u.s. is to blame for awful these leaks, not assange, an australian citizen. one of the leaked cables calls for this foreign minister a control week. mr. assange is not himself responsible for the unauthorized release of a quarter of a million documents from the u.s. diplomat communications network. the americans are responsible for that. clearly there has been a crime committed in this country and the possession of these stolen documents is an extension of that crime and something that we continue to investigate. shepard: the feds are saying they are still trying to figure out what action if any they can take against assange may go to espionage. greg palkot live in thursday morning in london. we are hearing from assange s mother and stepfather now. we are indeed, shep. they are supportive, as you might imagine. his mother christine assange