trip in china. and we get a rare glimpse into the world of cyber operations. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the fbi says it s arrested a suspect, alleged to be linked to the leak of hundreds of highly classified us intelligence documents. jack teixeira, who s 21, is an air national guardsman, and was arrested outside his home in massachusetts. the us attorney general, merrick garland, said he was taken into custody without incident and he d be appearing in federal court. the contents of the leaked documents, spread widely online, have been highly embarrassing for the american authorities. they lay bare security secrets, including ukrainian troop deployments against russian forces and the extent of american spying on its own allies. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has more. a week after the leaks first appeared an arrest on the suburban streets of massachus
hello, i m at sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. the fbi has arrested the suspected leaker of classified pentagon documents. jack teixeira, a 21 year old member of the intelligence wing of the massachusetts air national guard, is facing potential espionage act charges. agents swooped in to arrest teixeira at a property in north dighton, massachusetts. he oversaw a private online group named thug shaker central, where 20 30 people, mostly young and men teenagers, came together over a shared interest in god, video games, and guns. his online friends include individuals in ukraine and russia. one member of the group spoke anonymously to the washington post. we really became close during the pandemic when we were all look younger than everything all day we would watch videos, play games, streamer houses, mess around, danced around and have fun. we didn t realise this year just have fun. we didn t realise this yearjust immense nature of these league until a bit later. i spoke t
on the state s northern coast. hello and welcome to the programme. a young us air national guardsman is being questioned after being arrested by fbi officers investigating the leaking of classified documents. jack teixeira, who s 21, is expected to appear in court in boston later. the leaked material first appeared on an online chat forum and has exposed details of ukraine s war plans and the extent of the us s spying on its allies. david willis has the latest from washington. dressed in shorts and a t shirt with news helicopters hovering overhead, the suspect in the latest us intelligence drama was taken into custody outside the family home south of boston. ., , the family home south of boston. ., g , . boston. today, the justice department boston. today, the justice department arrested - boston. today, the justice department arrested jack| department arrested jack douglas teixeira in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorised removal, retention and transmi
watching in the united states, canada and all around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom, we re live in kyiv as russia s war in reign cain enters its second year. the u.s. is pledging even more support one important exception. with the mud slides and flooding, that s wasn t of biggest concerns as we re look ing a the a lot of rainfall and snow. the snow will melt and the wind and we worry about the mud slides. millions of people on the u.s. west coast now under a flash flood warning amud one of the strongest snowstorms to hit the region in years. we ll look at where the wintery weather goes next. and alex murdaugh is back on the stand to defend against charges he killed his wife and son. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom. russia s war in ukraine is beginning its second year with a barrage russian shelling overnight. no casualties are reported, but authorities say numerous buildings and infrastructure were hit. and we re hearing reports of large explosions in the