the thing with that the n.y.p.d. that's a partnership that was forged in fire in my thirty six years in policing our relationship has never been stronger than this case told that story again new york city cops are side by side with f.b.i. agents and many other agencies in florida this morning to get it they brought justice as they always do the wide experience of our agencies coupled with the individual expertise of the members of the n.y.p.d. bomb squad our highly trained emergency service unit our intel bureau canada terrorism bureau our patrol cops who are the first to respond to c.n.n. all helped lead to today's arrest i couldn't be more proud of the work each of them did in this case and the work they do every day we said from the outset that we would identify an arrest the person or people responsible for these acts we can make that promise because of the confidence we have in our ability to investigate and it deliberate the precise matter today's arrest means that new yorkers and

indeed people across our nation are safe but as director ray said there might be more packages out there so we're going still needs to take caution and if you see something out there call nine one one and in new york city we have a number also one eight eight eight and y.c. safe i want to thank the members of the public who contacted authorities with information during this investigation new yorkers don't back down they step up every single time we've been through things like this before and much worse i'm never surprised by the unmatched resiliency our city always displays thank you also to the media for broadcasting the photos the n.y.p.d. released because it certainly helped workers around our city identify additional packages and help move forward with this investigation thank you for. your. good afternoon i'm jeff berman the united states attorney for the southern district of new york five days ago on october twenty second law enforcement recovered the first device from a residence. of george soros over the last five days as more packages were found

across the country delivered to former presidents federal officials and public figures our law enforcement community federal state local has worked a day and night together with other prosecutors from my office to identify and apprehend the perpetrator that has now happened today my office has filed a complaint against cesar say och charging him with multiple federal crimes for his insidious conduct. pacifically this friend is charged in five counts that include illegally mailing and interstate transportation of explosives and threatening a former president of the united states. as allege of the complaint the defendant mailed destructive devices the citizens of this country who currently hold or have held our highest public offices president barack obama former secretary of state hillary clinton former vice president joe biden former attorney

general eric holder congress person maxine waters u.s. senator cory booker former cia director john brennan and former director of national intelligence james clapper the defendant's conduct as charged is cowardly and reprehensible and totally anathema to our democracy and now the defendant faces a potential total of fifty eight years in prison. this is an ongoing and active investigation and we will not rest until these crimes are fully investigated and the defendant or defendants are brought to justice i want to take a moment to thank our partners the joint terrorism task force the f.b.i. the n.y.p.d. u.s. postal inspection service new york state police the a.t.f. the hard working career prosecutors and investigators in the terrorism unit of the southern district of new york and i will also like to thank the extraordinary cooperation we received from. the southern district of florida thank you.

about the new. deputy chief united states postal inspection service. first like many of my colleagues i'd like to thank all of our federal partners who participate in this nationwide investigation the f.b.i. a.t.f. secret service new york police department and the many state local law enforcement agencies who provided valuable assistance truly i can say this is the way law enforcement supposed to work this was a massive investigation was a collaborative effort and was well coordinated with the two agency bring a special expertise to the table. but i would also like to recognize the many postal employees who we think of as many years we appreciate the diligence and awareness and fact it was a postal employee this morning that a lot is to one of these suspicious parcels. when the postal inspection service have a great deal of expertise in responding to and investigating suspicious mail. inspectors

are trained to right respond investigate dangerous my items in the mail these dangers mail addressed to gays and specialists or how the profession in the use of state. fortunately in this case none of the vices did need it and there was no interest however postal spreads will remain villages and monitor postal so as to determine whether there are additional milnes that have not yet been discovered we will continue to work law enforcement partners to ensure the safety of the mail our postal employees our customs and the american public. that afternoon our tax alice the secret service director just. the other speakers that emphasize i just want to comment on the importance of cooperation here we were in the forefront of this with our receiving early packages on tuesday and wednesday and now fully. the joint terrorism task force now the federal partners just want to

acknowledge the great work done by the f.b.i. a.t.f. the postal service inspectors new york city police capitol police and then the different states involved new york florida california delaware maryland even a district of columbia so and i also want to spend just a few minutes to emphasize how seriously the secret service takes these threats how important it is to our provide protection to our protect easy including former presidents and the current president vice president and just thank our agents and officers and analysts who not only investigate cyber and financial crimes provide world class protection to our protected i think they've done outstanding work here i would just also remark that since tuesday along with director ray this is been our number one focus of the agency is to find the perpetrators of the incidents and to bring him to justice thank you but now the question in. history can you tell all the lies of how fast those with your post i sleep. so each

