and back off and let southeast asian nations resolve their own dispute out of her visit to beijing and secretary of state hillary clinton urged the four nations to work together on the issue of the south china sea. this would have a line from poles next what elite sports. thank you very much marina will come along to the sports headlines himself coming up. reigning champion sam stosur as the friends of the u.s. open crown is over after a grueling three said the big top seed victoria azarenka before bad weather and play for the day. road to brazil manager fabio capello prepares for his actually games in charge of russia at friday's world cup qualifier hundred eleven on the. return of paying child champions deny moscow wage runners up and dog three two one penalties the season opening up in the russian capital. to the hard courts of the u.s. open tennis why victoria azarenka has become the first player to book a place in the semifinals of the women's singles at flushing meadows the world number one on the top single knocked out of trending champion australia stosur in three sets the belo

and china warns the west to back off and southeast asian nations resolve their own disputes out of her visit to beijing and secretary of state hillary clinton urged the four nations to work together on the issue of the south china sea. so they had lines here in r t and sports next with paul. hello welcome along the to the sports headlines here is what we've got coming up. reigning champion says defense of her u.s. open crown is over after a grueling three set defeat to top seed victoria azarenka before bad weather and play for the day. road to brazil manager fabio capello prepares for his first competitive games in charge of russia added friday's world cup qualifier at home to northern ireland. and the ring return of k h l champions to now moscow where dramas are part and god three two on penalties in the season opening match here in the russian capital. but first go to the hard courts of the u.s. open tennis where they tour as a banker has become the first player to book her place in the semifinals of the women's singles at flushing meadows the world number one and top seed knocked ou

that southeast asian nations. just ahead of a visit to beijing secretary of state hillary clinton four nations to work together on the issue of the south china sea. we speak to a german journalist for his first hand accounts from deep inside the syrian conflict there. i. as the conflict in syria continues to unfold under the watchful gaze of the world's media there are all those that say that we aren't receiving the full picture of what's going on on the ground in the embattled middle eastern country now one of those people joins me right now manuel ox and i thank you very much for speaking to me thank you well to start off how long were you in syria and where were you what did you see i was for nine days in syria in july and i was exactly the time when the so-called bentyl of damascus was reaching and i was inside damascus all the time and i could compare every day the worldwide media coverage and with what i saw with my own eyes now what you saw while you were on the ground in syria doesn't seem to fit with what

and china warns the us to back off and let south east asian nations resolve their own disputes as hillary clinton visits beijing. it is ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t a marina joshie one person has been killed in combat after shots were fired during the new premier's acceptance speech one other person was critically injured inside montreal's metropolis concert hall from europe when marois was rushed off stage when shots were heard and was not harmed the suspect is now in police custody and police say he shouted the anguish are waking up in french as they dragged him away the local media reports say a truck filled with weapons has been discovered near the shooting side only more was victory could lead to a referendum to decide whether the province should become independent canadian journalist while steward believes french and english canada are moving further away from each other. what we're seeing now is after nine years of liberal government the pro federalists party that's mired in corruption scandals that's tired it's time for a normal change of government normally i

to back off and let south east asian nations resolve their own disputes they had over a visit to beijing secretary of state hillary clinton urged the four nations to work together on the issue of the south china sea. about at the top of the hour with more updates in the meantime here's paul with the latest sports. thank you very much marina welcome along to the sports headlines here is what's coming up. the reigning champion says defense of how u.s. open crown is after a grueling three set defeat to top seed victoria azarenka before bad weather and play for the day. road to brazil manager fabio capello plans for his first competitive games in charge of russia had to friday's world cup qualifier poland to northern ireland. and. shell champions deny most guy edge runners up having dogs three two on penalties in the season opening match in the russian capital. spoke to the hard courts of the u.s. open as a banker has become the first place book of place in the semifinals of the women's singles at flushing meadows the world number one top seed not top defending champion that's a strain is in

