borders russia should accept that as a very good idea for its own security if russia decides to build missile defense installations in europe or on ships that threaten russia's nuclear security russia should understand that that's really against north korea and iran and it doesn't affect russia if the united states believes that overthrowing assad in syria will bring peace to the middle east russia should agree the problem is russia doesn't agree russia is different civilization the bad precedent was set i don't like to criticize your leaders because they're your problems by your own person who agreed almost everything and so washington got in the habit of getting what it wanted. but even in boston or mcfaul has said on several several occasions during the reset which he claims to invented we are going to go she ate with moscow and see what they can do to promote our national interest fine but that's one hand clapping a real negotiation real diplomacy is not bad it is that we go to moscow and say here are our interests will you help us and then moscow says we might hear our interest will you help us and then they do something for each other washington doesn'

borders russia should accept that as a very good idea for its own security if russia decides to build missile defense installations in europe or on ships that threaten russia's nuclear security russia should understand that that's really against north korea and iran and it doesn't affect russia if. the united states believes that overthrowing assad in syria will bring peace to the middle east russia should agree the problem is russia doesn't agree russia is a different civilization the bad precedent was set i don't like to criticize your leaders because they're your problems by yeltsin who agreed almost everything and so washington got in the habit of getting what it wanted but even in boston or mcfaul has said on several several occasions during the reset which he claims to invented we are going to go she ate with moscow and see what they can do to promote our national interest fine but that's one hand clapping a real negotiation real diplomacy is not bad it is that we go to moscow and say here are our interests will you help us and then moscow says we might hear our interest will you help us and then they do something for each other washington doesn't do a

borders russia should accept that is a very good idea for its own security if russia decides to build missile defense installations in europe or on ships that threaten russia's nuclear security russia should understand that that's really against north korea and iran and it doesn't affect russia if the united states believes that overthrowing assad in syria will bring peace to the middle east russia should agree the problem is russia doesn't agree russia is different civilization the bad precedent was set. i don't like to criticize your leaders because they're your problems by yeltsin who agreed almost everything and so washington got in the habit of getting what it wanted but even in boston mcfaul has said on several several occasions during the reset which he claims to invented we are going to negotiate with moscow and see what they can do to promote our national interests funny but that's one hand clapping a real negotiation real diplomacy is not bad it is that we go to moscow and say here are our interests will you help us and then moscow says we might hear our interest will you help us and then they do something for each other washington doesn't do anyth

be dynamic that needs to grow that's not enough russia needs to prove that so you know russia is very focused on. growth in the global economy because russia is very much put into that in terms of export volumes eighty percent of the value of russia's exports are come out of these which are directly linked to demand and economic activity in places like china in the us etc so that kind of external factor is very important for russia's current account trade balance and economic environment and then the confidence factor again we see that time and time again if there is because we don't have that big pool of domestic investment we're very reliant russia one of its problems it's very reliant on external capital flows you know investors are they're worried about what's happening in the broader economy in the u.s. europe or china one of the first reactions is to draw from risk and to draw from places like russia and we don't have that compensating pool of money domestically we still have capital outflow in fact rather than let's talk about. jacob i mean this is something we've talked about ever since you know we've been looking at the russian ec

russia russia and sean hannity. since they're connected with the largest rush and sean will continue with the shows they're on, but cumulus said no, not interested. they lost over $2 million a largely because of rush limbaugh and how advertisers flee from his program. flee, is that a word? >> fled. >> cenk: god, i'm awesome today. so he's in a world of trouble. and so is sean hannity. i love how rush dragged sean hannity down with him. and sandra flu uck was the first problem that rush limbaugh had. when he was talked about her. now he might be off the market including new york, our producer jayar jackson, has put together a little compilation for rush limbaugh. it's not quite a goodbye compilation, but we're getting there. >> so miss fluck, and the rest of you femnazis, if we're going to pay for to you have sex, we want something for it. i'll tell you what it is. we want you to post the videos online so we can all watch. we're not disrespectful to anybody. >> what is it with all of these young, single white women, overeducated, it doesn't mean intelligent. >> when are we disrespectful. >> if any race of people should not have about slavery, it's caucasians. the villain in the dark night rises is bain. what is the name of the firm that romney ran, and now there is this make believe controversy--bain. do you think that it is accidental if bain character was a terrorist, he was out to destroy new york city. this is the kind of stuff that the obama team is lining up. the republicans are just totally bamboozled right now. they think they got to rebrand and it's all reaching out to minorities. that the republican party lost because it's not conservative. why does putting condoleezza rice in front o and center of te convention not work? why does not putting the governor of new mexico front and center not work. >> cenk: i almost was going to say that we'll miss you, but definitely not. i think these guys are in a world of trouble. i don't think it's a contract dispute between cumulus media and premiere syndication here. no one listens to talk radio. they are the most overhyped programs in the world. when rush limbaugh said he has 14 million listeners, 14 million over what, a week, a month, a year. it's not backed up by the facts. i think it's totally full of crap, and i think they were on their deathbeds to begin with, and this is the beginning of the end for them. thought, go. >> i'm really glad that i didn't have pass is a jambalaya for lunch because i would have lost it listening to that. i don't understand why you need pressure groups or anyone to get them off the air. who would listen to this? they must be dying soon. it's disgusting. the thing that is weird about this story, i don't know if you can read mediaites coverage of it, i think it was andrew core correll, one of our conservative libertarians, the advertising on this was, this is the real deal, although rush is like, no problem. now we have commentary on this thing saying this is no big deal but they go back to the reporting that we did that said the other thing that they said was not a big deal, but actually was a big deal. i don't know what to think. the other thing that they've been saying, yeah well, one of the things he's saying even if cumulus pulled them off the air they'll still get on the air some other way. but like you said, cenk, you and i have done a lot of writing about what a bunch of crap radio ratings are, smoking mirrors. i think you're right, the influence of these people on actual ear holes is overstated. their influence over people, elected republicans, is not exaggerated. these guys are definitely afraid of them, but i think you're right, it's a dying form, and you know, i do think that also limboused to blimbaugh used to e would keep the industry alive, but i think you're right. >> cenk: nobody pulls oprah in her prime. it doesn't happen. and when howard stern, no matter how offensive and outrageous he was on the radio when he was on the public airwaves, nobody pulled them. they pulled people when they have bad ratings. they only pull after tha don ims after what he said about the basketball players. it was horrible. if you put rush limbaugh and sean hannity, it couldn't come close to--we're now past 55 view as month. there is no way those two clowns on the radio get anywhere near 55 million. they're a joke. they're has beens. so rush, whether who to believe, rush is a legendary liar. why would anybody believe anything that rush limbaugh says. i'm sure he'll get another deal with most of those markets in a lower, crappier radio station, and people will listen to them. and the average age will go from 71 to 79 at some point. and eventually he'll just peter away. he made a good living at it such as it was, the hate racket worked for a while, but now we're getting close to being done with it. colonel davis, that has got to be pretty good news. >> well, it is. but you have to give credit where credit is due. between the two of them they have a high school diploma. they're the idiot savants of the right wing, and i'm not sure about the savans part. they make $72 million a year. you can buy a bag of cow manure for $5 for a 50-pound bag. if you want the equivalent of russiaussia and sean hannity, it's 350,000 tons of manure, but manure will make your grass turn green. all they do is make your gran dad angry. >> cenk: one thing you can give them credit on as colonel davis spoke of the numbers, hate sells. they had a good living for a long time selling that manure. >> the next question, will it mean much that they're not going to be there any more, when that happens. i think they still have a little bit of a run left in them. but if there aren't that many people watching, which we've outlined many times, how are they going to be affecting the election? the in larger part, how much have they been affecting politicians, and afraid of the livers who will be going to the voter booths afterwards. and. >> cenk: so that's the thing. but the media has been enormously complicit in this because they gave rush that power. by constantly treating him as believing his lies, he never backed up that 14 million number, never. no one ever asked him to prove it. he just put

snowden, who is stuck with a moscow airport, has withdrawn his request for asylum in russia. russia would take him as long as he stopped hurting our american partners. in a letter posted on wikileaks, he says they are blocking his right for asylum saying the obama administration is not afraid of whistleblowers. the obama administration is afraid of you. an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised and it it should be. snowden has written a letter to the president of ecuador thanking the country for allowing him to remain free and publish information that serves the public interest. george wush who put many of the nsa programs in place spoke about the threat snowden posed to the united states. >> i know he damaged the country. the obama administration will deal with it. >> do you think it's possible for one man to really damage the security of the nation? >> i think he damaged the security of the country. i put the program in place to protect the country. one of the certainties is civil liberties were guaranteed. >> by the way, president bush met

russia if >>> it's a cash n inexclusive. as the plot thickens in russia, the nsa leaker's dad telling me what he thinks about calls by some lawmakers to boycott russia if it gives his son eye sigh -- asylum. wayne, is he right? >> i think it's foolish to introduce and start trying to boycott russia or punish russia for something that russia had nothing to do with. at it our own fault. our own security and our background checks and all of that are at fault. this guy spilled the beans on something. we made the mistake of hiring him. it's our fault. nothing to do wi the russians. it's up to us. >> jn, i know -- you and i are both big-time constitutionalists. i want to go to michelle. michelle, where do you stand on ed snowden leaking the nsa secrets. >> i think that he needs to come back and face the charges. i of you do an act of civil disobeence or you're a who isle blower, have the courage to stay and face the charges. i don't think we should take it out on russia, and ruin the olympics for all the people would worked to hard to get the opportunity to go there. i don't think we should take it out on russia and use the olympics as a diplomatic tool.

