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jailed in the u.s. could have just days to live according to his lawyer who says his client is being refused medical care now the case is going all the way up to russia's foreign ministry. following the story. but constantly are franco who according to his lawyers having symptoms of heart attack may get medical help only by tuesday we reached out to his lawyer and here's how he described here often good condition at the moment mr yushchenko my client contacted me and stated that he was experiencing

a burning sensation in the area of his heart that he had trouble getting up he had very high blood pressure and in fact constant. that he might not live through the weekend monday as also a federal holiday in the united states so my supposition would be that a new kind of medical treatment to constant in your ocean go could be provided only . on tuesday the eighteenth of february at the same time i believe. the gravity of his condition requires immediate medical attention from fresno said he only received flu medication here's what goes wife told us about the help that he has received so far. he called me in the morning and told me he felt very sick and that he'd be lucky to survive until monday he seems to be having a heart attack because he told me he was suffocating experienced heart pain and was

almost unable to walk he was beaten severely when he was arrested and has not been feeling well for a long time with his pleas for medical help have been ignored and he felt sick they put him in lockup and left him on the cold floor he tried to get to the doctor with all he was offered was flu medication and some antibiotics sometimes they don't even let me send him letters and they have received to let any russian officials meet with the prison chief over the head doctor while the u.s. state department says they have no information on your fingers condition at the moment but they promise to get back again that may not happen till monday the washroom pilot was arrested in two thousand and ten in liberia and then shipped into the you were a small school says saw is that tension is blatant violation of good action because right saying during his attention in liberia he had been tortured kept naked handcuffed and starving suffered beatings and threats aimed at forcing him to confess to drug trafficking it was like a complaint about this incident has not being examined by any authority to this day

he was sentenced to twenty years in prison russian authorities have raised this issue many times with their u.s. counterparts but to no avail and with your frank are now here in critical condition the russian foreign ministry gave up on official channels which obviously haven't worked in this case and called for help via facebook asking followers to we post this urgent message i quote here a washington moscow calling because that's what our franco russian citizen who became us prisoner is in terrible condition he's alive today but he. you may not be tomorrow do something please we post well it's not often that we see this form of messaging from the russian foreign ministry but it's only because they obviously see all their efforts to appeal to their u.s. colleagues failing and there's a bit of view on this situation in moscow they see it as washington talking about here in q. main treatment of prisoners in other countries but often failing to address similar complaints at home and it seems u.s. authorities become more mute when it comes to foreigners he's gone

a check on reporting their cases like shine cozaar unfortunately is not too uncommon in america's prison system for the most recent data published by the u.s. department of justice shows that more than forty five thousand people died in the custody in the space of a decade some of them before even being charged the editor of a prison legal news alex friedman he told us that keeping inmates alive isn't always a top priority and some prisons prisoners might have very serious medical conditions and sometimes be very near death and they are told to sign up on a sick call or that they will refer them to the nurse the next week or they might not be a doctor at the prison that weekend and so they have to wait until the next week to see medical staff. go receive the twenty year sentence he did not receive a death sentence but unless he receives adequate medical care he and other prisoners with serious medical conditions can die while in custody mr you're

ashamed go was basically kidnapped you know when he was taken into custody overseas by u.s. officials. the united states really does not have a lot of respect for the rule of international law when it conflicts with what they want to do and as we discussed in the situation with human rights activist richard baca you things washington apply different standards depending on which country it's dealing with. there is a of course always a standard that the united states leaders hold themselves to and the standard much much higher standard that they hold other governments to and they focus on certain other governments space and now that the reality is of human rights in those countries and their relationship to washington and so i think there were definitely see this play out in new york schenker case auntie will continue to follow the our psycho case center bring you the very latest on the story as it continues to

develop. hywel this is an international live from moscow it promises to be a very dramatic day at the olympics as always we are keeping up with all the events across life now to all sorts of headquarters and artie's and he said now. that's right an action packed day ahead of us here in sochi seven sets of medals are up for grabs none of those are in hockey just yet but that's still going to be the big draw for today with russia facing the u.s. and about four hours from now their long time rivalry makes the game one of the most eagerly awaited classes of these olympics andrew farmer now brings us this short thank you. would been talking about this game haven't we since the fixture list came out russia the red machine are up against the usa and it brings back memories of one of the greatest games of all time because

