up in a moscow airport after leaking details of an nsa surveillance program. >>> and some sad news to share with you. lindy boggs, the mother of our cokie roberts, has passed away. boggs was elected to congress to replace her husband when he died. she was appointed as u.s. ambassador to the vatican. lindy boggs was 97 years of age. >>> and the murder charges dropped against andrea sneiderman in the murder case of her husband. andrea sneiderman, was arrested after her husband, rusty, was shot and killed outside of his son's day-care center in dunwoody, georgia, in 2010. another man, hemy neuman, was accused of killing him. andrea sneiderman was charged originally. on friday, prosecutors said they were dropping the most serious charges against her, including murder, and aggravated assault. >>> and an amazing rescue here in new york city. a good samaritan rushing to save a toddler after she fell from a second-floor window, landing on an awning just below. the man was able to get up on the awning and save the girl. the girl was not hurt. and she is doing just fine t

the nsa leaker is on the run. and we're just hearing this morning he may now be able to leave moscow and find asylum in venezuela or nicaragua. but the he make it to either country without avoiding u.s. extradition? kirit radia is following the developments for us from moscow. >> reporter: good morning. edward snowden has been stuck here in moscow for nearly two weeks. but now, venezuela and other countries are preparing to throw him a lifeline. the question is, can he get there? on friday night, venezuelan's president offered him political asylum. that after the presidents of nicaragua and bolivia suggested they were ready to do the same thing. the problem for snowden is he doesn't have safe routes to travel. he has to go to the other side of the country and most of the countries are those with extradition treaties to the united states. there's a direct flight to cuba five times a week. the other option is on a private plane, the ones that could make it there without refueling cost over $200,000. so, not out of t

the nsa leaker is on the run. and we're just hearing this morning he may now be able to leave moscow and find asylum in venezuela or nicaragua. but the he make it to either country without avoiding u.s. extradition? abc's kirit radia is following the developments for us from moscow. >> reporter: good morning. edward snowden has been stuck here in moscow's airport for nearly two weeks. but now, venezuela and other countries are preparing to throw him a lifeline. the question is, can he get there? on friday night, venezuela's president offered him political asylum. that after the presidents of nicaragua and bolivia suggested they were willing to do the same thing. the problem for snowden is he doesn't have safe routes to travel. he has to go almost to the other side of the globe. and most of his transit options are in countries that have extradition treaties with the united states. his best option may be to connect via cuba. there's a direct flight from here five times a week. the other option is on a private plane.

. >>> and another offer of asylum for wanted nsa leaker edward snowden. bolivia said he can come there, this was after nicaragua and venezuela said they would give him asylum. but the president of venezuela says snowden hasn't responded yet to his offer. the former computer contractor is on the run, hiding out in a moscow airport after leaking details of a highly secret u.s. intelligence program. >>> and an alleged accomplice in the murder case of former new england patriots star aaron hernandez will be in court tomorrow. ernest wallace will be arraigned in a massachusetts courtroom on monday. meanwhile, hundreds of patriots fans turned out at gillette stadium on saturday to trade in their aaron hernandez jerseys for other jerseys. the team said nearly 1200 jerseys were returned. >>> and a serious health warning to tell you about this morning. whole foods is recalling crave brothers cheese, saying it may be contaminated with listeria. the food and drug administration says one person has been killed and at least five others sickened after eating the cheese

. >>> we're going to get the latest now on nsa leaker, edward snowden, under pressure from the u.s., he may finally be ready to move out of that no-man's land in the moscow airport. but the limbo has not stopped him from speaking out. more of his interview with "the guardian" has now been released. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is tracking his every move. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, george. it appears this could be the week that 30-year-old snowden makes his move out of the moscow airport with diplomats in venezuela and russia saying they've received his request for asylum. and it's up to him to choose a flight plan. this morning, snowden remains holed up somewhere in or near the moscow airport out of sight but still a high-profile problem for the u.s. now, "the guardian" newspaper has made public another part of the interview with the one-time nsa contract employee who accurately predicted just how his revelations of america's surveillance programs would be received by the united states. >> they're going to say i committed grave crimes. i've,

that contain very specific blueprints that would allow somebody who read them to know exactly how the nsa does what it does, which would in turn allow them either to evade that surveillance or to replicate it. >> greenwald went on to say that snowden remains calm and tranquil despite his ongoing fight for asylum in russia and latin america. >>> one of the nation's strictest voter i.d. laws is being put to test in a pennsylvania courtroom. it requires voters to bring a state issued photo i.d. to the polling place. now, critics sued claiming that's unconstitutional and discriminates against poor and minority voters. supporters say it's a way to prevent fraud. this trial could last nine days. >>> meanwhile, in ohio police say an suv going more than 100 miles per hour when it plowed into this motel. a pregnant woman inside the room got pinned. you see it happen here. she got pinned between the bed and couch in her room but we can tell you however markably not seriously injured and that is very good news indeed. >>> meanwhile, a shocking case of road rage here at a racetrack in north carolina.