and china warns the us to back off southeast asian nations that resolve their own disputes as hillary clinton visits beijing. it was a pleasure to have you with us here on our to today. live from the russian capital welcome to the program a forty year old man has been killed in quebec after shots were fired during the new premiers acceptance speech and one other person was also critically injured. in the leader of the provinces separatist party was rushed offstage unharmed now a suspect is in police custody canadian radio journalist michael boy explains the possible fallout of the attack. it was where the victory speech was being held and. essentially was what they called the pact to keep it quiet that was elected that they had been in opposition for quite some time and they were elected as the minority government that's when when the leader was making her victory speech and she was hustled off the stage very quickly then we later learned from what we saw on cameras outside is that somebody was arrested somebody burst into the back of the building then shot somebody in the vestibule s

and china warns the us to back off and let southeast asian nations resolve their own disputes as hillary clinton visits beijing. is a.t.m. in the russian capital you're watching r t. the desire to take matters into their own hands has prevailed in canada's french speaking call back as a separatist party came out on top in a regional election this could lead to a referendum to decide whether the province should become independent preliminary results show separatist parti quebecois is leading with thirty three percent of the vote while the liberals who led the province for the past decade receive just over thirty percent it's not yet clear whether the advantage will quebec's first female leader. form a majority government canadian journalist well steward believes french and english canada are moving away from each other. what we're seeing now is after nine years of liberal governments the group federalist party that's mired in corruption scandals. it's time for a normal change of government normally back you'll see a change of government about every two years. and traditionally power has s

to back off and let south east asian nations resolve their own disputes as hillary clinton visits beijing. with the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshie with x. newly elected separatist premier had to be rushed off stage after a man opened fire while she was giving her acceptance speech local police say the suspect shot two people inside montreal's metropolis concert hall premier pulliam marwat was not harmed in the incident and the suspect is now in police custody the premier to returns to the stage to ask a crowd of her supporters to peacefully disperse more was victory could lead to a referendum to decide whether the province should become independent but it's not yet clear whether the advantage will let pullbacks first female leader form a majority government canadian journalist lyle steward believes french and english canada are moving away from each other. what we're seeing now after nine years of liberal government the group federalist party that's mired in corruption scandals. it's time for a normal change of government normally in the back you'll see a change

to back off and land southeast asian nations resolve their own disputes as hillary clinton visits beijing. doesn't are going to live from moscow i'm marina josh enough forty year old man has been killed in call back after shots were fired during the new premier is acceptance speech one other person was also critically injured premiere a pulley marois the leader of the province a separatist party was rushed off stage unharmed a suspect is in police custody canadian radio journalist michael boyer explains the possible fallout of the attack. it was where the victory speech was being held and. essentially would be what they call the tactic of because that was elected that they had been. an opposition for quite some time and they were elected as the minority over in august when you leader would make her acceptance speech or a victory speech i should say we should be on t.v. where she was you know the old days very quickly. then we later learned from what we saw cameras outside is that somebody was arrest somebody i'm going to burst into the back of the building been shot and somebody's in the

to back off and let southeast asian nations resolve their own disputes out of her visit to be gene secretary of state hillary clinton urged the four nations to work together on the issue of the south china sea. so they have minds here in our next hour a special report on illegal immigration on the u.s. mexican border that shines a light on human trafficking first world poverty and right wing politics. and the immigration bill goes down in the senate that is the subject of the seedings talking points memo. critics of arizona's newly signed immigration bill say it allows police to stop anyone on the street based purely on the person's appearance governor brewer's response when asked by a reporter what illegal immigrant looks like. i do not know i do not know what legal immigrant that's like but the sticking point is what to do with the millions of people who are in this country in this country illegally that the u.s. government will have no idea who they are and where they are in this very dangerous time that is a very dangerous thing as we. ran from an other country. when i ran round and roun

to back off and let southeast asian nations resolve their own disputes out of her visit to regimes secretary of state hillary clinton urged four nations to work together on the issue of the south china sea. and that's an r.t. will bring you our special report stay with us clegg. we had to earn it i mean we have to earn it every single day of our lives we have to get up every morning we have to go to work and you know we have to pay our bills and we have to do it and that's just the american dream and if you want the american dream you have to go by the laws i figure spoken like the great granddaughters when they were there they go yeah i know yes mike well we're all immigrants we're all immigrants as well that we all occasion somewhere else and there's a tolerance level where there's only so much that the united states can accept without severe economic consequence. i'm not afraid and never have been i'm not hiding that flag has been up here for a year and a half and i will stand i will die keeping that flag up there believe me thirty five feet from the mexican border and the most treacherou

