what i know look at the case of julian assange i've got a month to concrete a man with. cruelty pushups cruelty a court can treat him which sucks cruelty. is quite capable of a form of cruelty in a problem policy but the most important information that we shoot in the sunshades fellow citizens of the globe need is information about the secret malfeasance and wrongs of all governments which legend. and julian the song which along with chelsea manning and edward snowden and the other whistleblowers down the years of the heroes who helped us to gain some of the knowledge that the power. that the would to keep secret if they could support whistleblowers as part truth tellers to have a government after all it's it's extraordinary to be up against that even boris johnson who was being the most ruthless live free journalist should understand if you will agree to what do you consider us to do i mean today in trade. exposed wall cripes tomorrow it could have saved. those things which the united states. and the americans already. did and need for. the u.s. constitution doesn't app

prime minister boris johnson has previously said it's only right that julian assange finally faces justice joins us after the break as we speak to a man who knows all about wrongful detention talk to years of salaam one of the exonerated central park 5 you spent almost 7 years in juvenile detention for a crime he didn't commit and whose story is dramatized in netflix's award winning show when they see us. so we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race. spearing dramatic development the only thing i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to get out of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. welcome back while julian assange fights for his life in london over the next 4 weeks are there any lessons to be learned from the wrongful conviction of the 1990 central park 5 they won the largest ever pay out in new york state history $41000000.00 in the story's been dramatiz

juan: jen robinson, how is julian assange's health? what is the situation in the and thewith covid potential for him to be exposed? as i explained, we have not been able to visit him in prison since the pandemic broke out. all social and legal visits were canceled, which means he has been even more isolated than before. because of his long-term having been effectively in prison long-term, the years in the embassy and now prison, has a number of respiratory issues, along with other health concerns -- which make it particularly susceptible to covid. it has been difficult to even have videoconferencing with him because it is his doctor's advice he should not be moving within the prison because of the risk of contracting covid. there have been a number of covid debts inside the british prison since the outbreak of the pandemic. we have been very concerned about his health from a pandemic perspective, but also a decline in his health as a result of this long-term imprisonment. it is very unusual. this is a publisher who is being held on rem

he was given a seat and all he could see that she could not see julian assange. he could not see the courtrt properly. he could just about see journalists working on computers, and he thinks that is not the way the current editor of wikileaks should be treated. we have also had quite a lot of ngo's.going on as far as if you are not physically in court -- there are only six seats for the family, we are told. two seats for anybody else. after making, repeated representations, have now been allowed in the court. international and doctors without borders have had an online possibility of watching the trial revoked. the court was suspended because the prosecution only wanted 16 witness statements to be set in writing. they don't want any witnesses answering questions. the defense is not happy with that. as we speak, julian assange is for the first time in six months meeting face-to-face with his lawyer. anchor: close to 91,000 new cases have been confirirmed of covid-19 in indus - -- in india, in the latest 24 our reporting period. the total number of infections now s

something actually bijectively peculiarly apt for julian assange how how did bail money mean so much to you when you were incarcerated you know because the community responds and the community responds in such a powerful way by putting their dollars against the system the whole system is coming against you and a great thing about it is that in black and brown communities in those most marginalized communities in america a lot of folks get it because they've also been moaning about a spike of justice and those indelible scars that they continue to experience allow them to take their hard earned money whether it be a $1.50 cent whatever it is all of their stuff adds up and when you need to get someone out of prison because they're going through this tremendous time their families are not now also going through it's not just that individual the family is going through the awful a loss of not having them there with them the community is going through an awful time as well and so it's. it's a really powerful. expression of hope of resilience of truth that someone would use their money to

