now the interstate aviation committee has revealed that the second pilot of the plane that crashed in the russian city of got to level in september showed traces of a strong sort of in his system has also been said that he has been suffering from a disorder of a movement coordination here looking at live pictures right now it was also said that the crew had less flight experience operating this particular type of plane. as we get further details on this here dotsie we must remind you you're looking at live pictures here as investigators are discussing the findings although the results of the plane crash from september where many in fact the entire hockey team ice hockey team were killed and as you can see on the headlines here a strong sleeping pills that it was found in the blood of the plane's copilot more details to come here on artsy. margaret coffey live from moscow let's cross over a lot about all these are lore and for more details now i want to talk about julian . hi laura i know it's very very noisy where you are what does this news mean for a song now that he looks like he's

but first the interstate aviation committee is due to announce the results of its probe into a deadly plane crash that killed forty four people near the russian city of yaroslavl in september the pilot error was initially cited as the most likely cause of that crash a tragedy that wiped out the entire locomotive hockey team or to tell you know if it will joins us live in moscow with more i want to tell you so we're still waiting for the official findings but why is there already been so much talk of human error . well media has been speculating about what could have caused the plane crash ever since the seventh of september when it happened but the rumor has it that the pilot hit the brakes shortly after the plane to go off and that has led to the plane crash however the sole survivor of this tragedy the plane's mechanic of xander sisal says that he's not sure whether the brake was in gage because he says he would have felt if the pilot hit the brakes after the plane took off and the family members of the victims are also just questioning this theory already even before the conclusion

aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not come if you laid all the parameters for the sake of before hand so they were not prepared for the flight. reporting right on our website on the dot com you can find all the details of september's tragedy if you look on the to read about the sole survivor the sole survivor of the plane crash where you can learn how the families and fans cope with the last see the drive to rebuild the white top hockey team for next year's season. also a lot for you fighting for their rights for clean up squad members try to force their way into the ukrainian parliament angry a plan that cuts to their benefits and much much more to dot com. this is also a lot from moscow now the leaders of turkey and germany met on wednesday as the nation celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of in a storage guest worker pact the deal bro. hundreds of thousands of turks to then west germany to fill jobs as the industry boomed but the anniversary comes in during a heavy debate over the concept of multiculturalism in europe which many say is fail

aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not call he waits all the parameters for the takeoff before hand so they were not prepared for flights on our website or if you don't call him you can follow all of the trials of september's tragedy you can log on to read about the sole survivor of the crash learn how the families and friends cope with the loss and also see the drive to rebuild the team for next season. for so long fighting for their rights mobile clean water members try to force their way into ukrainian parliament i think really cuts to the benefits more but. the leaders of turkey and germany with a wednesday as the nation celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of a story guest worker packed the field hundreds of thousands of turks to then west germany to fill jobs as industry university comes during heavy debate of the. concept of multiculturalism in europe which many say is failing haps exemplifying this the office of a satirical french newspaper was firebombed after it named prophet mohammed its editor in chief for the week soren as person m.

the aviation committee looked at the crash and said that the crash occurred because one of the pilots accidentally activated the brakes during takeoff and that lifted the jet to sharply. that caused it to crash. the plane crashed into the bank's of the river near moscow. one of the worst aviation disasters. the dead included 36 players, coaches and staff. the warsaw international airport in poland remains closed following this dramatic emergency landing. take a look at the jet touching down. it started in new working jersey but landed on its belly in warsaw because of the landing gear failed to open. no one hurt. everyone is fine. the pilot is being hailed as a hero. the airplane does still remain on the tarmac in warsaw at the intersection of the two main runways. the air corps will remain closed until tomorrow. they just laid down a massive amount of foam so that the jets could slide on its belly. >>mark: the leader of with the league's is claiming that his house arrest is in retaliation from leaking information. the opening bell on wall street coming up after the break. >>mark: the

