they re vowing to release more secret documents tonight. nbc s peter alex zapder is in london reporting from our bureau after a long morning in the court. tell us what we expect. i want to first play a little bit of what assange s lawyer said today. this is going to go viral. many people will come forward to stand as sureties for mr. assange. many people believe mr. assange to be innocent, myself included. many people believe that this prosecution is politically motivated. wikileaks will continue. wikileaks is many thousands of journalists reporting news around the world. peter, there have been some expectation that bail might have been set, perhaps high bail. no bail to be set? that has surprised some observers. that definitely surprised people inside the courtroom today, and rea. let s set the scene for you.
innocence and in those circumstances, i think we will see another bail application and, they are but the tip of an iceberg. this will go viral and many people will come forward, to stand as sureties for her assange and many people believe him to be innocent, myself included. and, many people believe that this prosecution is politically motivated. bill: that is the attorney from moments ago. now, this is a white van, okay? that is leaving the courts house area. we don t know what is inside of it, it might be julian assange and maybe he s off to jail, we ll try and work through that fact and give it to you as soon as we get it here, that is what is happening in the streets of central london. martha: let s bring in on this suddenly and afghanistan, retired four star general jack keene, is a fox news contributor, we are pleased to report and he joins me now, general, welcome, good morning to you. my pleasure, martha. martha: what goes through your
many people will come forward to stand as sureties for mr. assange. many people believe mr. assange to be innocent, myself included. many people believe this prosecution is politically motivated. wikileaks will continue. wikileaks is many thousands of journalists reporting news around the world. let s go to itn in london for the latest on this story. what s next for the wikileaker? well, right now, contessa, he s in a prison cell and he will remain there for at least a few days. there was absolute chaos inside and outside this courthouse. his supporters and journalists try to capture glimpses of him as he went into the courtroom. he wasn t in shackles, he wasn t handcuffed, but he was downbeat, he was demure as he heard the charges read out. then he was asked whether he would cooperate with the swedish
been the concern for julian assange s defense throughout this process. not concern about the actual charges in sweden claiming their client is innocent of those charges, or allegations throughout. there are concerns if she extradited to sweden the u.s. would try to have him es tra dieted there. a sense where we stand outside it s courtroom. a two-hour hearing wrapped up a short time ago. the judge rejecting the british appeal assange be kept behind bails. he granted the bail. $315,000. meaning assange would be freed perhaps as early as today. nbc news also spoke to assange s lawyer as short time ago and they clarified the details what has to happen. new restrictive conditions put on top of this bail. those conditions require even more money to be provided by at least five prominent supporters of julian assange. a sureties they re referred to here. it means they say he may not in fact leave prison until tomorrow. what it does happen when it does, an extraordinary change of scenery. from