a little known usa side beat the mighty u.s.s.r. at the lake placid elim pics back in nineteen eighty was dubbed the miracle on ice to many russians are hoping that a victory today will help them raise memories of that defeat in particular. he was in goal for the u.s.s.r. on that fateful day thirty four years ago. it was a good lesson for our team if you want to become an olympic champion and most not underestimate any right unfortunately we did just that. because just a week before the game we mean americans twelve three so we thought the gold medal was already in the back and that was a big mistake. i suppose the usa should thank us because since lake placid hockey has moved forward. you know what i think you still hurting three decades only to show you the rivalry between these two teams it is the second game

for russia in sochi they thrashed in there and america thrashed back here so today's scene is the first real test for both of these star studded sights you know games going to be. on their home turf and in their own soil so it's going to be. i think all the games will be fun. game saturday night will be pretty interesting it was fun playing the russians and probably the one thing. we had the opportunity to play canada in canada and i think that's always a special thing for so much excitement and energy in the building and we were lucky enough to do it in canada now we get a chance to play russian russia which i think is always special and i will be a great atmosphere inside the bolshoi i study and every one of those twelve thousand seats i'm sure will be taken millions of people will watch it around the world and fans just can't contain their excitement numbers you know we have high expectations we haven't had such a great team for a long time. now the russian team is the best we have the most decorated players

when we work look at t.v. they are fantastic. we are going to the final. we only came here for the hockey and we think victory will be us so fingers crossed for events in company and also fingers crossed for the russian hockey to say they take on the swiss for a place in the semifinals today and i hope he isn't the only talking point because today all the medals are there one will contain a piece of the meteorite that exploded over each other been speaks actually one year ago so you could say that the athletes will literally be reaching for the stars over the next few hours and the reason particular russian interest in the skeleton speed skating and cross country skiing so we'll keep you. certainly looking forward to that matter i have to say i'm so torn i'm probably the only american in our crew of some ninety people here in sochi i'll be all alone

tonight my heart is with russia so we'll see where my olympic emotions take me for that much anticipated match everyone looking forward to it plus our team will be talking to legendary soviet and russian hockey star like all of later today and you can ask him your questions via our facebook page the address this facebook. dot com slash r t news but it's not about just hockey today there's plenty of action up in the mountains like andrew said including cross country and alpine skiing and while there are concerns that the world weather could cause setback both athletes and experts are confident there's nothing to worry about. me was perfect i love this slushy snow when i stopped outside so i'm nothing to complain about doing a good job so i'm happy to ski and the first snow and so we have. here as you can see it's

a rather challenging ride two weeks ago we had totally winter given here. everything is running ok this is a big event no one. bad game starts for sure everyone everyone. well after all the pressure and adrenaline the athletes and spectators need to relax somehow and there is no lack of opportunity to do that here in sochi artie's martin andrews went out to explore the nightlife in the olympic host city. blocks away from the home the sun has set and. there are tens of thousands of. during the games and it's not just hotels restaurants and shops that are busier than ever before the night live here is booming hosting the olympics means mixing it up and whether you want to mingle with celebrities it glamorous elites night

clubs or fancy something a little more traditional like. to be hard pushed to feel left out so get your dancing shoes on let your head down and see. if the midnight. very popular with locals and visitors can. and to various like music from jazz to contemporary electronica. like most likely here are open twenty four seven ideal for energetic tourists i mean it was very positive surprise because it's really very well organized around here and it's a city that would be alive only during the summer months but. that it has a lot bob for also in winter. feeling pakis after all that partying look no further than the old port winds down grab some food and relax next to the cozy heat is the partying and socializing here in sochi doesn't ever stop during the daytime there

are options for every taste traveler and there's no excuse to go back to your hotel and wait for the sun to rise everybody can eat good food. is a discotheque. for in your own and everybody how happy because you have a good atmosphere. and there's more than the shore on top of the dozens of clubs in sochi and there's also the high life of the new mountain cluster of krasnaya polyana. this is sky club and or inspiring view over the mountains it's the perfect place mingling with fellow travellers and athletes to relax after a hard day's competing or spectating. but everything here is amazing the man use an infrastructure and it's a very pleased russia is renowned for its vibrant culture and hip and happening after hours of such

