but it was oleg navalny, alexei's brother that was sent to jail.xei was given a suspended sentence, and that confirms his belief that his family members are being held hostage because of his political activities. on leaving the courthouse a few minutes ago, alexei navalny called on his supporters to come on to the streets of moscow this evening to register their opposition to this verdict. >> thanks to steve for that update. >>> the uk is dealing with the first case of ebola to be diagnosed in the country. the victim whose identity has so far not been revealed is a volunteer nurse who had been caring for people in west africa. her trip back to the uk began in freetown in sierra leone. she had a brief stop in casablanco and morocco, changed planes, and flew to london before taking an internal flight to glasgow. her journey finished on sunday evening just before midnight and it was on monday she developed a fever and took herself to hospital. she's since been placed in isolation and has been transferred to a specialist unit at the royal free hospital

one man who did not make it to the rally was alexei navalny.ng the way, he was detained by police and taken home. since february, navalny has been under house arrest. soon after, the riot police moved in to push the protesters away from the kremlin. but with russia entering recession and social and economic problems building it is likely there will be more protest here in the new year. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. >> stay with us. still to come -- central africa's only symphony orchestra celebrates 20 years of self-taught success. >> known for beaches carnivals football, and violence -- but there are so many more stories to tell. rio de janeiro is my city. >> one of europe's most dynamic cities. >> barcelona is a worldwide landmark. ♪ >> barcelona is my city. >> the capital. undergoing rapid change, and healing the wounds of war. >> it is becoming a modern luxurious, glamorous city again. >> favorite is my -- beirut is my city. ♪ >> welcome back. you're watching "abc world news." the headlines this hour -- airasia has confirmed the degree

russian opposition leader, alexey navalny , is arrested on the way to an opt -- an unauthorized protest in moscow. >> indonesian officials say debris embodies have been found from the missing air asia plane. we will talk live to an aviation expert about what might have happened. >> in our end of your series examining the big stories of 2014 from our own correspondence, we look at turkey -- how much is democracy under threat there? >> welcome to the program. the anti-kremlin politician, alexey navalny , has been detailed by police after he violated house arrest to join the protests in moscow. the demonstration was over a guilty verdict against him and his brother in a controversial fraud case. >> two dozen other people were also detained as hundreds gathered in central moscow where the opposition leader called on russians to take to the streets against vladimir putin. >> we will find out more live from the russian capital, but first we have this report. >> one outspoken creek at harsh words for the judge who called his brothers jailing an attempt by russian authorities to intimidate him.

alexei navalny and his brother oleg guilty of fraud.he only difference is the activists has a suspended sentence but his brother did not. navalny denounced the court's decision. he said of all possible types of sentences, today's is the most vile. he called on his protesters to -- the trial is the latest in a string of cases against the dissident. navalny denies the charges. they have suffered no damages. more than 16,000 people have signed up. the protest was planned for january 15, the initial schedule sentencing date. a move seen by many as an attempt to curtail the event. navalny became known for investigating widespread corruption. he galvanize the opposition, leading protests in 2011. he became a strong second last year and is openly stated his presidential ambitions for 2018. >> i am joined by a reporter. how much of a threat is navalny? >> he did come second in the election for moscow mayor. he was predicted to attract 10% to 12% but ended up with 27%. that must've been a big jolt for the kremlin. the suspended sentence takes hi

with supporters chanting his name, alexei navalny arrived at a crowded moscow courthouse to hear hise. russian judges are notorious for taking hours even days to read their verdicts but for the country's most prominent opposition figure it was just 15 minutes. the crime of fraud and embezzlement denied by navalny, he received a suspended sentence but his brother was imprisoned for three and a half years, prompting allegations of soviet-era methods of punishing the families of dissidents. "i am ashamed of what you're doing" navalny told the judge. "why are you putting him in jail, all this is to punish me even more" he said. outside the courthouse the anti-corruption campaigner urged his supporters to rise up. >> translator: this power does not deserve to exist. it should be destroyed. i'm calling on everybody to take to the streets. i'm calling on you to take to the streets until the power that tortures innocent people is removed. >> reporter: and take to the streets they did, the mass protest had been planned for january the 15th, this is a much smaller showing, the often passive wo

