the best of the best the first sets of medals are awarded and softer as day one of the twenty fourteen winter olympics comes to a close. a team of german skiers and biathletes reaches out for assistance after its equipment failed to find a helping hand from their russian opponents to decide but rivalry a side. street violence and goals bosnia herzegovina protesters clashed with police and set government buildings a blaze amid soaring unemployment economic stagnation and corruption. and it was sick and a suicide bombing reportedly carried out by a briton in syria the first such attack by a u.k. citizen in the country sparks fresh fears that westerners could pose a threat when they return home from the war.

they're watching r t international live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. on sunday eight sets of medals will be up for grabs in such a case the winter olympics are set to continue into their second day right now let's take a look at the results from day one which was a huge success for their all we our correspondent pos got here within saatchi now has been following the action very closely. although no medals for russia on day one of the sochi twenty fourteen winter olympics but they are in a good position to pick up their first medal of these games in the figure skating team event after five of eight rounds they currently lead the overall standings meanwhile biathlete only darling has created history he's become the joint record holder for the most amount of winter olympic medals he now has twelve to his name

and seven of them a gold he's also become the oldest individual gold medal winner in winter olympics history this is after he claimed gold in the men's ten k. sprints event there was also a super display from the netherlands in the speed skating in the men's five thousand meters they claim the one two three gold silver and bronze spend kramer successfully defending his title well let's take a look at the medals table then you can see that it's norway that lead the way at the moment but that fantastic display by the netherlands has put them right up amongst the leaders and we've seen the first awarding of the medals to the athletes it's going to happen daily at eight fourteen pm in the coastal cluster in the medals plaza there of course it happens eight fourteen pm because that's twenty fourteen representing the german athletes were going to be pretty much under prepared for their events now for the skiers and for the by athletes there's a special machine that prepares their skis it gets them ready for competitions in

the german machine it actually broke now the german federation was scratching around looking for support and seeking assistance from other teams here with the winter olympics they approach austria their rivals who refused to help but russia did decide to help they put the rivalry to one side and assisted their opposition. the olympic spirit is shining through and there we are all in our pm have never experienced a special situation and stop. fair play the russian friends were. harassed in the us they gave us handed over the key and so it was possible that our team last night. prepared is now as mentioned a few moments ago the medals table let's find out a bit more about those medals here's my colleague andrew farmer. i. think. it's one who

will actually see sort of chief adreno podium finish and then him take medals around. and they say good enough to get one they'll be taking trying something illegal these guns reflexive cheese landscape by the jacket he says translated for the young man he just sandy beaches of the black sea is designed movies for the us and paralympics has a curiously her influence will get movement for the efforts. to get bumped back. in olympic gold medal weighs an average of five hundred twenty five hundred forty grams paralympic gold medal is about six hundred seventy just six hundred eighty grams but the reason for the weight difference between a limping gold medals it is because the titles of different sport disciplines vary in length if they have to be engraved which means that the longer the title of the disappointed the lighter the. limits of what their weight each one takes

a staggering eighteen hours to make it starts on the ladies and as it was are cut to the right size a special machine creates that icy looking center and the game's trademark patchwork quilt pattern is engraved reflecting russia's culture. diversity all part of twenty five different manufacturing steps recalled thirteen hundred medals have been minted in this way for the sochi games where twelve new of in school may carry in peak debut it's been a big undertaking for russian jewelry manufacturer adam and. eve needed two tons of silver which is the main ingredient and it does mean that when his medals are not worth their weight in gold which is only used as a final casing in fact there are rules only it's just a few hundred dollars although any actually can tell you they are in fact priceless andry farmer r.t. . speaking of metals the u.s.

won the first gold medal of the such a games in slopestyle snowboarding but the event was missing a marquee athlete american sporting legend shaun white he pulled out before the competition began he said he was worried about the safety of the course so we have found billy morgan a snowboarder from team great britain and asked if he has any concerns about the venues and. it's been amazing considering you know there wasn't much here before before they started building for such it is not a ridiculous as you know everybody made it it doesn't seem like it is miss in the villages the villages goodell works the transport fine they would be so easy to have lots of problems like you know having something so new there's always problems but they've got around to the few problems they have heard it as well really well i've enjoyed it a lot so if they had problems with with the game the machinery on the slope which is a common thing if it's too warm you can get the machines on the slope but the next day it was cold enough and they got the machines on and it was it was super smooth the problem was they couldn't smooth out properly but that was all gone the next