russia russia has yet to receive an official application of mr putin went on to say that regarding the situation with the whistleblower the situation is unclear but what was very clear was that he said russia was not to blame is edward snowden now entities fourth week in the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport this is what he said. we should do i'm not sure. we didn't invite edward snowden and russia wasn't his final destination anyway he was in transit but as soon as he began his journey his route was revealed in our us partners effectively blocked for their flight they even made other countries afraid of taking him no one wants to so he ended up blocked on our territory you. know to remain stuck in a basically in a state of legal legal legal limbo here and you but what about further leaks of classified data any more to come do we know well if you go by what snowden said just on friday when he held that press conference at sheremetyevo airport we should not expect the leaks simply because he said he was prepared to accept russia's precondition for asylum and that was he would not damage the u.s. but it is clear he has plenty of information up his sleeve and that was the comment

russia. >>> russia's most prominent opposition leader was sentenced to five years in prison thursday for embezzlement. protesters claiming this harsh verdict is part of a plan by vladimir putin to stifle any chance of a popular challenge to the presidency. >>> a boeing dreamliner forced to land because of in-flight problems. the japan airlines flight landed in boston because of a fuel pump indicator light. it's just the latest in a string of problems for the new 787. >>> french researchers have discovered a new kind of virus. look at this thing. so big they believe it deserves its own classification. the aply named pandora virus is twice the size of the second largest known virus. and this one is 1,000 times larger than the common flu. >>> a new study finds information about healthier food choice does not change what people order. evidently menu information or reminders about calorie recommendations are often plainly ignored. about one-third of those studied actually ate more than the recommendation. while some people may benefit from calorie data, this study suggests most just order whatever they ar

russia russia has yet to receive an official application of mr putin went on to say that regarding the situation with the whistleblower the situation is unclear but what was very clear was that he said russia was not to blame is edward snowden now when tis his fourth week in the transit zone of moscow's sharon met. the airport he said that he arrived in russia without invitation and without the proper documents on top of that america revoked his passport preventing him from traveling elsewhere and then they scared countries from two into rejecting his bid for political asylum in effect that meant that he became trapped in russia this is what he said. we should do i'm not sure. we didn't invite edward snowden and russia wasn't his final destination anyway he was in transit but as soon as he began his journey his route was revealed in our us partners effectively blocked for their flight they even made other countries afraid of taking him no one wants to so he ended up blocked on our territory. or so it's no to remain stuck in a basically in a state of legal legal legal limbo here and you but what about further leaks of classified data any more to come do we know well if you go by what snowde

russia artie's arena delusion go has been following the snowden saga. immigration officials say they have not received an official request from edward snowden regarding his political asylum in russia but that request has been filed on friday evening so perhaps due to the fact that it's the weekend in russia right now the people it simply hasn't hasn't been properly process just yet russia's conditions were that snowden has to stop his anti american. something which snowden promised he will no longer do three latin american countries said they're willing to take him on now he does not have any people want to travel with his american passport has been the knowledge he doesn't have any other people work he cannot even buy a ticket and he does need some something in order for him to move to another country so that is safe passage could be provided in that he's relying on russia snowden himself has explained the situation that he was living in during the meeting with human rights activists a little over one month ago a. family home in paradise and i lived in great comfort. i also had the capability without any warrant of law to search for see and read your communications anyone's communications at any time there is the power to change people's speeds it is also a serious violation of the war

and president putin has tensions rise while moscow considers giving edward snowden asylum in russia. russia'sost prominent opposition leader was sentenced to five years in prison thursday for embezzlement. protesters claim the harsh verdict is part of a noon stifle any chance of a popular challenger to the presidency. >>> another dreamliner was forced to land because of in-flight problems. a japan airlines flight landed in boston because i've fuel pump indicator light. the latest in a string of problems for that dreamliner. >>> and french researchers have discovered a new kind of virus so big, they believe it deserves its own classification. the aptly named pandora virus is twice the size of the second largest known virus and has a volume 1,000 times that of the common flu. ugh. >>> well, now it's time for your first look at business. we turn to seem malmody. good morning. >> futures right now are lower as stocks could feel the heat today from google and microsoft. who both reported disappointing earnings. markets closed at record highs on thursday on soothing words from ben bernanke and posi

>> the lower house of parliament in russia voted overwhelmingly today for a bill that targets gays. >> john: okay, russia, yeah, russia. ( laughter ) actually quite a few, but russia would definitely be among them. so specifically, what's in this bill? the russian parliament has voted almost unanimously to pass a law to punish the promotion of homosexuality with fines and jail terms glain that is tug actually smart because nothing reduces incidentses of homosexuality like a lengthy jail term. ( laughter ) that's some visionary thinking. so far, this bill was actually only passed by the lower house of parliament, so what happens now? >> the bill now goes to the senate before being signed into law by president putin. that's considered to be a formality. >> john: i wouldn't actually be so sure about that. remember, this is the man that we're talking about. ♪ ♪ ( cheers and applause ) seriously, at this point, i firmly believe that vladimir putin is three months shy of having his own calendar. come on, come on. we can come up with a better title than that. better. yes. there it is. ( cheers and applause ) that is the perf

russia. russia was still ruled by the czar. but the british felt very uneasy about being mixed up. so even in the last days of july of 1914, the british were very unsure whether they wanted to have anything to do with his european war. british prime minister said we would have to fight. winston churchill was always up for a fight. the foreign secretary, sir edward grey, he thought that if france was certain, that we must fight. but i think it was unavoidable with belgium. i what happened is that belgium had always been guaranteed as a neutral power. there was a treaty were they all agreed that belgium was part of it. and the germans announced that the german army is going to attack france through belgium. and the german government sent a formal note saying that we just are notifying you that we are going to send our army. well, they appealed to them to let them come, but they said no, why should we. we are a neutral state and we will defend ourselves. why should he not have done so? the german army, nonetheless, the king king of the belgians said, we are neutral, the german army is marching and were you going to do about it. and they changed everything. so we were expected to stand by why the germans raped belgium. and i think it was just wrong. it is so unspeakable. and what became known as the poet's view took over. robert gray took the view of what was happening was so dreadful and some of them at least. but how do you pack it in. none of the poets ever sketched a convincing diplomatic process by waving the white flag. and i think it was all much more difficult. one of the veterans that i quoted in my book, who i think put it well, he wrote a memoir in 1978. he said in his memoir that he was fed up with reading all this stuff about the first world war being futile and they never should've been allowed to go on their own. he said that me and my generation -- we answered the first world war expecting a romantic adventure believing passionately in the wisdom and the justice of our cause. he said we emerged in 1918 bitterly disillusioned about the nature of the venture but believing passionately in the rightness of the cause. i think that they were right to believe in the justice of the cause. and so i say it was an unspeakable sprints and a catastrophe for europe. many people ended up believing that nothing was worth it. so you think of trenches and machine guns when it comes to war. but the first campaign, which i told about was about serbia were a million serbs died. and then russia and belgium. the french army. they went into the battles of 1914. they led the charge is wearing white gloves, flags flying, tens of thousands of than in the earlier campaigns. of course, they are up against this and the consequences were devastating. everyone thinks that the worst slaughter took place in 1916 and 1917. the bloodiest day was august the 23rd of 1914 when the french lost 27,000 on the battlefield. they also attacked in great masses. the germans were then trying to attack against them. everyone who survived would be awarded a cost. this is all in writing. and the next day, and the casualty list, you see a sense of this. it was so unlike what came later. and many people have no idea on the scale of what happened it was the largest single casualty of any war. as for the russians, the russian calorie, they had one raid in 1914. one hundred squadrons. that was the scale that it was happening. in world war i i learned about when writing this book. >> host: we are out of time,

of the world tonight, in moscow nsa leaker edward snowden has decided to request asylum from russia. russia insisted snowden stopped leaking information and snowden agreed. >>> the surface air control system and radar equipment, cuba said they were being sent to north korea to be repaired and returned. the koreans on the ship were arrested and the captain may have tried to commit suicide. >>> in london the house of commons legalized same-sex marriage in england and whales. mostly a formality. next queen elizabeth should give official approval and that's expected later this week. same-sex couples can then get married by next summer. >>> the former general manager of the sanitary district has been arrested in the philippines. a warrant for bret richards arrest was issued back in march. he's wanted on felony charges including embezzlement and money laundering. richards was arrested by philippines police last week and is now awaiting extra diction proceedings to return to california. >>> a new and very different kind of courthouse is being held. a ground breaking was held for the family law cen

it's all part of the propaganda offensive to try to isolate russia because russia is not playing to the music that washington wants to hear right now all right william and all weighing in with his opinion there thank you so much for that interview thank you well coming up the future of the u.s. homeland security and surveillance drones and breaking the set to stay with us. if you want to hear something truly baffling the u.s. supreme court has ruled that generic drug makers cannot be sued for bad reactions to their products only the original branded creators of the drugs can the court's decision was five to four overturning a multimillion dollar award for a woman who was horribly wounded by taking a medication which gave her toxic epidermal necrosis which is basically the equivalent of getting third degree burns all over her body and of course after winning the case mutual pharmaceutical company is demanding their millions of dollars back from the woman who they naturally blame for having side effects from the medicine they made themselves remember this is not just a ruling about one dr

