safely back on dry land and after almost three years of planning constantine in new guinea finally achieve their dream of kite surfing across one of the most inhospitable stretches of water on the planet the bering straits. but you are back in moscow to tell the press about their adventures of a soon hope to enter the guinness book of records as the first kite surface to complete this amazing feat of bus they really wanted to get our names in the record books and thankfully we managed to cross the bering strait it was also a personal goal for me as to achieve such a future really is something special and enormous constantine in new guinea started back west from the eastern most tip of russia responsibly populated region of short and they would cover a distance of ninety six kilometers to alaska and the united states of america. the pair had been planning their route for months trying to study the various wind patterns and currents that they would encounter along their routes however when they finally got on the way they were hit by a major problem as they would have to cross the straits wi

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so i think the woman in new guinea 10,000 years ago with the sugarcane in the field or garden.inaudible] >> i think it is financial payback in terms of monetary failure, it's also very important because it gives us both food and =tranfour. there's someone right there you think. >> yet, in which he mentioned the population capping out and 9 billion i seen that before and i don't know if i just didn't have defined out by looking up on the internet. but why is that? what are the things causing a quick >> well, it's really in it treating question unworthy of a more elaborate answer. every two years the united nations is a projection on global population growth and they've been doing it for a number of years. less than really intrigued me because it suggested the total global population as a 2050 would be lower than the previous projection. if you get what i mean. so there no projecting a higher population. after that point, everyone of the projections had just been showing an increase in population. so it could have a look at the assumptions that were underlying and it was fascinat

domesticated in the mountains of new guinea. 10,000 years ago on an island to . the americans had to separate independent developments of agriculture, both much later than the others. 5,000 years ago in these cases. but with the very large number of economic species being developed today. and when i looked at these organisms, it is almost as if we have links within us, the capacity to do this. almost a blueprint. it is like the ens. almost like a blueprint for super orgasms, organizations. you look at mexico city and he lifted the lay out the good find your way around that city. precincts, sons, royce, kind of like engine droned or any other city. it is as if there is something in our mind, a blueprint. and what happens, what is the glue that holds them together? for the ends the clue is genetic religion. that is absolutely clear. and perhaps the best expression of the way that commonly works was given to us by plato to adapt thousand years ago when he wrote his republic. he said, you know, and the idea society there is no difference between mine and mine. that i

hand at two different sports with varying degrees of success double grand slam olympic champion new guinea caffeine a curve was one of the best tennis players of his generation and a fine poker plan but he's yet to reach the same heights with his goal. michael jordan was one of the best basketball players of all time but unfortunately for him he hasn't had the same success on the baseball field however the little known me tell you all is sure shown it's possible to be successful in two different disciplines. missionizing myself when you are successful in one sport you develop your own style and rhythm this is helped me immensely in helping to cross over from windsurfing to jet skiing. sure it was crowned russian champion twelve times by far the best windsurfer in the country in the eighty's and ninety's he was almost single handedly responsible for trying to raise the profile of the sport such as setting up windsurfing schools over the nine years ago he decided he wanted a radical change in his sporting career jeff again. i haven't given up windsurfing is my favorite sport and always will

most people were killed and the people left the law it would be my friends in the highlands of new guinea who recently were using stone tools and can figure out how to use stone tools again so that would be a grass to collapse. a gentle a collapse would be conditions such as those receipts today on the island of haiti and somalia gradually spreading somalia now does not have a functioning state government haiti has a moderately functioning state government it's possible that those conditions of state collapse will spread gently around the world without a nuclear war and that fifty years from now we will have a world where most of us would be living under more world conditions without state government that would be a gentle form but i don't want to to end with this pessimistic note it's also possible that we will get our act together that we will a dent we know perfectly well what are the problems facing us now economic problems problems of climate change by mental damage it's possible that we will take our problems seriously and we will solve them we know how to solve them or we need is t

