why be 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 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 news station what 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. ski with over two dozen polar expeditions on to his belt much has supervised the unloading and construction of the station most know better to. start with quipping or houses with all the necessary amenities. or you know build

a traditional canteen but this in the end when we do get around for the youngest member of the expedition is the cook he promises his fellows the menu of his arctic restaurant will be rich and diverse. this. is the warm storage of all the products that shouldn't be exposed to frost here bridged balls canned food what else candies cookies pastures groceries everything absolutely everything and village 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 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 fifteen and i'm here. as dusk. works

mark the beginning of the real mission the russian flag. and that means the red sea ice breaker and its crew will be heading for the mainland leaving the fifteen men face to face with the c.v.r. arctic night the russian melt cold mission is now officially underway launched into the out with traditional maritime music and less traditional flyaway the pull the crew sets off a year of freezing conditions lie ahead with painstaking studies of the arctic to reveal the trash just underneath it in the catch of the r.t.e. from the arctic turning to the us now national poverty rates across the country are higher than they've been in almost half a century one in seven americans currently lives below the poverty line which for many of them means living without a house or he's out of stocks or churkin or of course from new york where the problem of homelessness is reaching a 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 one 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 home shelter and bed i put together this project where i go

homeless one week every year but most of my nights i just end up you know sleeping on a cardboard box in front of us so 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 of the packed city like new york homelessness 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 homeless people we have thirty seven thousand people. including nearly fifteen

thousand children who are homeless and new york city 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 president. you know. to be able to do. you know with us. 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 it's that future. new york. venezuelan president hugo chavez was busy friday signing multi-million dollar deals with russian leaders in moscow but he found time to sit down for an exclusive interview with r.t. spanish channel chavez says the mainstream media is trying hard to demonize him.

but there are still laws about venezuela they claim relations with a she's one of the revolutionary forces the colombia of funk and the enemy of national mancipation has been they clean we realize you're going to have to do now is accused of trying to build an atomic bomb. tree of laws they've created that you know he just took on and whatever they need to get just a phone to say about me the us a pool to reasons you drugs trade and treat into the country is just too long which is your teacher one hundred times. headlines would you see those a with rain collapse to chavez. you can catch the full interview with venezuela's outspoken leader in about ten minutes here on our team stay with us though we've got plenty more ahead including

the heartiness closeup team visiting the historic russian city of the you know it's a city that seems staggering wealth and devastating wars over a thousand year history but it's now recovering the financial crisis. first though flash floods have raged through russia's southern krasnodar region killing at least ten people while three remain missing a state of emergency has been declared in the worst affected areas where more than twenty villages have been swamped around fifteen hundred people have been caught in the deleuze so far several hundred of had to be evacuated from their homes the flooding is the result of several days of heavy rain that caused local rivers to burst their banks the downpour also brought about mudslides in the mountains blocking several sections of the north park asian a railroad the rain stopped for now but forecasters warn there could be more ahead . that story and much more available for you a click away at our teen dot com here's a quick look at what's on live right now. find out how web pirates are being

allowed to continue. sailing all with the help of an internet provider. was a recipe for a terminator cocktail that promises to strengthen your your body as well as your spirits it's all in the mix at r.t. dot com. fashionistas are flocking to moscow on mass as russian fashion week hits its stride the event kicked off with designers from around the world showcasing their latest styles and trends on the capital's catwalks r.t.e. stacey bivins has a front row seat. russian fashion week in the british elite under way at the top of the old colors as models sachets the latest collections of designers for russia from the former soviet union and this is what is the first time that moscow has

hosted the beds and it still a big deal for still excited there in the future crowds here hitting the floor in the end that's got to play this is another big deal that. they're going to have if . they all took it all the live past six in france so there everybody starting from the models designers sending just visiting. who came here to see. trends of the year every year is right to make them sad to see. a fantasy and that maybe you don't find any more to me because here everything is new so right jane he's going to be very very hard to train days going to be like me don't embarrass me so eloquent about the desires of their well why we're here and there's a wide range of things he's from the to showcase for

a minute let's let the both be very hot balling a little bit more with speed and they're the guys. that set off their spring spots with one other guy who was excited to be our next to that is no well known in the country race might be a part of the goal it is beneficial as it is publicity games p.r. against anything it gives me new contacts new people coming in seeing their collections. expressing their interest if there is any and. also benefit because. we don't pay. we don't pay for this event. which is.