of the world tonight, in moscow nsa leaker edward snowden has decided to request asylum from russia. russiansisted snowden stopped leaking information and snowden agreed. >>> the surface air control system and radar equipment, cuba said they were being sent to north korea to be repaired and returned. the koreans on the ship were arrested and the captain may have tried to commit suicide. >>> in london the house of commons legalized same-sex marriage in england and whales. mostly a formality. next queen elizabeth should give official approval and that's expected later this week. same-sex couples can then get married by next summer. >>> the former general manager of the sanitary district has been arrested in the philippines. a warrant for bret richards arrest was issued back in march. he's wanted on felony charges including embezzlement and money laundering. richards was arrested by philippines police last week and is now awaiting extra diction proceedings to return to california. >>> a new and very different kind of courthouse is being held. a ground breaking was held for the family law cente

comes from russia that is true for germany and for the european union but also we want to export our machinery or cars to russia and we do so and have a lot of work in places created in russia one point five million working places in germany depends on the german russian trade. nearly half of the prisoners at guantanamo bay will have their cases reviewed it's to decide whether the inmates still constitute a threat to america that merits continued to tension to the u.s. government more than two years to carry out this plan ordered by president obama well out of the hundred sixty six prisoners currently held at guantanamo bay seventy one inmates will get parole style hearings most haven't been charged with any crime because there isn't enough evidence to hold a trial but they were still considered too dangerous to be released of the rest only nine have been charged six of whom are awaiting death penalty trials and three have been convicted of war crimes and eighty six others are also in a legible reviews because they were cleared for release long ago while only were told to join eisenberg is one of the prisoners lawyers and he says that while parole hearings may be a welcome

russia. i think it was one of probably his major points to now apply for asylum in russia because what is going to happen if you want to leave russia he has to cross western western european aspace and we've seen in the past the plane president. countries like spain and france and italy simply closed down their airspace so president morales had no chance to land in vienna and of course the americans were there expecting snowden to be on the plane. for him it is very difficult to get out of russia at this point in time so him applying for asylum where he is actually trapped which is the terminal the moscow airport is probably a very good move and right ted dr hugh bronson from the alternative for germany party thank you very much indeed for that. and just a moment i'm going to translate something from. our news chopper. the head of state duma sergei irish can says that russia have asked to. edward snowden political or temporary asylum that was the latest from the some of the russian official officials all right will be back after a very short break to stay with us to follow the story of the edward snowden saga all right thank you an

from russia that is true for germany and for the european union but also we want to export our machinery or cars you know to russia and we do so and have a lot of work in places created in russia one point five million working places in germany depends on the german russian trade well nearly half of one ton of all prisoners a will have their cases reviewed and the boards are to decide whether the inmates still constitute a threat to america that merits continued detention and it took at the u.s. government more than two years to carry out this plan order by president obama well out of the one hundred sixty six prisoners currently held at guantanamo bay seventy one inmates will get paroled style hearings most haven't been charged with any crime because there isn't enough evidence to hold a trial but they were still considered too dangerous to be released well all of the rest only nine have been charged six of whom are awaiting death penalty trials and three have been convicted of war crimes eighty six others are also ineligible for reviews because they were cleared for release a long time ago well earlier we talked to john eisenberg one of the prisoners lawyers and he says that

russia's federal immigration services service denies reports that they and this a whistleblower edward snowden has requested asylum here in russia the says after president vladimir putin said the fugitive could stay in the country but on one condition. explains. artie's managed to speak with a representative of the russian consulate in the airport who shot some way on the speculation about mr snowden allegedly asking russia for political asylum and according to him he met with the wiki leaks representative who was accompanying the former n.s.a. contractor late on sunday at the airport and she passed him this and will open with an alleged letter from mr snowden virtually telling him that in this letter he asked for political asylum but this information has been rejected by russia's federal migration service now this comes as president vladimir putin said that mr snowden is a free man and could stay in any country he wanted including russia but only if he's stopped working against washington. but you know snowden thought concerning edward snowden i must repeat myself like he's not a russian agent and he's not working for us and we're not working with him he's a free man if you want to fly some way he can do you should know if you want to stay here he's only one condition he has to stop his work that is undermining our american colleagues as strange as that may sound coming from me. the president has also s

