it happened around 2:30 off the clara barton parkway. the woman and her dog were walking along the bank of the c & o canal when she apparently slipped and fell into the water. it she was evaluated at the scene but appeared to be okay. >>> two americans are among the 15 passengers still missing from a capsized italian cruise ship tonight. five people are confirmed dead. we've got amateur video of passengers waiting to leave the sinking ship. tonight the cruise company is apologizing for the tragedy. the company says it appears the captain made errors in judgment going too close to the coast and not following proper

don't start to get me yet on barton i am going to read. you how. is that decision day in croatia for people who are now voting on you accession the outcome is hard to predict as recent surveys show the issue has split the country right down the middle on saturday police clashed with protesters attempting to pull down an e.u. flag just ahead of the referendum if the result is a yes vote croatia will join the block by july next year but only if his membership is approved by all twenty seven you states investment advisor patrick young says it's easy to understand those opposing the move because croats see how their euro neighbors have been suffering. the key consideration here is that when we look at the crew ition referendum there's been barely one and p. in the entire parliament who's actually been turning round of publicly saying anything against the e.u. itself so the fact that we have this amazing grind swell of support at something like forty percent easing credible it demonstrates the fact that the political classes are completely and utterly e

in is the man that police say used a credit card taken from the home on barton road this morning and it was taken in a cvs in the district. go dow know this man? the masked man spent notify minutes inside the house going room-to-room and sexually sexual assaulting the housekeeper. initially, two men entered the house and as the day went on, that changeed. at one point, the police called for canine and searching the bushes up and down the street. when the dog didn't find the item they were looking for, the officer got on their hands and need keys and searched through ivy, trees and bushes. the neighbors watching the activity were stun boyd what they saw. >> definitely a big surprise and you hear about them on the news and don't expect them to happen to the neighbors. >> ands vehicle was found a short distance away. the vehicle taken today, a gray ford expedition with maryland tags, has still not been recovered. if you know who that man is or recognize the man in that picture, call 911. >>> investigators charged a man for leaving a baby girl alone at the occupy camp. and they heard the

barton was check out at a hospital before being booked into jail on misdemeanor charges. >>> 4:35 right now. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a large apartment fire in san francisco near 11th and folsom street quickly burned through the building. no injuries were reported and at this point no word on the extent of the damage. >>> the search for a serial arsonist is intensifying. a $15,000 reward is being offered this morning for information leading to an arrest. someone set 56 fires in 36 hours. all the fires have been small but close enough to nearby homes that locals are worried. so far no one's been hurt. investigators are reviewing evidence and looking at surveillance pictures. >>> it is 4:36 right now. with the new hampshire primaries now in the books, republican candidates on their way to south carolina this morning. mitt romney finishing with a decisive win in new hampshire taking 39% of the vote. ron paul and jon huntsman finished second and third, more than 15 points behind. now that they're taking their message to the more conservative south, romney going aft

well ati's tom barton is in the region he's following all of the developments for us but you can check out our twitter feed as well as thomas personal one for the latest on hungary's dispute with the e.u. as well as croatia is a referendum the latest updates on line of for you right now. in watching r.t. europe and the u.s. have expressed their willingness to return to talks with iran over its controversial nuclear program but despite that the e.u. is seemingly still set to approve an embargo on iranian oil france even says the time to avoid a military intervention is running out fast and as for the u.s. this week it strengthened its presence in the region by sending a second aircraft carrier to the arabian sea it's reportedly planning to sail straight through the strait of hormuz which iran has threatened to block in response to sanctions or the strait is a strategic waterway which the majority of oil exports from the gulf to the west have to pass through brian becker from the anti war coalition says washington is deliberately escalating the situation to create a pretext for regime ch

he was then confronted by a deputy who claims he needed to use force to subdue barton. he was taken to the hospital and is expected to be booked on charges. >> mitt romney claims he was the favorite. with 59% of the prezingts reporting, the former massachusetts governor swept the primary with a decisive win of 39%. ron paul came in at 22% for second place. and huntsman was 17% of the vote. nbc bay area has more from new hampshire. >> tonight, we made history. >> reporter: capping themselves as the nominee he wants to be during a speech focused mostly on barack obama. >> the president is running out of ideas. >> reporter: romney was hoping ron paul would come in second. >> i called governor romney a short while ago before he gave his talk and congratulated him because he certainly had a clear cut victory. but we're nibbling at his heals. >> but nibbling is about all romney fears from ron paul whose big negatives and small war chest don't give his campaign major teeth. >> i'd say third place is a ticket to ride, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: the remaining republicans

