also, thank you to victor mendez, federal highway administration, u.s. dot, not only for the money, but for the partnership. butch, good to see you back on your feet again. these guys have been that almost every meeting of consequence on this, so the federal government has been very much engaged, working with us along the way. weasel -- we also want to acknowledge that come into my right. -- the gentleman to my right. before he takes off, he is a hard-working man. [laughter] this is just one of many complex and major projects that are underway in the bay area. i sleep better at night knowing that there are moving this forward because they do such a great job. all the people here in hard hats, vests, i want to the knowledge the hard work you do. you are the ones that take the raw materials and then turn them into world class projects that will stand the test of time, keep people safe, and keep traffic moving for many years into the future. thank you for the work that you do. we are here today celebrating a major milestone, getting the tunnel under constructio

i also wanted to move this project for another reason, which is important to u.s. dot. that reason is we are involving a number of small and disadvantaged businesses, a key goal of u.s. dot. you see the new equipment here. that is simply because of the investment small businesses are able to make because of the recovery act. it is critical that small business is also a part of -- not just sharing in the economy -- by helping us to recover from an economic standpoint. let me close with a few words about our main priority as u.s. dot, and that is safety. we have many projects across the country that are underway and we need to be extra careful when driving through work zones. we want to make sure that men and women building the infrastructure are safe, and that is important for all of us. i would ask you to please keep that in mind. whenever you are behind the wheel, please turn off your cell phone and pay attention to your driving. i were transportation secretary ray lahood is leading a national effort to bring attention to the dangerous act of talking while driving. in

dot com. u.s. officials say the amount of oil seeping from the blown out well in the gulf of mexico is it significant they also believe see page discovered near the well it could be a natural occurrence as a result b.p. has been told to carry on with its plan to seal the hole in the ocean floor for good but feared it would have to remove the cap which was fitted last week because of concerns over the leaks but the flow of oil for the first time in three months that it's now being allowed to remain in place. the syrian government has banned women from wearing face covering islamic veils in the country's universities to education ministry says the decision aims to protect the nation's secular identity but found it doesn't cover the head or head scarf which a growing number of women all wearing similar levels of head begin to france and belgium with the european countries for the public wearing of full veils to be made illegal. the most severe flooding to have hit china any years now claim some one hu

thousand nine hundred forty five dot com. the u.s. military hunts for who's behind exposing classified cover up snuff done a stop to the wiki leaks website whistleblower is promising further revelations soldiers of. civilian. areas still feeling the impact of the global recession six years off the country you know unemployment continues to grow more and more families all turned to charities for the generals. and russian that just later is prepared to clamp down on sham psychics who call in the thousands of dollars out to clients for jesus to ban them from other times and as well as demolishing the bank but it's he's on city for. well that is where our top stories this hour next it's a sports update. for the same stuff but we're already involved in champions league football that's right kerry it is the race to reach the group stages a date yet but there is russian interests tonight is any travel to remain yet i've all the details in my. hello there welcome to the sports news and the midst of a headlight. champions league dreams any fac

dot com. if. the u.s. government initiative to help struggling homeowners comes under attack with three hundred thousand families still face every session every march. riding higher russia's prime minister saddles an irony that an international by convention in a new crank before going on to meet the country's leadership. and a new report reveals that a stone and women earn a third of the less than similarly qualified men and that the country has a russian speaking minority who are also fall victim to discrimination.

u.s. is in the past. r.t. dot com to check it out if you haven't done so already don't go anywhere now they've got all the nation's business news coming your way now with stephanie good to see you and it seems that also dr there passenger numbers during the economic oysters people are now taking to the skies again yeah that's right alice according to the international air transport association international air traffic has now surpassed pre-crisis levels i'll have more in just a moment but first it's two years since robert dudley then head of b.p. fled russia after a dispute with russian shareholders on tuesday he was declared the new boss of b.p. taking office in october and in a final twist the outgoing head tony hayward may return to russia as a board member. reports. robert dudley has already earned his created for handling of the gulf of mexico oil spill the gulf represents one third of the company's oil and gas wars and refineries and his experience in russia where to keep b.p. generates about a quarter of b

