from the age of nine alexander became the man of the house people used to say that even if alexander was hungry and self he would find food first for the others today only his sister ledes does survives a younger brother died before he could find the final resting place of their deceased brother alexander's nephew alexy continued to search. during the war alexander was a tank man after fighting nearly five hundred kilometers from stalingrad all the way to mumbai it could go to the cities and get the soldier had a choice either to go to hospital will stop the enemy advance he chose the latter. alexander died from his wounds two days before the end of the battle in street fighting is stunning grant's room which now serves as a reminder of the shoulders of the even now the remains of hundreds of thousands of soviet soldiers are missing thirty three search teams scour the area to finally lay them to rest somewhere the corner where the best find was a letter but a soldier wrote to his fiance before his death but he did not have time to send this note it was written in verse we read it to

gentlemen welcome to the show hello alexander hello crescent amount of thank you both very much for being with us on the show first of all after after twelve years that putin has has been doing his best to keep his personality an enigma do you think do you think the question who is mr putin is this still is a still relevant after more than a decade of his dominance in russian politics christiane start with you. well it certainly is here in london and i hope it is round of rest of the world too because you know i've spent six years working on this book and it took six years to fathom who mr putin is and exactly what he's like i think if i had been writing a book about tony blair or george bush i would have taken six months but mr putin is a very deep very interesting man the others will forgive me for saying they were a little superficial. he is yes he deserves a book and it took a lot of digging and a lot of persuading of a lot of people to come forth with the answers to the questions that i had for him . you are a journalist a producer who's turned to returning publisher well you are the

he was with alexander at the time that he died in that alexander litvinenko had written down the names of the people responsible for this on a piece of paper he's also told r.t. that he should be used as a witness now and indeed it seems on the back of this interview and these revelations could now be used as evidence and perhaps we can see this now being a further push for the british authorities to continue the lines of investigation and other attempts to finding the truth of what really happened in this case in a moment dmitri with the business for now the world starts with iraq and a spate of bombings that killed at least twelve and injured twenty nine people died after a bomb went off near a restaurant in northern baghdad three others were killed in blasts targeting police officials in other areas of the city and a car bombing near the home of an adviser to the iraqi prime minister left one sort of you know iraq has seen a number of deadly attacks in recent months of course after the last u.s. troops pulled out in december. israel's hand at the border use of ninety one palestinian

for that alexander the journalist producer third publisher and his colleague chris christie. the author of his biography work here in the studio that's it for now from all of us here spotlights we'll be back with more first time comments on what's going on outside until then r.t. and take a. good laboratory. to build. doesn't sound anything mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans and. this is why you should care only. back to the kremlin bloody middleton becomes the first russian president to step in for a third term as he's inaugurated during a lavish ceremony. at the celebrations in our shoes in new measures to make the government more transparent and interactive. francoise learn who wins the french presidency as he promises growth instead of austerity while nicolas sarkozy falls under the weight of france's mounting debt. foreign arrests a leading human rights activist just days before his interview with julian assange airs on our t.v. you can watch the controversial show here on tuesday.

but raymond alexander in 1950 was hired by the u.s. state department to travel western europe to go to army bases and see that the african-american soldiers were being treated fairly. he was doing this in paris when he saw front-page newspaper headline about the trenton six on trial again, pictures, everything. every country he traveled in had further stories about the trenton six. um, he was amazed that this story from trenton would be all over europe. the civil rights congress besides getting lawyers for the men's appeal also had an amazing political machine. they, um, literally made the trenton six case known worldwide, and in 1950 this was a very hard thing to do. raymond alexander did not like the publicity they created because they said that blacks were treated unfairly in the united states. so raymond alexander said to the jury in his summation, folks, this is one great opportunity that you have to set at rest the malicious propaganda which has spread not through new jersey, not through america, but the whole world that america

were you involved in alexander litvinenko. have you ever had any dealings with. live in your case father volta had previously apologized to him if he knew a thing that he wasn't. in this crime being carried out now in an interview with r t both live in yankee that he was with alexander at the time that he died in that alexander litvinenko had written down the names of the people responsible for this on a piece of paper he's also told r.t. that he should be used as a witness now and indeed it seems on the back of this interview and these revelations kid now be used as evidence and perhaps we can see this now being a further push for the british authorities to continue the lines of investigation and other attempts to finding the truth of what really happened in this case live from moscow this is our it is a development likely to further fuel longstanding hostilities between washington and pyongyang a media report accuses the u.s. and south korean special forces of parachuting into north korea to spy on underground military facilities the source says an american arm

