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Breech when a group offered to sell the nsa hacking tools and other information for half a billion dollars. they say the group and martin have some of the same material. still ahead, president obama's calling it a turning point for the world. we've got the latest on the climate deal that will soon be taking effect. plus, there have been long gas lines, and some stations even running dry as people across the southeastern united states brace for hurricane matthew. bill karins is tracking the tropics. we'll be right back.

Of a deal is it? >> well, it is a big deal according to federal authorities. they say unauthorized disclosure of the top secret documents that harold martin allegedly stole from his workplace could cause exceptionally grave dang to the national security of the u.s. this is a picture of him right here. and furthermore, martin worked at booz allen hamilton for the national security agency, the same contractor that employed edward snowden. among the documents they believe he stole were the hacking tools that the nsa developed to break into computer systems in other countries. and according to law...

He sees something unjust, like a nazi forum online, he will hack into it, mess with the members, and take it down. but how he makes his money, he sells hacking tools on the dark web to anyone. listen to what he said to me. >> i don't really ask questions about what they do with it. you know, they could be using it for horrible purposes or could be using it for good purposes. >> how much do you think you've made selling some of these tools? >> just like $1,000 for one day, just so i can bypass current security products. it came to a point where i had to make some choices, continue to do what i ...

The question is, who's behind it all? who are these so called guardians of peace. sony is investigating links to north korea. today, wall street journal reported the malicious code is nearly isle dent kal to the hacking tools used against an attack against south korea. if north korea has the capability, it may also have the motive. >> so what can we do you for? >> the c.i.a. would love it if you could take him out. >> like, for drinks?

One has seen yet. the f.b.i. also confirmed its investigation of the hack. and then yesterday morning, an anonymous source with a link to thousands of sony web sheets. the question is, who's behind it all? who are these so called guardians of peace. sony is investigating links to north korea. today, wall street journal reported the malicious code is nearly isle dent kal to the hacking tools used against an attack against south korea.