they sounded very negligent there was a lot of swearing and the interstates to aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not call he waits all the parameters for the takeoff before hand so they were not prepared for that flight. and on our website artie dot com you can find all the details of september's tragedy you can log on to read about the sole survivor of the crash you can learn how the families and fans cope with an awesome and see the drive to rebuild be wiped out from next year's season. towards online fighting for their rights for which a noble cleanup squad members try to force their way into the ukrainian parliament angry a planned cuts to their benefits that are plenty in the form of ulti dot com online one time. u.s. afraid one of the cuban five a group of intelligence officers branded terrorists but he still can't leave florida to meet his family really gonzales served his thirteen year sentence in a federal prison in full but u.s. authorities are forcing him to stay in america to serve a three year long probation period he was arrested t

they sounded very negligent there was a lot of swearing and the interstates to aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not come through waits all the parameters for the takeoff before before hand so they were not prepared for the flights. greece ready for a referendum on the eurozone bailout or g. takes a look at the repercussions of the austerity measures forced on the country by brussels or to surf earth is in athens where anti immigration sentiment is growing. on the streets of greece protests have become a common occurrence this gatherings not one of the usual demonstrations. ever gratian frightened of the ethnic tensions here in the city. and becoming more and more of a concern in the last few years illegal immigration into europe increased in particular has skyrocketed as the greek economy has plummeted the crisis has led to unemployment poverty creasing to a lot of people not being able to make ends meet face to these tough economic conditions it's not just extreme factions a society that has seen a rise in anti immigrant sentiment but every da

aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not come she waits all the parameters for the takeover before hand so they were not prepared for it. all right. thank you. all on our website you can find all the details. you can look on to read about the sole survivor of the crash. cope with the loss and to the drive to rebuild the wife top pocket for next year's season. also online fighting for their rights. clean up squad members try to force their way into the ukrainian parliament their plan the cuts to their benefits but so much more at all to dot com. it's good to have you with us on this wednesday here party the leaders of turkey and germany have all met as the nation celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of an historic guest worker pact or the deal brought hundreds of thousands of turks today in west germany to field jobs as industry boom but the anniversary comes during a heavy debate over the concept of multiculturalism in europe which many say is failing perhaps exemplify this the office of a satirical french newspaper was firebombed after named prophe

aviation committee is actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not culture weights all the parameters for the sake of before hand so they were not prepared for the flight. well that brings us now to twenty minutes. in the russian capital and the protests accompanying most g. eight and g. twenty summit show this great dealt with the meetings can actually bring ordinary people any good but stay tuned to r.t. for an interview now with our divorce which represents russia at this year's summit for an insight from the inside that's coming up next here on our team. i've got to go to college thank you very much for being with us today and so the global economy is in a pretty bad shape and especially the eurozone ricard list the last e.u. summit is going to inflows to g. twenty summit twenty summit will focus on the state of the global economy clearly. you. are supporting sustainable growth we'll be in the center of the discussion on the first day of the summit and. more technical nature of real way from the passions that you can ask a honestly for example last year's twenty summit

probably as they sounded very negligent there was a lot of swearing and the interstates to aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not come here waits all the parameters for the sake of being heard before hand so they were not prepared for the flights are tears natalia novikov reporting for us there and on our web site dot com you can find all the details of september's tragedy. log on to read about the sole survivor of the crash learn how the families and friends coped with the loss and see the drive to rebuild the wiped out hockey team for next year's season. also online fighting for their runs former show noble you know squad members try to force their way into the ukrainian parliament angry planned cuts to their benefits that more come. and another blow to european multiculturalism the office of a satirical french newspaper was firebombed after it named prophet muhammad its editor in chief. for the week you tack through condemnation by leading public figures and has stirred simmering cultural tensions and so on as percent and p. from the danish people's