the edge of the sea but in a quite different sense it's now clinging to the edge of existence tom barton r.t. and i'll be back with another summary for you in about ten minutes time but up next we head to italy to see what footprint russian artists and public figures have left on the country's culture through their ages. hello and welcome to the program. music russians have been fascinated with italian culture for centuries and today they come here in the tens of thousands in search of everything from fabulous fashion to the world of its cuisine so joining us as we explore various locations connected with one of the most historic and beautiful cities in the world. the colosseum is one of the main symbols of the roman empire it stands proud in the city after almost two thousand years actually called the floppy to be fitter it was given the name of a colossal statue of nero that was later destroyed beneath the hundreds of tourists from all over the world including many russians the glorious history architecture through style and the climate are all reasons why were mr popular especially wi

is nothing to gain from a bloc that's currently experiencing its worst ever crisis was artie's tom barton reports the divisions are here to stay even after the yes vote. violent scenes in the croatian capital it's the country's be the referendum that setting. let me run. the risk of being made to mind me the police going to the protest as always they take and protest his way six ways to many seats in the creation capital and financing has been telling believe the pyramids will now. live through. these anti protesters say the government is trying to suppress the dissenting voices they are joining with surrender the way she is independence to brussels. but in another street nearby the foreign minister is trying to convince people that accession is vital for the current economy you need to leave the stability the scale can lead it into the creative trading of creation. that is translated into membership of the. creases budgets would be in serious trouble everywhere you turn in croatia the e.u. is being discussed the whereas most of the political class no longer. question the europhiles stand

be gained from a country joining a bloc that's experiencing its worst ever crisis as artie's tom barton reports from zagreb the divisions may be there to stay even after the yes vote. violent scenes in the croatian capital it's the country's referendum but setting. limits to be made behind me the police come to the protest as only they take protest is late six ways. in the creation capital and financing has been telling. these anti protests to say the government is trying to suppress the dissenting voices they are joining with surrender the way she is independence to brussels. in another street near the foreign minister is trying to convince people that accession is vital for the current economy to leave the stability that scoundrelly into the credit rating of creation. that is translated into membership of the. gracious budgets would be in serious trouble everywhere you turn in croatia the e.u. is being. but whereas most of the political class no longer question the europhile it stands for public views differ widely in the suit they're going to tell you as we come into our seat and cut

the edge of the sea but in a quite different sense it's now clinging to the edge of existence tom barton r.t. . well folks christians all around the world are celebrating christmas believe is in moscow have already started getting outside christ the savior cathedral on the banks of the moscow river very close to the kremlin and preparing for an all night vigil and it will be marked with a special religious service and that will have more on this in the next hour for you because the live pictures from the heart of the russian capital. well sports update just ahead for you later this hour but first though a recap of our main stories after a quick break stay with us for that this is all to. true. white stream cascading from mountain slopes the view is midsomer rising. this beauty brings death at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers from. stepping down i'm a long one on. the close up team has been to docu stuff birthplace to the most ambitious football club. the world. lead naldo r g goes to the far east where the timber industry attracts the legendary siberian tigers where the ancien

cultures with all sorts of customs and traditions mixed into an amazing blend because artist tom barton discovered sometimes it's hard to adapt old habits to the pace of modern day life. the dance of the drums these are the nine and native people who were here in the far east long before the first russian explorers arrived they still retain links to their pretty russian culture. to them honest opinion most nanae families are happy for us to teach our native culture here at the village hall there is a relatively large population of man i and that's helped conserve some of the traditions of the central to the nano way of life has always been fishing the russians brought with the new technology and culture most of the eight hundred thousand and eight c. now have other jobs but still take regular trips out onto the windswept ice. fishing is extremely important to us as part of our traditional way of life to eat fish draw we froid them boil them smoke them and dry them we are all sorts of fish . but further to the east we find a much bleaker picture this village is an example of a failed mee

