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to toe so don't need to go. run to the colonel was her job as a retreat. the leaders of both parties in both chambers have reached an agreement on their world reduce the deficit and avoid default. and the eleventh hour deal is sealed but the domestic political bickering which ruled the u.s. on the world to the brink of possible economic catastrophe has the damage to america's reputation. poland admits pilot error of course last year's presidential plane crash that killed president lech kaczynski and scores of top officials but also as official reports to put part of the blame on russia despite criticism from aviation expert. a hundred and fifty thousand anti-government protesters take to the streets across israel demanding prime minister netanyahu step down but some say the arab spring

has now spread to the country. hello and welcome to all of you i'm. storing up the immediate threat of a disastrous u.s. debt default seems to have been averted at the eleventh hour with president obama announcing that lawmakers have finally reached a deal after weeks of political bickering and stalemate then all spent comes after barack obama held last ditch intensive talks with democrat and republican leaders on increasing a. because the debt limit so the two step compromise will made us boring to continue off to choose a day in exchange for wonder dollars in spending cuts however the political struggle is far from over with became how to balance the budget being put off for a later date and you cross party congressional committees to be setup as part of

the deal to advice on concentrating tax reforms medicare and social security but doesn't barina portnoy reports the tortures and lengthy road to reach agreement has damaged the reputation of these us. and help us avoid default debt ceiling nation default and this crisis time's running out the entire world is watching it's been a public spectacle filled with the bickering grandstanding and lack of compromise i devise a debate over raising the u.s. debt ceiling created an unprecedented climate of uncertainty over america's so-called sound economy the damage been done no matter what happens now everybody really thinks the united states isn't so secure it isn't so safe even if the craziness subsides it seems to have gotten real close and who knows whether the next month next year this war to blow up again since the underlying causes economic problems are getting worse in this country your point five trillion dollars of

america's borrowing is owed by foreign countries experts say washington's mismanagement may cause investors to abandon the devalued dollar and their partnership with america it's like being married to someone to serve a year just as they were you want to know what i do how much can i put up with this relationship the u.s. will be in for a long time the only game in the your community is making noises chinese making noises you know we're alone now in our ability to be a repository of refining in the world the result could spark a replay of the truth. an eight economic meltdown except this time washington not wall street would be responsible for the first time in history our country's aaa credit rating would be downgraded leaving investors around the world to wonder whether the united states is still good but. interest rates would skyrocket on

credit cards on mortgages and on kora loans which amounts to a huge tax hike on the american people as the countdown neared zero all three big rating giants movies fitch and standard and poor's threatened america's hallowed triple a score unless a deal was hammered out and the fourteen point three trillion dollar debt getting higher economists say america's unsustainable budget deficits are the biggest threat to the nation it's like the batteries worn out the spark plugs don't work the tires are flat all of this and so what we're trying to do is say we've got a little bit of money in the bank let's pay that down but we're not doing anything to fix the economy and so we're putting ourselves in a bigger and bigger hole not just because of the dad but really because we're not creating any way to get out of the debt instead of the u.s. president repeatedly asked americans over the past week to join the campaign to borrow and spend more make

a phone call send an e-mail tweet keep the pressure on washington and we can get past this while the eyes of the world's have been following the heated saga playing out between u.s. politicians the main problem not going away is america's debt and the growing realisation that elected officials may never be capable of agreeing on how to solve it marina port niall r.t. new york. sun her money the president of a new york based financial advisory firm says the us political leaders and they have reached a deal overcoming their political differences much more quickly would have been better for them there are people. we had the possibility of having no deal which would have been the worst possible outcome and would have gotten us into a default that fortunately is going to be averted right now what we're talking about is getting an extension so that we can pay our current bills and what is on the table is essentially our proposals that will cut spending anywhere between one

to four trillion dollars over the next ten years look a lot of this i think is i mean it's good that it's happening the way it's happening is not very good because i think we were three to six months ago in a position where we probably could have had a more substantial deal to solve the problems i think we could have had something far superior to this if we did not have the extremes the extremist wings of both parties digging in for so long now over these last three months and cried wolf an economy growing press capital so that even though they made it crisis has been invited the american people could still suffer the consequences of irresponsible policy making in washington may still see a downgrade of u.s. sovereign debt from aaa to double a and i don't think that it's a callous catastrophic outcome but it's serious it's negative and this process

