floating ice in the arctic will be trying to shed light on why b oxic is melting how reach its gas and all deposits are and who will gain control of these treasures in the future when with you know because the task is to prove it scientifically that russia's continental shelf goes far beyond its northern shores that ends up in the arctic this is the primary task. of russia's presidential envoy to the north pole says the first telegram sent from the new station were to the president and the prime minister that personally tracking all the latest on the north pole thirty eight expedition the one who'll be in charge of sending further updates to the mainland is the head of the station. with over two dozen polar expeditions on to his belt the much has supervised the unloading and construction of the station. will start with equipping our i was with all the necessary amenities with

electricity then we'll build a traditional wardroom but this in the end once we do the rest of. the youngest member of the expedition is the cook he promises his fellows the menu of his arctic restaurant will be rich and diverse. it's the warm storage of all the products that shouldn't be exposed to frost mage tools canned food what else candies cuckoos ministries groceries everything absolutely everything and they literally city man sergei he is the oldest one here he says this expedition is his stream come true and his younger mates don't even realize how lucky they are to be part of this adventure. for twenty years so i've been trying to get him you won't believe it i've written countless letters to various institutions but they tell me you're a thirty year old railroad worker stay where you're on you're too old for us and

now in fifteen and i'm here. as dusk a sprawling bees pile works mark the beginning of the real mission the russian flag is poised and that means the resi icebreaker and its crew will be having for the mainland leaving the fifteen man face to face with the severe arctic night the russian melt cold mission is now officially underway launched into the arctic with traditional maritime music and less traditional fireworks the polar sets off a year of freezing conditions lie ahead with painstaking studies of the arctic to reveal the treasures underneath it in the gradual r.t. from the arctic. and still to come here it's the big apple that for many is rotten to the core. most people a lot of people are one paycheck away from being homeless as new york gets its highest homelessness rate ever we find out what it takes to get

a roof over one's head if only for a night. moscow will have its new mayor within a week united russia the majority party in the city parliament has confirmed it will support their candidate proposed by president dmitri medvedev. so to get there is currently the country's deputy prime minister he will replace you look who was sacked last month after losing the trust of the president fifty two year old a sub and then he was born in siberia he's previously served as a governor of one of russia's all rich regions and was also the head of russia's presidential administration dimitri paul the colonel from the united russia party explain to our see why he thinks and has been chosen. i think it's not a matter of control of politics and money flows it's a matter of. fate of importance moscow is a special seat here and it is supposed to be the in the vanguard of modernization

and actually the federal government has a lot from the plans of how to create a financial center in moscow i think. enormous experience call for work in the gallant he is known as an efficient professional he has managed to create active system within the government staff he was quite successful as a governor of one of the richest regions in russia so he has enough experience to do so and besides i think it's also a matter of personal trust because he's well known by the president and by the prime minister and they trust him as a person and as a professional that was to be true from the united russia party. all eleven people have been killed and three are missing after flash floods hit russia's southern cross nodar region a state of emergency has been declared in the worst affected areas where more than twenty villages have been flooded around fifteen hundred people are considered at risk and so far several hundred have had to be evacuated from their homes the

flooding is the result of several days of heavy rain would cause local rivers to burst their banks the downpour also brought about mudslides in the mountains blocking several sections of the north cook asian railroad the rain has stopped for now but forecasters warn there could still be more in the future. national poverty rates across the u.s. are higher than they've been in almost half a century and one in seven americans currently live below the poverty line which for many means living without a house and start your reports from new york where the problem of homelessness is reaching crisis point. well. this is no lottery for a chance to win some cash these people are petion flee waiting to find out if they can win a roof over their heads for the night they're not criminals they're not drunks they're flaw is that they just don't have a home. these days the chances of getting

