underground after reports that drug related crimes are running out of control on parts of the paris metro resulting in train drivers refusing to stop at certain stations. very welcome you're watching r t international broadcasting to you live from moscow i make you aaron good to have you with us this hour and we start with breaking news a teenager has attacked a school in eastern siberia injuring six people including a teacher. the girl said she received a text message from the boys whom attend the school that she should not go to cost morning and there will be blood well as amid a string of similar stocks throughout russia this week for more on this we're now joined live by artie's jacqueline very good jackie could you tell us more about what's been happening. now today's shocking assault sadly is an isolated one the past five days have seen a frightening trend pop up with three different attacks occurring at schools in russia. in all of these cases basic weapons were used knives axes molotov cocktails but that's not where the similarities and it's a disturbing online turn may also link

on the ground after aboard the drug related crimes are running out of control in parts of the paris metro resulting in train drivers refusing to stop at certain station. friday worldwide news headlines live here on r.t. international thanks for joining us we do start the hour with breaking news a teenager has attacked a school in eastern siberia injuring six people including a teacher. girl said she received a text message from the boys to the school thought she should not go to morning. and that's amid a string of similar attacks through. russia this week more details now with all its users jacqueline very good jacqueline what has been going on well as you pointed out today's incident is not isolated wednesday saw an attack and on monday as well over a dozen students were injured in the stabbing incident let's take a quick quick look at what has happened this week. now on all these incidents basic weapons have been used to my axes the molotov cocktail today but that's not where the similarities and a disturbing online trend might also link all of these cases together our sources believe

metro will take the time it takes for you to tap in and back out. if your ride is more than 15 minutes late, you'll see a credit on your card. refunds would not be given for late rides because of significant weather or planned track work. >> it's got better actually since safetrack. >> reporter: maureen long thinks metro is improving, but the agency says riders are slow comingk. one in every 10 rides late. >> i think it might take a little more than that, frankly, but i think their heart's in the right place. >> i think they should invest that money that they'll lose with the rebates or reimbursement into making the trains run on time. >> reporter: time is of the essence for metro's board. if approved, late ride refunds could begin this month. in north bethesda, pete muntean, wusa9. >>> now to the other big metro story and this one could affect your commute in the morning, metro has ended its policy that lets you have a negative balance on your smartrip card. here's how that might happen. if you had three bucks on your card, the system would let you

the ground all of the reports of the drug related crimes are running out of control one parts of the metro resulting in train drivers refusing to stop new stations. starting midday here in moscow on this friday thanks for joining us this is r.t. international we do begin this hour with breaking news. to a school injuring six people including a teacher in eastern siberia let's get details now on joining us live here in the studio understand the details are still coming in but what's the latest you can tell us about the incident well started around nine thirty am local time this morning when a classroom full of seventh graders. thrown into that classroom and when they tried to flee the classroom that was of course on fire at that point there was at least one attacker waiting out in the hall with an axe and attacked those students and the teachers who were running out and the school was immediately evacuated. and the fire was quickly put out at this point a criminal case has been opened into the incident as well and as far as i understand there have been conflicting reports about the a taco o

policy goes underground off the reports the drug related crimes are running out of control on the metro resulting in train drivers refusing to stop but the station. the u.s. struggles to explain earlier statements that it was creating a new military force in syria threaten to trigger a conflict in the already war ravaged country. not a cold friday morning here in moscow you are watching international and straight to our breaking news for you at this hour a teenager has attacked a school injuring four people including a teacher in eastern siberia let's get more details now on joining us live in the studio this morning what is the latest you can tell us we do have some conflicting reports coming in which in a chaotic situation such as this is not unusual there are reports that there were three attackers others say that there was only one attacker so we are trying to figure out what exactly was happening there but according to local authorities around nine thirty am local time a molotov cocktail was thrown into a classroom of seventh grade students and when they tried to flee the classroom

the ground after reports that drug related crimes are running out of control of parts of the paris metro resulting in train drivers refusing to stop at certain stations. to. a very warm welcome you are watching r.t. international with me niki aaron good to have you with us this hour and we start with breaking news on r.t. turkey has begun the military operation it's been threatening against kurds in northern syria it comes after the u.s. military commander announced plans to create a border force with kurds in northern syria a move that left an correct raging later the secretary of state tried to climb. so far the situation saying the u.s. had no intention of creating such a force there but his words haven't been enough to stop the military operation. is he saying that when the pentagon says we're going to try to come up with a force of thirty thousand people that took that long or is he just disputing why wouldn't i would have to refer you to the department of defense on that i think they were clear in the statement that they put out so let me just refer you to them on that. but i'm ask

