joshua welcome to the program tens of thousands have come out in support of the embattled syrian president the biggest rally in the capital for months but shot a lawsuit is still struggling to quell a nationwide uprising despite promises of reforms but his supporters say the government needs more time to push for a change artist has actually has more from the center of damascus. but voices of support yes and continuing dissent some and in deadly clashes polar opposites in their demands but in some way united by a newfound zeal to take a stand we're going to separate the syrian capital with our live gather to show their support for the government that is going is a far cry from the images we've been seeing in other cities that the country where there have been reporting watches with the kurdish forces that have had a real government protesters should however while they get there are about where in this country because of course it is sometimes the intensity of trickle over the very day for nearly everybody. oh her husband and young children were one

of many families who braved the heat and joy the crowds in downtown damascus for god it's true that we knew nothing about politics before but now we take a stand even if i'm a sunni muslim i'm pro this president but. ever since most people started revealing their political stance openly some people would mock me and say since when do you know about politics what do you know there are divisions among family members some are pro assad some are anti but that's how it is. it appears that apathy is becoming less of an option for citizens of the nation now under intense international scrutiny i never watched news i never cared you know i never never had any interest in politics but. i think most of us read books . watch the news media articles it always with want to know what i don't think and

then you have the right background and other issues about your country you can't because. you have there are those like the new i hissing who are no strangers to picking a side and making it known he's long been voicing his discontent and what he calls a repressive regime and today facebook is one of his main tools in cordoning to dissent coalition activism has evolved in syria for me i feel that my voice goes further now back then it started with stating an opinion that i'm going to jail that hitting dead and no one would even know about it that his changed down that people are more politically aware hussein has been thrown in jail says he was tortured and finds himself constantly looking over his shoulder. i was detained for spreading the word on the violent crackdown in daraa but i'd feel like a coward if i didn't risk my life while those on the streets are doing so asking for the regime to fall

a call staunchly opposed by those on the other side yet if it was to. be. given the chance. to get the right. one political curiosity and activism among syrians are growing whatever side of the divide they're on people here see the future of their country is at stake but all are adamant that future is firmly in their own hands. r.t. damascus. and later in the program will be talking about the european way of tackling the death crisis exercising pressure on member states and regulating the banking sector are among the latest moves by the e.u. which experts say are doomed to failure. and cause me catering we buy you for tasting to check out what's being served up in space. to the u.s. now or more people have been arrested following the latest wave of. a protest

against excessive corporate influence in the country mass demonstrations have spread to several cities a month after the so-called occupy wall street movement first flared up in the big apple artillery aboard nile looks at how the protests continue to grow despite reported police brutality and hundreds of arrests. a few hours ago i just came back from being down on wall street in the in the park where activists have been camping out in sleeping and demonstrating for weeks now and they seem as committed to this movement as they ever have been before if anything i think the arrests have inspired them to to fight harder and stronger for their for democracy what they say for democracy for fair treatment for for balance and equality for all americans because that's at the core of what their movement is about is among those principles that i just mentioned we did see many police officers every once

in a while walk through the park where there were hundreds of demonstrators have been sleeping and they would walk through and anything down on trees that were hanging up any signs anything there and some of the demonstrators saw that they interpreted it as possibly the police trying to provoke these demonstrators are very committed to not acting violently they want to demonstrate as peacefully as possible members of occupy wall street walked through manhattan particularly down park avenue and they went door to door to the homes of the five wealthiest new york city residents and that includes the c.e.o. of news corp rupert murdoch and also the c.e.o. of j.p. morgan chase diamond and these protesters were walking through the streets door men standing outside of the buildings were cheering them on when they got to the hole

jamie diamond there was a police barricade out there but they continued to demonstrate and the reason they were demonstrating and and going door to door to the to the wealthiest new yorkers homes is because at the end of this year two percent millionaire tax will expire meaning that two percent that was required for millionaires to pay. they won't have to pay any more come two thousand and twelve and a lot of these new yorkers say that this is an indication of how the wealthiest americans reap the largest rewards and if they're paying if they're going to be paying that mandatory tax a lot less revenue is going to be coming to new york city and new york state and the ninety nine percent with the majority of those living here are going to suffer and they say that's just an indication of the richest always reaping the benefits and the rewards and the common american always you know suffering the consequences . of not reporting their public distrust towards the u.s. government's also growing according to the latest polls more than two thirds of americans now say they are unhappy with washington and as or if he's going to

