we will find you we will investigate you we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. you will not be happy with the result the us is urgently addressing leaks from the white house as transcripts of trump's calls with world leaders are released by the media raising fears over national security. meanwhile washington blames russia for escalating the diplomatic crisis between the two countries while donald trump accuses congress of souring the ties with new sanctions. and the opposition in venezuela says it will defy the newly elected constituent assembly and continue to work in parliament.

along cape cod region welcome to r.t.e. international broadcasting live from moscow. top officials from the trump administration have lashed out at the continued leaks of classified information coming from the white house saying they're damaging the country and a warning was issued that they are on the hunt for the leakers. leaks are intractably damaging to our intelligence mission and capabilities simply put these leaks hurt our country if you improperly disclose classified information we will find you we will investigate you we will prosecute you to the fullest

extent of the law you will not be happy with the result. well the strong words came from the strong words i should say from the officials came after team trump was hit by yet another scandal over and on authorized disclosure our correspondent jeff koinange joins me live from washington with more on this one of the jackie side what else was said as part of this effort to plug the leaks well today's briefing from attorney general jeff sessions and the director of national intelligence sent a clear message that a crackdown is coming on what they called the culture of leaks in america both men stress the fact that these disclosures of classified information put national security at risk and jeopardize all americans exceptional spoke on the fact that they have seen a sharp rise in a legally just reporting that in the first six months of the trumpet ministration the department of justice has received almost as many criminal referrals over leaks as over the past three years combined attorney general also added that these leaks

are affecting trump's ability to do his job effectively force is an important no government can be effective when its leaders cannot discuss sensitive matters and confidence to talk freely in confidence with foreign leaders. for the first time sessions revealed that for prosecutions are already underway and implied that more might be coming and one of trump's closest advisors kellyanne conway has even speculated that using a lie detector test on people in the west wing is a possibility to root out the sources of these leaks well can you just remind us of the kind of leaks that have led to such a backlash from the government. yes of course so this show of force comes after the washington post published what is likely the most dangerous leak to have happened up to this point the transcripts of trump's phone calls with two foreign leaders from back in january of this year that these documents getting out is seen as

explosive given that they involve highly classified conversations with the mexican president and the australian prime minister the call records reveal that trump argued with his mexican counterpart about his proposed border wall and show tension between trump and the australian prime minister over refugees my position has been and will continue to be very firm saying that mexico cannot pay for that wall but you cannot say that to the press the press is going to go with that and i cannot live with that you cannot say that to the press because i can not negotiate under those circumstances this is a big deal it is really really important to us that we maintain it it doesn't oblige you to take one person that you do not want this is going to kill me i am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country. and likely in response to leaked documents such as those being published sessions offered a warning to the press saying that prosecutors have launched

a review of the justice department's policy related to subpoenas involving media organizations implying that the press could be held responsible for publishing classified information the trump administration has long been fighting to stop illegal leaks and now it's clear that they mean business what is interesting to see what happens in washington d.c. thank you very much indeed thank you. well earlier we discussed the latest leaks with former u.s. diplomat jim joshua sue also believes the leaks pose a major threats to national security what could be a board damaging it for the president united states cannot talk to a foreign leader frankly without fear of his public comments going public or those of the person he's talking to how do you conduct diplomatic business which should be the top priority of the president and i think the leaking of this information just just simply shows this kind of remain the allergens we have here in washington you know that nothing is too bad to do this president he's such an illegitimate

such a bad president that all the rules can be broken and this criminal activity this criminal leaking is sure why not it's actually patriotic to do that. well meanwhile the u.s. state department has blamed russia for a new low in its relations with moscow that's after president double trump signed his approval to the latest sanctions bill on wednesday so you are you saying that russia is to blame for the. relations right now. russia's been involved in a lot of activities a lot of activities that are very concerning i know to many of you and to many americans whether it is alexion related activities or their activities in ukraine they've also harassed u.s. diplomats there i mean there are a whole host of things or trump though seems to have a different view on the issue he says on twitter the blame for the souring relations lies solely at the doors of the u.s. congress he also called the russia signed sions bill which received overwhelming support in both houses clearly unconstitutional. for

