>> black sea. >> the black sea, all the way down -- >> it's a big task. but they look at this jeep that has an effect been at war with them for decades. they don't consider highly rational. they consider willing to do anything, attack diplomats, sponsor terrorism, and it's a risk they don't want it take. >> i think it's the caspian up there, caspian to the black sea. >> caspian is further east. >> mort. >> i do think this is seen by the israelis as a threat, and this is something they're just not willing to live welcome they don't feel the united states is going to be supportive even though they would like the united states to be supportive. but that is a country whose ethic has been captured in a phrase never again, which means they're not going to risk what they see as another holocaust that might befall steam it's a very small country. there will be very vulnerable. iranians have made it clear that they intend to do whatever they can to damage the israelis. this is the kind of threat the israelis cannot live with. >> mort, the -- look, israel -- >> be

this youtube video shows the black sea near odessa ukraine. it's from large sheets of ice crashing together. winter returns to the ohio valley and the northeast. reynolds wolf joins us now. what do we have coming up? >> the snow moving into parts of the appalachians. the highest numbers in west virginia six to ten inches of snow. great for ski resorts. people driving around, it's going to be tough. the intense cold move sboog the upper midwest. places in northern minnesota and dakota, the wind 20 to 30 below in some locations. >> oh, winter is here. >> indeed. >>> coming up this morning, dangerous roads in michigan caused hundreds of headaches. we have details on that. >>> it's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's a drone coming to a city near you. find out why. >>> snow finally showed up across america. you probably don't think about dogs when you think about skiing. why you should coming up. >>> don't get stuck in the slow lane. the tsa is changing the way we go through airport security. how you can get in the fast lane. stay tuned. >>> zero to fr

over the weekend and olympic inspectors will hold killie says there are no burning issues at the black sea resort. i do dishes on a peak with two years to go before the olympics we are confident the games will go smoothly but to make it happen we need to create all the necessary conditions i'm not saying there are any been issues but preparing for the olympics is always difficult no matter where they take place transport accommodation security and infrastructure need to be looked at and with those such olympics now on the horizon those test events have begun at the black sea resort where the biathlon and ski complex gain the approval of the competitors at last week's russian cup because of what's up with records. with just two years to go before the start of little when a second winter olympics in sochi more and more when years of being put to the test no later is was the biathlon and ski complex called lower after local mythical hereon and which is one of the most ambitious projects of the games located on that say how to reach across mumbai anna at the height of one thousand five hundred

and with those such olympics now on the horizon those test events have begun at the black sea resort where the biathlon and ski complex gain the approval of the competitors at last week's russian cup because i think that's up with records. with just two years to go before they start a little when a second winter olympics in sochi more and more when years of being put to the test no later is was they by athlon and ski complex called lower after local mythical hereon and which is one of the most ambitious projects of the games located on the say how to reach across land by an hour at the height of one thousand five hundred meters above sea level at this height the lack of oxygen makes the competitors breathe harder increasing their efficiency and boosting their results slower is supposed to. become one of the best in the world while the trek with its essence and slopes is already considered to be one of the toughest in the sport for this is the hardest track in the world with sixty meter ascents and slopes with temperatures varying by as much as four degrees it's absolutely unique this

graphic pictures and a man in a hat on a rig truck carrying take that time is containers and in the black sea to representation of a mexican guy wearing a sombrero and caring a somali horn. it struck me that these two large, very subversive complex cultures could be boiled down to such simple representations. chico and chang primarily looks at four topic areas. one of the man was is whose stories are being told and how. one of the artisans in the show has created an amazing body of work working with young adults calling themselves the dreamers. another piece of the exhibition talks about whose stories of exhibition are actually being told. one artist created a magnificent sculpture that sits right in the center of the exhibition. >> these pieces are the physical manifestation of a narrative of a child in memory. an important family friend give us a dining table, very important, and we are excited about it. my little brother and i were 11, 14. we were realizing that they were kind of hand prints everywhere on the bottom where no one would really see, and it became this kind of a weakening of w