at another session, participants from asian nations, such as south korea and mongolia, exchanged opinions on how countries in the region could benefit from an international grid to trade electricity. >> east asia is already connected by an undersea communication cable network. this shows that a supergrid is not an impossible scenario. >> reporter: japan has been slow to expand its renewable energy sector. before the fukushima accident, nuclear power provided about 30% of the country's electricity. renewables accounted for around 10%. the japanese government is aiming to increase the supply of renewables so that they provide more than 25% of the country's electricity by 2030. national policy minister motohisa hirokawa spoke at the symposium about what he called a green energy revolution. >> translator: we must create a new society with an aim to stop depending on nuclear power which poses a risk of serious accidents that can force people to stay away from their homes for years. >> a recent poll suggested more than half of japanese agree. and want their government to abandon nuclear power.

at another session, participants from asian nations such as south korea and mongolia, exchanged opinions on how countries in the region could benefit from an international grid to trade electricity. >> east asia is already connected by undersea communication cable network. this shows the supergrid is not an impossible scenario. >> reporter: japan has been slow to expand its renewable energy sector. before the fukushima accident, nuclear power provided about 30% of the country's electricity. renewables accounted for around 10%. the japanese government is aiming to increase the supply of renewables so that they provide more than 25% of the country's electricity by 2030. national policy minister motohisa furukawa spoke at the symposium about what he called a green energy revolution. >> translator: we must create a new society with an aim to stop depending on nuclear power which poses a risk of serious accidents that can force people to stay away from their homes for years. >> reporter: a recent poll suggested more than half of japanese agree and want their government to abandon nuclear powe

obama administration calls it has been a growing concern not only by the united states but by asian nations japan south korea australia throughout southeast asia about growing beijing's assertiveness some would say aggressiveness willing to use intimidation against smaller nations particularly in southeast asia and that goes back to the two thousand and ten out of cocker's an incident the you know all that so the u.s. is increasingly concerned about what chinese intentions or actions might be and that was one of the reasons behind the interest in re prioritization toward asia go ahead brian. how could one possibly sit here compared with a straight face to say that in say that the united say that the united states is concerned about the feelings of nations in southeast asia for instance and that's why it's coming to their aid because they feel china is bullying them the united states killed two million vietnamese and a lot of cambodians and a lot of other laotians this is part of a geo strategic move by the united states to contain china which it seems the emerging as a major economic and mi

pivot to the east asian pacific nations look for ways to energize economic recovery at a major summit in russia as the u.s. and european economies are floundering. russia's budding partnership with china among other issues facing the country at the moment well touch upon in our exclusive interview with president vladimir putin which is coming up right now you're not. hello are you watching r t with me kevin know him a very pleased to say today that we're joined by the president of the russian federation of let him approaching mr president thank you very much for making the time to talk to us but i want to talk about first of all is the ongoing at the moment apec summit now although a pick is primarily an economic vessel there's a lot of politics involved as well in the course of all the key players including you including american key players disagree on some very key issues and thinking about syria and thinking about missile defense thinking about iran is there a danger that the politics may stifle get in the way of the big economic deals that the very same key player is hoping to si

only because of the euro zone crisis but also due to a huge synergy of course between russia and asian nations. and expression late we're talking about china here and mentions several interesting projects that the russian and chinese sides have agreed upon and that's building on a huge synergy and terms of energy efficiency of course and earlier before this apec summit that in a person gave an exclusive interview to r.t. where he spoke about the importance of china to russia as a trade partner let's listen to what he had to say china is indeed becoming a global economic and political hub china has taken up this new leading row not only in russia's eyes but also in the eyes of the whole world what makes this rather special however is that russia and china are neighbors and our special relations took thousands of years to evolve to where they are. over the coming years we are bound to achieve a one hundred million dollar turnover rate. and following this round up there was a very interesting q. and a session with international journalists and that includes an expanded on his views of what's goin

