we're seeing all of you is a very happy new year from moscow is red square one thousand tons out. in style join me allison it just to be made with. friends and our exhibits thousand and eleven celebration on the hill. and russians mob coming of trying to leaven with celebrations taking place over to consummate old nine times. out of the all. name with the new we bring you the highs and lows of twenty ten years it will be remembered in russia and around the world. you're watching r.t. this first of january twenty seventh it's now one am here in moscow for me kevin zero in on the rest of the team used to. happy new year we hope you have a great twelve months ahead and you'll continue to watch us as we bring you as many of the news events as possible as possible that will no doubt show you another notable news year when all russian regions of those seen the new year it now including the most western region kaliningrad the last few minutes here in moscow celebrations are in full swing in the heart of the capital red square and we're also taking you this hour almost two thousand kilome

red square preparing. you join me alison just to keep. it is the old and in with the new we bring you the highs and lows of twenty ten years it'll be remembered in russia and around the world. and indeed has been a turbulent twelve months in western countries with a wave of civil unrest raging across europe and some say it was worse in store one . coming to force we report. this is r.t. it's now eleven pm friday the thirty first of december here in moscow i'm kevin welcome to the program. and here in moscow it is now the final hour of twenty ten in a few moments where we're looking back at what was important in the past twelve months and what lies ahead in the next year but first let's check out hope people are preparing to see in the new year in this time zone because in the olympic city of sochi just seen. in the capital moscow getting both early is first to many people around the world to them red square is a place to be on new year's eve is near the city certainly knows how to celebrate. well as you can hear behind me kept celebration

we're seeing all of you is a very happy new year from moscow is red square where thousands turned out to answer in twenty eleven in style every. hour it's a two thousand and eleven the president and the head to look a. happy new year from the coldest region on earth i'm sure thomas in your courage and coming up we'll have all of the new year's celebrations we'll tell you all about it. with the old and in with the new we're bringing you the highs and lows of twenty ten as it will be remembered in russia and around the world. out of the top even twelve months in western countries with a wave of civil unrest to rage here of some outfit say there's was in store once the austerity cuts begin to bite. happy new year and a very warm welcome from all of us here in moscow this is o.t. with the latest news and a review of the twenty ten main events thanks for joining us celebrations are in full swing across russia to mark the coming of twenty eleven with the new year being russia's most popular holiday and our correspondent sara furthur and alex habit have been following the festivities in mosc

moscow's red square. you see. for the rest of the. country and i sat down. together. to watch this i believe it is. so full of moments i think. what is so fine were displayed. extreme the atmosphere is simply wonderful people are so peace of peace here i'm just. with people just start they've been through all the square they've been thinking that they're champagne it really is a very wonderful moments to be here you really can't help but smile because of course new year is the biggest holiday of. also loss or trauma even christmas tonight is not like the children across the country receive their presents from the russian santa claus did the rolls i mean the time when sally and friends get together to enjoy some game to watch my work said the pool to make their wishes or resolutions for the coming via a we spoke to a few of them earlier. i just want everybody to be happy the chinese here have the rabbit i want this year to bring everyone only positive emotions love and how it should have just as with you i wish everyone the best of luck i hope that everything that is p

elaborate great was how one red square as the heads of state moved on to commemorate some twenty seven million soviet minds most were in world war two. it was the first time in history countries that made up the allied forces took part in the tradition. twenty ten also saw the return of cold war spy scandal sending bombshells like her anna chapman into the headlines for weeks and then home to russia just doesn't fit that bill nelson inspires me more than the amount and the quality of people and might in new york it's the strongest largest and the most solid community in the world. but she didn't get to stay for a long fan for towie and that chapman was just one of ten alleged russian spies exchanged in vietnam for four american spies serving sentences in russia the scandal worthy of a hollywood blockbuster broke just after obama and medvedev dished out politics over burgers in virginia media frenzy was a lot harder than tempers in the u.s. and russia who ignored the hype with cool cooperation. record heat wreaks havoc in russia with summer temperatures and twenty two and lingering at f

