mothers still search for grown children well look you know hope for the best parents. and the headlines today on r.t.e. international spain is walks by on the rest over the jailing of captain long run her cell after he was handed a 9 month sentence for slandering the crown and glorifying terrorism. also facebook blogs some of the australian government's pages on the site the softer they get caught up in the social media networks and ban on news posts in the country. millions of texas residents are left

without electricity and heat as authorities struggle to cope with the deadly winter storm sweeping the southern states of america. so this is. close. and under fire for concealing thousands of head home deaths new york state assembly members push to strip governor andrew cuomo of his emergency pounds. a very warm welcome from our team here in moscow you're watching r t international with me and it's great to have you with us. now large protests broken out in spain over the jailing of catalog. pablo has sell for slandering the

crown and glorifying terrorism 112 celebrities have spoken out in support of the artist while honesty international described his arrest as an excessive restriction on his freedom of expression. thank you. so much. heavy clashes erupted in catalonia as hersel was arrested in his hometown as gaydar on tuesday around 2000 people rallied in barcelona where they were met with a strong police presence a handful of protesters set up barricades set pins on fire and 3 projectiles at

officers regional police said several people were arrested at local journalist evaleen i could chance go to discos at the scene. people are starting to like they already started yesterday going out in the streets of mar so long and they want. to be released he basically was criticizing the spanish crowd and in his songs in his rap there are lots of teenagers think mostly young people and not just in barcelona but also in others in catalonia especially a laid out where. in the end we continue basically barricaded himself and now he said that she just wanted the truth to come out and he's very happy happy about it they just looked like the streets on fire and the plus a couple is the main square in the in barcelona and so the police are getting quite

angry because it's like the 1st process since many months in the barcelona because of. course yesterday there was a woman who was injured there only 19 years old. and she got basically like a bullet in her in her face and now it seems like there are even. bigger than yesterday and they might continue for the next couple things. or something and demand back. there in the iris of. might have just been. used because it's been months since a cut the lungs were actually among whole brain like you said. and others other big. brain. actually also tired of all the restrictions. so they are using you know different uses such as the iris

of pablo basically also they want who you know have a normal life again go back to work 32 year old has cell was taken to prison early at this week after barricading himself and i catalan university with his supporters comes in the wake of last weekend's historic showing us pro independence parties and local catalan elections back in 2018 public hersel was convicted by a spanish court of glorifying terrorism and insulting state institutions he fell foul of legislation covering spaniards his right to freedom of expression the gag law by critics talking about the ruling the supreme court said free speech has its limits on this subject to constitutional demands. the member of the catalan national assembly told us suppressing free speech is inexcusable. the spanish

government me is very sick creating the fundamental rights artists have their right to free speech and free free creation the current government is they call themselves the most progressive government and in the history from spain on so for them the case of problem has been brought up because is a clear sign that this is not true or not this is one of the reasons why we won the independence not because we want to build. a new contract with a more open and free lowell's we want one more open system no system which accept. the kilter and creation like the one i sell or others like. so of course we need this this change so we are fighting for this for

a more free. 3. australians looking to catch up on world affairs on facebook today might be disappointed after the social media giant blocked people and media outlets in the country from sharing news the move comes in response to proposed legislation that would force tech platforms to pay for a news conference or joining me now in the studio. taylor was more details so what exactly is going on here saskia while a tough day if you are a news junkie or indeed a millennial and facebook is your fast source of news in the morning because. of a stray a wake up to find that the go to platform for news have pulled the plug on any and all local and international stories so why has mark zuckerberg all the way from silicon valley decided to drive a streety and specifically of current events updates while it's been angered by

upcoming legislation which would force tech and social media platforms and we're really talking about facebook and google here to pain news publishers to reposed content now facebook says 100 on this is really unfair because you know we're not stealing any news but these outlets are choosing to share their links on our platform that clearly unwilling to negotiate so they've decided to go for this quite bold move this blanket ban which understandably has really angered the astray in government. facebook was wrong. facebook sections were unnecessary that way heavy handed and they will damage its reputation here in australia their decision to block a stray ns access to government sots be they have bad support through the pandemic mental health emergency services the bureau of meteorology will completely