reports the white house and congress are heavily influenced by equally unpopular powerful corporations. investing in politics has proved to be good business in america just a few million dollars in contributions and some lobbying can bring a company billions in bailout loan guarantees tax refunds another stimulus all of the expense of the every american taxpayer to both in the election system it's in the ongoing lobbying and sort of influence industry these are powerful powerful businesses their whole business model is around using influence to break the rules of the game in their favor so far u.s. corporations have been successful in ensuring that the laws introduced to regulate wall street after the financial meltdown of two thousand and eight don't function those measures were effectively scuppered by u.s. lawmakers the corporations were also successful in keeping their tax cuts intact and finding loopholes for getting billions of dollars in refunds the government

over one percent for the one percent by the one percent perpetuates itself passes rules that allows the banks to get deregulated it restricts our democracy three years after washington gave almost a trillion dollars of taxpayers' money to bail out corporate giants unemployment in the country is over nine percent the national debt is well past the tipping point and the congress is looking to cut essential social programs for her thousands of americans took to the streets to ask where is their bailout and how can i live in a country that arrests a hundred and nine while in the pool and doesn't arrest a single one of these bankers for the people what caused this collapse is just boggles the mind in the meantime goldman sachs one of the main architects of the current crisis is richer than ever it is a now seventeen billion dollars in bonuses alone for its staff when asked about the

impunity enjoyed by the corporations president obama said a lot of that stuff wasn't necessarily illegal it was just. immoral and many agree it pretty much stays that way but not only do the lawmakers come under fire for accepting generous contributions from corporations and then acting to return the favor but the president himself was accused of bias and prone is munna number of occasions one of the most recent scandals involves a solar energy company celebrity which went bankrupt and cost taxpayers almost six hundred million dollars that's the amount that the government approved in loan guarantees despite receiving persistent warnings about the company's financial stability the deal was pushed through by a foundation which in turn was a major donor to president obama's election campaign since last year corporations have been allowed to funnel as much money as they want into political campaigns now they don't even have to disclose the amounts they spend their time trying to value

elections is very serious the new law effectively gives the corporations even more influence in washington leaving many americans in fear that their voice might no longer count or draw all these people onto the streets of washington and other cities in the u.s. is the understanding that their government and their legislators represent the interests of the top one percent as they call them the very wealthy corporations that can afford influence in washington to skew the system in their favor. going to check on our team washington d.c. . rapper immortal technique has taken part in the occupy wall street movement says the u.s. government is too preoccupied with wars and promoting democracy in other nations so watch his full interview in around twenty minutes but here's a preview. when people look at this nation they see republicans completely in the hands of corporations democrats pandering to them nonstop we see them also involved now to the president as part of expanding wars expanding occupations not standing

up for human rights you know being blind about several global issues that are important to be believed. as they reflect on our democracy what we do outside of america defines our democracy here. european bank should increase their reserves to withstand market turmoil and that's the new plan put forward by the head of the european commission to solve the debt crisis the move is designed to force banks to set aside more assets to save the system from collapse and the eurozone is pushing ahead with its own rescue plan for nations despite initially rejecting it slovakia has agreed to greenlight an expansion of the bailout fund the last member to do so the change of heart was the result of the pressure it was put under british. sixteen parliaments stuff with career politicians that voted for it not sixteen countries because if you put this bailout package to

a referendum across europe the vast majority of countries would say no the baccy has said no last night but of course no isn't good enough no is not acceptable in the modern european union if you say no as the irish did a couple of years ago it was a slow backs did last night you were made to vote again until you get the right so which gives you a true measure of what this project's really like i've just been in this parliamentary chamber with mr barroso these people are absolutely intent on creating a united states of europe they don't care how many millions of people march up to the unemployment scrap heap they don't care about the tide of humanism misery that they cause they have got their political goals if this really goes they get any bigger than the couple of trillion to bail it out what is the point actually of bailing these countries out one of the bailouts all these bailouts helping the people in greece and portugal who the know what they're actually doing is they're giving money to these countries to give back to our banks who over lent the money in the first place i mean the whole thing. what countries me who are trapped inside

this economic prison. is they need to devalue without devaluation having austerity packages pushed a problem which is forcing them into a downward deflationary spiral which in my opinion in greece and possibly in portugal too could lead to revolution what we're doing is stupid and very very dangerous indeed. more news videos and the latest updates are waiting for you online right now i am lady turned joan of arc the jailing of ukraine's former prime minister has sparked outrage on the streets of kiev and a flood of criticism from russia the u.s. and the e.u. read more at our t.v. dot com. and also go to our youtube channel to watch food it's of a cargo ship that hit a reef and started leaking oil in toxic materials off the coast of new zealand.