a bed in new york are slimmer than ever homelessness in the city has skyrocketed by an entire fifty percent last year almost two hundred twenty thousand different new york city men women and children spent at least a night and a city shelter that's a shocking number of the highest number that's ever been recorded keith who became homeless in this last year says he's fifth on standby to get a bed he considers himself lucky for the man this means at least some hope my number doesn't come up i'm going to be outside in the rain yousif knows exactly what it's like calling a place like this only shelter and bed i put together this project where i call home last week every year but most of my nights i just end up you know sleeping on a cardboard box in front of us posting his experience in a blog use of has been able to collect thousands of dollars in donations for the homeless the reality is a lot of people most people

a lot of people one paycheck away from being homeless you know i just. you know i'm just trying to make people aware of the packed city like new york homelessness is no novelty in a city where you can buy a coffee drinker for almost eight dollars there are dozens of thousands of people who just don't have that kind of money and to many it's clear that their numbers are bound to keep growing even though the already existing statistics are higher than they have been since the great depression there are more than thirty seven thousand homeless people we have thirty seven thousand people. including nearly fifteen thousand children who are homeless and new york so they are near record number of homeless families nearly ten thousand homeless families in an apocalyptic state of economy all of these people are hoping to be sieved. politicians. to be able to do. so. as the cries for help

stretch across the country the u.s. government sticks to the official party line that the economy is back on its feet but in reality the state of the economy is staring everyone in the face and if looking the other way continues to be the norm this could soon become the real face of a nation and is that future. new york. there is plenty more ahead for you this hour including ati's close up team visits the historic russian city of the leak did not go to a city that is seen both staggering wealth and devastating wars over a thousand year history but it's now we're covering off of a global financial crisis. the u.s. military is cracking down on its own troops in afghanistan and american officers to face a court martial for allegedly killing three afghan civilians for sport for other soldiers faced similar accusations two thousand and ten is already the bloodiest

year of the entire war for the afghan people and the international forces as the taliban remain strong the u.s. led coalition is now changing his strategy a top man in the country general david petraeus says at least one taliban commander has been granted safe passage to the capital kabul. says the move that aimed at trying to get the militants to start negotiating a cease fire when are to use a military contributor i think the general strategy is unlikely to work. due to the new twist of so-called double primed text. pics of the u.s. military in afghanistan now it's u.s. policy in afghanistan incorporates a new feature in addition to the military pressure applied by the special forces against militants and insurgents in afghanistan now the state department's officially approves the reintegration and reconciliation of the opposition leaders

and reintegration of their food soldiers in so-called afghan society at the same time while the american military trying to regain the momentum on the battlefield all across again a stance however the reason growing indication that these new tactics counterproductive and in a way both vectors political and military are operating at cross purposes the reason that afghanistan and iraq is severely underappreciated and what general petraeus managed to pull off in iraq he's unlikely to be replicated in afghanistan. that was all t.'s military contributor colonel you're getting khrushchev right there now let's check out some other stories making headlines around the world this hour demonstrators are marching throughout france in protest of president. pension reform more than one million people are expected

to take to the streets a strike by a transport and all refinery workers is in its fifth day as fears grow that airports could run out of fuel in the city of marsay rubbish hasn't been collected for four days the pension reform which raises the retirement age from sixty to sixty two to be voted on in the senate on wednesday. suspected he was drones have killed at least nine people in pakistan the strikes were targeting a tribal area in north waziristan dominated by a militant group blamed for attacks on foreign troops in afghanistan the u.s. has recently increased the number of drone strikes in the region on friday a militant attack on an army checkpoint killed five pakistani soldiers elsewhere in the northwest. most of the rescued chilean miners have returned home to a hero's welcome after spending more than two months trapped underground just two thirty three workers remain in hospital described as minor ailments despite having

endured weeks in harsh conditions most of the men are said to be healthy doctors say the most lasting damage could be emotional and that recovery could be complicated by the public interest. fashionista flocking to moscow on russian fashion week stride the events kicked off with designers from around the world showcasing their latest styles and trends on the capital's let's now go live to r.t. is a very trendy. but a front row seat so stacey tell us what's in store for fashion what was this year a russian fashion. to you and let me. make sure i get. really good. color. to. leave.

