i am. the new world record of the sochi olympics as a russian figure skating pair or wow judges with their short program and continue their pursuit for gold plus. the people working around the clock to make the sochi games and unforgettable experience are some of the thousands of volunteers who have become the face of the host city. but the people you are still looking to for a better life for their lives. are he travels to south africa to explore the nation's struggle to overcome the rampant corruption and poverty and deep divisions left by the passing of nelson mandela.

ninety m. in the russian capital you're watching our national with memory and josh welcome to the program a day five of the twenty fourteen a winter olympics is just kicking off our team is continuing its special coverage let's now go live to an isa now and who is in our studio in such. the winter olympics in sochi already a groundbreaking in many ways from the number of medals up for grabs the performances that we've seen the latest world record was set in figure skating pairs by the russian do. and. gave a breathtaking performance in their sort program of the year for andrew farmer who's following. all the apps and for r.t.

andrew the pair will continue their pursuit for gold tonight while. they well the there are plenty of high hopes and also a few high notes with one coffee this evening they are on the brink of clinching that gold in the pairs with just the freestate to come and they've chosen a piece of music for that which is very close to their hearts it's now andrew lloyd webber classic in jesus christ superstar what could possibly go wrong well the only boring thing i can think of is that many figure skaters have used his music in the past but they've never won a gold medal silver is the closest they come to and that was in the vancouver games four years ago but of course that doesn't deter the russians or there. is what a free skate in program will be andrew lloyd webber's musical jesus christ superstar in fact i've been dreaming of making this happen soon so i was a child a love affair in march last year was sold this musical on broadway and now it's time to perform it all selves it is just i can see they love the new program they

enjoy fine tuning into a lot with every single training session we discover someone you insist to make it even better i'm sure it will pay off for the olympics. and if they did win gold tonight they really would be superstars because they would be a limb pick world and european champions amazing to think that they've only been together for three years well also returning to the ice tonight is speed skating even skull breath he's in the one thousand meters and hoping to make up the disappointment in the five thousand where the dutch were at the podium he's in laxmi de we actually tweeted a picture of himself at the women's ice hockey last night he's a big user of social media and says that it's very important that he utilizes it at these games to raise his profile. unlike in some other sports it's difficult for a successful skater to want a fortune it's not enough just to skate you must be a personality that stands out and attract spawn. but we're not football or ice

hockey players who can get millions worth of contracts just for doing their job in speedskating you must make this sport more popular that's what explains my presence on the web the desire to stay open and connected with the fans to those who really root for me to desire to share with them about my lifestyle makes me crew are. well as you can probably see in a suit another lovely day up in the mountains the sun is just the heating the fake snow in the morning but that has brought concern about melting snow because temperatures yesterday around north degrees in the upper parts of the slopes and even it rose a plateau where the string parkies it was plus six an athlete of being concerned about mushy snow that is developing although i did speak to all denies this and they did reassure me that everything is fine everything will go ahead to show july as planned and that does include the women's downhill this morning and all say the hard part to tonight thanks units. we're

certainly looking forward to it andrew farmer live for up in the mountain cluster thanks for that. other contestants are not the only ones trying to make the winter games an unforgettable experience more than twenty thousand volunteers are there as well working tirelessly artist andrew mark martin andrews rather found out what's fueling their enthusiasm. they are the unsung and unpaid heroes of the olympics and staging such a gigantic event without volunteers like these would be unthinkable more than one hundred eighty thousand people wanted to join up twenty five thousand of them made the cut a small army of on hand helpers among them thousands of foreigners to bridge the dozens of languages heard here right now. hailing from the united states canada and

the u.k. many have already been here for several weeks prepping i'm rehearsing of the black sea resort in what's the most is the first visit to russia brazil will come from glasgow scotland come here alone. experience and the people are really great. i like everything here and it feels great knowing that i'm contributing to such a large scale event. from helping out with crowd control to keeping things moving at the security screening areas they are vital to the day to day running of this event running like clockwork and in their bright uniforms such spectators can't miss them like the competing athletes their roles require commitment patience and jordan's the love of taking part rather than cash reward. me hello i'm here to see the men's hockey game where do i go so these competitions are held in bars. and

