at least a hundred rests is a master no get some the way new york with thousands of protesters filling the streets to mark two months of occupy rallies they see for example to disperse the crowd. russia's foreign minister says external forces deliberately trying to aggravate the situation in syria to justify a possible intervention. and fresh ampere stereotype protests across italy greece in a warning to the two country's new prime ministers who plan to pull their nations out of debt with yet more cuts.

hello this is r t it's midnight no a moscow my name is kevin zero in our top story violence the ressa taking place new york great huge empty wall street rally is underway hundreds of activists marching across the city pledging to occupy streets bridges and the subway indeed as well in protest against economic inequality we call our correspondents down there if you've been watching earlier on you know they've been feeding back to was all night we're still trying to get a line from report and i'll be coming to her very shortly let's talk to her jenny dean she's an activist on the line now from los angeles she's an activist from the occupy. movement in the could see it on the program although with his own folding in new york they're wearing the police in both los angeles and new york say that protest is a disturbing public order and therefore that's why they need to be moved on how do you assess the police response. to mean interest. in question karen thank you for

asking ashley the police response varies from my patient occupation and back here in los angeles we've been remarkably supported by our los angeles city police department they've been very peaceful we had a march today hundreds of people some cans were pitched i'm told in in the middle of the march in the middle of the street and we only had want to rest and the l.a.p.d. handled themselves much differently than they're handling themselves in new york today from what about this movement generally there's a good time. this two month mark or it's been going on for weeks with no apparent result would you agree with me just still believe you could achieve some time dribbled. actually there has been tangible change given there's several things that i think this movement has already manifested that are very important both on a on a national level and a local level. we've managed to change the narrative here especially in the mainstream of the corporate media here in the united states and if it weren't for

news organizations like russia today many of us in the united states would not be getting news and information that's pertinent to our to our economic situation our and our foreign policy we've already changed the narrative from you know deficit spending to jobs and the economic disparities in the social injustices we're seeing through our banking system and the hijacking of the corruption inherent in our banking and political system so that's been an important change and that's only happened in two months time it isn't of that here in l.a. we've had some remarkable changes as a result of our occupation we have a city hall that has been remarkably supportive and it's passed four is passing a response to the banking measure on our behalf. they need with us are on a pretty regular basis and we come in and we we are on city hall proposals and decisions that affect how our how our local municipalities in our local businesses

and our city hall our politicians deal with the banks and in our area ok so therefore is the job done i mean i would use you know. to all of this you and europe followed protesters across america considering the police seem to be getting tough for the weather's good. yes that's true but kevin every time there's a raid and every time there's a crackdown we see our numbers grow we see even more support goes nationally and internationally i think to answer your question i think this movement has a life of its in my personal opinion and i'm speaking for the occupy movement in general but i think we're seeding a real movement that will whether or not we are physically occupying and we will continue to physically occupy ivory i think that our numbers are improving daily that way with that would indicate that the movement is this is just phase why we're still beating movement we're still forming and we're still learning ourselves and

learning how to create a kind of community a sustainable community that we can and. that we can we can model as a better example of a way a way to live but still that's what's taking place now and i believe yes that will have a credible political impact over the course of the next year or means to be seeing what kind of world we'll have a year from now next time there's just thank you of your thoughts. of the occupy los angeles movement on the program. i mean no worries what we promised as well now that we have so you to new york let's do that says go to manhattan our correspondent paul monk's one of the. very biggest over. abreast of all the latest on our twitter feed as well about ok i guess she averred there are girls who are you know god we got a line to sort of busy afternoon has met violence morning in front of course where you are violence seems to show no sign of letting up we've seen those pictures

coming back a couple of days ago exactly two months now after the occupy campaign started in the u.s. what is the state of it today. well kevin as the hours are progressing into this are they long argue that our violence is actually ask only increasing within the. last hour hour now there was a significant clash between police and protesters some would say it was a crash because it was a lot of protesters a lot of police officers coming down on one protester in particular when are you alternately got to the scene of some of the crowded park where this this passion plays there was a lot on the ground with a lot of the crowd and that. we interviewed an eyewitness who said that the police ultimately attacked one of the activists we don't know if the police were provoked we don't know what happened but we know according to the eyewitness that

there were anywhere between five or more five or more police officers that jumped on this activist a young man that was described to be no more than one hundred twenty pounds and continued to beat him pictures that were published already of him showed him with blood dripping all down his face he was removed from the park and then this ended with dozens of people in addition to that being arrested we know that zuccotti park was raided two days ago and since then police officers dressed in white have been securing the park making sure that things stay in the way in the routine that they would like into this means not allowing certain people if he can certain people out there have been at least one hundred seventy five people arrested thus far. the protests that began here on wall street and with the activist

