by natasha barrett in for cynne. >> i am steve chenevey. -- i am scott thuman. we're keeping an eye on the mass of snowfall across the plains and in the midwest. >> hazardous driving in kansas city. a bus sliding on the ice and knocking down a pole. let's look at our forecast with jacqui jeras. >> those 9 inches of snow in kansas city are not headed our way, but we could have hazardous driving conditions along the blue ridge and areas to the west and. we don't think it will be very bad in the metro. precipitation is light.

natasha. >> we received a little bit more information on what led up to the end of the hostages' situation down in alabama. 65-year-old jimmy in dykes is dead. ethan is ok. people on the ground say they heard two loud bangs and an ambulance was seen leaving the area. right now, we're not sure exactly how he died. we were just listening to a news conference, and this is what they told us. negotiations deteriorated and they said he also had a weapon in his hands. i>> mr. dykes was observed holding a gun. at this point, they feared the child was in imminent danger, they entered and rescue the child. >> ethan is being a check-out at a local hospital. he is healthy. he is most likely being reunited with his family. this wednesday is his sixth birthday. another news conference will be coming soon. once we get out of permission we will pass along to you. as we told you before, he killed the school bus driver and kidnapped et ofhan barricading them in a nearby bunker he had built. the bus driver was laid to rest just yesterday. live from the satellite center natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >> now we

. >> i am natasha barrett in course and a. what can we expect from the storm system? we begin with jacqui jeras. >> good morning. a winter weather advisory has been posted along the blue ridge and areas off to the west including rappahannock and madison county is, as well as hampshire, locking ham, and page county. that is where we are expecting the wintery mix to the onset of this morning. accumulation could be reaching a around 0.5 inches or 1 inch. most of this should hold off until the noon hour. i do expect some sleet and snow here. a little accumulation. our temperatures should stay above the freezing mark. right now, we are at freezing, 29 at dulles. 27 degrees in winchester. our express forecast -- cloudy skies, 33 degrees, cloudy and a light mix and 35 by noon, and 5:00 our temperature around 36 degrees. it will be a wet start to the weekend. let's see how the roads are with cheney. >> -- with jamie. >> as we hit the roads on the 395, we did have some overnight construction in the northbound direction. northbound between duke street and seminary road -- i do

is that not right, natasha? >> that's right. >> thank you very much. >> natasha what kind of temperatures are we looking at? >> 60.1 fahrenheit. >> 60.1 degrees fahrenheit. that's right. so it's looking like a nice day. what do you think, do we have much wind? >> not really. >> not so much wind. that means we're working on a very nice day around the bay area. we have been talking about nice weather, we have been talking about high and low pressure. we have been talking about big words like cumulonimbus and now we even know the definition. i wanted to introduce you to a nice gentleman richard herron who helped put this together. what do you think about our mobile weather lab? >> i think it's fantastic. it's a great educational experience for young people learning how to tell weather. and future weathercasters. >> reporter: yes. and people are learning all about it. i got fascinated with weather when i was in elementary school and there's no reason other people can't be fascinated even if they don't want a career

my young, young natasha, how wonderfully beautifully young.my dear sweet girl, don't get so upset. well, do believe me, believe me, i'm so happy, so full of love, of joy. you know, they can't see us here. they can't see us. how did i come to love you? when was it? i don't understand anything. you're my precious, my sweet, my innocent girl, please, i want you to marry me. i love you. i love you as i've never loved anybody. it is now three years later. natasha, married to andrei, is the mother of two children and is now very much in charge of running the house. she has forced the two unmarried sisters to share a room and is preparing to get rid of the nanny who has worked for the family for so many years. irina is working at a routine job. masha and colonel vershinin had been having an affair. the family has less money than ever before and they are no closer to their dream of returning to moscow. apparently, the whole of the kazanofski's street's been burned down. now, take this and this too, the poor vershinin's had a fright, their house only j

time now for the business update with natasha natasha is it true that be forthcoming winter olympic games in sochi here in russia in twenty fourteen they're going to be become the most expensive games ever well that's if you trust the official estimates of a fifty billion dollars price tag i'll tell you all about why and what that actually means in the business both after a short break right thanks very much. do we speak your language as i think about the war not being.

