two women main complaints in august when julian assange was in sweden. the australian denies the allegation. >> two fifa executive committee members have been banned from participating in soccer-related activities over corruption allegations. the two were alleged to have offered to sell their votes in the contest to host the 2018 and 2020 world cup reco. >> fifa caught is scrambling to protect his credibility following allegations that its officials offered to sell their votes to undercover reporter securreporters. amos adamu and reynald temarii were banned and fined. some observers said the punishment are too mild, but fifa says it is doing all it can to stop corruption. >> we have zero tolerance for the breach of our rules occurred we believe in god, as honest -- we believe in good, honest, soccer. >> the scandal has raised serious questions about corruption within soccer's world governing body. how quickly did fifa respond? observers are critical of the organization for failing to indicate how it will prevent any future riches of the code of ethics. f

also under fire, wikileaks editor, julian assange. he told abc news, he wants to take on the powerful u.s. government. >> i am a combative person. >> reporter: the latest documents reveal communication between the u.s. and south korean officials on what would happen if the north korean regime collapsed. they also express some rather candid comments about u.s. friends and foes. russian prime minister vladimir putin is mocked as the alpha dog. afghan president hamid karzai is described as driven by paranoia. secretary clinton downplayed the damage of such statements. >> i can tell you, in my conversations, at least one of my counterparts said to me, well, don't worry about it. you should see what we say about you. >> reporter: a sign that says more documents will be released over the next several months. it they show the united states turning a blind eye to corruption and spying on its allies. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> also, reportedly in the ngk a massive release of documents about banks. in a new interview with "forbes,

today the man spreading the leaks, julian assange, told us why he did it. in an e-mail to us, he writes, every american schoolchild is taught that george washington could not tell a lie. if citizens in a democracy want their governments to reflect their wishes, they should ask to see what's going on behind the scenes. but we asked him to answer to those who say the releases endanger the lives of u.s. government sources. in an e-mail tonight, he responded, u.s. officials have, for 50 years, trotted out this line when they're afraid the public is going to see how they really behave. the facts are that we wrote the state department asking for a list of any specific concerns. they refused to assist. assange himself is a former computer hacker turned professor professional whistle blower. his last releases of leaked materials revealed embarrassing missteps in afghanistan and iraq. what drives you? >> i'm a combative person. i like crushing bastards. so it is deeply personally, personally deeply satisfying to me. >> reporter: working in secrecy, he hides the loca

julian assange told the magazine he has damaging corporate documents from a bank that, when released, will, quote, find itself turned inside out. he did not identify the bank but said he plans to release the documents early next year. he also claimed to have damaging information on the pharmaceutical, energy and technology industries. >>> the government's $700 billion financial rescue is actually costing taxpayers just a fraction of that. according to the congressional budget office, the government has recovered enough money so that taxpayers should be on the hook for just about $25 billion. that amount is from funds used to bail out insurance giant aig and automaker chrysler and gm. >>> apple's ipad is expected to take a big bite out of the personal computer market. a research firm predicts tablet devices will account for 10% of the pc market by 2014. the firm also cut its forecast for pc shipments next year from 18% to 16%. experts say it's an early sign of the wild popularity of the ipad as having a real impact on the computer business. >>> and the kardashians want out of the debit

assange if i could quote him right now i enjoy crushing bastards that's why he said he did it joe how do you react to that. so i think he's a guy who has a flair for the dramatic i actually think he's someone who maybe is part crusader and and part publicity seeker but here is back just for a moment the question is can you shut them down well what laws is he violated more specifically who's laws this is an amorphous international organization which i think everyone agrees is opaque no one really knows exactly who they are i mean ironically writing that the transparency organization has no transparency in and of itself ok but we don't know what countries they operate out of it what's that work hunters they have their service and and does it matter because they can just move their servers to another country i don't think they're based in america but they just get documents out of america so legally we're in unchartered waters here no one controls the internet even if the even if the united states government wanted to shut down wiki leaks how do they shut it down maybe inside america tha