how scared is the kremlin and president putin of alexei?well the purpose of the complain against him has been to incapacitate politically, and this has been done with a suspended sentence. he can no longer president in the political process, and to send a message to those who still dare to oppose the kremlin. it depends on the kremlin whether it will show mercy or not. also the fact that he is under a suspended sentence, and his brother will be behind bars will face alexei with a very difficult moral dilemma, because he will know it's not only about himself and his bravery and defiance of the risks, it's also his brother's fate and if he, quote unquote, doesn't behave his brother's fate may get tougher still. >> will it incapacitate his supporters as well? >> his supporters and i think this is the tallest of the kremlin will be -- and have been demoralized, and even though today lots of people claim they will come to one of the central squares in moscow to protest the verdict, i don't think there is much future for this opposition movement.

alexei navalny was given a suspended sentence. that confirms his belief that his family members are being held hostage because of his political activity. when leaving the courthouse a few weeks ago, he called on his supporters to come out on to the streets of moscow this evening, to register their opposition to this verdict. >> thanks to steve for that update. >>> now let's bring you some big news from the cricketing world. one of india's most successful test cricket captains has retired. not from the whole game, don't worry. just from test cricket. he played 90 test matches in his career and captain for an astonishing 60 them. aside from being an amazing bottom s batsman, he's more than that, isn't he? >> he's a mass figure here. but i suppose the biggest thing is when he won the 2020 tournament back in 2007. he led them to that elusive world cup in the one-day format in 2011 which of course. so this is big news that he has chosen to retire. but one suspect where is his real talents lie are in the limited format. that is where he

alexei navalny says he is innocent and local media say he will appeal. navalny and his brother oleg were charged with embezzlement. police say they took about $500,000 from two firms between 2008 and 2012. a court in moscow gave alexei a suspended sentence of 3 1/2 years. but he will not go to prison. oleg received a 3 1/2 year jail sentence, and they have each been fined about $8300. hundreds of supporters responded to navalny's call and rallied at a square near the kremlin. police arrested about 100 protesters. local media reports navalny tried to join the rally but he was detained and sent home. government officials in washington condemned the ruling. >> this appears to be another example of the russian government's growing crackdown on independent voices. >> rathke says the u.s. is also concerned about russia's increasing restrictions on independent media, civil society, and minority groups. >>> officials in jordan are seeing fewer people from outside their borders coming to visit. their tourism efforts are being hampered by the political situations

alexei he could go in there to -- his cloak >> he could go in there to get his cloak and he could go in there to get his sherry, so if he had a guest he could lubricate the discussion that was going on. this is the table on which the treaty of ghent was signed, but where the treaty was kept is behind you. the americans -- >> the servants and everybody peace!" yell "peace! and everybody goes ballistic. fiddles are played. it is a huge celebration. .he house was light there was darkness all over the place. the smoldering rooms of the white house, the capitol. we gave each individual a long stemmed yellow rose as a personal takeaway, if you will, from the event and to remind the throughout the day of shared respect and admiration and affection we have for one another and the countries and their abiding friendship. >> all weekend long, american history tv is joining our comcast cable partners to show -- showcased the history of lafayette and west lafayette, indiana. to see more, go to ent.c-span.org/localcont this is american history tv on c-span3. the development of canals and railroads

alexei call upon politicians at all levels and from all democratic parties coming -- >> i call upon politicians at all levels of from all democratic parties. >> the march has renewed discussion of the role of immigrants in germany for some angela merkel said they are following closely. many are concerned a populist political groups are encouraging intolerance. >> it is a clear signal that we must take seriously the worries and concerns that many people have. we may have to improve our communication in some areas, but what they are doing has nothing to do with patriotism in europe. >> activists want more education about how immigrants benefit germany, and one against the bait leading to polarization on the issue. >> we are joined by a professor from the interested -- institute of research. the movement has been described by officials in saxony as a in many ways, a mainstream movement. you say this movement could have 25% support in germany. what is driving it? >> the driving sentiment is against europe. it is against islam, against the muslims. a lot of people believe in this fearful some a lot