absolutely right. this is one of. the. parties stacey bivins reporting from russian fashion week. buckle up and come with us as we explore the vast and varied regions of the world's largest country time now for russia close up. today's excursion continues our tour of the ancient city of the leaking located five hundred kilometers northwest of moscow the site with its rich historical past

attracts thousands of tourists every year these days though the region is being forced to adjust to the harsh economic realities but whole villages struggling to make ends meet are. more. unlike the larger metropolitan areas around the low good housing being able to attract the same amount of investment from big businesses over the last few years there's big business is essential it brings the jobs added brings in money for the local authorities as well but behind me is just one such large factory which has been built by their old cadre and provides hundreds of jobs for people here but for the rest of the area it's still suffering from the aftermath of the economic crisis. for a 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 whitman is from the right nine hundred seventy thanks

when the economic crisis struck two years ago the factory couldn't compete and went bankrupt straight away and with it the town apart from the. whole families were tearing up and suddenly they lost their jobs pensioners had to help their children and grandchildren by no 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 circle on their return to work with out of the one thousand six hundred employees only a third remained and the plant is still officially bankrupt the plywood miller popular 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 up the way it's emblematic of the region as a whole no good region has a population of less than seven hundred thousand with few strategic industrial objects 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 nature and slavic republic then thought i said they have no good world heritage site that will sell the duties of the utilities 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. cool. and finally developing industry goodbye competitive not just in russia but the brule those buses medium size truck has to be

a breakthrough. several times cheaper than foreign equivalence our production lines are the same as our competitors but the stuff girls soar lower. while no point brings these in bush's plans have yet to bring substantial cash into the government coffers where the no good money just to achieve them will determine if the region continues to fund more abundant the prizes like golf and fully in the twenty first century. a student can have fun oh yeah there are girls. you know you'll soon going to graduate what you're planning to do once you're. on the last year of my studies and i am working ready to face and so my profession is going to be interpreted and translates to make it like my major and it was a waist down working out with my english language and sound working for a company we actually had several buffett including one in moscow and

a couple of options maybe i just paid se is a good example of a company that's trying something out there would soon be the world stage and so to introduce i want you to push you into two different countries to different countries interdependency to russia which i think it's great because i know i do know a lot of people are going to want to stay number and all i can say to easy to find a job here in our town is developing and into developing quite fast and there are some and international companies being opened here in number one region and tourists keep coming here. a lot of people get to know our less than tone so i'm really optimistic thank you very much i know you've been speaking to a local student head about the prospects of old young people both studying abroad. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe this hour hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched across france and anger at president

nicolas sarkozy's pension reform that raises the retirement age from sixty to sixty two in paris protesters clashed with police after a peaceful mass rally a strike by transportation an oil refinery workers is in its fifth day as fears grow that airports could eventually run out of fuel meanwhile in the city of marjah say rubbish hasn't been collected for four days. a series of bombings has rocked the southern afghan city of kandahar killing at least two civilians would be and several others the region is the scene of a massive ongoing nato offensive against the taliban two thousand and ten is already the bloodiest year of the war for both the afghan people and international forces the coalition's now taking a new taking a new approach to try ending the violence they've granted taliban commanders safe passage to kabul in an attempt to encourage cease fire negotiations. most of the rescued chilean miners have returned home to hero's welcomes after spending more than two months trapped underground only two of the thirty three

workers remain in the hospital for what are described as minor ailments despite having endured weeks of harsh conditions most of the men are said to be in very good condition doctors say the most lasting damage could be emotional and that recovery could be complicated by the intense public interest. a greek ship has been released by somali pirates after five months in captivity twenty two crew members who were mainly filipino were all alive according to some reports a ransom was paid for the ship but its own no and how much pirates in the region are thought to be holding around twenty other ships and four hundred crewmembers hostage. in a few minutes moscow out looks at the capital's love affair with four wheels. wow because inside here are amazing in the course of this one here i mean sixteen million rubles that's around half a million dollars. got

to get me a car like that nascar coming your way in less than ten minutes here on our team first the venezuelan president hugo chavez speaks exclusively to our king spanish travel heading on the u.s. role in latin american affairs that interview coming your way next.

