let him go. prince harry shows off what which he do with an apache helicopter and empty air space. : welcome to "around the world." i'm suzanne malveaux. michael holmes is off today. why did he give it all up to reveal details about a top secret u.s. program. he said the public needed to know what the government is monitoring, e-mail and tracking phone calls. snowden has come forward as the person who leaked information about the classified programs. barbara starr has our details. >> when you're in positions of privileged access. >> reporter: this is 29-year-old edward snow den. the high school drop out who worked his way into the most secretive computers as a defense contractor and blew open those secrets by leaking unprecedented

details of top secret government surveillance programs. he now risks never living in america as a free man . >> i had access to the full rosters of everyone working in the nsa and undercover assets around the world. >> reporter: he didn't leak that but in an interview with the british newspaper he revealed himself as the source of several documents leaked to journalist glen greenwall out lining a massive effort to track cell phone calls and monitor e-mail and internet traffic of virtually everyone. >> i sit at my desk had the authorities to wiretap anyone from you or your accountant to a federal judge or the president. >> reporter: he says he just wanted americans to know what the government was doing. >> even if you're not doing

anything wrong you're being watched and recorded. >> reporter: he wanted to be up front that he was behind the leaks. >> i'm just another guy who sits there day-to-day watching what's happening and goes this is something that's not our place to decide. the public needs to decide whether these programs and policies are right or wrong. >> reporter: the guardian says he watched cnn wolf blitzer ask panel who the leaker was. he did not react. he fled to hong kong three weeks ago after copying a last set of documents and telling his boss needed to go away for medical treatment. before all this he said he had a comfortable life working for the nsa in hawaii with a $200,000 salary and a girlfriend. he told the guardian he never got a high school diploma, never

finished college. he was discharged after breaking both legs in an accident. he workeds a security guard and moved to the cia in a computer security job. in 2009 he left the cia joining the contractor in hawaii. he began to see top secret documents on the extend of the nsa surveillance including details that the government also had data on americans. president obama insists his administration is not spying on u.s. citizens only looking for information on terrorists. for now snowden believes hong kong's climate of free speech will protect him but there's no guarantee he won't be arrested, taken to main land china or sent back to the u.s. it appears to be a risk he's willing to take. >> you're living in hawaii, in paradise and making a ton of money, what would it take to

make you leave everything behind. the greatest fear that i have regarding the outcome for america of these disclosure s that nothing will change. >> reporter: barbara starr, cnn, washington. >> we're all over this story. one lawmaker already calling for edward snowden to be prosecuted for leaking the information. a reporter took aim at him. the reporter said he got it all. he doesn't have a clue how this worked and neither did the person who released just enough information to be dangerous. there's other methods. they could come to the committee. >> the guardian reporter accuses the government of hiding behind

scare tactics and secrecy. >> what the strategy of the u.s. public is to scare the people and say these people have jeopardized you. there's not a single revelation that we provided that remotely jeopardizes national security. the only thing that's been jeopardized is the reputation and credibility of the people in power who are engaged in the massive spying program and wanted to do it in the dark. as journalists our number one obligation should not be to screen terrorists and scare people everyone time there's transparency but instead scrutinize in the claims are valid. >> one minute he's living in paradise and then it take a dramatic turn. he was living in hawaii and making $200,000. he also had a girlfriend. since the leak he's been holed

up in a hong kong hotel and said to be close to maxing out his credit cards. he's worried about his girlfriend as well as his family. >> reporter: the source of one of america's biggest intelligence leaks is here in hong kong holed up in a hotel room. he's been in hong kong for the past three weeks. he says as an analyst for the nsa, the national security agency, he witnessed abuses, reported about it but they were never addressed. he said the nsa has an infrastructure that can intercept almost anything and lied about its scope of surveillance of american citizens. why did snowden choose hong k g kong? 14 hours away from hawaii, halfway around the world to leak these highly sensitive information. according to snowden it's because hong kong has a

commitment to free speech. analysts say that china is the key factor. he's in position of a treasure-trove of information that china would also like to have. let's have a listen to a jou journalist from the guardian. >> he has no real plan b. he knows he can't go back and the terrible thing is he is wondering whether his family will be victimized. if he keeps in touch with them he's scared they will be penalized for that. he's in a strange area of hong kong. it's partly chinese sovereignty but enjoyed freedom of some legal status. who knows what will happen if the u.s. asking for extradition.