>>c>cuando en nicaragua se supo que natasha bolívar estaba compitiendo en miss nicaragua 2013 estallóe del certamen. >>> para mí, mi mamá es mexicana, y también mi papá es de nicaragua, y siempre había ese tipo de opiniones, pero siempre es bonito cuando sientes que eres de nicaragua y lo quieres representar es algo bonito. >>> yo me siendo nicaragüense, me puedo identificar con nuestra gente y nuestra cultura, y por eso, quiero llevar a nicaragua en alto. >>> los que conocen a fondo el certamen dicen que nastasha tien mucho que aprende. >>> lo que pasa es que un reto el poder hablar por todos n oso, por eso hay nicaraguenses que han vivido furea de nicaragua, que viven el sueño americano. >>> que ella haya ganado un concurso internacional como nuestra belleza latina 2011, tiene más experiencia y proyección internacional, y hay personas que no les gusta eso, pero no tiene que ser así. >>>ppor eso sus compañeras no le temen. >>> pues en realidad ella tiene su oportunidad también, no hay que quitarle eso, tiene nacionalidad de nicaragua, y puede participar, y si la organización la dejó

and natasha barrett gives us a look at the reunion. >> hi, and i have been waiting 170 days and to sayood morning, america. >> should return to the air almost five months to the day that she left to treat are rare bone disorder. >> i want to thank my doctors and nurses and colleagues. >> that gratitude and love right but from the fans to waited outside in cold weather at times square. >> robin! >> robin, we just want you to know the obama family, we have been thinking about you. >> through every step of her difficult journey, so many have called her an inspiration. from the brave way that she battled the disease, to the weight she encouraged thousands to be bone marrow donors. >> i am a beacon of hope for others somehow. >> and now she is back at work. >> robin's doctors warned she is still at risk for infection and exhaustion. she will not be working five days a week just yet, but she is well on her way to a full recovery. live from the satellite center, natasha barrett, abc7 news. >> and she looks just as good as we expected her to. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. captioned by th

live from maryland, natasha barrett. >> more than a dozen people have stepped forward to be after the resignation of john leopold. a meeting is scheduled for next thursday to pick a asked. the deadline comes the same day as the judge rejected leopold's request for a new trial. he is being charged with misuse of powers, have his employees doing personal errands. >> a long-time nurse sues her own hospital. requests from a parent that started it all. >> a matter of procedure that d.c. police can slow down efforts to catch dangerous roads. >> i'm kris van cleave, the passengers on board the cruise ship are still making their way >> so the nightmare at sea is now a bad memory for thousands who spent the better part of a week trapped on a cripple cruise ship. >> we have one last curve ball for some of them. the bus that was carrying some of these passengers back broke down. akris van cleave is in the satellite center with how the passengers are doing. >> at least they were on dry land. we've heard the horrible conditions sewage, passengers camping out on the deck to escape the smell. many a

by natasha barrett in for cynne. >> i am steve chenevey. -- i am scott thuman. we're keeping an eye on the mass of snowfall across the plains and in the midwest. >> hazardous driving in kansas city. a bus sliding on the ice and knocking down a pole. let's look at our forecast with jacqui jeras. >> those 9 inches of snow in kansas city are not headed our way, but we could have hazardous driving conditions along the blue ridge and areas to the west and. we don't think it will be very bad in the metro. precipitation is light. it's picking up a little along interstate 81 corridor, not reaching the ground in paige county or culpeper county. when you start to see the snowflakes, send me a tweet. there are winter weather advisory is off to the west with a potential of up to an inch of snow and sleet mixing through tomorrow morning. temperatures around the freezing mark or just below. 33 in d.c., 30 at dulles, 28 in winchester right now. we will make it into the mid to upper 30's. more details in your seven-day forecast. first, we need traffic information would jamee. >

time now for the latest business news with natasha ok natasha so we're hearing this there's this escalating conflict between. russia's flagship airline air floats and the aircraft maker sukhoi what is this all about absolutely well air flight is fiercely criticising its regional jet basically saying that it's not really up to scratch i'll tell you all about that in the business what matters for a stay tuned. saudi arabia has ordered its retailers to construct one point six meter tall barriers in the middle of their stores a rather unusual demand is that something related to everyone's favorite buzzword terrorism no it is to keep male and female coworkers separate saudi arabia is pretty infamous in the west for its laws regarding the sexes and their segregation activists always want to go to other countries to convince them to adopt western attitudes that deep down in their hearts they secretly want but often they miss things like the fact that it was saudi women who ask for the segregation feeling uncomfortable while buying products from men according to a.f.p. you know some people in count

