you. know. one of the fine fleece merino brie came from grozny. unfortunately greed ended up replacing the calm it breeds and we ended up with over three million grozny sheep even a. couple of cup with its got very small shop who they damage the ground with. bad choices in crop planting intense cattle pasturing and then favorable weather conditions of all brought about an ecological catastrophe these daily winds that blow over counties contributed to the disaster they carry solid particles of dust and salt from the drying our old sea vast lush pastures have been all that robbed of their moisture. alexanders clad remembers all too well how it started thirty years ago. a master plan of countering that invasion was put together. when an emergency state was introduced in the republic almost all

farmers schoolchildren and students were involved in seed collection and subsequent sowing works in the region. the results achieved proved that it was possible not only to stop deserts in beijing but also to bring life back but. that it will take fifteen to twenty years for this land to become step again. but we should remember that it's impossible to revive step in its original form on the open sea. the water goal is not only to reinforce the sandy soil but also to create quality pastures that will foster the development of cattle breeding in kalmykia. it's a tough task selecting which plants are fit for life in the desert and those that can help turn the desert back into step in the bush is was selected by way of trial and error which. was one of the first scientists who proved which plants are most

likely to survive here at the court in just going out because this is a killing them route one of the bushes planted to study the. it would mean the reps can grow fifteen to twenty meters deep fifteen yet no one i know it's a very convenient plant to use because it grows in the sand and doesn't require watering by the. minute it came in there were enough scientists recommend planting cuttings of killing you know the same way grapes are planted. on what we were hesitant at first but it turns out that it grows well after all even on certain people can't help wondering they tell us what's the use of planting sticks but after three months the sticks start to blossom. today residents of the county village of pecans kate will start another around combating the desert we'll have is an old tractor with soviet era quit mint

attached to fight the invading sands the new agricultural technique of planting cuttings with just the working team is composed of three people two technicians who plant the cuttings and an assistant who stamps on the ground around the plants to make it flat one planting machine can cover up to twelve hectares of sand in a single shift it is hard work especially considering temperatures often reach forty five degrees celsius one hundred thirteen fahrenheit in the shade in the first year the young plants will shoot out a strong and lengthy root system then every bush gradually gains a territory of about thirty square metres all to itself when the sand invasion is stopped the spaces between the bush rows will be filled with grass this is how a former desert is going to become a pasture. there is a great variety of deserts and some of them instead of being a hindrance can be a natural wonder six thousand kilometers east of moscow in the foothills of the

kadar ridge behind lake baikal lies the chara desert it is a unique place siberia. tourists from all over russia visit that even though it's hard to reach the desert is surrounded by rivers and marshes every july it hosts a festival the real enthusiasts stay away from the proper roads for the trip to the festival location is an adventure in itself some travel across tighe on rivers and trucked off road vehicles others had through the marshes on foot one group of thrill seekers fooled by fools has chosen an especially difficult route. dimitri balaban of the shy program from kazakstan is the focus of attention his car is completely unfit for off road exploits yet he has travelled four thousand kilometers to join the band of adventurous. i mean

obviously when of course i've never dared to go out such a place on my own. but going with a group is a different thing. besides the experience guys took a look at the route beforehand and said we should be able to make him do it but probably. dimitri ran into problems assumes the cars left the highway and the next five hours were very hard however his fellow travelers tell him it's the only way a rally across tigar is a real test but for the driver and for the vehicle. adrenaline is pumping the car is stuck the wheels are spinning and the terrain is getting more and more difficult now the participants will all experience the fun ships of traveling off road through the siberian tiger the crews will help each other out if not many of these cars will end up abandoned in the swamps forever by the time the

convoy rives it is already late but the drivers for go exhaustion and start repairing their vehicles right away are the good with no i probably wouldn't want to come every year. because you need some time off but almost it's a very intense kind of experience because you. early in the morning while the campus is sleep. an experienced hiker well acquainted with the area sets off into the sands his task is to check how safe the route is before the new arrivals hit the road to explore the charred desert the short cut to the desert goes through a marshland and a pine forest. each plane landing in charge of flies over the desert. for passengers are always but will do to actually see sanjay and hear. that legend has it that want there were two brothers or younger they were. both were princes

