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and heroism with those who understand it fully but you have to live a. real life stories from world war two. victory nineteen forty five dollars on t.v. dot com. at least three people have been killed and over forty injured as a russian passenger plane with over one hundred board catches fire while saying for takeoff and western siberia. as the world explodes into the media over a million people turned the russian capital into a giant street party while the castle space station literally flew to twenty eleventh's sending some cosmic tears. blasted stony becomes the latest member of the eurozone but massive bailouts of existing members calls many countries to question whether they should pay for others' mistakes.

this is all coming to you live from moscow thank you very much for joining us this hour at least three people have been killed and over forty injured after a regional russian airliner caught fire under exploded at an airport in the western siberian city of sort of good. as the latest developments. first of all the incident happened around one pm morse code time in so good the plane was seconds away from takeoff it was ready to take off for moscow when one of the engines has caught fire and what happened afterwards actually was panic and chaos all aboard among more than hundred passengers on board were members of one of russia's most famous pop groups and they have actually already spoken about what happened to the right which is of course they said that our first black smoke filled the cabin sparks when flying everywhere people of course started climbing literally over the

heads of one another in order to get out of the passenger's cabin we were able to escape through only one exit so everyone was crowding on doing their stairs but some fell down and limped away. having to write down our belongings that burned in the plane to claim compensation authorities were of course very quick to vacuity the people after the vacation of the passengers was complete one of the fuel tanks has exploded in the plane has burned down and now as i said more than hundred people on board at least three have been confirmed dead right now majority of hospitalized are suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but of course there also are suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but of course there are also burdens and all various sorts of other injuries at least four people are in very serious condition including a small child who is in on life support right now for we understand a criminal investigation has been launched into the case there have been several versions of events of what could have happened one of the versions of what could

have transpired in order for this service a tragedy to happen on the first day of the new year is that something may have been called into the engine off an airplane but that is just one of the probably many versions investigators are still working at the scene right now trying to determine what exactly happened of course there was also two you won fifty four which was carrying a polish president kaczynski on board that plane crashed in april of last year but we have to distinguish between the various modifications of tea you want to see for the plane that was carrying the polish president it was one of the newest models it was not a factor to in mass until two thousand and six it was sticking out of nasa production afterwards but still some of those types of planes to you one fifty four m. are still being produced so the plane that the polish president was on board it was every elative lead new plane now this particular plane which were done so good earlier today is one of the older versions that was in production from one thousand

nine hundred eighty five it was at least twenty some years old so obviously some technical difficulties could have been the cause of this incident. you yes celebrations when told with us. all around the world with russia marking it nine times festivities began in the device stock on the pacific coast eventually reaching the baltic city of can england millions perhaps the streets to welcome in between ten eleven with moscow traditionally at the center of the batteries but in the southern region of russia the new get kicked off with a rather exotic charm like india live big city of sochi with only blossoming palm trees around and no snow and cost the globe new zealand became the first major country to see in the guess where thousands gathered to watch a fireworks charge arms a while the assault almost and many people joyously running trying to leaven in times square but only if he were lucky enough to celebrate like no one else was moving to national space station and aussies time bashing and sent his message into

a deep. and. took about a prime seat the coup the highest sense a watching not just one square city or even the country celebrates its new year they get to watch the whole planet spin into its next. but here in mission control in moscow on a live link up i asked them just how they feel about it hello my name's tom barton from russia today television merry christmas and happy new year their fix their fix of us down here what is your message to the. happy new year we wish everyone good health love happiness success in all their new beginnings and plenty of rewarding achievement in the upcoming year it was also a chance for others to send a cosmic congratulations for the frost was here greeting the cosmonauts children and praising their orbiting relatives but as much as the kids wanted to see the joy

right now on their warmest words were saved the loved ones in space. below daddy i love you still knots you are the best dad in the world happy new year. the crew that i assess are the only ones to spend new year and spend in isolation in moscow those participating in the simulated trip to mars and back although the five hundred days have already been in their modules for seven months. we would like to hug everybody to shake hands even to kiss some people if they ask but it won't be soon because we have a year of hard work ahead. crew especially a new year in about the most exotic location possible and they also have the unique advantage of being able to share the strikes of midnight repeatedly. we have a chance to celebrate the new year several times we send our wishes to different control centers we start in the east and finish with houston we can celebrate all

