3 years i've had this interview with virginia roberts it was unbelievable what we had. everything. and the video and the major us t.v. network claims the station 3rd explosive interview leaking powerful people to convicted paedophile jeffrey epstein and he spoke to the founder of the investigative group that obtained the footage. pollution i can draw is that a lot of these network executives are very close to the people they were hanging out with jeffrey epstein her. stories of the week whistleblowers become the new frontline in the political battle being waged in washington as a bill to protect their identities blocked in the u.s. senate. as one of its most successful chief executives ever after he

admitted to having a consensual relationship with a colleague on the subject of inappropriate affairs in the workplace. you know the c.e.o. i don't know how much time this guy had on his hands to meet people do you know the world we live in this is an arrow right now of matt lauer. i do know that for. us and joining us this evening you're watching the week here on the hot seat and. legs video appears to show 'd that america's a.b.c. news channel shelved a story on the billionaire jeffrey epstein 3 years ago a network that was recorded ranting about the station explosive interview with an accuser of the convicted paedophile and it's a number of powerful figures are implicated in his alleged crimes. had sort of 3

years i've had to say are you with virginia roberts the palace found out that we have her whole allegations about prince andrew and threatened us a 1000000 different ways she told me everything she had pictures everything she was in hiding for 12 years making history about him we convinced her to talk to us it was unbelievable what we had cleared and we had everything. i had i tried for 3 years to get it on to no avail and now it's all coming out and i think these new well of revelations and i presume had i was so pissed right now the videos of time by the transparency group project veritas has found a james o'keefe shared his thoughts on the footage. i have to wonder why did they not air these stories why why were that why was the shelled now this came to us from an insider within the network an insider who currently works at a.b.c. news leaked us this tape she says there seems to be some type of network of people

that you know that that is covering up for this and she says she has a she thought all of it quite telling that this insider leaked this tape to project their it's us and not the washington post the new york times c.b.s. or c.n.n. because they seem to want to protect the people that we're working with jeffrey epstein again amy robach saying that steam was blackmailing people there's a lot of powerful people on those airplanes that amy is 100 percent certain he did not commit suicide i don't know why she won't say that publicly but there she is in the leaked tape on the set of the program saying these things when nobody is looking. a.b.c. news has defended his decision not to broadcast the story stating it didn't meet editorial standards amy roback agreed explaining her comments were made in a private moment of frustration a reminder of how the story developed 66 year old multimillionaire jeffrey epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008 he was then registered as

a sex offender in july this year he was arrested again and was to face trial over the alleged creation of a sex trafficking network charges he repeatedly denied but a month later was found dead in his cell in an apparent suicide. founder of project veritas james o'keefe again says despite a.b.c. say the allegations were uncorroborated the network doesn't shy away from other high profile claims you can see how frustrated amy robock when you listen when you watch this tape it directly contradicts what a.b.c. news is saying publicly now about not having enough corroboration there they're fine airing the allegations against maybe brett kavanaugh for or trump or anybody else but when it comes to bill clinton and some of these folks 'd that are mentioned by amy in this hot mike tape they say they just didn't have enough corroboration i'm not sure how a.b.c. news defines a corroboration when it comes to credible witnesses talking about sexual assault but the only conclusion i can draw is that a lot of these network executives are very close to the people that were hanging

out with jeffrey epstein per amy amy roebuck's. democrats in the united states a photo pushed through a bill to keep the identity of whistleblowers secret comes as the president's son from junior tweeted the alleged name of the whistleblower who triggered the impeachment inquiry skittle reports on the fate of those who recently died to speak out in the united states. for the democrats impeachment must now seem tantalizingly close all they need is the final piece of damning evidence to seal the deal and to senate minority leader chuck schumer he has come out arguing for the protection of whistleblowers all rother of one intelligence officer who is insider info could make or break the impeachment dream the calls to make public the whistleblowers identity are despicable whistleblowers should be protected period