it will come across the same path across germany and across the black sea region.nother round of wind and snow. it will not be as potent as the last storm, but will be bringing more winter weather conditions. fairly dry out here to the west, but northern parts of the british isles will peopfeel then coming in. nor snow along the western coast of norway. here are the temperatures for the west and down across the south. we are seeing some double figures popping up there. temperatures are plummeting in the southeast. athens down to 8 degrees for the high. and sub zero temperatures for the highs. i'll leave you now to the extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, kim jong-un has reviewed the country's armed forces for the first time as the country's supreme commander. he appeared in front of the mass parade. north koreans have been marking what would have been the 70th birthday of his latfather kim jong-il. >> kim reviewed the parade from a balcony decorated with a portrait of his father. he stood with his uncle and others. the north leadership has appears to in

it's been so frigid, the black sea is squeaking.s the black sea in the ukraine frozen over reportedly for the first time since 2007. the noise is from ice floes rubbing together and against stones. >>> also among the stories, a huge raid in mexico may put a big dent in the supply of methamphetamines in the united states. mexican police seized 15 tons of pure meth at a ranch near guadalajara. experts say it could have supplied 13 million doses worth more than $13 billion. it is believed to be the largest ever drug bust in mexico. >>> opponents will say they caved but the white house prefers the term "accommodation." call it whatever you like, but the obama administration is changing its mandate requiring religiously affiliated institutions to provide birth control under employee insurance plans. >> women will still have access to free preventive care that includes contraception services no matter where they work. so that core principle remains. but if the woman's employer is a charity or hospital that has a religious objection to pro

the black sea region has been experiencing strong winds and very rough seas. but unfortunately, the stormy conditions will remain in turkey throughout thursday, and snow could become heavy at times. but from friday, things will improve, and we are expecting sunny skies over the weekend. so that's good news here. to the north, it's largely dry, but an area of snow will be moving into the alpine region on thursday. and out towards the west, rain in scotland will move towards the south, and the southwestern corner of the uk will see some measurable snow. temperatures are looking like this. returning to above the freezing mark in paris with 1, but still much colder than average. and minus 3 in berlin. minus 4 in stockholm, and minus 14 degrees expected in moscow, which is about 10 degrees lower than average. all right. i will leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do join us again.

this is only the third time in 29 years that the black sea is frozen enough to walk on. 29 people have died across europe and many have been hospitalized for hypothermia and frostbite. >> we are dealing with the opposite of that here. , thank goodness. >> it was a little rainy out there this morning that has moved out of town. one sprinkle is approaching largo and that is wimpy/ a pleasant afternoon with nice temperature is and sunny. we can't do this every day in february. temperatures are on the downturn but we're not looking at a big cold snap anytime soon. here is the time lapse starting early this morning in ijamsqville. not much rain but cloud cover this morning. we are on to the sunlight and that some sun is moving our way. the blue skies is what we will enjoy the rest of the day and always tomorrow. we will be hard pressed to find a cloud in the sky throughout friday. manassas is now 52 degrees and 53 degrees in the district. fairly uniform temperatures and it is a little bit warmer to the south. the wind is out of the north behind the cold front and the low pressure system. th

produced only nazi compliant music propaganda included war mongering songs like from finland to the black sea. chief propagandist joseph goebbels commission of the song himself the emotional power of music helped condone the blood lust of the germans. he won't talk a lot. i. even during the war the firm out tried to keep up morale through rallying songs like the panzer leader. and even in defeats music had its purpose to provide comfort and a way to escape reality. then a depressing mixture of war and everyday life the soldiers here have to cope with boredom and the constant fear of attacks music as a way to escape from all of this or most everyone here has a portable cd player or an ipod they download their music off the internet. to them it's like a drug a way to unwind or to get ready for the next bonfire. and the city is down here with three nuns content and peaceful as long as i have this this and also set of batteries. i'm all set you know my music and i'm happy. like. heaven mel they didn't have to get through the day slayer but two songs would be angel of death and raining blood they'