two women main complaints in august when julian assange was in sweden. the australian denies the allegation. >> two fifa executive committee members have been banned from participating in soccer-related activities over corruption allegations. the two were alleged to have offered to sell their votes in the contest to host the 2018 and 2020 world cup reco. >> fifa caught is scrambling to protect his credibility following allegations that its officials offered to sell their votes to undercover reporter securreporters. amos adamu and reynald temarii were banned and fined. some observers said the punishment are too mild, but fifa says it is doing all it can to stop corruption. >> we have zero tolerance for the breach of our rules occurred we believe in god, as honest -- we believe in good, honest, soccer. >> the scandal has raisedut corruption within soccer's world governing body. how quickly did fifa respond? observers are critical of the organization for failing to indicate how it will prevent any future riches of the code of ethics. fifa president is expec

julian assange, who runs the wikileaks site where the secret cables are being published, says today he has more than one source. in an interview in july with abc's jim sciutto, assange claimed not to know precisely who sent him the documents. >> we don't know who the source of material is. if those allegations are true, then of course the man is a hero. >> reporter: but that is not how prosecutors see bradley manning. he has already been charged with serious crimes for previously leaks. now his life may be on the line. >> so i think it's notwithstanding the joy with which he appears to have disclosed this information and the boyishness and the naivete, notwithstanding all of that, i mean, his crimes are just legion and he'll be in jail probably for the rest of his life. >> reporter: well, needless to say, we'll continue to follow this story as additional documents come to light. when we come back, we're going to shift gears. we're going to take to the streets of oakland, california, to check out a curbside phenomenon, turf dancing. phenomenon, turf dancing. çwçwçwçwçwçwçwçwçwÃ

wikileaks' founder julian assange tells forbes magazine early next year a fresh mega leak will target a major u.s. bank. >>> finally, mcdonald's has its mcrib, but the french fast food chain quick has its supreme -- for three days the chain offers a burger with the normally expensive and very fattening duck delicacy topped with relish and lettuce for just a little over six bucks. >>> the 49ers continue their resurgence and the nfl lays down the law for fighting. >>> plus, miami finally showed a little fight of its own as things got heated last night in south beach. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> in weather, continuing to track the storm in the pacific northwest. your wednesday forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." ah, this is just what the eight layers needed. hey guys. sorry we're late. milk looks warm. finally got the whole gang together. maple brown sugar, strawberry delight, blueberry muffin. yeah, a little family reunion. [ wind rushes ] whoa! whoa! whoa! whoa! we're cereal here! what? just cooling it down. enough said. gotcha. safety firs

julian assange is wanted for questioning in connection with a rape case. he denies any wrongdoing. >> after days of speculation and jitters in european financial markets, ireland seems one step closer to accepting a financial bailout from the eu and the imf. the governor of the irish central bank says he expects a rescue package will now pass. the irish government is currently talking to the eu and imf officials in dublin. i'm joined from washington now by mark. i'm intrigued to know what the irish crisis looks like from across the atlantic. does it look as though the eurozone itself is under threat? >> definitely, and it is different from here in the sense that our federal government at least has had a stimulus that is trying to revive the economy and a time that it is weak. countries like ireland, which is in the third year of recession, and they're moving in the opposite direction. the government is trying to tighten the budget, which is making the economy worse. we have similar situations in portugal, greece, and spain. i think that is the underlying p

as for wikileaks, julian assange had no he criticized the u.s. state department. >> probably not seen anything at all, having seen the abuses by that organization. >> reporter: they say there is more to come. this is the first in a series with more expected to be released over the next few months. >>> the teenager accused of setting go off a car bomb at a christmas tree lighting ceremony is due to make his first appearance in court today. the mosque where he worshipped was damaged early sunday morning by friday. police believe it was arson. they say the 19-year-old suspect was thinking of committing some form of violent jihad since he was 15 years old. >> after being cautioned by undercover officers there would be women and children involved, he made it very clear that he was determined to make an attack. >> he was described as quiet, smart and polite. he dropped out of school in october. he had no formal ties to terrorist groups but tried to contact suspected terrorist groups in pakistan. >>> leslie neilson is being remembered for all the laughs