but. today i'm talking to the president of went his way chavez thank you very much for this opportunity. he once called former u.s. president george w. bush the devil what would you call the current president. delegate. i didn't know him the devil i said there was a smell of sulfur i mean bush had been maybe he was accompanied by the devil and it was him who left behind the smell of sofas. better when a bush in his ear or his village or an aggressive imperialist policy greatly home the world look at the legacy he left wars and tension he said we will punish terrorists he was not referring to real terrorists he was referring to those who disagree with america's imperialistic policy. so i feel question about the incumbent president. well i can see two people in obama the first obama is the one

i met in trinidad and tobago is a smiling man who gave many promises he promised to respect other nations sovereignty i remember his speech in cairo but there's also another obama a bomb of the president of an empire you'll remember a year on i think that unfortunately the distance between these two personas has grown it seems to me that the obama he promised change the a bomb he promised many other things the man who shook my hand in tuna dad and tobago has totally disappeared and nothing has changed in the way the north american empire treats other countries aggression is escalating in latin america and the yankee empire is behind this aggression over recent takeovers like in ecuador against the president rafael correia quito the question against venezuela the empire continues to move its way despite obama's will. you once

said in an interview that a permanent reason for the conflict between when his away were in colombia was a lie created by the laboratory what laboratory did you mean and how does this mechanism of lie production work. take a look at the war in iraq thousands of people have died women and children were killed along i became the reason for tragedy the whole war was based on the law i know that the iraqi government had weapons of mass destruction that this was the only reason the yankee empire invaded the country but then they admitted that there hadn't been any such weapons so they had designs that law i had to bring the war to iraq that was the politics of the yankee m on there are still lies about venezuela they claim it's involved in relations with organizations like the revolutionary forces of colombia or font of. enemy of national mancipation and has been long

they claim we enrich uranium so they have to do now is accused of trying to build an atomic bomb not celebratory of laws they've created to justify whatever they need to be justified that they say about me that i support terrorism the drugs trade and knowing truth into the affairs of other countries just a lawyer which is repeated a hundred times until it sounds like the truth. what headlines would you see if i was a were thrown collapse of the tater chavez and the lies have been working their dictator chavez dictatorship or whatever happens is blamed on me being a dictator where this mechanism works in many cases at the instigation of the empire that i do not think it will last forever it will fade away the events in ukraine evolution have proven that fortunately for the people of illinois do not work every time they used i'm sure that this mechanism will soon start working against venezuela for. you often talk about the lies happening at an

international level in your long career you have seen a lot and taken part in many things in your opinion which lie was the biggest the most obvious and the most cruel great price. and regarding venezuela any lies he witnessed about me or venezuela not necessarily but possibly oh those laws there were a lot of laws lies about me the ones all had to live through that i let the ones that made me suffer before i became president there were people claiming that hugo chavez really raising the ball of our partisan movement in south america it was everywhere on the radio on t.v. and in the newspapers it was repeated so many times that gave rise to a legend saying that ships with weapons for parties and troops in colombia venezuela and other south american countries were sailing along the river orinoco to venezuela here is another example of iran and venezuela have

a number of projects important for both countries for example a bicycle factory but then in a news paper there was an article saying that in the celo the factory we enrich uranium and that's what serious respected journalists from respected newspapers said but the aim of these publications is distort the ideas not the person i'm just a man there is a project they are afraid of the idea of the truth. of what we represent and they do their best to distort it in order to put an end to it but also. so i mean what readers used to say when they attacked pearl of a hundred eighty years ago that those were not attacks on born of because he was just a man they were afraid of the idea he represented and that it could have been disseminated . what impression did this visit to russia leave on you. impression the impression that we're going to get the right way and that we're building the future we've dreamt of we've saw in so many important treaties in power engineering oil

and gas agriculture and transportation we will be glad to import russian law the cost of venezuela and deliver coffee cocoa and been known as to russia we've heard a very constructive to say. in with the president of russia and the foreign minister i leave with the impression that relations between russia and venezuela already very good but becoming stronger we saw end of strategic plan of action for twenty two to twenty forty i said we want you to win elections in twenty two. in twenty twelve there is going to be president surely actions both in russia and venezuela and so he also will continue to lay down a new direction. we'll hope it turns out as you say thank you very much once again for speaking to us.

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start totty dot com. six am in moscow good to have you with us here on our t.v. in your headlines russia says research center deep in the arctic circle fifteen scientists start their year long mission to gather evidence to reinforce russia's claims to the region's natural resources. new york's new poor r t looks at the record breaking rise of homelessness in the big apple and what the government is doing to stop it the number of americans living below the poverty line in this city is the highest rate since the great depression. fresh talent on the runway young designers get a chance to showcase their skills alongside established favorites at russian

fashion week moscow is pushing for its place on the catwalk beside the likes of. london. in the driver's seat to explore the russian passion for motors stay with us here on our. program we'll be delving into the subject. from the carriage is a piece of the great to soviet and the west in force today used as a status symbol not just as a sport it's easy to see how passionate russia is.