>> reporter: china can step in and veto this offering him asylum in exchange for information. to afghanistan, the taliban says it launched an attack this morning to target americans. this is right next to the kabul airport. this is scene as taliban militants and afghan security forces fought for hires. officials say seven attackers stormed a building that was near the airport that was under construction. two blew themselves up and the rest were killed. we're getting a disturbing report from afghanistan. local officials are saying the taliban beheaded two children, 10 years and 16 years old. the 10-year-old boy was found taking food from a trash bin.

the taliban has not commented. the death toll from the santa monica shooting has risen to five. 26-year-old marcella franko died. she was driving an suv belopging to her father who as also died. the suspect murdered his father and brother and set their house on fire before going on this shooting spree. law enforcement said he had mental health issues in the past. south africa's current president is asking for the country to pray for nelson mandela. he was rushed to the hospital oaf the weekend. this is from a persistent lung infection that's flaired up. his condition is being called serious but stable.

it seems as if this has happened quite some time the last months or so, several months, are we getting any different signals about his condition? >> reporter: we are. what's troubling about the recent announcement update which controls all information relating to the former president's health. what's disturbing is nelson mandela's health remains unchanged. he has a full staff of medics at his bedside at his home. any time he comes to a hospital it means that medical team cannot improve his condition. he was rushed to this hospital behind me on saturday. that also means that doctors here have been unable to improve his condition over the past three days. this persistent lung infection has really dogged him the past

seven months bringing him to hospital some four times. he's 94 years old. he turns 95 next month. any small ailment can be fatal for a man of his age. we've seen his close family, his close relatives coming to visit him. two of his daughters, his current wife has been by his side and within this past hour we saw winnie mandela. she has left the hospital as well. we know close relatives have been here to see. at this moment his health has not improved and south africans are worried. >> what makes this different too is people are openly talking about the possibility that he could get worse and that is very much different than in the customs and protocol there, yes? >> reporter: absolutely.

it's a good point you raised. you've been to south africa before. you know it's typical in the culture and many african nay nai nations you do not speak about the forthcoming death of an ailment. any time he's been illed before people want to send well wishes. a close friend of his who served time along with him said this past weekend publicly in a newspaper that his distressing to see him in and out of the hospital. the mandela family can let him go so he can rest in peace and the rest of the country would let him go. high he controversial and a taboo topic but it does speak to the changing sentiment that he is mere human and cannot live forever. >> all right. our prayers to nelson man begde

and his family. south america, that's where most americans head when on the run. why did edward snowden choose hong kong? african war lord in the news again. his malitia accused of selling elephants. prince harry showing off the helicopter skills he picked up in afghanistan. we're going to show you the video of the prince performing some amazing midair tricks. ordinary rubs don't always work on my arthritis.

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than $150 million. parts of austria has been hit. in turkey the battle between protesters and government is now in its 11th day. no sign of either sides letting up. riot police fired tear gas. the prime minister is a dictator and they want him to resign. the prime minister warned demonstrators that his patience is now coming to an end. more than 4300 people have been wounded in those protests. now to the philippines where this is an amazing story. this hero dog getting a heroes welcome back home. k-pug lost her snout and her jaw when she jumped in front of an oncoming motorcycle to save her owner's daughter and niece. after months of surgery and treatment in the united states she arrived back home yesterday. look how cute she is. people from around the world

donated money for her treatment. prince harry was showing off piloting skill. he's an apache helicopter hipil. he's done a couple of tours if afghanistan. what do you think about that? >> fascinating story. this was the raf air show in england. prince harry who is better known as captain wales was part of the team that was flying this apache helicopter. whether it was harry actually at the controls or as co-pilot gunner. this is not the exciting acro t acrobatics that you see with the red arrows or the aerial

displays. what they do with helicopters is that do maneuvers. they drive it forward or back ward. for harry, this was the first chance people back home to see his helicopter skills. >> is there a rule or law that he can't do this? it seem risky. >> get a grip. the man has been on active service in afghanistan. by his own admission he has shot and killed baddies. >> this doesn't seem necessary. i understand active duty and war but this seems unnecessary. a little show boating going on. >> i don't think they were throwing it in the sky in some wickedly dangerous fashion. they were doing maneuvers.