day so we were turned up you know it was a bit scary but it was all fixed said it's been brilliant ever since. and turning a hobby into a sporting career is a dream shared by millions around the globe what if you have already found that fortune career in a completely different field globally we're now violinist vanessa may is in saatchi to participate in the women's slalom competing for thailand but what she had to say about her switch from the concert hall to the slopes might surprise you i've been so inspired with the skiing have you the day there are days when it's rush rush rush so much to do and the violin doesn't get taken out of its case but there have been days where i've literally hopped on a plane after a race and had to show the next day and i have to say that it brings a new dimension to my music i was groomed to be a violin is from a young age and it was something that i was serious single minded about skiing i am serious when i strap on a pair of skis but i don't put myself under the same pressure sure representing my

country is a responsibility but nobody's expecting a podium for me so some way i can be entertaining on skis would be a good thing for me as an entertainer. the twenty second the olympic winter games kicked off with a spectacular opening extravaganza that took audiences through brushes unique history as with any other opening ceremony it culminated in the lighting of the olympic flame wrapping up the longest torch relay in history the honor was awarded to two of russia's most celebrated athletes so be it hockey legend vladislav tretiak and legendary figure skater irina rodnina she shared with us the emotions that she felt years ago it means to them it's it seems is my destiny to do everything as a path but it's a fantastic experience it's so great that the roof been entrusted with such an honor i have these games will be extremely exciting it's always exciting at the olympics everything is brand new here the weather is beautiful and it's creating a festive mood for everyone especially the athletes and it's very important because

the olympics has long been about so much more than just toots. of course you can find out everything else that's happening from our twitter team you can head to our twitter feed we've got all of the different sporting disciplines of the olympics sort of sussed out for you on there and also the latest news out of saatchi they were created to help you navigate through the sea of tweets on the games of course tons of tweets filling the web as the games carry on so this will link you straight to those upcoming tweets from athletes themselves as well as their most devoted fans. the g. twenty four d. promise is the ultimate in the exhilarating winter. storm and you see no way i'm a clever though and i'm the worst of all of the news team for sochi twenty four take. all. protesters have again gathered in the bosnian capital of sarajevo following the resignation of the local

government's leader but just days before thousands of protesters clashed with police authorities vowed to prevent further violence after the worst uprising the country has seen since the one nine hundred ninety s. . hundreds of people have been injured in three days of protests in a state where forty percent of the population is jobless and sarajevo authorities fired rubber bullets water cannon and tear gas to break up the crowds in other parts of the nation protesters hurled rocks at security forces and set local government buildings on fire the unrest initially broke out after several state owned companies were privatized and then filed for bankruptcy political analyst dr mark mason says the violence is growing into a full blown uprising. forty percent of the population of. the are simply employed without any work whatsoever so these. early cannot at all surprising that we have

a popular uprising some of the police may come over and that's one of the. doors that has been actually studied by social scientists when about forty percent of the population say they have had it with the government and they get some significant fraction of the four he's sorry i'm through with this to arm during the protests you're pretty much the end of it for the government so we want to watch that very closely. and joint team of u.n. and syrian red crescent workers has delivered aid to the siege city of homs despite heavy shelling earlier a ceasefire had been brokered with an aid convoy coming under fire after several people were reportedly injured mortar shells were fired with the government and the rebels accusing each other of violating that are mysterious dozens of residents were evacuated on friday as part of the agreements reached at the geneva two conference the syrian government says it's ready to continue talks with the u.s. with the opposition at the u.n.

mediated summit but the rebel delegates don't enjoy popular support inside syria where radical islamists are now dominating the fight against assad's military ranks have been bolstered by hundreds of europeans sparking fears they could bring terror back home with them as artists are sillier reports a british heart is known as. tommy is believed to be the first brit to have carried out a suicide attack in syria after a vehicle packed with explosives was taken to a prison allowing some three hundred prisoners to escape now british citizens along with other europeans travelling to syria as young as sixteen and fighting alongside jihad is groups of law but a concern for authorities it's believed now that there are about three hundred fifty. and so over there making up the marxist contingent of some one thousand westerners and this is a new development reinforces of the urgency expressed by governments here and having to deal with a specific group of jihad is scary their countries passport. information is finally

come out that we seeing this actually happen in syria however given the trends that we've seen in syria over the past few years it's not surprising that we're seeing british individuals or foreign individuals more generally becoming involved in suicide operations on the ground i think if we compare this particular conflict in syria with the other jihadist battlefields that we've seen around the world. of pity with which we've seen the numbers of foreigners be drawn to the battlefield is from my perspective on precedent is. that we're being there we're hearing questions about our news for british intelligence and it presents a very difficult picture for them to manage in sounding the alarm over this phenomenon authorities are regreasing be worried about what happens with these individuals return home a group of britons of already threatened to carry out terrorist attacks in the u.k. and this is believed to be the first direct threats to come out of syria reporting from london i'm tests are cilia. switzerland is considering whether to close its

borders a country is holding a nationwide referendum to decide whether to restrict the number of immigrants allowed to enter the critics warn the move would hurt the economy plus. when recruitment numbers are down a good commercial i just do the job after the break we were port ally israel is taking to the airwaves to boost its combat units. so we. are. your. party there's an. issues that no one is there with to get that you deserve answers from. politics.