and julian assange just extradition hearing gets under way in london the wiki leaks founder is wanted in the u.s. to face espionage charges. hello there live from moscow this is r.t. international with world developments and reaction 247 i'm calling and these are the big stories we're tracking for you this hour 1st the prominent russian opposition activist alexina valmy is out of an induced coma the hospital treating him in berlin made the announcement earlier but it said it's too soon to say if he suffered any long term effect earlier the russian ambassador in london was summoned to the foreign office where he said to be nothing but unfounded accusations against russia peter all of the reports next from berlin. but the statement put out by a shot at a hospital here says that alexei navalny has be woken from the induced coma he's been in for just over 2 weeks that he's starting to breathe on his own and he's responding to verbal stimuli the patient's artificial coma maintained by medication has been ended the patient is gradually being taken off mechanical ventilation he's reacting to

you know iran it's going to los angeles you know it wasn't many years ago that julian assange is was they found in his last year alongside the the guardian in the new york times so why isn't the guardian the new york times and that doc too because it one time he was considered the greatest journalist alive now he's even given that privilege of that title and you know can you explain journalism just a banding one of its own go ahead ron. those are all the questions that we've been asking for quite some time now and i wish i had the answer for i mean i do yeah i mean i think it really speaks to just the failures of the industry especially in the united states i mean i remember that when he was exposing these war crimes and he was deemed a hero and rightfully so he exposed some essential information of war crimes going on around the world then all of the sudden he was deemed public enemy number one and he's not even a journalist anymore and you even see segments especially here in the united states i mean one particular one comes to mind off the top my head where it was on n.p.r. and gl

government and did not even grants julian assange bail a couple months ago when it was definitely warranted because he is at an increased risk of contracting coppa night team because he has a chronic lung condition and he's essentially being held in prison on remand without charge he already served his time for minor bail violation where he was given a very lengthy sentence for that minor violation but to go back to freedom of the press issues in the 1st amendment trevor tim who is the founder of freedom of the press foundation and an attorney as well he took the stand and had a very powerful testimony where he spoke about the serious implications this case has he addressed the issue of the espionage act and how it's being used very broadly to punish very standard journalistic activity that journalists all over the world. and it's very very serious that the u.s. government is seeking to criminalize this activity things like source protection which is a journalist obligation to protect their sources as well as publishing leaks which is a big part of journalism history as well. you know ron w

and wiki leaks founder julian assange is back in court in london fighting extradition to the u.s. where he's wanted on. live from moscow thanks for joining us today on r.t. international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. top level exchange of occupations and ripoffs is raising the stakes over the sudden and unexplained illness of prominent russian opposition activists say in the valley and spokesmen to the. state involvement in the case as. absurd in their very nature want to german spokespersons but asked if they will scrap the north. project with russia as artie's peace all of the reports. the german government press briefing the lunchtime press briefing wrapped up on monday with with questions about north stream 2 i think just about every other question made reference to the multi national infrastructure project the message coming out of the german government is that as it stands at the moment north stream 2 is an economic project and it's been connected to the novell nikkei starts as it stands however that could change depending on how things develop that's pretty muc

government also julian assange political asylum in germany all within the european union and i ask my government if the german government can bring the russian alexina vanya to the shower to hospital in berlin why doesn't it make the same offer to the seriously ill to get a song the key point for journalists are just defense team is they'll go down the medical very ground of course when julian was silent was at the belmarsh prison he was back and forth in and out of the medical ward he has been incredibly on well many people say his health has been deteriorating over the last few years and for many of the court proceedings he is not able to be there physically as well so his team would argue he's unfit to travel to the u.s. to face trial over in america on top of that the noise would also contend that the u.s. is seeking to prosecute julian assange for political offenses and that therefore exempts him from extradition under the u.k. . a u.s. extradition treaty but the prosecutors will take a different approach they will try to establish that the soldiers actions were not political the

the extradition hearing for the wiki leaks founder julian assange has begun in london and have been postponed for months due to the coronavirus lockdown. the reports from outside london central criminal court. day is of course an incredibly important day for both truth and justice as wiki leaks founder julian assange is back here in court at the old bailey here in central london for the latest hearing proceedings which will ultimately decide whether or not he will be extradited to the united states of course this case was due to be heard much earlier in the year but you took a bit 19 pandemic it was postponed until now well very early in the morning i saw for myself the very van that blocked out down that was now able to massage into the criminal court but here outside we heard from his father but also from his partner the son of morris also a mother of his 2 children she was really pleading with the courts for his immediate release so today really does open up the new its chapter in almost a decade long attempt to prosecute judy in the silence for alleged playing a massive role in one of the

