shock and confusion of the associated press reporters. found themselves targeted in a massive u.s. government surveillance operation. cia agent carrying one hundred thousand euros in cash is caught red handed trying to recruit a russian intelligence officer is now declared a persona non grata and says the incident dealt a blow to the country's relations. president putin says he is against any actions that could worsen the civil war in syria when it comes as israel's prime minister visits russia after his country was accused of. earlier this month. and a video appearing to show a syrian rebel biting the heart of a dead soldier from human rights watch to condemn inhumane acts and revenge

killings in the country's civil war our top stories this hour. a line on screen international news and comment live from studio center here in moscow and we start with a spy scandal involving journalists up to one hundred reporters and editors at the associated press have been targeted in a massive u.s. government surveillance operation against the news service a.p. is calling the monitoring network created by the justice department itself unprecedented in size and scope and a gross violation of privacy is going to has been tracking the investigation. the u.s. justice department secretly obtained two months of telephone records targeting a.p. reporters and editors work and personal phone numbers

a few believes more than one hundred of its journalists may have been caught up in this surveillance week the a.p. boss called it a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations operate the justice department acknowledged having spied on a.p. journalists but would not say why it sought the records they cited an ongoing investigation a peace process and said the government stalked and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation now the guess is that the investigation had to do with a piece with forty one a cia operation in yemen last year and the government's possible hunt fleet the administration's unprecedented leaks has had an enormous chilling effect on investigative journalism a number of journalists with major news organizations here told me that isn't it's never been as hard for them to do their job as it is now because sources that they had previously communicated with now either don't return their calls or say out front that they'd rather not talk they can go to jail the obama. has brought up

more cases against whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined now as the news of emerged that the justice department has secretly cast this wife's a veil is that journalists looking for we still don't know what the white house says it knows nothing about this and refers to the justice department and the justice department having acknowledged the phone taps came up with what some saw as as an orwellian response they said that they value the freedom of the press and that they're seeking to strike the right balance between the public interest in the free flow of information and the public interest in the fair and effective administration of our criminal laws that's according to their statement well it's not clear what is behind dozens of a.p. joining their story their sources have committed to be caught up in this kind of a surveillance sweep but this is sending a chilling effect far beyond the associated press. it's that their records can be intercepted and sifted through like this and also made some wish us authorities had

to use some of that surveillance bigger to keep an eye on someone like tom or lance our now of the boston bomber after all those red flags well or could it be that you're in the start seen as more dangerous to national security these days on consequence of the surveillance going lose that whistle blows will now think twice before calling a news desk that's according to investigative journalist and historian tony guzzling individuals who whistleblowers etc people with stories cannot know can no longer trust the journalists so if they go with confidential information to those journalists and have confidential phone conversations they are not no longer guaranteed journalists can keep those conversations secret because that a massive trawl only hold two months one could understand it maybe if it's a small investigation over a couple of days or particular phone line possibly but this is a fishing operation and it is an appalling attack really on the freedom of the press in america by a government that in the u.s.

which is out of control and ultimately this is the rise of effectively a kind of police state where the government thinks it can do what it wants what we're seeing is erosion of some of the basic civil liberties that we've said for the last thirty forty years this is what we hold dear we're saying that all these terrible. trying to take those civil liberties away well colorado taking away our own governments or taking them away. to wigs a map and a stash of money to lure russian agents to defect the federal security service says it is called a cia spy on recruitment mission auntie's tom barton has been delving into the scandal. russia's foreign ministry says that ryan fogle has been declared persona non grata that he will have to leave russia and that such a discovery makes positive relations between russia and the u.s. more difficult according to the f.s.b. one of russia's security agency's ryan fogle is not in fact the third political secretary at the u.s. embassy in moscow he is in fact according to the f.s.b.