both a living yankee he said that he was with alexander at the time that he died in that alexander litvinenko had written down the names of the people responsible for this on a piece of paper he's also told that he should be used as a witness now and indeed it seems on the back of this interview and these revelations could now be used as evidence and perhaps we can see this now being a further push to the brits feel thirty's to continue the lines of investigation and other it tends to finding the truth of what really happened in this case. we're watching on t.v. before we join dimitri for the hourly business let's go to iraq now to start the odyssey world update on a spate of attacks that have killed at least eighteen and left over fifty injured five bombings targeted a restaurant police officials in baghdad were seventeen were killed at the home of an adviser to the iraqi prime minister that was also hit and a gun attack in the city of mosul northwest of baghdad has killed a policeman iraq has seen a number of deadly attacks in recent months after the u.s. troops left in december. israel's h

alexander litvinenko. the russian ruble continue not only also the euro which indicates the central bank intervening. just after five pm here in moscow this is a life with me wrong. washington says it could take direct action in syria even if that means going against international law this after the massacre of more than one hundred people in a syrian town with both the government and rebels blaming each other for the atrocity. moves for military intervention at the u.n. but the u.s. says it's prepared to bypass the security council but this report is. well what was exactly said is the fact that the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rice said that the syrian government is solely responsible for the massacres that took the massacre that took place in syria last week those those comments were also echoed by america's european allies and as a result there is now a nother push within the security council for international sanctions against against syria now the united nations is conducting their own investigat

that he was with alexander at the time that he died and that alexander litvinenko had written down the names of the people responsible for their on a piece of paper he's also told r.t. that he should be used as a witness now and indeed it seems on the back of this interview and these revelations could now be used as evidence that perhaps we can see this now being a further push for the british authorities to continue their lines of investigation and other attempts to finding the truth of what really happened in the. first reporting from london we got the business news but first let's check out some of the other main stories making headlines around the world in our world update a spate of attacks in iraq has killed at least eighteen people and left over fifty injured five bombings targeted the restaurants and police officials in baghdad where seventeen were killed and one of advisor to the iraqi prime minister was also hit and they got attack in the city of mosul northwest of baghdad which left police iraq has seen a number of thirdly architects in recent months after the u.s. combat tr

were you involved in alexander litvinenko. have you ever had any dealings with. live in your own case father volta had previously apologized to him if he knew a thing that he wasn't. in this crime being carried out now in an interview with r t both a live in yankee had said that he was with alexander at the time that he died and that alexander litvinenko had written down the names of the people responsible for this on a piece of paper he's also told r.t. that he should be used as a witness now and indeed it seems on the back of this interview and these revelations could now be used as evidence and perhaps we can see this now being a further push for the great seal thora teeth to continue the lines of investigation and other it tends to finding the truth of what really happened in this case. before we go to dmitri with the business so let's go to iraq now to start off the r.t. world update on a spate of bombings there of killed at least eighteen people and injured over fifty thirteen died after a bomb went off near a restaurant in northern baghdad three others wer

that is clear in the subtitle of the book with alexander corrupt go but obviously i'm quite proud to have pride of place here on the cover of the book and yes i've contributed as a journalist and as an executive editor as well so then the my next question is to you or your you present your book with the words i quote the highly personal biography of russia's leader are what does it mean does it mean i will learn some new facts after reading your book well. i think mr or mrs putin will learn some new facts it is highly personal i mean the only thing is it really is yet. he didn't really. and telly has until early read the manuscript some months ago but i only have other people's word for that but i guess it is highly it is highly personal and there are probably things in it which he won't approve of simply not because they are going to throw him in a bad light but because i think he's a very private man and i think he likes to be an enigma i do believe that that e-mail putin never wanted the cloak of secrecy to be taken away from him i do believe i do believe that. this book is an end

had said that he was with alexander at the time that he died and that alexander litvinenko had written down the names of the people responsible for this on a piece of paper he's also told that he should be used as a witness now and indeed it things on the back of this interview and these revelations this could now be the case and this could be submitted to scotland yard to be used as evidence and perhaps we can see this now being a further push to the british authorities to continue the lines of investigation and other attempts to finding the truth of what really happened in this case so for reporting there now and to develop unlikely to further a few a longstanding has still days between washington and pyongyang and media reporting hughes's u.s. and south korean special forces of parachuting into north korea to spy on underground military facilities the source is an american army general who admitted the mission is to place has been vehemently denied by washington which now accuses the journalist behind the report of making up the quotes however he insists what he published was exactl

full to live in yankee had said that he was with alexander at the time that he died and that alexander litvinenko had written down the names of the people responsible for this on a piece of paper he's also told r.t. that he should be used as a witness now and indeed it seems on the back of this interview and these revelations could now be used as evidence and perhaps we can see this now being a further push to the british authorities to continue other lines of investigation and other attempts to finding the truth of what really happened in this case. so first there in london now what are some other news making headlines around the world before we get the business update with dmitri thousands of taking to the streets of istanbul in turkey to remember the victims of an israeli raid on a flotilla that was carrying aid to gaza two years ago nine turkish activists were killed when israeli commandos boarded the largest ship with a convoy which was trying to break the blockade of the palestinian territory on monday a turkish court charged a former israeli army chief and other senior officers