we‘ll julian assange on dozens and dozens of websites. we‘lljulian assange win his fight against extradition?” we‘lljulian assange win his fight against extradition? i have to believe that he will. for our own family‘s future, but also for the future of 83 democratic society in the uk because —— a free democratic society in the uk because this case goes to the very core of three in the press. it goes to whether a foreign power can pluck a journalist out of the uk and put him in prison for the rest of his life for publishing information that is in the public interest. the committee to protect journalists the public interest. the committee to protectjournalists said, an ethiopianjournalist to protectjournalists said, an ethiopian journalist was forced to flee the country after being named in this cables. two commanders face court martial after being named in those cables. reports that some academics and human rights activists we re academics and human rights activists were attacked as spies after their names were revealed in tho

you testified at julian assange's tradition hearing on wednesday. julian assange from being under house arrest in britain to holing up in the ecuadoran embassy for over seven years to being at belmarsh, the high-security prison for year and a half, hahas been actuallyn captptivity for more than a decade. ththat does it for our show. to see our interview with one of his lawyers jennifer robinson, go to democracynow.org. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] [water dripping] [indndistinct chatter] man: just watch your steps, yeah? voice-over: most of the people that work here, they used to work at mines before. so whenn the mine decidides to shut down, they have nothing to do but to go down ththere and dig for themselves. [coal crunching underfoot] man 2: we find t that coal is or national r resources. . it's the only thing t that can gene

you testified at julian assange's tradition hearing on wednesday. julian assange from being under house arrest in britain to holing up in the ecuadoran embassy for over seven years to being at belmarsh, the high-security prison for year and a half, hahas been actuallyn captptivity for more than a decade. ththat does it for our show. to see our interview with one of his lawyers jennifer robinson, go to democracynow.org. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] ♪ >>> thank you for joining us. from our studio in tokyo, this is nhk "newsline." >>> we begin here in japan where prime minister suga yoshihide has tasasked regululory reformrd

welcome back to the program the extradition hearing of wiki leaks founder julian assange london has begun it had been for spying for months suter the coronavirus locked out and leaving a song. let's go live now to shout it was dusty outside the court shut effects are keeping us in the loop just tell us a bit more about the hearing and what's so important. well it's an incredibly important day not only for truth and justice but also for wiki leaks founder julian assange it was back here at the criminal court the old bailey here in central london for his hearing proceedings which i'll treat me decide whether or not he'll be extradited to the united states now the hearing was supposed to happen much earlier this year but due to the covert 19 count demick it was put on hold until now now early in the morning i saw for myself the very ground that carried him into the crown court directly behind me but also i saw his father that was outside the court and his partner stella morris who was also trying to plead for his immediate release from prison so today really opens the newest chapter in almos

i cool of the german government to also julian assange political asylum in germany within the european union my government if the german government can bring the russian alexina vanya to the shard to listen why doesn't it make the same also it's the seriously ill to get a song. boat to the solyndra legal teams launches defenses may need based on his how not just this one patient of imprisonment being an obstruction of justice but also having a devastating impact on his health those well we know he's been in and out of the medical board out belmarsh prison many of his book receiving coming to the link is on the on a bit of a technology for the face of the being physically present if you are the well to be that aspect today that we're hearing that from judas on his noise doesn't hold up to the blood line that they feel in the present with that noise in the last 6 months and we know that your response is physically inside the court here but in a golf course that he argues that this is an obstruction. of the justice system as well so the legal team are actually saying that journalists are

