many couples won't. deal with the putting food of those. of you out those of you with all of the. four pm in moscow headlining this facebook will do the acts in the fight against fake news and bands hundreds of pages of accounts. coming up to moscow what was its arms and a warm welcome to those two astronauts who escaped death yesterday an aborted rocket launch ended their journey amid it as they crash landed back in the. right images that are. available for a good. huge story three that immense speed the quick thinking proved forced to abandon their malfunctioning spacecraft before that nail biting descent back. and

coming up to this hour. if we are fortunate enough to win back the house and or the senate that's when civility can start again america's election friction democrats republicans fight dirty with voters deeply divided over next month's high stakes midterm. studio h.q. here in moscow is kevin ok with you this friday afternoon for this half hour a news update first big fight against fake new steps up a gear than a leaked google briefing earlier this week revealed how the internet giant and others like facebook and twitter are increasingly policing which content stays online and which doesn't it seems they wasted no time doing it either facebook shut down hundreds of accounts and pages it accuses of being misleading let's get more

from dan hawkins. fighting the russian bots and trolls tackling fake news defending american democracy from foreign meddling social media giants have been at this for months. what is facebook doing to prevent foreign actors from interfering in u.s. elections do you think we need consistent privacy protections for consumers across the entire internet ecosystem have you heard of total information awareness you know i'm talking about you know i do not ok would you be comfortable sharing with us the name of the hotel you stayed in last night. no. this time it's closer to home more than eight hundred pages bad by facebook and these are some fringe accounts conspiracy peddlers or extremists some of the pages

have been around for years and have millions of followers. among those to face the axe are pages exposing alleged corruption states of violence and police brutality as well facebook have explained the pages broke the rules engaging in spite and inauthentic behavior something we've heard before now what makes this purge different through previous calls is that this is no secret kremlin bought operation as previously alleged by media some of the biggest pages were run by americans in america for americans the accounts removed express the

spectrum of views both conservative and liberal pro and anti trump and the page owners are scathing out facebook page with over two point one million followers has been unpublished along with eight hundred other pages in accounts the purge of old media is upon us i've been memory hold from facebook three hundred fifty thousand followers. there is a dangerous precedent been said here where the big tech companies have appointed themselves as the gatekeepers are political thought an opinion rich with this if you care about free speech this latest intervention comes ahead of crucial midterm elections in the u.s. it's a sign of social media giants waiting even further into the minefield of free speech versus fake news and could be seen by many as a sign of meddling in itself. thanks dan no elsewhere today those two astronauts are no doubt thinking their lucky stars after successfully escaping the

failed launch of their soyuz spacecraft thursday booster rocket motor function just minutes into their flight less than three minutes into it causing them to abort dramatically or return to earth again it was a huge rescue and after they went through that of the medical tests there was big relief from friends and family of course as their welcome back to baikonur.

ok with the up to two of the crew arrived earlier the star city training center near moscow is refreshing the. star c t o's vose nigga token russian is where russian cosmonaut aleksey of cine has been training for months and months preparing for his second mission to the international space station now he and another crew member and merrick an astronaut and nique hague right now here are off to they a lot of key escape as they call it the emergency landing in kazakhstan they will be checked here for the next forty eight hours we hear from the doctors that both space men feel very well right now both physically and psychologically but the

product will require is that they their health conditions are more neutered for the next two days we know that some family members are also here of course everywhere you warm welcome but the question. many now want to know the answer to is exactly what happened on thursday a criminal case was launched and as paschal high profile state commission was also formed to shed the light on the cause of the incident on thursday we hear that they had open nasa and the european space agency already offered their assistance help in the investigation we expect the first results spiked over twenty five but already now we hear that separation system all function might be cause of collision again this is just preliminary suggestion they had of men programs the russian

space agency ross cos most mr click a lot of provided more on what is happening right now i mean. the commission history it's worth the first rocket programs have already been found and the results are expected by the twentieth of october our systems will help analyze the reasons for what happened. until the exact cause of the incident is found all the space flies must be suspended but a very good news for both alexei of jean and in the hague we hear from the head of russian ross coarseness that they will fly to the international space station next spring already where back in star city these guys will fly we plan for their flight to be in the spring of next year while the incident became a real shock for people involved in space industries on both sides of the atlantic so it is very important right now to be careful in the investigating and in answering the question exactly what caused this incident. you know look at home