and they lived in peace and harmony really never was me until they came upon a treasure trove of gold they proceeded to divide it mostly but they could never come up with their hogs one always ended up shorter than the other and this led to fighting and civil war the gods were greatly displeased with it and turned one prince into the kadar ridge and the other into the can rich while the gold they were fighting over became a stretch of sand between them and the first groups of tourists are approaching the charas sands. each person has to improvise a way of walking over the difficult terrain where the tiger ends and the desert starts to walk ahead of them is fascinating yet tiring the key to success here is to ignore the burning sun and insect bites of the tiger. there is no complete explanation as to the deserts origin one theory is that it was produced by centuries of winds eroding the sediment of an ancient lake. the lake dried out

about fifteen thousand years ago and its form of bed was walked on by packs of mammoths and woolly rhinoceros tusks keep turning up in the area to this day. landscape is a breathtaking combination of north and south brought together as if by magic. there is no other desert like it anywhere else in the world these fabulous sights completed by the impressive skyline of the kadar mountain range the chara desert itself is quite small but just over fifty square kilometers. some members of the talkers who post stayed behind in the count there completing preparations for the relay competition on the festival's program it's going to be tough with over fifty experienced hiker's after the trophy. so that if i'm actually our goal in coming here was not to take some wild rides in off road vehicles or like bonfires balls

that are both of quite the opposite as the trying to appreciate the beauty of the desert as it is then we'd like to make sure it stays this way for times to come that on some countries a desert is considered disaster just the char is a place for us to get together and have a good time in a friendly atmosphere. just like today's festivals were usually going to be. the relay competition route is set a few kilometers away from the desert the chara desert itself is a protective nature reserve and visitors only allowed on foot this is no place to host a competition but the protection of the law and the deterrent provided by the sounds themselves make sure that this one of a kind natural treasure remains in its original state. in the evening visitors are treated to one last one the sun setting over a quiet lake lights up low clouds and fog on the horizon creating an unforgettable

beautiful picture. once the sun has set everyone gathers at a large meadow by the lake it is time for the awards ceremony and singing songs by the fire all just for listening to the music of the night forest by the slumbering siberian desert.

horrifying sights and sounds of what altogether a familiar scene coming out of oakland for occupy wall street protesters are clashing with police yet again hundreds of arrests dozens of injuries so it's really under attack here the occupy movement or the freedom of assembly. the big. three are you sorry the starkey version. and oakland protesters on the only ones pushing back it's d.-day for occupy d.c. members and the national park service is serving up one infection notice after another will bring you the very latest both cities. and the occupy wall street

movement isn't the only thing critics are trying to break up these days critics say ron paul is causing a split in the republican party and they're calling for an end to his campaign immediately but when all is said and done who's got a bigger piece of the g.o.p. pie we'll explore. it's monday january thirtieth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our t.v. well it's began today was a major new developments in the occupy wall street movement as we speak the longest standing occupy camp the one right here in d.c. literally a few blocks from our studios is being dismantled at least in part the u.s. parks police chose today to begin enforcing an overnight camping ban in mcpherson square and went into effect at noon and were dozens we're told to remove all signs

of camping now here's what it looks like there just a short time ago. we are you. now from what we understand there have been no arrests yet today police said they be enforcing the rules which include no bedding or camping materials from what we understand though they are allowed to keep their tents as long as one side of these temporary structures are kept open at all times as of now many of those protesters remain at macpherson's square and they've built this giant tent you see over the main statue there well let's also take a look at some video from oakland california where more than four hundred people were arrested over the weekend and quite a few major clashes went down. now among the activities there protest use force to try to take over an abandoned community center they hope to turn into a headquarters protesters also stormed city hall apparently breaking them into the

building using a crowbar to get through the emergency door open mayor jean quan says protesters trashed much of the building vandalized several areas and concept of damage inside protesters also burned an american flag on the front steps this photo making its way around now there is a whole lot to get to today regarding what this means for the movement and how steps taken over the last few days impact things i want to talk more about all of these aspects joining me here in studio is rob wol occupy d.c. protester and also we've got our t. correspondent ramona lindo in los angeles all right let me start with you talk to me just about what you've seen you've been down to fit macpherson square today what's been going on are the national park service police actually going through and enforcing this ban on camping material no they're not they haven't been any arrests that we're aware of today. we are inter putting what the park service is doing is that they're trying to do

