i. battled president rejects of spain's plans to impose direct rule on the region as almost a half a million people rally in barcelona and a show of defiance against of the national government. earlier on saturday spain's prime minister asked for the senate to dismiss catalonia as leadership and said he wants a new regional elections as soon as possible. to party with the czech republic the parliamentary elections with its billionaire leader many compared said to become prime minister. and human rights organizations warn that deaths could rise in greek refugee camps this winter after

cold weather and a lack of medical help kills a five year old girl. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our to international thomas certainly glad to have you with us. now the crisis in catalonia has taken another dramatic turn after the spanish government said on saturday it would impose direct rule on the region that triggered a wave of protests with almost half a million people turning out onto the streets of barcelona and local officials branded madrid's decision as an attack on freedom and a coup as part of the initiative that leadership will be removed from office. but you have to know that this measure we're going to implement has a lot to do with the goal of holding an election in catalonia the region will have

to hold an election within six months the mind tension is to hold it as soon as we recover. the spanish government has carried out the worst attack against scotland institutions and residents since the orders of the military dictator francisco franco we. appreciate them. to be integrated it was sponsible act across all bondra it's about announce an ad to talk to could you talk to asked i didn't practically elected government that fact article one fifty five which allows for the transfer of powers to madrid and the dismissal of those officials alleged to have broken the law is to be passed by the senate within days and while the cattle on parliament won't be dissolved it's now stripped of the capacity to elect a new president but in a question of reports now on the reaction in catalonia. many people that gathered here at the square they were listening to the address that was made by the cast leader and they welcomed it's with applause they were shouting slogans including

leave it at that which means freedom so for them it was a big to address quite a big decision that was made now we've heard other reactions coming from different cattle and government officials including the had of the council and parliament that had has denounced madrid's decision to invoke article one fifty five and dismiss the local government now madrid's decision provoked really a wave of outrage and we've seen hundreds tens of thousands of people here in the streets so far salonen el protesting and marching and we managed to talk to some of them loses them we're a bit lost is the first time we found ourselves in such a situation we've heard talk of possible support from durham for example but it seems that the e.u. is not interested as a tool in what's going on here. i think. we need i mean are there other

planets not. even common interests day leave they say what they say all the time the same thing and they repeat the same rewards and that's on monday and for the other leaders so it's it's it's it's impossible to talk to them reminisce that spanish prime minister met in the crowd a whore said that madrid as not revoking catalonians autonomy but merely dismissing and removing the local government that led to this crisis but what happened this saturday in the region of council lonny a mania local authorities call defacto coup de done and a blow to democracy. party has heard from several academics about the constitutional emergency in spain and how it might unfold no. the independent this movement is a very very peaceful movement i need to pass never shown any sign of violence so i don't expect that type of violence the only violence here comes from the spanish states. while the practice that was organized today was the apparatus that it was

to protest against the. fact that they put didn't chamber leaders up to a seat in society are going to use a search out of the center of the sonship yeah people are angry but people in catalonia are peaceful people they are not going to use violence not that i can ensure you. that is the major question here what is the role of the force in the elective democracies in the twenty first century. i think the consensus of the catalan side is a very strong one if indeed he does remove the government and called the elections it's hard to imagine who is going to participate that most there is forty percent of the president sitting parliament in catalonia that is that is supporting this and i can't imagine that the people who are rightfully elected in the september two thousand and fifteen elections going along with a new election after the government that they were elected to form part of

is is overthrown by the several of our days and i think president bush among makes a very compelling point when he says well if this can be done to us what other things can be done to other people if you're going to sit by and let it happen. switching gears now the euro skeptic party has won the czech republic's parliamentary elections with almost a third of the vote the movement is a healing result as a huge success of a billionaire ahead of the party who many compared to donald trump is now set to become prime minister. the group system with. the movements. there is no place for migrants in europe.

i don't want to be in the eurozone country to be a. greek. let's face it. not in the form of this economy. is so weak. some of our political approach is just the real world. now across the european union nationalist and euro skeptic parties have enjoyed rising support over the past three years in france the leader of the national front party was the main rival to. the country's presidential election in germany last month. not only entered parliament for the first time but it became the third largest party in the and the freedom party in austria recently came the third in

elections there now former czech foreign minister. believes europe only has itself to blame. in europe. in the face of the new one. we can see euro skeptic forces going to see the product leave the jet in many schools in austria this is a very must see for the three of you to skip the courses and maybe in the czech republic mr buckbee and houston will going to undergo belongs to the. two d. . group of poc this week against because. within the e.u. rules or who. does the movement which some call to de very strong send you look be in position.