dot com. the u.s.secretary of state says that north korea will face new sanctions in the nature to steady its atomic ambitions hillary clinton was speaking in south rare after holding tools of military and defense officials she said the new measures including the freezing of assets trying to stop north korea purchasing all selling arms it comes just days. for joint military exercises and tearing down for many potential attacks then all that denied accusations that it was behind the sinking of a warship belonging to the south in march published a call from the center for korean studies at mosque a state university says the new sanctions that any likely to irritate kanya. back should i don't know what could be more i cannot make downturns against the north korea because it is already too much isolated so. the other trade always last down the four billion us dollars and eighty percent concentrated on china i think that's just a statement made of the un security council statement on north korea reached com

people happy but not one versus women find out why she can't even hong kong's all that salty dot com. the u.s. secretary of state says north korea will face new sanctions in the day just to stem its atomic ambitions hillary clinton was speaking in south korea after holding talks with defense and military officials she said the new measures including the freezing of assets and to stop purchasing all selling arms comes just days before a joint to manage exercise aimed to jaring pyong. yang for many tests have chill at times well the north denied accusations that it was behind the sinking all of a warship belonging to the south in march have a militia call from the sense of the korean studies of the mosque a state university says the new sanctions are only likely see pyongyang. actually i don't know what could be more economic sanctions against north korea because it is already too much isolated though. the other trade always less down the four billion us dollars and eighty percent concentrated on china i think that's just a statement made of the u.n. security council statement on north korea ea

dot com. the u.s. senate is looking into the folder and campaign in afghanistan even as another thirty three billion dollars are added to the war budget and that's despite a massive leak of documents exposing the military's mistakes as well as civilian deaths. czech republic has introduced a hotline to help but senior citizens who are being abused how do you get health care system in poverty many many of the countries elderly. vulnerable both physically and mentally. and russian scorched by the hottest summer in dan caves where the heat wave and even the normally called climate of same period crops are being destroyed by fires and forest blazes for several villages in central russia to be evacuated again causing heavy smog over moscow. well it's time now for a sports update and a farmer joins us now in the studio and i guess you've got all the latest on sports there is the usual and of course russia's athletes are off to a perfect start in barcelona this morning winning gold silver and bronze in the wo

dot com. the u.s. senate is looking into the full swing campaign down a stand even as a mill close since three billion dollars. to the. sponsor massive new documents exposing the minute she's in the states as well as civilian deaths. the czech republic has introduced a warning to help senior citizens who are being abused and i say to the health care system hold the scene believe that many of the countries over the vulnerable playing physically mentally. and access to the world's biggest and video sharing website has been restricted in the actions of families of courts decide its mission pretenses khalid's showed me examples of extremism. and we're back at the top of the hour with more news right now that is going to linux and sports with. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up. strides ahead russia's walking wonders grab a clean sweep of medals in barcelona. was any rule a setback in romania as they failed to crack you know in the champions league qualifiers. dan merido

dot com. embarrassing exposure as the biggest leak in u.s. military history reveals a major coverups over the war in afghanistan but is it old news rather than the revelation of. a space to call home it's ten years since the international space station first became habitable when a russian module with life support systems docked with the orbiter. plus abandoned to be adopted looks of the concept of baby boxes where mothers can and. rather leave their newborns with hope for a better life. and kate is up next with the latest from the world all. with the bad news for ferrari do tell hiero yes formula one's governing body has fined the italian carmaker after they appeared to give orders which influenced the outcome of sunday's german grown pray more and that's the sport that's next. hello and welcome to the sports news here from r.t. in moscow these are the headlines f one punishment for arya fined one hundred thousand dollars after appearing to give team orders during the controversial german grand prix. and second slip pace got lose again in th

dot com. in the. the u.s. government's program to help them speccing foreclosure comes under attack as a community organization steps in to help desperate homeowners. britain's defense secretary admits u.k. and american troops used to p.t. to reign in iraq war in two thousand and three which may have led to high radiation levels across the country. freezing your future russian clinic is the only one in europe. on highlights.