from above or all of the crew aboard the international space station have more than a bird's eye view of what happened and they captured the moment on camera these images were taken by the current space station commander exam to go if you could just about. make out the white streaks the smoke from the rockets the gust and his team were reading of course to welcome the colleagues on board that should have been within a couple of hours but they could only in the end watch helplessly as they saw those astronauts incredible escape as they fell back on the earth again even four hundred kilometers up commanded us relief was palpable i'm glad that our friends are fine thanks to more than thousands of rescue workers this day has again shown how great this so uses this by the fall start the group was safely brought back to earth space travel is stuff but we must go on for the benefit of humanity does that send a cause when you've got half a million pounds a burn in rocket fuel behind you and opposed to this going faulty you need to get

away and you need to get away fast thursday so use crew them out man relying on a scape system that was first developed way back in the sixty's. it's a very dangerous situation and it's. him impressive. about the design of how they built the scape system that it works so very well but you're in a very volatile situation with lots of rocket propellant around you going very very very very high so things could have done much much worse and it's just great that the escape system works so well here every moment of a brief tense flight was being watched closely from the ground to next more galatea

takes us through what happened. baikonur cosmodrome fourteen forty local time lift off in five for. one engine and warrior by doing the engine the next right lift up. the and she is always the most nerve raking parts of the energy and stress involved the colossal rise of the respects and dangers at this time everything proceeding as intended for today is quite near the two minute mark the first stage boosters begin to separate something goes wrong. all right initiated and there's no time to wait think of one hundred twenty one seconds and merge and see protocols engage automatically the mission is compromised

there are a million seconds to get the crew away with. the families of the crew with the heads of course morse and nasa watch on as the ejection system jettisons the crew module away from the rocket boosters the for the tons of high explosive fuel detonate and we have lift gate tower for this is now jettisoned the ballistic trajectory they're on is rougher than anticipated the crew is shaken and battered but stay conscious with room for a little humor. sixty. three minutes in emergency systems function as intended they begin their descent back to earth within minutes as search and rescue operation is underway helicopters assume borne powering towards the landing site wealth

a mix families crazy. and who realize that the first were still on t.v. but it isn't on and turned it off you can understand my feelings at that time. there's no telling what medical condition the crew really what we might call luck others would call professionalism the crew trained for years for this the technicians who engineer the safety overrides the rescuers and medics who arrived in record time ross cosmos nasa teams wasn't that miracle but it was the next best thing when it comes to space nothing is left to chance there's contingencies for everything sail safes protocols and provisions as checks double checks triple checks and so is a track record the best in the world proves it's a safe as can be but that only gets you so far space is after all

the final frontier. because they very well former astronauts who spoke to say crews of course are well prepared for such emergencies and they went on to praise of chinon in the hague for their quick thinking actions. i flew out to the space station aboard a soyuz rocket myself came back at us or use capsule and my fourth question and so you know kind of brought me back to what it's like being in that vehicle and imagining going through this kind of emergency aboard but as you heard yeah from the transmissions the crew was very calm very professional and they did everything right and so first and foremost of course we're all very pleased that the crew is safe and healthy they're able to walk away from the from the landing site and now it's just a matter of the investigation to determine what happened what corrective action needs to be taken in and then recertifying the vehicles for launch it just this was a situation that the crew were very well prepared for often it's almost impossible

to believe that everything will go well however most of the time everything does go very well but we are prepared mentally things not going the way they're intended in this sort of event when there's an anomaly during the launch the crew react as they would in a simulator they practice their reactions multiple times in the simulator so they don't ask what's happening what do we do score past four or moscow thanks for choosing at international what more to come with me kevin i went on the way donald trump gets the home after it is bought more russian defensive weapons look at whether he'll go through there with it thinly veiled sort of sanctions against what will be another ally coming up. it's seems wrong. to me.

to say proud to stay active. engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. 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 losing business is just the dance the right questions demand the right answer. question. can.

i get a likely turn to love when president trump welcomed kanye west to the oval office the u.s. rep who now wants me know well briefly anyway as yet was making a great make america great again this trial and again he was wearing a make america great again cap in front of the media officials said it made him feel like superman. put this hat on and maybe feel like superman you made a superman i was that's my favorite superhero you know what i don't like about it it's not that i don't like what i do when i meet saturday night live to improve on what i mean that liberals improve on as if he don't look good we don't look good this is our president he has the beat of precious lives why why the pair discuss some serious topics wes went on to have a minute monologue basically about social policy mental health or an issues like north korea he also lashed out at democrats saying that using the concept of racism

to control voters comment on the meeting in general sparked fury online and across america's mainstream media especially kanye west of the oval office today unfiltered and unapologetic not only was this a crazy conversation for this white house this is the kind of conversation that would typically be held between people wearing hospital bracelets this is not funny they were laughing there this is a man who needs help needs help i've said it before president trump is exploiting kanye using him to try to reach black voters if you are anything but a white male historically life wasn't better for you then it is in the current moment it's stunning alley well you know history is midterm elections less than months away i know with both the democrats and the republicans appearing to grow increasingly animated spoken probably as you'd expect there's a lot at stake though you go of poll this week shows only a six percent gap in support between the two parties the democrats leading on forty