assange, calling it reckless and dangerous. it contains startling revelations from the statement department. among them suspicions iran has obtained powerful missiles from north korea capable of hitting europe and that the saudi king has repeatedly pressured the u.s. to attack iran's nuclear program. >> the fact these governments are exporting an pushing the u.s. government to be more aggressive, to take military action, those revelations will not be popular in the streets of those countries. >> reporter: but the information may prove to be more embarrassing than damaging. the material contains unflattering comments and observations about america's enemies and allies. u.s. diplomats call french president nicolas sarkozy a naked emperor and afghan president happen mid karzai said to be driven by paranoia and that the libyan leader is rarely seen without the company of his ukrainian nurse, described as a voluptuous blond. the white house warns the field reporting in these documents is often incomplete and does not necessarily ref

argument i think that nobody's lives have been put in danger as far as i know by julian assange operations all he has done is reveal that millions of people hundreds of thousands of people of the risk of mortal lethal carnage in afghanistan and iraq by the continuation of u.s. operations in their current form clearly the extent of the civilian collateral damage was not understood by the western public and it is now that is therefore consequent son just been protecting civilians which is a requirement of international law it's a pity the british government hasn't come out with the truth before all we've had from the british government is the law is half truth obfuscation and generally we can't you know. we just briefly and finally talk about another issue here many are saying that this is this is actually showing the inability of the us state department to actually handle sensitive information and basically do their job in the right way i mean what would you say about that. well i think diplomacy has been relegated anyway over the years i mean all serious decisions are not taken via diploma

assange is denies the charges are claims it's a part of a campaign to discredit him and the project he says australian intelligence award what hear about the plan some time ago they swedish prosecutor is pushing for an international warrant issued as sons has been trying to claim political asylum in switzerland. it's official russia has the most smokers per capita in the world the statistics just released are yet another reminder to the government to the government that it needs to up its game to help people quit and as stacey brothers reports they're not taking this battle lying down. brief but graphic the world health organization and the russian government are hitting the airwaves with a campaign to stamp out cigarettes. in a nation where a pack of smokes is sometimes cheaper than a bottle of water a new study shows that more people live here than anywhere else in the world more than half of all men do the numbers smaller among women and twenty five percent but it's growing according to the world health organization diseases associated with the addiction kills nearly five hundred

for wikileaks founder, julian assange, the question is what he believes the revelations will accomplish. one we raised with him during a documents release earlier this year. what drives you? >> defending victims, and, i'm a combative person, so, i like crash crushing. so it is deeply, personally satisfying to me. >> reporter: u.s. officials argue that a release will actually create more victims, exposing and damaging local leaders, dissidents and dip low malts who the white house say are working to end wars, wars assange opposes. and so, they say, he's actually working against his own stated goals, dan. >> a lot of focus on that man tonight. jim, stand by. i want to bring jon back in. jon, on this question of whether these leaks will hurt our interests abroad, one of the things we keep hearing from the white house is that it will compromise our intelligence assets, people that give us information in secret, will be named in the documents, they say. how serious of a concern is that really? >> reporter: well, there are certainly concerns that lower level sources can be named and their liv