let's go back to our top story now here in the state aviation committee has revealed the crew applied the brakes during takeoff causing a plane crash in russia that killed forty four in september investigators say the crew had little flight experience in that particular model of aircraft and that this inexperience could have caused the fatal mistake but the second pilot also showed traces of a strong sedative in his system but the findings also said that the pilot was suffering from a condition that affected his movement and coordination the forty two crashed in september killing most of the looking motif russian hockey team. our correspondent. has been about press conference about the whole plane crash are updating us via twitter tweet tweet you can see right here she describes a horrifying video simulation of a just leveled plane crash which doesn't feature the voices of the pilots she will be joining us just for little bit later today. the u.n. nuclear watchdog says it has discovered a secret facility in northwestern syria that matches the design of a u. raney an enrichment plant b

aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not come through waits all the parameters for the sake of before hand so they were not prepared for flights. dot com you can find all the details of this tragedy we're going to read about the sole survivor of the crash learn how the families cope with the loss and see the drive to rebuild the wipeout team from next year's. also on line of fighting for their rights for trying to clean up squad members try to force their way into the ukrainian parliament where you plan cuts to their benefits and much much more. five minutes away from the business news here on r.t. but for now the international atomic energy agency claims to have discovered a secret nuclear complex in northwestern syria it says the design looks like a uranium enrichment facility although it's being used as a cotton spinning plant but patrick hayes a reporter who has been closely following the story says the only purpose of these allegations is to make syria the new book. yes this is a way of heaping more pressure on syria during a time when the up

aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not culture weights all the parameters for the sake of before hand so they were not prepared for the flight. breaking news this. very nearly nineteen minutes past the in the russian capital russian business one victim has been found guilty of a legally selling weapons to colombian terrorist by a new york jury apprehended in thailand in two thousand and eight he was extradited to the u.s. in two thousand and ten to be tried for allegedly selling weapons to fall rebels fighting american soldiers well jeez i'm stuck in new york and she has the details are tell us more about this trial. bill just minutes ago we found out from inside the courtroom that the twelve jurors in the victor good case after what seemed like quite a bit of deliberation have found him guilty on all four charges against him those charges include conspiring to kill american citizens and conspiring to smuggle arms internationally including too far. group deemed terrorist in the united states it's not seen as terrorists group by the united nations

aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not culture weights all the parameters for the takeoff before hand so they were not prepared for flights. on the website you can find all of these. tragedies. survivor if you can on how the families and fans coach you can see the drive to rebuild. for next season and. also a lot of moments fighting for their rights. trying to force their way into the ukrainian parliament planned cuts to their benefits that's a moral. leaders of turkey and germany met on wednesday as the nation celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his guest part of hundreds of thousands of times west germany food industry the anniversary comes during heavy debate over the concept of multiculturalism you rich. he says failing haps simplifying this the office of a satirical french newspaper with a large bond after in named prophet mohammed its editor in chief for the week sort of this person and people from the danish people's party says that happened because extremists simply don't understand free speech it's quite obvious that showed he has been

aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not call a few weights all the parameters for the sake of it before hand so they were not prepared for the flight. i think they're not telling us because of hoarding right there now at twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow where the leaders of turkey and germany met on wednesday as the nation celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of an historic guest worker pact the deal brought hundreds of thousands of turks to then west germany to fill jobs as industry boomed but the anniversary comes and during heavy debate over the concept of multiculturalism in europe which many say is fading perhaps exemplifying this the office of a satirical french newspaper was firebombed after a name prophet mohammed its editor in chief for the week saw an episode m.p. from the danish people's party says that that happened because extremists simply don't understand crispe. it's quite obvious that it is jodi who has been targeted by fanatics who do not accept any critiques of religion and want us to lead them to ways thereby destroyi

probably as they sounded very negligent there was a lot of swearing and the interstates to aviation committee i was actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not calculate all the parameters for the sake of before hand so they were not prepared for the flight. he was on the telly. twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow now the leaders of turkey and germany met on wednesday as the nation celebrate the fiftieth anniversary often historic guest worker packed hundreds of thousands of talks to ben west germany to fill jobs industry boomed but the anniversary comes during heavy debate over the concept of multiculturalism in europe which many say is failing perhaps exemplifying this the office of a satirical french newspaper was firebombed named prophet mohammed its editor in chief for the week saw an m.p. from the danish people's party says that because extremists simply don't understand . it's crime. to. target by right. then ethics who do not accept any critique separate of their religion and want us to let their to do their ways thereby destroying the freedom of speech in europe an