the landmass between the caspian and black sea, hugging russia. then another terrorist bombing attack in bangkok, thailand. iran denies that it bombed the israeli embassies. the question is, what is the likelihood of an israeli military strike on iran? george friedman, findser intell four, says that the likelihood of an israeli strike on iranian nuclear facilities is . one, extreme difficulty. "such an attack would involve israeli air sortedees over 1,000 miles. coordinated with missile attacks from israeli submarines. ship from israeli submarines. ship launch of bunker busting bombs necessary for much of the task. iran's anti-missile defense system is anything le defense system is anything mickey mouse." >> civilian casualties in israeli. "likely rocket and missile attacks from hezbol attacks from hezbollah and ham expected. there will be in no lightning victory achieved such as during >> three, crippling oil prices. "an israeli attack would prompt iran to close down sea traffic in close down sea traffic in the persian gulf at a southern choke po

even the black sea is frozen in some places. >>> thankfully we're not expecting the harsh winter here. in fact, you could see the temperatures again, but how long will that last? let's go to meteorologist anny hong in the weather center. >> definitely getting the worst in europe and places like the airport here, also, they were canceled about 30% of their flights just today. it is very cold as well in rome where folks are getting snow for the first time since that 1985. in our area, we are seeing some wilder weather come this way. here is a look at the satellite radar. where we did see the snowfalling north of town early this morning where a lot of it is pretty wet snow. here is a look at the snow totals that we got for maryland getting the most around 3.4 inches compared to most other places, just getting over half an inch in damascus and an inch and a half for wind chester, virginia, and stevenson, virginia getting 1.3 inches of snow. now right now, temperatures, they are in the 40s around downtown, in the mid-30s at gaithersburg. manassas around 36. it's 38 degrees here. so now gen

. >> the whole of eastern europe is affected, and in romania, parts of the black sea have frozen over. hear, the temperature has still to -32 degrees. it is a similar story in bulgaria, the baltic states, and in poland, and the forecasters say more cold weather is on its way. parts of southern europe have been hit as well as the cold front moves in from siberia. italy is experiencing its coldest week for 27 years. here, too, more snow is expected over the weekend. >> for historians, it is something of a jackpot -- the only known voice recording of german chancellor otto von bismarck has been found. the recording was made in 1889 at his home. it gives listeners a more intimate glimpse of a man known as the iron chancellor. berlin has plenty of tributes to audubon bismarck, the founder of the german reich, the landmark victory column celebrates the campaigns to unite germany. now, a short recording of the iron chancellor's voice has surfaced. he was reciting snippets of the french national anthem. the recording was made in 1889 on a wax cylinder, a technology that was showing promise at

temperatures sank to minus 17 degrees allowing people to walk on some of the frozen waters of the black sea. the weather is likely to continue so we'll probably see that ice spreading even further. next we go to northern bulgaria where temperatures on wednesday morning plunged to record lows. 16 towns in bulgaria recorded their coldest temperatures since records started 100 years ago. people are being advised just to stay at home. not only because of the cold but because of the dangers of getting out there and walking of course, on the icy roads or even traveling on the icy roads clearing the snow. we have our jet stream sinking all the way down across the mediterranean engulfing most of the continent in this arctic blast of air. take a look at the weekend, it's going to spread into northern africa as well. definitely seeing that in morocco as well as algeria. usually temperatures around 17 for the high. it's going to be around 5. you really need to wrap up. here are your friday temperatures. we have 3 in london. minus 2 in paris. down to 4 in madrid. sub zero in central europe. a very frig