unrelated to the media code which is yet to pass through the senate. let's not sounding like you snow shoes news this being bans but other content well exactly this is the point that's really got people incensed the proposed legislation is about news but facebook has seems to be very generously in tupper to that was because for example if you were hoping to see what the weather was outside of your window well don't look on facebook because the australian bureau of meteorology has got the boot. and emergency services which actually put out warnings for example for bushfires blocked charities including women's shelters the legal services for aboriginal people are gone and most crucially state health departments which obviously in the past year have got a really important role so. some of these pages have been restored but either way it's clear that this was a really extensive and well beyond media and it went into a sphere that has

a very legitimate impact on people's lives like many in the wild australia as in the moment of preparing its covert 916 rollout and obviously it's worried hospitals about the impact this could be if they can't get that information out to people a facebook spokesperson said that finding no news organizations it was a mistake but i think many would say that the reputational damage has been done here because at the moment it looks like this politicized power struggle taking the stand was more important to facebook than public health and safety and we've seen in recent months that the governments and the big tech have. is this rising sea also the cya what absolutely i mean particularly stateside how many times have we seen. quickly drinking water during and herrings government officials accuse facebook of censorship of failing to deal with harmful content of not responding quickly to allegations of abuse now often we heard from facebook look

it's a difficult time it's easier said than done but now it looks like well actually it is that. easy. many would ask why wasn't it so easy to for example remove the live stream of the christ church must occur in new zealand and the video that circulated for hours off to it so clearly when money is on the line facebook can rally the troops can act decisively but it's very selective about when and how it takes action and in a climate where many already think that tech wields too much power as an example potentially banning the president of the united states from twitter. this latest action for many was another example of big tech overreaching these actions will only confirm the concerns that an increasing number of countries are expressing about the behavior of big tech companies who think they are bigger than governments and that the rules should not apply to them they may be changing

the world but that doesn't mean they've done it but what today's events do confirm for australians is the immense market. of these media digital giants so we'll have to see how this particular particular power play plays out but given but others in the international community from the european bloc to canada share a lot of strain as concerns here facebook might find itself in a difficult person does it block everything news traffic and become persona non grata or does it pay up be accountable and take responsibility it's going to be an interesting $1.00 to want isn't it sounds good thanks for coming in. now a deadly winter storm sweeping across the southern united states has left millions of americans without power for days texas's see the record winter freeze with temperatures dropping as low as minus 18 degrees celsius for the 1st time in over 30 years well this is led to rolling blackouts with many houses destroyed during

the storm. this is this is a. very it is flirty. and like it is feeling bro oh it's. a regular pandemic right here for the birds and meanwhile photos circulating online claim to show texas senator ted cruz flying to cancun during the disaster cruise that hasn't commented on the pictures yet but they have caused a massive backlash also show media and he's not the only politician in hell water that's off to form a mess the response to residents pleas for help pretty bad that you know it's texans just came here for a whole other part of the country this would have been

a huge issue in the late we've seen mark for this action. actually. called hope. you got all the blankets out which i told sleep together to keep us warm and then today when we got up there was no water we have no real update of when it's going to come on our phones barely work know when i was you or your family anything nor is it the local government's responsibility to support you joining trying times like this sink or swim it's your choice the city and county along with power providers or any other service owes you nothing well for it he said texas struggled to keep power grids up and running some officials are blaming frozen wind turbines for the disaster many locals however are placing the blame squarely on the local government's doorstep caleb maupin reports. without electricity texas residents are resorting to some rather desperate measures in the hopes of staying warm they are firing up the grill and the generators and some of the even tried to use their cars

to heat their homes resulting in several deaths and over 300 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning people are dying from carbon monoxide poisoning we have had so many calls in so many incidents that we can't even track them all the major oil refineries of the state has shut down due to freezing weather that bright new future of green energy isn't working out so well in the present the wind turbines that accounted for almost a quarter of texas is energy last year have frozen to a standstill every source of power the state of texas has has been compromised whether it be renewable power such as wind or solar but also as i mentioned today. access to coal generated power access to gas generator power also have been compromised alternative energy sources have been a key aspect of the democrats' push for ecofriendly policies a key plank of our build back better recovery plan is building

