>> peter brant: yes.nd we have two across the road for the greenwich polo club. >> logan: we met him on his estate in connecticut. he's what's known in polo as a "patron." >> brant: if the team runs into deficit, he covers it, and if it runs a profit, he keeps it. ( laughter ) that's what a patron is. >> logan: have you covered more deficits or kept some profits over the years? >> brant: well, let's put it this way-- as an investment advisor, i wouldn't advise you to start playing polo to earn a living. i mean, as a producer of a team. >> logan: but in exchange for covering all the bills, the patron gets to compete in the biggest tournaments alongside the pros. and few of them play as well as peter brant, once the highest rated amateur in the u.s. there's another side to the sport that nacho wanted us to see. he introduced us to a 19-year- old player from philadelphia who he's mentored. >> kareem rosser: oh, nacho is amazing guy, you know, very caring. >> logan: have you played a game with him? >> rosser:

. >> live in new york what rgiii tells tim brant. >> three people dead, and an attacker and hero. and man demands to get into a building packed with kids. what happened next involving a baseball bat. >> the washington redskins a select robert griffin iii. >> with those magic words, it is now official, the future hopes and dreams for redskins fans lay on the shoulders of robert griffin iii. the redskins traded up to get the heisman trophy winner with the hopes of ending a postseason drought. tom rossi is live at redskins headquarters, but first we go with tim brant live at reduce city music hall with the word on it -- at radio city music hall with the word of the rgiii excite at. >> even though everybody knew the first and second round draft picks already the fans seemed energized by the sheer talent in the theater. and it was frenetic backstage total chaos. and dreadlock may have been the first pick, but it was robert griffin -- andrew lockeduck may have been the first pick, but it was robert griffin iii commit the biggest impact. does it take out the drama? >> it does, but you ca

tim brant will have the highlights. that is live just ahead here. >> moving on to some other news of the day. the trial of jerry sandusky will be going forward. sandusky's lawyer argued the statute of limitations might have run out for eight of the 10 alleged victims. the judge rejected that argument along with defense motions that some of the charges were not specific enough. sandusky has denied the allegation. >> two men linked with the crips and bloods gained pleaded guilty to running a prostitution ring. sylvia and face a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison. they trafficked local high school girls. some of the young victims were given drugs and others were threatened with violence if they tried to quit. >> a fight leads to a big drug bust and a d.c. apartment building. police made the bust in summit place. sam ford is live with the details. >> this was a busy place full of police, fire, and hazmat vehicles after a police raid uncovered drugs and what police believe was a kitchen meth lab in the apart

tim brant has more. >> baseball is the topic today. opening day in washington.ionals are home with a 4- 2 record. steven strasburg gave up only two hits over six innings and struck out nine batters. he got his first big three of the year. he was sharp. he probably could have gone the distance. washington wins, bringing us to opening day. >> it feels great, playing every game close. we were in every ball game. we definitely could have won every ball game. i look forward to the home opener for. >> the capitals start the playoffs tonight in boston against the bruins in hockey. 7:30 face-off. have a great day. >> it's 5:24, 38 degrees in la plata. the news continues at 5:30. >> a brick in the case involving an attack on two women in alexandria. we will tell you about the man who has been charged and why he spoke with us before his arrest. what he had to set a. >> after weeks of rallies and cries for justice, how people in our area are reacting to the charges against george zimmerman, coming up. >> a cool start on this thursday morning. temperatures are on the upswin

. >> i am tim brant. this if you can make the here you can make it anywhere and they love robert griffin iii. fans here have been chanting the name rgiii since about 3:30 this afternoon. radio city is all dressed up. players are getting out of their cars and causing all signs of the motion. the redskins franchise quarterback made -- spent part of his day at the medical center before coming back from madison avenue, put on his new suit and that ready for the big night at madison square garden. now the question begs, can he handle the pressure? >> so many quarterbacks going through there, you cannot take on the expectations that you will be that guy. you have to go and and work and show people what you should be that guy picked. >> he is my with quick feet and a good arm. only four times since the nfl and afl have merged have two quarterbacks been picked no. 1 and two. mike shanahan believes he is the right guy to resurrect the redskins. >> you want that guy to get in there as quickly as possible, but you w

you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00 with gordon peterson maureen bunyan, doug hill weather, and tim brant sports. >> just a short time ago president obama welcome dozens of wounded warriors to the white house. they are heading to northeast maryland next. the wounded warrior project helps raise money to wended service members. -- wounded service members. >> i want to encourage everybody to go out and cheer. say thank you and salute. >> the right began in 2004 when a civilian road from coast to coast and raised $1 million for the wounded warrior project. since then smaller regional rights have been held in parts of the country including one that stops in washington d.c. >> airline officials say this is the best news for american airlines. the combined carrier will have few overlapping routes. >> there will be street closures in the district because of the spring world bank meeting. g street to pennsylvania avenue is already closed until 7:00 p.m. if they could be temporary close during that period. starting tomorrow it will be much more expensive to get a taxi and washington, d.c. the appro