in beijing for washington's top diplomat head of a secretary of state hillary clinton southeast asian nationsto work together to resolve territorial disputes in the south china sea. from the remnant university of china says u.s. involvement is only fueling tensions in the past few months and we see as you nasties it's picking sides are going to trip over the disputed that have you know you want and you know cities are also those who are still. in there or just be with china hold ourselves kind of say yes we've also seen the worst. of wars and not matched it d. s. think. but you can sign it as a matter of just a few depends on the average pair and. just against the chinese search plane i think if you notice he is trying to ship these to. you should pursuit be our number one reason it's going to get wanted to go to monte to some of the past growing economy in. the included cities and why it's not only east asian but also across the world are you nasty long to come fag and out of balance search against chinese in east. regions. and all hillary clinton is are looking after the u.s. interest in be

allies in so the association of the southeast asian nations now it's being more or less manipulated specially by the state department under hillary to become a sort of as vast brock's sea of u.s. interests in southeast asia this is not going toward there ten countries in. this period agendas you have for instance me m r which is a wildcard they're trying to play due west against china you have very staunch allies of the west like singapore for instance which is a kind of aircraft carrier of the us implemented right in the middle of cells and we have indonesia who wants to be independent we have the philippines of course very much attached to us but it's a mixed bag and all of them they need very good relations commercial trade relations with china blast the fact that they have a very important chinese diaspora in each of these countries and they happen to be part of the business elite in all of these countries as well so it's counterproductive if the pentagon thinks they're going to provoke china into some kind of military confrontation in their own backyard which is the south china sea so br

to back off and let south east asian nations resolve their own dispute out of her visit to beijing secretary of state hillary clinton urged the four nations to work together on the issue of the south china sea. while next in our team it's crosstalk which asks if barack obama can recapture a sense of hope he brought to americans four years ago. in. the low in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle after a lackluster even slightly bizarre republican convention nominating mitt romney for the presidency it is now the time for the democrats to reaffirm their faith in barack obama can obama reintroduced hope that his party is gathering and can he convince voters you're still the right guy for the job. and. to cross not the u.s. election i'm joined by rod taub in new york he's an american television news commentator and satirist in washington we have john kerry he is the founder of the ferry group and in charlotte we crossed to adam green he is co-founder of the progressive change campaign committee all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect i mean you can jump in any time when john if i go to

can strengthen partnerships with other asian nations without angering the chinese.er issues on the table, ter torritorial disputes over t south china sea. more than two dozen people are dead and 30 wounded after a suicide bomber blue himself up at a funeral in eastern afghanistan today. the bomb was targeting a local government official. >>> she was known as columbia's cocaine god mother and today she was gun downed. officials say 69-year-old griz sell da blanco was a pioneer in exporting cocaine from columbia to the u.s. in the '70s and '80s. she served 20 years in prison in the u.s. before being deported back to columbia in 2004. >>> some positive news regarding some serious crime. hate crimes are down across the state of california by 4% last year. what hasn't change is that hate crimes involving race or nationality are still the most common. nearly 17% were based on religion with most targeting the jewish faith. >>> cracking down on those handicapped placards, that's what berkeley police are doing to those caught abusing parking for to the disabled. starting tod

hillary clinton urging southeast asian nations to present a united tpupbt on territorial stkaouts with china. she will go to indonesia today to offer support for a plan to ease rising tensions by implementing a code of conduct. china has become more assertive in pressing claims with smaller neighbors. it is 5:19 and adam caskey has a look at today aes's weather and rest of the week. >> we have the heavy rainfall and some localized flash flooding is a concern today into tomorrow. there is a lot of moisture in the air and all we need is the right set-up to wring that out of the air around we are getting it again today. it will be isolated in terms of downpours and the flash flooding will depend on where the downpours pop up. we have a few areas of light rain in prince william and stafford and charles county a few showers south of laplata. it will be a tkafrpdamp day, gray day and muggy. if you have outdoor plans time for plan b. definitely move it indoors. here are the remnants of isaac. the leftover energy and area of low pressure circulating is giving us the unsettled weather not just