they sounded very negligent there was a lot of swearing and the interstates to aviation committee as actually saying that it sounds like the pilots did not call for weights all the parameters for the takeoff before hand so they were not prepared for that flight. artie's on telly and of course reporting right there but on our website at r.t. dot com you can find all the details of september's tragedy if you log on to read about the sole survivor there the sort of live off the plane crash where you can learn how the families and fans cope with the last sunday or see the drive to rebuild the wiped out hockey team for next year's season. or for life or you are fighting for their rights for much noble clean up squad members try to force their way into the ukrainian parliament angry a plan that cuts to their benefits and much much more than an hour to talk on. this is r.t. live from moscow now the leaders of turkey and germany met on wednesday as the nation celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of an historic guest worker pact the deal brought hundreds of thousands of turks to then west germa

the aviation committee investigated said the crash occurred because one of the pilots activated the brakes during takeoffs and lifted the jets to sharply. the plane crashed on the banks of the river near moscow. this is considered one of the worst aviation disasters ever in sports. >>mark: a homegrown terrorists what is being broken up. for members of a suspected militia and toccoa, georgia. they were planning to use biological toxins. one plan was to disperse ricin from an airplane over the skies of washington d.c.. another suspect plotted to use small groups of citizens to attack u.s. officials. residents in toccoa, georgia are shocked. >> it is insane. if they are coming as close to home, there are a lot of people that will get on their knees and prayed. >> i could never imagine that this small town would have something like that going on. >>mark: at least two of the suspects are former federal employees. a rebound today on wall street's, off 297 points and back up to 97 today. >>mark: temperatures are on the miles side. there is a cool spot. santa rosa in the upper 30's. it is chilly.

the naval aviation committee tends to be old school. there has been some controversy about how women have been treated in that community. slowly and surely, the military has adjusted. it has always seemed to be less of an issue after the fact compared to the warnings people have beforehand. there is always controversy in transition. host: this is the age breakdown in the active-duty military. the largest percentage, 45% are 18 to 25. the next largest rocket is 26 to 30. 41 years of age and older, 9%. that number is higher than i expected. guest: the military is getting older and a lot of ways. in the 1970's, it was largely young man, one-term enlistees. the military has gotten smaller and more professionalized. a lot of the jobs require a higher level of education and training. the force has gone a little older. it is still a pretty young force. i remember the first time i went to embed the troops in iraq. it is a really young crowd. host: the first call is from lee, a veteran in utica, new york. caller: there was a caller who said if y

>> reporter: take a look at where super committee failure could fall. this aviationusiness in virginia. >> it's on the outside, it looks like a normal airplane. on the inside, this is the equivalent of r 2 d 2 sglrp it's a drone made for u.s. defense. cuts hitting the pentagon in 2013 could hit this aircraft and this business too. >> the employees are incredibly nervous. in a small business, it is a hand to mouth kind of thing. >> reporter: let's stop here. specifics. super committee failure triggers 8 to 9% in cuts for the defense department. also social programs that help the poor. and other places like border patrols and hurricane readiness. because the nondefense side of government gets a 8 to 9% cut. >> if there's no deal, taxpayers actually win because we get a sequester. that means in washington budget talk there are automatic reductions in the projected growth of government spending. >> reporter: how much would automatic cuts stop? >> the maximum is $1.2 trillion over nine years. obviously, $1.2 trillion is a lot of money. >> reporter: that's the federal budg

take steps to decrease the number of the carry-on bags and third, reconstitute the aviation security advisory committee. let's go to the first on the blue ribbon panel said they want to work with congress and tsa to create a risk-based system. the need for that is very clear. the current one-size-fits-all screening really does not meet the needs of the traveling public. travelers that have really had no impact or choice in how the system works and we have to have security of course but in our view the trusted traveler program will allow travelers to often voluntarily to provide background information and qualify for a predictable expedited system and screening system as long as they meet certain criteria that established for these low risk passengers which would be just about everybody in this true if you think about it. the panel recommends the traveler program and i will go through them. first a secure and accessible program that encourages the verification and entered it as a large number of the enrollees just bought a small number. dedicated screening for travelers as the secretary said is importan