day but after the partying is over they'll still be watching over the planet because they are s.s. will remain in space for quite a while after the new year suffice to say that today's little chat provided a human touch to an otherwise very technical life. still ahead for you this hour playing with fire back a. see the rain with a bang might meet a tragic consequences. the demise of india's golden life playing down rattling the famous celebrant crops and how local farmers are struggling to preserve. time yanno. it's terria has discarded its currency and adopted the year instead the baltic state has become the seventeenth country to do so but while officials celebrate people fear the single currency will do more harm than good reports. chatting about the bad and the worst these two france italy will sions apart irina

and her native a store near here are learned but they have one concern on their minds how to make it in these tough economic times according to rena their definitions of hardship couldn't be more different he said i knew a fairish people had a chance to experience what life was like here in the stonier i think there would have been no rallies in dublin they simply don't appreciate what they have if you are on welfare when dystonia you simply can't make ends meet the gap in living standards within the european union is huge but it may get even bigger is tony you now have to contribute eight hundred million euros to the e.u. solidarity fund it will be partially used to month in our lands lavish social programs and i think the arrangement will keep reach countries reacher and their poor neighbors who are. what to us tell me.

is this. because. sixty three percent of. the we know. something one hundred twenty or even more when a story you join the european union in two thousand and four for most of its residents some of the membership as their ticket to perspire achieve the country drastically cut social spending to feed the e.u. requirements a move has provoked little public discontent historians just tighten their belts and according to. country's finance minister they're ready to do it again this time the irish continue wearing their cloth loose. to avoid obligation if you're. taken to the club with your summary fleer and inviting smile this group has become a boost to child for stoney's inclusion into the euro zone but the reality of this

is proving far less alluring the average unemployment benefit in our line is eight hundred that's what a jobless this would get in the year and about policy makers are trying to portray this issue as a matter of solidarity in the european union summit story and see it as a sign of discord in living standards of inequality ensuring the hardship of the work of art the story you. can always find more stories on line at home like down an old american school ground turning it into a strip club find out who wants to swap textbooks for pole dancing. and also the golden treasure of the town dream is one of the symbols of the new year feast in russia so we tried down a key supply of this elaborate tricycle. russians

are certainly big on new year's celebrations but it doesn't always and in happen is in moscow alone twenty three people were injured overnight by the fireworks with hospitals facing a seasonal chore of treating bones a new year's eve. looks had the dangerous tradition of setting skies and light. two decades after consumer for work through first imported into russia they have become an essential part of the first of traditional this holiday. season russians will be setting off nearly one hundred million dollars worth of fireworks in their backyards and many of them will end up here in the burns unit but a huge problem is that many of these m. assumes fireworks do not work as advertised for example a firework doesn't quite ignite when it's meant to people pick it up and then it explodes burns damage blown off fingers we've got it all here authorities say there

isn't enough control over the quality of the fireworks which can be sold anywhere but anyone most don't find out they've bought a defective firework until it's too late before. ready. to fight the pavers that the popular moscow store. with their colorful packaging these chinese made imports are aimed at a casual part technics enthusiastic prices are dirt cheap less than ten dollars for an entire display i buy a few for testing by professionals. most of the do not comply with the russian legislation for example look at this parachute forward it's meant to go up st. it might seem trivial but. in the wrong direction in hits you. authorities admit drug imports do get through but then says that it's up to people to at least try to buy from licensed suppliers still although some of the injuries will be from misuse of

defective fireworks hospitals in moscow alone expect to receive around one hundred patients these holidays but the hope to avoid large scale mishaps much of the fire we can do in the lame force nightclub just over a year ago killed more than one hundred fifty people. well i've created a new worse warning slow death yeah i'm enjoying the death of spirit probably with some good quality if i were eager i'd never at the last go. next hour the team will take you on a toll of holiday hotspots and the russian capital and here's a quick preview. everyone wants to our team of go meet somebody incredible place is in it for instance and let's take a look at some of our favorites. the place to enjoy high rates drinks in the capital is the city's space lounge the treatments are. amazing views of the city

