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The nsa leaker, edward snowden, is a free man somewhere in russia right now, presumably at a secure location, possibly still on his way to that location. we simply don't know. the russian government's decision to grant him temporary asylum for a year allowed him to finally leave the moscow airport today and escape prosecution in the united states, at least for now. cnn's phil black reports from moscow. >> reporter: what the united states took away russia has granted, an identity document giving edward snowden the legal right to enter and live in russia, one year's temporary asylum, expiring ju...

What's his deal? what's going to happen to him now? >> he says -- he hinted that snowden's money has basically run out, that he's been living on in in hotel in the transit zone. now his father and american attorney are going to step in and help him out. he's also looking for work. he also says he's not wanting nor job offers, that they've just been pouring in. >> from whom? >> one job offer came interestingly from russia's largest social network. it look as lot like facebook, suspiciously like facebook and has the added bonus of giving users access to a whole trove of music and movies. >> i gu...

The decision. snowden's lawyer says snowden wants to settle in russia for the long term, that he's already studying the country's culture, history and language. he says snowden is willing to make a public statement in the coming days. this is edward snowden's first night away from the transit zone of moscow's airport in almost six weeks. where is he now? well, his lawyer has simply been describing him as somewhere safe and secret, but he also told me a short time ago that he is staying with american citizens who live in russia. these are not people who know snowden personally but who reached o...

Let me just say this, because i think it's important. he's not a whistle-blower. he is not a human rights activist. he is wanted on a series of serious criminal charges brought in the eastern district of virginia in the united states. >> we're back. that was official state department characterization by jen sake there, the spokesperson to edward snowden's status reminding reporters he is a wanted fugitive by our government. snowden the most wanted man on the planet has been held up in the transit zone of the moscow airport for nearly six weeks. but in a new twist to this international saga, ru...

Russia's decision to give temporary asylum to edward snowden. his attorney says the national security agency leaker left the moscow airport today with the new russian passport after spending more than a month in the transit zone there new york senator chuck schumer says moscow has stabbed us in the back. and president obama should recommend moving this year's g-20 summit out of russia. wendell goler live for us tonight outside othe white house. wendell, the white house does say it is reconsidering a one-on-one meeting between presidents obama and putin. >> well, harris that meeting had been pe...