attempting to shut down the new york stock exchange we saw journalists being arrested while taking part in the ministry sions we saw men and women literally toppled to the ground and dragged away after being arrested by police officers so clearly this is not stopping them from moving from us the leading and from gaining support because thousands. the people are out on the streets but there is a lover of violence that is here and and it's being seen here on the streets yes you took pictures of you shoulder the pictures going through. back to. central moscow demonstrations from this was going to be the biggest occupy rally what are they saying about does it appear that. the big event that they wanted and also we're hearing news that as you mentioned there could be taking over the subway later and also going to the mayor's office really more about that.

subway plans to occupy the subway that is beginning this hour you know hundreds of activists plan to go at least into sixteen different forms potentially occupying the subways and there are also nicole was formed more citizens about what their movement is about you know coming up with a way that the u.s. system begins working for. nine percent and that is what they've been fighting for for the past eight weeks following the gathering you know in the subways there's also something supposed to be students joining. me and i believe there are expected to be thousands of more people coming out of the streets of new york city in just a few hours and then the war is expected scheduled to take place over the haven't you remember that it was just six weeks ago when that first brooklyn bridge was please believe hundred people were arrested that evening and garnered

a lot of attention so we will see how this all plays out but this. is pioneering in that this law enforcement adversity ok for you so very very busy working for you and your colleagues there covering this story for let's get right to it. because you. they're updating the twitter feed so bases you get the information you tell us and you treated as well to our viewers can actually keep abreast of the latest here . absolutely good stuff ok must see the signal look at some other news now today the situation in syria is being dramatize by external forces to pave the way for a possible international military intervention and that is the view of russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov who called on all sides to stop the violence and begin talks that he can offer more from moscow for some very strong words from

russia's foreign minister silvio was been talking about this issue asian in and around syria basically he's been saying that the violence is continuing and the tension is continuing to rise as well and it's said that some states are actually pushing to accelerate this process. for observing how the external players are trying to boost the confrontation in syria perhaps trying to dramatize the situation in egypt and gain additional grounds for a possible intervention in syrian affairs however everyone tonight on the record we feel some countries have such plans russia has been strongly criticizing the violence going on in syria throughout the entire conflict with moscow has been stressing that this is a serious internal matter which has to be solved through peaceful dialogue between the our stories in the country and to the opposition and the foreign minister is once again called on both sides to put their weapons down. of violence is being spread not only by the authorities but by the opposition as well weapons are still

being smuggled into syria and a situation there looks as if it's really on the brink of a civil war city of all sorts stressed very the a libyan scenario cannot be repeated just peaceful a dialogue between all parties that's the only way according to moscow. britain's reportedly being urged by the king of jordan to take the lead in a diplomatic drive against syria after the u.k.'s key role in libya's colonel gadhafi international pressure continues to pile up on president assad he's been given till saturday the whole crackdown on protesters or face more isolation this comes as russia was against taking sides but is over bennett reports britain's been picked his team captain along with france quite least one arab country to lead a libya style contact group now their task at the moment is a diplomatic one to coordinate policy between arab countries and the west and will be of verbal offensive putting pressure on president assad they could indeed end

with him being forced to step down now the details of this most following a meeting between the british prime minister david cameron and king abdullah of jordan earlier that that took place earlier this week in london canceller is actually the first arab leader to publicly call for president assad to step down that he's believed also to prefer britain and france over america to lead any such mission because of the success they had in libya where they led military intervention that ousted colonel gadhafi now there's no mention of any such military activity with syria at the moment at the moment it's clearly the offensive is clearly verbal but that is of course how the libya intervention and an operation started is already several similarities france will have already recalled very basket from the masses and of course the timing with the militarization of the opposition which would make any kind of intervention a lot easier to support. thousands of greeks have taken the streets of athens in

a warning to new prime minister lucas papademos to youngsters through fire bombs and police outside parliament and the u.s. embassy the march also marked the anniversary of an uprising against the u.s. backed military junta in the one nine hundred seventy s. and this time greeks used it to protest against what they call the austerity of the presented by the new cabinet let's talk about that which will begin if you're a passive aggressive economics of athens universe thanks for being with us and as i mentioned there the of the message of protesters today was that the one does not over there's a new dictatorship or made up of banks the eurozone and the i.m.f. is there something of a comparison there such the way it is because let's face it greece is me a liberal democracy. and it is also true that greece has lost its national sovereignty just like it heads under dictatorship or one hundred sixty seven and seventy four but it is also another externally bring to the ring. the last target