live from georgetown, natasha barrett," abc 7 news. >> thank you. that will do it for us here at abc 7 news at 5:00. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> two people are dead tonight and turkey after a suicide bombing. and the turkish government believes it is the work of a leftist group. they killed a tu

natasha, i could have sworn i had teeth.my, her caption was, will somebody teach me the sucking the thumb thing. i don't think i'm doing it right at all. i need pictures to use this week, email yours to pics, wmar.com. post it to my facebook page. thanks to chris and torey, sending in this great picture of collen. >>> today on katie, headlines and hit makers, known as the man with golden sic man, clyde davis talks about the first time he heard whitney houston sing. here is a preview. >> you heard her sing when she was 19 years old. you knew her cousin, dionne war wick, you heard her sing in a club on the upper west side, she was singing back up for sissy houston, her mom. did you think, wow? this girl has got it going on. what did you think? >> i thought what you just said. i thought that this was, she was doing the greatest love of all in the middle of her act. that's the song i commissioned for the life of mohammad alley. i heard george benson do it. he had the young 19 year old girl was singing that song with a fervor and

time now for the business update with natasha natasha is it true that the forthcoming winter olympic games in sochi here in russia twenty fourteen they're going to be become the most expensive games ever well that's if you trust the official estimates of a fifty billion dollars price tag i'll tell you all about why and what that actually means in the business both after a short break right thanks very much. speak your language as i think you might be will not be in. the program says documentaries in spanish what matters to you. is it will turn a deaf angle stories. i'll teach spanish to find out more visit actuality. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm charged as a big picture. it's thirty minutes past the hour you're watching business on r t welcome russia's president vladimir putin is flying to soar to this week to mark the one year to go free anniversary of these sochi olympic games but the sochi games k

time now for the latest in the business news with natasha well natasha it looks like italy's not so clear cut election is causing some concern perhaps among the investors tell us about that well absolutely and for a good reason there's a lot of concern that the former prime minister silvio berlusconi might get a pretty strong coalition in the senate and that's bad news for investors i'll tell you all about that after a very right we'll look forward to it. there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using circular targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot at people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has created a special line of paper targets for police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. st

natasha i believe the world bank has found that women are more honest in business and they're easy to deal with well that's something we knew all along no or absolutely and of course they also tend not to view of red tape as a major issue i'll bring all of the house in the wise in the business bulletin and just a couple that ok. it's. do we speak your language does anybody will not advance. the program says documentary spanish what matters to you. but i want to turn it to bangalore stories. here. altie spanish to find out more visit actuality tito it's calm. mission free. education free. car charger three. three. three. three. three bar video for your media project st medio down to r t dot com. it's twenty nine minutes past the hour here in moscow you're watching business on r t with me to show you what's got welcome to the program the number of unemployed in france rose again and january hitting a fifteen year high more than three million people are out of work and europe's second largest the call to me and that means president francois was failing to keep his promise of reducing une

real time be sadly missed time the latest business use no with natasha natasha good evening to you nice to see you know i hear the world bank is found reading this has found that women tend to be more fair or less corrupt than men as company heads we knew that already didn't attain here in need to read that you knew that absolutely and they also tend to not see red tape as a big issue what can i say what i will tell you why in the business bulletin after just a couple of ok. wealthy british style stock. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines two kinds a report on our. it's twenty nine minutes past the hour here in moscow you're watching business on r.t. with me now to showing it's come the number of unemployed in france rose again in january hitting a fifteen year high more than three million people are out of work in europe's second largest economy and that means president francois hollande is failing to keep his promise of reducing unemployment to single digits figures layof