right kevin there's a saying that good lot sticks to go who are in the new year on the red square and whether or not you believe in superstition there's no denying that the policy that's a ballot to take place in a few hours time on this historic square behind me does form the focal point the at the center if you line to all new year's celebrations the call to couple and indeed perhaps across all russia and new year of course wherever you are across russia means family friends of the cool champagne we are expecting over one of the halls million people to descend on downtown moscow that includes all the made historic square as and indeed the main street of sky is street will be closed to cars will be for desk from eleven thirty pm but the main focal point will be red square of course in the last year some one hundred twenty thousand revelers it was just said that all the square now the have been rumors that it might be closed to the public safety concerns this year luckily that how's that happen but numbers will be limited to twenty five thousand did anyone time allowed on the square o

saying here in the russian capital good luck sticks to those who rush hour in the new year old red square as a celebration focused on a friend's father and of course champagne drinking now we are expecting. the home of people to descend on downtown moscow with its main historic square as a. people not only from moscow russia but from across the world are where do you begin to convert all of this we spoke to some of the they told us about their new year's rent. solution i just want everybody to be happy chinese hear the rabbit i wonder skeered to bring everyone only positive emotions of love and shelter to suit you this is really my wish everyone the best of luck i hold that everything that is one that will happen. is that and that everyone feels happy in this new year money family children and of course for me and for my whole family for your original roots will be a large show featuring singing and dancing and fireworks will take place on the square itself president deby the red there is new year's message will be carried on big screens across the capital and all crescendo want to an eno

i'm sure some people out spot on red square could do with one of those now new year's eve is the perfect time to reflect over the ups and downs of the posture as a little treat let's take a look at some of the fun we've had making over the past year in other words yes take a look at some of the people is. the center of moscow is like take it right next to the kremlin and red square there are dozens of delightful streets has a fascinating. thing. to do with. i love you see you get the same time next week from all cultural shenanigans should or should rather say. hello and welcome to. the speech i. probably make. a case in the halls of the capital has a massive crowd in my eyes miss. you so tell me about the international investors are you i guess. because they introduced. play station. up to my research field. just e-mail us at small straus off to scratch our story. on this machine here is adding flavors into the six thousand lead to make sure that what the skimmed milk i will tell. you without looking full seafood old stuckey's stuff to. tell them for me and the rest the same here i bet

a speech in history the slate hundred issues again using the sims the fireworks you close your red square is a moment you will never forget. the atmosphere and entertainment news with a grand historical occasion is second to none it's out of place just when you think only you explain things what's wrong with this time old city still brightly saving lives bombing. is just the right time to screw up. in the seventy's name to come and go to bed. pushing half. the party seems to be going up. people to take. the place. but. even. some. complex. not far from the. brick factory was built in the sixty's now it's turned into a hip area. and. so is the city's. tells of people. respect. and finally. to see such strict cities around the capitol as you're a slob pursue my dreams of those who watch the gaming series online to see dot com to get inspired to visit such beautiful person towns filled with golden dreams and picturesque sights. that leads us to this week's. i'm a lover it's really nice to meet soon so tell me it's new year's eve in russia it's the maine. yes it's a favorite holiday for the m

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addressing the recent racial violence in moscow for more on this we go to art he's academy about red square for the details so what catarina what exactly did the russian leader have to say to top government officials in the country. tensions are deadly for russia russia's president dmitry medvedev was addressing the state council and the presidential modernization commission today said that ethnic conflicts rottenly the country's stability he also urged local governments to work more closely to prevent the qana kind of rise that occurred in the big cities in moscow and in central asia for one december eleventh when some five thousand rioters embraced chanting russia for russia's clashed with police and representatives of the ethnic minority groups from the north caucasus this followed the killing of the sport of football fan and russian several days earlier and that . the release of three of the four suspects allegedly linked to the murder one of them a representative of one of the not vocation republics drew the football fans are there and this also drew the ire of the president and the pr

put on top of his tradition could be traced back to soviet times because never before had red square and the kremlin had such a sacred status it wasn't well publicized back then because there was no place for superstition in communist ideology but people made their wishes anyway and here's why four years after synchronizing their hopes for the kremlin chimes the descent of family has that own little new year a miracle running around the house and helping with the festive first decoration at the little farm wasn't she's the wish i wrote on that piece of net can in the one i mean in many many other occasions but i know for a fact from my own experience in the experience of my friends that on new year's eve you need to ask for something very dear to your heart and it will definitely come true for you there will be no gifts of frantic cooking discerning but all in biggest say once they're dora goes to see the dream fairy they're all going to have a bottle of bubbly t.v. saturday cramming chimes and proceed with the wishful things. he really ready things down like a story but didn't stop