period that's quite the radical departure from his previous comments on those exposing government abuses and each day that snowden is allowed to room 3 is another twist to the merits snowden is a one of the few picked up by the media he chose the path of raising his voice and going. unlike the hundreds of others who chose the path of least resistance you see they quietly launched official complaints hoping for the system to reform but they were out of luck because as a damning report from an intelligence watchdog shows the cia and n.s.a. wouldn't $189.00 out of $190.00 cases of whistleblower complaints by had to send you the link but the report was shot down i wonder if mr schumer praised or even remembers all those whistleblowers who ruled against what the name for example

rich barlow bring about now living in a trailer in remote montana with his hunting dogs back in the late eighty's bhalo worked for the cia now he found himself in a patriotic dye llama when he uncovered what he said amounted to the u.s. helping pakistan become a nuclear power including by selling band technology and though he followed protocol he became the victim of a smear come. disgraced and discredited barely able to scrape together a living i was disgustingly patriotic and i thought the government is allowing pakistan to develop and spread nuclear weapons and i got destroyed for trying to stop it what about former u.s. marine affronts kayo he thought he'd found a way of reducing the number of u.s. troops dying in iraq as a result of improvised explosive devices all that was needed was a simple swap of patrol vehicles and given the r u

d s were responsible for over 60 percent of all american losses in the country between 20032008 surely the pentagon would have been interested the response was more of. an automated response he's not obeying our instructions he's he's gone off the reservation as we often say. and we've got to stop him from doing that and just as it took gail 7 years to restore his reputation it took just a few months to discredit peter van buren raising 24 years of loyal diplomatic service from beer and found himself on the wrong side of the table when he shed light on state department mismanagement i'm waste in iraq what happens when you're thrown out of the government and blacklisted is that you lose your security clearance and it's very difficult to find a grown up job in washington you have to step down a few levels to find

a place where they don't care enough about your background to even look into why you washed up there the list of nameless faceless and unrecognized whistleblowers goes on and who to blame them for choosing to do to free fall their complaints because if you follow and manning all snowden's footsteps sure you might end up with your name on a plaque card and become the face of the fight for transparency but you might also find yourself. bars and while you're sitting in prison think about how your brothers in arms only have a how to one and 190 chance of success whistleblowing protection should actually exist in all countries because it helps the country to have people tell the truth about corrupt officials united states pretends to have allies that protect whistleblowers but they often either don't work or they are deliberately sordid and certainly the government officials do not want anyone ever telling

about things they do illegally the governments are basically wanting to control saying who's in control public opinion they put john kiriakou in prison for telling that for instance is that the cia was torturing so they normally absolutely do not want to protect whistleblowers and they actually hate anyone who tells the truth about their illegal activities schumer about longside the washington elite needs to clarify his position on whistleblowers if you are a whistleblower you need to accept that harassment prison self-imposed exile just being consigned to the forgotten pages of history are all on the cards unless of course you happen to be that rab breed of whistle blower who finds himself in the right place at the right time with just the right experts say.

this weeks or a major shake up in the fast food world with getting fired for having a relationship with an employee something strictly against company policy the company forbids romantic links between managers and both direct and indirect employees c.v.s. the work took over as chief executive 2015 after working his way through the company he's been widely credited with bringing vitalizing the fast food chains restaurants a menu in a mess is the stuff he apologized to admit it is dismissal was the right decision we got opinions of legal analysts lionel and t.v. and radio host counter. the fact that the best c.e.o. that they've had in a long time is now going to be out of a job because of a personal issue is really sad i mean it's just the state of how we look at things today in america and this was a consensual relationship there was really nothing alyson that he did it's the way it is and in today's era of me too and the like not to mention their own the history of problems here and there what are they going to do it's their law he knew

what he was executive he violated and that's it you know it's hard to meet people these days i'm sure it's hard to be single i'm married but you know as a single person in america you know family is c.e.o. i don't know how much time this guy had on his hands to meet people you know what his golden parachutes going to be today oh my god this poor guy wears a good immediately bloody match doesn't commies east is too busy for that and it's funny how we read into it while it was consensual or nobody's saying it was rape nobody's a kludge it was a violent physical attack of course it was consensual but do you know the rule do we live in this is an era right now of matt lauer and me tonight do you know the rules out all over i mean see the era of over it over it. over it good for your it i mean as a woman in america you are not in charge of us judging people i'm tired of us