second poorest country struggling to meet the demands of international creditors artie's tom barton has the latest from bucharest. night and day they come to screen their defiance by a single stare at sea and a feeling the government isn't listening have spilled over into anger even violence . our youth has no future they have no jobs. motive water is sixty she's worked all her life in a textile factory in bucharest but now she is forced to pay for social security out of her small pension. they need to give us a fair pension and not tell us they're boring the money because they don't have it . or is not just here for herself her son left romania but it's illegal to try and find work young rumanians feel trapped in the directing most of the around the president. protesters accuse him of trampling over democracy and presiding over a political elite riddled with corruption. we want to take dissent screwed down down with disaster our parents left us with a heritage and we're leaving our children with just debt an international monetary fund loan in two thousand and nine came with tough cond

artie's tom barton is on top of events in the region and you can follow all of the latest developments by his twitter you can check it out at our t underscore codd along with his personal tweet twitter page for the latest one hundred you just view with the e.u. also the latest on the croatian referendum which he says drew fewer people to the polls have been expected all that look away right now. europe and the u.s. have expressed their willingness to return to talks with iran over the country's controversial nuclear program but despite this the e.u. seemingly still set to approve an embargo on iranian oil france even says the time to avoid military intervention is running out as for the u.s. this week it strengthened its president presence in the region sending a second aircraft carrier to the arabian sea it's reportedly planning to sail through the strait of hormuz which iran has threatened to block in response to sanctions the straits a strategic waterway which the majority of oil exports from the gulf to the west passes through brian becker from the antiwar answer coalition things w

with the development of the region he's going to get more connected to the outside world such as tom barton reporting there for us from russia's far east now coming up we have the turbulent story of a modern day american vigilante living on the us mexico border waging a one man war on illegal immigrants that's after the headlines in just a couple of minutes right here on r.t. . stream cascading from mountain slopes the view is mesmerizing. but this beauty brings death at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers per. step in the long run on. this is our time. to reclaim the american dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many we are one that won't we breathe the we hope. to me the american dream is to live in peace and prosperity and freedom and a government under socialism is not a government of free. you . have very motivated out for us the country who are activists who are willing to fight for what they think is right for themselves but the fact is already we're bridge and. we are counting. properly drowning and i think it's threatened by it's cutting off our. it's makin

and artist tom barton is on croatia now he's following the referendum and gauging the public mood you can check out our teams at the twitter feed as well as tom's personal one does have some rather skeptical comments about e.u. membership coming from people in the street. while politicians say the population just isn't formed enough about the opportunities the union authors get the latest updates on the line. watching odyssey from an organized internet wide blackout to some of the biggest ever hucker attacks on top media and us government websites this week saw and i'm president of the internet revolt of a new web censorship legislation the anonymous hacker group was retaliating against the shutdown of file sharing site upload and claimed to have brought down the websites of the f.b.i. and the white house millions of users on the web giant such as we could pedia join together to stand against the proposed legislation dubbed sopa pipa the laws if passed would allow top media conglomerates on copyright holders to shut down a whole swathes of the web traffic from the electronic frontier

which is tom barton reporting for us there now still ahead of the kaiser reports here to expose some of the scandals behind the global financial headlines but first a recap of our main stories that's after a short break. with snot about spilling blood. in just the war of barricades from one side and fears blockade from the other. invisible border it has cut people from the land for twelve years. the conflict that divided serbia into two hostile parts is still not over. wealthy british. that's right. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports. download the official location. from the. video on demand. gold coast's an r.s.s. feeds in the palm of your. question on the. back of broadcasting live with direct from the center of moscow this is our. kitchen top of lights. a battle of for the truth are two investigates the iraqi government's continued crackdown on freedom of speech and of journalists we meet some reporters that claim to have been jailed and torture. under. the u.

to meet the demands of its international creditors and to watch reports sent in by our teams tom barton who was in the middle of recent violence in bucharest that's on our web site r t dot com. with russia's presidential race just around the corner candidates are ramping up their campaigns prime minister and hopeful writer lattimer putin is embraced proposing stricter immigration rules in his second major newspaper article in the run up to the vote archy's peter all reports. but talking on multiculturalism a migration vladimir putin praised what he sees is russia's long history as a multicultural nation a history he says goes back to the days of the russian empire it said that there have been some very serious problems though when it comes to migration and integration of migrants in russia that these problems over the last twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union were very serious indeed in our problems that russia is still struggling to to deal with today speaking about what the results can be of migration going wrong he warned of the rise of nationalism the rise of xenophob