russian opposition figure alexei navalny, and the united nations secured income slicks back to devote within hours calling for an end to israeli occupation. >> it was a pretty dire stock market day for european indices with the main indices in london, paris, as well as frankfurt finishing in negative territory. it was political turmoil in greece that we really -- that really weighed on shares after a snap election was called in greece. fitch was warned that prolonged political uncertainties would hurt the nation's credit rating as the ratings agency said it was unclear that the election would produce an outright winner. one of the questions now is weather the turmoil increase could have economic ripple effects elsewhere in the eurozone. we take a closer look at that. >> may 2012, greek party leaders scramble to form a government, warning the country risked exiting the eurozone. 2.5 years later, a crisis in the nations single currency is lurking once more amid great political turmoil. borrowing costs remain low even among weaker economies like spain and italy. >> the situation has impr

traded alexei.ed about how he deals with this again. >> you step back and you are reminded of why you took the job, the belief that i have in sam. the long ownership, being all of us have to build this thing. it's just part of the pain. q sixers begin a seven game road trip tomorrow. i'm john clark, back to you, denise. >> thank you, john. >>> a motorcycle club comes to town with two suvs stuffed with toys. highlanders america send manhattan, but this year, they came to children's hospital of philadelphia because one of their friends has a child being treated for brain cancer. and that's nbc10 news for now. for michelle, john and all of us here, i'm denise nakano. we'll see you back tonight at 11:00. nbc nightly news is next. for weather updates anytime, head nbc10.com. ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >>> on this saturday night, war of words. north korea issues a new threat after being tied to the sony cyb

with alexei receiving a suspended sentence. supporters climb the trial is another attempt by the kremlin to curb discent in russia. while depriving him of a long jail term that would only increase his credibility and popularity creating a mandela situation. he has been one of the most vocal opponents of vladimir putin. calling them a bunch of crooks and thieves. but in february he was placed under house arrest. his wife and his brother always by his side during their frequent court appearances. throughout his trial he has remained defiant. >> translator: this hunter, which has laid their hands on everything in russia and is building capitalism will sooner or later fall. >> reporter: the kremlin denies influencing the judiciary, but he blames the political establishment for attempting to silence him. if it has been trying to keep him quiet, it clearly has not worked. he has become one of the biggest challenges to president putin's grip on power. the kremlin will be hoping that the suspended sentence instead of the ten years in j

. >>> to the hardwood and sixers in atlanta to play the hawks a alexei led sixthers with 13 points but atlanta is on a big roll right now. they have won their eighth game in the row 95-79, behind former sixers kyle korver 17 points. the the guy can still stick it. sixers play nets in brooklyn, tomorrow night. erika? >>> coming up in the next half an her of "eyewitness news" we are following new developments in the search for shane montgomery, jan? >> reporter: erika, sources say new surveillance video may provide new clues in his disappearance, we will show you that coming up. >>> also a home owner watches helplessly a as his house is ransacked how he saw this crime unfold and search for the thief, abe vittoria and katie return with your traffic and weather together on the three's. we have an eye on some slick spots this morning, take your time on your way to school and work today, we are back in two minutes. >>> "eyewitness news" is on the road this morning, in center city, i understand that just past the constitution center, cruising down the streets here. overnight snow leading to s

. >>> alexei navalny has been sternly punished after trying to break house arrest. navalny was given a suspended sentence on tuesday. >>> a korean authority has apologized for her earlier behavior. harry fawcett has the story. >> she is been in custody in a room shared with four or five other people. will continue to live in a shared room. it represents a huge fall for someone of her extremely elevated status. the daughter of the head of a huge conglomerate which dominates a huge economy, a daughter of a senior staff of korean air all of this over a bag of nuts that were presented to her she says in a wrong way in the cabin of a korean jet in jfk airport. having the airplane turned around on the runway. the judge said that was a grave issue and a way they tried to cover up her involvement both of those things necessitated her to be put in custody. apologizing to the situation she has apologized for the text message but the situation has plenty more to run. >>> police say a case of domestic violence, shot dead in edmonton. police discovered the alleged killer outside

