well white news live from moscow this is the with me role research showing now tens of thousands have come out in support of the embattled syrian president the biggest rally in the capital for months now assad is still struggling to quell a nationwide uprising despite promises over forms but his supporters say the government needs more time to push through change. has more right from the heart of damascus. but voices of support was and continuing dissent some and in deadly clashes polar opposites in their demands but in some way united by the newfound zeal to take the stand for here the fact that the syrian capital was have gathered to show their support for the government is going up far cry from the images we've been seeing in other cities around the country where there have been reported clashes with me because the force has evidently the government protests edition however what i

think it's really about where in this country political discourse is sometimes on television that was you know very basic you know that of the night it. was a lot her husband and young children one of many families who braved the heat and joy the crowds in downtown damascus on friday but 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. 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 aside 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 am. never never had any interest in politics but. i think most of us get

it books we watch the news media articles you know based on a no one piece and then you have the right background and other issues about your country you can think of. yet 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 hit a good dad and no one would even know about it that his changed now 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 it was easy to. get on with. 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. that's our cilia r.t. damascus. are now a time for you to get involved and tell us what you think about the situation in syria today's vote at all at sea dot com we are asking you why president assad is still in power while qaddafi has been toppled looking at the numbers right here hoffa all of you say it's due to russia and china opposing the bombing of syria around a third believe assad has more public support in the country ten percent think the

opposition isn't united nuff while the remaining few think the serious leader is just a bit more worthless add your voice know that r.t. dot com. and still ahead for you this hour here on the european way of tackling the debt crisis exercising pressure on member states regulating the banking sector are among the latest moves by the e.u. which experts say doomed to failure. to make catering we invite you for a tasting to check out what's being the way up above your head all the way in space . right now turning attention out of the u.s. where more people have been arrested following the latest wave of public protests against excessive corporate influence in the country mass demonstrations are spread to dozens of cities month after the so-called occupy wall street movement first in the big apple. looks at how the protests continue to grow despite reported police brutality and hundreds of arrests. 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 fight harder and stronger for their for democracy what they say for democracy for fair treatment for balance and equality for all americans because that's at the core of what their movement is about 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 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 holmes is because at the end of this year two percent millionaire tax will expire meaning the two percent that was required for millionaires to pay they won't have to pay any more complain 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 talks 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

. what is more important reporting right public distrust towards the u.s. government also growing this according to the latest polls more than two thirds of americans now say they are unhappy with washington and its energies guy nature can 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 your company billions in bailout loan guarantees tax refunds another stimulus all of the expense of the every american taxpayer it's both in the election system it's in the ongoing lobbying in service to 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 of the one percent for the one percent by the one percent and propecia wakes and self 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 come our little country that arrests a hundred nine while and the people there doesn't arrest a single one of these bankers or the people would cause this course just boggles

the mind in the meantime goldman sachs one of the main architects of the current crisis is richer than ever it is announced 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 cronyism on a number of occasions one of the most recent scandals involves a solar energy company cylindrica 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 buy 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. . on one big time iraq taking part in the occupy wall street movement says that the u.s. government is too preoccupied with walls and promoting democracy and other nations you can watch as if you're in full next hour you know

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 war was expanding occupations not standing up for human rights you know being blind about several global issues. important to people here because they reflect on our democracy what we do outside of america defines our democracy here. ok now i talk minutes past the hour here in moscow you with r.t. european banks should increase their reserves to withstand markets that's the new plan put forward by the head of the european commission to solve the debt crisis and the move is designed to force banks to set aside more assets to save the system from collapse. manuel barroso also wants no dividends or bonuses paid until they've done it but british m.p. nigel farage told us the real aim is just to save the bankers. what it is it's

a way of preparing the banks for the inevitable deforms that that are going to come from those eurozone countries and that's why they're recapitalizing the banks i mean i just peed in this parliamentary chamber with mr barroso these people are absolutely intent creating a united states of europe they don't care how many millions of people are chucked out of the unemployment scrap heap they don't care about the tide of humanism misery that because they have got their political goals in the first place i mean the whole thing is mad what countries need who are trapped inside this economic prison called the euro is they need to do. 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 there is now a split in europe from north to south and in the north we are witnessing

a democratic revolution against the whole concept of the euro and the idea that people like mr bruce my old friend herman van ryn poyet should govern five hundred million people it is not acceptable. more news videos and the latest updates waiting for you are on line. for example iron lady turned joan of arc jailing. if ukraine former prime minister has sparked outrage on the streets of kiev and a flood of criticism from russia the u.s. and you read more about it at dot com. or you can i go to our you tube channel to watch footage of a cargo ship hit a reef and started leaking all sorts of toxic materials just off the beautiful coast of new zealand. more news today. these are the images.