a chance of high development well to the east of new guinea. we'll watch that for the philippines next. but at this point this is going to be the main player. big thunderstorm activity. you saw the horrific story coming out of eastern china earlier in the week with the crash of the bullet train due to lightning strikes and the second train not knowing about it and rear ending it. this is the frontal boundary that's draped here. as long as that's the case, we're going to bundle up the thunderstorm activity through the afternoon. ite going to push to the east over the next couple of days. europe the big story. this trough across the west, big ridge across the east and that means a heat wave for moscow. temperatures here are going to be in the mid-30s, and in the middle we're going to be talking large hail, strong winds and heavy rain as the thunderstorms continue to intensify. manisha? >> ivan, thank you very much. keeping us ahead of the weather systems. much appreciated. >>> now, the debt uncertainty in the united states is sending shudders thr

application for political asylum, admitting making false staement about an alleged gang rape in native new guineand allegations the alleged assault in may. prosecutors wrote during the course of this investigation, the complainant was untruthful with assistant district attorneys about a variety of additional topics concerning their history, background, present circumstances and background. >> jamie: no nap time for those supposed to keep us safe in the sky. the federal aviation administration and the union for air traffic contollers agreeing to new moves designed to fight worker fatigue and keep them alert. the guidelines come after several incidents of air traffic contollers falling asleep on the job. molly henneberg live in washington. how about the changes? sounds promising. >> hi, jamie, let's talk about what's been changed. for one thing if an air traffic controller is scheduled to work, but too fatigued to do the job. he or she can call in or use vacation or sick time to take the day off. if contollers are working the overnight shift. air traffic is light. they can listen to the radio and r

but not in new guinea? there's a hidden social structure that provides the services and does it pretty efficiently, at least many a rich county like fairfax. not so well in the district. it's funny why the differences happen. i think all of the antigovernment activist of which already many, especially in our society, don't understand that if you want a country that doesn't have a strong government that's able to enforce rules, you ought to move to somalia or afghanistan or, you know, a less developed country that actually cannot enforce rules on it's own territory. you know, somalia, if you want to own not just an assault rifle or rpg or shoulder fire, you are free to do it. but it's not a happy society. because it doesn't have institutional rights. that's the state. second is the rule of law. it's all about community rules of justice that are regarded as superior to the will of whoever happens to be running the government. whether that is a president, prime minister, king, monoarch, whatever, the executive

. >> reporter: she also admitted to lying on her tax records and about details of a rape in new guinea that helped her get asylum. >> doesn't this man didn't tryry to rape me. this is not the same thing. >> reporter: with a hearing scheduled for next week, the big question now, will prosecutors press forward with the case? >> both as a former prosecutor and judge, you deal with so many witnesses who have terrible backgrounds s d have lied, it doesn't mean they're not telling the truth about the incident they're testifying about. the problem, of course, is convincing a jury. >>> so let's bring in dan abrams. good to have you back, dan. you said yesterday that you don't believe this will change the d.a.'s thinking about whether or not to move forward. do you still feel that way? >> i think it will put pressure on the d.a., public pressure. remember, when the district attorney brings a case, it's the people of the state of new york versus the defendant so what the people of the state of new york think matters. but my concern is that the prosecutors wrote a note to the defense team that ba

mitted to lying to the grand jury and lying on application for as asylum on a previous rape in new guineaica. in short her credibility is no good. one of the reasons defense attorney ben bronfman said what we're dismissing eventual dismissal of all charges but not quite the end. >> we believed from the beginning that this case was not what it appeared to be and we are absolutely convinced that while today is a first giant step in the right direction, the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. >> reporter: the district attorney's office, in fact it was cy vans, district attorney, lead prosecutor here in manhattan on friday said no charges dismissed yet we still investigate this case as if a crime had been committed of the credibility of the key witness the accuser undermined by the fact she admits she lied to the grand jury. we're due back in court on july 1th. they're negotiating as we speak, jon. back to you. jon: i was on a grand jury once. you don't want to lie to a grand jury. that's for sure. adam shapiro thank you. patti ann: america's jobless rate is still pain