now, "the guardian" newspaper has made public, another part of the interview with the one-time nsa employee, who accurately predicted how the revelations of the surveillance programs would be received by the united states. >> they're going to say i committed grave crimes. violated the espionage act. they're going to say i've aided our enemies in making them aware of these systems. >> reporter: and that is exactly the case the u.s. has been making, with the latest salvo coming from the white house monday. again warning other countries there will be serious repercussions for any nation that helps snowden. >> he's been charged with a felony or felonies. as such, he should not be allowed to proceed in any further international travel, other than travel that would result in him returning to the united states. >> reporter: the u.s. says snowden has seriously hurt efforts to fight terrorism, by revealing the methods used to listen in on and track terrorists. snowden says he did not start out opposing the programs when he went to work in the u.s. intelligence community. >> i don't want to live in a

intelligence agents, the latest revelation from nsa leaker edward snowden. here's abc's nick schifrin. >> deep inside moscow's airport the world's most wanted man is still hiding and apparently still spilling secrets. edward snowden leaked a document that, according to the german magazine, claims the u.s. bugged european allies offices in washington, d.c. and infiltrated their computer networks. the u.s. is frustrated that snowden's data time bomb is still ticking and they can't get snowden extradited. >> i continue to be concerned about the other documents that he may have. that's part of the reason why we would like to have mr. snowden in custody. >> reporter: snowden has no passport but is trying to fly to cuba and get asylum in ecuador. here, ecuador provide wikileaks' julian assange asylum. he's been here for 377 days. from here, he's been helping snowden evade u.s. justice. assange told george stephanopoulos on "this week" that no matter what, snowden's secrets would get out. >> there is no stopping the publishing process at this stage. great care has

glenn greenwald says snowden has thousands of documents for how the nsa was built and how it works. snowden is stranded in a moscow airport. he is asking russia for asylum until he can move on to latin america. >>> there's word this morning nelson mandela may soon be out of the hospital. he remains in critical but stable condition. but the man who succeeded him as president, tells reporters that he may be discharged to recuperate at home. mandela's wife said recently he is responding to treatment. mandela turns 95 on thursday. >>> crews in france spent the weekend clearing the wreckage from that deadly railroad accident. six passengers were killed. hundreds were injured. engineers say a faulty rail joint is believed to have caused this accident. another train traveled on the same stretch of track just 30 minutes before. >>> the running of the bulls in pamplona, spain, is over for another year. but that wasn't soon enough for some. a 23-year-old australian woman was seriously injured by a bull yesterday at the end of the run. she required emergency surgery. four other runners were hu

the former nsa contractor has agreed to stop harming the u.s. with the release of more intelligence secrets. that's according to his lawyer. snowden has been stuck in moscow's airport now for weeks claiming he'd be persecuted in the u.s. and could face torture or even death. >>> and in lighter news, some very special beagles are getting their first taste of freedom after spending their entire lives in a lab as testers for product research. >> it may surprise you to learn it's not just lab rats used as product test dummies. because they are so docile, beagles make ideal research subjects, believe it or not. it's not pretty really. these beagles were constantly under anesthesia and would have been killed eventually until the beagle freedom project stepped in and rescued them. now they'll be under the care of foster families. and that was the first time they'd been outside touching grass under their paws ever. >> everyone deserves to be free. good for those dogs. oh, man. >> adorable. >>> coming up next, we wanted to go to the beach, but the bosses

the nsa leaker. now disney is apparently working on a movie dealing with wikileaks. set to be released in october. apparently called "the fifth estate" and takes a look at the early days of the website. it's showing julian assange as a heroic visionary but then takes things a little too far. the movie trailer says you can't change the world without crashing the system. which is an apt tagline for not only julian assange but also edward snowden. they seem to have taken the release of information, some would say, a little too far. well, julian assange is coming out saying this is a massive propaganda attack. so, there you have it. we may be able to get some kind of idea what it was like in the early days of wikileaks. this, by the way, based on two separate books. one of them, you know, kind of the inside look at julian assange and the other the inside look at wikileaks. >> that looks like it could be pretty interesting. >> if it's accurate, it could be interesting. >> and it's a disney movie, so -- >> it's a disney movie, so go see it. >> please. mickey mouse and -- >