. >> reporter: wikileaks founder julian assange has not revealed who gaye him the documents, but officials believe it was army private bradley manning. he's in a military prison in virginia charged with leaking other classified information that investigators believe he downloaded while serving as a u.s. intelligence officer in iraq. on capitol hill, some republicans are calling on the justice department to put assange behind bars, too, under the charge of espionage. but that won't be easy. for starters, assange is an australian citizen whose whereabouts are currently unknown and the espionage laws are outdated, written during world war i. >> those were designed for a different era, a different kind of espionage threat. they talk about sketches and code books and signal books. they weren't designed to deal with a mass leak on the internet >> reporter: the white house has ordered a government-wide crackdown on how classified information is handled to try to make sure this doesn't happen again, but it's too late for the hundreds of thousands of documents that are already in wikileaks' possess

assange he's got to be careful i mean this is a very serious comment if he starts putting out documents and other countries that are say more authoritarian and they're not necessarily looking to say just arrest him be very careful for his own personal safety because you know you never know in this world michael if i can go to you there is people claim that the these leaks can create security problems on the ground for occupiers if you want to use that word for foreign troops certainly there but if these documents are true then it doesn't make any sense because war crimes have been committed so you already got people langridge if you want the ground i mean if these reports are true then bickley name that would danger people is it's a really a nonstarter because of these documents are true then then people are going to be reacting to them so it's really a nonstarter do you think well i i i don't think it's going to necessarily i don't think these documents are going to cause any harm to people on the field soldiers for example on the field in iraq what they might do is cause harm for them

assange as a terrorist and the congress and made the request in a letter sent to secretary of state hillary clinton and attorney general eric holder and this morning he also made the t.v. rounds talking about his proposals. saying if you fall into the they should. terrorist activity there or what they're doing is aiding and abetting terrorist groups or you should you do it for a few you get diverted to we do now congressman king says that this leak is damaging to u.s. troops u.s. interests and to u.s. intelligence and he claims that releasing the information by doing that wiki leaks is engaging in terrorist activity but come on congressman king while i understand the you don't like this information being released but it could be damaging is it really terrorism you know by state department rules to be designated a foreign terrorist organization you have to engage in terrorist activity or retain the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism the group was also pose a terrorist threat to the u.s. now as far as i understand terrorism means actually wanting to kil

assange was on larry king that night and now the precursor you know leading up to the release is now making the news and you know there's a million articles about how they're preparing it's crazy to me all the sort of how much has changed oh yeah well it's almost like you discovered a star now the stars taken off and i kind of it's like a star is born. the guy discovered her and then she becomes a star and then he commits suicide because he's forgotten all about her no no no you're going to like there's no it now it's all over scare the not so much substance that we're aware of the documents actually have to say oh well i mean that starts how that's how that's what's happening in the media has not caught up with this and put it in the cycle put it in the washing machine and now the high and the and the and the lead up is more important than the actual substance i don't know i mean i don't know who knows what's going to come out what's come out so far has been pretty pivotal i mean once you get through the details of raw data maybe that's what's happening now is that people realize th

host: our first caller mentioned the possibility of prosecution for julian assange, the founder of wikileaks. let us look at where this information may initially have come from. "the new york times" said the possibility of a large number of diplomatic cables may become public has been discussed since may. let's go on to kentucky. jeffrey on our democrats' line bucaller: i don't think he ought to be prosecuted because the united states of america should not do anything they should be ashamed of. host: do you think this will help -- hurt u.s. diplomacy or position overseas? caller: the united states believes it can run the whole world. you cannot do that. if you don't want something published, don't say it. that is justike me talking about somebody. if i'm not man enough to stand behind what i say i should say it. that is the way the united states ought to be. they want to take over everything. i am a citizen and i love the united states but they are wrong on this issue. host: ok. let's take a look at what some of the cables show what these releasesevealed. here are a couple of book points fro

caller: an incentive can but i think the same time julian assange is a hero. a reading some of the, quote headlines been brought out through this. i am very happy with what he did. if he needs asylum he can come to boys town, pennsylvania, and look me up. host: independent line. caller: thank you for c-span. at first i thought this was damaging but i do not think it is as damaging as people think. you need to understand the perspective, that other countries have of the united states. i think most people understand that the united states will say one thing and do something totally opposite. this is literally pulling back the curtain and allowing some of our allies to confirm what they already saw. this private manning died, he is not an individual -- he signed a non disclosure agreement. whether he liked it not, there were mechanisms that would allow him to go through the chain of command. however, i have to applaud him for his courage because obviously his chain of command or leadership could not do something. they cannot change the state department. a general