the news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. showing corporations throughout the day . germany is taking the lead in europe's hands to go green promises to give up nuclear power by twenty twenty two filling the gap with the renewable sources but it's not all positive and eco friendly future could well be one of blackouts disappearing in history and huge electricity costs are reports. germany has long hot as strong green nuclear movement but it was warm accident that finally turned the time it becomes nuclear power that. by twenty twenty two we will and the use of nuclear energy in germany so what now the green movement and its hopes for

renewable energy have been given a huge boost renewables mostly wind turbines and photovoltaics better known as solar panels currently supply eighteen percent of germany's electricity indeed germany has big plans for green energy aiming to go from eighteen to eighty percent renewables after the nuclear switch off some say it's crazy to do it this way but others say second option is to say when somebody can make it happen it will be the germans but a closer look at the rush out of nuclear reveals there's more hope riding on its renewable replacements the natural readiness that planned eighty percent will take forty years at least and with nuclear electricity disappearing in germany in eleven years that will leave a decades long energy gap. that's the view of the energy expert claudia canford who sees only one way to bridge the energy gap and it's not agreement we have new.

fire power plants here in order not to have such kind of blackout germans have long been world leaders in their enthusiasm for renewal energy and their disdain for nuclear power now they've taken the leap of faith but it's far from when technologies like this will be able to take over or whether in fact germany will have to resort back to the fossil fuel age ironic seeing as the nuclear switch off was pushed by an anti emissions green lobby and it gets worse as any replacement power green or not will require billions of dollars of construction expense pushing up the cost of electricity that's not good in a country like germany with such a large industrial base energy and electricity prices in germany are pretty high compared to our competitors in europe now if they go for the rock then we think

we'll lose competitive noise that could lead to major industries relocating production out of germany but perhaps the greatest problem facing renewable efforts comes from the same public the back to nuclear shutdown in the first place it's easy to say you want renewables but already massive opposition is emerging to the massive power grid lines and infrastructure that will have to be built all over the country hapless acceptance i think it's a more concern is the greatest danger not the economics not policies support but it's a public acceptance all of which could leave germany very far from its green dreams of a renewable energy system. r.t. . now take a look at some other stories from around the world there are unconfirmed reports from libya they're one of one market out. sun's has been captured in syria some officials from the national transitional council say to seem gadhafi is being held

by fighters laying siege to the city and there is no official proof to confirm the claims yet but a scene was a senior army officer as well as national security advisor this capture would be seen as a major victory for the m.d.c. . the shooting rampage at a hair salon in a small city near los angeles has left eight people dead and ninth victim is in a critical condition police caught the suspect as he was trying to flee the scene firing several weapons on him the motive of the shooting remains unclear but there are reports the gunman was targeting his ex-wife. egypt's ruling military council has blamed christian religious leaders for sunday's violence which left twenty six dead general idol amar says the minority of protesters were peaceful but an armed crowd joined a group and began attacking soldiers officials deny troops opened fire with live ammunition or ran over them with armored vehicles insisting drivers were in a state of panic and trying to escape. hurricane slammed into

mexico's pacific leaving at least five people dad and causing widespread flooding in the region heavy rain triggered months lights and winds flipped metal roofs off homes and broad downed power lines cars and buses were dragged along by fast flowing waters further south across the border guatemala extreme weather is claimed at least thirteen lives. for the adventurer spanning a long and lonely months in orbit mealtimes on the international space station are the highlight but in zero gravity as a challenge both for the diners and the high tech chefs who have to plan the many on earth so are peed all over along for tasting. after traveling at phenomenal speed for two days cramped in the small space of a soyuz rocket cosmonauts arriving at the international space station going to be

package but how do you eat in zero gravity. you have to be a bit more careful while eating than on earth every different piece of food that gets out of your grip will float away and you won't be able to keep track of it. to make sure cosmonauts enjoy their lunch without worrying that a rogue morsel will disappear into the inner workings of some potentially life saving computer equipment the russian space agency designed this special table so it is possible to delist it off so there are two heating compartments here so this area in between is a trap for crumbs it works like a regular vacuum cleaner and this is important because choking on a crumb is very risky in weightlessness it can have grave consequences. all the food eaten in space has to be specially prepared here on earth that preparation doesn't come cheap cosmonauts need three thousand calories a day the same as an olympic sprinter and providing that cost over six hundred