pounds julian assange is the extradition hearing gets underway in london the wiki leaks founder is wanted in the u.s. to face the espionage charges. a warm welcome to you watching r.t. international with me niki air and our top story the prominent russian opposition activist alexei novelli is out of an induced coma but the hospital treating him in berlin says it's too soon to say if he's suffered any long term effects meanwhile the russian ambassador in london was summons to the foreign office where he said there had been nothing but unfounded accusations against russia paid to all of the reports from berlin. of the statement put out by a shot at a hospital here in berlin says that alexei in the valley has been woken from the induced coma he's been in for just over 2 weeks that he's starting to breathe on his own and he's responding to verbal stimuli the patient's artificial coma maintained by medication has been ended the patient is gradually being taken off of mechanical ventilation he's reacting to being spoken to but long term consequences of severe poisoning cannot be ruled out or be

. >>> julian assange will fight for his freedom today in a british court. lawyers are scheduled to face off in london at an extradition hearing. u.s. is trying to expedite him on spying charges. matt, good morning >> reporter: good morning. julian assange is no stranger to extradition battles but this is the big one for him. in the united states he faces 175 years in prison on a combined 18 charges. now his defense team says it's politically motivated. saying he's an investigative journalist and has first adam protection the u.s. government said he's a cyber criminal now it will take about four to five weeks to reach a verdict. the defense plans to appeal anyone satisfier to outcome. there's still time for julian assange to being a factor in a turbulent election he alleged behind-the-scenes the trump administration has offered a pardon if he just simply says russia had nothing to do with those very infamous 2016 democratic committee email leaks. this is something the white house has denied back to you. >> thank you up next a major recall involving two popul

the extradition trial and julian assange begins in london but we can do is wanted in the u.s. to face charges. live from moscow thanks so much for joining us today r.t. international daniel hawkins welcome to the program. and we start with breaking news this hour the prominent russian opposition activist that accent of ali is out of an induced coma or spittle treating him and brought in made the announcement in the last hour it's said to be too soon to say if you suffered any lasting damage germany said last week it would poisoned with another shock nerve agent a trauma is denied any involvement but international pressure against moscow has been building we're going to go live now to berlin and peter all of a to bring us the latest peter thanks for coming on the line there what more do we know so far about the violence condition. well the shot at a hospital here in the german capital put out a statement on monday afternoon in which they said that alexei navalny had been no woken from the juiced coma that he's been in for over 2 weeks now here in berlin the statement went on to

the latest stage in julian assange's legal battle against extradition to the united states has begun. he is wanted for espionage in the u.s. for leaking secrets related to the wars in iraq and afghanistan. this report from outside the court in london. reporter: the resumption of the extradition hearing and the many vocal supporters of julian assange's out in numbers again. he arrived -- he arrived in a risen banned from the high-security ban on the edge of london where he is being held. thene sense, none of arguments have change. the u.s. says he is guilty of spying and want him to face court in the united states. his backers say the case is a threat both to the rule of law and to the foundations of proper journalism. next to people like you, to people like me? not everybody, because most are realts, those who journalists, will challenge authority and call authority out and call governments to account, who reveal secrets, who do all the things i've always understood journalists should do. they will be at risk. reporter: the latest attempt to destroy the case is based on claims that th

julian assange went into the ecuadorian embassy in london because he wanted to avoid being extradited to sweden to face questioning about allegations of sexual assault and rape. you know that case very well. what did you think of the allegations made by miss a and miss w about him? before i metjulian, before i first interviewed, i read the swedish police file, which contained all the interviews. it was clear to me that that case was going nowhere. in fact, the initial prosecutor read it and she said that she believed their statements, but there was nothing criminal there. so why did one of the women say last year, one of the women who accused him of sexual assault said, "i would be very surprised and "sad ifjulian is handed over to the us. "for me this was never about anything else than his misconduct "against me. "too bad my case could never be investigated properly." it is too bad that the case was not investigated properly, as the un had found... she describes it as his misconduct. that woman is, you know... i am not going to make... julian was never charged. the swedish prosecutor