of the devices was being brought through what are called total containment vehicles to our lab and they were coming kind of syria out i'm and we received some of them the first two that we received were the devices that were sent to former president obama and the d.c. package that was sent to congresswoman waters and so the analysis began on that i think yesterday we were starting to receive information over the course of the last twenty four thirty six hours or so it was found yesterday. that. yes. there are. people who are your reaction to. your. good and also to give us a lot harder. for. the price of. oil the first. my reaction to hearing that we have

a possible match. just validated my unbelievable faith and confidence in the men and women of law enforcement and in particular of the f.b.i. lab there's a reason why the f.b.i. is known as one of the very best in the world and the folks who work there are extraordinary and once i knew that they had a print i was pretty confident that we'd be able finery person as far as the the vices themselves. it's important to say as is in the complaint. even if the devices and we're still trying to determine whether or not they were functional as they say so we're going all kinds of analysis on that to make a definitive determination but they did contain energy material which if subjected to the right combination of heat or shock or friction could be dangerous to the public and the public should treat any device like that according to. the target. of the press conference there by the u.s. attorney general as well as an array of heads of security services in the united

states confirming the news previously given by the media fifty six year old says york in custody charged officially now with five crimes that could lead to a total of fifty eight years in prison that's according to the u.s. attorney general all of those heads of services though emphasizing that this man is innocent until proven guilty as whole series of agencies involved of course in this investigation thirteen sent across the country and the head of the cia the f.b.i. rather they're saying the investigation is still ongoing warning against any complacency there. well we can go live now to get a bit of perspective on this speak to political analyst charles alltel there on the line charles thanks for joining us that if you were listening in to that press conference clearly a very big security investigation there over the last twenty four thirty six hours still ongoing in fact to find out the exact motive of this man just look at the

wider picture though here i mean recent polls showing the u.s. public is greatly divided it especially ahead of the midterms there this bomb or attempted bomber he seemingly only been targeting democrats c.n.n. as well why they labeled as fake news by trump and trump supporters what's this going to do to the divisions in the united states was show ready seemingly at a very tense point. but i think it's a good thing that this person has been apprehended and the authorities are correct to point out he is innocent till proven guilty in a court of law. having said that this is quite an operation here sending thirteen separate packages around we don't yet know the person's motives as you correctly point out it's target only democrats and c.n.n. . i think we have a lot more to learn about how this this came together did he act alone might there be other coconspirators as far as a defect in the election i think it's unlikely to move people who might

support democrats to be more aggressive at the polls on the other hand. the vaunted blue wave i think is turned into a read that part over the cabinet treatment and the sense that many of the policies that president trump was put in place over the objections of the democrats actually seem to be working which is the three point five percent g.d.p. growth figure that was announced this morning when people thought it wouldn't be that good during a hurricane and summer season so i think you know i hope this is not being looked at it primarily through a political prism of violence in the service of. violence makes no sense in this country or anywhere else it's not going to accomplish any lasting objectives this person seems to be a deeply troubled individual let's find out why he did it and let's hope there are no other coconspirators. as you mentioned there donald trump and his press conference stating that there's no room for violence in political discourse in the united states nevertheless he has been criticized hasn't he by many for his

rhetoric which is said to fuel extremism and hatred on the other side as well trump has blamed the media the fake news media as he has pointed out also some other political figures for stirring those divisions and perhaps encouraging violence you know we're going to look at charlottesville at some of the other clashes that have taken place across the u.s. between left and right what's at the heart of this division really i mean i know people shouldn't score political points from what could've been a very dangerous situation but what is at the root of this situation i mean i did state i think it's several things the first is the government in the united states we spend about six trillion dollars a year just aren't government the united states and there's a feeling i think i'm right angle of the government isn't working effectively particularly internationally we've been at war in afghanistan since two thousand and one what do we got to show for that as one example so there's a sense that the status quo isn't working the establishment isn't working and then

there's a realization that in the private sector everything is disrupted think of the big companies that are now gone general motors went bankrupt the airlines went back up many companies are on their feet and people don't have job security they fear for their futures so there's just a i think a sister a growing sense that the system isn't working the way it should in the biggest most powerful country on earth and so you have people dissatisfied with the government on the right you have people dissatisfied with the business on the left. and when you throw a match on this combustible sort of there is it's easy to see things spiral out of control which i hope doesn't happen. it's interesting also just going back to this this suspect in a press conference says a psyche has been charged as you mentioned earlier five charges including mailing explosives threatening ex-president. is facing fifty eight years in jail potentially if of course found guilty after a trial etc interesting there perhaps in the context of trump on the republican