russia? >> russia is moscow. >> okay. capital of the united kingdom? >> london. >> and what about japan? >> japan is tokyo. >> she goes on and on like this. she can name countries all over the world. so her mom -- and her mom and her dad told aol that she apparently learned the alphabet by the time she was 4 months old. a year and a half, she had mastered all her numbers in spanish, if you can believe it. so there you have it. her mom says that she is always correcting her grammar. dad says she knows she is smarter than her dad. tells it to her, to him, to his face. >> goodness gracious. >> i can't say it. iq, 145. she made it into mensa flying colors with room to spare. and when she gets older, she wants to help people. she wants to be a nurse. >> awesome. i think she'll end up probably being a brain surgeon, no problem at all. >> yes. >> all right. check this out. we're going to show you the biggest babe ever born in germany. just happened. 13 1/2 pounds just about. born friday. >> oh, boy. >> baby girl. jacelyn, and can you believe that? 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is that possible at this point? >> at this point, the fire department, fire personnel they're doing what they can on scene, and they're reaching out to obviously relatives and acquaint tanss of the people. right now their main concern is containing the fire, containing the scene, making sure that no one is in danger at the scene and the surrounding neighborhood are safe. that's their primary concern. >> what do you tell people who live nearby who might be fearful this could get started again? >> i would tell them the fire department has numerous resources on scene and they're working very diligently to get this contained, get this under control, and i'm getting updates pretty much every 10, 15 minutes from them. so far it looks like at this point it is contained. i don't want to say that and give anyone false sense of hope. so we're just waiting to see how they proceed. >> so just turning now to the meme who were injured, we know that at least six of them were taken to nearby hospitals. five air lifted. one taken by ambulance. all of them we're told with severe burns. we did speak to an eyewitness earlier who told us that hundreds of propane tanks are at this plant. as this erupted, you could hear them popping off into the sky, so powerful, this explosion, it blew the roof off the plant. >> pallets and pallets of these propane tanks the kind you use on your backyard barbecue. i have used it, a blue rhino tank. i have used blue rhino in my barbecue. many of you probably have. the big concern, 15 people unaccounted for. evacuations still in effect. about a mile around that area. tavares, by the way, is in northwest part of, northwest of orlando. not very far away. but, not, a big population area. but nothing like orlando. small enough town. but northwest of orlando. not too far away from there. >> one-mile radius has been evacuated. but as far as five miles away people are claiming they could see not only the fireballs in the air, but also hear it and feel vibrations of the explosions. >> every time one goes off you hear the pop and see the big flash of light. >> that's true. we'll, of course, follow this story and bring you the very latest. >>> now we'll turn to other news of the day. another headline this morning. the pope's surprise comments about gay priests. >> these remarks during an impromptu news conference as pope francis was returning from brazil. abc's jeff zeleny here in new york with more. good morning, jeff. >> good morning, guys. i mean it really was an unusual scene aboard the papal plane. for a while it seemed the vatican was unplugged. pope francis did what none have done. he stood in front of reporters for 1:20 taking questions and turned serious on an issue that has confronted many of a divide in this church. >> reporter: pope francis opened a new era of compassion towards gays on monday saying priests shouldn't be judged or marginalized for their sexual orientation. as he flew back to rome after celebrating world youth day in brazil, the pope's words in italian rippled around the world. [ speaking foreign language ] if someone is gay and he searches for the lord and has good will, whom am i to judge? those comments didn't change catholic doctrine. but signalled an olive branch from the people's pope. >> it was a different tone than we have heard from the vatican. i thought it was pastoral and compassionate. >> reporter: the overture only narrowly addresses homosexuality but still it was striking. his predecessor benedict called gays objectively disordered. john paul ii said homosexual acts were against natural law. >> archbishops and bishops always take their lead from the pope, and the fact that the pope is trying to be more welcoming is a great step forward. >> an issue dividing american catholics. >> as a catholic i am happy to hear that sort of thing. being a lot more open and accepting. of people of all different backgrounds. i am definitely open to it. >> the book says it is an abomination. >> reporter: the pope also extending his hand to divorced catholics saying they can receive sacraments. and women saying they're more important than bishops and priests. and for a church long beset by scandal, the tone of humility from pope francis is the latest sign that a new age may be dawning for the catholic church, an attempt to energize and fortify the faithful. john, diana. >> interesting. >> quite a different tone from pope francis. really it's a remarkable change in tone. but not necessarily a change in dogma. >> john, you are right. the tone was a significant thing here. many popes before him have not used the word "gay." the fact that pope francis, he calls himself the people's pope, really with those five word, who am i to judge? he set the tone of a different type of style here for the church. you are absolutely right. he did not address the core issues of homosexual acts being against the church's policy and doctrine. >> if we are not changing doctrine, we are not changing policy, what is pope francis trying to accomplish for the church here? >> one thing, trying to accomplish, to build on what he was doing in brazil at world youth day. speaking to 3 million people. he knows the church is in trouble in terms of shrinking population. he is trying to put a new face on the church. vatican experts say this is significant what the pope does trickles down the line here. the change in substance and tone is likely to have -- quite a big effect. and it is dividing catholics. a lot of catholics we talked to, today, said that -- some were in favor of this. others were not. so a controversy nonetheless. >> going back to brazil. what a reception he got there. >> no question about it. 3 million people on the beach, celebrating mass on copacabana beach. not a bad place to be. >> true. abc's jeff zeleny, thank you so much for that. >> thank you. >> all right, jeff. >>> brand-new poll showing 53% of new york democratic voters say it is time for anthony weiner to get out of the mayor's race. governor andrew cuomo, head of the state's democratic party, declined monday to weigh in. but, party heavy hitters, bill and hillary clinton are signaling it is time for weiner to go. he doesn't see it that way. >> i am not terribly interested in what people who are not voters in the city of new york have to say. i am focused like a laser beam on their interests. i am focused like a laser beam on what they care about. >> former new york governor eliot spitzer forced out of office over a prostitution scandal says he would not vote for weiner. >>> surpriseding testimony over the alleged coverup of the sex abuse case at penn state. it came from former assistant coach mike mcqueary who claimed yesterday that joe paterno once told him the school mishandled its response to the jerry sandusky case. mcqueary also claimed that top school officials knew he had seen sandusky molesting a boy in the locker room shower. the testimony came at a hearing to determine if three former school administrators should be tried for covering up the case. >>> a driver in san diego is recovering from a dangerous plunge. police believe he was drunk when he drove his car straight over a cliff and plummeted 40 feet to the beach below. amazingly, though, his car landed on its wheels and the driver survived. he was hoisted up to the road, followed by his car. the driver suffered major injuries, but they're not considered life-threatening injuries. >> amazing. survived. >> he landed on the wheels. >> wow. >>> moving on to the weather, a look at tuesday's forecast. the northeast will enjoy a dry, comfortable day. mostly dry in the south as well. thunderstorms with heavy rain from southeast kansas across missouri to southern illinois. >> warm in the pacific northwest with highs in the 80s for seattle, portland. desert southwest, 100 or above. 90s, arkansas, texas and louisiana. >>> well, a child is a precious thing. when five arrive at once, that is why this is our "favorite story of the day." >> bianca and jose garcia welcomed five new children last thursday. one, two, three, four, five. four new girls and one brand-new boy. delivered at 28 weeks. and all weighed about 2 pounds each. the garcias are only the third set of quints ever born in nebraska. >> new ones will be in the hospital for a while. when they go home, they'll be welcomed by two older brothers ages 7 and 9. they have got a basketball team right there. two reserves to come in if troops get tired. >> a whole lot of kids. quickly, their names -- marah, christobal, arleth, jimena and rosalyn. >> and they're all going to be called "hey you" wuchbs they're running around the house. hey, you, over there with the thingy in your hair come over here. >>> all right. coming up -- real life legal drama for cast members of "real housewives of new jersey." >> getting around the country club, faster, trading the golf cart for transportation right out of "the jetsons." you're watching "world news now." ♪ meet george jetson jane his wife ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. ♪ i'm willing ♪ i'm willing >>> welcome back. now to a battle nearly as epic as that of david and goliath. an oregon woman spent years fighting the credit giant equifax after she noticed mistakes on her credit report. >> now two years after launching the battle, she is a big, big winner. here's abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: julie miller says eight times between '09 and 2011 she contacted credit bureau equifax, filling out reams of paperwork, even highlighting their mistakes. but even after all that, she claims they still never corrected the errors. >> all kinds of incorrect information, like 40 debt collector information and incorrect social security and birth date. >> reporter: for two years her credit report listed erroneous accounts and collection attempts, problems she says she discovered only after she was rejected by a bank when she wanted to open a new account. >> we did put some of the things off that we had planned to do during this phase because we couldn't get credit. >> reporter: but what makes this story different from so many others with similar complaints is that a federal jury in oregon has just awarded miller $18.6 million, one of the biggest settlementser. equifax wouldn't say whether it disputes miller's claims but told abc news "we are very disappointed in the jury verdict and exploring our options. experts say equifax will appeal. miller hopes this is a wake-up call. >> it can really affect your, your credit and your scores and your life. >> reporter: if that isn't enough of a wake-up call this should be. one in four credit reports contain errors according to a recent study. remember everyone is entitled to a free credit report every 12 months. don't forget to get yours and then, of course, check it. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> the first one to roll my eyebrows when somebody gets a ton of money for nothing. that is ridiculous. i am really happy about this one. this woman tried and tried and tried, according to the legal case, to get this rectified. the company didn't do it. everybody has felt powerless dealing with a giant bureaucracy. maybe this will send a message. >> you're right. and not only -- that weighed on the jury. the jury, her attorney. probably realized -- she didn't go running to the courthouse -- she actually tried for two years with the company and called back and stayed on the phone and did everything they asked her to do. she wasn't able to get this credit and it affected her in ways we didn't hear there. she couldn't get a line of credit for her brother, couldn't help her husband band open up a shop. >> her brother had a disability. >> gigantic corporation made any body go on in a circle of endless futility. hope they saw that. >> i hope you are paying attention. hope they saw that. >>> still to come. a controversial member of the "real housewives" cast is facing possibility of hard times. >> what investigators say she did that could put teresa giudice behind bars for a very long time. that's coming up next in "t ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> tt quinn . >>> skinny time. two stars of "real housewives of new jersey" in real big time trouble. right now. >> this is big. >> we'll pronounce the name two ways, the debate of the newsroom. we are talking about "real housewives" star teresa giudice, she refers to herself, and known as giudice to a lot of people, the americanized version. take your pick. 41, and her husband, joe giudice. 43 of montville township, new jersey. they have a 39-count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail, wire fraud, bank fraud. making false statements on loan applications bankruptcy fraud. prosecutors allege they received $4.6 million in mortgage withdrawals from home equity lines, credit, construction loans, and filed fake w-2s and tax returns. these are some serious charges. bravo spokesmen had no comment. the case is pending. working its way through court. >> they have got a lot of kids. i hope they can work something out there. >> yeah. >>> moving on to "the bachelorette," if you watch, this is not new. if you did not watch, turn away from your televisions. because this is -- spoiler alert. desiree hartsock had her heart socked. >> wow. >> she is heartbroken because if you have been watching then you know she has gone throughout this entire season kind of, picking, one, leaning toward one guy more than the others. that's brooks, you see him right there. he was the only one out of the three left that had not said those three important words, "i love you." >> all the other ones said it. she said it back. he did not say it. she told the host, it was really not a big deal he hadn't said it. she could feel it. well, lo and behold, we enter the episode where he up and peaced out. he said, uh, forget this thing called love. i got to go. so i'll catch you on the back side. and the waterworks begin. so there you have it. there is no more brooks and desiree as many people thought there would be. so he is out. now part two finale is next week. you will be glued to your televisions as i have been. >> dramatic. jack. >> jack is a fan. >> jack is a fan. >> jack knows how to pronounce her last name. >> who knew? sports guru? >> gave me the recap. now the copy. he is so excited there is a part two. >> good luck, chris! >> rooting for chris here at wnn. whoo. go chris. is he cute? jack, is he cute? >> i don't know. >> come on. >> come on, jack. >>> real quick, fox is considering an all simpson's channel at some point. so many episodes. >> whoo. you're a fan. >> think it's best show of all time. the champion for scripted series of all time in terms of and can cost thousands of dollars to repair... thankfully, the powerful dual action formula of rid-x has enzymes to break down waste and time released bacteria to reduce tank build up. d-tic maintenance. >> smile on that face. >> i love that cartoon. >> a smile on my face. simpler times, right? >> yes, indeed. a local golf course could look like the skies in the jetsons. flying cars of the future hovering above the greens. >> started out as a joke. one club liked the idea so much, they made it happen. abc's darren rovell takes us out for a round. >> reporter: it was the jetsons' vision of the future, but who would have thought the flying car would soar over a golf course? it all started when masters champion bubba watson dreamt up a hovercraft golf cart. it was supposed to be a stunt for oakley. now more than 8 million people have watched watson zipping over land and water. >> and who doesn't want to do that? >> reporter: people love the idea. people like pete duffy. >> here it is, huh? >> this is it! >> reporter: the managing director of windy knoll golf course in springfield, ohio. he sees the chance to bring more people to his course, tracking down the company that made bubba's cart. >> you've got the traditional top, the sand and seed mixed bottles, and the holders for the bags behind the back bench. >> reporter: the course will charge $175 for a round with a hover craft and caddie pilot. naturally we asked to give it a try. i felt like i was on a carnival ride in the middle of a golf course. this is a nuts experience. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: it may not be the future of golf everywhere, but guarantees fun even if your golf game stinks. darren rovell, abc news, springfield, ohio. >> looks like a lot of fun. >> i can't play to save my life, but if i get to drive one of those around and get to go over the water, sign me up for 18 rounds. >> you can be a cart girl. every tournament i played in beautiful cart girls. >> cart girls. >> ruins everybody's golf game. there you go. caddying for tiger. that's fine. i'll do it. >> what are you doing here, moonlighting for tiger. >> sure tiger's caddie does those, just reach into y >>> good morning. i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> breaking news from central florida. we'll get the very latest from firefighters and paramedics after a major explosion at a propane plant north of orlando. the latest on the missing and injured workers coming up. >>> there's growing pressure from his fellow democrats for anthony weiner to drop out of the new york city's mayor race. bill and hillary clinton are signaling they want the former congressman to stop campaigning. >>> a military judge will announce the verdict in the court martial of army private bradley manning, he leaked documents to wikileaks claiming he wanted to expose war crimes. >>> and one of the real housewives is in some real trouble this morning. teresa giudice and husband joe, facing a 39-count federal fraud indictment for lying about their income during a bankruptcy filing. those are some of the top stories on this tuesday, july 30th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good morning, everybody. we begin with breaking news in central florida. a string of overnight explosions ripping through gas plant, blowing off the roof. >> firefighters have contained the tremendous fire in tavares. at least seven workers had to be rushed to the hospital with burns. amazingly two people escaped unharmed. 15 people unaccounted for have since been found. all of those injured were at the plant itself, but the surrounding area had to be evacuated. >> apparently they store the propane cylinders in different parts on the property in different areas of the plant, and as the fire continued to spread, there were more and more explosions. as you said pretty recently, that obviously presented challenges for the fire personnel to get in get it under control. all of the injuries we have been made aware of are from those actually at the plant working tonight. >> john, you said 15 unaccounted for. is there anything being done at this point to try to find those people? is that possible at this point? >> at this point the fire department, the fire personnel are doing what they can on scene. they're reaching out to obviously relatives and acquaintances of the people. i mean they're right now their main concern is containing the fire, containing the scene, making sure no one is in danger and surrounding neighborhood are safe. that's the primary concern. >> now that plant was housing more than 15,000 propane tanks -- the kind you use in outdoor grills. >> the flames were so intense, people living miles away had a clear view of this fire. >> when we first got down to the lake to see it, the sky was completely orange and the clouds were all lit up and you could hear the explosions, you know, one after another. then after it would explode, a fireball would shoot up into the sky because the propane plant, they were -- there were hundreds of propane tanks at the plant. we have driven by it before and seen them. so i am assuming they're individually blowing up. that's why you see individual fireballs kind of shooting up into the sky. it was humongous. i mean even from seven miles away. and i said, it was a general, like just a large fire. and then there were fireballs shooting up past that with each explosion that happened. >> all right. so you heard from the lake county sheriff's department. he said there were 15 people unaccounted for. as we said earlier they have all been found. of course, there is no telling what that really means, what conditions they were found in. we do know that there were several people who were injured, most of them with severe burns. this was such an intense explosion. it blew the roof off of this plant. >> and, just explosions going on and on and on again. the backyard propane kind of canisters, according to eyewitnesses. pallets and pallets stacked with them. hundreds of them. hundred of them. going off like a shotgun blast many people described. again, tavares is about, a little north of orlando. and we're just told that you can see this for miles away. neighboring towns like mt. dora, people going out by the lake and watching what really looked like a -- a lightning storm with thunder. >> yes. fireballs in the sky. one mile in the sky -- a radius of one mile has been evacuated. people as far as five miles have been able to see it. we will follow the breaking news story and bring you the latest as we get. >> we sure will. >>> all right. natural gas like blamed for a philadelphia house that exploded, injured eight people including two infants. the unoccupied home being remodeled when it collapsed yesterday morning and showered the street with bricks and wood. several adjoining homes were damaged. the contractor working on a water heater is in critical condition with severe burns. >>> moving on to flossie, now it's been downgraded to tropical depression. as it brings heavy rain and wind to hawaii. about 4,500 homes and businesses lost power on the big island. it could have been much worse. here's abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: residents and ossigestm braof1 i'm pro ot sleep at all. >> hopefully this will just be a lot of wind and a lot of rain and no flooding. >> reporter: and this nasa satellite image shows flossie just before its direct hit on the big island. >> it's always important to prepare for the worst. >> reporter: the last large storm to strike this stretch of paradise was hurricane iniki in 1992. seven people were killed with winds reaching 145 miles per hour. but forecasters say flossie is nowhere near iniki's strength. flossie will be weakening moving through an area to the east of the island where the waters are cooler. whereas say a former system like iniki grazed to the south of the islands and clipped back around where water temperatures are warmer. >> reporter: the coast guard is warning tourists to not test flossie's strength. >> we are not always going to be able to respond. some times the weather is our enemy. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard shut down three ports with waves expected to reach up to 18 feet. john and diana? >> all right, brandi. thank you. >>> here's a look at the rest of today's weather. mostly dry day for the southern half of the country. another day of thunderstorms in kansas, missouri, illinois. dry in new york, boston, d.c. >> in the 80s for the high plains. 90s across oklahoma. pleasant in the north east. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. dallas and phoenix are going to have 100 or above. >>> overseas this morning, dozens of people have been injured in a rare head-on collision between two trains in western switzerland, just days after that deadly train crash in spain. the swiss crash happened 30 miles southwest of the byrne. two regional trains collided yesterday evening. the two locomotives crushed like tin cans. the engineer thousands of one train was killed. 