. >> abc 7 news at 6 with gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, doug hill, and tim brant. >> monitoring a developing story from the food and drug administration. a salmonella outbreak in the district and 19 states including maryland has 90 people sick. as many as seven victims have been hospitalized. it may be linked to sushi. was previously associated with outbreaks in bean sprouts. >> 7 is on your side and they are making a big comeback. chrysler general motors, and for reporting strong sales in march. chrysler increased 34% selling 163,000 cars and trucks. gm and ford had gains of 14% and 5% respectively. this is the first time all three have posted gains. most americans blame a number of factors for what is responsible for the high gas prices. a cnn survey indicate 55% think oil companies are to blame. 34% blame foreign countries. 28% blame iran. 24% blame obama's policies. 21% blame republicans. that is well over 100%. i do not understand. i paid $4.39 for regular. >> we will lead you to the poll. speaking of money, if you think you can avoid airline fees, think again. allegiant air

you are watching abc news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling, bob harris -- bob ryan and tim brant sports. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray announces an anti bullying plan to reduce bullying on teenagers. tin bullying has been in the national spotlight for the past year and a half following the suicide of a student. >> the unusual love story to share with the. this one is tied to a possible -- popular fast-food restaurant. >> it involves the love of chicken fillet. the -- chick-il-a. they are camping out at a new store in gaithersburg tomorrow. >> we have a lot of people who will be spending the night. the some of them gathered. they want to be first in line to get into the chick fillet -- chick-fil-a so they can get some coupons. their love of chicken, but then to fall in love with each other. >> they gather in parking lots and wait for the doors to open to a new check fillet. the first 100 get and get a key pawn. sometimes those attracted to the chicken get attracted to each other. among those camping are two lovebirds. >> he has painted about 46 openings and have been to about 25. >>

. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 6 with gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, doug hill, and tim brant.s is abc 7 news at 6. on your side. >> maryland lawmakers are taking the plant for the maryland casino right down to the wire. this is the last day of the legislative session. also, a proposal that could add a casino to prince george's county. this is being closely watched that national harbor. scott thuman is live in annapolis. >> this has been a topsy-turvy day at the capitol. one delegate just said one hand does not know what the other is doing which is what we are seeing today. one is the national harbor project and prove what would be a six the site for gambling in maryland and it would be it to involve slots and table games. it passes, it will head to the floor. this would bring proponents with a lot of cash, but there is controversy. they say will bring a criminal element that they say they do not want. >> nothing we have seen coming out of economic development have been that amount. we would have to raise property taxes 10% in order to match this. >> it is when they would allow

abc7 news at 6 with gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, chief meteorologist doug hill, weather, and tim brant, sports. this is abc 7 news at 6 on your side. >> good news on the employment front tonight. >> employers posted 3.5 million job openings in february, up slightly, and the information comes following a disappointing jobs report last week. the nation's unemployment rate is currently at 8.2%. >> the obama administration has posted new rules for helping homeowners avoid foreclosure. it would allow servicers to make good-faith attempts to provide them with options to prevent them from losing their homes. bar wars would receive monthly statements and warnings about insurance rate changes. the rules would be formally proposed this summer and finalized in january. >> the program is teaming up with families in greater washington to bring a low- interest car loans to poor working families. the goal is to provide under- employed families with a reliable means of getting to work. the study finds that only 20% of low-income jobs are accessible through public transportation. >> a new study of inte

you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling, doug hill weather, and tim branttrayvon martin shooting became the focus of a congressional hearing on racial profiling. >> everything we have seen indicates race had and the immediate impact on trayvon martin being targeted. >> he was shot and killed in february after george zimmerman spotted him walking slowly in the rain. this is not the first time the senate has looked at the issue. they targeted racial profiling surely after 2001 and shortly after the september 11 attacks. the next ipad tablet could be a mini version released and the fall. it has a screen nearly 10 inches. the mini version would be about 8 inches and would sell for about $250 to $300. a woman nicknamed bunny married her husband named bear. their love began a while there were looking for furniture at the ikea in college park. >> tough assignment tonight. money and beer grew up in the same neighborhood that lost touch after high school graduation. -- bunny and bear grew up in the same neighborhood and lost touch after graduation. getting down the