i'm sure they see julian assange as the most dangerous person in the world. >> larry: does she not have a point? >> if there's really no criteria other than diplomats can lie abroad for their country without being embarrassed by it by anyone at home. if there's's a monarchy or dictatorship for no responsibility for public policy and no real need for the public to know more about what policy lie ahead and what it is we're doing right now, then there really wouldn't be any strong reason for the public to be informed of thf sort of stuff. but actually there is. for example the notion that there's really nothing the american people should know in this or that everything is being said in public that's being said in private, quite the contrary. when the foreign minister or the deputy prime minister actually of yemen says in a joke, i lied to parliament saying that the cruise missiles, some of which, by the way, have killed yemeni district chief, not al qaeda by mistakes, i lied to parliament and said they were ours, not yours. and the prime minister said well, continue to say they're ours. wh

an interesting development in the julian assange wickileaks case. bill: air security, the controversy continues a week before the busiest and probably the most hectic travel time of the year, that's thanksgiving. the new enhanced patdowns for folks who do not want to walk through body scanners, one center calls the searches love pats but even the head of the tsa now admitting they can feel intrusive. >> i insisted that i receive that patdown before i ordered that it be deployed nationwide. >> and your impression? >> that it is thorough. i understand that. but your impression beyond the fact that it was thorough. >> well, the whole purpose is -- >> did it make you uncomfortable? >> yes. >> what was your impression? >> yes. >> so it was more invasive than what i was used to. the bottom line is we need to provide for the best possible security. >> and how do we balance all of that? with us, former tsa deputy administrator tom blitcom and he favors the recent changes, by the way, john is not for it, director of the open project. good morning to you as w

can you tell us about that letter and whether yo thi it >> well, what they've asked for julian assange to desist pinbic tually eis officials are saying that this p ige ae are saying that this damaging than the two previou ones that dealt with iraq and afghanistan, precisely bse they say it will expose dissidents, journalists, others who they've worked with in all sortea counterterrorism, whether its drugs, whethes h trafficking but also the day-to-day discussions with each other about foreign leaders and foreign governments, so this could be embarrassing. some have described it as potentially damaging, others embarrassing and the u.s. has been calling it outrageous. >> unclear. so it doesn't look like he's going to stop. let me ask you before we let you go, you have a special show this morning. can yl3 can yl3 houthaning the united band together and give away it's called the giving pledge. we talked to warren uffe sunday morning. we've got melites at j. warren buffett tabout economy, tauch things which are going front and centehe cess when it gets back this week. ted turner talks about

assange? guest: the difference is, he is the person that went into the database, down loaded it against federal law, and gave it to someone else. host: baltimore. democrat's line. you are on with pete hoekstra. caller: good morning. we americans are very intelligent people. we need to know the truth. i am glad to see these leaks. our foreign policy is disasters. it is a leftover from the corrupt bush administration. i am embarrassed how we are conducting foreign policy. it is not what our enemies are going to do with this information, it is our so- called friends. we invite dignitaries to our embassy and then we surreptitiously collect their dna. how can we be trusted around the globe if this is how we behave? guest: this is diplomacy that was carried out under the bush administration, now, some of the policy objectives may have been modified under this administration, but how diplomacy was conducted has been pretty consistent under the bush should ministration, under the obama administration,

caller: an incentive can but i think the same time julian assange is a hero. a reading some of the, quote headlines been brought out through this. i am very happy with what he did. if he needs asylum he can come to boys town, pennsylvania, and look me up. host: independent line. caller: thank you for c-span. at first i thought this was damaging but i do not think it is as damaging as people think. you need to understand the perspective, that other countries have of the united states. i think most people understand that the united states will say one thing and do something totally opposite. this is literally pulling back the curtain and allowing some of our allies to confirm what they already saw. this private manning died, he is not an individual -- he signed a non disclosure agreement. whether he liked it not, there were mechanisms that would allow him to go through the chain of command. however, i have to applaud him for his courage because obviously his chain of command or leadership could not do something. they cannot change the state department. a general