. >> nsa leaker, edward snowden asked 21 countries for asylum. he accuses the united states of using citizenship as a weapon. after his passport was revoked. >> federal judge in court, dismissed three lawsuits against former elmo puppeteer kevin clash. the men said they were abused as teens. the judge said they waited too long to sue. those are our top stories on this tuesday, july 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good tuesday morning, everybody. we'll begin this half-hour with a make shift memorial growing outside the firehouse where the hot shot crew was based. heartbroken residents have been dropping off flowers and mementos. >> we're learning more about the 19 men who died trying to protect the lives of others. they were part of an elite team of highly trained firefighters and fathers, sons and brothers. but above all, they were heroes. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: the fourth of july is fast approaching but the flags in prescott, arizona, hung from the chain link fence

. >>> former nsa contractor edward snowden at the moscow airport application for asylum winding its way through the russian bureaucracy. the u.s. still urging that he be returned here to the u.s. >>> a swarm of bees is to blame for a three-hour flight delay in charlotte. the bees kept the jet rolling away for departure. a beekeeper had to be called in to help before flight could take off. those are just some of our stories on this thursday, july 25th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good thursday, everybody. >> yes, it is. it's a good thursday. the weekend is all most here. and we are with this next story maybe going to put the royal baby to bed. >> yeah. i don't believe it. i don't believe it. >> no? not for a second. >> this is one in a string of ongoing baby stories. >> what else could we talk about? what comes next? we were about to tell you what the name is. what could come next in the royal baby -- >> first steps. >> that's private stuff. >> we'll think of something. don't worry. some scandal it is really not her baby. >>

. >> nsa leaker edward snowden at the center of an international drama. the plane carrying bolivia's president from russia was rerouted to austria after france and portugal refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that snowden was on board. now bolivians are furious over the incident. snowden believed at the moscow airport in search of a country that will take him. >> president obama and his family are back in washington this morning, wrapping up his three-day visit to africa. at his last stop in tanzania he joined an unlikely traveling companion, former president george w. bush for a wreath laying ceremony. in an exclusive network interview, abc's jonathan karl asked mr. bush what they talked about when the cameras weren't rolling. >> we just chatted about the trip. he is at the end of the trip. i remembered how tired i used to get. i said, you got to be kind of worn out. he said had a great trip. looking forward to get back home. i asked him about the girls were they having a good time. he said you bet. because i remember bringing ou

. >> some lawmakers in iceland introduced a proposal to grant citizenship to nsa leaker edward snowden. six members of parliament are backing the plan and want a committee to review it. right now the proposal doesn't have much support. iceland is one of two dozen countries in which snowden is seeking citizenship. snowden is believed to been ape moscow airport. iceland granted a passport to a political refugee before. it gave chess champion bobby fisher a passport to help him avoid criminal charges in the united states. >> look at independence day across the nation at the white honoring the military. 1,200 military personnel from all branches of the service were there. the president thank them all for their service. and called the u.s. an improbable experiment in democracy that has turned into the greatest nation on earth. also in d.c., an annual tradition on the national mall. 32nd annual capital fourth, featuring a concert and fireworks and a special honor. the crowds paid tribute to first responders from boston. on stage, introduced by none other than neil diamond. >> several spectat

. >> russian official is urging nsa leaker edward snowden to accept venezuela's offer of asylum. the lawmaker who often speaks for the kremlin said it may be snowden's last chance. for political asylum. snowden remains in limbo at moscow airport. venezuela officials haven't been in contact but expect to consult with russians today. snowden has also received asylum offers from bolivia and nicaragua. >> now your weather -- >> scattered showers and thunderstorms for just about the entire eastern u.s. dry, sunny, texas, central plains. severe storms threaten the rockies and northern plains. fair conditions along the west coast. >> 76, seattle. 92 in sacramento. 111 in phoenix. lots of 89s out there. chicago, baltimore, new orleans, miami, boston. going to get to 82 there. honolulu. lovely 81 degrees. >> good. >> it does. >> coming up more coverage of the crash of flight 214. we'll hear from an aviation expert who breaks down two critical images from the crash. >> later the town has gone wild. take you to the home town of the first british man to win wimbledon in 77 years. you are wat