you can't get there by crossing this tweet then turn to the left and you will see the big building in front of the right to drop it's very big and our beautiful very nice and you speak english russian language yes german very good to have a show so good thank you very much part of our. city sickly just under half the help is our women and the average age is twenty five in reality though this giant team has volunteers of all ages in the they call the older people silva volunteers it's a reference to how advanced stage a friendly face and knowledge of foreign language is in knowing how to get from a to b. are just some of the skills these guys will need to out the games in the paralympics long days demanding work but a red chance to take part in one of the world's largest sporting events and at their name to the roster making such a twenty forty something to remember potter d'andre is t. . more of the big action from us here in our two searches studio throughout the day

will be bringing you the latest from the slopes and the arenas and taking talking to some special guests for you stay with us for that but for now back to you in moscow. welcome aggy watching our t.v. international and we carry on a with our news stories and crowds will be flooding the streets of john as work in a few hours time for a rally led by south africa's democratic alliance opposition party activist one to raise the pressure on the government over corruption soaring crime rate and widespread poverty are his policy reports on the unrest that's been deepening since the death of nelson mandela we're about to enter one of the most dangerous townships in one of the most dangerous cities in the world this is the south africa

that's mandela left behind never know what to expect. when you go out the most through some days of the quiet some days you just up and down that there are a lot of downs in south africa now days away from the cameras all is not well in the land of mandela twenty six year old constable. knows it all too well for five years he's been patrolling the streets of johannesburg. some sense of order. and now we are entering. there's a large majority of. poverty. a lot of the purely artistic to for a better life better way of the. crime. right and the few places in south africa today we crime is more rampant or poverty more in demick than alexandra township twelve kilometers northeast of johannesburg it was once the

headquarters of the african national congress and the same to of anti-apartheid activism but it's as if time has stood still here many residents feel forgotten by mandela south africa is quite frightening situation for us but if. we make the best effort this borning township is home to nearly a quarter of a million mostly black south africans sixty percent of them are grindingly poor and unemployed as we drive along the stench of mounds of garbage overwhelms us the stats are sobering each day on average more than fifty people on murdered in south africa another fifty attempted murders take place more rape happens here in a country of fifty two million people than in india a country of one billion the police are struggling to cope with the trade exception here. and truthfully.

there are you can say real. brothers up to us. to. train the police. and understaffed and according to a new poll a staggering eighty three percent of south africans believe they're also corrupt which means the good guys like a robber and his partner often put their lives on the line without sufficient backup do you think. but. the residents about xander though are too busy packing their daily reality to worry about what life without mandela will bring twenty years after he came to power they still waiting on promises of jobs and economic prosperity. and xandra township south africa now there's more news coming your way in the program including an upcoming trade pad between the e.u. and the u.s.

the so-called transatlantic trade and investment partnership negotiated behind closed doors promises an economic boost but could see european governments losing ground to foreign corporations and. destroy disrupt and discredit snowden's leaks show how british spies have been planning misinformation and luring him into honey traps all the details after the break to stay with us. dealing with the location of the oil spill river. to the well there's a texan said you would stop this storm we might think you know my people.

but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them happens to be. something. that was funny. but it's closer to the truth and might think. it's because one full attention in the mainstream media works side by side the joke is actually on you. look. at our teen years we have a different. oh well because the news of the world just is not this funny i'm not laughing dammit i'm not how.

you guys stick to the jokes will handle them. wealthy british. right let's go. to. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's culture the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports.