jakarta is headquarters for the association of southeast asian nations. the u.s.r the november summit that president obama plans to attend. >>> president obama is spending part of the day in louisiana checking out devastation left by sack. the president's visit today follows a similar meeting between mitt romney and storm victims last week. gulf residents have dealt with flooding and massive power outages since isaac came ashore last tuesday, storm victims say political showboating isn't what is needed they want to know who is going to get the power restored? >>> this weekend traditionally the end of high gas prices for the year. new survey says the national average this labor day sets a new record. the nation's average price for a gallon of regular is $3.80, third seen cents higher than a year ago in california where -- 13 cents higher than a year ago. in cal we pay more oil crews are returning to rigs in the gulf of mexico now that hurricane isaac has moved on.c9k >>> in florida, five pilot whales are struggling for their lives after beaching themselves with 17

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russia and japan, which were imper call powers at that time was one of the first times that an asian nation had thoroughly drug a european power. it gave the japanese navy a huge boost of confidence, but from that period on, for the about the next thirty years or so, you saw a deter your ration in the relationship between japanese army and the navy. the navy had been satisfied with the victory at the straiter, and the army became ever more ambitious and aggressive. it lead to basically a state of permanent war on the ashane mainland with china, burma, vietnam, and then, of course in 1911, when they expanded in to the [inaudible] for the petroleum in the philippines. >> all right. do you feel that all the pertinent information that was classified after the second world war ii has been released now? >> as far as i know all the operational material has long since been declassified. it's possible, perhaps even probable that some of the crip tow remains classified. not because of the content, but prance of the meftds used. the geniuses who were able to decipher complex military and diplomatic co

the golden state should grab a part of the 10 trillion dollars in imports that the fast-growing asian nation plans to consume in the next few years. he says the two sectors that they are particularly interested in our high tech and agriculture. >> the chinese people very much like blackberry, walnuts, and do not forget wine from the napa valley. it is more and more popular. >> popularity in china means big business here in california. hong kong alone imported $9 million in california wine in 2007. when they removed the import tax, it shot up to $42 million just two years later. the author of the new bill and the speaker of the assembly, john perez, says that all those imports and increased investment dollars translate into jobs. >> our state is leading the nation in job creation and we need to build on these efforts to continue that trend and restore full prosperity for californians, that is why i am so grateful for the governor's signature on this bipartisan legislation. >> already the u.s. department of commerce estimates that 1 million californians have jobs thanks to international trade

plus given to the east asian pacific nations look for ways to energize economic recovery at a major summit in russia as the u.s. and european economies flounder. as democrats and republicans brace themselves for the battle ahead of the u.s. presidential election we hear from critics who question whether there's any genuine shoulders. hard for now though we look back at the tragedy that shook russia eight years ago the siege of a school in beslan that claimed the lives of more than three hundred people most of them children this is a. it's morning this guy is completely quiet but suddenly i hear a sweet maladie coming from the farm omar is singing i think a bird's eye view of the people below is fascinating now they have turned on the light in one of the houses and three barefooted boys have emerged from another one i can hear a barking dog and crawling roosters sounds have killed the silence as for myself i keep flying in the sky i'm a cloud. but twelve year old girl by the name of them is dedicated these lines to her hometown of beslan which is situated a thousand miles south of moscow. b

breaking down barriers between asian pacific nations. the. free trade zone in the region could also be on the. u.s. support. opposition. resisted calls to engage militarily. lethal aid. to. leave the public disillusioned the european central bank is finally set to help. from struggling nations to lower costs. leadership continues to threaten attacking iran iran in turn threatening to counter strike u.s. interests in the region up next we talk to the former head of the israeli ministry of defense where the conflict is inevitable. with me i have aria hertzog the former head of the israel missile defense organization so thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. on major media outlets seem to agree that the decision by netanyahu and the israeli defense minister of iraq to strike iran is imminent with some suggesting that it might even happen this for israel on the brink of going to war with iran. about it . the same as you do. i believe that we are preparing all the options. i believe also but the u.s. is preparing options. we should see wh