a cia agent they claim that they caught him in the act of trying to recruit a russian special service agent they say a counterterrorism agent working in the north caucuses to work for the cia their supply had r.t. with video showing what they say is the astonishment of one of the unnamed f.s.b. officers after round fogel's detention. but first was shocked that something like that could happen the f.s.b. has been actively cooperating with the u.s. working on intercepting threats to its national security the f.b.i. chief has also visited moscow recently while barack obama and vladimir putin have reached an agreement that the country's secret services should work together and with all that in the background this u.s. diplomat has committed a major state crime against russia do you have any questions regarding what's being

demonstrated you would know. must be said we do not know if ryan fogle was given the opportunity to answer to that question directed to him by the f.s.b. f.s.b. of also released footage saying what they show is articles technical equipment and other things found. as part of this to tension among them written instructions to the agent that he was trying to co-opt also a large amount of money in cash and beyond that perhaps a little more strangely to wigs that they say he used to try and disguise his appearance also a map of moscow and a compass the u.s. ambassador in moscow has been summoned over the incident however it is not the first spying case of spying scandal that there's been in recent years between the u.s. and russia in october two thousand and twelve seven men were charged in the u.s.

for illegally smuggling high tech components destined for the russian army in october two thousand and eleven a couple in germany were put on trial for trying to spy for russia and in june two thousand and ten and the chapman was one of ten arrested in the u.s. as part of a russian spy ring. reporting that a russian soyuz space capsule brings the star back to. use. later in the program this is more about the canadian astronaut who's become a sensation on you tube. the first president putin has urged world powers to avoid any steps that could escalate the civil war in syria the statement came after talks with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu whose visit to russia follows

a series of israeli air strikes against syria more details. in the talks in the black sea resort of sochi. the leaders of both countries seem very united in the idea that any more violence in syria will lead not only to severe calm consequences in the country itself but in the entire region pledging not to rock the boat and to continue working together in the search for peace in the meantime the need for which it took place shortly after air strikes in syria allegedly conducted by israel which haven't been officially admitted but it's a live hasn't officially rejected them either israel is really unsatisfied and critical of moscow for supplying the asked three hundred air defense systems to damascus under arms deals which were signed a few years back before the conflict in the country started but if the arms shipments are not violating any soldier in territory most western countries have

clearly taken the side of the opposition pretty much since the beginning of the conflict but now they're talking about the need for a joint conference which would include the rebels and syria in a foodie's what russia has been calling for throughout the entire time also stressing that not all these rebels are opposition areas many of them are bandits or even terrorists and this is constantly proven by linked in the web including the latest shocking video which clearly depicts a syrian rebel fighter cutting the heart of a dead syrian soldier out of his chest eating it on camera promising to do the same again and calling all the others to follow his example and then to the devastating conflict in syria something most people across the border in israel are eagerly awaiting results reports many in tel aviv believe their government is actually intensifying the syrian civil. it's

a new offer and stand here so that they have to think. of one or two ways we have to think one hundred times a day what to do with. armed men that have been given the green light to fire into israel retaliated by damascus for tel aviv the tank last week israeli officials have still not gone on record admitting they carried out two air strikes in forty eight hours but most people here are certain they did and damascus is certain of it it didn't mince its words calling israel's actions a declaration of war the criticism echoes in israel as well arab citizens took to the streets to protest and while divided over the support of a side they were clear on one thing israel's actions are wrong jobber sol is a twenty four year old university student despite being some two hundred fifty kilometers from syria his heart is with its people. israel gives itself permission to attack other countries but does not accept any other country doing the same or

whether this strike cannot be legitimate and israel should be judged in international courts. but far from being judged israeli support the actions of the government would be very frank i don't think that if we would have to do. for you we would've. remember even. i think. it's a very small element on a very long. problematic relations between israel and syria but it might just catch up with the israelis assad says his borders are open for palestinians wishing to take military action against the jewish state a sure sign some say that tel aviv has shot itself in the foot. has no. never had a. tactic no official israeli policy is to prevent.

progs first of all most forms. i wonder if this is logical policy i doubt it very much and some in israel fear the violence one stop at the border after they finish from killing this very we'll go head to haifa. and to. deliver quality journalism as what was once israel's most peaceful border threatens to become its newest battlefront paula c.r.t. television. a massive comp last test through libya's second largest city which has seen a surge of violence in recent weeks right after the break we'll look at why there is no sign of stability returning to the country almost two years after the full of colonel gadhafi.