the cultural menu the venue is a person you can also try special drinks each month created i guess. the world's mixologists international experience of cocktail making and introducing famous drinks here cheers. no celebration indian kashmir is complete without the rich smell of suffering but these days kashmiri farm is a struggling to preserve the costliest place in the world as heavy industry and poor geisha damaged crops. takes a class and it. saffron is a spice not a must with meat costing four thousand u.s. dollars a kilogram this price greedy and is used in medicine and south asian cuisine it turns out yes yes but the saffron farmers in poor unhappy lot with half

what it was a decade ago they blame the dozen cement factories that have been set up nearby. these factories and pollution control devices you can see them twenty four hours a day here working hard to keep or fields for to increase the government doesn't take any action against the cement plant. the fallout is that every year sees less snow fall than the last affecting the crop many farmers see they're even thinking of selling their land the biggest problem is the adulteration of cheap. risky here on the streets and it is virtually impossible for you or me to distinguish between these and the real thing this says. and resulted in a drop in prices the availability of cheaper saffron from iran and spain has added to the problem with credibility at stake traders. now refused to stock saffron.

one cannot be sure the quality of stock it won't matter can guarantee whether it's genuine so there isn't much demand for the government of israel thank you kate. but there are those who still swear by saffron houseboat or. has saffron every morning especially in winter. or from to milk. because it's very good for one's health in this cold weather it helps reduce congestion in my back it also goes away. that will bring some cheer farmers who feel. a second year of plummeting prices the government had pledged eighty million dollars six months ago to improve it again facilities but the farmers i've yet to see any action do they do this cash crop could well continue its slow decline got

and saying r g bump or. so let's now take a brief look at some other stories making the news this hour at least twenty one people have been killed and nearly eighty wounded after a powerful car bomb exploded outside a church in alexandria the second largest city in egypt worshipers were leaving a new year's miles when the blast went off that time comes in the wake of repeated threats by al qaida in iraq to attack egypt's christian population egyptian president hosni mubarak went on state television to denounce the bombing and people that those guilty would be. writing brought heavy damage to british prison on new year's day as inmates marched windows and set fire to the facility they killed began one prison staff tried and failed to make inmates take breath tests on the suspicion they had been drinking alcohol the ride broke out an hour before midnight but to voting at the facility was still a blaze at midday on the new year's day lack of security has opened prisons in the

u.k. has long been controversial and debate recently intensified after five convicted killers were fun to be wandering in and out of jail while serving that time. sylmar russo has been sworn in as brazil's first ever female president per election is the culmination of a long political career beginning as a marxist rebel during the country's long military dictatorship will be faced with sustaining the political and financial momentum built up and in luna de silva the outgoing president rousseff called for the eradication of poverty and greater development of the educational system during her normal address. a park in moscow is offering a special holiday treat to children in the city a visit to father from the russian santa claus he and his granddaughter come to their moscow residence for christmas and new year but as thomas discovered some say the magic costs too much i don't want to end the fairy tale.

the snow made in the tree rushing me here churning. love and joy throughout the holiday season while their official address is in the leaky they have a seasonal state of your home in the outskirts of moscow as well i believe that this place is of great importance for parents and children then they can feel their real fairytale here at the moscow site kids can play around the new year's tree card you can hardly talk to the main characters and even send a letter to motos through the village post office through it all the children here can become a part of this magical world. which is why you went to his bedroom and his dining hall and his guest room but aside from the fantasy of it all there is also a practical side to the village. helpers are part of a special college intern program some of them it's all about the smile you know it's a joy to see a child smile we also learned how to make children believe our tale it is said that

the land of the buildings in all of these decorations cost around thirty three and a half million dollars but it's not just for show the organizers say it's so that the people here can know the true meaning of the new year. high hopes hopes that we will accomplish more next year than we did this year hopes that we do more and correct the mistakes people make politicians for instance we magicians have to correct the mistakes they make. but life in the village isn't one long fairy tale there are some grumblings the magic kingdom is costing too much and the money could have been better spent helping children directly despite that the city of moscow is pressing forward with plans to expand the project further in the coming years a move that is sure to continue to make the children who come here smile no matter what if they know me as a holiday when children's wishes come true it's a very fun holiday children get presents what i knocked about from the frost house is that it was magical i really did not did when we joined hands in a circle inside the house and made our wishes and then bubbles fell on us.

