first published a trove of classified material from the u.s. military, including this video of a u.s. apache strike on suspected iraqi insurgents that killed civilians, as well. it was stolen by chelsea manning, a former american soldier. the u.s. indictment accuses assange of helping manning hack defense department computers. assange s lawyer today trying to make the case that he s a journalist. this precedent means that any journalist can be extradited for prosecution in the united states for having published truthful information about the united states. reporter: today s indictment does not mention wikileaks role in the 2016 election. publishing thousands of emails that russian hackers stole from hillary clinton s campaign chairman and the democratic national committee. wikileaks, i love wikileaks. reporter: in the weeks before the election, president trump mentioned wikileaks nearly 140 times. this wikileaks is like a treasure trove. boy, i love reading those wikileaks.
infects in cambodia. and it s a special day for us and for ringo starr. the beatles legend joins us this hour on his birthday to celebrate, of course, with us, and to talk about his new album and the motivation behind his continued success. slow and steady is proving to be a losing combination for hundreds of thousands of people across the mid-atlantic and northeast who have been without power now for a full week. and it will be getting even hotter in many cities today. the record-breaking temperatures are blamed for several deaths and catastrophes for many businesses. emily schmidt joins us from springfield, virginia, with much more on that. emily, tell us what the situation is there. reporter: hi, randi. the power back on in this neighborhood, but you can see the storm very still much top of mind here with the mess that remains. and in the washington area, there are thousands of people who are waking up after just enduring their eighth straight night with no power. to
to a youth camp on a remote island and shooting and killing 69 people, most of them teenagers. well, julian assange is accused of putting lives at risk by publishing thousands of top secret documents from the u.s. state department, pentagon and others. he s been called a reckless traitor and a threat to our national security interests. so how does the founder of wikileaks just wind up with his own tv show? trace gallagher has the story there our west coast newsroom, trace? reporter: megyn, the show is called the world tomorrow, and it begins airing tomorrow on the rt network which was formerly the russia today network. it will always be online at some point in time. assange has been under house arrest for the past 500 days in the english countryside, and for the past two months he s been taping these interviews with, as he calls them, revolutionaries, visionaries and intellectuals. so far, about a dozen shows have
publishing thousands of documents in the coming days. the wall street journal, beijing hails the start of a new era. they say hu s visit was seen saz with resounding success. also in the wall street journal, how sick is steve jobs? apple s limited disclosure over their ceo is stirring debate. all right. that s a look at the papers. the same thing goes in washington, d.c. today, you know, ten years ago everybody wanted to know if somebody ran for president, how is this guy s health? now who is the one guy everybody wakes up to in washington, d.c.? it s mike allen. mike allen. people are constantly worried, does he have the flu, the gout? does he have a nose cast on? because they have to have
american morning. give you a look at stories we re following including the condition of gabrielle giffords said to be holding her own this morning according to her doctor. she s functioning at a high level as well. she s still in critical condition but listed in stable but critical condition. this suspect s picture. that s jared loughner. accused of killing six people and injuring 14 smirking in his picture. president obama and the first lady planning to attend a memorial service for the victims tomorrow in tucson. we have news on wikileaks founder julian assange. this procedural hearing is expected to clear the way for a full extradition hearing early next month. the u.s. justice department is looking at whether they can charge assange for publishing thousands of government documents which exposed secret or confidential communications.