treasures in the future when with you know the task is to prove scientifically that russia's continental shelf goes far beyond its northern shores but it 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 there 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 but 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 record company the youngest member of the expedition is the cook he promises his fellows

the menu of his arctic restaurant will be a rich and diverse. this difference whatsoever is the warm storage of all the products that shouldn't be exposed to frost mage tools canned food what else candies cookies pastures groceries everything absolutely everything and tricity man sergei he's the oldest one here he says this expedition is he's dream come true and he's 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 i'm fifty and i'm here. as dusk balling these fireworks mark the beginning of the real mission the russian flag. and that means there are

a sea ice breaker and its crew will be having for the mainland leaving the fifteen man face to face with the severe arctic night the russian multipole mission is now officially underway launched into the oxic 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. well coming up here in r.t. for some new yorkers the big poll has gone wrong. people a lot of people. being homeless as the city hits its highest homelessness rate since the great depression we find out what it takes to get a roof over your head a vote for tonight. but first moscow is expected to get its new mayor

next week the majority party in the city parliament united russia says it will support the proposed by president dmitri medvedev fifty two year old sarah palin who currently serves as russia's deputy prime minister was born in a siberian village outside to moscow he was previously governor of one of russia's oil rich regions and the head of the country's presidential administration he will replace veteran. who served as moscow mayor for nearly two decades but was fired by president medvedev last month. he put it can offer the united russia party explains why it is considered the right man for the job. i think it's not a matter of control of politics and money flows it's a matter of the city affairs of importance moscow is the special city here and it is supposed to be the in the vanguard of modernisation and actually the federal government has a lot from business plans of how to create a financial center in moscow i think said banneker enormous experience hall for

work in the garment he is known as an efficient professional he has managed to create a system within the garment stuff 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. well that was dimitri put a can of from the united party flash floods raged through russia southern clouds in the region killing eleven people while three is still missing a state of emergency has been declared in the worst affected areas where more than twenty villages have been swarmed around fifteen hundred people have been caught in the day and so far several hundred have had to be evacuated from their homes the flooding is the result of several days of heavy rain of course local rivers to burst their banks the downpour also brought about mudslides in the mountains blocking several sections of the north corp railroad greatest stop for now forecasters warn there could still be. national

poverty rates across the u.s. higher than they've been in almost half a century one in seven americans currently live below the poverty line which for many means living without a house and i started checking the reports now from new york where the problem of homelessness is reaching crisis point. one zero. zero zero this is no lottery for a chance to win some cash these people are petion free waiting to find out if they can win a roof over their heads for the night but they're not criminals they're not drunks they're flaw is that they just don't have a whole. 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 a hundred twenty thousand different new york city men women and children spent at least a night and i say 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 is fifth on stand by 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 home shelter and bed i put together this project away i go 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 yousif is 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 are one paycheck away from being homeless you know i just. you know i'm just trying to make people aware that in the packed city like new york this is no novelty in a city where you can buy a coffee drink 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 people we have thirty seven thousand people including nearly fifteen thousand children who are homeless each night and new york city a 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 saved. to be able to do. you know. 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 r.t. new york. well plenty more ahead for you this including here in r.t.r. close up team visits the historic russian city of elite you know the good old city that is both staggering wealth and devastating wars over it styles india history but is now recovering after the financial crisis. a bomb blast struck a police headquarters in the south of afghanistan killing at least one civilian and wounding four people as violence continues to plague the country the u.s. is taking measures to clean up its campaign there and american offices to face a court martial after he confessed to killing afghan civilians for sport for other soldiers faced similar accusations two thousand and ten was already the bloodiest year on the worth of the afghan people and international forces and the taliban the main strong u.s. that coalitions taking on a new approach is top man in the country general david petraeus says at least one

taliban commander has been granted safe passage to the capital kabul trances the moves and encouraging the minute since the start of. minute treat contributed thinks the general strategy is unlikely to work. due to a new twist on so-called double prime judge tactics of the u.s. military in afghanistan now 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 this state department's officially approves reintegration and reconciliation of the opposition leaders and reintegration of their foot soldiers in so-called afghan society at the same time while the american military is trying to regain the momentum on the battlefield all across afghanistan however the reserve growing indication that