welcome back to watching our team the national a europe is set to lift tariffs on almost all goods imported from the united states the move follows talks of the so-called transatlantic trade and investment partnership treaty the idea is to provide an economic boost on both sides of the atlantic but as our board now reports the changes may give corporations unprecedented influence over governments. the night i'm announcing that we will launch talks on a comprehensive transatlantic trade and investment partnership with the european

union because trade that is fair and free across the atlantic supports millions of good paying american jobs. grand promises minus any explanation it's been one year since the us president announced the establishment of a transatlantic free trade agreement known as taft they have been negotiated in total secrecy away from the congress and the people. the bit about six hundred corporate executives corporate lobbyists. negotiating the deal with the united states trade representative with the other countries sweeping u.s. surveillance has cast a cloud over negotiations as germany threatened to pull out outraged over washington snooping on its european partners but if the free trade treaty actually goes through it promises both sides of the atlantic massive gains of up to one hundred fifty nine billion dollars as more exports are expected to create more jobs

but the profits could come at a cost to citizens critics say the treaty would get rid of policies put in place to protect the people danger here is that this will amount to deregulation that basically will be a race to the bottom and health and safety standards will be diminished in an attempt to create some kind of huge market with the same standards for example genetically modified foods are not labeled in the u.s. while in europe it's mandatory but in the name of free transatlantic trade any regulations against g.m. rose is an impediment to trade and therefore. simply no longer coal they're simply removed by the trade agreements so then europe is ordinarily good to g.m. . regardless of what the european people walk under the treaty cars and pharmaceutical drugs could purportedly i got being tested only once by the

exporting country instead of the current standard of dual testing be it fracking banking or flying taft critics argue will leave governments with no choice but to change policies that better suit the business needs of private corporate power what their hope is is to have to find the lowest common denominator between the u.s. and and and standards that then make it more easy for there to be quote unquote trade big call our regulations and our standards that hurts. health and safety trade irritants they're called as opposed to barriers and and we believe that those many of those standards are there for very good reason public support for safety standards and regulation may be the very reason american and european citizens have been kept in the dark about what may turn out to be the world's largest free trade agreement. r.t. new york and over in our web site today or to dot com

a voiceless majority generically modified maize crops are likely to enter farms in the e.u. despite staunch opposition from over a half of the union's member states but that story is online for you today also there it turns out that causing tomic armageddon does not necessarily require a huge bomb a newly released reports show that u.s. special troops during the cold war were trained to use backpack nukes capable of massive scale carnage behind enemy lines. right to see. first street. and i would think that you're. on our reporters were very. busy in.

sending out viruses hijacking social media accounts and launching denial of service attacks those may sound like hackers techniques but they're also in the arsenal of britain's spies according to leaks from edward snowden artie's point boyko takes apart the tactics being used by g c h q. the list of g.c.a. latest on ticks reads a bit like a cartoon villains manual edward snowden has revealed that a covert unit within the agency is messing with targets social media accounts so that changing their profile pictures on facebook they're posting and deleting status says and they're sending cryptic messages to their friends and family containing dissent from ation about them now g c h q is joint intelligence threat research group even uses on waiting journalists to funnel information about potential targets and they're also into honey traps they pose as attractive women

online in order to get potential targets to meet with them in person i think what's unique in this area it's the first public proof that we've seen that serious issues of illegality have been brought forward the interference of other people's communications the violation of the privacy of hundreds of thousands if not millions of people if the government knows everything about who the information is power and then they have enormous power over which we always say something interesting here with all these revelations what does the blackmail start to see h.q. isn't a spy agency like m i five or m i six it's a government agency tosca with collecting and analyzing data and yet these most recent revelations show that there are also no includes sending viruses and known shame denial of service attacks against websites the attempt to do denial of service attacks on organizations they don't like are deliberate attempts to

obstruct to deceive i think was the phrase they use they say they call it deny disrupt degrade and deceive i mean it's like a james bond movie but this is this is the stuff they're doing and have been doing for years but this is the first proof that anybody's had that they've actually done it and yet how kids who don't work for g c h q. face prison if they do the same and there's campaigning for civil liberties here in britain say they want to know why. artsy london. now g.c. h.q. may be playing dirty but it's still lagging behind its larger partner america's national security agency when it comes to the scale of its spying operations and internet freedom campaigner told us that massive wind surveillance is making people increasingly reluctant to speak out. i don't see anybody advocating for the removal of curtains in everybody's house because we have nothing to hide i think that