a court in london is due to resume hearings in the extradition case of wiki leaks founder julian assange the u.s. wants to stand trial for breaking into classified computer systems and leaking information about wars in afghanistan and iraq and sensitive government operations assange faces up to 175 years in jail if convicted there in the u.s. the hearings were delayed the extradition hearing delayed because of the pandemic and are expected to last up to 4 weeks. at that court in london is our correspondent sean chel some pills charlie what can we expect from julian songes defense team. currently this hearing where you where there is. through this campaign the free speech or whether he is a criminal. the united states now his lawyers will argue in this hearing that the prosecution a politically motivated they're expected to say that a song just think it's used because he feels evidence of war crimes and human rights to do this which in paris to the u.s. government through that he was behind one of the launches leaks as a classified material i his defense team as well as expected to argue

hello again more violent news now and the extradition hearing for the wiki leaks founder julian assange has begun in london has been postponed for months because of the coronavirus lockdown shaadi had would stash the report from outside london central criminal court. well very early in the morning i saw for myself the very van the blacked out found i was carrying to massage into the criminal court but here outside we heard from his father but also from his partner son of morris also mother of his 2 children she was really pleading with the courts for his immediate release so today really does open up the new it's chapter in almost a decade long attempt to prosecute jude in a sarge for alleged playing a massive role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the united states and if found guilty and convicted he could go down for 175 years as the u.s. has of course indicted him on 18 counts under mostly the espionage act so the u.s. really want him to face trial for spying a publishing these classified documents all related to the war in iraq and afghan

and psychiatry examined julian assange says the wiki leaks founder has severe mental health problems and extradition to the us would put him at a high brisk of suicide. either this is r.t. international with the headline stories and reaction we've got for you. first the british prime minister has unveiled a range of new coronavirus restrictions to counter the latest surge in case numbers now being forced in england to start with and similar measures will be introduced later in other parts of the u.k. . the reports from london. in the wake of the number of rising chases across the whole of the united kingdom when it comes to coated 19 the government have sprung back into action announcing a number of measures and in all of this in response really to those rising numbers which government experts health experts and scientific advisors all warning that the prospect of a 2nd wave is very real and that all of these measures are absolutely necessary we always knew that while we might have driven the virus into retreat the prospect of a 2nd wave was real and i'm sorry to say that as in spain

of psychiatry has examined julian assange says the wiki leaks founder has severe mental health problems and extradition to the united states will put it at high risk of suicide. either this is r.t. international i'm calling world news headlines stories and also reaction 1st though the british prime minister has unveiled a range of new coronavirus restrictions to counter the latest surging case numbers and boris johnson's warning of tough penalties for those who fail to abide by the regulations. so that minority who may continue to flood the rules we will enforce those rules with tougher penalties and fines of up to $10000.00 pounds we will put more police out on the streets and use the army to backfill if necessary and though our doctors and our medical advisors a rightly worried about the data not the risks overwinter. they are unanimous things will be far better by the spring. one year old whole initially be a 4th in england and similar measures are being introduced in other parts of thinking ok allie has the details in the wake of the number of rising cases across the whole of the un

again good afternoon from russia next the extradition hearing of wiki leaks founder julian assange in london has begun it had been postponed for months because the coronavirus leaving a son's waiting in jail let's go live to shadid was dashed the she's outside the court should yet when the spoke last check in with you all morning was so noisy could barely hear you speak such was the contingent. 6 a lot of eyes on this is really important. it is absolutely very important for campaigners they say of exceptional case for truth and justice as wiki leaks founder julian assange is here for his hearing proceedings as the united states wants to extradite him there and this will decide whether or not that is his fate now the hearing was supposed to happen much earlier. but you the kind of at 19 it has been pushed back until now now earlier this morning we even saw it you know being taken into court. but we've also seen his father outside the court and indeed some of morris who is joining us on just part of the mother of his 2 children she was pleading for his immediate release as she entered i