from the streets of canada. a giant corporation today. for the adventurous spending long and lonely months in orbit mealtimes on the international space station are certainly a highlight but eating in zero gravity is a bit of a challenge for the diners and the high tech chefs who have to plan the menu on earth so. long to see how the crab tests. after travelling at phenomenal speed for two days cramped in the small space of a so used rocket cosmonauts arriving at the international space station going to be . how do you eat in zero gravity. well you have to be a bit more careful than down here on earth every little piece of food that gets out of your group will float away and you will not 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 lifesaving computer equipment the russian space agency designed this special table is a threat to the others in office you know there are two heating compartments here this eerie and in between is a trap for crumbs it works like a regular vacuum cleaner this is important because choking on a crumb is very risky in zero gravity it can have grieve 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 the healthiest city first and the most nutrition rich diet for a cause an. 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 but it is almost as high tech as the i assess itself that. there is no mold and there's bread you know mold spores we've developed the recipe which stops small 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 it of bread. those currently around one hundred sixty call unary options because a lot 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 alters 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 i thought ok i've got a yellow one for you good color nice and bright you ready ready good job yeah me here one more a couple more this make it three keep i'm coming all slow. these are all of a party. to the world are some other headlines from around the world for you this hour libya's national transitional council has denied reports that one of moammar

gadhafi his sons has been captured in the city of sirte it had been suggested. he was detained and taken into the city of benghazi for questioning but n.t.s.b. officials say there is no confirmation that there have been a number of false reports that members of the khadafi family regime have been captured over the last few months. a shooting rampage at a hair salon in a small city near los angeles has left eight people dead and currently in a critical condition police caught the suspect as he was trying to flee the scene finding weapons on him or 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. said the minority of protesters were peaceful but an armed crowd then joined a group and began attacking soldiers officials denied troops opened fire with live ammunition all that they ran them over with armored vehicles insisted the drivers

were in a state of panic and were trying to use. a small radiation hotspots have been detected in the japanese cities of tokyo and yokohama the levels are actually higher than in some areas that were evacuated around the crippled fukushima nuclear plant scientists say the radiation poses no danger to health but more checks need to be made the discovery comes seven months after an earthquake and tsunami brought fukushima close to a nuclear meltdown. well the consequences of the near nuclear disaster in japan were rather far reaching germany has taken the lead in europe promising to give up all nuclear power by two thousand and twenty two and fill the gap with renewable resources but it's not all positive eco friendly future could well be one of blackouts disappearing industry and huge electricity costs and that is tom points. germany has long had

a strong green anti nuclear movement but it was one accident that finally turned the tide against nuclear power there by twenty twenty two 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 i mean 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 determined 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 energy expert claudia canford who sees only one way to bridge the energy gap and it's not green 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 a new about energy and their disdain for nuclear power now they've taken their leap of faith but it's far from certain 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 have like acceptance i think it's a more concern is the greatest danger not the economics not policies support for the public acceptance all of which could leave germany very far from its green dreams of a renewable energy system barson r.t.

. all right i just a bit later here on r.t. it's the kaiser report our economics and finance show are always on a mission to expose the fat cat greed in the world or the business with your. hello and a very warm welcome to the business program despite the rebels' rollercoaster 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 billion 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 ruble to gain some of the laws ground in the remainder of the year also we see that the policy of the central bank is more active and supporting the

so why i believe that there will bill is more likely to appreciate from the current level than we can. in the remainder of this year. the minority shareholders of t.m.p. b.p. have increased their claims against britain spot not b.p. they now want thirteen billion dollars compensation following a collapse of the peace tie up with ross met the initial request was a quarter of that at the beginning of the year all snuffed and b.p. agreed to jointly develop the reach arctic fields but b.p. is rushing partners untamed b.p. blocked the deal saying it's finally today our rights and demanded part of the tie up the minority shareholders now want compensation for the revenues they could have made if the deal had gone ahead. let's have a look at the markets oil is trading low off of the american petroleum institute reported here as gasoline demand fell the most in more than five years in china

exports climbed to the least sense ever a lot smaller as imports slowed light switches dropping a dollar and a half trading at eighty four dollars a barrel while brant land is at one hundred nine dollars per barrel. in new york stocks lower with the thoughts of falling from a two month high that says mining companies to client for live reports of slowing export growth in china and germany's debts is shedding one of the half percent. of the market's general low as well dropped after the international energy agency which used its global demand forecast for twenty twelve there are chances lowered just on the one percent and the minus six is losing more than half a percent let's not have a look at some of the individual share moves in the might six the decline on the indexes led by brawn one point three percent lower look will is losing one percent the company says it's going to spend more than ten billion dollars

a year over the next decade to develop new huge projects for the metal is bucking the trend it's money that gave us the company has reported a forty percent increase in revenues for the first nine months of the year. russia second largest maker has decided to do list from the domestic stock market and become a privately held company or some data of course chilled by buying its shares from the market as it thinks they are undervalued it's a hope to raise more cash for an i.p.o. in london but demand was low and form investors didn't want to buy shares at a higher price than on the russian market companies might now sell part of it to a strategic investor. russian diamond produce all or also is considering growing its. by overseas the corner sunday into reports there from school sultan speech to be comfortable all encouraging it to purchase cannot just cut two minds the company

accounts for three percent of global diamond production and is the key diamond b.h.p. billiton the anglo straw and mining major controls the central role says potential acquisition targets well it's not yet known whether big would agree to sell the mines but peter become but also the price could be as much as one on the whole but then dollars. so we have time for know next our current admin account my colleague will bring you another business update and more stories you can always log onto our web site archie dot com slash business.

headlines the syrian capital hosts a massive show of support for president. for him to be given more time to make the promise of reform. clashes with police. during. the wave of demonstrations critical of washington's loyalty to big business. washington's approval ratings now taking a hit from the public demanding accountability over the.