still very cold in the southeast, black sea region. you're going to be seeing north of that some snow and snow could get heavy in turkey in the next couple days. temperatures are going to be falling here, too. let's look at your tuesday highs. minus nine in kiev, minus 13 in moscow. 2 degrees in berlin. it has been awhile since we have seen that rise above the freezing point. 8 in london, 7 in paris, and 14 in lisbon. here is the extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour. the united states has been frustrated in its efforts to kick start talks over north korea's nuclear program. but now the obama administration has announced that envoys will meet next week for the first time in four months. the delegates from the two sides are scheduled to meet february 23rd in beijing. glin dave east will represent the u.s. these will be the first such talks since kim jong-un took over in december. representatives of the u.s. and north korea last met in october in geneva. u.s. state department spokesperson victoria nuland said the u.s. wants to

have died in ukraine alone many from frostbite and hypothermia extreme temperatures even cause the black sea to breeze off the coast ridges in remote areas have been cut off with trucks are able to transport supplies heavy snowfall has led to the closure of schools and airports across europe. there's a clash of cultures in kurdistan moderate forms of traditionally held sway here coming on the threat for more radical turtles so to fears over the affect of everyday life in the central asian republics a land that prone to instability after two revolutions in the last three years alone. kneeling down but standing tall tens of thousands of man praying at the country's central square just underneath the lenin monument even in this basket years the communist ideology couldn't bring to the streets as many people as islam does nowadays. the fist of sacrifice is one of the most important rights for all muslims you need to have a mosque an almost be a logical lifestyle differences that exist among the various branches of this one here in kurdistan. country has become a testing ground for islamic missio

graphic pictures and a man in a hat on a rig truck carrying take that time is containers and in the black seaa mexican guy wearing a sombrero and caring a somali horn. it struck me that these two large, very subversive complex

snow, ice, and sub zero temperatures are covering the black sea and places like london and rome are also seeing rare snowfall. >> well, tonight people in this country are basing themselves for winter as well. the midwest is seeing its biggest storm of the season and pretty late in the season. drew shows us how people in colorado and nebraska are digging out. >> nebraska got slammed saturday as the massive winter storm sweeping across the plains paralyzed part of the state. in grand island, about an hour and a half west of lincoln, plows were out in full force trying to keep the roads clear. 8 1/2 inches of wet, heavy snow fell friday night into saturday morning. it stuck to trees and made for a beautiful picture. but in several areas, the weight was just too much for the branches to hold. broken limbs filled front yards, blocked parts of roads and knocked down power lines leaving thousands in the dark. part of this tree crashed on top of a pickup truck. many people spent the day digging out their cars. and clearing driveways in parking lots. in hard hit colorado, where the storm reeked h

russia's top port never received because suspended loaded at its grain terminal several times after the black sea froze over for the first time in thirty years a drop from july to november last year had already weakened crops that of russia's one company says fifty percent of the country's great crop could be damaged by heavy winds and the worst weather in a quarter of a century first. show one in three great points have already been lost. let's take a look at the markets now we'll start with the exchange rates the euro is trading for us against the dollar this suzanne that's after being down and early asian trading due to raising downgrades by moody's investor service we'll have more macro a bit later but the move by the rating agency reigns on the rule which is some word games against the world no currency as we want to the oil crude prices are in the next this hour very strong very around one one five el paso after the austerity plan approved by the greek parliament and tighten sanctions on iran peters climbed over two percent african countries in control of more than one hundred tankers that

heavy snowfalls led to widespread transport chaos and power outages the extreme cold even caused the black sea to freeze off ukraine's coast and in that country alone more than one hundred people died after temperatures plummeted to minus thirty celsius most of the victims homeless people. euro zone woes and iran's nuclear ambitions have taken the german chancellor to china ogling merkel is hoping to reassure investors that europe is still a good bet and seek and to secure funds to help the region escape its financial crisis merkel is also asking beijing to join the e.u. as oil embargo on iran analysts say beijing is only interested in finding diplomatic solutions in the middle east. china is not evil for sanctions and i believe that china we not reduce its import of oil from iran he doesn't mean that china is going to increase its import of oil from iran but i think china will lose its influence in the middle east no way which is compatible with the mental principles of china as diplomacy and i meet the china even the ease in a very strong body position in the middle east goes. to tel aviv of