i'm sure when in afghanistan they're doing something far more risky and damages. >> what do they think when they a saw all this? >> this is an interesting case. he loves the fact he's captain wales and he's just one of the guys. it's the only time he gets to be just an ordinary person, if ever that is. he loves this part of hiss life. i think from the british point of view it does show he's not a playboy. he's got a real job. he's serving his country. he's serving his grandmother and it increases the respect. he's not a lay aabout living off the public purse. >> would you ever do that in. >> i hate helicoptehelicopters. i had an argument with prince

harry's uncle, prince andrew. he tried to convince me once that helicopters were safer than fixed wings because there wasn't as many engines. they all love helicopters. charles fly themes, andrew, harry. >> you're getting up in one in. >> no. >> me either. a woman helps educate young girls so they don't suffer the fame fate she did. stay with us for her interesting story.

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all this kweek we're looking at education around the world. today we're focusing on ethiopia. girls only receive a few years of school before they are married usually by the time they are 15 years old. this is this week's girl rising. >> at the age of 14 she was

forced into an arranged marriage. >> one in five girls gets married before the age of 15. the reason is really financial hardships. the family feels like they need to send the girl's off to another man's home so he can take care of her. >> when girls like maaka refuse to marry they suffer. >> without my con sent my parents forced me to get married. i said i do not want to go. when i refused to go my parents beat me. >> on her wedding night she ended up in the hospital. authorities got involved an she was went back to her family. her mother says she regrets forcing her to marry believing they both would have been bet r off if she continued her education. now she's working to prevent this from happening to other girls. she spends her free time at the

local primary school teaching them about the early dangers of marmg and how to make a better life staying in school. she wants girls to know they have a choice and they are not alone. >> maaka was able to go back to school and complete her high school education. good for her. to learn more about how to prevent early marriages go to cnn.com/girlrising. this is an amazing film. it airs this sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. we're following the man who leaked classified information on u.s. surveillance. he's hanging out an a hong kong hotel ordering room service. where does he go from there? [ female announcer ] think all pads are the same? don't.

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welcome back. here's what's happening now. jury selection now under way in the george zimmerman murder trial near orlando. attorneys are choosing six jurors and four alternates to serve on this trial. zimmerman is accused of killing 17-year-old trayvon martin last year when trayvon martin was walking to his father's home in gated community. this case sparking protest igniting a national debate about race as well as gun laws. zimmerman says he shot the unarmed teenager in self-defense. in paris another french open is this history backs. serena williams won to complete her 16th major title. it's her second french open win.

very dramatic. in the men's final a bit of scare. a masked protester ran on to the court brandishing this flare disrupting the match. after the protester was removed nadal went onto win his eighth french open title. here is something you don't see every day. visitors to massachusetts general hospital boston got rare look at a 2500-year-old mummy. meet patty. he was taken out of his coffin, under went a procedure to repair and restore his face. this was a gift pr the city of boston back in 1823. he's one of the first complete mummies brought to the united states from egypt. we're learning more details about edward snowden.

this is what we are learning. he grew up in elizabeth city, north carolina. dropped out of high school but got his ged. joined the army in 2003. he was discharged after he broke both legs in training accident. his first job at the nsa was as a security guard. it was a covert site at the university of maryland. he says he got disillusioned an thought about exposing the secrets in a 2007 cia stint in geneva. will the u.s. try to extradite him or will some country offer him asylum? my next guest knows a little bit about that. good to see you dick. tell us what you think about his

fate. is that wise? is that possible. >> it is theoretically possible. there's an extradition treaty between iceland and the united states but it was brought into force 1901. it's unlike it mentions anything happening with classified documents. iceland and other nordic countries are quite liberal when it comes to iceland. even if there's a valid extradition treaty they might decide to keep him thinking this is a political crime. he's being charged for politics. that's why he might be a i believe to stay there. >> what about hong kong? the u.s. has an extradition treaty with hong kong? >> they do.