a very very soft slow piecemeal of action what they would like to do is to get us out of there without there being any kind of scene that will sort of show the violence that's being used against protesters all over the country i mean d.c. park police they're now they're out of the government they deal with protesters all the time and so they're not it's unlikely that they're going to come down as hard as people in new yorkers oakland and what they're i think trying to do is do one by one arrests of individual protesters they can't catch sleeping give them stay away orders and then you know make the protest slowly wind down. we put up that large tent today to sort of show that we're doing a collective resistance that try to avoid the possibility of a slow bleed now this was supposed to go into effect starting at noon today most people are usually awake by noon an experience where at least when i'm there you anticipating that this could really get a little more ugly or a little more confrontational with police this evening it depends on what they do

tonight. i think the idea is for as many people as possible the people who want to stay and hold the park to sort of stick together protect each other's backs make sure that there aren't individual arrests that the police can't just take particular people they can't profiled pick out the people who they decide are like homeless or real protesters we want to avoid any kind of distinction that's going to be based on racial or economic profiling so we want to just make sure that there's a degree of solidarity and people stick together what happens tonight is up to the national park service right ramon let me go to you about what we saw i know you're in los angeles but you've been covering sort of the occupy movement up and down california so first of all there were four hundred arrests the largest mass arrest in the city's history and it's important to note that occupy oakland seems very different and uses different methods then the other occupy movements around the country in fact occupy oakland's general assembly actually rejected the policy of peaceful nonviolence choosing instead to use a quote diversity of tactics now well known i want to get your take from what you

understand what were the goals of this weekend in oakland. those records in occupy oakland is definitely different from many of the other movements nationwide now this weekend specifically the occupy oakland movement was trying to sort of speak re occupy an empty building which has been bacon in the city of oakland for several years according to them now it appears that the police were ready for them they were able to or surround the building and that's sort of when things got a little bit confrontational we saw pictures of rocks being thrown small canisters being thrown so definitely there are a lot of there are some elements in occupy oakland which have said that they are willing to resist the police by any means necessary so definitely as a whole occupy oakland many of the people who i talked to today definitely did not say that they condoned any sort of violence or vandalism but at the same time

occupy oakland says that if they were to decry violent resistance they would be decrying the protesters in egypt and they would also be ignoring some of the abuses that the oakland police has against the people over the past several years. rob talk to me about d.c. in particular and what is sort of being discussed right now in terms of how this move if police do get a little more strict about it how it affects the strategy of the d.c. movement d.c. of course as we know has been one of the longest standing occupations in all of this i mean i don't want to get too for one thing. i'm not privy to everything that's being discussed as next steps the way that it's going to proceed from now on i think you're going to see a lot of sort of smaller groups planning longer campaigns with a particular actions that are to be branded with the sort of messaging of occupy. and assuming we lose the camp you know we will still take some collective actions

but i think there also just be a sort of mushroom ing of lots of different limited limited style occupations but i think what you've seen in what has happened in oakland and in other cities isn't a typical that you know after losing a park people try to move on take an abandoned building and use that as a staging ground for sort of spring campaign let me just ask you about i guess what could be seen as a sort of housekeeping matters and that is i'm sure you've seen this over the last couple weeks and maybe a month or so there's been a lot more attention paid to the garbage in the rats that have been building nasty macpherson square and at freedom plaza. i know that the first time that in new york they threaten to kick the protesters out of the park to protest and you know what we're going to clean the park ourselves so i'm wondering you know has there been any talk about i mean if this is just about housekeeping and keeping the park clean has there been any discussion about simply just doing that cleaning up taking the tents down sweeping up and then we setting up. well it's obviously not about that i

mean there have been points at which we got complaints in the health department and we cleaned up the park at this point they're talking about the camping be and not about a health issue the pressure to do this is coming from darrell. ethically questionable hardcore right wing this morning health fornia who's clearly hostile to the protest it's like i wouldn't take seriously the pretense that it's about. you know hygiene issues. bloomberg in new york use the pretense of hygiene to try to clear out the park and when that didn't work they just went in anyway but there's been plenty of you know lawmakers here in washington that have been hostile as you say toward the protests why now why is this happening right now for the national park police to enforce i honestly don't know i still managed to call a hearing last week in which he grilled them about it i think of few people have been in congress have been trying to build pressure on the park service to get rid