were you involved in alexander litvinenko. have you ever had any dealings with polonium. livin in case father volta had previously apologized to him if he knew a thing that he was. involved in this crime being carried out now in an interview with r t both a live in yankee had said that he was with alexander at the time that he died and that alexander litvinenko had written down the names of the people responsible for this on a piece of paper he's also told r.t. that he should be used as a witness now and indeed it seems on the back of this interview and these revelations could now be used as evidence and perhaps we can see this now being a further push to the british authorities to continue other lines of investigation and other attempts to finding the truth of what really happened in this case. in london where we got the business news very shortly but first let's check out some news making headlines around the world a spate of attacks in iraq has killed at least eighteen people and left over fifty injured five bombings targeted a restaurant and police officials in baghda

a former security official alexander litvinenko. case has revealed in an interview the names of the people he says of the killers of his son other people he names of the russian. foreign affairs old and alex gold. former colleague and friend of alexander litvinenko. how do you think alexander first became infected with polonium to turn why do you think this case has been dragging on for so long have been no court case because they don't have anything and if. it will become apparent who is behind it. pays money to some high person as. everyone is covering every one of my boys since it was just a card in the hands of i want to return to russia. justice for my son alex goen. the. parents of these people live it. was a very close confidant of the for the in the weeks leading up to his he was the unofficial spokesman he was the man he wrote the statement at the time of the case that accusing the russian government of carrying out that crime though after the death the investigation stake is very heavily all full of bodyguards and a little

but raymond alexander in 1950 was hired by the u.s. state department to travel western europe to see the the african-american soldiers are being treated fairly. he was doing this in paris when he saw front-page newspaper headlines about trenton six pictures everything to have further stories about the trend in sex. he was amazed the story would be all over europe. the civil rights conference for getting lawyers for the men's appeal also had political machines. they also literally made the trenton six case known worldwide, and in 1950, this was a very hard thing to do. raymond alexander didn't like the publicity they created because they said blacks were treated unfairly in the united states. folks, this is one opportunity that you have to set at rest the malicious propaganda which has spread not to new jersey, not to america put the whole world america doesn't treat its minorities right there. after the trial results remain known, the men were acquitted. these included the to the raymond alexander represented. they got a final opportun

yvette alexander, marion barry, earlier today fox 5's matt ackland sat down with council member alexander to see if she has changed her mind. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: it was a historic vote. the nation's capital making gay marriage legal. >> it was really a really difficult decision for me. >> reporter: ward 7 council member yvette alexander says she had to vote no because so many of her constituents demanded it. she even threatened to vote already out of office if she didn't. >> in my personal view, which i always have to keep separate from my council vote, i really never had a problem with it. >> reporter: alexander watched president obama's comments wednesday. >> it was bold for him to do that. >> reporter: and she wonders if his words will change the minds of many she represents. >> because i know wholeheartedly ward 7 supports president obama, the ward 7 democrats, so i would still like to see what their views are now that the president has made this bold statement. >> reporter: we went to one church that put the pressure on alexander to vote no in 2009. >> i'm sort of

now alexander ovechkin was the. star attraction as the triumphant russian i saw keating showed off their latest well championship trophy at an open top bus parade through central moscow the washington capitals front man and russia counting in the cooling hell of the prize aloft as the rapturous crowd chanted thank you and well done to their heroes russia thrashed surprise package slovakia six two in the final earlier this month in which the championships hung big and lay their hands on their third world crown in five years they're going to malkin was the tournament's most valuable player to victory was also russia's first top accolade under a new coach in a two laviolette being off the team targets gold at the home winter olympics in sochi in twenty fourteen. the victory at the world championships showed the team scored this is the team we intend to build with its own character and recognize no one knows what will happen next but i'm sure the players are going to claim the gold right now into basketball in the miami

professor alexander put together a book in 2000 that was published in i believe january and february of 2001 that profiled a network known as al qaeda. this book was published nine months before the events of 9/11 and i'm proud to say that before 9/11 we sold i think 340 copies. after 9/11 between september and december we sold about 150,000 copies. today it's available in i think two dozen languages and around the world as one of the first volumes that articulated what this network was and who were in it. one of the things that that book featured most was a set of pictures that were obtained publicly on the members of al qaeda at the time. the famous original 53 which became the targets of the last couple of administrations. in fact, it's been the policy of last couple of administrations to target al qaeda as a set of individuals that we need to take out. today, i think many people as you've heard in the last day or so are claiming great success in that mission to target al qaeda. there are very few members of the original organization left. some say one or two. there's only a few m