she admits to prosecutors, that she lied about being gang-raped in her native new guinea when pursuingsylum in the u.s. and june 28th the alleged victim told prosecutors she lied to a grand jury about what she did immediately after the encounter with strauss-khan, july 1st, strauss-khan is released from home confinement, without bail. and what a turn around in that case. really something. bill: some reports they'll drop it altogether, any moment. and a fast-moving thunderstorm, now, leaving its mark on tucson, arizona. high winds and driving rain, tearing down trees and power lines there. massive tree limbs crashing down on cars below, lightning striking electrical equipment and causing outages, across the area. thankfully, no injuries are reported, southern arizona, the town of tucson. >> a developing tragedy, mexican search crews are holding out hope at this hour, the 7 missing u.s. tourists are still alive. this is two days after their about it capsized in the gulf of california. they were among more than 2 dozen passengers, on board a fishing boat, when rough weather struck early s

they also say she wasn't honest about an asylum application that she had made from guinea. "the newyork times" is reporting that there was a taped conversation between this maid and an inmate in a prison where she was recorded as having said, well, let's see how can i take advantage of this the situation with dominique strauss-kahn? how can i benefit from it? there are also many other questions and inconsistencies that investigators have found about the information that she has given them about this case. there's a hearing today and it's throwing questions about the whole legal system here. why would prosecutors have come forward to this, if, with this, these charges, against him if they did not have a watertight case? could dominique strauss-kahn now walk? maybe. ali? >> well you know, we were talking to jim bitterman who is our man in paris. he did sort of an informal survey of people on the streets. and they were all universally saying it doesn't matter at this point, the damage has been done, his political career is over. is that how this is playing in other circles? >> that is

mean time is hacking attacks go global many are looking for new ways to make computer systems safe he talks to security software mogul guinea kaspersky who shares his views on the issue and that interview is up next. thank you very much for being with us today so i was just wondering did you or do you personally know someone who is directly personally involved in cyber crime. fortunately in all because we are great far from this people looking for a way to go distance are about cause they're working with sudden police departments and different cultures so are we nor were these bad guys from our contacts and police and are also from news our own fortunately this side of police that our forces are in globally that they're doing their job better and with the year by year so the a more professional and the i think that i hope they were able to handle this simply so we see this people from the news are we see these people are in on the ground in the forums and we see them the standards people from the drop the tool from their program from the cyber ground which with treason by money for support which was raised by our statistics

new york times" reports she repeatedly lied to investigators and prosecutors don't fully believe her. >> several people who we've talked to have said the case is on the verge of collapse. >> reporter: the maid is from guinea. a source familiar with the case told nbc news she lied on her asylum application, claiming she was raped in the past, and now admits it was all made up. according to "the times," she may have ties to drug dealing and money laundering. the paper reports, within a day of her alleged assault, she spoke with an accused drug dealer and discussed the possible benefits of pursuing charges against strauss-kahn. that conversation was recorded. and "the times" says that man was among several people who deposited $100,000 cash in her bank account. >> the blows to her credibility now make her or may make her an untenable witness, according to many of the people that we've talked to. >> reporter: the lawyer who represented the the maid appeared last month here on "today." >> she has been in a whirlwind since this has taken place. this is a woman who is a rape victim, the victim of a physical assault, who since this has taken place and since she reported it to security at the hotel, has not had a

as hacking attacks go global many are looking for new ways to make computer systems safe r t talks to security software mogul you have guinea spirits key who shares his views on the issue the interview is up next. thank you very much for being with us today so i was just wondering do you know someone who is directly personally in crime. all. right far from these people that keep good distance. calls they're working with police departments and different cultures so. the bad guys are more complex and police and are also from news who are the people when you think about it. well organized criminal society are all in the past there were just. cyber windles. and they are all why doses just for fun just to prove themselves. most of them to cyber criminals of each other in the development where all the dark. home computers or enterprises will still be information or have their hands on the systems to use there are these sort of our computer networks and the unfortunate where the big profit from that. until the. honest. and well and there are another group. of people who are behind all this at the ex we call them activists people w

