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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. we'll 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 source of leaks detailing massive u.s. surveillance programs tells "the guardian" newspaper why he di...

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. we're going to talk about all of it tonight, starting with another big question, just who is this guy. early answers from brian todd. >> described as shy a...

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 snowden's mother home in maryland and has been talking to people in the neighborhood where he once lived. brian, what are you discovering? >> reporter: wolf, we've got new information tonight about this man at the center of the nsa leaks. we've learned more about his motivation, about his background and from here about the people he left behind....

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 himself, reid wasn't happy about the move. to him it was a sign of weakness. >> so "d" hall, protective cu...

And that's 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 i'm sorry we have to be talking about this tragedy. >> it is a terrible tragedy. a shocker to south africa, no doubt. and from everything i've read about oscar, it's 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 hadn't even yet qualified for the olympics. he's been a long-time paralympian, but he wanted to compet...