these new tactics counterproductive and in a way both vectors political and military are operating at crossed. purposes the reason he's that afghanistan and iraq he's severely underappreciated and what general petraeus managed to pull off in iraq he's unlikely to be replicated in afghanistan and that was auntie's minute treat contributor colonel you've been a crucial. demonstrators are marching in france in protest to prison because pension reform more than one million people are expected to take to the streets a strike by transport an oil refinery workers is in its fifth day now as fears grow that airports could run out of fuel and the city of musée rubbish has been collected for four days the pension reform which raises the retirement age from sixty to sixty two is to be voted on in the senate on wednesday.

suspected u.s. drone so killed at least nine people in pakistan the strikes were targeting a tribal area north waziristan dominated by 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. in a world update and most of the rescued chilean miners have returned home to a hero's welcome to spending more than two months trapped underground just two of the thirty three workers remain in hospital for what were described as minor ailments. pizza pasta dishes most of them in a secure healthy dr say the most lasting damage could be emotional and that recovery could be complicated by the intense public interest. on our fashion flocking to moscow on masses russian fashion week hits its stride the events kicked off with designers from around the world showcasing their latest styles and trends on the capital's catwalks and now we go live to our reporter stacey pins who i

understand has got a front row seat there. stacey good to see now tell us what's in store for the fashion lovers this year a russian fashion week. early to you they'll tell you what i feel like strike the cockpit door and i guess it's because that's me and the issue of your way. there is a model that shape believe it will actually. run right from the former soviet union this is what you are. that moscow has us in the bag and it's still a big deal we're still excited there were huge crowds here even before the attacks got into play and this is their big deal and it's night time and they're going to have fifty shows to pay off to get all the live action. seats in france so everybody time from the models designers than just visiting.

came here to see you collection. trends of the year every year in fact i'm sad to say. i like fantasy and that maybe you don't find many more to me because here everything is new so i think he's going to be very merry for the future and days going to be like. when i'm very soon. whilst i see russia is known for its world falls models of course need i say anymore but all of the many homegrown talent strutting their stuff this way. there are the majority of russian talent here grace that. this is their first time there and they're excited and they're all that are in their homes to be here and it's tough to feel about it. i don't know everybody wins because these people seem to want the beautiful the

fall down the nice up the body after so. it's a little bit of bonnie and other known just. a lot of dollars just hours in the sun young. bloods on the baubles stacy what about the russian designers though they should casing their work this week their russian. militants but. there was a player here and there's a wide range of things that he's probably just. going to show he's got more men in this look both be very hot and follow them up a little bit more with speed and their designs bold colors that set to show off their spring election results with one another and it was exciting to be a part the next two years in a well known and then three yes actually great fun to be a part of the. role that he's beneficial as it is

published the t.v. gives p.r. it gives meaning it gives me new contacts new people coming in seeing their collections. expressing their interest if there is any and for you to understand it's also a benefit because. we don't pay or we don't pay for this about being a part of. it is a very big bonus for any young label which is which is just growing and doesn't have much margin of that kind of so. well if there's the architecture really enjoying yourself when you look at a million dollars or so for the moment but tell us whether it is the oils and the interesting designs that of course you're right something perhaps you'd like to see yourself wearing maybe from the sublime. make the brass came here i mean there were a lot of talented designer showing up pieces here but my absolute favorite on deliberately designed by. them is that one person decides we're in the

field came out i surprise myself to something this is wonderful and everybody else is to come and that was just agreed to build up a player size of the library to make money on it because the other little. procession stay super low prices and they're probably stacey thanks very much indeed your wishes on the phone thanks very much of the stacy ribbons of reporting from moscow. now buckle up and come with us as we explore the vast and varied regions of russia it's time now here in r.t. this hour to get close up well in today's episode we continue our tour of the ancient city of god and the north god region located five hundred kilometers northwest of moscow the site with its rich historical past attracts thousands of tourists every year these days however the region is being forced to adjust to the harsh economic realities with whole villages struggling to make ends meet on them