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the ground after reports that drug related crimes are running out of control on parts of the powers metro resulting in train drivers even refusing to stop in the station. and a new door in germany about online hate speech strikes again after a right wing party member sees her facebook account a lot of calling for a macho against migrants committing crimes in country the program we gauge her reaction. that morning on friday here in moscow you while watching our two international welcome to the program and we start with breaking news this hour a teenager attacked a school injuring six people including a teacher in eastern siberia let's get more details on this right now it's these are jacqueline very good live in the studio with us this morning so as far as we know now what's the latest well it looks like around nine thirty am local time a multi cocktail was thrown into a classroom full of seventh grade students and when they attempted to leave the classroom which was then of course on fire there was at least want to tack or waiting out in the hallway with an ax and he ended up injuring sev

goes on the ground after reports that drug related crimes are running out of control in parts of the metro resulting in train drivers refusing to stop but the station. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at the international in moscow we have your latest friday world headlines and we do start the program with breaking news this hour we understand a teenager has attacked a school injuring six people including a teacher in eastern siberia let's get more details now. joining us live in the studio here what can you tell us about this incident well it was that about nine thirty am local time when a multi cocktail was thrown into a classroom full of seventh grade students and when they tried to flee the classroom there was an attack or at least one attacker waiting out in the hallway with an axe who then attacked them the school was of course immediately evacuated and the fire was quickly put out and a criminal case has been opened against the entire attacker on charges of attempted murder as far as i understand to have been conflicting reports when it comes to the attacker all the ti

metro area.f we don't see any rain between now and midnight on thursday, it will go down as one of the driest winters so far through that date in 121 years. that's amazing, from december 1st through thursday would be one of the driest ever in our area thanks to capital climate for putting that out there for us. 44 degrees on wednesday, 57 degrees on thursday. i don't expect rain until right after midnight on thursday and then here it comes friday morning into friday night. not a wash out on friday, but 62 degrees for a high. that's going to be a pretty nice afternoon temperature wise. but more rain friday night into early saturday. that's about the bulk of the rain comes in. and behind that system, boy, it gets cold again. 34 on sunday, 30 degrees on monday, and, yes, maybe a chance of a little snow in the middle of next week. >> 30s, we can handle 30s. >> not scared of 30 any more, after t no, we can brave 30. >> thank you, doug. >> coming up in sports, we'll tell you why you really don't want t

a crash involving a metro bus here this morning. no reports of any injuries, but the ramp right now is closed. this and more troubles on the roadways coming up in just a minute. >>> all right, melissa. thank you. 6:13 right now. we turn to a story -- update to a story we brought to you in breaking news at 11:00. there were reports about chaos outside george washington university hospital after a man was shot. this happened just after 8:30 last night as people were walking to and from the nearby metro station. sources say the shooting was not random but happened after some sort of dispute. bystanders helped the victim get into the hospital. it was briefly placed on lockdown. a dashboard camera may have captured the shooting. the suspect ran away from the scene. >>> the president's strategist is once again out of a job. steve bannon is stepping down from breitbart news. his exit comes days after he criticized the president and his family in an explosive new book, "fire and fury." a source tells nbc news bannon had to give up being inv

lighting up metro drivers is so fearful of attacks at some stations many are choosing to longer stock their survive more fos of i'm not proclaim it's very dangerous and it's terrifying if it can range from a simple punch to people using nails knives. stations like marks door and market a year are especially troubled druggy says come here for their daily fix and gangs have taken over for problem of. the problem is very dangerous for both the metro workers and for the commuters is even more dangerous they are targets of fast i've seen more than one hundred attacks take place within minutes of arriving if mark's door metro station we witnessed what looks like a drug deal the man with his back to the camera has just arrived with a bag in hand he was the platform stopping and exchanging some packages with people and then he left with his bag empty this seems to be the new normal. there are lots of drug users and i think that with everything that's happening in the match though they should be doing something most of the time the drug users are aggressive and everyone is afraid for the secur