itself has and continues to hurt the faith and credit the world has in the united states it's very real the american business men and women and the american products all over the world that no longer have this sort of a halo around them of a successful place that's impressive and interesting but now may even flip over to having a negative association and which people begin to associate the united states with out of control and irresponsible policy making. the u.s. is not the only place struggling to deal with financial crisis and massive debts in europe are dragging more and more countries into trouble with persisting concern over the economic stability of the eurozone and the impact of its problems are not that. we should greece from the euro zone long ago the greek drain has started to affect spain as the country prepares for the worst credit rating exacerbated by fears over the new european deal to rescue the unstable euro zone partner so we'll report on that in just a few minutes. also has admitted that pilot error led to the

polish presidential plane crash in western russia which killed the president left kaczynski and scores of the country's top officials but the government commission still laid part of the blame on russian air controllers for the disaster in april last year also reports now of how a national tragedy has become overtaken by politics. another day another blame game poland's very own probe into last year's presidential plane crash all but confirmed the findings of russia's investigation that the crew was almost solely responsible for the tragedy of this point there is an obstacle a tree that the aircraft collides with a fragment of the left wing is detached the aircraft begins there are taishan but let me emphasize it's not that the tree was too high the aircraft had simply been at a location where it shouldn't have been it seems the very things that got in the way of the plane are now getting in the way of warsaw taking full responsibility and

trees are not the only thing rooted in poland failing to see eye to eye with moscow . here's where the approach controller two thousand metres away should have told the crew to start descending. commands should have been issued exactly at the moment shows that the landing zone controller was performing his duty in an incorrect way on the day. such statements come as little surprise to experts with some of them saying acceptance of total responsibility would be impossible for the society they've been given the truth and the truth is unbearable they can't take it now i don't think that the polish investigators think they can pin the blame on anybody else but i do think that they are looking to pin some of the blame on somebody else aviation experts at this opinion calling the swipes against the russian side and substantial some claims concerning the airport or controllers they

have nothing to do with the crash i've been a pilot for over thirty years and i know a simple rule if you don't see the runway or it's like of the decision height you have no other choice than to raise the landing gear and go to your reserve airport the initial rush unload investigation was greeted by a novel launch of criticism from some movements in poland they expressed doubts about. the reliability of the report often based on anti russian sentiment and some experts say it is not pure emotion driving this but well thought tactics. to put it to scare i think we're now witnessing some political games to shift the blame from the polish side of the i was an expert in this commission and i was surprised to learn to the crew was chosen immediately before the flight such a poor preparation for such a high profile flight publication of this report had been delayed for several months and was very much anticipated in poland it was meant to put paid to all speculation regarding this plane crash but instead it could once again be used as

a political tool experts say the timing of the publication is not coincidental this could be exploited also in the political. campaign because this should be known that the two months that are being. put them into action is this report and all that issue but if you're a tablet it will be. even easier than the electoral campaign and the twin brother of the late president kaczynski was quick to prove this suggestion with a sharp round about the report. the prime minister to say has no courage to take up the responsibility for the plane crash and has shuffled it under his staff nevertheless he is responsible for all the games he played with the russians he's responsible that they are not conducting or even participating in the investigation he's responsible for not defending polish interests and at the international forum will get to the bottom of this case as this is what we owe to those who died while

the polish society is still deciding whether to admit the plane for responsibility which comes with a report experts are speculating whether this is a fair and objective investigation or an attempt to police all in the long lost in the blame game. to our reporting from warsaw in poland. and for a closer look at the timeline of the polish presidential plane crash visit our website. you'll find a transcript of the cockpit voice recorder providing a detailed insight into the tragedy as he'd unfolded so often he'd always the place to go. israel has become the latest middle east country to see a nationwide antigovernment protests at its peak some one hundred fifty thousand people took to the streets on saturday after more than two weeks of rallies protesters are demanding that prime minister binyamin netanyahu step down unless he

undertakes sweeping economic reforms to steer attended the biggest demonstration in television or. well these easily a hundred and fifty thousand people here with the most popular chant being we demand social justice a whole new way of speakers have been taking to the stage they've been calling on unity and message coming across very strongly is one by one people here can bring change a lot of criticism being leveled at the israeli prime minister bibi netanyahu in fact if he time his name is mentioned he is why are you here tonight i'm here because it's just becoming a person need to live in this country anymore we work and we give and we give and we keep on giving their all and there's no end to this this is only their stones this is our only hope we'll have to change those because we don't have any other choice so would you say people have been inspired by the demonstrations taking place there as well as or what is your sign saying the rewards are going to go to