35 others injured. five hospitalized. the accident is rare in switzerland which has what is considered one of the safest rail systems in the world. the cause of that crash is still under investigation. meantime investigators in spain have recovered the black boxes from the country's deadly train crash last week. the crash killed 79 people including two americans. myrta fariza was traveling with her husband to a catholic festival. they'd attended their daughter's wedding in rome just two weeks ago. the other american, ana-maria cordoba, the other tourist was traveling with her husband and teenage daughter to meet with their son making a pilgrimage. cordova was an employee of the arlington arch diocese. >> it's a great tragedy. we raise our spirits and the prayers for the families and all victims. >> reporter: a memorial mass for victims was held yesterday in northwestern spain attended by members of the spanish royal family. well, the driver of the spanish train has been charged with 79 counts of homicide by prefegs professional recklessness among other charges. he admitted that the train was going about 120 miles an hour around a bend that has a speed limit of 50 miles an hour. so more than double. >>> a united airlines employee and his wife were charged with stealing luggage in the aftermath of the san francisco plane crash. sean shareef crudup and his wife out on bail after pleading not guilty. the pair stole luggage that arrived at the airport unattended after the victims' plane was diverted after the asiana crash. they allegedly tried to sell the clothes back to the stores where they were purchased. >>> all right. we go to the middle east where yet another attempt was launched to secure peace in that region. secretary of state john kerry appointed a former u.s. ambassador to israel, to shepherd a round of israeli/palestinian peace talks. after countless failed efforts over the past decade. all side today describing the process as "protracted and difficult." >>> we have a couple of health alert this morning starting with a new recommendation for smokers. federal health experts say heavy smokers could get -- should get an annual ct scan to check for lung cancer. the recommendation is for those who smoked at least a pack a day for 30 years. even if they quit as long as 15 years ago. experts say annual ct scans could save 20,000 lives a year. >>> and there is yet another good reason for new moms to breast-feed, boosting their children's iqs. a study from boston children's hospital finds that children fed longer by breast milk performed better on iq tests later in life. each additional month of any amount of breast-feeding translated into an iq boost of 1/3 percent. exclusively breast-fed kids did even better. >> quite a stat. >> whoo! >>> a strange catch in the day from a stranger place. fair to say unusual for a group of youngsters to catch a five foot long alligator in the middle of pennsylvania. >> that's what happened yesterday. they caught it while looking for a place to go fishing. one of the guys said he learned how to capture an alligator from watching television. >> i love that. once the mouth 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>> the question for them is how do you feel about that person standing across the counter from you. would you be willing to pay more for your meal so they could get a higher wage? so we asked. most people on the street said they would pay a little extra. the truth of the matter is the economy never grows if people don't make more money to pour into the economy, so i'm all for paying people what they're worth and fair wage so i that can survive. >> reporter: most consumers didn't seem to let the protest keep them away from their big macs. still business as usual at other locations. there is no shortage of diners or workers at this mcdonald's. industry experts say with the unemployment level so high, it is quite easy for them to find other workers to step in when striking workers step out. lana zach, abc news, new york. >> here is a staggering stat. the federal minimum paige of $7.25 when adjusted for inflation is 22% less than it was in 1968 and 7% less than it was just in 2009. so minimum wage now is way, way poorer than it used to be. >> that's right. a lot of people are saying what happens if we give these people a living wage? if we double their salaries. how is that going to affect my big mac, my next meal at mcdonald's or burger king or anywhere else, fast food chains. because now it is affordable for people to go to the places. people who don't make a lot of money that's where they turn to, when they need a meal, quick meal. according to "the huffington post," a study, your big mac will increase 68 cents if they were to double the salaries of people that work at mcdonald's. seems look something we can afford ♪ pressure pressing down on me >> under pssure >>> under pressure is the name of the game for many parents these days. >> a survey by "working mother" magazine shows 97% of women are stressed by their schedule. 52% extremely stressed. but there are ways to find more time in your day. abc's amy robach explores some simple solutions to destress. >> reporter: natasha's day starts at 4:45 a.m. first there is the laundry, feeding the dog, making breakfast for her two girls, getting them ready for school, prepping dinner, getting herself ready, driving girls to school, driving to work, running educational services firm, picking the girls up, cooking dinner, taking girls to ballet, folding clothes, catching up on all the work, finally getting to bed after midnight. barely four hours' sleep. i'm exhausted listening to you. >> i'm sorry. that's my life. >> reporter: and natasha is not alone. over half of us say there are never enough hours in the day for all we have to do. >> work/life balance, really the crux of the matter. how do they do their job and keep the household going in the way that they want to have it be? >> reporter: so abc news sent in time management coach elizabeth saunders. >> we all have 24 hours in a day, seven days in a week. >> reporter: elizabeth gives natasha a time-saving chart, a blueprint for where to find hidden time in her stressed out life. tip number one, i think of time like a credit card. >> it is literally the same as finances. you are basically allocating that time and spending it in a certain way. >> reporter: take walks as a family while quizzing your kids on spelling and math. exercise and extra time with the girls. tip number two, find hidden resources. >> would it be possible for your girls to help with working on making breakfast for themselves so you could be at work at 8:30 each morning? >> reporter: tip number three, simplify. natasha was doing too many loads of laundry. if the girls wear outfits twice she could find another 30 minutes. remember -- >> it's okay not to be perfect. >> in all, finding natasha two hours of hidden time. ♪ >> everything's back together again. >> reporter: for a little more of this. >> reporter: and a lot more of this. amy robach, abc new, plainfield, new jersey. >> all right. it brings us our facebook question of the day. >> we want to know what time management advice do you have for moms? log on to the facebook page, wnnfans.com. join the conversation. >> gee whiz, man. >> it really is about finding a couple moments at the end of the day. you are spending time with your kids when you are shuttling them, one side to the other -- school, ballet, back home, cooking. they're all around you when we are doing this. it's not quality time. that's what we are getting at. you want to be able to read them a book before they go to bed. you want to be able to tuck them in at night and tell them the story. all she is looking for this mom. >> you are living this. you have got a 1-year-old. almost. >> 10-month-old. >> working this shift with the crazy showers. you are in the thick of it. >> i am. i need all the tips and more. >> yes, you do. for a week straight.r it so i use tide to get out those week-old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. and since i'm the one who has to do the laundry... i do what any expert dad would do. i let her play sheriff. i got twenty minutes to life. you are free to go! 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"both baby and mom are doing great," he wrote on twitter, "thanks to all my sponsors who appreciate what's important in life and all my fans for being awesome." >> a great moment for any one who is cheering for the family man. >> reporter: josh elliott, abc news, new york. >> that is just so great. to see him, what? what's going on? i will go right now. >> i'm out. >> i got to go. i know what's important. he said it. >> a special guy. >> yes he is. >> debating yesterday. and as a woman, you may -- stay there. win that mil. my mom is here. we'll be okay. >> the golfer who did win. is going to give zoe a generous gift. >> classy gesture as well. >> yes, it is. there you go -- half a million dollars com wow. these are really good. you act surprised. aah! aah! practice makes perfect. announcer: you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. there are thousands of teens in foster care who don't need perfection, they need you. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- breaking news. a frightening propane explosion north of orlando. the fire fight going on right now and concerns about reports of missing people. we have the latest. >>> get out of the race. that's the message from new york's voters and top democrats to mayoral candidate anthony weiner. >> i'm nothing going to ask pundits. i'm not going to ask other politicians. i'm going to let the people decide. >> the latest polls and political analysis right here this morning. >>> then behind bars. the tv drama, "orange is the new black." the jailhouse show featuring a writer sharing a personal and criminal secret. >> when i was in my very early 20s, fresh out of college, i carried a bag full of drug money from chicago to brussels. >> and this is a hit show you cannot watch on conventional or table tv. it's tuesday, july 30th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good tuesday morning. a busy morning. we'll get right to it. we're beginning with breaking news out of central florida. tremendous series of explosions at a gas plant overnight sending flames and smoke high into the air. >> police in tavares say at least seven of the workers were injured. there were reports that 15 were missing. they were all found. large propane tanks began exploding before 11:00 last night. the force of the blasts blew the roof off this plant and a one-mile radius right now surrounding the scene has been evacuated. a woman living in a nearby town said she could see the flames seven miles away. >> when you first got down to the lake to see it, the sky was completely orange and the clouds were all lit up, and you could hear the explosions just, you know, one after another, and then after it would explode, a fireball would shoot up into the sky because the propane plant -- there were hundreds of propane tanks at the plant. we've driven by it before and seen them, so i assume they're individually blowing up. that's why you see individual fireballs shooting up into the sky. we first heard them in our home, which is probably about ten miles from the explosion, and we heard what sounded like thunder. but we started listening to it and realized it didn't sound like thunder. it almost sounded like an explosion of a gunshot or a rifle or something like that, so we went outside to investigate, and that's when we saw that the sky was all orange and it was flashing. so that's when we drove down to the lake to see it a little bit better. it was humongous even from seven miles away. it was a general like very large fire, and then there were fireballs shooting up past that with each explosion that happened. >> quite a scene. tavares is a small city north of orlando. northwest of orlando. right now the city administrator for tavares says 24 people were working that nightshift. 15 of those people unaccounted for right now. >> at this moment. what we know right now, five, there are at least six injured we know of. five of them were air lifted to the hospital, nearby hospitals. one taken by ambulance. all with severe burns. that's kind of the -- the injuries that could be expected when something like this happens. there are eyewitness that are saying this sounded like shotguns, fireworks, giant fireballs in the sky. people thought -- you know, people thought somebody ran into their home, banged on their door. it could be seen for miles away when the explosions were happening. >> still happening. i used blue rhino propane, and anybody that's shopped with lowe's, they have a contract with that company. these are all over the country, and presumably this is a factory that manufactures those. a very tense situation. a one-mile area around tavares still evacuated, and the search for the unaccounted people continues. >> just to give you an idea of how incredibly powerful this explosion was -- the lake county sheriff says it blew the roof all of the plant. we will, of course, continue to get the updates and bring them to you as soon as we get them. >>> well, let's move onto this. the plummeting political support for new york's embattled candidate for mayor, anthony weiner now in fourth place. >> a brand-new poll showing 53% of new york democratic primary voters say it is time for weiner to get out of the race. the voters are having their say with top members of weiner's party. here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: it was just lunch. hillary clinton arriving at the white house, heading for this alfresco table for two in a meeting described as largely personal between friends. while in clinton's adopted state of new york, her top aide huma abedin was nowhere to be seen as her disgraced husband anthony weiner kept on campaigning for mayor. >> welcome to flushing. >> reporter: reporters wondering out loud if hillary had weighed in. the sexting politician resisting mounting pressure and collapsing poll numbers. >> there are no second chances? >> why did he get in? >> he's not qualified. >> he's wasting time and space. >> i'm not going to ask pundits. i'm not going to ask other politicians. i'm going to let the people decide. >> reporter: abc news learned mrs. clinton reached out to weiner's wife, but sources say the couple is ignoring all outside advice. and while bill and hillary have not gone public, aides and advisers say they're eager to see weiner exit the race before damage is done to a possible clinton run for the presidency, reminding voters of the clintons' own sex scandal with hillary clinton standing by her man. >> i'm sitting here because i love him and i respect him. >> reporter: much as weiner's wife has done. >> i love him. i have forgiven him. i believe in him. >> reporter: but at least one scandal expert says nothing huma abedin can say now will save her husband. >> i would recommend that she not campaign with him at all. the train has already left the track. it's already left the station, so he can't pull it back now. >> reporter: clinton advisers tell abc news not to expect to hear from the clintons themselves. their message will be delivered by donors and surrogates. another message not heard by anthony weiner from the pollsters, the latest saying more than half of new yorkers want him to drop out. jim avila, abc news, the white house. >> and our coverage continues now with abc's jeff zeleny who's been covering the anthony weiner scandal since it broke. >> good morning, jeff. top democrats leaning against weiner now. polls not looking good. they're against him. what's next? >> well, he's staying in the race, he says. everyone wants him to get out. i'm surprised a lot of democrats were surprised it is only 53% in the latest poll that wants him to get out. you can't look very far. you have to look a long ways to find some one that wants him to stay in. look. he filmed new campaign commercials this weekend. he's still going to ask voters of new york to give him a second chance. what he's really on right now, people say, is a redemption tour, trying to rebuild his image in the middle of all this. hard to see really what his path to victory here is, but he, you know, has nothing to lose. >> jeff, he's really digging his heels in here. campaign appearances as late as last night. people asked him about the clintons and the relationship he has. what did he have to say? >> all about the clintons. he said i am focusing on the voters of new york city. he was not giving much respect to the clintons. of course they don't live in new york city. they live outside the city. he basically said he is not going to take his marching orders, cues from the clintons to voters last night. >> we saw his wife huma out there prominently when he first -- when it all hit the fan so to speak. we did not see her in the church. i think we will not see her here on it. how is that progressing? hear anything? >> a wife since we have seen huma abedin stand at his side. in washington, d.c., having dinner with a former adviser to secretary of state hillary rodham clinton. she is not in new york city. behind the scenes. celebrated her 37th birthday over the weekend. not the way you want to celebrate in the middle of this. but she's still supportive of him. she's just not at his side. she's had enough on that front for now. >> all right, jeff. some saying that that dinner that she had might have been a little show of appearance with the former aide. >> certainly a very public place in washington, d.c., where the clintons used to go where everyone would see them. perhaps it was. >> jeff zeleny, thank you. >>> all right. a little girl from arkansas battling a rare brain infection she likely contracted at a new closed water park. the owners of willow springs water park closing the park. kalle hardig got violently ill. doctors diagnosed her with a rare meningitis caused by a parasite that was found in stagnant water. >>> tropical storm flossie has turned out not to be much of a threat to the hawaiian island after all. downgraded to tropical depression. civil defense officials are scaling back. sending personnel home. no reports of serious damage or flooding throughout. >>> the nfl training camp cranking into full swing. the league saying good-bye to one of its true greats. donovan mcnabb played 11 seasons for the philadelphia eagles and now is calling it quits. >> mcnabb led the eagles to 100 victories, nine in the playoffs. at the helm for one super bowl. number five hold every important franchise quarterbacking record. >> traded to the redskins in 2010. donovan mcnabb will always be remembered as an eagle. the team will retire his jersey in september. >> i tell you what. i grew up a giants fan, so when it came to the eagles and the redskins, there was no love, but you know what? i always admired donovan mcnabb. what a player. >> philadelphia loves this man. everything come to a stop when he is in town. he essentially is the giant of the game there for them. young people know him. obviously people, veterans watching the game for a long time. learn to love him. through out the years. though he was, did not really retire an eagle he well always be an eagle in the eyes of philadelphia. >> without a doubt. >>> all right. coming up, we'll introduce you to an amazing young genius. she's just 4 years old. >> we'll be right back. you're watching "world news now." find out with venus embrace. every five-bladed stroke gives you 360 degrees of smooth for goddess skin you can feel and feel. only from venus embrace. >>> an update now on the breaking news out of sentra florida where an explosion at a propane plant sent explosions high into the sky. >> all of the missing people have been found. large propane tanks began exploding in tavares just before 11:00 last night. the force of the blast blew the roof right off the plant. a one-mime radius around the scene had to be evacuated as the flames burned and burned. >>> to washington, d.c., where a woman is accused of using green paint to deface the face of washington, d.c. >> and she could be responsible for similar incidents throughout the nation's capitol. more from abc's karen travers. >> reporter: a woman in custody in washington suspected of vandalizing the city's national cathedral with green paint. the iconic church was the third d.c. landmark defaced in the past four days. wet green paint was found in the cathedral's oldest chapel, the bethlehem chapel. similar paint was found in the children's chapel. last friday the lincoln memorial. green paint was found splattered along the base, the lap, and the leg of the statue of the 16th president. the marble memorial on the edge of the national mall is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the capital with millions of visitors every year. it closed temporarily on friday after the paint was discovered but reopened later that day. park police said damage was not permanent, but crews are working to remove the paint. >> they will not do anything that will damage it. they are very familiar with the marble. they have ways -- they work on all kinds of ways. they work on all our statues, all of our memorials, so they're very familiar with them. >> reporter: more splattered green paint on a statue outside smithsonian headquarters on the mall. authorities believe that vandalism was also done last friday. tourists were shocked to hear of another incident. >> i just can't believe it. >> i just think it's pretty wrong. >> and people do mischievous things. >> reporter: law enforcement officials have not said whether all three acts of vandalism were connected, but the paint does look to be a similar dark green color. authorities said the woman suspected of vandalizing the national cathedral was arrested nearby. she will likely face charges of destruction of property. karen travers, abc news, washington. >> by the way, the woman is 58 years old. she has no fixed address. she's been identified as jimay chen. >> here's my point when it comes to vandals. if you're protesting something and you've got a point and you want to scrawl it across something, fine, we'll read it, and move on. but to randomly throw paint on something and not have a rhyme, reason -- >> vandalize anything. >> -- to do it just to do it, i have no respect. not to say i have respect for vandals. >> poor quality vandalism? >> poor quality vandalism. >> it really was. >> just leave a message. >> jackson pollack. >> splattered on there. >> there you go. that's all i'm saying. >> i'm glad that we have somebody in custody. >> yes. >>> up next, a look at one of the hottest new shows on tv. >> the latest drama that has some saying netflix could be the new hbo. >>> and in the next half hour, a new way to get around the links riding on air. how cool is that? you're watching "world news the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we 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[ sniffle ] ♪ i ♪ i'm stuck in folsom prison and time keeps dragging on ♪ ♪ but that train keeps rolling >> prison isn't the sort o >>> prison isn't the sort of place you would expect to find a lot of laughter or creativity. a show based on the experiences of a woman who did time is providing both. >> the show "orange is the new black" and a cast of characters that shines and a message that really makes you think. abc's dan harris with more. >> what did you do? >> aren't you not supposed to ask that question? i read that you're not supposed to ask that. >> you read that? you studied for prison? >> reporter: "orange is the new black," is the much buzzed about show on netflix about a college educated woman who lands in prison. we sat down with the star taylor schilling and the real life former inmate she portrays. both women go to great lengths to say though the show is based on the memoir "orange is the new black." piper on the show is a fictionalized version. >> i carried a suitcase of money, drug money, once, ten years ago. >> reporter: that said, the similarities are many. >> when i was in my very early 20s fresh out of college, i carried a bag full of drug money from chicago to brussels. >> i find the idea that there is something that you did sort of in your youth and that what if that kind of comes back and you're in that situation. i find that to be absolutely terrifying. >> reporter: piper served 13 months for her crime, many experiences she writes about are ripped from the pages of her book and splashed onto the screen. >> the food here is disgusting. >> reporter: you were sitting at a table look this. you said out loud, the food is disgusting and the chef was right nearby. >> yeah. she really, really was deeply offended. >> this is the commissary. >> reporter: they gave me a tour of the set in new york city. i was wearing a especially made inmate badge. >> first time you walked in here? >> my stomach sank. they did a really good job. even -- look at the cruddiness of the ceilings. >> reporter: both women say they're proud this show presents the inmates as three-dimensional and often sympathetic characters. do you think for a crime like yours prison time is inappropriate punishment? >> i think for a nonviolent drug offense, it would be much better to punish the person and hold them accountable in the community in a way that, you know, makes some sort of positive contribution back to the community. >> reporter: a funny show with an often serious message. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> i haven't seen one episode, but it's waner in my book. the creator also created "weeds." one of my favorite shows. and "weeds" a runaway success. has been. >> producer suzanne got addicted to it. watched one episode. >> binge-watched over the weekend. by the way, she also said she just wanted people to understand what it's like to be in jail. she wants to bring them into that experience. >> such a debate. who belongs in jail. violent people, of course? not violent people? maybe there are better ways to deal with them. >> a good point. she tries to deal with it. we'll be right back. she tries to deal with it. we'll be right back. > al >>> all right, everyone. welcome in to "the mix." we've got a lot of great stories in "the mix." we're going to start with a toddler who's 4 years old who is also smarter than you and me and you and nole and everybody else, everybody in the room and probably everybody in the whole building. take a listen to her mom quizzing her on capitals. >> okay. what's the capital of czech republic? >> czech republic is -- >> what's the capital of russiadom? >> is london. >> and what about japan? >> japan is tokyo. >> she goes on and on like this. she can name countries all over the world. so her mom -- and her mom and her dad told aol that she apparently learned the alphabet when she was 4 months old. by the time she was a year and a half she had mastered all of her numbers in spanish, if you can believe it. so there you have it. her mom says that she is always correcting her grammar. dapd says she knows she's smarter than her dad and tells it to her -- to him -- to his face. i can't even say it. >> goodness gracious. >> her iq, 145. she made it into mensa flying colors with room to spare. and when she gets older, she wants to help people. she wants to be a nurse. >> awesome. i think she'll end up probably being a brain surgeon, no problem at all. >> yes. jal all right. check this out. we're going to show you the biggest babe ever born in germany. just happened. 13 1/2 pounds just about. born friday. >> oh, boy. >> baby girl. jacelyn