the edge of the sea but in a quite different sense it's now clinging to the edge of existence tom barton r.t. . special report on the way reveals the grim reality of life in and around the us mexico border that's hospital report before that i'll be back with our main stories in just a few minutes from now stay with us live here mosco this is. i had a family i lived in a fairly nice community was it which was an upscale it was just like you know archie bunker society ok then they started showing up here what happened was my company decided i could get cheap labor and they got rid of us george these are long rows in the eaglets love legally 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 it's here's one of the major trails in the united states and. i watch and they run run down my property and something about this noise. bothers a little mean that cockroaches from coming over the wire is protecting the country i'm the kin

and artist tom barton is on croatia now he's following the referendum and gauging the public mood you can check out our teams at the twitter feed as well as tom's personal one does have some rather skeptical comments about membership coming from people in the street. while politicians say the population just isn't informed enough about the opportunities the union offers you can get the latest updates on line. watching artsy from an organized internet wide blackout to some of the biggest ever accurate tax on top media and us government websites this week saw and i.

investigators say barton tried to re-enter a security area after he realized he left something on a planeurity would not let him go through again without being rescreened. authorities say that's when he got frustrated and tried to just run through the security check point. >> our deputy attempted to restrain him. the individual broke free from our deputy's grasp and attempted to go toward the secure area. at that point, our deputy deployed a taser. >> no flight were delayed due to the interruption. >>> time is now 7:49. oakland police are investigating the city's second homicide of the year. police say a man was shot just after 9:00 last night on foothill boulevard. when these paramedics arrived, he was pronounced dead at the scene. so far, police have not released any information about a suspect >>> now, oakland's interim police chief, howard jordan, is rolling out a plan to stop violent crime. yesterday the police were called to the scene of a robbery and a shooting on bancroft avenue. in this case, the victim is expected to survive. however, the same cannot be said for 110 people who l

clara barton tahlequah, looks good through rock creek park.n the suitland parkway. -- the clara barton is quiet. let's take you to maryland, headlights 270 southbound out of frederick on the way to germantown, just fine. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:11 36 degrees. >> coming up, our first look at casey anthony since he was acquitted of murdering her daughter last summer. what she has a say in this new video. >> rick santorum is facing a tough crowd on the campaign trail. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! >>> welcome back. checking our top stories, a former d.c. councilman harry thomas jr. expected to plead guilty today to stealing city funds and filing false tax returns. thomas resigned last night after he was charged. he embezzled more than $350,000 in funds from youth sports programs. >>> a woman convicted of killin

. >> reporter: the friends dug barton out, but it was too late. >> this is a sad reminder of what canpen in these dangerous conditions. >> it feels very strong under our skis, boards, and snowmobiles, but it's the monkey business that's going on down near the ground that is super dangerous right now. >> reporter: barton's death is the second avalanche fatal the this season. the original is four. >> just hang out on the lower elevations and you can have a lot of fun. >> experts say avalanche risks could remain high for the rest of the season. >>> a dangerous morning in california where fight fighters battled a huge warehouse fire. more than 100 firefighters worked to put out the fire. no one was injured. >>> nancy is in hollywood with more behind then scenes on the screen actors guild awares. >>> and the actor goes to alec baldwin. >> alec was a big winner at last night's s.a.g. awards, but the star back on the set of 30 rock today told me about the healthcare that led to his weight loss. >> i was eating sugar that was doing me in. i was prediabetic. >> he is now committed to spinning,

barton was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. been booked into jail and held on misdemeanor charges. >>> republican presidential candidates are focused on 's primary now that mitt romney has emerged -- victorious in new hampshire. romney celebrating a big victory in the granite state after taking 39% of the vote. ron paul second. huntsman came in third. rick santorum, newt gingrich and rick perry trailed the pack. things could get nasty in south carolina where romney has established himself as the man to beat now. his challengers are spending millions to go after him for his years as a venture capitalist. >>> 5:43. tim tebow is helping underwear maker jockey score. the bloomberg business report, coming up. >>> he demanded the cash and the ice cream too! bold robbery in the east bay is caught on video. >>> crackdown on the illegal use of handicapped parking placards the uproar it is creating among the disabled. >>> wanted, new head coach. hue jackson shown the door minutes after the new gm takes the helm. [ male announcer ] get re