a modern resilient climate infrastructure and clean energy future that will create millions of good paid union jobs critics are blaming joe biden and the democrats saying they pushed climate friendly policies a bit too hard and branding the outcome catastrophic shows how the green new deal would be a deadly deal for the united states of america if the last few days have proven anything it's that we need oil and gas relying solely on renewable energy would be catastrophic many of these sources have proven to be unreliable the united states may be a global superpower but at home it's a lacking power quite literally all of this critics say are symptoms of america in decline. aren't seeing new york. this way in the u.s. thousands of national guard troops. they're expected to stay in washington d.c. until mid march as i have a concerns of possible on the rest in coming weeks in this state story and more

coming up after the break. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us in the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy thing for him to let it be an arms race in his own spearing dramatic development the only really engaging loses i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. we are now at a point where we cannot manufacture the basic foundational

components of the 21st century economy we are literally taking ourselves out of the game by throwing the keys to the economy to private equity groups wall street hedge funds financier's and money pressures and now it's too late. welcome back because we're in a virus pandemic has pushed to italy's most vulnerable to the brink with many facing a daily decision of whether to feed themselves or take care of their medical needs and 2020 the number of people on the breadline in italy grew by $173000.00 or just under one 3rd of a tile ians are now at risk of poverty according to the organization for economic cooperation and development we heard how italians are coping with the pandemic. on

several troll boy girl radicals are on their we are my situation has worsened due to the pandemic i'm a small grass man who worked in fairs and since everything is now closed due to the curve it i don't know how to go on i have to pay for some medicines but without anyone's help i often can't afford them between eating in treating myself i choose the former you don't know what you have to pay for 1st between pain the house bills and medicines you don't really know what to prioritize so i decide not to treat myself. i'm also finding it difficult to purchase drugs but always cost a lot i can't buy medicines the price of which is increasing more and more we're now talking about different covered variants there saying that could be a new look down so we don't have a better future to look forward so there is no hope. the italian government is facing growing calls to change its strategy for dealing with the pandemic leading health experts insisting that the current tiered system of regional restrictions is

ineffective the government scientific committee on monday urged ministers to follow other european countries in implementing stricter measures here's what locals told us about the situation. which weren't that was the norm but this year has definitely been a strange one the global pandemic has brought a number of sectors to their knees and among these is certainly the poorest people who are having the greatest difficulties finding drugs and buying medicine many people can't even afford to buy drugs at a reduced price donating medicines brings a smile to the faces of people who can be treated the crisis is devastating and there are people who even have to make a choice between eating and treating themselves where all up and they get over the pandemic has increased poverty and palermo it's quite high in the year before the pandemic were opened 3 days a week but now due to comit we have to open 5 days a week people don't work and can't even pay for mad since we collect medicines and

then we give them to people who can't afford them people can't pay for them so we do what we want we distribute food for children too we are missing many things and we're also struggling with. have in the united states 9 new york state assembly members are pushing for governor andrew cuomo to be stripped of his emergency powers now says he faces allegations that he broke the law by concealing covert deaths in nursing homes the scandal escalated 2 weeks ago when the new york attorney general accused the cuomo administration of undercounting covert deaths in nursing homes by 50 percent in state health departments they disclosed over 6000 previously are reported victims despite widespread criticism andrew cuomo has stopped short of an apology. apologized look our you've said repeatedly. we made a mistake when we didn't provide information. it allowed press

people cynics politicians to fill the void i just want to be sure people know these are the facts these are the facts. everything that could have been done was done it's also been reported that the f.b.i. and federal prosecutors are investigating quote most coronavirus task force with a particular focus on his administration's handling of nursing homes we spoke to vivian zionists who lost her mother soko of it in a new york care home and went on to set up the voices for saving his advocacy group every single time he has a press conference he always says it's conspiracy theory or he's blaming someone else but what he doesn't understand is that families are not just our broken we have questions and what he's given so far is insufficient my sister and i were the ones trying to find out really what was going on in my mother's facility we had no