absolutely so the wiki leaks founder julian assange will be back here in court later on this morning at the old bailey here in central london for the latest hearing proceedings of course he is due to be extradited according to the united states to the united states as he is wanted because for his allegations against him now the hearing was supposed to be much as he had this year but of course it was pushed back to the 19th pandemics and today reopens the latest chapter in the u.s. attempt to prosecute you and son in his what they call one of the largest compromises of classified information. in the history of the united states and if found guilty and convicted he could face a sentence of 175 years behind bars of course the u.s. have now indicted him under 18 counts of the espionage they want him to face trial there for spying and publishing classified information over to the war in iraq and afghanistan plus one of conspiracy to hock a government computer to publish these documents for the journey to court today has been a very tumultuous one for judas' songs of course he was there ba

of psychiatry is to examine julian assange says the wiki leaks founder has severe mental health problems extradition to the us would put him at a high risk of suicide. by the life from moscow this is r.t. international your world news update with me calling right welcome to the program 1st for you that the british prime minister has unveiled a range of new coronavirus restrictions to counter the latest surge in case numbers there and boris johnson's also warning of tough penalties for those who fail to abide by the regulations as to that minority who may continue to flout the rules we will enforce those rules with tougher penalties and fines of up to 10000 pounds we will put more police out on the streets and use the army to backfill if necessary and there were doctors unarmed medical advisers a rightly worried about the data not and the risks over winter. they are unanimous that things will be far better by the spring or the new rules will be initially enforced in england and similar measures will then be introduced in other parts of the u.k. as the details. in the wake of the number of

the battle over extradition for julian assange take center stage in british court next. i'm making pizza on king's hawaiian mini subs. yum! king's hawaiian. yum! for bathroom odors that linger try febreze small spaces. just press firmly and it continuously eliminates odors in the air and on soft surfaces. for 45 days. ♪ i got it all from you ♪ i'm always pushing through ♪ i know we'll make it to the finish line ♪ ♪ i know you're waiting on the other side ♪ ♪ i'm like you on-demand glucose monitoring. because they're always on. another life-changing technology from abbott. so you don't wait for life. you live it. mike: a british is rejecting the request for julian assange to delay his extradition hearing until next year. the us wants to try on charges he conspired with hackers tilting classified information. senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg has details tonight. >> supporters:matter free speech and first amendment rights. wikileaks founder julian assange's fight to avoid extradition to the united states, could spend the rest of his life in jai

but, first, wikileaks founder julian assange is appearing in a uk court today to fight extradition to the u.s. nbc's keir simmons has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. julian assange was brought to court from a high security prison where he's been since he was holed up in the ecuadorian embassy for almost seven years. lawyers for the u.s. government argued that this should not be tried on the facts here in the uk, but should simply be a question of whether he is liable for extradition to the u.s. there is an extradition treaty between the uk and the u.s., but lawyers for julian assange argued that these are political allegations. and so should not fall under that treaty. julian assange led wikileaks as it exposed revelations about the iraq and afghanistan war and published emails from the democrats and hillary clinton during the 2016 election. he now faces 18 separate charges in the u.s. that could mean 175 years in jail, perhaps the most important of those charges that he conspired with the former intelligence analyst, chelsea manning, to hack u.s. computers. but his defenders i

now the new stage of julian assange legal battle to avoid being sent to the u.s. is resuming in london these are live pictures from london where his. orders have gathered outside the central criminal courts for the extradition hearing that's expected to last 3 to 4 weeks the wiki leaks founder faces 18 charges in the u.s. for publishing secret government documents that reveal the evidence of war crimes and human rights abuses in iraq and afghanistan he could be jailed 475 years say found guilty in the u.s. let's go live to laurin sydney in london who's outside the court for a set of us on just supporters we can see on the live pictures no instant case resuming today have the arguments changed at all. whether one sentence no it's simply the resumption of the case that had to be suspended in may because of the kind of it's a break at that point it was being held in a high security jail in the touch pools right on the edge of london where in the sun she has been held for really a very long time where is health mental and physical health deteriorates and traumatically