eggs you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling and tim brant's boards. this is abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. >> new at 11:00, an urgent plea for help tonight after a sweet 16 merkt a party turned violent. the number of victims has grown -- a sweet 16 party turned violent. >> at least seven were hurt on a popular ridge road read-- poplar ridge road. >> authorities are telling us that more people came forward today saying they were injured and that even more people got hurt during this party turned melee. authorities would like the witnesses to come forward. saturday night, a sweet 16 party with 30 guests inside this brandywine home quickly grew in turn violent. the parties hostess said social media inspired unwelcome guests to crash her daughter's party. [unintelligible] >> the party balloon to to 100 people. >> authorities said the parents who were not in trouble, could not control some crashers who sneaked in. several people were slashed with a knife. one person suffered a broken jaw. >> i am really shocked that this type of thing is going on in ou

you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling, bob ryan whether, and tim brant sports. >> a group of horses and the people who love them are in the middle of a big battle that has no good solution. they are building a road that some say is much needed through a horse farm and has been here for generations. >> woodlawn stables is considered an institution in this part of the county. countless of enthusiasts learn to ride here. if this proposal goes through to put a road on this land, it will force her to close the business. she does not have the time or money to build a new facility. >> it is this beautiful oasis in the middle of our busy lives. >> there is a patch of land that has been home to horses for generations. >> it has been an equestrian facility for close to 100 years. >> she has been teaching people to ride at woodlawn stables for close to 30 years. but i cannot imagine my life without this. >> but the proximity to route one may very well lead to the facility's demise. the expansion means route 1 must be widened. in the latest plans, a bypass would run

before i bring them up, i do go back, reverend sharpton and reverend brant to the call that has been well-documented now where tracy martin called after, that tuesday after he was told that there was not going to be an arrest. he was told that. the reason we had the protest and filed 911 lawsuit saying all the young people, reverend brant at change.org, was to get to this point. we had to do that to get to this point. it is because of that there, we can take a short breath, a short bre breath, because we are just now getting to first base. we are on first base in this game of justice. we have to remain vigilant. we have to stretch our muscles, exercise every day to make it to second base. that will be we have to deal with this stand your ground issue. once we pass that, we have to get to third base, which is the trial. then, after we get to that trial, make sure all the evidence was delivered properly and fairly for both sides, for everybody. then, only then, we can come from third base and bring it on home to justice. that's why we are here. this is only first base. we must remember

on a picture perfect day, people are taking to the northwest brants trail in hyattsville, maryland to bike or walk. it's the same trail where three women were all raped in the last month and a half. and the attackers are still on the loose. >> oh, my god. yeah, i heard about that. >> reporter: march 12, march 27 and april 20, dates in which police say the women were attacked during both daylight and evening hours. women we spoke with say that's what's most shocking. >> i'm scared here at 5:00 in the morning. i'm scared to walk on the bridge. >> these two composite sketches released by police describe a hispanic male in his late 20s or early 30s, about 160 pounds. the victims told police the man spoke spanish and used a kitchen knife to get them into the brush and raped them. but the most recent one describes an incident more than a week ago. he has hazel eyes, mid-20s, 170 to 190 pounds, medium to stocky build with light hair and mustache, and this man bran d h brandished a gun before taking her into the brush and assaulting her. >> it feels fairly safe, but i do have to go to work, s

a rebound in light sweet crude is up half a dollar was all big boost in the previous session while brant is correcting eighteen cents us our. growth in emerging markets is speeding up despite lower demand for their products in the developed world nations pcs index of business conditions in developing nations rose to more than fifty three points in the first quarter and a reading about fifty means that there's expansion the rebound in manufacturing and growth in the service sector are the main drivers with russia and china lagging behind brazil and india. and that's the way the markets look this hour we will be back in fifty five minutes time to bring you more the headlines are next with rory to stay with us. pretty sure three. three. three. three stooges free. video. free media. tom. swears the plant that was responsible for causing the world's worst industrial disaster. had been abandoned in a condition where it had become a source of pollution and the most recent study that was done shows that this water pollution spreading. in the sea as little as five hundred dollars.