the siberian forest cat, natasha, went through an entire cycle in the washer.sted 35 minutes. >> my roommate was doing laundry, and he came in here, dropped off some clothes. and he left the lid open. and she must have wandered in and jumped in. and he came back, dropped off more clothes and didn't notice she jumped in there. >> insurance company uses the hambone award as a way to educate the public about accidents that might happen to pets. the cat's okay and it is one very clean cat, we should mention. >> poor thing, could you imagine the spin cycle on that cat? and blame it on the roommate. always blame it on the roommate. >> what will we see the rest of the weekend? >> chilly tonight. going from winter coats to almost short-sleeve weather for the afternoon. by midweek, sunglasses and t-shirts. almost near 70 in some spots. >> thanks for watching nbc bay area news at 5:00. >> "nightly news" is next. >>> on this saturday night, the blizzard of 2013. tens of millions paralyzed by the worst snowstorm to hit the northeast in years. tonight, the deep impact, from

and natasha gave a little history of the church. there were the first protestant church west of the rockies and it memped with another church. i was there at the end of the closing of our church. our congregation memped with park presidio and we fought to keep our building to continue the legacy in the community through a nonprofit program although they knew they couldn't continue as a congregation. we wanted to use the building for the community and put forth proposals. in the end they were voted down and went to the annual conference to sell. this was considered -- there wasn't a time there wasn't a developer who wanted to buy it and financially capable we heard. i heard about bethany and from reverend norman thong when i talked about this project and they actually had the ability to do it, but they were turned down, maybe by one individual up there. since there there were one or more that actually want to do this project and it's most unfortunate all of this also information is given out how they demand said it be sold for money

closely watching the meeting of the g twenty finance heads in moscow forties business correspondent natasha shouldn't scott has more on what's catching their attention the other issue that's being actively discussed by the finance ministers here in the last go is the so-called financial transaction tax in europe that the european commission claims will bring in additional thirty five billion euro chu the european coffers earlier today i actually spoke to the head of the o.e.c.d. on fugu rio who said that this measure would only work if all of the world's leading economies would agree to it and he explained why you could watch that entire interview later on on our c. and of course all the details of the g twenty finance ministers meeting the coming to you in the business bulletin at eighteen thirty g.m.t. . with still to come in the program the. second anniversary of the uprising that toppled preparations includes setting up roadblocks across the country and nato forces gathering in the capital as a number of those protesting against the new government increases. budget cuts in britain hit p

natasha barrett is check -- this in our of satellite center. >> the efforts to find may be madedorner the weather atby around a big bear. a winter storm warning has been that part of california with as much 10 of snow. the uneasiness continues in the area while the manhunt former copor the of hunting down police officers and their families. >> we will continue searching we discover that left the mountains are we find him. truck stopher dorner's found yesterday. he vanished. after 24 at worst of door-to- searching, that truck may have been just a diversion. officers followed tracks from the truck into the woods until thelead to an area where ground was frozen. >> it was a tense situation for everybody. on highe are still alert throughout southern california. in his election manifesto, he is threatening to gun down more. >> officers are concerned about themselves. >> the expert marksman patient.d, a even his ex-girlfriend now fears for her life. >> it is a scary situation. you do not know. >> his picture is posted on tv, newspapers, the web. put sightings continue to pour into law enfor

the city council confirmed the appointment of natasha homes as the seventh word alderman. he resigned from city council last month amid federal corruption investigation involving her husband. he was immediately sworn in to her new position. a man not may be over. police in california work to. more than 3000 passengers remain trapped aboard an unsanitary cruise ship. pope benedict the 16th takes part in the final ash wednesday services of his papacy. after six days of combing the mall in authorities believe christopher dorner is dead. authorities say the former police officer did not emerge from the cabin after was set on fire. >> it was horrifying to listen to the fire fight. it is the most gut-wrenching experience that he could have as a police officer. more than 3000 people remain trapped in discussing conditions on board a carnival cruise ship that could be back on land tomorrow. the carnival ship is being brought to alabama. some have reported sewage in the hallways. odor so bad that people are getting sick. >> on monday the pope announced he will retire at the end of