alexeis th alex says that report is false. >> jackie and i are close and she's a very good storytellered. i knew why she decided to portray everybody who, you know, tried to help her as somehow horrible, sort of animal house frat boys, but, you know, i'm not sure. >> reporter: alexeis he does not remember jackie appearing physically injured but that he and another friend identified as randall in the article stayed through the night with her at her request and encouraged her to get help. randall spoke to cbs newss in silhouette under the condition we not use his real name. >> what do you remember? >> it was pretty obvious she went through some kind of traumatic experience. she kept looking around like someone was going to jump out of the dark and it was clear she had been crying. >> reporter: dal said jackie told him she and her date stopped a at fraternity house and she was invited upstairs. >> when she got upstair upstair door was lock and she was forced to perform oral sex on five mem in the room. >> reporter: now randall says he's not sure who or what to believe. >> the piece that d

the man we're talking about is alexei navalny. >> that is serious commie level behavior. kind of shocking that would happen. everything vladmir putin has done in 2014 has been shocking. he invade ad european country and seized its land and swallowed it. adam: that happened in crimea. >> that happened this year. he is finding out intrading other countries and facing wrath becoming a pariah internationally is not great deal for your economy. the problem even if putin is in trouble, putin system thing among russian public and until it is not -- adam: veronica he believes drop in oil and economic sanctions will drive him from power. we learned one thing about aerial bombing in world war ii, it reinforce as population to support a despot. could that happen in russia. >> there could be very prorussian people that want to stay people in power. alexi has grassroots support. he has a lot of young people. has a major social media presence. for first time we're seeing someone who is potential real threat to putin. adam: the fact you're nobody until you ride a horse without your shir

instead he and his brother were sentenced to three and a half years, be alexei receiving a suspendedentence. his supports claim the trial is another attempt by the kremlin to curb decent in russia. and it will certainly remove one of the most effective opposition campaigners from the political stage while deriving him of a long jail term that would just increase his popularity. alex navalny is for men the credible face of opposition. he has been one of the most vocal opponents of vladimir putin, famous for calling the ruling party a bunch of crooks and thieves. but then he was placed under house arrest. throughout his trial he has remained defiant. >> translator: this hunter which has laid their hands on everything in russia and is building resources based futile capitalism will sooner or later fall. >> navalny blames the political establishment for trying to silence him. in just a few years this young anti-corruption blogger has become one of the biggest challenges to president putin's grip on power. he is the man the kremlin fears the most the place of political opposition to presi

thousands outraged over the conviction of alexei navalny. he was found guilty of fraud but given a suspended sentence of 3.5 years. some russians see the convictions as a vendetta against him as an opposition figure. >>> the world united in the name of sport at the most expensive olympics ever. alfonso van marsh takes a look at the biggest international events of the year. >> reporter: president obama authorized u.s. air strikes against iraq and syria targeting islamic state fighters. isis militants beheaded three americans and other hostages. terror hit australian when an iranian born cleric took hostages as a coffee shop. in afghanistan, u.s. and nato ended combat missions 13 years after the september 11th attacks. the taliban in pakistan attacked a military run school in peshawar, killing more than 140 people, mostly students. intensified when hamas militants murdered three jewish teenagers and israeli extremists burned a palestinian teen to death. hamas launched thousands of rockets at israel and israel invaded the gaza strip. more than