now check out the oil markets crude is mixed at the moment the w t i is actually gaining value while brant is slightly down as inventories increase in the united states the biggest oil consumer and staying with the oil sector russia's biggest private oil producer. luke oil has started production at one of iraq's richest oil fields that's called the west corner to the company hopes to boost output to five hundred thousand barrels a day by twenty fourteen that would be ok who are fluke oil's current daily production and major boost the project requires thirty billion dollars of investment spent among other things on clearing the area of thousands of landmines left there from the time of the war with iran in the eighty's and a lot but not least let's now check out the currency markets as you can see there the you're straying pretty much flocked to the dollar the russian ruble on the opening is losing gaining value to the dollar but shedding value to the european currency and that's the latest from the business desk area i'll be back in about fifteen minutes indeed many thanks for that update

on the oil markets prices remain pretty high they saw a massive boost in the previous sessions brant is still adding up around fifteen cents light sweep is correcting slightly we're heading into a hot season driving season over in the united states and therefore higher demand and there are these high oil prices have been providing some support for a couple of sessions now for the russian market where the r.t.s. not nice or very successful session ignoring this price the price profit taking rather on the other markets and the r.t.s. is up more than two point three percent m i six a bit lower than that on a strong political battle that brings on the my sex interesting stories surround lukoil it's up to and a half percent very good for a blueshift and that's on the rumors that basically it's spam vicious program to boost our could be increased dividends without increasing the debt burden may not go ahead at least according to analysts from societe generale the n.p.t. . gas problem is also at the spikes of correction more oil prices and met show has seen a very good session up almost fou

light sweet brant correcting a slightly have to gain seen the previous session when the manufacturing data came out in the united states and manufacturers of course big consumers of oil products . and in europe the food see is down as is the dax also correcting also very strong against the seen in the previous and. that's the way the markets look at this out right well of course we'll join you next hour for more from the business that's thanks to me terry for that reminder of our headlines is coming your way after a short break don't go away again. if it makes commission dates in believe me oh just a one to two good situation faith is enough in a battle for life if. you know more than fifty percent of the people or if you didn't the actions are not. what you know little known just ruins marriage. is a snag and you know we execute our convicted capital murder we have the highest execution rate in america we're not afraid to do it we do it well no it's becomes a point when the girl comes. out of new hope. i will get in there you're dead to be executed next week then as appears scary mom

edging higher residency they've got them light sweet over one hundred two dollars per hour in the brant over one hundred twenty two dollars per barrel and other news we're going to talk about cars right now because we know that russian man remember cars and russian president has given a boost to the country's car industry glad to be a putin says both state officials would soon have to buy local produce to cars but the choice would be to limit search for the officials known for their weakness for luxury many call makers like b.m.w. and because already have built in by the come. heavy off about the markets but now i'll be about three so in date i'll have the i think it is for the boston market. ok thanks for that kate see em all from the business desk next hour. be back with a recap of the top stories shortly you're watching out. it's.

over in the commodities light sweet and brant are still down they are correcting up to seeing a massive boost on manufacturing growth over in the united states in the previous session manufacturers overseas some of the biggest consumers of oil and gasoline and other world products and what we see right now is a correction in profit taking up the us from session because that's how despite lower oil prices the russian markets are seeing a very successful session pretty much ignoring all the gloom coming from elsewhere with the r.t.s. up and a half percent of my sex a bit more than two percent secular what's moving the nice and interesting stories here lou poil among blue chips is strong it's up more than two and a half percent now there are reports from other sources of vision that i would be to the capital. but the company is quite likely to go ahead with some vicious plans to expand oil production and groups dividends without increasing the debt good so this is now happening investors are taking it as a positive session if this does. gazprom is up two percent as are the energy shares th

commodities sector we are seeing a somewhat recovery in light sweet it's up almost half a dollar whereas brant is down twenty cents and so. ukraine reportedly come up with a new idea to diversify its gas supplies away from russia which it claims are too expensive commissar newspaper says it's ready to invest around eight hundred million dollars in the construction of the trance caspian pipeline the eight billion dollar project is backed by turkmenistan and azerbaijan this pipeline would connect in a blue car which is intended to transport central asian gas to europe bypassing russia and that concludes this edition of the business news but i will be back of course in around thirty five minutes time to bring an update and the closing bell figures at the top of the hour and he said all right we will see you then thanks for that update we. on the headlines are coming your way after a short break also coming up for you with a former f.b.i. informant and tells us why america's muslims are in the official firing line at the party in just a few minutes stay with us. world . science technology innovati