seven percent next caleb maupin looks at how campaign protocols being torn up in the current political climate. i may not agree with what you say but i shall defend to the death your right to say it now that used to be the favorite quotation of americans but not anymore civility is passe just ask hillary clinton you cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for what you care about if we are fortunate enough to win back the house and or the senate that's when civility can start again remember back when everyone hailed this motto when they go low we go high. well now barack obama's former attorney general has adjusted it just a little machine always says that you know when they go low. you know. they go low we keep it right. and some

sectors of the us public are pretty clearly ready for battle. i was going. to be. worried because. some republicans are now warning that the chaos could turn deadly i fear that there's going to be an assassination i really worry that somebody is going to be too and that those who are ratcheting up the conversation they have to realize they bear some responsibility if this and a face to violence after the senator's personal information was released online his family is on edge you know i felt incredibly threatened and frightened i had been frightened when rand left for d.c. that monday because you know if the new messages get in their face get in people's

face but republicans are also out for blood thinner. mcgrath's every come to extreme too dangerous to govern they've gone wacko. matchups to an arsonist and you don't give power to an angry left wing mob and that's what the democrats are being a little bit with so civility just forget it it's likely that even after the midterm elections americans aren't just going to get over it divisions are getting deeper caleb mop and r.t. new york for us congressman ron paul told us the beyond the war of words and thought republicans and democrats agree oh much more than they think. the policies are very very similar and we who work in the free to move in the libertarian movement have said there's that there's a lot of bipartisanship when it comes to passing legislation like running up the deficit it's getting involved. in informed wars and

being involved like this is there very much the same but i think the disagreement is more of a cultural thing. there the difference is unfair on philosophy as not so much. and then there are there is pushing the boundaries even with the number of scandals shaking up the country. we will crack down on this. this is anti polish activity and it must be eradicated . there was also outcry across the glades when poland's made describing the offense

to accuse it of complicity in nazi war crimes it's clearly from israel. we have no tolerance for the distortion of the truth and he writes a history of denying the holocaust i see among some in the law was decriminalised what was intended to defense the good name of poland would now be a civil not criminal offense and. let's assume the world news is looking so far this friday when his cabinet if any more news breaks to the next thirty minutes or so we'll bring it to you. hillary clinton so civility can only return when the democrats are back in power former obama a.g. eric holder has coined a new phrase when they go low we kick them without

a doubt both statements can be dismissed as political banter as the midterms loom but it would seem no one can claim much virtue in civility in this environment. you need to lead the audience you need to let people decide what is the relevant to them you don't need to filter the self censoring so john author saw himself he believed he knew better he believed he do with what the needs were of these folks and that's self-censorship which is such and this is completely wrong and this is why we have been sleepwalking into the next financial crisis how john author has been a gonzo journalist i've been a property who knew a journalist how do you how do you not self censor themselves as this next crisis unfolds people would be better prepared to deal with it but they won't be because of the failure of fake journals like johnson.

says he shevardnadze this ceasefire in syria's last rebel stronghold taken root does that mean that the end of the civilian suffering in the country is finally in sight i ask egeland the special advisor to the united nations special envoy for syria. ceasefire in serious brings hope for the beleaguered civilians of the country below in the freezing promises to stem the flow of refugees but will the truce hold for much longer with both rebels and government forces itching to have a go at each other again. how will the outside powers keep hawks on both sides at bay and who will help those caught in the crosshairs yan aggieland had of dinner which isn't refugee council on the special advisor to the united nations special

envoy for syria welcome to the show great to have you with us today. good to be with you c.n.n. in syria and in the turkey russia agreement about creating a militarized zone and striking a cease fire is holding russia's foreign minister says that it is going according to plan the turks concur you are pessimistic about twenty eighteen for syrians before do you still not believe in light at the end of the tunnel. well i am really relieved that there was an agreement for it i was very among those who have very very concern for the three million said billions in need and i think what russia and turkey did was was really bringing the glimmer of hope to syria and showing that diplomacy can win. but it's a pity we didn't have the same kind of agreements in aleppo and history and that's where but we got it in it to hopefully it will hold it's still not over and it

looks so pretty as deals with rebels provided those who do not wish to reconcile with the chance to be bussed to italy does that mean that it is now home to the most it were concise i will rebels you know i mean some of those be added.