at 95% support the proposal but the u.s. dot requires airlines to make add-on data available and easily accessible to the travel agency channel through any n which the airline or an airline is agreed to participate. these surveys present law should point out our business people who did not generally favor government intervention in the marketplace. however, they see a market failure coming at them with a speed and impact of a stevens strasbourg fastball to decide of the ead. with across-the-board unbundling, of air travel serves and absent the government and higher stepping in, consumers will not have the ability to evaluate the full price of air travel options available to them. for decades, the transparency of air fare information through all channels has been a marvel of modern technology and has benefited consumers immeasurably unbundling without disclosure threatens to catapult us out of the 21st century and back into an opaque stone age where a telephone calculator, pen and paper and a lot of unproductive time were needed

u.s. even the place had all the loyalty dot com. well stephanie will be here shortly to bring you all the latest in the world of business that's coming your way in just a few minutes and i'll be back with the main stories in about ten minutes from now stay with us. i'm grateful for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice ceased to face with the news makers. hello and welcome to the business bulletin robert dudley is returned as head of b.p. but have come as a surprise to the russian shareholders of t.i.n.k. b.p. a clash over management style so dudley effectively pushed out of the country two years ago and as i tell you had to over reports his rough ride in russia could not prove useful. the name bob dudley prompts mixed memories in russia his departure from the post of t.n.t. b.p.c. accused of acting against the interests of russian shareholders back in two thousand and eight left a bitter taste but no one would underestimate his part in building russia's third largest oil producer nor his managerial skills i

u.s. he's charged with smuggling weapons and just weeks after a highly publicized spy saga follow the story at your own time dot com. now let's get to some other international news now u.s. defense secretary has called in the f.b.i. to find out how secret documents on the war in afghanistan leaked they were published by the wiki leaks site on sunday giving classified details of the war robert gates says it has endangered american troops and allies and aggressive investigation will be carried out the disclosure has increased calls to end the war in many countries including the u.k. . there's been some clashes between police and protesters in controlled kashmir the violence started after paramilitary troops fired on anti india demonstrators injured two leaving one in critical condition police say they fired on a rock throwing protesters but locals claim the two men who were shot won't even involved in the demos. more than three hundred people have been killed during widespread flooding in pakistan over the last three days thousands of others are stranded after rivers burst their banks and washed away streets in t

dot com. embarrassing exposure the biggest leak in u.s. military history reveals major cover ups over the war in afghanistan including unreported civilian deaths and pakistani support for the taliban. a space to call home it's ten years since the international space station first became habitable when a russian module with life support systems docked with the orbiter. and abandoned to be adopted our team looks at the concept of baby boxes where mothers could anonymously leave their newborns with hope for a better life. while the story is also at r.t. dot com next for the sport. hello and welcome to the sports news and here the headlines. f one punishment at ferrari a hit with a big fine after appearing to give team orders during the german grand prix. while the big guns misfire both manchester united and big spending city lose in america. and goals galore we'll show you all eighteen goals from this weekend's russian premier league. but we start with formula one and ferrari have been handed a one hundred south dollars fine after their contr

u.s. and she's charged with smuggling weapons just weeks after a highly publicized spy saga all the story at r.t. dot com. i'll stick with some other stories from around the world and the u.s. defense secretary has cold in the f.b.i. help find out how secret documents on the war in afghanistan were leaked and they were published by the we can leaks site on sunday giving classified details of the war robert gates says it has endangered american troops and allies and an aggressive investigation will be carried out the disclosure has increased colds and the war in manic countries including the u.k. . and france a woman has admitted killing eight of her newborn babies over a period of seventy years but domini control says husband has been freed without any charge after she said he had no idea what happened police were alerted after the new owners of a house the couple had lived then found bones were buried and wrapped in plastic in the garden. more than three hundred people have been killed during widespread flooding in pakistan over the last three days of others are stranded after rivers burst their ban