focus on muslim on islamic terrorism on muslim on the ban on people coming in from predominately muslim states that this particular act of domestic terrorism seemingly as far as we know of course isn't by a muslim but as a political motive what impact do you think that could have on political discourse that you know violence threats is possible from all sides of the religious and political spectrum. but i think the issue of mental illness which could well be here is a very serious issue unfortunately in a big country like ours in a rich country like ours where people can buy exposed guns people who are mental illnesses can create tremendous problems you know let's get to the bottom of what really motivated this person this person. put up to do this. and i think a lot of focus will go now on his background and his life story what led him to make this crazy sort of decisions you apparently has made threats like this before

you know what's really driving this person and there are no other associates it isn't bob yeah indeed more details likely to come out in the coming hours and days and weeks charles will tell political analyst thanks for your take today on that top story. let's get to other headlines now in japan and china relations are a historic turning point that's according to japan's prime minister who was speaking at a summit with his chinese counterpart the first visit to the country by a japanese leader for the actual talks in nearly seven years the current four follows a long period of territorial disputes trenchard takes a look now at what exactly has led to the change. the japanese prime minister is in china and he's smiling. that was him with the chinese premier who was smiling too. so why of course these kind of guys put up a happy face for the cameras during the protocol handshake well sometimes things

between countries get so bad that even handshakes can save the day. but both leaders surely would have preferred not to stand there together like that just a few years ago the gloves were off between beijing and tokyo because of these tiny islands in the east china sea just to realize how much i hate that land dispute generated have a look at this. i really wouldn't want to be a japanese car owner in china back in the days the two thousand and twelve conflict was spiraling out in all shapes and forms mr mr she didn't even talk on

the phone up until may this year today though we're pretty much back to seeing the new un friendship with the chinese state run media telling us this kind of stuff so what happened what kind of magical friendship did the several in the dragon get prescribed maybe it was the donald trump pill the world knew mr trump was on a mission to give beijing a real business beating the united states has just announced tariffs on another two hundred billion dollars in chinese made goods china's market distortions. and the way they deal. cannot be tolerated but who knew the president will then take aim at his biggest asia ally japan and his economic bowling well last month the media got a trade war to pay off and anyway the steel and element tariffs had already kicked in you know how it works now america first. we understand that president trump

wants to reduce the trade deficit but i think it's very important for president trump and his administration to find out the root cause of why there is a trade deficit in america i think there is a possibility that they do not yet understand why and so the world silver and bronze medalists and g.d.p. are shaking hands smiling and are possibly even ready to team up what will the golden boy have to say asia pacific analysts told us that trump has only got himself to blame for china and japan becoming closer. us did not expect that. other countries would be able to set aside their differences and get to get to the table with each other as relatively easily as they have been able to do so but at the end of the day it is the us which has to britain which has to carry the blame for this both the countries are frankly facing uni lateral and hostile trade

enforcement action from the trumpet ministration china primarily but i would also suggest that part of the reason for the coming together is because both countries realize the important players. and that without speaking to each other the relationship their relationship with each other as well as the larger geo political environment in which they operate becomes a little more negative. emotions are running high now shoes flung at speakers or banged on podiums they often make an appearance in politics now it seems after the e.u. rejected italy's proposed new budget it was the turn of an italian m.e.p. to put his foot or rather his shoe down.

that's the first time the european commission has rejected any member state sponsor proposal bloc gave rome three weeks to revise its spending plans auntie's on all quarter breaks down the dispute. brussels is sharpening its knife in preparation for a new battle with rome for the first time the e.u. has flat out rejected a member states budget demanding a resubmission to do for the first time as a commission is obliged to a. country that it was off budget. but we seen no alternative to it all and to do so it is really into the whole. the e.u. claims that italy's debt situation is out of control and that solving these

government needs to tighten its purse strings and fulfill its obligations the euro skeptics say it doesn't have anything to do with money since there are other states with bloated budgets that have never felt such a heavy hand from brussels this is the first italian budget the e.u. doesn't like no surprise this is the first italian budget written in rome and not in brussels the economy at that. time in economy is healthy and this is an economic move that will give italy to stability it needs we won't change one comma in this document to. be you know to go into the we are note. that. on. the future. it spain belgium portugal and slovenia have all been in violation of the e.u. agreements in the past and for years france has broken the three percent deficit threshold imposed on it by the e.u.