watching orks the latest on the charges against julian assange and more coming up in just a few moments time will be in this year to bring you the evening's global news headlines in half an hour's time join us again then. greetings and sally you taishan. here in the united states of america fires are raging uncontrolled in wild california and many other western states but thousands and thousands of acres is not the only american beauty burning right now my friends our very 1st and most important constitutional amendment protecting the freedom of the press speech and assembly is also being burned from right out from under our feet and i'm not talking about some ticky tack parlor game the address for the news cameras between thin skinned u.s. president donald trump and c.n.n. gadfly jim acosta no i'm talking about the sledgehammer to the shin bone style attack on the freedom of press currently being carried out by the u.s. government on wiki leaks founder and publisher julian assange this week as assad continues his fight against u.s. extradition in london courts over charges of violating

this is the 11th year of the arbitrary of julian assange. insult, malice, smearing on julian. >> also present at the courthouse was assange's fiance with whom he has two sons under the age of four. conceived while he was holed up at the ecuadorian embassy in knightsbridge, his refuge for seven years until that hospitality dried up. the u.s. wants assange for espionage, jeopardizing national security by looking hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables. obtained with the help of the u.s. army analyst chelsea manning. his supporters say war crimes and abuse were boldly exposed by these wikileaks. detractors say assange put untold lives in danger with his unfiltered dump of names and classified information. the u.s. indictment was beefed up with new charges of conspiring with hacking organizations and attempts to recruit hackers to access information. assange's legal team says he was broadsided by the new indictment. the arguments against assange's case would be that stealing information is quite different from the standard journalistic

the revered and reviled julian assange, founder of wikileaks, whose been in hiding, or as he is now in jail, since before they were born. stella moris is the boys' mother. >> i tried to give them as normal a feeling of a family as i can. >> reporter: currently, assange is battling extradition to the u.s. where he's charged with conspiracy to hack a pentagon computer and using wikileaks to publish thousands of classified documents. >> my work will not be cowed. >> reporter: it's something assange argues was in the public interest. moris met assange a decade ago when she joined his legal team, and then they became lovers while he was a fugitive holed up in ecuador's embassy in london. >> we found ways to be private. we had a tent in his room we put, you know, fairy lights in. >> reporter: a tent? >> a tent. yeah, we had a-- you know, like a camping tent. >> reporter: was that so even if there were cameras they wouldn't be able to see you? >> right, yes. >> reporter: then last year, assange was dragged out of embassy and arrested. why should julian not be extradited to the u.s.? >> you kn

reporter: julian assange arrived to support of crowds on the first day of his hearing. but it didn't take long for the odds to turn against him. >> i'm very disappointed with the process so far, but has only been two hours. reporter: early on, the judge rejected a request by his lawyers to delay the hearing until january. they were hoping for more time to respond to new allegations brought by the u.s. >> a new indictment thrown in, smuggled in a few weeks ago and this argued they would not have enough time that they would pair -- enonough time to prepare. repoporter: assange is accused f conspiring to hat government computers and faces 18 charges under the u.s. espionage act. that stems from his release of 500,000 secret military files a decade ago. if convicted, he could be jaiaid for life. >> i am fighting for his life. he won't survive if he is extradited. reporter: the extradition hearings hinge on whether his actions are considered journalism. >> julian is a publisher, the publication is wikileaks. it is an oppression of journalism and freedom of press everywhere i

they are punishing julian assange and snowed in for informing the public about things they deserve to know about the obama ministration pair they're saying to president trump, you don't run the country, we do in their daring him to use his parking power to put an end to these very abusive prosecutions, one which resulted in eight years of punishment for julian assange and one that was seven years of exile edward snowden for informing the public and embarrassing political officials who are very right. >> in 30 seconds, the president. >> he couldn't fired him betweel the right and the left for being to both. it would be politically advantageous for the president the only people who would be angry would be the ones who both of themd exposed. >> that is the most powerful summary i've ever heard of that story. thank you very much for that. >> thanks, tucker. >> we are out of time but on our way out tonight into the weekend, i want to give you one last look at the tribute in light remember a every american we lost on 9/11. 19 years ago today.oo ♪ >> welcome to hannity. president trump has