. >> alexei is to many the face of russian opposition. he's been one of the most vocal opponents of russian president vladimir putin famous for calling the ruling party a bunch of crooks and thieves. in july of last year, he was jailed by a court 1,000 kilometers northeast of moscow, found guilty of embezzling more than half a million u.s. dollars. the allegations involve a state-owned timber company and dates back to when he was advising the local governor. he was given a five year suspended sentence. some political observers at the time warned that jail him would create a russian mandela boosting his popularity and his profile. unseptember last year, he ran for mayor of moscow. during his campaign, he attacked corruption among the allies of president putin. >> every family in russia has the right to $50,000. where has this money gone? what have the ordinary families got from russia's natural wealth? >> did he say spite various smears on state television and a small campaign, he was able to win support among voters, gaining around a thir

you can see despite the cold weather, people have turned out to protest against the sentencing of alexei can see the police are pushing people back preventing them from getting to manesh square. excuse me. preventing them from getting to manesh square where the protest was meant to the held. and one of those prevented was novalni himself. as he walked towards the square in violation of his house arrest, he was seized and driven away. he's been dubbed the man the kremlin is most afraid of. the authorities clearly taking no risks here. matthew chance, cnn moscow. >> well now to a tragic story in the u.s. a young mother was shot and killed when her 2-year-old son grabbed a gun she kept in her purse. it happened tuesday morning at a walmart in idaho when the mother was shopping with several of her children. the child was sitting in the shopping cart with the purse. the store was shut down and will reopen wednesday night. >> as 2014 draws to a close, so does nato's combat operations in afghanistan or formally anyway. about 13,000 troops will remain in the country under a new two-year mission.

can see that despite the cold weather, people have turned out to protest against the ensentences of alexeie the police here are pushing people back preventing them from getting to manesh square where the protest was meant to be held. and one of those present prevented was novali himself. he was seized and driven away. >> he's been dubbed the man the kremlin is most afraid of. the authorities clearly taking no risks here. matthew chance, cnn moscow. >> the first person diagnosed with ebola in the uk is now in the care of the royal free hospital in london. >> a 39-year-old scottish nurse developed symptoms after returning from sierra leone over the weekend. she was transferred to london and officials say they're keeping a close monitor on her situation. >> we're not going to provide a running commentary at this stage on the clinical condition of the patient, but i think the most important thing at moment is that the patient and the clinical team caring for her are given space and the privacy to make sure that she gets the best possible treatment and given the best possible chance of a speedy

. >> jackie gave ryan and alexei phone number supposedly of that third year and they began texting theckie said his name was haven monahan. that name would come up again later. >> we texted him pretending to be some other girl who was interested in him in his chemistry class. not saying it was the best plan, but it's what happened. >> these are the text messages purportedly from haven. he says i really like her, describing jack ebb as super smart, hot, into the same music as him. >> did you suspect at that time that this guy maybe didn't exist? >> no. at the time it all seemed very real. >> jackie said she had a date with haven on september 28, 2012. the night that rolling stone says jackie was gang raped. late that night jackie called ryan. >> she just said something bad had happened and could i come meet her in front of the dorm. >> ryan and alex met jackie at the picnic table outside of the dorms. >> she was shaking, really obviously scared about something. she said she was on the date and her date parked in front of his fraternity house. she said that her date said he was going to

the sixers traded alexei chavez to the rockets and picked up a second round pick in next year's draft. they now have four second round picks in june's draft. the sixers also received the injured ronny turiot. from minnesota via houston for the rights to a ukrainian player, saying neither are expected to play for the sixers. last night the fellas 0-13 at home hosting the hornets. easy deuce. charlotte up by as many as 24. kemba walker was a one-man army. season high 30 for him. sixers lose 109-91. they won't have another chance to win at home until january 5th. >>> as for the flyers, they begin an eight-game road trip today in toronto without number one goalie steve mason. you can see him being helped off the ice. he suffered an upper body injury at practice yesterday and will miss today's game and tomorrow's game in winnipeg. ray emory will likely start both games. that's sports. i'm danny pommels from comcast sportsnet. enjoy your day. >>> some of santa's helpers are hard at work this weekend. the salvation army and dozens of volunteers in wynnefield heights were donated hundreds of