gaza leaders on earth why do you want him to go home. alone because of the full distance how much of these demonstrations i mean inspired by the protests we saw taking place in arab world well i think there's a lot of influence of what happened in the ground and now syria and lebanon and what you see in libya also there's a lot of influence of those and that's when people understand i do have the power that they can they can organize but instead they don't need any more the government to tell them what to do they can start telling the government what they want. to do you know they can they can start deciding for themselves to go back to what they said is the spirit of revolution here a number of israeli populace son singers have also been taking to the stage and one song that was sung had a chorus and i'm translating this is the new middle east we created to storm the future it's up to us. between forty five and one hundred people have been killed in

syria by government forces storming the city of hama according to local human rights groups u.s. president obama has value to increase pressure on the regime after this fresh round of violence but it's about time president of the arab lawyers association says western promises alone won't bring positive results. president obama says what he's saying everybody in syria and a lot of world will respond. one time or. the rest of the afghanistan situation all of these things and you know and it doesn't you know you can't however i think can actually and the world can assist the syrian regime we don't exist policy of quiet contact to explain to them what are the ways that they can move into rather than just making statements and changing what they were seemed to be content with them being in making these crazy statements where there was you know the regime is lets them out or not. in the program.

that depression presents japan send it because trees already high suicide rate soaring as a radiation creeps the population falling marchers earthquake and tsunami. the debt crisis raging in europe is claiming go in more economic sculpts spain's suffering recession and unemployment has now been put on repeat by the credit rating agency moody's and the international monetary fund has warned france that its credit rating could be slashed if it does not impose more spending cuts meanwhile the eurozone is biggest bailout recipient greece has been dealt another blow by one of europe's main creditors and germany's finance minister has warned the you won't write a blank check to buy back the bonds of failing countries in a move also intended to deter other trouble states from believing more relief is on the way despite reckless boring and economics also patrick young says green should

have been pushed out of the year as a. this is typical of contagion we've been talking about it for weeks we have you know when you get some degree of illness and it goes through the body ultimately you have to decide when to amputate it and the truth is we should have amputated greece from the euro zone long ago there are fundamental problems going all the way through the euro zone and we don't have any leaders who are willing to give us a sustainable solution we've got the situation at the moment where provincial libraries in northern germany are being closed because the money isn't there because it's being used to fund people in the mediterranean i think german voters are going to get very angry about that very very soon and i actually think the political will is not there amongst the people to endlessly keep bailing out their saw their neighbors it's going to be a huge problem because ultimately the contagion is going to hit and i really do believe that after last week's events unfortunately we only entered closer to the idea of

a total euro meltdown. so the us under strain by the country which has its headquarters belgium is literally at breaking point it's on the verge of splitting between the flemish speaking north and the french speaking south and as art has done all bush all reports other e.u. countries will be watching developments carefully for fear they could be repeated at home. saw some of the divorce before planning the mixed marriage but were loading of the southern region of belgium become trees be wilting fictive government for a record fourteen months for him to speak in the cells and flip the speaking floor in the north disagree or pretty much everything. think the most likely outcome will see the country break into as soon as it splits with floor does complete the world will look to hook up with france for richer or poorer but me before. going it alone when you are small region is clearly not appealing they say political clout is

important the main appeal is money and one of the loony is part of france in everything but name that we have the same language we watch french t.v. not belgian but above all our economies controlled by french films. poll suggests that whole foods and sixty percent of the french want to become one presidential front runner marine le pen last week said she would with the southern half of belgium with france president sarkozy's ruling party and the opposition are already in talks to tie the knot we have contacts with other parties with you m.p. and we have contacted the socialist it has been confirmed to us that's in case belgium would speed up then one would be welcome in france. the biggest party in the northern half want to split two experts say belgium's already divided people don't know any more about the other half of the country the flemish people don't

know who are the popular singers or writers today in the french speaking part and vice versa king albert fears bill jim's national day last week was its last he added the crisis threatens not just every belgian but european integration itself a continual hope in the e.u. is scared that the divorce of belgium will spark of the rest of europe catalonia leaving spain scotland leaving britain were already seen separatist marchers and mixed community towns here turn violent with guns getting pulled it takes just one big clash for brussels to become serial that's conflicts or a mass killing not suffered in europe since world war two neighbors turned on each other as you can slow via broke up and the determination of regional identity is not to be underestimated french unionists say they have the flag and everything else worked out to become from. live to the details.