such overwhelming backing meant even if the president had vetoed the bill lawmakers would likely have overruled him the new law also gives congress the power to block trial from easing any of the restrictions lou rockwell the founder of an american think tank believes the president should have been more assertive in his opposition to the sanctions bill. you know the president i guess felt that he had signed that horrendous sanctions bill and remember sanctions are acts of war under international law however what he should have done is exactly what george bush i hate the recommending george bush did you should have said as he signed the bill he should have said i don't intend to enforce this of course because i believe it's unconstitutional so what trump should have done is just ignored it this is not unprecedented and there are plenty of times when congress felt the president was doing bad stuff i must say i fear the most is probably feeling he now has to become

another war president making war against many more different project countries talk to think of trump in that sense he seems like such a powerful guy maybe they've got him on the ropes maybe this is who knows what's ahead i fear it's not good for americans for russians for the chinese people for anybody in this whole world. the opposition in venezuela says the country's parliament will refuse to dissolve itself even if ordered to do saved by the new constituent assembly the body is set to hold its first session on friday the international community though has also expressed its concerns the u.s. is the most vocal branding last sunday's vote in it yes a message also calls president nicolas maduro his leadership aide to take the ship and as well i guess the it reports being deemed a dictator these days is rather uneasy. little the jew know there is actually two ways to become a dictator there is the obvious way brutally oppressed your people crush dissent

and rule with an iron fist method to annoy america yesterday's illegitimate elections confirm that madeira is a dictator who disregards the will of the venezuelan people that's going to hurt when the us brands you a dictator all bets are off even if you really aren't one and he claim of your crimes is taken as fact international law stops working or your enemies suddenly get a lot of money and in many cases shiny new guns to see of uncle sam in syria we have ramped up on military assistance to the syrian opposition remember what happened to saddam will assad blame them foot anything and it will stick the name of the game was regime change exporting democracy and that's a heck of a lot easier when you portray the other guy as the cartoon villain syrian dictator

bashar. assad is a war criminal thugs and a murderer like bashar. it's already begun there equating to kim jong il and that's crazy talk you might think there are no concentration camps there are elections with dora himself he joins a very exclusive club including mr mcgarvie. and and and kim jong un in terms of the repression of his people what about this guy the king of saudi arabia his opponents tortured and executed in public his family controls everything. in saudi arabia he has deprived his people of freedom democracy choice talk about dancing with the devil.

what does washington do so hundreds of billions of dollars worth of weapons to saudi arabia. is that for double standards u.s. foreign policy is entirely hypocritical i mean they only characterize government says dictatorial or authoritarian when they're not favorable to u.s. interests u.s. maintains close ties and supports the monarchy in saudi arabia that's one of the biggest abusers of human rights in the world when it comes to putting labels on governments and other nations it all depends on who's a friend or a foe of the united states sad isn't it you can rule oppress and kill all you want without repetitions but only if you bend the knee to washington.

you can do none of that and still wind up being called a dictator. plans for a new synagogue in sydney australia has been burned amid fears it could become the target of an i saw inspired terror attack the decision by the local council was up held in court this week the synagogue was to be built a few hundred metres from the iconic beach but all sorts has ruled it could pose a threat to local residents extra security measures were added to the plans but these were deemed unsightly by the council a spokesman for the jewish group that appealed against the decision believes the ruling is a victory for the terrorists. it basically implies the jewish organization should be allowed to exist in residential areas it stands to start a full jewish existence and activity in sydney and indeed by creating a precedent the whole of australia and by extension boarding time as. potential

terror attacks have already been hitting the headlines this week in australia after a plot to blow up an airliner was foiled two men were charged with tariff and sales on thursday over an aborted attempt to place an explosive device on a flight out of sydney police called it one of the most sophisticated plots ever attempted in the country islamic state reportedly helped organize it despite this australian jewish activist and a yemeni believe the terrorists are still winning when you synagogues being banned . targeting the jewish community because they may become victim all these radical islamists is certainly not the way to go about it it's sending the wrong message that's a win for the islamists exactly what they want now they are they are trying the way our society runs i'll be lady a demonstration the next sunday which you will have from across the border across a strange society who are outraged by this decision this is not

a jewish issue this isn't a strain issue tomorrow it could be a stadium it could be a train station it could be anything strenuous will not care what terrorism and hunt they want to see our government so i think islamic terror hey don't. will the record gains on the u.s. stock markets last find out after the show break. what do you want your current take on the administration right now just six. they're having a tough situation look at it from obama but i think the big problem. is that as soon as he won he pretended everything was great i liked him better as a candidate when everything was great when the data was phony the statistics are

real the unemployment rate is much higher don't believe the g.d.p. the stock market is a big fat ugly bubble that's going for trump by god everything is great it's a bull market the economy is great it's all because. come back amid the current turmoil in the white house donald trump is still i said was one positive developments the record gains on the american stock market but the president's joy he might be short lived reports the u.s.