the latest governmental changes brought into our coalition in. iraq really interesting correlation in congress and just think between. ourselves. so that you will prescribe but also thought. which is an extreme right wing movement which can do. it in advance of your. admirers of them as well as evil would have been in the past declare themselves to be just. looking at the change at the top there george perp and drove step down and he was asked to step down force the step there were the greeks themselves are one of the new face of the new person at the helm but what they actually hope to achieve by doing. do governments not that it's not of popular pressure so much when it is true that the electorate has lost confidence in discovering a previous government but it is also true that it lost confidence in the whole of

the political spectrum the whole political personell has lost legitimacy it was those who only have his government is because it was commander it by the european central bank and little been commissioned it was demanded that the new government is brought in to clean which of presents them to measure it is effectively. good. quality eludes as well as we are faced with another inmate of. getting there you have a new government which will effect the ruling allow us to give confidence that both major political simon and thought that the line of the link this to be in union agreement on what to do the good graces or there will be no more trenches that the lower skilled groups but of course the the difficulty is not i was in charge of that is going to mean doesn't it. indeed and the worst part of it is not so much

the cuts because let's face it when you don't it crosses when things are tough there and have to be sacked. the difficulty here you know what is hard for a living is a big sacrifices are not only investment into a great future or they're not doing any investment and going on the call on just laying all those bridges and all that last year and a half. almost. that german stuff only to produce even for further study garbage with do you mean anyone in modern of the whole of somebody's room and in. either the debt crisis for in the lives of ordinary people has a big picture of paying a servant we certainly wish you a fellow countryman well it's a story where i can very close on a r.t. yanis varoufakis professor of economics at athens university could have your expert view and you. corruption in italy where thousands of students marched in

protest against budget cuts and the lack of jobs clashes between demonstrators and police took place in several cities across the country is followed new prime minister mario monti has made a speech in parliament where he pledged to push through austerity measures which will mean huge sacrifices for ordinary people and the cracks are why going elsewhere in the euro zone to with a fresh blow from one of its strongest members the dutch prime minister now wants countries to be able to kick others out of the currency cloud leaving only the most robust economies inside of this story are to push. the worst day yet for the euro that's how one bank called news that the little and considered the second strongest economy in the single currency the scene it's boring cause breeze but the markets to new highs the dutch prime minister was forced to react on concerns that the problem spiralling out of control probably more said he'd like to

be able to push countries out of the euro to put out the fire as he called it is raising fears that qantas will be forced to leave the euro to stop this crisis spreading. as a first step a majority of dutch people finds a new poll want to stop the bailouts of greece which many see as the heart of the problems i love greece i every year i go to greece it's this is a little bit did i did i think cost quite a lot of money here millions of. euros but until this moment did they do anything about it today should help us you know really meant well because it does have the same problems you know economic problems this is the europe dr doom well many of today's euro skeptics were singing its praises in the ninety's top economist are your clomid wrote an open letter to e.u. leaders warning the single currency would destroy europe and deep down he says

those leaders do it with the euro it brought in sort of the horse of trojan a trojan horse that is really going to on the european project as the big danger and. it causes for conflicts for serious disagreements. for economic instability taxpayers have paid a price they get very upset about it and he noted that former politicians were aware of this problem but they have pushed this through in an idea of what it is a great idea one euro one europe but one euro one europe canales book says this also because the dutch just don't feel solidarity with the other members now here for the first i would have to be interested in how do we pay their taxes i don't want to know how did we actually what the pension age of the front fringes noida greece nor france has a place in the euro

a new nor the euro only for prudent states but a top thoughts ruling party official last week experts think just three countries actually deserve to stay in. only in germany the netherlands and belgium can share the same currency without having economic costs the divil unscholarly pays more per person into the e.u. coffers than anyone else but growing numbers knows the need to go in touch with this so the neighbors the new bush you are seeing in the hague it's kind of a bit deeper next into what lies behind the occupy movement artists that have been costly talks the political rapper immortal technique he thinks a gradual erosion of basic rights has inspired the nationwide wave of protests we're seeing right now.