to the us now donald trump's predecessors barack obama and george w. bush have long had it furious disagreements on key policies but now they finally seem to have found a common target the current us president. george bush is watching that what the banks and financial institutions what i'm up bush went after the obama administration's handling of both iran and isis some seem to believe that we should to go with the terrorists and radicals get used to me and other democrats of wanting to negotiate with terrorists i don't think it's good for the country to have a former president undermine the current president. we've seen actually this is the story he made it isn't folks don't feel good right now about what they see. and sure but instead of our politics reflecting our

ballot politics going back to our communities. there are some signs that the intensity of support for the democracy itself is way because all the microphone is the face of american security and prosperity were directly tied to the success of freedom in the world the world council of america having its act together at times it can seem like the forces pulling a supporter stronger take this seriously than the forces binding us together but when we came in is the same old politics of division. human rights organizations that warn deaths could rise in greek refugee camps this winter more on that after a short break stay with us you're watching our international.

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done before. welcome back to international now i think tank called european values has released a damning report about r.t. and criticize more than two thousand people who have appeared on the channel which receives funding from the us and other western governments brands our guests useful idiots and the list of names is divided into seven categories including us political figures european and other international politicians as well as writers and journalists and academics it indicates of the number of times each guest appeared on our team and mentions most relevant episodes and here's what the authors of the report have to say about. the purpose of this list is to identify individuals who either due to an awareness of political agenda or indeed explicit support of it lends their names and credibility to

a pseudo news network and proxy agents of the kremlin and we asked a number of guests how they feel about being included in the club. development is somehow trashy it gets more and more aggressive across europe the political debates and one of these games they are claiming is they are destroying the reputation of politicians they don't like i don't think that it's fair to say that we are simply hearers russian stooges i am not anti russian but sometimes i'm quite critical of russia over syria and over the detention of political prisoners like you and others. you know of course everybody has their agendas but i think he has certainly not tried to constrain my expression or the expression of many other people i know i work with a network we speak our mind and we're critical of the west when it's appropriate

i'm a critical russia when it's appropriate. the reality is there is a dissident voice in the u.k. the only very rarely gets any time in the mainstream media. is the only place that has been providing a regular platform for what used to be dissident voices in the u.k. but now much more mainstream voices and here are some of the names that you might be surprised to see on the useful idiots list senator john mccain a vocal critic of russia is grouped among politicians who have been on our t.v. film director rob reiner makes an appearance he's actually now part of an organization called the committee to investigate russia and other politicians on the list include former presidential candidates bernie sanders as well as the current president donald trump even former first lady michelle obama gets a mention of the report clearly states all these people appeared on a show called politicking with larry david the problem is the famous american comedian has never had a show on our team politicking has always been hosted by veteran journalist larry

king wasn't the only mistake either the think tank says it took guests names from show descriptions from our website which apparently led to more confusion take boris johnson for instance he claims he was on artie's news thing comedy show but this was his appearance so that's always someone with a right i mean it's a national phrase. boris welcome. all we go in. to fight the spanish before america and russia kill us so. the. poor should. for some the uneasiness over russian media operating in the west has a clear historical parallel seventy years ago america's so-called anti soviet witch hunt began.

chairman j. parnell thomas of new jersey all funds an inquiry into possible communist penetration of a hollywood film industry the committee is seeking to determine if red party members have reached the screen with the first of propaganda.

but it was assumed. the lead in the cover of the jackal. which is always found of the throat of anyone who dares to expose individual come in the same time that often people. look at death it's a different empire max and not very different because what the modern airport is a banner k.g.b. man in europe plotting when i go and sit. here first and defend the activity of the communist nations while consistently attacking the domestic and foreign policy of the united states she may be a communist i will say if they object they are now carrying out the desires and ambitions of that. putin. a

bloodless coup engineered by russia with past traitorous indifference of the republican party and donald trump and the military apparatus of this country is about to go over to. war beholden to. russia. switching gears completely human rights activists and n.g.o.s are urging greek authorities to improve conditions at their refugee camps as winter approaches there is growing concern asylum seekers are not equipped to cope with freezing temperatures last week a five year old girl died from the cold and a lack of medical support at the morea refugee camp on the island of lesbos just hours before her death her parents were reportedly refused the extra blankets and like other refugee camps in greece moria is notorious for its conditions more than fifteen hundred people including children and pregnant women are living there and many without any source of heating in the winter temperatures can drop below zero as a result dozens of refugees have died in the last few years now the e.u.