coming from very good growth seen in the previous two sessions like sweets down seventy cents and brant is down just a bit but nevertheless the russian market despite all this doom and gloom now we're seeing for profit they can manage to get some hefty profits with the r.t.s. gaining more than two point three percent my sex a bit less than that on the strong the ruble one point nine percent now interesting assets on the my sex lukoil gained two hundred percent very good for a blue chip and that's on rumors that it's ambitious program to increase output and boost dividends without increasing debt burden may not actually happened well that's according to analysts from c.b.s. an r. and b. to b. capital banks gazprom but two percent. on high commodities another story here we've got for you it's a big international acquisition a brewing north america's malls and cause there's more to the check start there which is famous for its start a problem and brand and most of course says the three. billion dollar deal will provide it a route into central and eastern european markets. and that's all i'

to move over now to commodities apparently light sweet and brant right now correcting upwards of you can say about more than twenty six cents for both blends and this is actually on the back of a sharp drop in the previous session we are seeing a seven month lows actually for the blend because of rising u.s. crude injuries. over in the currencies of barely any movement when it comes to the euro dollar pair but the russian currency was losing against the baskets of both cars in the previous session and of thirty five minutes time we'll see of course the kickoff of wednesday's session to see what happens then will report next hour basically on that and the russian market and the shoes day session on a negative note but much better than its peers in europe and the united states as you can see the less than one percent decline also we might see some more action from state companies when it comes to selling state stakes basically because of the major made of it it's. to go ahead with the privatization plan the full scale and also there's an idea coming up potentially from russia's third l

actually ric's to the sour at the moment the w t i is actually shedding value as you can see there while brant is still managing to gain and staying with the oil sector russia's biggest private oil producer lukoil has started production at one of iraq's richest oil fields it's called west corn to the company hopes to boost output to five hundred thousand barrels a day by twenty fourteen that would be a quarter of new cools current daily production the project requires up to thirty billion dollars of investment spent on other things on clearing the area thousands of land mines left there from the time of the war with iran in the eighty's and that's all we have time for in this edition of business i will be back in about fifteen minutes we'll see that care all right natasha thanks for that update but i will be delving deeper into the world of business in just a few minutes as the cause a report unveils scandal. on the financial headlines that's after recap of our main stories stay tuned for. the. wealthy british style. that's not on the side of the. markets why not come to. find out what's reall

trading old the war and brant trading plot to positive at this point and last thing with the oil sector russia's biggest private oil company poor oil has started production at one of iraq's richest oil fields it's called west corner to the company hopes to boost output to five hundred thousand barrels a day by two thousand and fourteen that would be a quarter of loopholes current daily production of the project requires thirty billion dollars of investment spent among other things on clearing the area of thousands of land mines left there from the time of the war with iran in the eighty's. and last but not least the currency market at the moment europe is trading pretty much flat against the dollar and the russian currency the ruble is gaining too both the dollar and the euro and that's always from the business desk i'll be back in about fifteen minutes i'll see about an hour and many thanks for that update natasha well our interview is coming your way after a recap of our top stories with me. wealthy british soil but it's not on the books right. now. markets. can go find out what's rea

sweet it was down by almost a dollar per pound now it's up more than a dollar one half dollars for brant this is of course because manufacturers in the u.s. are the walls of the biggest consumers of oil in oil products of gasoline for example and therefore the optimism the bullish feeling on the oil market to. and that's been helping a russia's currency the ruble the final minutes of trading managed to strengthen by opec's versus the dollar and the buy a round up half a percent versus the euro by twenty copecks whereas the euro is weakening against the dollar. and in the final minutes of trading after that manufacturing data came in the russian markets reversed into positive territory with the r.t.s. gaining point four percent my six point three percent but if we have trouble take a look at these stocks on the russian my stocks exchange that's right and we don't have time for that i'll tell you more actually fifty five minutes to the headlines on. the. world. science technology innovation called the least of melamine stumbling around russia we've got the future coverage.