has more. for one hundred years the plywood mill has supplied most people in the town of part of jobs unfortunately it's also been exactly one hundred years since its last major renovation and when you're sick with men is from the late nineteenth seventy's cry. when the economic crisis struck two years ago the factory couldn't compete and one bankrupt straight away and with it apart from a. 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. certainly 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. 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 apart from there 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 operates emblematic of the region as a whole no good region has a population of less than seven hundred thousand with few strategic industrial object and a small consumer market that has to find creative ways to generate wealth the authorities have adopted a three prong strategy firstly tourism and nation slavic republic then thought i said they have no good as you know ask a world heritage site that they will feel 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 versatile medium size truck promises to be a breakthrough. sealant to several times cheaper than foreign equivalent our production lines 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. whether or not good manages to achieve them will determine if the region continues to form more abundant the prizes like but often a leap into the twenty first century europe all three good region. to bring it up to date for the moment to stay with us here on r.t.

coming to live from moscow for the weekend edition of the business news that's with kareena that's next. welcome to our we can 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 a rich must take a few risks with their money before foreigners will follow. 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've 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 size country not growing particularly but you have to be able to believe

that russia can export that means that the technologies and products developed from those technologies addressed a world market for the for the markets you're 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 it 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 nano 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 if get it going get it moving and then i 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 koval 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 they just got to get out of the business world and let the private sector take over even the old 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 now that the danger that the rest. it is true. that the government. too much and not doing enough to do too much will discourage the company and if they do too little in the. form they're doing it about right now. and the russian markets and of the week mixed with the r.t.s. like into the red in the mines extending a quarter of a percent not make it was the biggest gain on the r.t.s. finishing up one a half percent. well the most until the boy says one point three percent lower and

merging market stocks attractive cast for the six straight week as investors look for faster growth than they think they'll get from more mature economies pretty strong weak for emerging equities russia this week the old price has been pretty well supported and that's been a function of a weaker dollar again is a function of more expectations that the fed going to be very common it's not a trickle to see 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 hoss closely rely on energy relations reports. guessing that the leaders gave the deals their blessing in an industry where political will comes a lot gas bomb will build a liquefied natural gas facility together with patrollers their venues wella and

rosneft will buy the state energy companies have stake in germany's oil for one point six billion dollars perhaps the most anticipated deal and energy ministers join to express support for peace per chase of b.p. assets in venezuela i'll call this project as a first significant of stream project fourteen abroad and. it will be the first success of the stream abroad russia will also build south american countries 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. of our treater nors not as big as we would like it to be interesting investment plans and today we already developed

a member of journey energy projects but energy is what binds the countries and more in ours most are expected from other russian companies busy exploring the region mind you the question of business. that's our weekend business program but you can always find more on our website just go to our.

almost seventy years of the red machine which so many people wanted to leave in the past. weekend to make changes to society was we need. to leave the but was it possible to change the whole country's regime so quickly and with no ma. i am gonna calls only fundamental changes in the state clinton peoples minds want to achieve. forty two thousand americans die each year from car accidents only a thousand. seven hundred thousand people. and thirty two thousand will kill themselves cancer in all its forms kills five hundred sixty thousand of us here part disease is even more devastating it kills over eight hundred seventy thousand

americans every year. because every month we give you the future we help you understand how will get there and want to moderate the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world to join us its knowledge update on our g. would be soon which brightened a few new bounds to move from phones to impressions. starts on t.v. dot com. from

the russian capital twenty four hours a day this is top stories now fifteen adventurers marooned on a piece of ice that's the beginning of a year long russian mission and the explorers of the arctic is melting what natural treasures it. and who they belong to. new york new records the number of homeless people in america's most populous city reaches its highest point and hoffa centry despite u.s. government claims economy is back on track and the figures are set to keep growing threatening to support the great depression. and also reporting in our

question whether russia designers and. showcasing their latest styles on. a weeklong fashion frenzy is underway here in the capital. well from the fascist to the flashy to classics of a bygone era. revs up as the colors of the stars next here. illustration program will be delving into the subject of cars from the holster and carriages a piece of the great to soviet largest in the western imports of today used as a status symbol not just as a friend.