check out our website. story then videos and now let's have a quick look at what you can find our not on the live a birthday party on board a river pleasure turns to tragedy but nine dead following a collision with the word barge. in ukraine greeks for thirty seven miners have died in two call mine accidents as the holes have been out for more details on this story and lots more log on to our website marti dot com. and also a very rare glimpse of nature's power and they have a good cause don't rush it we've got stunning pictures while wind sweeping through the countries far east in which one person died i witness to say the wind literally

three people also darkly before dropping them back to the ground where one was killed by the force so the wind has injured at least twenty eight as a troll roof so buildings uprooted trees and downed power lines and overturned the . stunning pictures are available for you at our teeth. and in brief news from the rest of the world this hour at least eleven people have been killed in a blast at the police headquarters in southern afghanistan the town of on has admitted responsibility for the suicide car bomb attack in the city of national guard most of the victims of what police officers it's the eyes that first night since nato led forty forces a family one hundred zero security in the city to are going treats. on demand in sicily has erupted again after four episodes of volcanic activity this month flames and burning out have been shooting two hundred fifty meters up into the sky in the strongest of the recent eruption is the latest victim or two began on saturday

morning and continued into the weekend no counties of damage have been reported so far. japan is struggling to cope with the psychological consequences of march a tsunami and earthquake with an already high suicide rate of rising in a further since the catastrophe the government is concerned the country could be in the group of a depression epidemic with many worried by radiation fears after the nuclear disaster which followed thomas reports now from in japan. a triple disaster on a scale the world has never known causing damage destruction and uncertainty forcing tens of thousands of japanese refugees to leave their lines behind and seek shelter anywhere they can some people do. the bucket but the problem is the minority they be they have been accused by. classmates you know. of course by offshore.

causing. the people. not. primarily a move towards self-preservation this idea of desertion is defined by many as characteristically in japanese and has earned those who have evacuated the dishonorable title of traitor. of course it's hard to hear that we have family members we think about our house but in other words we run away we escape because we're scared of radiation but there is no example in the world of something similar and the consequences are still ongoing. while those who have moved to shelters here in tokyo are facing it guilt and the pressure to move back home there are others who have lost everything cannot handle the overwhelming change and they are facing even darker demons japan already has one of the highest suicide rates in the world and following the disaster in march the government has issued a warning about a possible nationwide epidemic of depression here.

committed suicide because. it's. everything they saw in full after many. just. one night. so. i'm very sad to hear the news. many other farmers are also very much depressed a recent national survey in japan performed by dr roshini and his team shows that suicide rates in japan have in fact increased in the months since the disaster compared to the same timeframe in the previous two years but the demographics are not what you might expect. the suicide rate increases. not in the. centers either thirty eight centers but if you're areas because some barbers striving to you costs. and they have not had to sit through to make

suicide this disaster has certainly taken its toll on japan's economy and such constant reminders of an intense topic can harm the collective psyche of the people who live here as well because of the. tsunami disaster plus nuclear disaster many people actually lost their jobs or their working on the show was crushed. so. yeah they have a for many good reasons to commit suicide causing japan's death toll to keep rising even though the initial disaster subsided months before in japan sean thomas fourteen. characters and how they're back in a couple of minutes so they recap our top stories they changed.

the people of the united states and their friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder his regime has an active program to acquire and develop nuclear weapons and let there be no doubt about we know for a fact there are weapons there. this were just being carried out into the direction of dr david kay respected scientist and former u.n.

inspector was leading the weapons search in iraq we are determined to take this apart we have a tremendous a group of dedicated american men and women involved in this with the best assets of the intelligence community can provide. data cheney is not going to be done with this for quite some time david kay wants more time and he says it could take another six to nine months to make a definitive finding ministration is asking congress for hundreds of millions more six hundred million dollars to fund a continuing search have not yet found shiny pointy things that i would call a weapon before we can draw from conclusions we need to let the iraq survey group complete its work. we were all wrong probably in my judgment. and that is most disturbing. sometimes the true patriots takes the unpopular course that helps the country and for an instant.