all right, "the guardian" newspaper releasing the second half of the interview with nsa leaker edward snowden, the first part of the interview released in early june, leading to u.s. efforts to track snowden down. in the newly released interview, snowden insists he is a patriot and the u.s. is a fundamentally good country. snowden holed up at the moscow airport awaiting asylum perhaps in venezuela. >> the three women at the center of the cleveland house imprisonment case are sending a thank you. amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight posted a video on youtube, they're thanking the public for for outpouring support and prayers and respecting their privacy. >> i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family, my friends. it has been unbelievable. i want to thank everyone who has helped me and my family. through this entire ordeal. i am getting stronger each day. and i am having my privacy helped immensely. >> if you could say something to each and every person out there who contributed money to your funds to help you what would you say to them? >> i would say tha

glenn greenwald says snowden has thousands of documents for how the nsa was built and how it works. snowden is stranded in a moscow airport. he is asking russia for asylum before he can move on to latin america. >>> there's word this morning nelson mandela may soon be out of the hospital. he remains in critical but stable condition. but the man who succeeded him as president, tells reporters that he may be discharged to recuperate at home. mandela's wife said recently he is responding to treatment. mandela turns 95 on thursday. >>> crews in france spent the weekend clearing the wreckage from that deadly railroad accident. six passengers were killed. hundreds were injured. engineers say a faulty rail joint is believed to have caused this accident. another train traveled on the same stretch of track just 30 minutes before. >>> the running of the bulls in pamplona, spain, is over for another year. but that wasn't soon enough for some. a 23-year-old australian woman was seriously injured by a bull yesterday at the end of the run. she required emergency surgery. four other runners were h

all right, "the guardian" newspaper releasing the second half of the interview with nsa leaker edward snowden, the first half in early june, leading to efforts to track snowden down. in the recent interview, snowden insists he is a patriot and the u.s. is a fundamentally good country. snowden holed up at the moscow airport awaiting asigh lum in perhaps venezuela. >> the three women at the center of the cleveland house imprisonment case are sending a thank you. amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight posted a video on you tube thanking the public for outpouring support and prayers and respecting their privacy. >> i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family, my friends. it has been unbelievable. i want to thank everyone who has helplped me and my family. through this entire ordeal. i am getting stronger each day. and i am having my privacy helped immensely. >> if you could say something to each and every person out there that contributed money to your fund to help you what would you say to them? >> i would say thank you for the support. >> i would look to tha

. >> reporter: wikileaks founder julian assange today called manning a hero as he said of the nsa leaker edward snowden. the sentencing phase starts tomorrow for manning. while it's doubtful he will be sentenced to the 136 years the charges call for, but it's likely he will spend a big chunk of his life in jail. >> martha, what does this mean for edward snowden. apparently he's still in moscow, leading crime and punishment. >> i'm sure snowden is watching carefully, but i don't see how they get him back to the united states to face the charges unless they make some kind of deal with him and no one seems in the mood to make any deals right now. >> martha, thanks very much. >> one more picture out of washington tonight. this one, president obama and vice-president biden in the oval office today surrounded by key players in a new american bid to broker peace in the middle east. these are the most serious face-to-face meetings for the israelis and the palestinians in years. round two of the negotiations convened by secretary of state kerry are to begin next month. >>> we have an update now o

. >>> at number two from nsa whistle-blower, a swedish sociology professor nominated edward snowden for the reward at great personal cost. >>> the million plus first prize must look sweet to a guy living in a lost and found room at the moscow airport. it might be too late to take this year's prize because the deadline for submissions was february. i could be a contender for 2014. he'll have a tough time picking up the hardware because norway turned down his request for asylum. >>> it was a baseball game for the record books in cleveland, but it has nothing to do with what happened on the field. >> season ticket holder greg grabbed four foul balls. he gave one to each of the kids with him and threw the fourth into the crowd. the beat tracks foul balls and estimates the odds of that happening at 1 in a trillion. >> better buy a lottery ticket today. >> at number four, even that last guy couldn't catch this ball. pop singer carly ray has a new claim to fame. the call me maybe singer threw out what is possibly the worst ceremonial first pitch ever at the tampa bay rays game. >> she gives it