a no exception from the sizzling sure to the cool snowy peaks so she's you might out of it. no late night drinking of course for the hard training our fleets who've never go last been enjoying life outside the games we heard. from some of them. i find it beautiful i think it's been organized great and everybody's really nice and of course the scenery is just fabulous it was hard not to pay attention to how much negativity it was getting but i was trying to stay optimistic i knew i was coming here regardless and so far i have been so pleasantly surprised the students were sure very good organized and it's nice to have the news. not far away from each other not far away from the religion not a new building in the city. even

a picture of. everything is done no no no it's just lines. will be back with more action in sochi from our olympic studio next hour for now though back to moscow. the g. twenty four jean-paul most elite team that in the exhilarating winter another key aides here in germany and you say no way to make seven zero in on the first of all the hate news team for sochi twenty four take. on alt. still to come here on out international we look at why in israel a crime can be punishable by jail time all not at all i mean on the ethnicity of the offender that's on the way as it is in this story. we still have six million people on long term unemployment benefits. almost one in ten households live. risk of falling into poverty despite optimistic

people in my forecasts details after the break. wolf. technology innovation called the least developed around russia we. covered.

stories others refuse to see. faces changing the world. picture of today's leaves. from around the globe. thought international thanks for joining us today european politicians are in high spirits as the latest statistics show a modest recovery across the eurozone germany performed slightly better than expected in the last quarter of the country seen as the main driver of the european economy and yet the number of germans living below the poverty line has actually risen in recent years peter all of our reports business is booming in germany but

under the surface there's a surprising number of people failing to get anything from it but once and parts fiercest we still have six million people on long term unemployment benefits that means almost one in ten households live on welfare and in fact figures from the german office of national statistics and eurostar to show that just over sixteen percent of germans are at risk of falling into poverty compare that to the situation in france the czech republic or the netherlands and you see that more people can potentially slip through the safety net in europe's economic powerhouse this is seeing more and more germans turning to charities for help this food distribution center in berlin is one of many all around the country that helps to feed around one point six million germans every single month and if you look at the type of things that they're sorting out if the distribution it's fruit it's

a vegetable it's the type of things that people need to have in their diets but that some in germany just can't afford as this is the f.t. mention so many people try and deal with their poverty but it one point they realise they just can't take it anymore and they come to us it's a difficult step but it becomes the only solution. one woman who gave me the name and who didn't want to be identified told me how grateful she is for the help the food bank provides. i have everything here eggs even fish bread the little things make a big difference the money i get from the state goes to keep the power on at most i have one hundred fifty euros a month i'm very happy to have this because of this i can buy clothes and live some of those receiving handouts accuse germany's politicians of caring more for wider europe than the german people even in my get up to a part of europe we help you why don't you help us we have hungry kids but the

government says we should help immigrants take of them we have to close the open door oh charity organizers say that they've seen a change in the demographic of those coming to them for help. mentions once we've noticed an increase of older people which is unbelievable for us traditionally old people in germany wouldn't ask for free food and now they have no alternative so we see more people whose need has become stronger than shame. whilst it is true that as a nation germany whether the euro crisis is better than most is a fine line between boom and the people in the u.s biggest economy. believe. are the quick global snap program a string of violent protests by shia muslims and bahrain the third anniversary of the uprising against the sunni government a several people injured over a dozen detainees police used tear gas at the un rest that began in february

twentieth been violently suppressed with quite a lot of help in coming from the ruling monarchies gulf allies. france has announced plans to boost its military contingent in the central african republic to two thousand all in a bid to tackle ongoing sectarian violence thousands of muslims have fled their homes since attacks by christian militias were stepped up in recent weeks you are in officials of war that the conflict which has a ready claimed over two thousand lives could escalate into full blown genocide. and southern area far right protesters clashed with police often. over one hundred demonstrators were arrested after holing rocks and bottles of security forces and smashing the buildings windows a local anger was sparked by a decision to reopen the site as an active place of worship it had been used for secular purposes since the country became common a speck in one nine hundred forty four. now israel's borders with its arab