judging you everybody is wrong in a relationship no i'm not and you know why if i was if i was in charge i think the world might be a better place because we're going to sirt some logic into this minutia that has become so consuming in today's journalism and in today's america perhaps the company could have some sort of agreement where you know we allow consensual relationships with some sort of agreement between the parties before our eyes and you know and gauge in sexual conversation would you please signing this here to it would you signal this yes we are entitled to when people do it every day how is a world we live in and your staff. who signs contracts for sexuality like what are you talking about who does it you're right you might have to you might have to you might have to have a contract to protect yourself. syrian president says that the west attempt to incite revolution in this country through sanctions has failed to show our love side shed the thoughts in an exclusive interview with the 1st time he's

spoken to an international channel in more than a year. what did you make of it when. the british government sent the royal navy to intercept of the iranian vessel as they said the iranian government said it was with heating oil . for syria or the sanctions from the european union going to hit the poorest people in syria this winter. exactly 1st of all this is by this. this is piracy by the united kingdom regime and this is the core meaning of the word regime called regime in the same gang of youth something similar. yes they wanted to effect the people in syria why because those people expected to rule with against their government during the different stages of the war but

they didn't they were supposed to be supporting the terrorists the moderate rebels with the angels of white helmet but the people didn't this with their government so they have to suffer they have to pay the price 1st for they have to learn the lesson that you should. with their agenda 2nd this is maybe their last ditch attempt in order to push them to be against big government but they tried it tried it before and they didn't work because the people knew the whole story and they know where their interests lies. and of course the full version of that interview here on r.t. on monday is on our website r.t. dot com the polls are open in spain as the controversy at another general election the 4th in as many years all details after the break.

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the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. come back spain's holding its 2nd general election of the year and its 4th since 201514 parties on the ballot need 176 seats to win a parliamentary majority could have been lining up to vote since early this morning with the polling stations that close at 8 pm local time once they close we'll bring you the results as they come in. social media platform to talk is reportedly being investigated by the u.s. government over security concerns video sharing app is chinese aren't popular among teenagers so one of the few to challenge the monopoly of tech giants such as

facebook and google. now. i. i'll be honest with you up until last week i had no idea this thing even existed take tock tick tock for me simply the sound i associate with the clock well if you feel the same i'll have to tell you either you're getting old like me or it's just that your online habits need an urgent update take talk a platform to share short videos is now the most downloaded app the king of all apps and instagram twitter and co you've been dethroned just so you know ever heard the song.

if it wasn't for his app store majesty the song wouldn't have become a hit you can hear on the radio anywhere in the world but here's something that may surprise old school folks like me even more the king belongs to an asian dynasty tick tock is that chinese app. so that's why the top democrat senator in his late sixty's is more up to speed than me 110000000 americans who have information with and the chinese government could be grabbing every one of them guess what the u.s. government is already up to reports say they've launched a national security probe into tick talk and the worries are the chinese government could spy through take talk influence through take talk and censor what's on tape talk good god how come the rest of the world hasn't given up american born facebook

speaking of the man who introduced the blue f to us all it's only natural he is keen to have a go at his competitors or services like what's up are used by protesters and activists everywhere due to strong encryption privacy protections on tick tock the chinese are quickly around the world mentions of these same protests. censored now just let me show you what the people behind tick-tock have to say about all that our data centers are located entirely outside of china and none of our data is subject to chinese law we are not influenced by any foreign government including the chinese government to talk does not operate in china nor do we have any intention of doing so in the future oh someone here is either being really does honest or outright paranoid or a bit of both it's time to stick in the us china trade wars i'll tell you what this year has shown these has still it is can easily spill over into modern tech slash

online territory remember how america once went after i phone killer one of the wall way. want to be still the right word washington even sought jail time for one of wall ways top executives and held google to the wall over android updates anyway for now clocks in. quite a few older ones even in america will be picking the chinese take talk way mr schumer do you have the guts to keep up with the times and join the royal after party. that will cash to boost american roads rail and other infrastructure appears to be way down washington's list of priorities this year the u.s. is planning instead to transport funds into asia as it competes with china even