there's an expectation of privacy here in the u.s. and around the world that's not being respected and when when that expectation is not respected free speech suffers we are much less willing to speak our minds online or offline if we know we're being watched and recorded and tracked are much more less willing to engage in political activism to assemble to organize ourselves for whatever causes we believe in and if we feel like the authorities are watching our every move and even if the authorities right now might not necessarily be that it will to the things that we believe in maybe the next president of the next congress or the next government will be and know to be able to use all of this data that they're collecting against us. now the deaths of two young men who were shot by police in rio de janeiro has led to street riot security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse stone throwing crowds brazilian police claim the victims were a suspect in a robbery and were fired on while trying to flee the demonstrators say the man who were innocent. about

a thousand homes have been evacuated due to flooding in southern england and wales with hundreds of residents still a risk severe flood warnings are still in place with strong winds snow and tarantula rains expected throughout wednesday thanks train weather which has been battering the u.k. since the and of last week has been already called the worst in decades causing large scale damage. up to thirteen people have been killed and twenty injured in a grenade attack at a movie theater in northwest pakistan the first explosion went off at the main entrance and was followed by two more inside the building its hacks come despite the launch of peace talks between the pakistani government and the taliban which has been waging an insurgency in the country's tribal zones for almost a decade. coming out here are here national we delve into the financial world and boom bust with host aaron a but if you're watching in the u.k.

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specifically mentioned in the constitution and. that's because a free and open process is critical to our democracy albus. role. in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and our crafts difficult we've been a hydrogen lying handful of friends dash all corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers once told us my job market and on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world we go beyond identifying the problem to try rational debate and a real discussion critical issues facing are not defined for ready to join the movement then welcome to the big picture. i'll be likely to see any sort of counter revolution aimed at preserving traditional maybe even a charcoal gender roles the islamic religion this is one very powerful

trying to force the wards maintaining traditional marriages and values just as they become more powerful western liberalism becomes powerful and we have to the sort of major civilisations currently on a collision course. wealthy british style. sometimes basically that's right wolf. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy

with mike stronger or no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars report on r.g.p. . hello there i'm aaron a this is boom bust and these are the stories that we're tracking for you today. first up janet yellen makes her first official appearance as chairwoman of the federal reserve we'll tell you what she had to say and what you expect from her new regime then we have run out of congress paul fred roberts he is on today's show he's talking gold default the u.s. economy and much much more you definitely cannot miss this interview plus we have renowned economist to what i just told you that one might do it now in today's big deal we have are now an economist in my opinion edward harrison he's discussing why al gore moved a popular big plant out from a top story and what this means for the system that helped out. in the first place

all coming up it all starts right now. that's the third day in our lead story janet yellen all eyes on wall street were fixed on capitol hill tuesday as janet yellen chairwoman of the federal reserve delivered her first public remarks to the house financial services committee now yellen said that only a quote notable change in the outlook for the economy would prompt policymakers to slow the pace of tapering she went on to say that financial market turmoil doesn't pose a major risk to the outlook for the new. us economy repeating the fed's statements that asset purchases arch on a preset course so pretty much more of the same however one thing that's not the

same the clear skies smooth sailing conditions that j.p. morgan chase is accustomed to now and that thirteen billion dollars settlement that j.p. morgan worked out with the fed way back in november the federal government that is it caught the attention of both washington and wall street now the landmark settlement stemmed from ak accusations that the banks overstated the quality of the mortgage securities sold before the financial crisis however a lawsuit filed on monday by the nonprofit group better markets has challenge the constitutionality of the deal in the complaint better markets argue that the justice department violated the constitutional principle of separation of power when it unilaterally struck the deal without a judge's blessing better markets is seeking to have a judge approve an injunction that would abolish the deal unless the justice department provides a quote ample and detailed records so such courts may review all the facts and all the circumstance.