neighbors are some of the most heavily fortified on earth but within israeli society itself there's no shortage of tensions between jews and muslims arabs comprise a fifth of the country's total population of. reports though not always treated equally under the law. morning they treat us like israeli citizens only when they want to convict us other than that we're arabs to them and that's the pure racism and ethnic policy of this country that ingenue week before we will begin his two year sentence behind bars he and six other arabs were found guilty of attempted to murder an attorney santa and israeli jewish terrorist who took aim at them. it's a conviction that is hard to comprehend very hard that the innocent and victim is even put on trial let alone convicted and i think it was here back in august two thousand and five that sutta and israeli soldier who deserted the army used his

military issued rifle to fire at our passengers on a bus he killed four and wounded seventeen before being attacked by the crowd they grabbed him while he was being handcuffed by police he never made it off the bus alive those who were sentenced for his death i think there's more to it than north . israelis use acts of power to educate us so that if such attacks happen again no one will dare to do anything i compared unstudied similar cases to this one in court where arabs from israel committed acts against jews and they were killed by james for taking the law into their hands the jews were never convicted and no charges were brought against them it's clear there is a double standard in the justice courts a case in point it's hard to do and an israeli jew who shot and killed an arab terrorist after he murdered his shiva students while they were studying in jerusalem in two thousand and eight i shot him with two bullets in the head he

spent around he was teetering and then the guy with the m. sixteen who was hiding behind a side door finished the deal we kept shooting at him until we emptied our magazines and that was. this they didn't even open an investigation file against their doom the police didn't even ask him didn't even check of the air was dead or not. the scales of justice are mean to balance in this scale jamil said for we seem to feel killing a jewish terrorist in this scale it's like doing praised for killing an arab terrorist but do they even know. israeli lawyer admits son adoption lake now feels if anything they tipped towards arabs being treated united being jews she feels to me so for me and his code accused should have received harsher sentences i would say it's a disgrace people who kill someone was hands are tied in the back. who is not a threat anymore either for the trial it's

a pure americans or the conviction sends a message that the arab community their blood is cheap and they can spare our lives and so the verdicts out is there a double standard at play in israel which is what the courts are meant to determine in the first place policy r.t. ten of you are up next or are to international of corporate shakeup that could change the face of cable t.v. in america that will be boom and bust if you're watching us from the u.k. is george galloway.

a transit route to vnukovo report your best way to the heart of moscow. the alleged phone call between the assistant secretary of state and the u.s. ambassador to ukraine has created quite a controversy in the call like smug british colonisers cashless a pink t. in africa they basically say that that native books of phil he's not fit for the government of the of the need to baldwin become prime minister they also mention needing the help of the un to get this thing glued whatever that means although the authenticity of this phone call has not been confirmed but certainly hasn't been denied this reminds me a lot of the snowden leaks independent journalists for years had been writing about government spying but it took snowden to shove it into people's faces and confirm

that it was really going on we've heard from people like ron paul jesse ventura and many journalists that the u.s. state department uses a horde of international grant receivers and local political organizations to try to consciously and directly control sovereign nations and overthrow regimes they don't like and this phone call is legit that is the same level of undeniable evidence that snowden brought to the table to be fair during the cold war i could kind of see the justification to meddle in other countries so the soviets would create world communism but now who is the enemy that justifies a ukrainian regime change there is no such anime but that's just my opinion. there's a saying you know when you're in the arctic you have the entire world to chill feet . she looks like a fairly simple shit really she's not simple little. handful of people have access

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. now the potential comcast time warner merger would create an enormous company with extensive control over television content and internet service but is this a good thing we look at the details of the deal come in or it up plus we have the one meal me mr peter schiff live on today's show the money manager author and financial pundit in giving us his thoughts on the u.s. economy wage growth euro zone and pretty much everything else for that matter you will want to miss that either and finally it's friday which means it's viewer feedback day here on boom bust harrison i address your questions comments concerns that i have on the shelf now let's get to it.