though people back home is still contending with crumbling roads creaking railways and outdated ports to explain all his scalable. china's one belt one road project of building infrastructure around the world is facing a challenger and the united states is not hiding its intent we have no intention of vacating our military or geopolitical position we are here permanently and we will be continuing to invest more here and we will be continuing to have more bilateral trade and i'm spending much more time in the region but wait a mere year ago donald trump promised to channel money into rebuilding america's decaying infrastructure i've asked republicans and democrats in congress to come together and deliver the biggest and boldest infrastructure playin in the last half century a plan generates an unprecedented $1.00 trillion dollar investment in american infrastructure well it sounds great but those plans have been show now the american

society of engineers has graded america's infrastructure and they are pretty unimpressed when it comes to bridges c. plus with more than 200000 around the country that are over half a century old dams d. more than $15500.00 of them are listed as high hazard drinking water d. with 2 trillion gallons of treated water lost every year essentially wasted and energy lines are also pretty weak take a look around new york city the richest city in the country the brooklyn queens expressway is falling apart city planners say that by 2026 big trucks will no longer be able to use it but forget the children's song about london bridge falling down it's the brooklyn bridge that's visibly breaking apart a few years ago 5 people were injured after pieces of granite fell on to the underpass of the iconic brooklyn bridge in fact that bridge is said to be

structurally deficient $683.00 bridges in new york city are in disrepair and then there's the subway. system constant delays the escalators keep breaking down in fact only $31.00 out of $472.00 subway stations are listed as having all structural components in good repair the should be paying attention to what's going on within this country 1st and foremost before we start spending out to look around new york and tell me if that's what we don't need to do absolutely look at the subway system so 100 something years old and it's still like something from the turn of the century we need to invest in our cities our country and make our country a better place to live it was worse when i was a kid so they're clean lot of people say u.s. infrastructure is just in a mass i mean do you buy that yes i would because i drive a lot of drive it depends on where you live to new york for instance the bridge is in bad shape. and i guess you should take the initiative to really fix it will

start here fullest yes public opinion seems to feel pretty strongly that we ought to focus on fixing things up here before we go around the world and try to beat china at its own game. r.t. new york state with an international appreciation company of that's where you and i often. time after time called parisian to repeat the same mantra sustainability it's very important to excel or a transition to sustainable price board sustainability stay number man or a more equitable and sustainable well. they claim their production is completely hama's. because.

it didn't do something companies want us to feel good about buying their products while the damage is being done far away and this is something else just as he wants any minute i mean look. you missed me doing the nieminen i'm stunned. understood superman. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation community. are you going the right way or are you being led so. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us

in the depths. maybe in the shallows. still. we are at war. i'm responsible for the deployment of thousands of young americans to battle in a distant land. some will kill. you some will be killed. and so i come here with an cute sense of the costs of armed conflict. filled with

difficult questions about the relationship between war and peace and our effort to replace one with the other. like. thomas he turned to. you know i need to. come see true things toddy. i stand before you tonight in my red taj chiffon evening ga.

before. my face off live made up and my family had gen a way. of know with. the might this extraordinary deal between the united kingdom and saudi arabia in which. ronald reagan wanted to sell the saudis billions and billions dollars worth of equipment but these radio stopped it and congress wouldn't approve it because they feared arming saudi would strengthen israel serato reagan handed the deal is there effectively to his political soulmate margaret thatcher un seen nothing yet. very effective. and.

when we stumbled on the saudi arms. deal we really started to stumble on a central feature of british politics over the last 30 years. french has been at the heart of many of the great. of the past 30 years. i was always pleased to see him when i was prime minister because he brought me extraordinary insights i'm bold proposal was. informed as you can see the saudi arabia is a strong friend and would be willing to support taking them with whatever the kingdom needs and of discussion from there on everything else was going to get he explained to mr thatcher this was a deal with saudi arabia and their full things were done differently. they wanted $43000000000.00 worth.