the bubbles of the new year will be brighter for. moscow. don't go away as in a few moments also he will be talking not only fodder for us but some theri tale cartoons and movies in russia where the disney channel stay with us whether.

you. might think you very much for this interview thank you very much for the invitation now more and more russian films take part in an international film festival says actually mean that movies are becoming a full fledged business in russia was this new company came few years ago the russian my kid and since then the whole movie industry in russia picked up and now russian box office is one of the leading in the world for a lot of disney movies so i think with a lot of comfort i can say that. this is the really important and very fast growing market in russia one of the most important trends which i would really like to

specify during the last two years the amount of products that we need to produce in russia for the russian audience tripled if you will create into the products that will sell in russia for the russian audience most of them in russia on the russian industrial enterprises one european a what do russian companies need to catch up with a standard itself their western production companies i would say catching up maybe not exactly the right word. in russia the. it is amazing history of story telling and for this day in russia the country would like to get inspiration from the russian stories and make movies based on the russian heritage and culture but use some of the heritage that we have in the world this new company and tell them some how we tell stories how the characters develop and always have the happy ending. that's really interesting to us actually of. a stable hollywood

tradition here in russia or just a russian audience needs to be felt like a very specific context that it's used to strongly believe that russian audience has very distant taste and definitely a lot of big blockbusters work in russia and russian audience love. their love alice in wonderland but at the same time there are a lot of stories that can be told specifically for the russian audience and we believe with all fairytales that we started with masters we tapped into something that was not done in russia for a long time it's the quality family entertainment and family stories which we see can travel around the world because with book of masters prizes in various field festivals around the world what we see i mean traditional russian stories can also travel just beyond the russian audience even though the book of masters was created for the russian origin specifically so what does this need to do with its digital content what do you deal with it digital content and digitalization is one of the

very important strategies for us in russia more and more content is being. used and distributed in digital form and one of the exciting tendencies that we see is that more content that we create in russia now travel abroad for example mobile games. games and digital games after the success of avatar hollywood companies including dismay have started to take. for one thing there were companies will begin to use this format to its full potential as we see right now some of the russian companies started producing three d. movies and we hope that in the near future there will be very successful examples of that most of the recent releases of war converged movies so now we're waiting for a really true three d. movie when it would be short as a three d. movie because the production process requires very different cameras equipment

post-production process that. this source's of your income's piracy is a huge problem in russia one of the annual losses for this name for your unit of dismay here in russia and how do you fight it how do you protect your intellectual property piracy is definitely a big issue for disney not only in russia but in a lot of countries what we see recently that people tried to buy quality content and they used to buying d.v.d.'s in retail we also developed a lot of programs for various price points and we work with a lot of retail partners to make sure that we get a quality legal product to the audiences for very different price points and what we see our d.v.d. sales and brewery a growing really really fast even though we know that now the market is changing and blu ray and digital distribution is really around the corner but still a lot of families buy d.v.d.'s they want to watch movies together they buy it for

their kids so would you say their losses in piracy are and aren't considerable in numbers we don't really calculate that so we do calculate how much our revenues are growing and what we see especially recently that they pirated market might be decreasing because we sell more and more d.v.d.'s again not only very expensive ones but for a mess audience and do we believe that the piracy market is decreasing how many foreign competition actually say that's really difficult. make business in russia and they're citing corruption and bureaucracy as main stumbling points would you say that the unit or your unit of the global corporations facing maybe same problems here will this new companies step. in two thousand and six and imagine at that time there was nobody and we were able to build a very strong business and we're leaders in a lot of segments that are important for us we haven't seen more than two hundred people working in this office.