hunger strike despair pushed to the limit. full moon hundred days nearly one hundred kuantan of the detainees are screaming for justice. where is the end for. download the official cation if you so choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television or it just doesn't matter about what your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you

don't know i'm trying hard welcome to the big picture. he's continues now on several people being killed and dozens injured in the car blast that ripped through a crowded street in libya's second largest city benghazi this comes amid a frantic pullout of foreign embassy staff from the country due to the recent rise in violence dennis a director of the french center for intelligence studies believe that the situation is now escalating out of control. gibeah is now a truck mounted in very dangerous country and no one can control the situation. and it's a lot the logical result of what up to during the so-called revolution remember the traditional concept was now to get ization we have a former member of the kid a few regime jet east for

a western developed kratz monarchist so as soon as the you know where they begin to divide and their lives into five each other so this is the logical result of. social revolution and i don't think any group will accept to give back into place that's because when you leave yet you understand that every tribe group serial child or family knows that we've got weapons they have no chance to survive in this very intrigued gate and violent and complex situation as libya is today later this hour to you sarah firth reports on a new projects set to plug an area rural england into the world wide web. but we are going to be telling you how one local community. tackling flowing from that by quite literally taking matters into their own hand. but still to come first a russian soyuz capsule and safely delivered a three man crew back to earth from the international space station the canadian

commander chris hadfield returns from orbit with newfound celebrity status having recorded the first ever music clip in space which has gone viral on you tube attracting over six million hits he's also posted a series of videos showing how everyday items behave in zero gravity thomas explains. the crew of. zero seven am has returned to earth safely landing in kazakhstan at just after six thirty in the morning moscow time and this is an incredibly experienced crew with russian cosmonaut. this is his second flight chris hadfield from canada this is his third spaceflight and thomas marshburn the united states astronaut this is his second between them seven space flights with this incredibly experienced crew now it's always a great moment here at mission control when that capsule lands and they can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that they have accomplished

a mission and done something pretty special now on this particular mission just a couple of days ago showing that nothing is ever routine when it comes to space travel thomas marshburn had to do an emergency spacewalk to help fix what was detected a coolant leak at the international space station that was a last minute decision that they decided to send him out just days before you're scheduled to depart the international space station chris hadfield from canada has actually in particular gotten a lot of media attention he is arguably the most savvy social media astronaut in the history of space travel having almost nine hundred thousand twitter followers now one of the things that he became known for is conducting experiments in space connecting to regular people one of the experiments was showing people what it's like to cry in space what happens to tears with no gravity i mean they can't fall down so he simulated the conditions in space and produced a dramatic video one other thing he produced the video what happens when you bring

out a wash towel in space and shows what happens to the water and all sorts of interesting things with the surface tension and where does the water go if it doesn't actually fall to the ground chris hadfield is also in the process or has just completed recording the first commercial album in spaces so these are some of the things that babe accomplished on this particular mission but as. as of now the crew. zero seven am back on earth safely and everyone it can know that a job was well done and mission accomplished. meanwhile back inside the sphere remote controlled passenger jets could soon become a reality and prototype has made its first successful flight more on that on our website of the moment plus. virus first detected in saudi arabia is rapidly spreading around the world you can get all the details of dot com right now.

having an internet connection is crucial in the world when basic transactions are increasingly done a line the british government has announced that its citizens will be expected to use the web to manage their wealth payments a tough call for unconnected rural areas. visited one community in northern england that's preparing itself for the future by plugging itself in. the rolling hills and dales of the english countryside what lancashire in the north of england has in secluded beauty it lacks in most income. despite major provided b. t.v.

reporting a feast in profits local communities like these haven't felt the benefit and have had to dig deep into their own pockets and land to try to get connected we have on camera a bt executive. power which is one of the highlights of the hard choice over in the distance survey english area and say to just look at the forces here for feel like it is just no economically viable for them to come out the way li to connect up the three hundred fifty project called gold band for the rural north all beyond the short might be in the early stages still but it could be set to make this quiet local setting a global internet hotspots they have a fading into the ground the fiber optic cable that provides me in action now all of this has taken years and passable planning and as you can see behind me

a lot of hard work from the wall and to vote for the best part about this is that once it's all up and running this area is going to how much faster internet connection than the u.k. average it's unlikely bt will be daunted by this local competition yet but the project is attracting high level attention. to government he's actually now seriously looking at can this be an example as i said for other areas and hopefully now they've actually seen a bill or not the from being on the ground regime to allow smaller groups like this to access the major problems that we're rolling out across the pond back in the field and it's all hands on deck as volunteers look to get the community here connected now as you can see here people who've never met future of the before find themselves working in so cold for you. there are a lancashire in the north of england. time now for some international news in brief