russia president -- russia's president vladimir putin knows that. he has a black belt in judah and acts accordingly in politics. his biggest -- in judo and acts accordingly in politics. he is wearing his opponents down with carefully planned attacks, like the so-called foreign agents law from last year. the full impact of that controversial law is only now beginning to be felt. he was able to secure his furniture and files after the moscow municipality through him out of his office. it claimed his lease had expired. he denies that and says the government was behind the conviction. it wants to silence critical voices. what he does is advise citizens on their rights. the note he left on the door says "i will be back." >> we are seeing a downright hunt for human rights groups. they want to force us to declare that we are foreign agents. they aren't -- they are hunting us down. the two man who supervised the eviction were extremely rough. they said, "you have sung your final song and now we've got you. we are born to do with you whatever we want." -- we are going to do with you whatever we want." >> the eviction was on the news at a program in television station. the crew arrived and announced -- at a pro-kremlin television station. the crew arrived unannounced. the 71-year-old got a black eye and bruises around -- all over his body. there was no court order authorizing the eviction. he says it was therefore illegal. he appealed to the kremlin's human rights commissioner, who said he would investigate. >> it is true they cannot do their work now because they had to leave their office. but it is hard that -- to believe that was the aim of the municipality. the whole thing seems designed to cast the mayor in a bad light. >> nongovernmental organizations believe that this campaign is focused on them as hundreds of their premises have undergone searches. it is a team of election observers which receives funds from abroad. that makes them a foreign agent under the law. golos refused to register as such, so it has been temporarily suspended. >> right before the presidential election in march last year, we had to move offices. and you imagine what that means? all our phones -- can you imagine what that means? all our phones, all our documents. we had prepared everything for the election, and then they simply threw us out, in utter disregard of the law. in late 2011 and early 2012 -- >> late 2011 and early 2012 saul wave after wave of antigovernment demonstrations. the authorities responded forcefully. tens of thousands gathered in the heart of moscow to call for freedom. they accused authorities of election fraud and to mandate fresh elections. golos -- and demanded fresh elections. golos received funds from organizations in europe and the united states. vladimir putin claimed the americans wanted to promote regime change in russia and were using russian ngo's to further that goal. many ngo's are refusing to register as foreign agents as required by the controversial law. a do not see themselves as spies or acting for any foreign power -- they do not see themselves as spies or acting for any foreign power. he has taken it to court. he says he is not politically active. he fights for conscripts. he does not expect to win his case. >> there is a clear hierarchy in russia. state prosecutors and judges have to implement decisions taken right at the top. and the powers that be have long since decided that the ngo's should not win any of their court cases. >> for now, he and his team can use the premises of another human rights organization, but they cannot get down to work yet. he is defiant. he insists he is not a foreign agent and says he will never sign a document saying so. >> the spanish government currently has one goal, get out of the economic crisis and create jobs. the tourism industry is important for that.