on barton road, ray forced a 14- year-old boy to tie up his mother before forcing the housekeeper into the bathroom where he sexually assaulted her. >> we're analyzing at this point in time whether or not manitory -- would make it for a notable sentence. >> reporter: investigators are still not sure if a second suspect was involved in the home invasion on barton road. it's still under investigation. ray told police he began the spree after his partner was killed in the district. >> we don't know the exact date of that. we know it was indicated in open court that was the statement he made to the officials here as -- when he was being questioned that he was on his own because his partnership was killed recently because of activities in d.c. >> reporter: ray told police his partners were killed as they were robbing drug dealers in the district. a law enforcement source said it happened last month and there is a warrant for ray's arrest. in the '90s, ray was involved in a murder in prince georges county and spent time in prison for manslaughter. there were detailed revealed in court they w

it happened around 2:30 off the clara barton parkway. the woman and her dog were walking along the bank of the c & o canal when she apparently slipped and fell into the water. it she was evaluated at the scene but appeared to be okay. >>> two americans are among the 15 passengers still missing from a capsized italian cruise ship tonight. five people are confirmed dead. we've got amateur video of passengers waiting to leave the sinking ship. tonight the cruise company is apologizing for the tragedy. the company says it appears the captain made errors in judgment going too close to the coast and not following proper evacuation procedures. the captain faces manslaughter charges tonight. here's more from the incredible scene. >> reporter: rescue teams used a helicopter to lift out a third survivor from a damaged luxury cruise liner along the coast of italy. he was a crew member on the costa concordia who screamed for help while emergency workers checked the ship for survivors sunday. divers also found the bodies of two elderly men trapped in

. >> gina barton is a reporter for "the milwaukee journal sentinel" who's written a book about dennisde and tim wicks called "fatal identity." she says gaede's career started in 1987 as a young man when he owned a towing business in milwaukee and bought stolen truck parts. gaede agreed to plead guilty to lesser charges and become a police informant. >> he hung out in biker bars. he knew a lot of criminal elements. and eventually he took that talent and worked for a while in undercover drug investigation. >> dennis gaede becomes a snitch? >> well, he wouldn't want you to call it that, but, essentially, yes. >> barton says gaede managed to anger both the police he was working for and the bike gang he was informing against. at one point he was charged with a felony for helping an inmate to escape from jail. >> he went to canada so he wouldn't have to face the music on that. he lived as himself for who years but then some of the bikers that he had ratted on found out where he was. >> and that's when dennis gaede decided to disappear by hiding behind the identities of other people. using t

police say he tied up a mother, her teenage son and her housekeeper on barton road in bethesda yesterday morning. he sexually assaulted a housekeeper before escaping in her suv. detectives believe the same man robbed a person at gunpoint. neighbors say they're terrified. >> yeah. i just hope the police are able to catch this guy because it's pretty scary. i mean i know that my wife is pretty shook up about it. >> police believe the suspect used his victims' atm cards, one at a plaza and another at oxon hi hill, maryland. police say it's gray ford expedition with maryland plate number 4 ae 7450 and has a mcdaniel college sticker on the back. >>> newt gingrich is threatening to sue tv stations that air attack adds made by a super pac backing mitt romney. he was fine third degree $00,000 for ethics violations while he was working for house. he claims they're defamiliar torrey. back-checker politifact says the $300,000 penalty asellsed to gingrich in 1997 can be considered a fine and was approved by more than 90% of the house members at the time. >>> the run-up to the primary is set to be th

investigators say 26-year-old edwin barton of new hampshire forgot his bag on his flight which just landed and was trying if get back through security to get it. he got hostile when agents wanted to examine a bag he already had with him. he was taken to the hospital to be evaluated he's booked into jail and is being held on misdemeanor charges. >>> the next six days are critical for the field of republican presidential candidates. next week's south carolina primary might be the last chance to stop mitt romney. he is celebrating a big victory this morning in the new hampshire primary taking 39% of the vote. t.j. winick with the details. >> reporter: mitt romney is on a roll. first republican since 197 to win both the iowa caucus and -- 1976 to win both the iowa caucus and now the new hampshire primary. >> thank you new hampshire, tonight we made history. >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor was gracious but didn't back down from recent attacks on his work. >> president obama wants to put free enterprise on trial the last few days we've seen some desperate republicans join forces w

live in dunn barredon -- dunn barton. >>> there are delays and closeings that could change your plans for the morning. it's easy to stay connected and learn about the changes by going to our website. you can sign up for the alert at abc2 news.co. click on the link to the home page and see a list of schools for your area. type in your e-mail address at the top and check the box for the school for which you need those alerts and we will get them to you when we have them in the abc2 newsroom. >>> as you know, it was a tough sunday for the ravens they put up a great fight but it was penalties and miscatches and the missed field goal that sealed their fate. jamie costello was there and has a wrap-up of the action. >> reporter: this goes down as one of the all the time hurts. >> you don't get over one like this in a day or week. it will carry into next season. you don't have to go into overtime to get a sudden death loss and that's what the ravens experienced today. that close to heading into indianapolis. >> reporter: how close? this is how clough. lee evans we thought he had the -- close.