dollars a day with most missions lasting for six months each cosmonauts grocery bill comes in at a hefty one hundred ten thousand dollars per mission and at those prices it's no wonder that the people behind cosmic catering a proud of their product. as the chief designer of space food twenty three years of experience in the space food industry i can proudly say that russia's space food provides healthiest city first the most nutrition rich diet. even the most simple food requires special care and attention this factory in moscow produces space spirit and the work which goes into making it ready for all that is almost as high tech as the i assess itself. there is no mold in this bread you know mold spores we've developed the recipe which stops mold growth the bread doesn't go bad for fifteen months thanks to the special recipe and

technologies we use when baking it. even when it comes to something simple like bread there's still plenty of choice for your hungry cosmonaut. all in all we make five types of bread gingerbread white bread that's what i have here on the table now right bread with caraway bread moscow style and didn't read those currently around one hundred sixty calling every options for cosmonauts on board the international space station including all of the taste from home from soups to main courses and desserts and even the basics from salt and pepper the bread. that all tastes pretty good after a hard day's work on board the i assess it's nice to see that some of humanity's finest minds still have time to play with their food. ok i've got a yellow one for you good. you ready ready good yummy here well move a couple is make it three keep on coming. these are all of

a party. so i have read this hour a rapper immoral take me gives easy use on wall street and there is the latest from the rugby world cup in sports before that though we'll take a look at what's happening in business well the earliest. hello and a very warm welcome to your business update despite the ripples roller coaster last month russian lenders have seen no hike in the conversion of ruble deposits into foreign currency on the other hand top lenders burbank managed to double new deposits to over two but in dollars given the fact that oil prices are holding up very well above one hundred dollars per barrel given the fact that we're seeing signs of better stabilization in the global economy i think there is scope for the to gain the lost ground in the remainder of the year. also

we see that the policy of the central bank is more active and supporting so this is why i believe that there will is more likely to appreciate from the current level than we can. in the remainder of this year. europe some version to cut dependence on russian natural gas is forcing it to look for alternative energy experts say that europe is sitting on eighteen trillion cubic meters of shale gas if developed it would reduce europe's reliance on imports it's worked in the us where almost a quarter of energy production comes from shale gas but that story isn't likely to be repeated so far. should not forget the larger states you have kind of the basis of the industry which. hundreds and thousands of trimming rigs and europe you may have maybe fifteen at my promotion for the time being and to build up an industry.

a hundred and more trading rigs takes time so for the next ten years whatever as a resource basis it will take time to build up the respective trilling industry and all that out there for the next ten years the shale gas revolution will only be a relative slow they will usually be in europe. let's have a look at the markets now the world is trading in the red after american petroleum institute reported that the u.s. gasoline demand fell the most in more than five years in china exports climbed to the list since february last month as inputs slowed my tweezers dropping a half a dollar while branch is trading at one hundred eleven dollars per barrel. and the asian markets are climbing tracking each performance in the u.s. and europe on wednesday risk appetite is improving and the temps that the euro zone is closer to a solution to this sovereign debt crisis. and finally in russia where the trading session has already started the r.t.s. and my six not both losing about point four percent at the start of craving

a western prompt on capital still says chances for us is relatively tame. commodity prices have been firming. so again it looks like this relief rally can continue and we should probably expect to be led by again by banks and materials as was the case yesterday. i would though say that in this market it doesn't take much to bring it back down again because you know yesterday we saw many sellers actually on our floor although we know that some was buying. but it doesn't look like we have a strong conviction for for the russian market as of yet. and finally pries growth in russia has tumbled the third quarter so almost zero inflation for the pops time in the soviet russia with annual inflation holding at four point seven percent driving the prices down all within in full size cross antiabortion costs absolving cash from the banking system. so we have time for novels to log on to

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welcome back you're watching live from moscow these are the top stories in the syrian capital hosts a massive show support for president assad with calls for him to be given more time to make the promise of reform a reality that says activists report violent clashes with police outside damascus during opposition rallies. and while some celebrate germany's move from nuclear power to renewable energy others fear it could lead to higher costs and blackouts. angry anti-corporate activists not going to doors of some of america's richest as a wave of demonstrations critical of the government's loyalty to big business we've seen nationwide washington's approval ratings taking a hit with the public demanding accountability over.