stock market is riding high and there's no one more happy about it than the man in the oval office we've picked up substantially now more than four trillion dollars in net worth in terms of our country our stocks our companies that sounds great right. well that depends on who you ask first let's quiz some movers and shakers here on wall street what do you think of the spike in the markets the donald trump's been talking about look it's obviously great news that the economy is doing well i think that's generally a good buy for everyone you know on the other hand i think it's not unusual for a new administration to sometimes want take credit for a trend that might have surfaced in the previous one this is are looking to see that there's going to be no more regulation and they're happy to see that. the market is following suit but the average american doesn't really share their enthusiasm i think a lot of people are suffering i think you china to go union jobs like you know i mean everybody everybody is inside of the opinion but from what i've seen like.

we're all struggling a lot of people don't have jobs and by the jobs you know housing and everything is the last of everything is going downhill maybe the working classes have a reason to be skeptical of stocks all around the world are taking because of the crisis on wall street like the puppies do for twenty years and they are losing their jobs and these are going to go disease that's the way i've not run for office to be helping out a bunch of you know fat cat bankers on wall street on and on and on regulator after regulator they either chose not to act or turned a blind eye to what was actually going it was a lack of regulation that many people blame for the chaos that took place back in two thousand and eight but fast forward to today present tromp says that too much regulation is the problem we have had regulation that's been so bad. so out of line that it's really hurt our country now not everyone agrees with the president on

that a recent report from the public advocacy group called public citizen had this to say the trumpet ministrations changes would make americans more vulnerable to the sort of reckless bets that appended the economy in two thousand and eight and to scams man scrupulous bankers but trump says that this is. just the beginning what we're going to be doing over the next six months will be incredible we've signed more bills and i'm talking about through the legislature than any president ever yes everybody agrees that two thousand and eight was a big mess but the question on people's minds now is is the current spike in the market held by trump just a rise getting ready for a big four. r.t. new york. when we were generous brenton l'engle fears another market crash is looming if too much power is given to the banks it's the same attitude that led to two thousand and eight. the banking sector is notoriously bad at judging its own

risk it's one of the reasons why you need strong regulations on banks and the trumpet ministration doesn't seem interested in you know really paying any attention to the financial sector beyond like just let them do what they want to do and we've seen what happens when they do what they want to do they crash the economy they put a bunch of people out of work suicide to go up and you know you get occupy wall street compas crowing a lot about how the stock market is doing very well under him but the fact is he has nothing to do with it the only thing that trump has been able to do mostly is to scare the market. with various regulations. recent figures in the u.k. show a marked increase in the number of children calling for help out of fear of being forced into arranged marriages the data was collected by the british children's charity the n s p c c if the decisions being made to feel being told when where you

marry who you marry apps. and. support is available to help you make a stop. the charity says there's been a twelve percent increase in cancer. sessions relating to arrange marriages compared with the previous year its web page dedicated to the issue has received more than six thousand hits and there's also been an increase in the actual number of forced child marriages. well new figures show a seventeen percent increase in the u.k. in just a year the majority of the children are from countries where child marriages are part of the culture we spoke to one woman who was set to be forced into marriage back when she was thirteen she told us her story although we protected her identity . came home from school or to find in gauge an art so when i asked my mom who's in . was it she said it was yours and did to go upstairs and get ready