for. our now so you certainly are a good time to be had by all this russia is known for its world class models other many homegrown talent strutting their stuff this week. to play for at the end. you know let me take you to. the exhibit that you were very. you know you. did. great. and. i don't know everybody wins because these proposals they want to be. something. very very easy and i don't know just.

yet. so you see there we hear about some of the homegrown talent strutting their stuff on the catwalk but what about the russian designers they must be there with some strong. the pieces on display. you know there. are more minimalist such as the. old bowl is a minute made and he says it is great like your touch it's very important. that you live in the la area or new york. show here. to places like. here's like. that he's beneficial as it is published to teach kids p.r. kids it gives me new contacts new people coming in seeing their collection and.

expressing their interest in their reasoning and. it's also a benefit because. we don't pay we don't pay for this event so being a part of. it is a very big bonus her own label which it is which is just growing and doesn't have much budget for that kind of stuff. so if you are just itching to go shopping on a couple pursuits we finish this remote blindfolded with some of this stuff are there any you know just about styles of the cool to argue this point. there's a lot of people it was very windy much amos oz like. it was a long sleep till. you make it was just beautiful it was just like. everybody around me but that was so different so i am an american.

well i guess i'll get the credit card student to give one's life thanks very much. well now time to buckle up and come with us as we explore the varied regions of russia it's time to get closer. now today's episode we take you five hundred kilometers northwest of moscow to the ancient city of the leaky not go toward the site with its richest store called pastor trucks thousands of tourists every year these days however the city is being forced to adjust to the harsh economic realities with the whole villages struggling to make ends meet igor over of nothing has been. for one hundred years the plywood mill has supplied most people in the town of part of jobs unfortunately it's also been exactly a hundred years since its last major renovation and when you're sick with men is from the late nineteenth seventies crank up the they are going

when the economic crisis struck two years ago the factory couldn't compete and went bankrupt straight away and with it the power of a partner that if you need to get out whole families worked here and suddenly they lost their jobs pensioners had to help their children and grandchildren buy enough food to eat the town was devastated. supplier has an unfinished degree in management it's of no use here instead to support her son she had to get a job with the mail only to lose it. sitting at home without money my relationship with my husband deteriorated and my family fell apart i blame the factory in this town or regional authorities provided a bailout and tax relief and supply the return to work but the other one thousand six hundred employees only a third remain and the plant is still officially bankrupt the plywood mill

a powerful has been saved but it continues to be on life support it's still not turning in a profit in order to survive it needs to modernize and end up where it's emblematic of the region as a whole not a good region has a population of less than seven hundred thousand with a few strategic industrial object and a small consumer market it has to find creative ways to generate wealth the authorities have adopted a three prong strategy firstly tourism and nation slavic republic then thought city of no good world heritage site that will serve the duties of the same as everywhere else in russia we have to bring the infrastructure up to the same level as the attractions themselves. secondly foreign investment. in previous times a difficult relationship with a local administration has prevented a good investment climate from forming now we have swung our doors open.

and finally developing industry that i competitive not just in russia but abroad this person medium size truck promises to be a breakthrough. on this several times cheaper than foreign equivalents of our production mines are the same as our competitors but the staff costs are lower while no pipe dreams these in bush's plans have yet to bring substantial cash into the government coffers what a good man just to achieve them will determine if the region continues to fund more abundant the prizes like golf and more leap into the twenty first century europe or i'd never see another good region and ahead for you this hour is artie's interview with britain's real life james bond but first their weekend business update with kareena after a short. hungry for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. every