. >>> a swedish court issued an arrest warrant on thursday for australian julian assange who's been leaking military documents. assange is wanted for questioning in the alleged rape and molestation of two women in sweden. his lawyer says assange did have relations with both of the accusers, but they were consensual. >>> two hostages arrested in nigeria have been returned to their employees. they were rescued when nigerian security forces. >>> franke lauterbach -- who committed suicide this year after his dorm room encounter with another man was allegedly broadcast online. the bill requires colleges to adopt a code of conduct that prohibits bullying and harassment. those are some of the stories now at 8:04, now for a check of the weather from al. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by advil. make the switch to advil now. not only is it ann curry's birthday, but we have another birthday girl here, what is your name? >> donna. >> happy birthday to you. some nice birthday ladies. let's check your weather. new haven, connecticut, sunny and cold, 45 degrees. we have got a big storm moving into

assange? guest: the difference is, he is the person that went into the database, down loaded it against federal law, and gave it to someone else. host: >> the house is about to get voluntary legislative work will begin at noon eastern. 23 bills are scheduled for debate today, one unsettling class action lawsuits by native americans by the interior department. there will also be a resolution condemning north korea's attack on a south korean island. the senate is voting on a bill to give the food and drug administration more authority on food recalls. they will recess at about midday and return to hear the farewell speech from christopher dodd. is retiring. you can see that on c-span2 and house right here on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. nov

swaoe den will issue an international arrest warrant for wikileaks founder julian assange. he denies the allegations and insists interactions were consensual. to date wikileaks has dumped about a half a million secret documents on the wars in afghanistan and iraq. this is fox news alert. new reaction into fox coming from the white house moments ago on that verdict for terror suspect ahmed khalfan ghailani. he was found guilty of conspiracy to destroy the embassies that were obliterated but cleared on more than 240 counts of murder. 224 people plus 12 americans were killed. many, many injured. would it have been better optically if he were con vehicled of more counts? sure, would it make any practical difference? no. let's bring in john bolton. former ambassador to the united nations. your reaction to that comment. >> reporter: in the race for the most incompetent, ignorant official this lady has to have taken the lead. that is really an appalling comment by someone who thee receipt i can lee i suppose is familiar with the circumstances here. this defendant was accused of ma

julian assange, who is facing rape charges, the coming months will see a new world where global history is redefined. keep us strong. but how did they get leaks of classified documents? u.s. officials say the prime suspect remains private bradley manning, an army intelligence officer in baghdad who is now in custody charged with illegally downloading thousands of classified documents, many of which have already been released by wikileaks. pentagon and state department officials have launched a massive damage control campaign calling all those world leader who may have been mentioned or maligned in these documents. but they say there's so many, they may not get to all of them before tomorrow. for "today," jim miklaszewski, the pentagon. >> now here's carl. >>> a revealing look at life in the west wing. author and political analyst richard wolffe gained extraordinary access to the president for his new book "revival, the struggle for survival inside the obama white house." richard, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i want to talk a lot about what's in the book, but the news of the

background on julian assange, and his newspaper's decision to publish the material. >> guest: the -- well, i think the background of assange, regardless of the background, there are lots of people including myself and a lot of people in congress and in the american public who are very suspicious of big government. and the ability of government to deliver services and those types of things to the public effectively. the decision to publish, that will be debated over and over. they have the materials. they are going to publish it. publish it as responsibly as you can. i pointed out the one problem about how did the government allow this to happen. the other thing is jane harmon and i have argued together on this point against the executive branch for years. jane harmon was my colleague when i was chairman of the republican party, she was the ranking democrat. we keep way too many things secret. we over classify material. one the interesting things that happened to me on sunday when the leaks started coming out. i was in yemen this year on january 1. i had planned to go early in decembe