because it was my party so all in it got to the stage where i was going to get married i run away before so i went through to go to a party and then i decided i was going to get married nobody was going to force me to get married so i decided that i was going to run away from one city to the next . so what did was i save some money up stole some money from a broker who was a taxi driver in them days going back twenty years ago. so thousand pounds fifteen pounds took that on a coach in one city to the next and never went back i was coming shocked. and never met him in my life so although he was a cousin didn't mean in my life at all so scared in front of all didn't want to go through with it because i'm british spies i was concerned i was british i was born here i was raised here so i should do what the british values are one of the walls i didn't want to get moaned and disappointed because i would have thought there

would be more awareness on the subject now some of the readers pointed out you know after twenty what used to still happen is should it happen we should embrace british values because we're pretty we should force our children to get married so he's disappointed we need to do more as a society more to conquer and stop this abuse from happening. we also spoke to jasmine campaigns to protect children from forced marriages when she was sixteen she was locked in a room after she refused to marry a man chosen by her parents she ran away with her secret boyfriend and stopped talking to her family later she found out that one of her sisters who was married at fifteen had committed suicide is what she told us people believe because we are democracy because we look through all these things couldn't possibly be how. clearly they are but it's very important to know forced marriage and honor of use is for the biggest every religion islam is the. exact against it

but not. so families were used as justification is. very strong messages that in britain it is a criminal offense to force him to marry and this is not acceptable in any religion or culture but i victims need to know that they have been taught that because it's not in the interest of their family to tell it because it will empower them. so it is in italy have impounded a boat belonging to a german group reportedly rescuing migrants in the mediterranean this is footage released by the italian coast guard showing the or sorry to seizing the ship the vessel was intercepted on wednesday as part of a government initiative it's designed to counter the surgeon migrants mostly africans trying to reach italy from libya officials claim crew members from the boat were working with people smugglers. here you go. in several cases these

interventions at sea by the boat were carried out not to save people who find themselves in imminent danger but simply to pick up people or score to buy libyan traffickers. well this comes after italy presented a controversial code of conduct to aid groups it demands a police presence on n.g.o.s vessels and bans the transfer of refugees to other ships phone calls or flows from n.g.o.s boats are also forbidden as they could be used to communicate to people smugglers but six out of nine n.g.o.s operating in the mediterranean have refused to sign the document well earlier i discussed the issue with italian journalists much l o four and german politician. in the moment europe is responsible for the destructions in africa a lot and look at that it's necessary to open legal ways for refugees but europe children people on the countries like italy like spain like cultural with the

problem but all european countries should take responsibility and so the people who are. members on this ship and on other refugee had bought as well they just want to save lives because in the last ten years there was more than forty thousand people dying in the mediterranean sea and they just don't want to see the people die see very clearly that this is not the you money tell you and help is not the money that an s.o.s. but it's helping those people arriving in italy and the refugees that are coming they are paying a huge sums to human traffickers this is immoral and i would say that it is true that. the destruction of libya was a mistake of historical mistake but i don't see why contra single country like italy should pay the price for it so it's a huge problem italy and finally the government decided to take some action to stop this kind of fatigue this. activist who was on board the impounded ship describe

what happened. this interrogation started spontaneously without the presence of a lawyer only witnesses we discovered that the boat was being searched at that stage we decided to go to the boat and not to declare our intentions in front of the police after a long and meticulous search we were let go but i want to stress that we were free to leave at any time and at this stage the investigation into aiding illegal migrants remains ongoing towards unknown persons need of the crew nor the ngo has been formally accused of anything. my colleague neil harvey will be back with the news headlines in just over half an hour.

most people think just stand out in this business you need to be the first one on top of the story or the person with the loudest voice of the biggest race in truth to stand there since you just need as the right questions demand the right answer. questions. economic development is all about numbers really pleased to report this quarter we are modern six point. but what do we know about the other figures. when i think about that that i see mike do made over a twenty million dollars last year more than one thousand times the average walmart of says he and with all due respect i have to say i don't think that's right.

is not just how a free market would. people went from pretty simple financial lives pre nine hundred eighty to the point now where people are. just totally submerged in their financial accounts and they're all in debt and what exactly devoid society that phone the whatever the government tried to do it wasn't necessary maybe. it might be making things worse. by saying this is not how capitalism works is our capitalism goes hopelessly disastrously wrong.

well this was built in. this part of the wall was built in two thousand and six by american army. and then further down live those seven a contractor built a bit of it in a way they built it on the west side of us a bit that's the big wall. but this doesn't work.