meantime as hacking attacks go global many are looking for new ways to make computer systems safe and altie now talks to security software mogul guinea kaspersky who shares his views on the issue and that interview is up next here on r.t. . thank you very much for being with us today so i was just wondering did you or do you personally know someone who is directly personally involved in cyber crime. fortunately in the hall because we are great far from these people the keeper of a good distance. calls are working with police departments and different cultures so we know the bad guys from all contacts and police and are also from news. fortunately the cyber police forces globally that they are doing their job better and better your body you're so the a more professional and the i think that i hope they were able to handle the situation so all we see these people from the news are we see these people in the grown internet forums and we see we understand this people from the drop of the door from their from the crime from a cyber crime which with treason by your money should score which would varies by statistics romantic to the compute

as first reported "new york times" in the, a source now tells cnn that the call in a dialect of the maid's native guinea was made between the maid and a boyfriend the day after the alleged sex attack. the source tells cnn the maid said, quote, something like she says she's fine and this person is rich and there's money to be made. investigators also discovered several bank accounts in the maid's name in different states, accounting, the source says, she did not disclose to investigators on her own. she was getting deposits of several thousand dollars at a time, the source tells cnn from people she knew, potentially involved in drug dealing. strauss-kahn's attorneys insist he is not a rapist. and they want the case dismissed. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >>> anti-monarchy protests expected in quebec city today as william and kate, the duke and duchess of cambridge arrived to tour the city. this is the scene in montreal yesterday. a small crowd protested at rifle of the royal couple. it's the royal's first trip outside the uk as a married couple. while in montreal, the couple took a cooking class. they

percent record with a three no win over poor guinea over goals coming in the second half erica opened the scoring in style for the stand added a second to the new finish and fancy celebration. and she did not deny penalty at the end to wrap up and brazil who played same time world cup winners the usa in the last eight sunday. to show you finish second in the group behind brazil after coming from behind to be norway to elise. open the spring early in the second half in this one but matilda's responded within a minute or so. i meant finishing off across here. and then with three minutes left they grabbed the winner simon again beating the defenders to get second straining replace. sweden beat usa and got there first from a penalty after a quarter of an hour at least. stepping up to score it. kept him in a fish got the next from a free kick that was a bit of help but the flexion. very good like you say the usa did respond in the second half and got three out of the one that is they could manage to finish second in group. is highly rated midfielder luke mode which will have taught the club's chairman today about his future the twenty five year old

as first recorded in "the new york times," a source tells cnn that a call in the dialect of the native guinea was made between a maid and the boyfriend the day after the alleged sex attack. the source tells cnn the maid said, quote, something like she says she is fine and this person is rich and there's money to be made. investigators also discovered several bank accounts in the maid's name in different states. an account she didn't disclose on her own. quote, she was getting deposits of several thousand dollars at a time, the source tells cnn, from people she knew, potentially involved in drug dealing. strauss-kahn's attorneys insist he is not a rapist, and they want the case dismissed. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >>> susan, thank you. a tragic holiday weekend for a family in indiana. one boy is dead, and his older stepbrother now faces a murder charge. police arrived at the home near martinsville on thursday, and the 6-year-old had been shot in the head and later died. the family and friends are still struggling to understand what exactly happened. >> they got along just fine, all norma

new york city judge in handcuffs. the image was televised all over the world. but no one has seen or heard from his accuser. until now. her name is nafi diallo. an immigrant from guinea in west africa. a 32-year-old widow and mother of a teenage daughter, who was working as a maid at the sofitel hotel. for a woman who cannot read or write it was, as she says, the best job she's ever had. >> i loved the job. i know that if i work there e can -- i can help myself and my daughter. we're going to have a good life with that job. i was very happy to have the job. >> reporter: that is, until may 14th. diallo says it was a typical afternoon. until she entered the $3,000-a-night suite where strauss-kahn was staying. >> so you went into 2806 not thinking anybody was there because of what the room service person told you. >> yeah, he told me nobody there. and i say, "housekeeping, hello," because the room is very big. i have to say it loud. i said like three times, "housekeeping, hello, is anyone in," three times, nobody say anything. >> reporter: expecting an empty room, diallo was shocked when she says strauss-kahn suddenly appeared, naked. >> i saw a naked man come to me. he