as for debt it's been in the red since two thousand and two and only this year the second largest european economy received a carefully worded letter in response asking all very politely to reduce its debts . we thank you for sending the from twenty nine thousand draft budget that we received on october fifteenth we would like to ask you for more details the commission's preliminary assessment also indicates that the growth rate for france does not respect the reference rate of ditch reduction in twenty nineteen so italy refused to be taken to heel by this double standard. except the e.u. commissioner in charge of budgets didn't seem to find the stunt very funny even connecting the italian shushan and against to a potential quick path to fascism the episode of the made in italy shoe is grotesque at first you smile and we trivialize it because it's ridiculous but then

we start getting used to this kind of muted symbolic violence and one day we wake up with fascism stay alert democracy is a fragile treasure or the draft budget would have seen over five hundred million dollars worth of cuts to defense spending while putting more money towards social welfare and tax cuts not exactly a sound way to revive fascism and certainly not a good way to be a shoe in with the e.u. donald quarter r.t. . ok going back to our top story the justice department has confirmed that fifty six year old says aside york is the man being held in custody in connection with the recent wave of attempted mail bombs targeting a range of top u.s. political figures officials say they identified the fingerprints from one of the envelopes he allegedly said let's go live now to art is kind of morbid in new york for the update. caleb big press conference there by the attorney general a whole host of heads of security services there just bring us up to speed with the

developments. well we heard from jeff sessions who is the attorney general of the united states we also heard from christopher ray the director of the f.b.i. we heard from representatives of the n.y.p.d. and we've got kind of a portrait of the suspect who was arrested now the individual in question appears to be a trump supporter he apparently had bumper stickers supporting trump on his van he has a criminal record and if he is convicted of what you know he's accused of doing of sending these postal explosives he could face up to fifty eight years in prison now we also heard earlier from u.s. president donald trump and he can graduated the law enforcement agencies for their efforts in quickly identifying this individual the suspect who was just arrested let's take a listen to what donald trump said we will prosecute them him her

whoever it may be to the fullest extent of the law. we must never allow political violence to take root in america cannot let it happen and i'm committed to doing everything in my power as president to stop it. now all across the political spectrum in the united states there has been denunciation of this act saying that political violence is unacceptable however a number of voices in u.s. politics have tried to link this to a divided america and the fact that americans just don't see eye to eye when it comes to politics there have been recent poll results indicating that americans are heavily divided however in statements from u.s. president trump former vice president joe biden among others there's been a call for americans to come together and despite their political differences the unified and not be hostile to each other so a lot of words still being exchanged now they were very careful to warn people that

just because the suspect was arrested didn't mean they should not be cautious it is possible that there are more postal bombs still floating around in the mail they're not they haven't determined that all the explosives he sent have been ad been identified yet and they have not determined that he is necessarily the acting alone a lot of information is still yet to be determined this one arrest has been made they also did emphasize that the suspect is innocent until proven guilty and that while it is believed he is the perpetrator of the crime that is to be determined by the courts. live from new york with that update thanks that cable get back to you if there are any more developments. though in other headlines today germany is considering building a liquid natural gas otherwise known as l.n.g. terminal will be capable of receiving fuel from the united states germany's leave it chancellor merkel's spokesperson added if he would make the country's energy

markets more competitive. well the quality. for the agreement stipulates that germany should have an infrastructure that's why we also welcome the private sector initiatives in german gas transport infrastructure to implement this we believe that a diversified supply of natural gas will help ensure secure energy supply throughout the european union for the near future and at competitive prices. american energy is seen as a competitor to russian gas currently sent pipeline to germany one such route you can see on the map there north stream to it expands the livery is via the baltic sea it's expected to become operational next year or to discuss this further we're now joined by a firestorm fell for political analysts that big incentive for caspian region studies at the free university of berlin so that for joining us so much on r.t. today this american liquefied gas it's said to be considerably more expensive than

some of its rivals. do you think there are perhaps some other motives here for germany to open this port other than purely rational economic monetary ones. thank you so much for inviting me i think it is on one hand concession to the demands of president trump which he raced during the nato summit this year and during other occasions but on the other hand there is also you know. decision to extend the energy infrastructure it is not only the project which was discussed today or yesterday. in the federal state of but also the company the russian carbon overtake turbulent last stock but at the end as you already mentioned the. us is much more expensive twenty percent more expensive than the

pipeline gas coming from russia. the distributor side and pretty much assured that the russian gas will not only you know being you know still the porton for the for the german market but also for the rest of the european not western european market as well as for sub eastern european countries furthermore. the as you already say the trip to project will be implemented it will be ready next year they already started with the construction in germany as well as in finland. at the end we will receive fifty five billion just additional gas for the driven market the question is who is going to buy who is going to buy the more expensive elegy. question if it is subsidized by the government or not but we see the whole discussion in germany i mean started seventy four nine hundred seventy four work us now this unit per

wanted to construct you know. billions but later they decided to invest it in common project discuss your from the. from the netherlands a lot so i saw a lot of projects planning to coming and going but at the end the price is the most important your force and the price is likely to have a big impact on any future decisions but just price aside i mean in terms of the reliability of transportation of the two methods of gasoline's you versus shipping to pipelines i mean how does that compare also perhaps environmental effect does one method of supplying one gas type have any advantage over the other. this is somehow a question and is some holt's or part of the discussion the inverter via mental. paris.