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Our third story out front, snowden rejected? apparently he is becoming a global hot potato and nobody really wants him. the u.s. still can't get a grip on him. it is the stuff of movies but this is real life. the nsa leaker is still hiding out in the main moscow airport in the transit area between arrival gates and passport check points. but vladimir putin said ehe wants snowden to go sooner rather than later. ecuador said it would consider snowden's request for asylum. and a spanish lawyer who has worked with julian assange and his global battle, he says he doesn't want to add snowden to his ...

Russian territory but to get to an embassy where he may be able to facilitate his leaving, he would have to cross over into russia and that may open up a whole different dynamic. right now he's in this hands off area not leaving or staying. were he to leave that transit area he could end up in the hands of russian authorities. >> we'll see what happens. this is a critical time for snowden and his whereabouts. appreciate it. chris lawrence reporting for us. coming up, this is history in making. supporters and opponents gathered here in washington where the justices ruled on same sex marriage....

Snowden is still in the transit area as a transit passenger. >> mr. snowden is a freeman. the faster he chooses his ultimate destination, the better for us and for him. >> russian president vladimir putin. what is driving him? i want to ask dr. drew pinsky. dr. drew, this thing about edward snowden i find fascinating. what is going on in his head right now? what you've seen about him, form get the politics and the law, what is going on in his head? >> the one thing i can tell you is it's not an addiction to something of a high, high risk that something of thing. addicts are the thrill seeking ...

Between the arrival gates and passport check point. ecuador is considering his asylum request. for the time he's biding his time at that airport in russia. what's the latest on snowden's travel plans if we know what's going on. is he likely to stay in russia, leave any time soon? what are we hearing? >> it's an inbetween. i know that can sound confusing but it doesn't look like he's going to be staying inside russia and it doesn't look like he's going to be leaving that transit area any time soon. officials are giving an indication from the u.s. side they believe that russia looks at edward sn...

A head full of secret asks they want him back. the difference is you and i get stuck in atlanta. he's stuck in moscow, in the precustoms transit area at moscow's international airport where the russianen government today said it makes him legally untouchable since he's there. john is there and joins us with the latest, john? the russians are admitting snowden is in moscow's airport but has anyone seen him, laid eyes on him? >> reporter: certainly not, and soren. we've been on the ground for 18 hours, and snowden arrived here 7 two hours ago from hong kong to moscow and not been seen since. the...