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i am also pleased to report their initiation of the aviation security advisory committee of with themembers being named by secretary of napolitano. let me close with these thoughts. innovation, partnerships, and a commitment to the pursuit of excellence are the watchwords of a move into 2012. thank you for the opportunity to be here today. >> you seem to be in eight no- win situation as of late, but that is your usual condition, is it not? the tsa has been criticized for an overt reliance of a physical screening. everyone got upset and. you have been urging us to pursue a more risk-based method based on the passengers. now the tsa its criticizing clearly you need to use a variety of tactics to achieve the best results. i just want to ask you a question. you letters -- you will never the american public while keeping them secure? >> we need to do so in the best way to preserve civil liberties and that is our challenge every day traveling to the 450 airports. there is an opportunity for someone to not be 100% satisfied, as with any business or government activity, but yes, is a challen

the reinitiation of the aviation security advisory committee with 24 members named by secretary napolitano and i look forward to meeting with them and hearing their recommendations. innovation, partnership, and commitment to pursuit of excellence are words of the tsa as we move into 2012. thank you for the opportunity to be here today. >> [inaudible] administrator pistole, you seem to be in a no end position as of late, but that's your position as of late. there's overreliance on physical screening for a period of time with the tap and all of that and everybody got upset, and then you've been urging us to pursue a more risk-based method based on the passengers. now tsa is criticized by various aspects of this approach. clearly, tsa needs a variety of tactics to achieve best results. i just want to ask you a question. you'll never satisfy the american public while trying to keep them safe. isn't that basically true? >> the key, obviously, is to provide the best security in the most professional way protecting liberties and that's the challenge every day with 8 million travelers every day at

second is to take steps to decrease the number of carry-on bags and reconstitute the aviation's a advisory committee. the blue-ribbon panel said the that we want to work with congress to create a risk-based system. the need for that is clear. the current one-size-fits-all screening does not fit the needs of the traveling public. travelers have had no impact or tories in how the system works. -- or voice in how the system works. they could provide background information in qualify for a predictable system. as long as they meet certain criteria that are established for these low risk passengers. the panel recommends three elements of a trusted traveler program. first, a security accessible program that encourages a large number of enrollees. a dedicated screening land for travelers and a confirmation process to ensure that they are able to use those lines. a screening process that provides efficiency, security, and an acceptable level of productivity. we believe those elements can take place. not long after, our team met with the secretary's team to review these recommendations and get their feedback.

eastern, tsa administrator john pistole testified before the senate homeland security committee about aviation security including screening passengers and cargo. >> when i got into the public and finally started to sell my books, every person i worked with i had a rejection letter from which was kind of cool. oh, we love your stuff, and i was, like, what about this? [laughter] >> in his nonfiction, ben mezrich questions the motivations, ethics and morality of brilliant people. his account of mark zuckerberg and the creation of facebook was adapt today the screen as "the social network." "bringing down the house" followed a group of mit students in las vegas, and his latest "sex on the moon," tracks a possible nasa astronaut. now it's your chance to ask the questions. call, e-mail or tweet ben mezrich live on "in depth" sunday at noon eastern on booktv on c-span2. >> the israeli knesset began its session this week with prime minister netanyahu calling on the palestinian authority to stop making unilateral moves. he also said israel needs to remain strong to counter iran's quest for nuclear weap