pivot to the east asian pacific nations look for ways to energize the konami greek coverage at a major summit in russia as a u.s. and european economies flounder. you're watching our teaser the weekly with me say first a major forum of asia pacific nations are seeking to revitalize global economic growth is currently wrapping up in russia's far east we expect the media conference on the apec summit the hope is of light emitted doujin to start shortly and we'll be bringing it to you live here on our t.v. but now to other stories. by greece has seen its first large scale protests against a new round of wage and pension cuts with thousands marching through the streets of the country's second biggest city of the salami team minus coveralls with riot police rob said in the end of what was otherwise a peaceful demonstration several young people said rubbish and fire and burned and flag a protest takes place against the backdrop of the e.u. and the i.m.f. inspectors visiting greece assess whether the debt crippled nation qualifies for its next multibillion view of tons of aid to secure that r

finally to the asian pacific island nation where prince william and wife kate wrapped up the tour ofregion with this native dance. the two have a lot to celebrate a french gossip magazine must hand over videos of her topless on the beach. >> they know how to party don't they? >> listen to this one parents. a rhode island school has banned the father daughter dances and also mother son ball games this after the aclu accused the school of violating state gender discrimination laws. let's talk about this with attorney elliot spelig. what do you make of this? this sounds a little nuts to some. >> this is one woman complaining they send a letter to the district and they are going along with aclu request and ban the gender specific activities whether it's the popular father daughter dance the popular mother son dance. they say these traditions be long in the 1950s and any activity that assume boys want to play baseball or girls want to go to dances that is scratched. >> the mother thought the daughter would lose out on this. >> i thought the federal law had an exemption to protect the pare

we held it to be many first national discussions. members of asian pacific tonight so you would love. union city try myself took part in one of so it was really shootings in moscow just recently. we discussed constructive and useful ideas. on that in a particular we spoke about how. impacts lay them out when you talk about social responsibility how the state truly mr business trade unions would want to have more you have become a school influence on the work of a back up. and use of the word usually just simply you and the captain are out come back live aid i promise to colleagues from trade unions and you formed. my ravello leaders yesterday some of you have the initiative and we are doing trade unionists and we agreed to build corporation. trade union leaders. and in the news groups of the indonesian president. shall not only take on board you i mean these are for greater cooperation expressed by trade union leaders but also hold your ministerial meetings your labor ministers who are in. trade you will have your real influence on an outcome governm

tonight's evens a celebration of the achievements and accomplishments of asian-americans in the state of california and our nation ok'ing. -- ok. i would like to introduce our host for this evening. very well known as the first asian-american mayor in san francisco history. mayor lee championed balancing the budget to keep san francisco safe, solvents, and successful. he reformed city pensions. his focus is on economic development, job creation, and building san francisco's future. a great job, especially for helping out families. we want to keep families here. i also wanted to mention a little bit of his past. he was born in 1952 in the beacon hill neighborhood of seattle, washington. his parents immigrated to the u.s. from china and the 1930's. his father fought in world war ii and worked as a cook. he passed away when the mayor was 15. his mother was a seamstress and a waitress. mayor lee has five siblings, he graduated from college in maine, he also went to uc- berkeley law school and finished in 1978. he and his wife have two daughters. i also want to mention, prior to becoming mayor, one of the key points i

recipient to of the lifetime achievement award for services rendered to the asian american community and services rendered to our nation. i give to you secretary mineta. [applause] >> i cannot think of a more appropriate gift tonight than to receive this bat. i want to thank the mayor, and everyone, members of the board of supervisors, for hosting this event tonight. all of us who have had the privilege of serving in public service have gone to that point because we were standing on the shoulders of those who preceded us. i want everybody here to remember that whenever they do in the future, bring everything you are and bring everything you want to the jobs you are going to be doing. there are tremendous opportunities that are out there. asian-pacific american heritage week is a time for all of us to be able to show the majority community what we are capable of doing. it is also a time when people in the asian pacific american community are learning about each other. many people say that the united states should be a melting pot. i did not believe in the melting pot theory. when you have a melting pot, you put all the

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