thank. you. do we speak your language as anybody will or not of the. programs in documentaries and spanish what matters to you. a little turn it into angles stories. here. i'll teach spanish to find out more visit actuality that. washington has been left red faced after leaks recording of a phone conversation apparently involving the u.s.

assistant secretary of state revealed the depth of america's meddling in ukraine's anti-government unrest so that would be great i think a little thing and how the u.n. helped glue it and you know the e.u. . conversation was recorded while nuland was talking to the u.s. ambassador to kiev the remark caused outrage from german chancellor angela merkel who withheld newlands twice more and completely unacceptable international affairs commentator rect rose office says the conversation shows americans won't collect on the sovereignty of other states. but this story would not have gained traction it would not have achieved the exposure it had if that word had not come out i'm afraid that really obscure the actual content of the discussion which is all but you know presenting a blueprint for regime change at least significant words to get issued during the course of the conversation with the u.s. ambassador is the one that it's game to the notoriety for better or worse that it has what you're really seeing is just casually and callously the u.s.

state department plots political transformation in other countries outside the legitimate which is say the electoral reno zero is in effect engineers' regime change even going down into the most going to my new particulars as to who should and should not be a future prime minister. the u.s. state department and deny the authenticity of it up and to city of the recording saying at newlands already apologized for her comments and washington's continued claim that it's not involved in ukraine's political process but the state department spokesperson searching for words it shouldn't be a surprise that there are discussions about events on this and it's more than discussions though this is the u.s. midwife in the process there is a difference between private discussions that happen and the interagency process in the building and what we convey publicly as a u.s. government and that's what you do as as a i'm sorry in my few years saying privately behind the scenes that you're cooking up a deal and then you're saying publicly that this isn't for you creating subside those

are two totally different things. saudi arabia's gender segregation has cost the life of a female student a twenty four year old woman died of a heart attack after waiting for over two hours since the male medics on site were not allowed to examine her head to r.t. dot com for the full story. plus the u.k.'s immigration minister who launched a notorious go home or face arrest campaign has resigned after reports surfaced that he employed an illegal immigrant on our website we've got all the details. swiss citizens are set to decide whether to restrict immigration in their country a yes vote in a nationwide referendum would mean that only a limited number of slots would be allocated to certain national or occupational groups poll show increasing support for the plan to limit the number of foreigners moving to switzerland but some warn it could backfire on the economy as artie's lucy catherine off has been finding out. welcome to switzerland breathtaking views

plentiful jobs and low taxes it's no surprise that the streets here are growing more crowded some eighty thousand new residents arrive each year a significant number for a country of just eight million our industry our economy needs immigration to a certain point but everybody under and miss underestimated the situation the number of people coming these much much higher than anywhere else in the world on sunday switzerland will ask its citizens whether to reintroduce quotas for immigration from abroad including e.u. members although itself not a part of the blog switzerland has signed on to the e.u. rules on freedom of movement if passed the initiative would pit the swiss against an angry brussels but supporters aren't worried the swiss parties said the swiss said the political elite they were very enthusiastic about joining the european union ten years ago. but people changed they saw the disadvantages they saw the

immigration is tremendous much bigger than we thought and so there's also a change of thinking and anti immigration slogans are gaining more traction here in switzerland at first about a third of voters supported the initiative now that favors over forty percent so what's behind this push to keep outsiders out of switzerland will some experts say and motions a lot to do with that. there is competition in the housing market competition. in treasury. and there is competition in the label market so distance and it's populist politics this are in there in this field but as elsewhere in europe anti immigration messages seem to be resonating and pollster say even voters without political affiliation may vent their frustration calm sunday voters like this. swiss businessman who owns a cosmetics factory the name as

a manufacturer i profit from this the more people i sell my products to the better but i'm also a swiss citizen i don't want to live like a sardine in my country switzerland is tiny and we simply can't accommodate all the immigrants the country can't take anymore. but the proposed curbs also take aim at highly skilled workers there's no way to run the health or education system. because there's no way to do modern business in particular financial services franking south florida's in there's no way to run to rescind this out wages and cooks from other countries switzerland is highly dependent on this work force four in ten companies in switzerland including nestle are founded by foreigners last year they created around thirty thousand new jobs politics or between at that no they are against the foibles because they need them i mean we are not stealing the jobs we are just taking the job they don't want to do so that's why i figured so