dot com. strategy under question as the u.s. congress approves billions more in war funding some lawmakers say they're signing off war lives with no end in sight. internet censorship in russia's far east is a call some local provider blocks access to you tube for spreading extremism. and jumping on the spying bandwagon and that being born woman seized with weapons and sparks a media frenzy americans comparing it to the time of the recent russia u.s. spy saga. live from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day thirty three billion more u.s. dollars are heading to afghanistan after the move was given the go ahead by congress the huge cash injection is meant to bolster the war effort which critics say is being lost to the taliban and the recent publication of secret u.s. military files seems to echo this view as christine for sul now reports. twenty a glimpse into the way it really is on the battlefield now made more clear by the release of more than ninety thousand secret documents on.

dot com. embarrassing exposure is the biggest leak in u.s. military history reveals major cover ups over the war in afghanistan but is it old news rather than revelations we report tonight plus. a space to call home it's ten years since the international space station first became habitable when a russian module with life support systems docked with the orbiter. and abandon to be adopted r t looks at the concept of baby boxes where mothers can anonymously leave their newborns with hope for a better life. hello it's nine pm here in moscow this is the r t news channel with me kevin though in the top stories this hour a massive leak of over ninety thousand secret u.s. military files as.

u.s. relations i'm joined by dan kai human dubai he's the editor of the news service pakistan. dot com in washington we have now was he's the director of the south asia center at the atlantic council of the united states and author of crossed swords pakistan its army and wars within and in london we go to anatol lieven the chair of international relations and terrorism studies at king's college london and the author of the upcoming book pakistan a hard country and another member of our cross talk team on the hunger all right across talk rules in effect gentlemen that means you can jump in anytime you want and until i want to go to you first hillary clinton was in islamabad not long ago i had a gift five hundred million dollars for a civilian projects build dams and schools and whatnot and the pakistanis were didn't seem all that grateful expression day after almost twelve billion dollars in aid since the bush administration almost eight of billion of that was for military but they weren't grateful so i asked maybe not even a rhetorical question what is the state of u.s. pakistani r

u.s. economy is unusually uncertain. >>> tokyo stocks fell on thursday morning as investors locked in gains following wednesday's surge of more than 250 points. but the nikkei 225 at least ended on the dot at 9,700 points, down half a percent. investors took their cue from the u.s. central bank's latest economic assessment, suggesting the american recovery may be losing steam. and the dollar is losing ground against the yen on thursday morning. investors are cautious about the outlook for the u.s. economy. the dollar is now trailing at 87.28-30. the euro is at 113.36-41. market sources say falling u.s. production figures released on wednesday are prompting dollar selling. and here's a look at the latest long-term interest rates. this is the yield on the benchmark ten-year japanese government bond. in other asian markets hong kong's hang seng opened flat. it's now down 0.3%. the shanghai key index for major blue chips is up half a percent. and in shenzhen the sse composite is up 0.3%. >>> japan's electronics maker panasonic is moving toward full ownership of two of its subsidiaries. its aim is to boost earnings with a new business in energy-efficient homes. sources say panasonic will lau

dot com. hello it's. the russian capital gang. the u.s. military hunts for who's behind exposing classified cover ups in afghanistan and we can fix website this is promising further revelations to come. admit to civilian casualties. that we are still feeling the impact of the global recession sixty years of the country joined in view only on that continues to grow more and more families all turning to charities for the daily bills. and russian that just went to repairing a clamp down on some psychics who call in the thousands of dollars out to vulnerable clients ortiz up running to down the other ties and as well as demanding that they prove inabilities a certified. when next. speaks to us off the academic and outspoken palestinian supporter norman finkelstein i see it.