time now full of the business update with natasha let's watch is it true that the sochi winter olympics in twenty fourteen are going to become the most expensive games ever well it's certainly truth you believe the official estimates of a fifty billion dollars price tag i'll tell you all about that on the whys and hows and the business but after a short break if you put it thanks to. secretary of state hillary clinton recently testified to congress in regards to the attack on the u.s. consulate was killed an american ambassador in benghazi libya during the testimony couldn't rather calmly said things like that the revolutions that sprang up during the arab spring like in libya where the events in bali have created instability and safe havens for terrorists and she made it clear that there is no doubt that the algerian terrorists had weapons from libya so the us secretary has basically admitted that the actions of the usa and nato have caused a mass instability that has allowed the seeds of terrorism to grow when the justification for most of the actions in the muslim world is to stop ev

time now for the latest business news with natasha ok now that we're hearing this there's this escalating conflict. russia's flagship airline air floats and the aircraft maker sukhoi what is this all about absolutely well air flight is fiercely criticising its regional jet basically saying that it's not really up to scratch i'll tell you all about in the business what matters for a stay tuned.

not here in moscow time for the latest business news with natasha the touch france's president fossil alone is joining the ranks of those who a warning about the euro being too high absolutely in fact it goes even further he insists on actively managing a year zero to make europe's recovery faster to speed it up i'll tell you all the details after a short break all right thanks josh. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on our team reporting from the world talks to six of the r.p. interview intriguing story how you. see arabic to find out more visit arabic t.v. dot com. mission.

for now, live in the newsroom natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >> the other big story tonight baltimore. the super bowl champs are coming home. >> work is underway now on a parade to honor the ravens tomorrow morning. brad bell is in baltimore and now with more on the plans. he made it back from new orleans for more celebrating. "there's a lot of happiness in baltimore. we are just north of the inner harbor here and this is all it over to the ravens m & t bank stadium. people were still running around smoking a celebratory cigars. it has mellowed out a little bit, but it still has not ended. [screaming] >> thousands crowded the streets last night. it was a joyous and mostly peaceful celebration that began as an as the ravens had the victory in hand. >> we were downtown last night in the madness. "she admits to a slow start the day, but like a lot of people she is still happily basking in the afterglow hot enough to rival the fries. >> i love ray lewis. i'm battling breast cancer. he's a winner. i am, too. >> i love how everyone has come together. black, white, everyone. all you see is pu

the meeting what should be discussed i suppose that perhaps expectations are higher also his own natasha gets going are starting for us outside the kremlin there i mean beyond that beyond the political issues we've already mentioned here what else is being talked about that you can tell us. pull out already there was an interesting moment heard during a president to newton's meeting with the finance ministers we actually detected some tension between russia and germany on the issue of cyprus and helping that country pay its debts to two sides agreed to discuss this issue behind closed doors and of course the finance ministers during their meeting in moscow also touched on the issue of the much discussed financial transaction tax in europe earlier on friday the head of the o.e.c.d. and he told me in an exclusive interview that this measure would only work if all of the world's leading economies would agree to it and he explained why you could watch that entire interview later on oil r t and of course we'll bring you all the details of the g twenty finance ministers meeting here in moscow

closely watching the meeting of the g twenty finance heads in moscow forties business correspondent natasha shouldn't scott has more on what's catching their attention the other issue that's being actively discussed by the finance ministers here in the last go is the of the so-called financial transaction tax in europe that the european commission claims will bring in additional thirty five billion euro tew the european coffers earlier today i actually spoke to the head of the o.e.c.d. on fugu year who said that this measure would only work if all of the world's leading opata mees would agree to it and he explained why you could watch that entire interview later on on r c and of course all the details of the g twenty finance ministers meeting it coming to you in the business bulletin at eighteen thirty g.m.t. . and with still to come in the program the. second anniversary of the uprising that toppled preparations includes setting up roadblocks across the country and nato forces gathering in the capital as a number of those protesting against the new government increases. budget cuts in brit