the problem is very dangerous for both the metro workers and for the commuters is even more dangerous they are targets of fast i've seen more than one hundred attacks take place within minutes of arriving at mark's door metro station we witnessed what looks like a drug deal the man with his back to the camera has just arrived with the bag in hand he walked the platform stopping and exchanging some packages with people and then he left with his bag empty this seems to be the new normal. there are lots of drug users and i think that with everything that's happening in the matter of this should be doing something most of the time the drug users are aggressive and everyone. he's afraid for the security of. children. twenty twenty five. lived there we reverse of course. been attacked just one time because. we had them in the middle of the night. smart for. playing with that problem was the precipice the problem is the security robberies can happen sometimes it's maybe aggression physical aggression sometimes do why ceasar man attack another young man. as we travel through some of the most

refusing to stop at certain stations according to a union representing the metro and bus network in the french capital. he went on the ground to investigate. for most parisians the metro is a staple of life with its winding tunnels and lines that stretch across the city it's often the easiest way to get from a to b. but down in the underground the gritty underbelly of the capital is being exposed drug related crime and violence has been a long standing issue comparison metro but now the unions representing the train drivers say it's spiralling out of control dealers and muses including those taking crack cocaine a new god thing what they've doing. lighting up metro drivers is so fearful of attacks at some stations many are choosing to no longer stop there a survivor more force of i'm not pro quo is very dangerous and it's terrifying if you can range from a simple punch to people using nails knives. stations like marks dorm and market a year are especially troubled druggy says come here for their daily fix and gangs have taken over for problem of. the problem is very dangerous for bo

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lighting up metro drivers is so fearful of attacks it's some stations many are choosing to no longer stop there a survivor more force of i'm not pro quo is very dangerous and it's terrifying if it can range from a simple punch to people using nails knives. stations like marks door and market a year are especially troubled druggy says come here for their daily fix and gangs have taken over for problem of. the problem is very dangerous for both the metro workers and for the commuters it's even more dangerous they are targets of fast i've seen more than one hundred attacks take place within minutes of arriving at marks door metro station we witnessed what looks like a drug deal the man with his back to the camera has just arrived with a bag in hand he was the platform stopping and exchanging some packages with people and then he left with his bag empty this seems to be the new normal. there are lots of drug users and i think that with everything that's happening in the match though they should be doing something most of the time the drug users are aggressive and everyone. he's afraid of

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as we travel through some of the most dangerous stations we saw metro security. and police trying to crack down on the problem they succeeded in moving this bunch along but in reality all they've done is move the problem to another stop on to another day. r.t. paris. in germany vs a pity party convention has voted in favor of launching coalition talks with angle merkel's party and even though the result is what the s.p.d. leader martin schultz has been campaigning for it's been anything but an easy ride for him as are his producer oliver reports. this was the result that martin schultz wanted it was the result he campaigned for but it was real hard stuff as the leader of the social democrats waited for this result to come in he was visibly nervous waiting for the well what was certainly not a foregone conclusion it ended up being three hundred sixty two votes in favor two hundred and seventy nine votes against joining the coalition with angela merkel so they are going to go forward with that but what schultz did lay out in a speech there to delegates and so board

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that's being metro's general manager is talking about kind of a money back guarantee.'t go well, well, you'll get the money back for that trip. that was talked about today. also, there was a lot of talk about all the aggression towards operators and what's being done about that. that were recommendations. and the next time you are in a metro station maybe on a bus you might hear about a new plan to stop sexual harassment along that trip. >> securing the homeland. >> reporter: metro management knows it will take more than just this fans video to get riders back on board. millions have been spent to make safety and reliability improvements but now how do you convince riders to come back? well, the general manager says let's offer riders a money back guarantee on their registered smart trip cards if metro is 15 minutes late. he calls it the rush hour promise. >> at some point we have to say, yes, you know, we, y know, we can deliver what we -- what we promise and we're willing to back it up. >> i'm out every night speaking and half the questions i get are about metro and

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