woodruff: margaret warner has the strange story of a detained american diplomat, his wigs, and russia s claims he was a spy. brown: and political editor christina bellantoni talks with the author of a new book that explores how technology is impacting our democracy. this radical power, this incredible connectivity that individuals are carrying around, it s reshaping the balance of power in our municipality in both good ways and bad ways. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. by b.p. and by at&t. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. brown: the nation s capital was alive with talk of scandal today, starting with the revelations about the in
what he described as islamic clothing. his mother spoke with the associated press, saying she tried to convert him not convince him not to convert to islam. martinez said about his mother, she wants me to be like everyone else, in school. my wife understands. i told her when we first married, i want to fight jihad. she didn t try to stop me. he goes on to say, i m gad r glad i m not like everyone else my age, 21, going out, having fun in complefnlgt that s not me. that s if not what allah has for me. reporter: martinez had worked alongside. we do not engage in tactics that entrap people, make them do things they were not otherwise disposed to do. reporter: the affidavit suggests that he picked the spot on route 40 because he had been inside before. he told the undercover agent that prior to becoming muslim, he was going to join the military. it s not clear when his views, clearly seen on facebook, became so extreme. reporter: each and every count muslim in this