alexander came close on a number of occasions as it had been but neither seemed to find a way through later when his stubborn defense half time came with russia clearly controlling the game but without anything to show for it. dick advocaat up to to make some changes bring on four players including roman publishing co for courage of course. and the second half began pretty much as the first shot ended with russia camping in their opponents. was a little we knew this was largely a meaningless game having failed to qualify for the upcoming euros but as the game came to an end they managed to hold on to a well deserved draw dick advocaat was rather nonplussed by the end result but was happy lithuania had managed to frustrate his team package but who lives. last week to say. if you are not given a position if you are not in the right shape to do that then that is easy to stay diversified. for divorce first alexander on the other hand blamed the lackluster result a little when his refusal to play properly. i guess they had a different objects of then you're going these guys played football

and green machine alexander ovechkin and his russian teammates for which their ice hockey world trade be at an open top bus parade in central moscow. but first to the tennis in paris where world number two reassure up of was in imperious form and didn't drop a single game in her opening match of the french open a gulf in class separated the second seed and remaining is alexander down to strap a very needed just fifteen minutes to go into the second round in full russian isn't going to be a career grand slam the french capital. however is the end of the road for a fellow russian yelena vesnina who went out to great britain's heather watson in straight sets but there was a successful anastasio chunk of her as she had the better of gary and veterans greater on alexandra and over is now taking on estonia's kind of caliphate. however already through is wimbledon champion petra cricketer the czech world number four proved too strong for sixteen year old ashley barty was broken it was five years training long but she won two six one six two and says she's in great for you. you know i have pl

dream machine alexander ovechkin and his russian team mates pull off their eyes hockey world trophy at an open salt bus parade in central moscow. perfect start maria sharapova doesn't drop a game as the russian begins her quest to win the only grand slam missing from her collection in the first round of the french open. and let's get the ball rolling with football russia's national football team have begun their final preparations for the euros with a self nil nil draw against lithuania and yong switzerland they could have a cots man dominates in for the most part in what looked like a largely one sided affair but they still couldn't find the finishing touch michael has the story. of the final to put aeration matches before heading off to the side to play euro co-host poland russia's game this is the feeling of the people starting in place of the edge that mullet they have who played in russia's one one draw with europe with this kind of stuff we're going to see it but after a hectic start with both sides at the first he was really troubled by the way in his look. in the middle of the

for the first alexander because a cough on the other hand blamed the lackluster results a little when his refusal to play properly. i guess they had a different objects of than europe why these guys played football but lithuania didn't do that but roman shirokov put it down to a lack of width in russia's game i. mean everyone understood how they would play we concentrate too much in the midfield when we should have used our flanks. all of russia's early initiative will position this through and you did prove too stubborn to break down the cuts or substitutions at half time also failed to make the necessary difference in the game russia style hitman andrea shaaban who celebrating his thirty first birthday today also failed to find the killing strike to give russia the much needed when now russia only has one game left to prepare for the euros and that comes against italy which will not be easy to test them being the two thousand and six will champions and this game will be in zurich on friday mark or just go on the on switch. in the meantime alexander ovechkin was the star attraction a

but it was over. >> alexander and his cousin each receive life sentences. not only for armed robbery and kidnapping, but much to alexander's surprise, rape. >> when they brought the charges, i didn't believe it. kidnap, rape. i didn't do none of this. i'm so sprung out. i don't know that the way it's going down, that it's rape. or that it's kidnapping. i'm serious. what you see on hollywood and what you see on tv when you break in a house you grab a woman and beat her up and tear her clothes off. none of this happened. >> oftentimes these guys, if you have a sexual offense charge or conviction, you're going to min nice it, mitigate it and deny it. i got the impression that was what andrew was doing. we kidnapped the girl in charge. she got hysterical and started saying things, you know, i'll do this. i'll do that. don't you all hurt me. we told her just be quiet and we're going to let you go. she kept pushing the issue. whatever you all want me to do i'll do. and that's how it started. so after that we start using the technique. we're going to let you go wh

alexander is a senior and they admit it's hard not to get a little competitive. did police in the fencing world their price to the royalty alexander sabrina are both champion fencer as greg is a three-time olympian and the coach of the u.s. olympic team. the fencing family with alex and dad. did we don't hesitate go for it. did we went up one of his kids is competing chances are you'll see great on the sidelines. >>> i think a lot of people hate having their father is their coach and many people ask me but personally i think it benefits me. >>> on the strip tease my coach at home is my dad so there's really a separation their course if it doesn't do well that i have to kind of comfort him a little bit as a father rather than as a coach. >>> want to go home it's partly normal. it's just like not even then sing anymore. >>> in many of the conventional family dynamic but it has paid off allison compete in the 2010 olympic games as the youngest member of the u.s. men says things seem and on july 27th to walk in the opening ceremonies with his dad by his side. >>> i'm