top port never received because the suspended load at its grain terminal several times after the black sea froze over for the first time in thirty years a drought from july to november last year had already weakened crops ahead of russia's than one company says fifty percent of the country's great crop could be damaged by heavy winds and the worst weather in a quarter of a century first tests in russia itself show one in three great finds have already been lost. well that's all for this hour but don't forget you can always find more business stories on our website r.t. dot com slash fests. resistance is not of politics but a culture. is couldn't. see on its own. cultures of resistance on our team. at five thirty pm moscow time these are the top stories on our t.v. the un general assembly prepares to vote on an arab resolution putting blame for violence in syria solely on the government now opposition claims hundreds have been killed in recent days during an intensified assault on the city of homes while the authorities and says they're finding armed terrorists operating in the city. a fres

have died in ukraine alone many from frostbite and hypothermia extreme temperatures even cause the black sea to freeze on the coast of roumania ridges in the vent areas have been cut off with trucks on able to transport supplies heavy snowfall has led to the closure of schools and airports across europe. and back to our top story now tens of thousands are rallying for fair elections ahead of russia's presidential vote next month while others are gathering to show their support for the current leadership of live pictures now from the heart of the russian capital where people have gathered with banners and flags to express their political views into the police sack more than one hundred thousand people have turned out to moscow and so it's exactly a month now the whole russian is head to the polls to vote for the next president of mexico you know it was on the rise as the only people had to alter you dot com. without being today's headlines in just a few minutes. for now at the headlines with just a month left until russia's presidential vote rallies both for and against the country's leadersh

is over one and a quarter of a percent in the black sea just under a percent energy majors are boosting the indices on the high oil price it's. the russian government wants to make its satellite navigation system a big hits at any cost almost twelve billion dollars could be spent on russia's answer to the u.s. g.p.s. system by two thousand and twenty the program had been approved by the space agency and the economics ministry and is now awaiting the government's approval ten billion around ten billion dollars will be spent a to support and develop the system around thirty one satellites are in orbit right now. to increase that number to thirty six in just eight years. well that's our update for this hour but remember you can always find most stories just log on to our website artie dot com . well maggie are watching r t live from moscow these are the top stories we're having live and soon hopes for a peaceful solution to the syrian crisis and russia's delegation to the country sees signs that both sides are ready for dialogue. the rift between the e.u. and the u.k. grows into a chasm af

abkhazia is a republican the southeastern coast of the black sea in soviet times many people head live to a hundred or more more than two hundred seventy centenarians lived here in the mid twentieth century there was even a quiet composed soley out of the very elderly in the republic only those between seventy to one hundred years of age were allowed to join the choir mostly sang old up cars in songs to the accompaniment of traditional instruments now the choir members a younger than the previous generation. honored. here was interviewed with i'm eighty one years old and he said that my singing career spanned sixty five years sometimes i even sing when i'm at home if you are my wife schools me she says why on earth are you singing stop that mumbling good night for i see a tune is racing through my head since i need to sing all the time i say that. in the one nine hundred seventy s. a resident of abkhazia. kill became the main character in a documentary about centenarians home marty told the filmmakers pulled icy water from a mountain streams over himself several times a day throughout

this is one of the main roles for the infrared, over lay this and put infrared in the black sea off the coast of romania, now i get good three-dimensional coverage over europe. it's this sensor that starts providing the track information for me to consummate my engagements. okay. now let me talk a little about the defended area. this is one way i look at whether the system is effective or not. can you defend an area as large as europe with a handful of interceptor sites? this is based on calculations i did at stanford some months back. i want to introduce three concepts which are extremely important to the phased adaptive system but rarely talked about in the newspaper. so you can -- it's quite easy to misunderstand it. the radar associated with the interceptor carries out tracking, guidance and communicates to the interceptor and cons mates the engagement but itself. no external sensor helps out in the process. stand alone operation. launch on remote is a mode where -- actually i'm going to show you here. i'm going to show you maps of how wide an area a standard missile 3-like system,