second guess i don't know what do you think is happening right now in the country in terms of the occupy wall street movement getting it something that there's going to be a lot of big changes going on in the revolution perhaps. it depends on what your definition of revolution is if it's blood in the streets then the royal family being murdered i don't know if that's necessarily going to happen but i think what is definite lead going to continue to transpire is more and more people realizing just how disenfranchised they are they're realizing just how little control they have over their own democracy so they would want to give more of a voice that i also think what's happening here is is mirrored in other parts of the world where people are just so opposed to the use of centralized power of the

federal system that so would control of the state system. but yet they want it to be more efficient so they've almost surrendered their freedom to what there's a government similar to what russia will have to deal with when they decide where the poor is going to come back into power there are a lot of people a big all functionality over the design of democracy that existed so i think the entire world is really dealing with that now will it be oligarchies autocratic regime that's more functional because it's backed by corporations or more of a democratic regime that could be hit and miss on certain things may take a hit on jobs you know these are very personal things to people because the example by how we choose to live as human beings but also personal because. the are the day to day functionality of all this might you know why did we let it get so high why did we get to the point where the power he's in that ends have so few where the wealth gap is so incredibly large and this time stream funny story that exemplifies

why it got this more my father had a colleague of his a friend of theirs that came to america before the collapse of the soviet union and he was all around a simple marketable. and he goes i get it then he goes this is just wheat and sugar . said but in russia us i saw it all we have is the same color box we should go four hundred islands in america you have weed and sugar with the tiger on the cup and then the other one has a frog on the coco and the other one has a charm on the bottom oh and i get this special get. the idea of america is to give democracy and freedom to people but i think that now more than ever it's become about placating people and about pacifying them so they don't ask for the amount of freedom that they're guaranteed almost like when police stop you and they're offended that you seem to know your rights but happens more and more i mean even if

you want to make this entirely about occupy wall street we pay and even the people that are down at the beach and every single occupy wall street that are sitting there holding the law that have a legal teams this still see this civil rights being cut in every single poll in this ill see excuses left and right but we want to clean the public so we're going to have to move everyone out and then we're going to let them back in oh you know there were rioting and the protestors got violent or maybe because you shot them with rubber bullets and threw tear gas you know at some point there needs to be some accountability not just from the protesters but also from the police reaction to things like you know i we've seen a lot of this police reactions play any specific thing you know playing in other countries that cost us as well do you think that our police aren't trained to do. to deal with painful process they only know how to suppress savaging use military tactics i think they thought that they could shove them off with a hard push but when they realized that it was going to be that easy it is such

a that has always been listen if we were twenty thousand deep right then and there we could have torn down sounds of peace but we didn't when you were missing women in the street we could have ripped the village limb from limb but we did it. because we don't hate america we love america and we want to see we want to see it become a better place because people out there sleeping out in the cold because of the believe that maybe if they leave by example they say you know i'm willing to stay here. i'm willing to continue to be a voice for what's supposed to be democracy what's supposed to be a representative democracy then maybe that letter that i wrote to my senator or that letter i wrote to our congressman that they're underpaid gotten through off somewhere or overpaid through all because somewhere that never got to them maybe this is the only way that they can hear what you think obama is in this movie gattaca if i was straight it's supposed to be nonpartisan right supposed to be the ninety nine percent versus the one percent but it is going to be time mostly

a last minute and you think that obama is actually inhibiting in some way because now you have to laugh which is split on their opinion over obama whether they're going to go out and vote for him in twenty four i think you resisting trying to go along with something the republicans will probably pick romney. he's not going to beat obama. obama is ten times the campaigner that he is the president and i don't mean that as an insult i mean that as a compliment to you mr president because you could just say anything and bill by and they'll believe you know if we had invaded libya and if we had decided to intervene in all these other countries under a different president and under a republican under the under mccain this. she was ready to go up in flames over the fact that we had been dragged into the wars that people thought one necessary that this economic system had collapsed the trillions of dollars have been given them so when he came in he came in with the idea that he was going to reform things and

when that was not met with the criteria that he set up himself for what the reform would entailed was not completed i don't think that created the occupy wall street movement but it definitely added fuel to the life and there's a revolution in tunisia in egypt today it's the people's fight for democracy right it's a push for democracy and arab spring when the same thing is happening here there anti-capitalists and there anti-freeze. i think we all know the answer to that question you know when someone has a revolution in some part of the world and it benefits american companies and they're given access to the natural resources the subsidiary companies that own the press that own the news stations that own papers spin it in a nice way when it's something in which we lose access to natural resources but it becomes the worst of the worlds that is absolute terrorism now when it is someone

that is not beneficial to giving us access to natural resources but we can't really afford to exploit them like china then we tread lightly around our human rights criticisms i don't take anything to sound like a radical. for .