launch a new strategy to defend itself from cyber attacks this comes as the media campaign warns against the threat of hacking by just over ten minutes will be speaking to security software mogul guinea conspiracy. he says it's these so-called amateur tributes who poses the biggest threat. sometimes of all the books where the war for money is always dangerous than others and the war just for fun or like protest is even more dangerous because they are getting more experienced free equilibrium with this war purists employ these forces i am afraid that in the future of cyber terrorism. will. kidnap or force them. i'll be back to recap our top stories in just a few minutes and nothing would be after that first though for the latest business news with marina. hello i know welcomes a business here r.t. thank you for joining us now safe haven assets such as gold are searing new the ground over fears the u.s. could lose its top notch credit rating moody's investor services are threatening to downgrade the country due to political deadlock over a raise in the states that ceiling although still seen as unlikely by many analysts a downgrade because it may have for the markets. money investment

news exclusive interview with "good morning america" anchor robin roberts who's here with us now. robin. >> and, diane, that woman is nafissatou diallo. they call her nafi. a 32-year-old immigrant from guinea, west africa. in her first television interview, she painstakingly recounts the day she says she was sexually assaulted by dominique strauss-kahn -- the powerful man who, at the time, was the head of the international monetary fund. >> he comes to me, and grab my breasts. "no! you don't have to be sorry." i said, "stop! stop, i don't want to lose my job." >> reporter: nafi diallo, a hotel maid at the sofitel in new york city, stands by her story. that on a saturday in may, she had just entered what she thought was an empty room in the four-star hotel when a naked dominique strauss-kahn emerged from the bedroom and brutally assaulted her. >> he pushed me like this to the floor. i cannot move. i cannot move. i tried. >> reporter: when did you realize that he was one of the most powerful men in the world? >> i was watching in the news and then they say he is going to be the next president of france, then i say, "oh, my god." and i was crying. i say, "they are going to kill me. i'm going

new strategy to defend itself against cyber attacks this comes as a media campaign warns against the threat of hacking by al-qaeda well in about an hour from now we speak to security software mogul guinea kaspersky he says it's the so-called amateur activists who pose the biggest threat. sometimes a world. where guys do for money is less dangerous than others do just for fun or like protest and it's even more dangerous because they are getting more experienced i am a free because there are places for terrorists to employ these forces i am afraid that in the future of cyber terrorism. will. kidnap or force them. that interview coming away very shortly on the matter of minutes from now in the meantime the business update is next with me . hello and welcome to business here in r.t. thank you for joining us now safe haven assets such as gold are seen every new demand over fears the u.s. could lose its top notch credit rating moody's investor service is threatening to downgrade the country it's a political deadlock over raising the states that ceiling although is still seen as unlikely by many analysts a downgrade could cause mayhem in the markets. many investment funds etc must only invest

new york hotel housekeeper. they say the accuser has repeatedly lied since the alleged attack. prosecutors also believe that she lied on her application for asylum, including saying she had been raped in her native guinea. strauss-kahn resigned as head of the international monetary fund to defend himself. vigorously denying the charges. meanwhile, earlier this week, french finance minister, christine lagarde was chosen to replace strauss-kahn. lagarde will be the first female to head the imf. so, kim, what impact do you think these developments have on women's being a says of sexual assault? >> so few rapes are reported, anything that makes a woman fear she won't be believe fundamental she reports is worrisome, and the worst of all was the acquittal of those new york city police officers after overwhelming evidence was presented. >> it does. it highlights how much an accuser is going to be scrutinized when they are trying to seek justice and that goes for a man or a woman. >> what's concerning for me is, i'd really like to see law enforcement and prosecutors to eat sexual assault cases the same way as they often treat domestic violence cases where you understand -- you use the evidence to judge people.