the united states and hong kong have a very valid working extradition treaty. it's relatively independent. china might come in and overrule it and say this is a security matter, foreign affairs and unchartered waters and china might be able to drop any extradition. >> there are some countries that don't have extradition treats with the united states. not surprising that they are not working close with the united states, but how does that work and could he stay and hide for a while? >> they probably wouldn't let them in. they might put him in jail and lock him up or they might decide to deport him. that's if there's no extradition treaty doesn't stop a person

from being sent back. many countries even if they are ennys will get rid of the person and they just have a deportation hearing. they might let marshals take them back to the united states. without any treaty they are still in jeopardy anywhere in the world. you don't know what's going to happen. >> finally, some people consider this guy a hero. some people think what he did was justified. he says he doesn't believe he did anything wrong. it's quite controversial around this. if you were in his shoes, where would the safest place will be female departments want to face law authorities? >> i think france would be a relatively safe place. they have been pretty reasonable of keeping people there. that's where i would go. >> all right.

thank you so much. goo good to see you. some americans were outraged when they heard about the government. for people living in other countries government snooping is part of daily life. we'll take you to five different countries for a look at the blurry line between public and private. yep, and no angry bears. up to 30% off. only at hotels.com. i don'without goingcisions to angie's list first. you'll find reviews on home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. with angie's list, i know who to call, and i know the results will be fantastic. angie's list -- reviews you can trust.

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the nsa has many folks talking. it happens in many other countries. we asked how people around the world are reacting to this. watch. >> reporter: people here in china feel there's a pretty extreme end of data mining. there's no twitter, there's fo facebook. people tongue and cheek call it

the great firewall of china. some of the comments that have been posted on social media here about the data mining in the united states, some people were saying the same thing is happening in china. another is saying there's no privacy on the internet and others are saying you can't trust what google and apple are saying that they don't provide information to governments. people are not so surprised. >> reporter: israelis and palestinians weren't that shocked because there's no expectation of privacy. israel has broad surveillance laws allowing monitoring of phone, internet and even your gps location. authorities have monitored activities of activists and protesters and even the tax and park authorities can request data for routine investigations. palestinians are concerned about how they data is used. israelis don't seem to care.

they seem to be willing to trade privacy for security but privacy securities say if they knew how extensively their data was used, they'd be outraged. >> reporter: russia's federal security service is notorious to the kgb. it's thought to be large and shadow and unaccountable. it's reported to use widespread electronic techniques. all in its effort to fulfill it's very wide grid which includes law enforcement and some russians dealing with political entities as well. many say they have been harassed by people from russia's security services. we got a sense of their capabilities in the aftermath of the boston bombing when the u.s.

admitted russia interceptioned communications with a suspect long before the attack happened. few russians are prepared to openly challenge its authority. >> reporter: i'm in beirut, a city whose residents are accustom to the idea they are watch and listened to whether it's rival political fangss snooping on one another or israel spying from the skies above, lebanon seems to be full of intrigue. while there are guidelines in place, most people don't really believe those guidelines are being followed. >> reporter: i'm don rivers in london. there's been a lot of press coverage of the extent of british sour of nsa. the government has gone out to

speak today in the house of commons defending the regulatory frame work which overseas the intelligence agencies. insisting there's no deep state that's out of control. the foreign secretary describing press reporting around this story as partial and misleading giving the public concern where there need not be one. >> that's a look around the world on views and exposed surveillance program here in the united states. we'll have more on the nsa at the top of the hour. still up ahead, we talk about

joseph kony's latest operation. he's now said to be using elephant poaching to fund his malitias. stay with us. it starts with little things. tiny changes in the brain. little things anyone can do. it steals your memories. your independence. ensures support, a breakthrough. and sooner than you'd like. sooner than you'd think. you die from alzheimer's disease. we cure alzheimer's disease. every little click, call or donation adds up to something big.