>> big shocker here, natasha benningfield. she looked so gorgeous in this stunning red. this design really shows a lot of skin without being revealing. obviously she got a memo. >> and her hair looks great. >> she may have gotten the memo but she didn't abide by it. katy perry. >> you know, she always wears something that is so bubble gum pop. mint grin in gooch which i. apparently the memo said no side book -- in. >> he looked fantastic, he is justin timberlake. >> he showed it off. red carpet, the interview he did and also his performance i don't just fantastic. less than 20 seconds. we want to get to your worst. a fantastic singer but adele? >> she totally missed the mark. this is a young beautiful girl. and this dress, it is covering so much doesn't matter how you pose. the hair is old. but i love her, she is beautiful i don't she sings beautifully and we will see if she gets it right at the oscars. james thank you so much mike? >>> speaking of power house entertainers, singer jeffrey osborne is coming up in a stewed yo. plus we are going to have more on why tickets

also closely watching the meeting of the g twenty finance heads and more news business correspondent natasha and yet more and what's cutting their attention. the other issue that's being actively discussed by the finance ministers here in mall sco is the so-called financial transaction tax in europe that the european commission claims will bring in additional thirty five billion euros choose the european coffers earlier today i actually spoke to the head of the o.e.c.d. on t.v. who said that this measure would only work if all of the world's leading economies would agree to it and he explained why you could watch that entire interview later on on our c. and of course all the details of the g twenty finance ministers meeting the coming to you in the business bulletin at eighteen thirty g.m.t. . to join us for that within. this hour the republicans are blocking chuck hagel from becoming america's defense secretary. more about president obama's candidate and in just a few minutes here on the program we'll be joined by a reporter in washington about why hagel is causing such concern. at libya fo

natasha drank more than two gallons of coke every day. the new zealand woman died following cardiac in 2010. harris had to have several rot rotten teeth pulled. coca-cola calls the ruling disappointing, but it cannot be held responsible for people who drink unhealthy quantities of the product. >>> approved a bill to ban smoking. the parks and bus stops and bus shelters would be covered by the ban. the road public golf course in potomac would not. supporters of the bill say they want to protect nonsmokers from second-hand smoke. >> lovely day today. >> i mean, 59. 59. >> golfable? it was more than golfable. >> did you partake? >> no. >> good times. i tell you what, when i walked to get the paper, you can feel the angle of the sun getting higher. you can tell it's stronger, so we are make the turn. we are looking at, even though it's 5 59 today, we are tracking a nor'easter. right around this time tomorrow. hard to believe. let's start with a live look outside. it's our weather cam and we're clear right now. if you look to the west, you'll

natasha died adds a heart attack. she drank two gallons of coke a day. food group rejected food labels. >>> man described as the most loyal customer as the heart attack grill in las vegas died of heart attack. he suffered a heart attack right in front of the restaurant last week. diner known for its high fat burgers and he ate there so often he was featured on the grill's menu and apparel. >>> 6:26 is the time. back over to sal to check in on traffic. how does it look? >> it looks all right. things were better than last hour. we still have a lot of slow traffic. let's go to the south bay. we want to watch 280. this is still performing pretty well get into cupertino. it really begins to change a little bit later like 7:00. 101 looks good. the sunol grade is recovering after an earlier crash. southbound 680. so the traffic coming from pleasanton to fremont is just a little bit near the normal. let's go steve. >>> we have a little bit of fog out there. coastal variety and inland. especially up toward the north bay where some of that is a little thick. once

. >> chris: natasha is talking about poetry and the role she says it continues to play. not as accessible as pros. not as immediate as video images. conveying something important, something deeper. >> i now use ink to keep record. >> sometimes our every day speech has a way of saying this is me ands that you and we're different. and i think poetry has a way of saying this is my experience and you can share in it with me. >> truth be told, i do not want to forget anything of my former life. >> she is the nation's 19th poet laureate. working out of the library of congress, her job this year is to spread her love of poetry. >> i actually get inspired. it helps me to write poems to be here. >> she describes her role as a cheerleader. >> in a former life was a cheerleader. it seemed a natural way for me to think about being excited about being something. being passion nated about something that means a lot to me that i would like to convey to other people. >> her father is white, her mother black. they had to leave mississippi in the 60's to get married. >> how do you think i

her friend natasha was sent to a neighboring brothel owned by the village police chief. >> translator: the brothel is on the highway. there were nine of us. we had to dance half naked in the window all the time. it's impossible to run away. there is nothing except highways and brothels. >> these roadside brothels on an isolated country road near the czech/german border are just a small part of the worldwide marketplace. >> san francisco, los angeles, new york, st. paul, minnesota, this happens in almost every major community you could think of. >> it happened in detroit, and it happened to 20-year-old katya, a university student who signed up with a friend to study abroad by waitressing in virginia beach. but the girls would never reach virginia, and they wouldn't be waitresses. her attorney, notre dame university law professor bridgette carr, explains. >> they were met at the airport by michael erenhoff and alex maksimenko, the traffickers, and they were told that you know what, plans have changed. you're going to be going to detroit. you need to get on this bus. so they were nervous