new york times" reports she repeatedly lied to investigators and prosecutors don't fully believe her. >> several people who we've talked to have said the case is on the verge of collapse. >> reporter: the maid is from guinea, a source familiar with the case tells nbc news she lied on her asylum application, claiming she was raped in the past, and now admits it was all made up. according to the "times," she may have ties to drug dealing and money laundering. the paper reports within a day of her alleged assault, she spoke with an accused drug dealer and discussed the possible benefits of pursuing charges against strauss-khan. that conversation was recorded. and the "times" says that man was among several people who deposited $100,000 cash in her bank account. >> the blows to her credibility now make her -- or may make he an untenable witness, according to many people we've talked to. >> reporter: the lawyer who represented the maid appeared last month here on "today." >> she has been in a whirlwind since this has taken place. this is a woman who is a rape victim, the victim of a physical assault, who since this has taken place and since she reported it to security at the hotel, has not had a moment of peac

new york city. his lawyers say what happened there was consensual. but the immigrant from guineaer leader of the international monetary fund, who also was considered the favorite to be the next president of france, forced her to perform oral sex. >> i want justice. i want him to go to jail. i want him to know you cannot use your power when you do something like this. >> reporter: strauss-kahn's attorneys called diallo's interviews an unseemly circus, an effort to resurrect a case that's teetering because prosecutors now question her credibility. >> my ovovall impression is when she talks about the alleged incident, she's very convincing. when she's talking about some aspects of her past, it seems a little vague. >> reporter: strauss-kahn's attorneys accuse diallo of being out for money and say she's worried she won't get any money if criminal charges are dropped. her lawyer says he plans to file a civil lawsuit as well. rob and tanya? >>> now, we turn to a bizarre scene in stockton, california. it looked like a hollywood stuntman in action. but this was all too real. news cameras

new york times." thanks for talking with us today. >> thanks for having me. >> the accuser has admitted to lying about her asylum application into the u.s., she is from guineaalsely claimed on hshe was gan raped what are people in the prongs community saying to you? >> there's largely a sense of bewilderment, similar to two months ago, they were at the center of this international story. again, the story has turned. there's wariness at the international media that descended upon them, and now the extra scrutiny coming on their community in general. she was apparently -- she used to cell phone cards. have the people you talked to, i'm sure some of them know the accuser. the ones who know her, what have she said about her? >> people are keeping their distance. nobody wants to get caught up in this story. especially since it's changed so much every time. the people who do know her don't want to go on the record. lots of people who claim to know her, their ties are shaky. it's a murky situation still. people are wary of the whole situation, of the whole story. they are putting the imam at the mosque, encouraging everyone to put their faith in the american justi

interviews, one print, one television to abc news and "newsweek," hitting back, pretty hard, against detractors who say the 32-year-old immigrant from guinealying about the accusations that 62-year-old dominique strauss-kahn tried to rape her. listen. >> he come to me and cup my breast. no, you don't have to be sorry. i said, i don't want to lose my job. he push me like this to the floor. i cannot move. i cannot move. i try. >> diallo, of course, speaking to abc's robin roberts and said she did not know who strauss-kahn was at the time of the alleged assault, but once she found out she said she feared for her life. >> i was watching in the news and then they say he's going to be the next president of france. and i say, oh, my god. i was crying. i said, they're going to kill me. i said they're going to kill me. i'm going to die. >> interesting, certainly brings a different dimension to the story, of course, now that we've seen her, heard from her. the question is, will the court of public opinion work? >> his lawyers are saying this is just another staged event. >> that's right. the back and forth on this is pretty interesting. they say she

she's a hotel maid from guinea like most victims of sexual assault have not been named in the media to now. she's going public with what happened in suite 2806 in newe with newsweek magazine and abc news. >> i was like stop this, stop this, but he wouldn't say nothing. he kept pushing me, pushing me, pushing me to the hallway, back to the hallway, kept pushing me. i was so afraid. i was so scared. >> when did you realize he was one of the most powerful men in the world. >> i was watching the news. then they say he's going to be the next president of france. and i said oh, my god. i was crying. they said they are going to kill me. they are going to kill me. i'm going to die. >> by way of response strauss-kahn's attorneys called her the first accuser in history to conduct a media campaign to persuade a prosecutor to pursue charges against an innocent person from whom she wants money. she plans to sue strauss-kahn for damages. >>> here are some other top stories we're following for you. the battle in washington over raising the debt ceiling is coming down to the wire. president obama today said he's willing to cut spending by historic amounts to reach