the sixers traded alexei chavez to the rockets and picked up a second round pick in next year's draft. they now have four second round picks in june's draft. the sixers also received the injured ronny turiot. from minnesota via houston for the rights of a ukrainian player, saying neither are expected to play for the sixers. last night the fellas hosting the hornets. they led al jefferson get behind the defense, scoring an easy deuce. charlotte up by as many as 24. kemba walker was a one-man army. season high 30 for him. sixers lose 109-91. they won't have another chance to win at home until january 5th. >>> as for the flyers, they begin an eight-game road trip today in toronto without number one goalie steve mason. you can see him being helped off the ice. he suffered an upper body injury at practice yesterday and will miss today's game and tomorrow's game in winnipeg. ray emory will likely start both games. that's sports. i'm danny pommels from comcast sportsnet. enjoy your day. >>> right now a group of children is marching with their parents to a philadelphia intersection where they

alex a alexei navalny has just been found guilty. what do we know?reporter: there in's some dramatic scenes unfolding in that moscow courtroom with navalny, the activist screaming out, why did you put my brother in jail. his brother now facing a sentence of three years and six months in prison as well as a fine of 500,000 rubles or $8,000. navalny was given a lighter sentence. they suspended jail time of three years and six months as well as a fine of 4.8 million rubles. almost $90,000. now navalny supporters have called this case a travesty of justice. they say this is the kremlin signaling to those who dare criticize the government. the prosecution, though, had been asking for a ten-year jail sentence for navalny on charges that he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from a russian subsidiary of a french cosmetics firm. he'd already been serving under house arrest in connection with another case. but navalny has always maintained he's innocent of these charges. and in his last words to the courts he remained defy and the, robyn? >> he's a ma

to the hardwood and sixers on the road in atlanta and that is alexei dribbling in his lane to the two of his team high 13. sixers kept it close most of the game but they lost to kyle korver and hawks 95, 79, korver can still shoot that three. eight straight for atlanta, and sixers and nets in brooklyn, tomorrow night. >>> right now 6:21. another reason getting a good night sleep is a top priority, we will explain coming up in the healthwatch. >>> and a third lawsuit is filed against bill cosby what he is saying about the mounting legal trouble, when we come back. ♪ ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ >>> just past 6:23. how are those roads looking, a little slick. >> they will be a little bit slick, just because we have had some snow showers overnight and vittoria have have of course will talk about the specific spots there you might have have, a little blanket have light slush to wash off your windshield too but here is our nor'easter it doesn't look like it has moved that much. it is set up with a red block with high pressure to the north east. it need time to get out of here but it will. this

last night, hawks jumped out to an early lead but sixers tried to keep it close, team high 13 for alexeikyle korver was one of two hawks with 17 points. low scoring game but hawks win it 95-79. sixers and nets in brooklyn tomorrow night at the barclays center, erika. >>> still ahead david letterman announced the date for his final show we will let you know when that last laugh will happen. >>> third and final hobbit film hits theaters next week. we will hear from cast of one of the m most successful movie franchises ever when we come back. >>> fight is raging again, they are back the on the big screen. >> we have your first look at the hobit the battle of the five army. >> third hobit film picks up where second one left off with a dragon attack. >> i was advised to watch first two and then watch the third one it will make the whole experience more interesting. >> the character sleighs the dragon in the battle of the five armyies. >> the war. >> that leads to an epic clash of dwarfs, he will veries and a other beast well known to fans of the hobit and lord of the rings thrilling. they are

alexei navalny got a suspended sentence of three and a half years, but his brother was sent to prison. later, navalny was seen being rounded up by police when he broke the terms of his ongoing house arrest and tried to attend the rally. the demonstration itself drew several thousand people, with chants of "freedom!" and "putin go away!" ringing through the air in red square. >> ( translated ): i came here first of all because i am against any repression, against politically motivated cases and prosecution for views. i think every person has the right to express his opinion. >> sreenivasan: after nearly two hours, police broke up the protests and detained about 100 opposition supporters. the united states denounced the convictions of navalny and his brother as another sign of a russian crackdown on independent voices. there's word today of a jordanian pilot who's being held by islamic state militants in syria. muath al kasaesbeh was flying a coalition air raid when his plane went down last week. now, the islamic state's english-language, online magazine has published a purported interv