natasha accidently ended up in a washing machine. she survived an entire cycle in the washer and walked away with only hypothermia and very clean smelling fur. >> my roommate was doing laundry. and he came in here and he dropped off some clothes. and he left the lid open. and she must have wandered in, jumped in. and he came back and dropped off more clothes and didn't notice that she jumped in there. >> the insurance company uses the hambone award as a way to educate the public about accidents that might happen to your pets. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay," coming up, it wasn't what they expected. >> it was a guy treading water a mile and a half from the bridge. it takes a while for your head to wrap around that, because you're thinking, that's something that's not supposed to be there. >> a man treading water in the ocean, and a life-saving decision made in an instant. it's a story that will make you bay area proud. here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the on

well it's time now for the latest in business news with natasha and the taj it seems like it's going from bad to worse in italy that country stock market is down is dragging the rest of europe along with it what's going on there absolutely and the bond yields are also on the rise which is indicating mounting concerns about what's happening in the parliament there i'll tell you all about what that means for the rest of europe in just a couple and i'll be looking forward to it. he says. he. says. hold it hold it. hold it hold it hold him. people. are lower blood. pressure. but speak. her raise her. son when i. played. a bomb explosion good luck. just spent the money and i'm a. little now trying to find a better little. fifth. it's forty two minutes past the hour here in moscow watching business on r.t. with me that the showing a scam. kier arctic uncertainty that's how some describe the outcome of italy's parliamentary elections the country's first since the introduction of the unpopular austerity measures the main concerns relate to the former premier's silvio berlusconi and his suppo

right folks it's time for the latest business update with natasha and the tosh it sounds like it's getting from bad to worse in italy the country's stock market it's down it seems to be having a rippling effects throughout europe what's going on there absolutely it will and the bond yields are really on the rise indicating that investors a very concerned about what's happening there in the parliamentary elections i'll tell you all about it and the economic impact on the rest of europe in just a couple of i will we will be looking forward to it stay with us. as i would like. to know silence you the. invisible. every day is a struggle. for our children. soundly at night. we are palestinian women working in israel. we've done more for our kids than our husbands. we are ten times in this life. download your. application so. stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television well it just doesn't matter how would your mobile device you can watch your t.v. anytime anywhere. thirty one minutes past the hour here in moscow you're watching business r.t. with me that's a show

. >> natasha is talking about power tree and the role she says it continues to play, not as accessible as prose or video images but conveying something important, something deeper. >> sometimes our everyday speech has a way of saying this is me and that is you and we are different. i think poetry has a way of saying this is my experience and you can share in it with me. >> truth be told i do not want to forget anything of my former life. >> it's the nation's 19th nation's poet laureate. her job is to spread her love of poetry. >> i get inspired. >> she describes her role as a cheerleader. >> in a former life i was a cheerleader and being passionate about something that i would like to convey to other people. >> her father is white and mother black. they had to leave mississippi in 60s to get married. >> chris: how do you think it affected you the idea that your parents' marriage was a crime? >> well, i think it created in me a sense of psychological exile. >> when she was 19 her mother was murdered by her former stepfather. >> that is the moment when i tried in the language of poetry t

well it's time now for the latest to business news with not natasha the results are still coming in in italy but the result doesn't seem to be so clear cut probably won't be for a while so how are investors reacting to the confusion here well would be really fear is the fact that silvio berlusconi the former prime minister actually formed pretty strong coalition in the senate i'll tell you all about the economic impact of the elections in the business world in just a couple of minutes well we'll be looking forward to it. good leverage tory was able to build the world's most sophisticated robot. learn about anything tim's mission to teach me. this is why you should care only. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic in school here on. reporting from the world's hot spots fifty ip interviews intriguing story. six. visit. thirty two minutes past the hour here and mosque you're watching business on our t.v. with me that's a chance to welcome to the program. italy's the first general elections since the launch of the popular are certain measures are going to really set the