this so this potentially lou i don't understand how this sunday's vote is likely to strain ties with brussels but the fear is that it could have more economic consequences than the country bargained for reporting fourteen in switzerland and lucy catherine of. some more news making headlines around the world in turkey riot police have fired water cannons tear gas and tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators in istanbul's main square the protesters threw stones and firecrackers as they rallied against new legislation they say will tighten the government control of the internet others were calling on government leaders to step down quicker and facebook were widely used by anti-government protesters during demonstrations last year. two women one from russia and another from france were killed and about twenty people were injured in a train derailment in the french alps the accident occurred while traveling from

the coastal city of nice officials say falling rocks crashed into one of the cars and snow conditions hampered rescue efforts. tokyo's issued its first heavy snowfall warning in thirteen years after three people died and more than five hundred were injured in snow related accidents are false and hundreds of flights have been canceled public transport suspended and more than forty thousand households experienced power cuts according to the nation's meteorological agency it's the heaviest snowfall the capital is seen since one nine hundred sixty nine. according to the israeli army be number of people willing to serve in combat units is falling it has forced the government to look for new ways to try and strengthen the ranks policy reports on the sudden role of the media. these really army has a new fight on its hand numbers in combat units are down potential recruits are shying away from signing up fighting it seems has lost its glamour the i.d.f.

is concerned it's circulating videos like this online that celebrate the strength of the israeli fighter in this one a week if to put claims he's strong. as is the i.d.f. this old to be managed drinking strong coffee and this teenage girl is pounding strongly on drums both clips in with the catchphrase now the idea is strong surely cause smiles when he watches the videos the twenty five year old served in goal army one of israel's most prestigious fighting brigades he spent two and a half years in and out of gaza a close friend of his was killed there in the line of duty like others he's asking of serving in combat was the right decision as it is for sure what i did is important and needs to be done but i don't think it helped me in the long run not for finding a job and not for my education and i think i would do things differently if i had the chance again. and the stats seem to support him over the last three years

motivation among youngsters wanting to serve an idea of combat units has dropped by nine percent more noise where he's off thinking twice about whether they want to put their life on the line to serve their country you value a lot of his also fighting the statistics the air force special unit veteran runs boot camps encouraging high schoolers to follow his footsteps into the i.d.f. so each squads through the can see that in certain places over in israel the. prefer that their kids will see in a much more safer places. where you cannot. be i.d.f. spokesman peter lerner insists the drop in number doesn't change things. the idea if i can still keep the country safe is part of the situation where the types of threats have also changed it's also a result of an atmosphere where there are other units which also are substantial

in the type of defense that they supply for instance technological units the army stand on the combat units. computer but you need the people that stand in front of the our enemy and there save the border all the glory it will come back here next may not be fighting the biggest fashion of the existence heaping themselves going. police e.r.t.'s tel aviv. the kaiser report with maps and states is coming up after the break right here on our to international. operation of the making and what you are advocating.

interest sensitive is what your government has always been the case and have. businesses for hundreds of years using the label. capitalism do it was this notion that economists brought to it which was the idea of profit maximizing. the european union likes to think of itself as one of the brighter in fairer parts of the world a european commission report on corruption the first of its kind betrays a very different picture if a single member country there is corruption in some cases on a massive scale so what can the e.u. teach the world. that a good intelligence unit attached to u.k. dropping in london. whole range of different opportunities to

information they get from the media. people can give them information to get trained of information across borders is actually quite complicated what we do is in egypt intelligence function is to use a range of. sort of independent information we have relationships for example with interpol helps us find out where there is junk trafficking going on. was. hurt their feelings that the location of consumer choice still river. should bow to the dwellers of the rawhide tax and said you would stop this storm we might or

might people will die. welcome to the kaiser report imax kaiser an article at business insider brags for americans who feel insecure about their country in light of china's impressive achievements it may be reassuring to know that wealthy chinese would rather move to the united states of stay at home yes rich chinese are getting green cards in record numbers do they love you for your freedom well not exactly for according to the headline china's wealthiest citizens are fleeing to the u.s. amid corruption crackdown yes you americans should feel so insecure because apparently america is the best place to flee to if you are corrupt. they love us

for our freedom to steal. and get away with it the shining city on a hell that's been stolen. well china's wealthiest citizens are fleeing to us amid corruption crackdown is the headline amid a widening crackdown on corruption china's wealthiest citizens are increasingly seeking a better life abroad the united states is their favored destination so if they have a million dollars they can get a green card in two thousand and ten there were seven hundred seventy two chinese who received these green cards that increased by eight fold by two thousand and twelve to six thousand one hundred twenty four threads or corruption crackdown is rising in china so the chinese while the chinese that are the jimmy diamonds of their country are fleeing to america because they know that america provide safe haven for a corrupt banking larcenous to. thieving.