many americans learned about joseph kony last year. kony is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes.

he's accused of recruiting underage boys as fighters and girls as sex slaves in uganda. he's still on the run. he and his struggling malita are poaching elephant ivory across the country. i know you're around the world. you're traveling all the time but it's good to have you in here. >> i love being in studio. >> tell us, how did they know he's behind it, kony and his group? this is a group they've not been able to capture. do they know the connection here? >> if more years elephant poaching has been on a dramatic rise and we've been trying to figure out various agencies around the world figure out what's driving it. the last few months it's become apparent that joseph kony and

his band of terrorists, one might argue, are behind some of the elephant poaching that's happened. >> what can they do? can they go after them? >> the story is a wonderful reminder of how the intersection of people and the environment. it affects our security and economy. many of the african countries are unable and do not have the resources to be able to pursue joseph kony effectively. president obama launch special forces to go in. it's a huge vast area and these people don't respect borders. investing resources. state department getting involved. we need resources to help these african countries have better effective enforcement and research. >> what are they using? why are these killing these

elephants? >> this is interesting because back in the 70s and 80s one was one off. they were hunting to try to feed their family. this is the perception. over the last few years we've seep these folks are outfitted with assault rifles and helicopters and they have brought this poachi ining crisi another level. be f we don't do something we could have no wild roaming african elephants in the next ten years. they use that money to support their activities like drugs and human selling. >> let's switch because i know june is worldwide oceans month here. what is the state of the oceans? have we exhausted our resources there? are we doing well? >> the oceans are still in trouble. president obama has come out and

support eed oceans. the oceans provide $21 trillion worth of free services to us as huma humans. over 60% of our oxygen comes from oceans. the oceans are in trouble. this is real recognition that we have to combine our efforts as a global community, come together and recognize the oceans and have to take some drastic measures to make sure we protect them. >> i love having you here. you're one of the few bringing attentions. coming up, we'll introduce you to an italian wine maker who

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growth through music. ben takes to the vineyard. >> reporter: the tuscan hills are alive with this sound of music. mozart piped out over 80 water proof bose speakers. music is as important as the winter rains in the spring sun to ensure the grapevines at his vine yard are healthy and productive. >> translator: we have shown that music helps them to grow better. the grapes mayture two weeks earlier and the leaves are thicker and greener. he dedicate himself full time to making wine.

he found the vibrations of classical music, in particular mozart, is something the pests would not like to hear through the grapevine. pathogens, parasites and insects are disturbed by this sign. wild pores, porcupine and deer don't come here because this sound which we love bothers them. the university is following his experiment to see if there's truth. down in the wine cellar which dates back more than a thousand years he believes the music continues to have an affect. before this second phase of

fermentation occurred randomly. sometimes in january, sometimes in march he says. now with the muse incompetentic occurs in january. the result is a wine over which he waxes powe poeti, the wine with the music can go to the head. >> what a great assignment for ben. coming up, we have a reality show contestant who gets revenge of what some consider the meanest judge on tv. did simon finally get what was coming to him? stay with us. just like you. no company can pay to be on angie's list, so you can trust what you're reading. angie's list is like having thousands of close neighbors where i can go ask for personal recommendations.

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some consider him the meanest man on tv so to them he had it coming. ♪ as you can see a woman throwing eggs at simon cowell. the performers kept going and he just shook it off. >> i sent a tweet yesterday

saying i don't like eggs. i know what that was about. >> the producer said they're not going to take action against the egger who since apologized. "cnn newsroom" starts now. he had a six-figure job, lived in hawaii. why would a 29-year-old give it all up? details on the man who leaked the spying program. plus. >> the whole system's guilty. >> emotions running high as the search begins for a jury in the george zimmerman trial. also apple holds its first major event in months. can company bringk