month we give you the future we help you understand how we'll get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. join us for technology update on our g. welcome to all weekend business program california's governor arnold schwarzenegger led a group of billionaires to russia this week in search of innovative business ideas but one of them said russia's rich must take a few risks with their money before ford as well fall. there's a lot of rich people here who are not that i know of investing in venture capital they built their own companies they got a lot of money foreigners would love to see at least some of that money going into

russian venture for private money i think that's a that's an obstacle there's a perception about corruption and difficulty of doing business in an honest way but also markets have to believe that russia is not a huge country it's a nice sized country not growing particularly but you have to be able to believe that russia can export that means that the technologies and the products developed from those technologies addressed a world market for the for the markets here are probably not large enough to attract by itself american investment in companies here in what sectors of the economy do you see russia's greatest potential industries that needs to focus on international markets i think instrumentation very fine instrumentation software and then of breakthroughs in the biological sciences can be done here so i'm very encouraged about us now i know i'm also encourage them what they're trying to do

and i think the main thing they should try to do over the next ten or years is get shit going get it moving and then run it could use a phrase from marx they should wither away. so what do you think russia needs to do to develop this entrepreneurial culture here this entrepreneurial mentality i think the way they can catch up is is to encourage entrepreneurs train them to give them a chance to start companies like let's call cobol might help like ross nano is helping doing. and get the government can do things to get things going but the government has got to get an involved just got to get out of the business world and let the private sector take over even though theoretically believe in very little government activity russia is a case where the government's got to do something and they are doing it right the danger that rests. it is true. that the government. too much and not doing enough to do too much will discourage the private if they do

too little in the community for they're doing it about right now. in the russian markets and of the week mixed with the r.t.s. like into the red in the mines six gaining a quarter of a percent not make it was the biggest gain on the r.t.s. finishing up one half percent of all shares overall sniffed the most of the board says one point three percent lower and merging market stocks attractive cast for the six straight week as investors look for faster growth and they think they'll get from more mature economies pretty strong weak for emerging equities also for russia this week the old price has been pretty well supported and that's been a function of a weaker dollar not again is a function of more expectations that the fed are going to be very common it's not a policy when they next meet in november so it's really been a good week for risk assets. russia has performed well.

ten deal that's the result of russia's venezuela negotiations this week and more than a house closely rely on energy relations reports. yes even if the leaders gave the deals their blessing in an industry where political will comes a lot gasp on will build a liquefied natural gas facility together with patrollers their venues wella and ross nafta will buy the state energy companies have stake in germany for one point six billion dollars perhaps the most anticipated deal and ministers join to express support for peace purchase of b.p. assets in venezuela i'll call this project as a first significant stream project for abroad and. it will be the first success of the stream abroad russia will also build south american countries the first nuclear plant russia has just completed iran's first civilian nuclear

facility and has already agreed to help build reactors in china and turkey both russia and venezuela suffer from too much reliance on energy and sheer the desire to diversify most. are tree turnover is not as big as we would like it to be interesting and resting plans and today we were to develop a member of joined energy projects but energy is what binds the countries and more in our instruments are expected from other russian companies busy exploring the region my dinner question our business. that's our weekend business program but you can always find more on our website just go to r.t. dot com.

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headlines tune in to cause a report. it's now seven thirty pm here in moscow you'll see but still your headlines now and fifteen adventurers face to face now with an endless winter and arctic mission to collect evidence for russia's. over the natural riches of the north pole begin the explorers of the year ahead on floating ice to study the treasures underneath. the homeless in new york as the u.s. government claims the economy is back on track the number of people left without shelter in america's most populous city breaks all time records the figures are set to keep growing and threatening to surpass those seen during the great depression.

with zero russian taste new designers and world famous gurus are showcasing their latest styles on moscow's week long frenzy is underway right here in the capital. well in half an hour's time my colleague bill dog will be here but for the meantime we're talking about a real world james bond this so-called james bond will reveal some of the mysteries of britain's intelligence intelligence agency and my six that's coming up in spotlight thanks for watching.