alexei navalny, a prominent blogger and lawyer, was given a suspended three and a half year sentence but his younger brother was sentenced to prison. as many as 250 others were arrested. earlier today, 18 protesters including members of the feminist punk group pussy riot were detained after spending the night near moscow's red square. in washington, state department spokesperson jeff rathke condemned the sentencing of the navalny brothers. >> we are troubled by the guilty verdict handed down in the latest action. the decision is a disturbing development, in our view, and it appears to be designed to further punish and deter political activism. this appears to be another example of the russian government growing crackdown on independent voices. by rain forces have fired tear gas on protesters who gathered outside the home of a detained opposition leader. sheikh ali salman, head of the main shiite group opposed to bahrain's sunni monarchy, was arrested on sunday after leading a rally. the united nations and european union have criticized salman's arrest, with the un human rights chief

alexei miller. before him, dmitry medvedev. these are all allies to putin. so what does this all mean? in europe, germany depends on 40% of the natural gas they consume comes from russia. poland, 87%. among 100%. even the u.k. 25%. all that has happened is the largest successful shell gas formation was from a company called portrayal, which i was the largest shareholder initiated. the bull shells in the u.k. proved to be a little over 100 pcs. that is 100 trillion cubic feet of gas. that is enough gas to supply britain's for about 200 years. but they still depend on 25% of the gas from russia. ward ran to use to run bp who understands the issues with russia because of the peace investment in dmk. he's the chairman of quadrille it, so we understand with going on. but now everything is changed at the largest instruction in the project is not in north america, not in europe. from russia to china. eventually, we will see what this all means, but russia by 2028 will be exporting more natural gas just to china than all of europe combined. more they, when you build

now to russia 37 protests erupted in moscow following the conviction of russian opposition leader alexei navalny. europe and the u.s. condemned the verdict saying the decision is part of a disturbing trend. let's look in at what russian markets have done, not just recently, but over the year as a whole. the ruble highlighting its move today to the down side by about 35% but, of course, 77% of it has moved over the course of the year. most of that coming in the last, as well. >> interestingly, at the start, the ruble started to steadily decline. but as the ruble decline became more of a route, fears in general about russia's future led the micex and it's going to finish the year in the red by around about 7%. simon, is this something to be concerned about? >> it's not a big thing for president putin at the moment. the biggest concern for him is the economy, where the ruble has been moving and obviously the lower oil prices. this is something that is shaking markets up generally. but i don't think it's overly worrying in the short-term. >> it does seem astonishing that his approval ratings

. >> on the coldest night of the year beneath the kremlin walls supporters of alexei gathered to raise their voices in protest at the suspended prison sentence handed out to the political activist and the jail of his brother, sentenced to three and a half years in a labor camp. this was an unauthorized gathering and police were there by the hundreds. dozens were taken away. from the crowd the chant was freedom. >> we came here to support the brothers, because the government is being unfair to them. >> i came here not just because of them, but all our political prisoners and our unjust political system. >> he was found guilty with his brother on charges of embezzlement. he was given a suspended sentence of three and a half years to remain under house arrest until his appeal is heard later in the year. supporters claim the trial is another attempt by the kremlin to curb dissent in russia. many of those at the rally had come hoping to see him twitter was filled with messages of him on a train heading to the kremlin square. >> breaking the conditions of his house arrest and coming here was

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[laughter] alexei that mother?ah, we got it. >> she comes up and she says you know -- you are good, here is a hug. there is this cup of coffee. i am kind of wondering what the game plan is. her arm sweep around me. it becomes apparent there is no game plan. it all just flows down the front of my flight suit onto my -- in wearing a t-shirt underneath and now i am just sopping wet. that coffee is freaking hot. [laughter] >> it was heavily sugared. vanilla flavor, by the way. [laughter] >> it weighs about a pound, 16 ounces. we had a rule of thumb. we would -- one pound additional weight is about 500 feet of apogee. mike marble in his first attempt to get into space in june had just made up by 400 feet. >> coffee would have stopped it. >> i was reminded by the chief of air dynamics -- aerodynamics, that i now had an extra 500 feet of apogee penalty. it was kind of on that note they closed to the spaceship door and off we go into history and and you know -- >> is that in your book? >> my mother-in-law is now one of the