aviation administration to shut down. senator rockefeller is chairman of the committee.aid an unnamed airline and labor union don't agree on a provision that would make it more difficult for airline workers to unionize. according to the senator that is holding up a long term funding bill for the faa. >> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is showing great progress but still struggles to put words together. she won't return to congress until she's better. she and her husband mark kelly are out with a new joint memoir called "gabby a story of courage and hope." she talked with abc news about the shooting that left six dead and 13 others wounded. >> sad. oh, sad. a lot of people died. yes. yes. >> she struggled to form her words. her husband sometimes completed her thoughts. there has been widespread speculation about gifford's career. >> let's turn our attention to the weather. we had a great start out there if you like it on the warm side. a little more like late september than november. >> it looks like autumn, but it doesn't feel like it. that's for sure. we've had

aviation security expert. thank you, mike. lawmakers in congress say the so-called super committee would hash out a deal to cut the deficit, remembert? and if they didn't, the big budget cuts would automatically kick in. member the trigger? well after months of negotiations it looks like neither of those things are likely to happen. trouble for the budget committee is next. [ female announcer ] from an earache... to the flu. an accident... to asthma. a new heartbeat... to a heart condition. when you see your doctor, you don't face any medical issue alone. you do it together. at the american medical association, we're committed to preserving that essential partnership between patients and their doctors. because when it comes to your health, you need someone you trust. the ama. protecting the relationship between patients and physicians. >>trace: negotiations in the deficit super committee are going in the wrong direction of the as you know the committee has until next wednesday to a $1.5 trillion from the budget. or some potentially harsh cuts are supposed to automatically kick in. so far there is no deal. democrats today rejecting

committee failure could fall. john langford's 400-person aviation business in manassas, virginia. >> on the outside it looks like a on the inside this is the equivalent of r2-d2. >> so it is a drone made for u.s. defense and across the board cuts hitting the pentagon in 2013 could hit this aircraft and this business, too. >> employees are incredibly nervous. i think everybody is. in a small business it is a very hand-to-mouth kind of thing. >> let's stop here a second. specifics. super committee failure triggers about 8% to 9% in automatic cuts for the defense department. but cuts would also hit here, social programs that help the poor and other places like border patrols and hurricane readiness, because the non-defense side of government also gets an 8% to 9% cut. some call that catastrophic. the cato institute says something else -- >> if there's no deal taxpayers actually win because we get a sequester. that means in washington budget talk there are automatic reductions in the projected growth of government spending. >> how much red ink would automatic cuts stop? >> the maximum amount it can be under the law is

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committee. public works and transportation was because of the big four relationship chairman of the subcommittee. this would change whether it was highway transit aviationaritime bet to it was exciting what bills do consider even two amendments. when the whole idea was coming along their routes the wonderful highway administrator with the name of tom larsen and we just had a great team effort going on at that time i always be grateful to sam for his counsel and advice during the whole process for the white house as well. >> i am glad you mentioned dr. larson who is no longer with us. the 1% if he was in this room would be really contributing when i did not know him until he was identified for me by others and it took several phone calls almost as many as eight paulson and did a phenomenal job and we should take a moment to recognize his efforts of transportation generally and had a tragic accident on his farm in pennsylvania and a few years ago. >> first of all. i will say something that what we have is interesting. i am one of the people who are outside the beltway such to give prospective outside the beltway and number of you can see that as well. jim

committee for appearing before you today. i want to ask your questions. >> thanks very much, mr. pistole. as we have seen over the years, terrorists continue to look for aviation security procedures, and that's why i was particularly disturbed. in the lands of georgia or the lack airline catering security procedures identify the two investigative reports and undercover video and specifically press reports indicate the video catering employees taking a back for a security check points which would allow explosives or weapons to be concealed among the food and those cards that were in the staging area before they were deemed loaded onto the plane. my question to you is what this tsa done in response to this report. have we identified jet another vulnerability or cheaply this is >> thank you, senator. clearly this is something that we take seriously and it is a concern under the umbrella of the inside threats. those who have some type of special access evo through their work or employment or the background. allow them access in the way the general public does not have is something that we focus on. we set standards for catering companies and airports around the co