has pledged to give more than a billion euros to greece by two thousand and twenty to help it cope with the migrant crisis more than a million refugees have reached the country which is one of the main entry points into europe since two thousand and fifteen but with the influx of continuing to put a huge strain on greek resources many question whether the e.u. use response has been good enough. economic could be challenge governments with the increase simply can't cope with the influx and the haven't got the administrative resources talking nice proper relief for refugees or build proper camps the official a current of the you has a whole having not been signed off by the court awarded to the county for the last twenty three years we know that the e.u. is very little idea about how its money is spent and that's always been through

dispute before the crisis and during the crisis and the e.u. doesn't know how to manage its money. and you know a lot of the money goes into the bloated bureaucracy and the governments of greece and italy i'm afraid. for. you to. administer to deficiency or credibility meanwhile thousands of progress demonstrators took to the streets of rome on saturday. they will. be gathered in the center of the italian capital to rally against racism and to demand the rights of new arrivals be respected among those marching were asylum seekers and refugees the crowd also called for the creation of humanitarian corridors the elimination of national borders and the granting of italian citizenship to the children of immigrants.

it's an event that celebrates international friendship and has brought together thousands of young people from around the globe but now the world festival of youth and students has drawn to a close up and was at the closing ceremony. well here and post your weight is the medium here in sochi the stadium was built for the olympics filled with thousands of young people that are here for the closing ceremonies of the world press to all of you the students that there has just been an atmosphere of friendship there's been this feeling of bonding so many young people from so many parts of the world over one hundred fifty countries represented well over twenty thousand young people here all of them just committed to celebration atmosphere of love and kindness let's remember it was sixty years ago back in one thousand nine hundred fifty seven that the first world festival of using students to be held in russia was convened in moscow people in russia remember it is kind of a turning point in their lives the first time they met people from such diverse

parts of the world we were able to speak to canadian vassar and sixty years ago as a young canadian he was able to actually visit mosque out in one thousand fifty seven. my neighbor has mellowed johnston. eighty three years old and i was of participants in the festival in moscow in one thousand nine hundred fifty seven oh i remember. i was there. that fireworks display. through his life at that time visiting another planet. to us a different era and i remember going through the this sort of packed with people

briefing us here on trucks with fun who are younger who are having a great time. this photo for example is taken. the streets were packed with people gives you an idea of the. time with. i was thrilled to have that invitation and i said. my granddaughter also yes so. intergenerational possibility. here group the druse.

and that does it for me this hour be back in about. thirty minutes or so. stay with us. still exist. rico's treated as one. hundred three called. the island is controlled by the u.s. government and some crew even dependents. either . there are. still many do wish to join the u.s. hundreds more leave every day.

with the country at a crossroads of the island is on the rise. here in southern russia. by discussion club and you. russian relations and the state of the world. her.

i am sure this is the kaiser report we are in harvard square in cambridge massachusetts we're on the great american pilgrimage shooting all across america we started in california there we are a boston. journey and you will soon see episodes on our t.v. i think. you know mid november it's going to be fantastic but this is the. max we have been on the road president has been. cutting cutting cutting obamacare in fact we're going to cut to a little clip here because obamacare is finished it's dead it's gone it's no longer even mentioned it's there is no such thing as obamacare anymore so everybody's talking about that fire to the affordable care act. you and i while we've been gone

we received an e-mail from our one provider available in north carolina and they said that the new premium increase that we're going to have is in the mail in the post in the meat space mail they're not going to tell us by email how much more we're going to pay so we have to wait to get back home to find out but they did tell us that. basically it's shrink that our premiums going up but we're going to get less for what we get so our deductible would be seven thousand dollars now on top of so we know that we paid twenty one thousand six hundred in total last year for the premiums so it'll be more than that but we're going to actually have to also play the deductible some one thousand and more co-pays blah blah blah so it's like shrink in. shaadi. of. obamacare health insurance sort of policies for people living in other countries

just to explain to them how the co-pays and deductibles and the actual product itself so in other words the actual insurance doesn't kick in for anything at all you come out of pocket really for seven thousand dollars apiece each one of us are seven thousand dollars in medical costs and the co-pay if you go to the doctor and you actually cost money to see the doctor now in other words you don't get any coverage at all because the chances of even having seven thousand dollars worth of medical expenses in any given year is quite small last year i tried to get as much medical expenses possible and it was still under four hundred dollars when i was living in france whenever i needed medical excess help i went to the american hospital in paris i spent two hundred dollars or four hundred dollars over the course of the year on my spend you know seven hundred dollars on the year perhaps. spend a little money but this is set up to basically put billions and billions

into the pockets of the insurance companies and to make sure that virtually no one actually who is covered by this so-called policy is covered by this policy in other words there is no coverage of this policy it's a transfer mechanism from the taxpayer to the corporation therefore it's a tax it's an unconstitutional tax i'm not going representation for the tax in the boston tea party didn't happen right over here just like a mile that way. the grounds for revolution have been like this is taxation without health care representation no health care for the twenty two thousand next year will be twenty five twenty six thousand a year that we're paying so i want to put this into context because i feel like you know. obamacare did expand medicaid which is great because basically the.