in russia and stay in russia according to conditions that vladimir putin announced on monday he has rejected it because of those conditions the conditions being that he was welcome to stay in russia if he was willing to. quote harming russia's u.s. partners now snowden has said that because it's condition she doesn't want to silence in russia this is his options of where he possibly could go. and get political asylum are not going down by the day more countries are becoming reluctant to help him in any way to sort of reach out to him that you were putin on monday also said that the u.s. that they would never give anybody up that they'd never given anybody up and that the u.s. would never give anybody up to them and in fact. it can be the next tradition for russia were highlighted by president president putin spokesperson jimmy trooper's govt pointing out that russia first off doesn't extradite anybody to a country that has the death penalty and they don't extradite as a principle they exchanged so this is looking like the situation is going to become more and more difficult russia was possibly one of the places where snowden could come possibly be protected if you will stop his w

russia if russia grounds the. former n.s.a. contractor adverse noted asylum now if things go even further now the there are reports that two u.s. republican lawmakers have suggested to change the location of the upcoming g. twenty summit a not so whole distant russia a basically in order to press russia to actually dies adverse noton now meanwhile there is still of course time until the summit kicks off in st petersburg iran a month and a half and a redo seems that those economists who have gathered here in moscow house put politic aside and really are discussing some major quite challenging economic issues now in particular the g. twenty back quite a fundamental rethink of the rules on top saying multinational companies basically to fight those loopholes so will we at times those companies are using to avoid billions of dollars and taxes now is a group of leading economists sad that the current system does not work especially for those companies which trade online now companies in the spotlight for using this legal but at times quite controversial practice is so fucking profits and low tax countries are us a giants really you google amazon and apple and now this issue has become quite a hot shop gypped especially for of those countries which are