dot com. that is a tough period for the u.s. campaign in afghanistan american forces have just experienced their two deadliest months since arriving and now locals are rioting against the presence of foreign troops jay deliberate a u.s. afghan veteran says people are just tired of feeling unprotected. basically the general sentiment of the people is that they're tired of seeing i could pay occupying forces every day that u.s. and coalition four sets foot in that country anti-american sentiment grows because there's there are the pick the population does not feel safe they do not feel protected like the counterinsurgency campaign assumes that it can do and the other problem of this whole scenario is that kabul is supposed to be one of the safest places in all of afghan emma stone and of kabul is an up peoples then you can surely buy that the rest of afghanistan is just ten times worse than that well in all counterinsurgency campaigns when you insert more troops the first thing that happens they see a spike in violence and a spike

u.s. at stake as richard holbrooke claims you might think congress would have crossed their t.'s and dotted their i's by now and fighting their longest battle as they're supposed to be united states constitution requires that before the united states goes to war that there be an act of congress but just as in the vietnam war we've never followed that procedure with respect to a war in afghanistan and we centrally drifted into a war in a long term commitment a long term commitment that appears to be wearing on lawmakers who want to know this wouldn't be helpful for the president to at least lay out a flexible time for when the u.s. is getting out beyond the july two thousand and eleven date to start withdrawal u.s. president obama set is given no assurance that this should be an open ended occupation holbrooke emphasizes the u.s. is committed to no calendar very leery of setting a date certain. they are here for the salute withdrawal but still the endgame is unclear civilian and military operations in afghanistan are proceeding without a clear definition of success the ambassador is banking

dot com. you're watching on t.v. that's taking the headlines the u.s. military hunts for who's behind exposing classified cover ups in afghanistan to wiki leaks web site. is promising further revelations to probe while exogenous at mit. the civilian casualties. that fear is still feeling the impact of the global recession sixty years off the country join the e.u. unemployment continues to grow more and more families are turning to charities for the denials. and russian legislators are preparing to clamp down on the sham symmetrix calling the thousands of dollars out of them. for having to ban them from advertising as well as demanding that they prove their abilities a city full. well let's head into all that now for some not.

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u.s. policy towards cuba stay with aren't. anything. still. to. come on how far your feet. were. would be soo much brighter. from things to pressure inside. teeth dot com. if you. want to. welcome back your crosstab computable to remind you we're talking about who will benefit from better relations between cuba and the u.s. . keep. but before let's see what russians think about the cuban leader cuba and the united states have been at loggerheads since for they'll kustra came to power in one thousand nine hundred fifty nine since one thousand six to one u.s. policy towards cuba has focused on a trade embargo and diplomatic isolation and administration travel restrictions were strengthened in two thousand and four though there was a u.s. mission in hawaii on the it has little communication with the cuban government however with barack obama in office when expect changes and the removal of travel restrictions the russian public opinion foundation asked russians if they consider fidel castro to be an outstanding twentieth century politician sixty three percent said he definitely is since his actions benefit cuba only nine percent disagreed peter. ok ka

u.s. banking system is about to go through its biggest overhaul and over seventy years the dot fraying bill is designed to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis and would limit risky trading activities limiting bank profits but it is unpopular a wall street with healthy donors beginning to direct more campaign contributions to the republican party president finds out of people in new york saying bankers can be reformed. the twenty three hundred page died frank bell is being regarded as the most significant financial legislation in almost a century do you think wall street bankers can actually be reformed this week let's talk about that do you think that wall street bankers can be reformed no. because it's just the mentality that you need to have to work on wall street it's like it's almost an ingrained into their personalities as a finished grad school and i just don't think that's going to change they think if we put a little bit more regulation here in wall street the facts could help the world globally a little a lot. because like you said this is the world's financial structure right

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u.s. supply. russia update for now you can always buy more of our stories on our website r.t. dot com slash business. but something has been to the caspian region of the wilderness in the great outdoors a form of adventure. now wattie goes to central russia where the car industry is rapidly developing where history finds new life in its paintings and where american citizens can find a new. welcome to the. russian close up. to. come to the future. just repeat the scheme from a cinema and landed in your living room shot on special plans is streamed streeter stereo display the life no glasses no problem just shows her the three d. until she updates year on. leave the country. here's a look at the top story. he's here in our team sow's of barrels of hazardous chemicals swept into chinese river by recent floods are headed towards russia efforts are underway to recover them but moscow is concerned about the possible consequences should the toxic material cross the border. and germany is debating whether potentially offenders should be kept under a law that he even after these sentences