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And lady sex stuff. how does it work? >> what do you make of ronan getting a show? >> well, i was a little perplexed when they gave him the show because although he is self effacing on twitter and he has a big sole media following he is a smart guy, accomplished guy for someone sodown and he has been on some msnbc programs as a guest and contributor --. >> but the not a journalist. >> exactly. >> no hosting experience. >> no hosting expense -- experience so it was crazy and unfair to him to thro...

Very self-effacing. very honest about who he was, what he did, why he did it. and he had this great face. he had a face that looked like he had seen many, many bar fights. and the other crimes that put you in prison before, what were those? >> very different. a lot of different things. thieving, fighting. assault. quite a lot of assault. but the majority of them were through drink. >> reid recently transferred to the protective custody wing due to some threats made by some younger inmates. convi...

He had stabbed a friend during an argument, and the man died. but reids personal demon had made him no stranger to prison. >> how long have you been in prison? >> most of my life. >> why? what was your life like out there before prison? >> just spun out of control through alcohol, you know. >> jimmy reid was probably one of the most forthright inmates ive ever interviewed. he just was completely uncensored. very self-effacing. very honest about who he was, what he did, why he did it. and he had ...

Parents facing the empty nest syndrome, fall in love, fall out of love, may fall back in love. there are a lot of twists and turns along the way. its good. but monday night people were really upbeat. i think a lot of people wanted one more moment, one more experience with james gandolfini. we asked them -- because it is a different role for him. >>elisabeth: what was the reaction? >> if people would be surprised with him as a romantic lead. this is what they had to say. >> this is the real jim h...

>> his disciplinary hearing for a night full of harassing correctional staff. it more memorable than most weve ever covered. >> i admit that. >> yeah. ive let that escalate. i escalated that. >> reid was serving an 11-year sentence. he had stabbed a friend during an argument, and the man died. but reids personal demon had made him no stranger to prison. >> how long have you been in prison? >> most of my life. >> why? what was your life like out there before prison? >> just spun out of control th...

Surveillance programs, one targeting phone records and the other on the internet in search of terrorist connections. tonight, why he says he did it and what law enforcement is going to do about it, what some believe should happen to him and what the majority of americans think about the operations he exposed. well talk about it all, starting with a new question, who is this guy? early answers now from our brian todd. >> reporter: described as shy and self-effacing, the man who says he was the so...

In mid rampage. what he said, what he did on his way to the next and final killing ground on friday. we begin with the latest on edward snow den. he revealed two big government surveillance programs, one targeting your phone records, the other on the internet. why he says he did it, what law enforcement is going to do about it, what some believe should be done to him, and what the majority of americans think about the operations he exposed. were going to talk about all of it tonight, starting wi...

Behind one of the biggest leaks in history of u.s. intelligence now unknown. many are divided right now over whether edward snowden is a traitor, who seriously endangered u.s. national security or a hero defending privacy. our brian todd is in front of snowdens mother home in maryland and has been talking to people in the neighborhood where he once lived. brian, what are you discovering? >> reporter: wolf, weve got new information tonight about this man at the center of the nsa leaks. weve learn...

Uncensored. very self-effacing. very honest about who he was, what he did, why he did it. and he had a great face. he had a face that looked like he had seen many, many bar fights. and the other crimes that put you in prison before, what were those? >> very different. a lot of different things. thieving, fighting. but the majority of them were through drink. >> reid recently transferred to protective custody wing due to threats made by some younger inmates. convinced he could take care of himsel...

And thats the last she wants to hear of any sort of disability. >> joining us, mary carillo, nbc news and sports contributor. good to have you on "the ed show" tonight. >> pleasure, ed. but im sorry we have to be talking about this tragedy. >> it is a terrible tragedy. a shocker to south africa, no doubt. and from everything ive read about oscar, its so out of character. what is your read on this story? >> i got to spend days with oscar pistorius in the months before the olympic games. he hadnt ...