are a prominent feature here in the russian roads and basically about as prominent as russia's red square moscow's roads are not just by cars at rush hour but congestion continues throughout the rest of the day and this is led some motorists who come up with some. other creative ways to pass the time in gridlock. reports. terrified of traffic. moskos miles of jam snaking back as far as the eye can see and in the midst of a lot of angry drivers fighting off road rage if you want to get anywhere better plan and early start. to the half hours that's an average tired most cool water is found stuck in traffic jams every day that's a world record that's why police are we drive people wrong the bad muscovites consistently rank among the area's drivers on the planet. yet while some left red faced moaning about wasted time others are trying to make the best of a bad situation sergei has spent anything after five and a half hours in traffic but that didn't knock him for six as an avid chapel or he uses the daily commute to study foreign languages. which i used to be very first to the bug term traff

further beyond the scope of the sports arena and into just general ethnic tensions now on saturday at red square at a memorial service for you got to be tough there were strong violent actions there it was a surprise to police. in fact huge ethnic clashes at that moment in time and it was clear at that point that this is become much bigger than it was then circulating around the internet was this note calling on people from the northern caucuses to stand up for themselves and start taking the blame for everything that is happening in russia and calling for people to come here to kiev to this location to have a standoff if you will tonight around six thirty earlier this evening at that moment time police took this information and came down here by the thousands on the orders of president bit of who said that he is going to make sure that the instigators of this ethnic violence are dealt with appropriately and make sure that they get to the bottom of the situation which is why there was such a strong reaction such a strong police presence here tonight to make sure that any of this did not happen t

this past weekend there was another incident where on saturday there was ethnic clashes as well in red square so good of his said that he is going to make sure that every measure is taken to make sure that the instigators of this violence are taken care of and dealt with and that looks like what's happening today is that there are thousands of police on hand to make sure that anything that could possibly happen is prevented before it does happen. it's about twenty five minutes to six pm now so in the next half an hour and then beyond that the crowd certainly could expect a demonstration showed thomas in moscow thank you. all right well next looks at the life of the first of a man in space you are going to are in a special report is coming up next. march twenty seventh one thousand nine hundred sixty eight. drone of aircraft in the skies over moscow region. rescuers look for a training jet did it disappeared from radar screens. as soon as they spotted the crash site it was clear nobody could have survived. the aircraft was piloted by flight instructor. got it to first ever man in space. seven

arena into riots and then there was an incident on saturday as well where there was violence at red square also an organization sent through the web saying people from the northern caucuses unite come armed if you will to this location tonight at six o'clock in the evening it was supposed to be a mass gathering police coming here to prevent that in fact president get of saying he's going to doing everything he can to try and prevent any type of violence instigated at this site at this time a lot of police came here and basically stopped things before they happen spreading the violence to other parts of the city as well. thanks very much indeed for that update and also both there in central moscow political analyst dmitri babich from the state news agency says the riots will help the government realize the issue of racism has been neglected. i don't think anything really dramatic will happen today because beings know it happen when they're in advance because police prepares itself and russia is still strong enough as a state to prevent an attack which had been in. spontaneously everything m

rushed the pitch had violence in suggestions had to shut down the game twice and then on saturday in red square there were more ethnic tensions out of memorial service for pretty tough so throughout the week it has moved beyond the sports arena realm and into more of ethnic tensions at this point and of course with this is to geisha and from the northern caucuses coming it's basically. the prelude to suppose that race wars president medvedev has come out and said we're going to stop this and he's going to do everything you can to make sure the instigators of this violence are taken care of and dealt with appropriately which is why you see such a big police presence here today. sean thomas for us live there in central moscow thanks very much. well you can always keep up to date on our website with all the latest news and other stories here's just some of what's waiting for you online right now. and. suspected happens to be a young russian woman is released on bail in london but banned from parliament plus . an exclusive insight into the war in afghanistan from a man with an intimate knowledge of