in afghanistan three u.s. soldiers have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in the southern province of kandahar the soldiers who were serving among nato forces in the country were on patrol in the area when the blast ripped through their vehicle this comes just a day after three georgian soldiers were killed in a car bomb in the nearby helmand province. the chinese navy is flexed its muscles conducting military exercises near what it calls the ns position off the west coast of the philippines in the south china sea known as the spratly islands and the philippines five countries that circle the south china sea have made claims and some of the nearly thirty thousand and that make up the archipelago. a boat with at least one hundred people on board has capsized of the west coast many of those are feared dead the passengers are all from a minority muslim community and state were fleeing ahead of a cyclon is expected over the next few days the u.n. has called for them to be evacuated from the region as many live in ramshackle

camps in vulnerable low lying areas. also the world update about three hundred textile factories near the bangladeshi capital dhaka have reportedly been shut down because of protests by workers sparked by the collapse of a factory building last month employed. salary increases as well as the death penalty for the owner of the factory that collapsed thousands of mourners gathered on tuesday outside dhaka to pray for the more than one thousand one hundred people fatally crushed in the accident while many of the factories affected in the tragedy were making goods for foreign clothes retailers they said r.t. the cause report has some ideas on how consumers should be made aware of the human cost to the cheap clothes and we'll be showing that in about two hours from now. like the cigarette companies you know they put the pictures of people's cancer in the lungs on the packages to try to advertise to them what happens when they smoke

cigarettes i think prime arc should have photos of people factory workers crushed at the factory dead their limbs akimbo with their arms and legs and head skulls crushed big that's the price for the cheap clothes it's not just crime our it's not all the met it's pretty much across the board anyone who sources their clothes which is the vast majority from these low wage slave wage conditions and factory owners end up with these conditions well apple computer is exactly the same thing but on the manufacturing side and people jump out of apple computer buildings and they have nets around the factories to catch all the suicide people. export their suicide to united states. because reporting a couple of hours from now come your way in just a moment after the break to look beyond the corporate sponsored business news headlines that is in prime interest stay with the salty most.

the illusion of safety trumping you're right seems to be the main political theme of post nine eleven america i noticed pushing the keep you safe in any cost more than new york billionaire mayor michael bloomberg who recently had to defend his stop and frisk strategy after giving a speech to police brass stop and frisk is the practice of just being able to search anyone in new york at any time for any reason with your hands this gestapo style practice has been in place since two thousand and two but thankfully was finally recently found to be unconstitutional by a federal judge you know the fourth amendment all the talk about no one laws. search and seizure seems pretty clear to me why did this take so long to figure out bloomberg despite that silly constitution thing stands firm with this policy recurring if you in the street stops looking for guns they will be more guns on the

street and more people will be killed it's just that simple well to that i would see if you stop nazi style first of random innocent people there will be more freedom on the streets it's just that simple but that's just my opinion. good afternoon and welcome to prime interest i'm harry and boring here in washington d.c. here's the story that we're tracking today. doesn't have the actually quite. close this media confidant penned two articles in the wall street journal over the weekend about major changes coming to the fed breaking news well bernanke confidant janet yellen is in the lead to take over then step down next january the current vice chairwoman is not expected to deviate much from burning policy the second story breaks news about how the fed will scale down his record bond by the timing

eventually but the fed might pause first or accelerate classic beds i know but we do have five fed bank president plus the chairman himself speaking this week so expect more effects speak to follow and our for profit universities similar to those predatory subprime chop shop that the fed the housing bubble well that's what nobel prize winning economist joseph stiglitz suggested in an op ed in yesterday's new york times he said bankers are again preying on the financially unsophisticated agree or disagree student loans are in the news and soaring to wish in cause and delinquency rate we'll talk about a potential bubble with me shabaka in a bit and chart some of the drama with the prime interest producer just seen it under house and finally there's a lot of money. washing around the adequate capital markets so far in two thousand and thirteen we've seen sixty four public offerings in the u.s. raising seventeen billion dollars in

a record since before the financial crisis and this is the last year as a thirteen billion dollars there are many may but there are still seven and a half months ago in two thousand and thirteen and we've seen in the last few years the i.p.o. market can easily be shut down whether it's the debt ceiling debate or an i.p.o. blunder itself like last year's facebook offering for now wall street enjoy the even money here's what's in your prime interest.