morning there are claims edward snowden is carrying what is basically an instruction manual for how the nsa is built. thousands of documents telling secrets on how the nsa does business is now coming from a guardian journalist who interviewed snowden. snowden told the paper he's not going to make this public. he has been hold up for a number of weeks. he's applying for asylum in a number of countries including russia. >>> there are claims edward snowden is basically carrying out -- seen certain. we'll have more on this as -- [indiscernible] we'll have more on this as the show conditions. >>> a judge will hear arguments in a non-jury trial that stems from the september 11 attacks n. trial will decide if airlines owe the owners of the world trade center up to $3.5 billion in damages. the airline and other aviation- related companies were sued with the reasoning that they were negligent by allowing terrorists to board airplanes and overtake their crews. testimony is expected to last three days. >>> south korean based asiana airlines is now considering legal action against the san francisco tv

thousands of documents telling secrets on how the nsa does business. this is coming from a guardian journalist who interviewed snowden. snowden told them the papers will not be made public. he has been hold up in an airport in moscow for weeks now. he is applying for asylum in a number of countries. >>> this morning the man -- [indiscernible] daryl anderson is a member of the black guerrilla gang. according to police anderson is responsible for a triple shooting that happened a few weeks ago in northeast where three women were shot. one of them died. a couple days after that police say anderson broke into a home and shot a man during a robbery. >>> the violence continues in baltimore. this morning police are investigating a shooting involving a teenager. this happened over the weekend in east baltimore where police say a 15-year-old boy was shot in the 2000 block of robb street. the victim was taken to the hospital. is he expected to survive. right now no word on a suspect or motive. >>> while we're seeing an uptick in shootings in our city, what's goi

thousands of documents on how the nsa does its business. thisis coming from the journalist. snowden is still in russia tonight. >>> our county team goes for a psychotic break after taking synthetic drugs. >>> a local kindergarten are is fighting to raise money for cancer. and after 11:00, it's still 83 degrees. but that means it's a long duration heat wave. it could hilt 100 degrees this week. we'll have your seven day forecast coming up after this. >>> when super storm sandy hit, she covered the beaches with debris. months later, they made a discovery. >> a bottle found ten years ago. the girl who left the message behind. >> after hurricane sandy covered debris, he was part of the clean up. >> there was three, four feet worth of debris. car badge, car parts. >> underneath it all, a worker found this, a message in a bottle. >> we just all huddled around the bottle and opened it up. itwas a green ginger ale bottle. >> the message was written by a ten-year old girl. be excellent to yourself dude. the message had a phone number on it. brian decided to call and reached the mom.

thousands of document that is can taken blue prints that would allow somebody to read them, to know how the nsa does what it does, and they can evade that surveillance or replicate it. >> last week, we finally saw snowden, at a meeting inside the airport. snoenld applied consider snowden applied for asylum in russia. the president said that snowden will leave russia as soon as he can, and he doesn't want the situation to harm the u.s. russian relations. but there's more that's not yet been revealed, and snowden can reveal how easy it was to get this data. >> able to inform the people of the true severity of how much it has access to people's personal private communications, with very little safeguards. >> the russian officials they they haven't received his request for alie lum -- asylum, and it means he could be hiding out in the airport for some time. >>> now a san francisco tv station, could face legal action for broadcasting the wrong names of the pilots of the asiana jet that crashed. the report was demeanoring, and damaged the reputation of the pilots. a summer intern is to blame, that in

. >>> the journalist who first reported top secret information leaked by snowden says the former nsa contractor possesses damaging information about the u.s. government. snowden has been on the run since he revealed a secret program that spied on americans. the guardian newspaper journalist says 30-year-old snowden has thousands of documents showing how the nsa is built. the journalist doesn't think they pose a risk to national security, but says they could be harmful to the government's reputation. he said snowden insisted those details stay classified. >>> check on the weather november. mike is up on the roof. >> up on the roof from the broadcast center. good morning to you heyou you. the gray sky is keeping temperatures down, but not all is gray. i'll show you how much longer the summer hiatus will hang out. >> and a $2 million power ball winner here in the bay area. where that lucky ticket was sold. >>> abc 7 is a proud sponsor of the event held in six days sunday july 21 at golden gate park. to register, call 415-615-walk. visit aids walk.net or text >>> it's back to the bargain