about 6:45 a.m., a woman who works as a housekeeper was entering a home on board barton road when a manorced her inside. he tied her up along with the home's okccupants. >> the suv is a 2005 ford expedition brown color with a college sticker on the back. anybody sees that vehicle, please dial 911. >> reporter: detectives who responded to a call from the home connected the crime to a robbery tuesday. a woman walked into her garage about 10:00 a.m. and was confronted by a man with a gun. her car was stolen but recovered nearby. police believe the same suspect used her bank card at an atm in oxen hill, maryland. >> i hope police catch him because it's scary. i know my wife is pretty shook up about it. >> reporter: now, police are searching for the ford expedition taken. it's gray with maryland license plates 4 ae 7450. it has a mcdaniel college sticker. that picture we showed you did not give the height. we're told he's about 5'7" tall. >> jackie, thank you. >>> police locked up a man today after they found a 13-month-old child alone in a tent at the occupy encampment. this is video of the

we are live on dunn barton road and another problem is your sidewalks. the freezing rain we got overnight is not making things better. if you have kid, many area public schools like baltimore county are off today because of a professional workday for teachers. but if you have to head out to work or take a jog, be careful stepping out of your home because it could be slippery especially for those untreated areas or if you didn't shovel after that snow. it's now turned slick. and make sure when you do hit the road and head to work, that you're careful on the side streets especially neighborhood streets and heading out on the road and bridges because they he could be a little more slick than some of the other areas we have here. but again, on my salt trucks were out. and treating the roads, and another good idea for you and areas around your home is to possibly treat them with salt as well. just deal with some of the slick spots this morning. we are live in rogers forge, linda so, abc2 news. >>> on the sidewalks and neighborhoods we will have more on this t

member states ratify the deal for more on this we're joined live from croatia by our very own tom barton tell me how exactly did the referendum vote play out. well karen the preliminary results have all been collected and it's ended up a bit like this it was a turn to forty three percent it's under fifty percent of those eligible to vote but the rules mean that it's most likely that result is binding and it's come out about sixty six percent of the population who did vote voted for the full croatia to join the e.u. and about thirty three percent against that's not as much as was predicted even a couple of years ago it was about seventy eighty percent in favor so there has been a slide away from that but it seems most likely that the will now go ahead to join the e.u. next july well there were protests on the eve of this vote can we expect to see some more. it's hard to say at the moment those protests were kicked off yesterday in in central zagreb a group of protesters who felt extremely strongly that the that this referendum that the e.u. access would essentially hand away would hundred

referendum was marred by clashes and protests or staged demonstrations right up to the vote as artie's tom barton reports opposition to joining the european union is unlikely to and here. we. see in the croatian complicated it's the country's referendum but certainly. this is being made behind me the police trying to push the protesters away you say take and seize protest his situation in many times to manipulation capital and slowing things has been doing well you know it's. going to take people away in advance of protest is trying to stop it without going on oh. wait i want. you. these anti protesters say the government is trying to suppress the dissenting voices they are and joining would surrender croatia's independence to brussels it's a very good that couple in another street nearby the foreign minister is trying to convince people that accession is vital for the croat economy actually with the stability that scout can relate it into the credit rating of gracious. that is translated into membership of the union gracious budget would be in serious trouble everywhere you turn in croatia the e

a top priority since soviet times but the kremlin is now eager to set that right and as artist on barton reports change is long overdue. the russian armed forces the pride of the nation or are they the russian forces certainly falling behind enough for a behind some of the larger arrivals new equipment is a priority there's also a dire need for reforms in organization recruitment training pay and military doctrine the government has promised six hundred forty billion dollars over the next ten years to buy new weapons but russian arms manufacturers are no longer what they used to be me she just our army now is in need of contemporary modern equipment and if the russian defense industry can't yet provide us with what we need will buy it a broad new purchases include this london ship the mistral bought from france lorries from italy and flying drones from israel drones has proved a particular problem the defense ministry dismayed by the russian company tasked with designing and building them yet. i asked them what was their problem and what prevented them from producing good vehicles the en