arena into riots and then there was an incident on saturday as well where there was violence at red square also an organization sent out through the web saying people from the northern caucuses unite come armed if you will to this location tonight at six o'clock in the evening it was supposed to be a mass gathering police coming here to prevent that in fact president did of saying he's going to doing everything he can to try and prevent any type of violence inside gated at this site at this time a lot of police came here and basically stopped things before they happen to other parts of the city as well. sean thomas there talking to be a little earlier in central moscow other news now here in r.t. the prime minister of course of those accused of having been the boss of m f a a ring involved in the trafficking of drugs and human organs in a draft report from the council of europe touchy who just recently cemented power in the self-proclaimed independent nation is also accused of being behind brutal assassinations the western community comes under far too for allegedly turning a blind eye to

they had to leave the field because of violent clashes there then on saturday violent clashes in red square as well so this has been a steady escalation moving outside of the football rina and then into more of a racial tension between two groups from the north caucuses and also russian nationalists now this event tonight specifically there was a web circulation saying hey come down to this location arm yourselves if you have to we do not want to stand we don't want to stand for this anymore so people from the north caucasus is basically saying they want to stand up for themselves but there's evidence that this is also an organized well organized event having incidents in st petersburg tonight and tomorrow as well so police have been ready for this because president medvedev has said that he is going to do whatever it takes to deal with the instigators of this violence he's saying he's not standing for any of that which is why you see such a strong police presence here in central moscow and elsewhere in russia as well. reporting live from a central moscow thanks very much. now let's discuss

ernest pacifists attained red square and bombing planes darken the sky. planning specialists outside tenements muttering if only we had something like this in england. not only was mugare ridge mystified by the naivete he saw among his progressives but so were the soviets. blogridge said the almost unbelievable credulity of these mostly universally educated tourists astonished even soviet officials who were used to handling foreign visitors a. in the book are quote a romanian intelligence chief during the cold war. end one talks about handling western visitors like senator ted kennedy. he worked for the soviet press agency, among my duties was to get these western progressives. from the moment they got off the plane among my chief tasks was to keep permanently intoxicated the entire time they were in the soviet union. a lot of these guys came to see cote route of the soviet union and it disturbs them and ate at their conscience because they sought here's what i am working for. how do i get out of here and take care of my family? they were depressed at how

when it's time to eat the child places the square red block in the square.t. some other kid. now the kid wants to brush their teeth. they place the little round thing with the toothbrush in the little circle. the other kid sees it. now the kid wants to tell the other kid that they're connected with that they're sleeping so places the triangle into the little triangle and other kid sees it. it represents the activity they're about to do. the communication is nonverbal. no surprise. since we're talking about toddlers. this is designed by two finnish designers and based it on a popular children's toy, a shape sorting box. it makes sense because it has a working device toddlers already understand. they have been using the device with their own children. you don't have to complicate yourself with it. basically there's two ends of it. there's somebody, one kid, one household at one end and another kid in another household at the other end and is the middle is the internet. they say it will work anywhere as long as there's internet available. they've had it up and

the giant 7-foot-tall numeral was driven to times square in a limo, in style, carried to the red carpet, surrounded by an entourage, including actress blik lively. >> wow, where did 2010 go? >> the number gets security. >> yeah. thank you for being with us, everybody. nightly news is coming up next. >> we will see you at 6:00. bye bye.

red suit and all. his jokes got him fired after 20 years of being santa claus at macy's union square. an adult complains that the joking were too risque. >>> we'll be right back with the connection between gavin newsome, barbecue ribs and tmz. >>> no one likes to be photographed with a mouth full i full of food, especially tom. san francisco mayor, gavin newsome, got caught chowing down on a world series gift. the-could youed ribs were a present from the texans. they posed for pictures as a thank you to the mayor but they are curious how the celebrity website tmz got ahold of the pictures. both mayors deny their offices have any leaks. >> as we know all good things must come to an end and what a good thing it has been, sharing these last 2 1/2 years with lisa kim on this desk. truly, it has been a privilege. >> it's been a privilege working with you. i've never had so much fun before. seen people go through the station and said good-bye to people but today is my last day. i want to thank everybody out there. i don't want to break up, here. for putting up with me for more than 11 years