russia in russia. young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? >> john: hello americans from mother russiaetings from russia. >> we're traveling to hear your senator lindsay graham say there should be boycott of russian games because we allowed your edward snowden live live in our airport. >> why would you do that? we're watching boy for you. >> we're sorry our american friends would be angry. we make you an offer to visit russia you should not be refusing. >> are you tired of gays having free time. >> the president is macho and incredibly straight lindsey graham. >> your these gays upset russian president putin and distract him when he's trying to relax by watching shirtless men wrestling. come down and visit president putins ain't gay wonderland. credit is why russian is telling you we're homophobe dream. >> now any packages of the gay is to be passing 20,000 rubbles or $6,000 american dollars. >> we are not able to arrest gays up to two weeks. >> and it is illegal to promote homosexuality that be used by youth. >> the gays are in new york, who knew. >> sorry to bother you can i eat some

russia president -- russia's president vladimir putin knows that. he has a black belt in judah and acts accordingly in politics. his biggest -- in judo and acts accordingly in politics. he is wearing his opponents down with carefully planned attacks, like the so-called foreign agents law from last year. the full impact of that controversial law is only now beginning to be felt. he was able to secure his furniture and files after the moscow municipality through him out of his office. it claimed his lease had expired. he denies that and says the government was behind the conviction. it wants to silence critical voices. what he does is advise citizens on their rights. the note he left on the door says "i will be back." >> we are seeing a downright hunt for human rights groups. they want to force us to declare that we are foreign agents. they aren't -- they are hunting us down. the two man who supervised the eviction were extremely rough. they said, "you have sung your final song and now we've got you. we are born to do with you whatever we want." -- we are going to do with you whatever we want." >> the eviction was on the news at a program in television station. the crew arrived and announced -- at a pro-kremlin television station. the crew arrived unannounced. the 71-year-old got a black eye and bruises around -- all over his body. there was no court order authorizing the eviction. he says it was therefore illegal. he appealed to the kremlin's human rights commissioner, who said he would investigate. >> it is true they cannot do their work now because they had to leave their office. but it is hard that -- to believe that was the aim of the municipality. the whole thing seems designed to cast the mayor in a bad light. >> nongovernmental organizations believe that this campaign is focused on them as hundreds of their premises have undergone searches. it is a team of election observers which receives funds from abroad. that makes them a foreign agent under the law. golos refused to register as such, so it has been temporarily suspended. >> right before the presidential election in march last year, we had to move offices. and you imagine what that means? all our phones -- can you imagine what that means? all our phones, all our documents. we had prepared everything for the election, and then they simply threw us out, in utter disregard of the law. in late 2011 and early 2012 -- >> late 2011 and early 2012 saul wave after wave of antigovernment demonstrations. the authorities responded forcefully. tens of thousands gathered in the heart of moscow to call for freedom. they accused authorities of election fraud and to mandate fresh elections. golos -- and demanded fresh elections. golos received funds from organizations in europe and the united states. vladimir putin claimed the americans wanted to promote regime change in russia and were using russian ngo's to further that goal. many ngo's are refusing to register as foreign agents as required by the controversial law. a do not see themselves as spies or acting for any foreign power -- they do not see themselves as spies or acting for any foreign power. he has taken it to court. he says he is not politically active. he fights for conscripts. he does not expect to win his case. >> there is a clear hierarchy in russia. state prosecutors and judges have to implement decisions taken right at the top. and the powers that be have long since decided that the ngo's should not win any of their court cases. >> for now, he and his team can use the premises of another human rights organization, but they cannot get down to work yet. he is defiant. he insists he is not a foreign agent and says he will never sign a document saying so. >> the spanish government currently has one goal, get out of the economic crisis and create jobs. the tourism industry is important for that.

russia's prosecutor general responded by saying that the u.s. does not cooperate with russia on the extradition of criminals is that in the past ten years russia has made at least twenty extradition requests that were either ignored or denied take a listen socialist system with each skilled cause or the united states systematically refuses to hand people over to russia for prosecution including those accused of serious offenses you know so we have plenty of examples of such behavior around twenty cases in the last ten years we've been denied the extradition of killers because of outlaws and people implicated in corruption on grounds of washington so it's the lack of an extradition treaty which they themselves are not willing to conclusions and i want you to. now one name on that list of russia's extradition requests that the u.s. never acted upon is a fuse wanted in russia as a terrorist still the us of motive was the right hand of the internationally recognized chechen terrorists now quick reminder of who was in one thousand nine hundred five when his gang attacked to the city of blue join us and took up to one thousand and eight hundred resident

asked russia for political asylum because he simply cannot go anywhere other than russia that's what it seems like he cannot go to latin america perhaps he will request for political asylum in russia is granted but here is the catch is that he has already asked for that he has already filed a request for political asylum in russia before and he has gotten a response from essentially government authorities which was which was that he. granted that request if he stops he is anti american experience and the spokesman for president putin has just reiterated the very same point that the conditions in which he made the rounds of the saddam remain the same meaning that he thinks will probably have to stop so really depends on the response from snowden at this point whether he was ready to make that move and of course i mean that what you would have to understand is the meeting is still going on there is a lot of there is that hundreds of journalists in there terminals that but the officials have essentially put us all in a very. human rights watch human no human rights organization representatives as well as some of the most prominent lawyers in russia will be passing from one terminal t

russia iran russia thousands of years we are rooted in these territories so we don't need such recognition as there are some other ones fabricated regimes favor to occupy some other territories and they just change the name. and the people there are feeling secure because they don't belong here they have come from other places yes those. nuclear weapons not remember that i was having this conversation mr putin in china in order to dismantle all the nuclear weapons in the world to eliminate and russia does not want to have such weapons i know that. yes it's natural why should it have possessed such. but because auditors have some might want to have them. defense in defending ourselves against zionists we don't need such weapons. i think there are enough wise rational people in the us who would not design his regime to do such a stupid think. and nuclear facilities are not going to go away with bombardments. they are in the heads of our so scientists we have it is we have localized it. with. iran one million eight hundred seventy three thousand kilometer is a square kilometers the vastness so are they going to everybody. this is psychological of course we are ready to defend ourselves. mr president thank you very much for this interview with r.t. . and every one of you there we have an exclusive live interview here on the program with iran's outgoing president mahmoud ahmadinejad he was talking just now to. say if you missed that live interview you can catch her program sophie cope

russia really well. i'm not a political guy, but sometimes when i read how much money you made in russia, that russia mayave a more fair corporate legal system than the united states. >> well, our activities in russia, we're the largest foreign investment in russia. nearly 20% of rosneft, the biggest oil producing company in the world today. we've done very, very well in russia. it's been a bit adventurous. >> you're the largest investor in energy in this country, too. hasn't really bought too much. >> we've invested $55 billion in the united states in energy in the last five years. that's far more than anyone else. and that's not counting the issues around the spill. so we are a huge massive investor. bp is a global company, but it has more employees, assets, investments in the u.s. than any other country in the world. so we've got 20,000 employees, 260,000 contractors, we support jobs and a great big investment plan. >> now we are pro companies that are oily, not that pro the nat gas. your ratio, oil and gas, and what you're projecting for what oil and gas will be next year. >> well, we are planning th

russian history and russian culture is a rare opportunity for russia to show off russia to the rest of the world what russia does indeed have to offer. is being beamed live into a one hundred eighty different countries and viewers are being treated to a combination of dogs music fireworks and i say a rather remarkable pyrotechnic display as well but this has been five years in the planning since because it was awarded the games back in two thousand and eighteen since then the city has gone all undergone a scene complete overhaul of its infrastructure in terms of the number of competitors these games a second only to the summer olympics being in prison for a couple of days to see how preparations are coming along over the course of the next fortnight more than thirteen thousand athletes from one hundred seventy different countries are to descend on cars with the majority of them staying here this is the university village a purpose built brand new university complex in the city center despite the fact that the authorities say the finishing touches all still being applied to some of the venues the message is