idea that this was a statewide nationwide issue so the steps we're taking right now is against the nursing home directly they were the ones in charge of my mom they were the ones who failed to treat her they're the ones who were not prepared for the pandemic they're the ones who had a duty to my mother and to the other now 69 residents to keep them safe so what we're going to keep going in raising our boys and crying out for a statewide in the pending investigation and a federal investigation into cuomo and his and his administration's. following the defeat of nazi germany in 1945 you might think the right wing extremism would now be limited to the very fringes of society but as artie's redfish project discovered this may not be the case it's documentary premieres on you tube today and you can watch it throughout the day on r.t. international as well here's

a quick preview. also . for some shorts and finished it in the shadow at. the for the i go see. the new. and we've all miss. the premier. bombay aka avoided crying because i've gotten this part. we spoke to raina roth 1st the chairman of the alternative for germany and lindau who claims that the party has been demonized by political rivals and the media. it has become quite common to misuse the term of not citizen to fight

against political enemies and it's not only the a.f.d. which has become the whip him of this we have a very long and complete list of all right extremist parties and also organizations n.g.o.s etc of which it you cannot come and enter the a.f.d. as a member as to now really concerted campaign of the political parties and the media is running to demonize the a.f.d. for things they are not really responsible for if you look at the programmatic. aims of the party it is the conservative party which even has a strong elements of a left wing party it is quite obvious that the other parties at tack at the a.f.d.

as a real opposition and opposition which is feared by everyone because also the other opposition parties of course see that the a.f.d. comes in with a totally new concept the democracy system it will only be complete if you allow also citizens to decide in. a referendum on basic issues concerning the government and the country and this was for many years the basic point in the programme of the green party for example which is to consider to be a left wing party. around 5000 national guard troops are expected to remain in washington until the middle of next month the decision was that the reportedly made as a lingering concerns of violence he's not he's firing from jack with more on the story. one of the places that i actually lived in was

a news anchor was an el paso texas where you had fort bliss that is the 2nd largest army post in the country when we pulled up to the gates here this morning it looks like i was walking into fort bliss there is a there's a whole street that's blocked off here that goes right into a checkpoint you'll see that these cars they go in they get checked pointed by police by national guard and you see this is all happening literally just you know maybe 2 football fields away from our u.s. capitol you can also see to the left of the capitol here in our life we have almost like these little trailers that have been put on we have a lot of these members where they're actually staying there was 26000 troops here during the inauguration the numbers starting to go down but they want to have 5000 troops here scheduled again like you said till march 4th because you have a lot of cumin on members talking underground and sub reddit in you know you have a lot of these different you know social media other outlets and they're going to talking about possibly coming back again on march 4th believing that trump will be

reinstated as the president again the fence looks like it goes down for miles now it goes all the way to the reflection pool in front of the capitol you know this is the people's house kids come here on their snow days to slide down the hill and now it's completely occupied by the national guard here i want you to look at the fencing right now normally you have barbed wire fencing you have barbed wire fencing outside of federal prisons this is razor wire this will kill you if you try to breach this fence here ok that fence that goes all the way around the perimeter of the capital $50000000.00 now again there's talks of having the national guard stay here until the early fall it's it's going to cost american taxpayers 2650000 per day to have 5000 troops here. many thanks for joining us aeronauts he answer national that's all from me for today but jacqueline van gogh will be with you in 30 minutes with all the lights.

l. look forward to talking to you all that technology should work for people. i robot must obey the orders given by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the 1st law show your identification for should be very careful about artificial intelligence and the point is to create trusts. on various chozen with artificial intelligence will summon the demon. the robot must protect its own existence is a mix of. the british and american governments have often been accused of destroying lives in their own interests or you see in this these techniques is the state devising

methods to and to essentially destroy the personality of an individual. by scientific means this is how one doctor's theories were allegedly used in psychological warfare against prisoners deemed a danger to the state that was the foundation for the method of psychological interrogation psychological courtroom the cia disseminated from within the us intelligence community and worldwide among our allies for the next 30 years and how the victims say they still live with the consequences today.