of us for a while and i assume that it's just building up to this point which they're kind of when that faction is winning out but i can't speculate too much about that bureaucratic process ultimately they're just in force and the law that's been technically in effect for a while so it's not even that much of a change in policy it's just they've decided to kind of come down a little bit harder and we'll see about that back to back to oakland is certainly an interesting place and i think it's important to talk a little bit about the history back in the one nine hundred sixty s. and seventy's activism in oakland always has taken on a little bit more violent tone there's of course the founding of the black panther party and later more militant antiwar protests there the only person critically injured in the occupy movement by police was in oakland that was if you remember iraq war veteran scott olsen ramone talk to me about some of the black bloc tactics that we've seen used in oakland and why you think oakland is so different than the rest of the country. well that's right this weekend we saw some of those black bloc

members they were all wearing their holding shields they had helmets on in many of these protests they are being blamed for causing most of the vandalism and in some cases they're everything called provocateurs but definitely oakland has a long history of progressive movements that are very militant as you mentioned the black panther party and over the last several years we have seen several other protests protest movements calling for radical change calling for the end of the war we saw a heavy police crackdown during the iraq war process back in two thousand and three but many of these very left wing very radical leaning activists they say that they are just responding to the heavy handed tactics that the police of oakland have responded with over the past several years i mean the police department there has a very long history of corruption and in fact in a few weeks could could come under federal stewardship because of all the corruption and civil rights abuses which have been documented over several years so

in many instances this very radical and very progressive movement in the bay area is a response to what they believe is a long history of oppression of the most impoverished communities there in that city the really good point the right to promote and i want to mention to our viewers something really interesting that just happened a group reporters without borders has put out a list of the standing places around the world in which reporters are treated most fairly and least fairly and because of the occupy movement this is really interesting the united states actually went down twenty seven places we have those numbers right here this is the press freedom index again the u.s. is now let's see as we scroll down the u.s. is now number forty seven so that is a huge leap down i think a lot of perspective to show that right here. there's something else i want to talk about too this is a picture that's circulating around the. very and this happened in oakland also over the weekend a girl taken to the hospital

a young woman apparently beaten in the kidney by an officer we have a picture of the girl's name is amanda chappell and it's hard to see her but she's there laying out on the stretcher from what we understand from reports say that she is actually pregnant we're not quite sure of her condition yet but really an important look to see what's going on and then again back here in d.c. i want to play a video that you may have seen from yesterday while the park police was putting up flyers in mcpherson square talking about the ban that was going to go into effect today apparently one of the protesters there started taking those flyers down and we want to show you a little bit about what happened next. this fearsome square is a symbolic protest and we're dreaming of a better world by not letting us sleep there not letting us but given the media presence we're going to see destroyed. this is that

protester. of. our right there this protester actually tasered by police falls on the ground sounds to me like he's in pretty excruciating pain and then of course getting arrested by police there once again that was sunday in macpherson square we can leave the video up and rob just let me ask you i know that you weren't there yesterday about but what are people saying about what transpired there i mean it's it's a pretty clear example of egregious police brutality the d.c. police have been sued a lot about their handling of protesters and so we haven't seen much of this kind of conduct but we always knew there were risks american police have been using increasingly violent tactics over a sweep of at least a decade to just exert control over everyone you know suspects petty criminals and

protesters and this is i mean this is a horrifying thing to see the man in the video a friend of mine and i there's not much to say beyond say as a friend of yours have you heard i know he's supposed to be arraigned he was arraigned he's out now he's going to stay away from the park and in fact that's exactly what we're trying to prevent is that sort of picking one person off brutalizing them we want to show that matures and that we're going to stand together against that kind of thing all right well we sure do appreciate your insight rob wall occupy d.c. protester also thanks to you we're monarrez you correspond among the lindo joining us from our studios in los angeles. also ahead r t in the republican primaries it's a race to the finish but just as soon as ron paul is getting a controversial case some critics are trying to trip up his campaign so could this split in the g.o.p. cause a major roadblock on the road to the white house that story coming up next. the

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