time now full of the business update with natasha let's watch is it true that the sochi winter olympics in two thousand and fourteen and to become the most expensive games ever well it's certainly truth you believe the official estimates of a fifty billion dollars price tag i'll tell you all about that on the whys and hows and the business but after a short break if you put it thanks to. secretary of state hillary clinton recently testified to congress in regards to the attack on the u.s. consulate was killed an american ambassador in benghazi libya during the testimony couldn't rather calmly said things like that the revolutions that sprang up during the arab spring like in libya where the events in bali have created instability and safe havens for terrorists and she made it clear that there is no doubt that the algerian terrorists had weapons from libya so the us secretary has basically admitted that the actions of the usa and nato have caused a mass instability that has allowed the seeds of terrorism to grow when the justification for most of the actions in the muslim world is to sto

party live here in moscow time for the latest business news with natasha the touch france's president foresaw a long is joining the ranks of those who are warning about the euro being too high absolutely in fact he goes even further he insists actively managing the euro to make europe's recovery faster to speed it up i'll tell you all the details after a short break all right thanks josh. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on our team reporting from the world talks of the ip interview intriguing story for you. arabic to find out more visit our big. dog called. free. education free. for green. green. green. green. mold free blog video for your media project free media down to r t dot com. it's exactly thirty minutes past the hour you're watching business r.t. welcome to the program in the latest balance of currency wars this week french president francois all law and said the eurozone should agree on a target for euro's exchange in other words he insisted on bringing down the value of the euro that in turn would make the european economy more compet

we will hear from natasha in virginia, federal contractor. what are you hearing?aller: i have an hearing that some of the contracts may be canceled. some of the funding may be decreased. furloughs may take place. we have already been warned, but of course, we will have 30 day'' notice. host: what do you do? caller: i work at the bureau of indian affairs. host: what you think the impact will be for americans? caller: washington reason, it will have an impact because some of the people work for the government or military, and i think it will affect businesses that rely on the population here. there may be a bit of the many recession in this area perhaps. host: natasha, and what you think happens march 1? have you heard about that? caller: not really. we're waiting for the word in our office. everybody is waiting patiently to see what happens. host: we're going to speak with two members of congress, and up about sequester and get their take on it. -- coming up about sequester and get their take on it. we will stick to democratic representative or to sanchez. then rep

natasha harris died suddenly three years ago. her death was caught on by a heart attack brought on by excessive consumption of coke. just any about that, obviously loaded with sugar, caffeine, which jacks up your blood pressure. >> her heart exploded. >> are you kidding me? >> 31 years old, 8 children, 10 liters of coca cola a day? >> are you kidding me? >> i don't drink ten liters of anything on a given day. she was freezing the coca cola, popping those in for breakfast. >> that level of caffeine and sugar in your body and eight kids. >>> here's a look at your valentine's day weather. a pleasant day on the east coast. south florida could see some thunderstorms. atlanta and new orleans dry out after four days of rain. pittsburgh could see snow showers by dinnertime. >> new orleans is drying out in more ways than one. warmer than usual in the southwest with dallas near 70. 40s for chicago, detroit and omaha. mild here in the northeast with boston at 42. the usual high just about 30. >>> and now to a beautiful story on this valenti

you remember that cartoon boris and natasha. >> absolutely. but it's also a cartoon. so that may not work for me. >> reporter: that's a very good point. but in the real world, there are plenty of examples of tall women and shorter men. and not just on the red carpet. >> i just never thought i would wind up with a woman that could physically lift me in the air. >> reporter: mark is a scrappy 5'7 ." his wife christine is 6'1 ." is it ever physically awkward? >> there's been a couple of occasions where we walked into an event and we actually see the height difference in the mirror. we're like, oh, this is what other people see. okay. >> reporter: but no matter. christine still fell hard for mark. >> i felt very taken care of. totally protected by him in a way that nobody had ever made me feel. >> reporter: even really tall guys? >> yeah. reporter: so maybe things will start looking up for single tall women if they just start looking down. >> osgood: still to come... you come to buy stamps when you don't need stamps. >> it just makes your day so m