this is all the more important because the black sea ports were lost to russia when ukraine became independent. architectural consultant vladislav miagkov is optimistic about the city's potential in the future. ( speaking russian ) translator: after perestroika, the city faced a great number of economic and political problems related to the transition to the market economy. but the city holds enormous potential in its well-educated populace, its intelligentsia and its laborers. moreover, st. petersburg is an important railway and transportation junction that stillonnects ruia with the west. that's why our city has a ance to overcome its current difficulties. at the same time, st. petersburg as an important tourist and cultural center remains a worthy representative of russia to the world community. hardwick: st. petersburg is still the most beautiful city in russia, and geographically its location means it will never lose that importance. but after more than ten difficult years of transition, i think that the future of russia's experiment with democracy and free-market economy still remains un

the black sea. rescuers had destroyed an icebreaker and a tugboat to break up the ice they are dealing with. >>> now, good morning maryland. >>> new video and information in the death of popeye conwhitney houston. overnight what we learned about the possible funeral arrangements that could be taking place later this week. >>> he could be seen keeping his head down during key testimony. the graphic photos he avoided seeing in the murder trial. >>> it is valentine's day and the rush is onto make all of those delivers. i am sherrie johnson live with the story coming up. >>> it's valentine's day. thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. >> on facebook we are asking you we have been talking during the break about our valentine's ofyears past some good and some not so good. we are want to know what was the worst valentine's day experience. >>> in the meantime, we will check on the weather with lynette charles. we will get your story later on nile volunteer that information -- >> i will volunteer that inf

top poured over receipts because the suspended load at its grain terminal several times after the black sea froze over for the first time in thirty years a drop from july to november last year has already weakened crops of russia's one company says fifty percent of the country's great crop could be damaged by heavy winds and the worst weather in a cool to of a century first tests in russia sells show one in three great finds have already been lost billions of dollars will be spent a day in presence of love and there's long been a commercial edge to valentine's day but in these strange times spending habits are changing and for us on how reality is taking a bite out of romance. saying it with flowers is a well established way of letting somebody know you not saying it with a toothbrush though could quite possibly cause bands or perhaps even be. the economic uncertainty is being felt completely shocking even on the most romantic day of the good globally value more money is expected to be spent than ever before . with gifts becoming more practical makes up out of the smiles and the talk was. a

plus the russian black sea and minorities hopes for their language to be officially recognized in the post soviet baltic state are marred by reports of intimidation being used to dissuade people from taking part in an upcoming referendum. now in the midst of sky high tensions between the west and tehran we've talked to the former chief of the israeli intelligence service about his take on the ongoing confrontation. when you have mistaken for him heavy before we hade our israeli intelligence agency the more said mr halevi thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. a nuclear. war with iran is there with the option yes there is a third option and the third option is a non-nuclear iran with. an agreement an understanding with the iranians that they will not become nuclear and that they will be reintroduced into the family of nations in which they have been virtually expelled in recent months. under terms which will also take into account some of their interests and some of the. how possible is this option i think is very possible because i think the international pressure which has b

for only the 3rd time in 25 years, the black sea is frozen enough to walk on.here is snow in southern france and italy. villagers in bosnia, cut off by snow are finally getting supplies by helicopter. we are barely coping, this woman says. i live on my own. it's a real struggle. at least 80 people have died across europe. and more than 700 have been hospitalized for hyperthermia or frostbite. in japan, cold and snow is also a headline. snowdrifts more than ten feet tall. at least 50 people have died there, many buried by the snow falling on their roofs. the same weather system that is keeping us warm is chilling europe and asia. in north america, the jet stream has been acting like a fence all winter, keeping the arctic air out. but in europe, it's now drifting south, bringing with it frigid temperatures. back in the u.s., what a difference a year makes. chicago just finished the warmest january in 80 years. this was chicago just a year ago, hundreds of people trapped in their cars on lake shore drive, as the city was slammed by one of the worst winter storms i