moving now over to commodities where light sweet is up well brant is down and still pretty much where they were not much of a change not of all the child trade. oil prices have been at seven week lows on the back of rising oil and gasoline in the trees in the united states. over here in russia it's also looking negative would be down point nine percent nice a bit better than that let's take it was moving actually the my six year old kali's reported a net profit of sixty four percent increase a year and year in two thousand and eleven is not really helping the stocks is actually worse than the market down one point six percent c.b.s. slipped into the red or used to be one of the few blue chips which was gaining and the gas problem is also down as you can see there on those still low world prices. and then right here might be coming up a big one russia's third largest mobile phone operator megaphone may consider listing in the foreseeable future according to a veteran i think they writes this is likely to happen in billionaire illusionist not to succeed in almost doubling its stake in t

and now it's moved to commodities light sweet and brant are continuing to decline and this is also not providing any support neither to the russian currency nor the russian market. i despite all the efforts of the russian government to cut natural resource dependency local businesses say it's only getting worse according to a poll of around two thousand small and medium sized businesses fifty two percent said the rule material prices were the most important factor to their companies not impaired to forty seven percent a year ago. and it probably i.p.o. could take place in the russian market as soon as this month's country's top sparkling wine make up but i will do source says it's preparing to offer up to ten percent of its shares the company's estimates itself to be worth around one hundred maybe a little so. that's the way the markets look the saudis are right many thanks me three of you of course we're back this time next hour with mark looking forward to that when take a short break here in artsy and i'll be back with the have nots stay with. wealthy british style.

like trying to book and it was not all the rocky road a mixed role but both the light sweet on the brant are indeed gaining a vis the hour. the tensions between iran and the west do firmly in investors' minds that didn't tell the stories of russia's overall snap and us for exxon mobil had to pump the first barrel of oil in the out on the black sea by twenty twenty other companies signed a three billion dollars deal to jointly develop projects in russia you asked the head of american energy giant rex tillerson says he initially thought it could scale up dramatically. pending on success of the exploration program and how many develop all fields might be discovered would determine the ultimate size and scale investment but we would expect the black sea to the success case and tens of billions of dollars to develop the deepwater black sea and in the success case of the carrier sea we could be hundreds of billions of dollars over the life of developing all of the potential prospects that are a. five hundred billion a. day i tell you married i'll be back with the next market minutes all right

the declining energy prices and the wholesale price reports we are seeing light sweet brant catching up but moving up less than a dollar less than half a dollar for. that's the way the markets look this hour oriel have course more at the top of the hour on the how the russian markets because we will do so in fifteen minutes all right i mean you're looking for tried many thanks indeed. all right in just a moment here on our t.v. i will be talking to a man who used to be an integral part of barack obama's inner circle that's after a recap of the top stories with me warm reception. of the. world the. science technology innovation all the moves them elements from around russia we've got the future coverage. for.

in the commodities we are seeing a recovery with light sweet up almost a dollar brant one and a half dollars almost as you can see there this is on the back of those energy prices actually going down in the united states and on the russian market we saw a mixed ending of the session with the my six doubt. the r.t.s. on the back of the strengthening group will now be my sex so was moved by absent as shares they were down two percent as the company decided that it would borrow two billion dollars in order to modernize its car production facilities but i would have source saw an increase of heart of persepolis spirit maker was was up in its second day of trading and the gazprom is down we'll keep an eye on that stock in friday's session to see a reaction to this new incentive to ease the types burden be in russia for companies that altering the arctic shelf and that's it for me my colleague martin of course will still be here eight twenty moscow time am i mean of course and the headlines and i cannot see. the. lead. come up. the muck. a muck a muck. come under the text. this is true sti

get into oil with the revised still performing a role the world today is extending the guys a bit of brant. sent very into wards one hundred nineteen dollars powell at this hour. and in other news for the first time ever a russian old firm is getting a book. in north america and one of my talking about i'm talking about the till between rosneft and mobile that we saw this week is the three billion dollar deal at the moment and the head of american energy giant right to listen explains his last roll in this. in the early days russians have really wants to learn more about these types of resources. on shore about looks that they'll be participating in. in canada is a type of oil play in canada they want to see how we're developing those new technologies we're usually interested in the west texas several it's a no title place they would like to see the approach we're taking to develop those there is a lot of pipe all shale oil potential what siberia. already your update is and all things that business. always a pleasure so you know i still to come here and we'll be following the first steps o

seeing pretty similar movements around the world just more than half a dollar per barrel for both brant and light sweet investors it seems are pretty hard to impress the margin in april for trading and oil has been the narrowest in seventeen years but with that we've been we've been seeing actually and it seems that because supplies are stabilizing but on the other hand. growth economic growth in the united states is also slowing down we are seeing the stabilization of oil prices. in the currencies markets also not very dramatic trading today with the euro declining slightly versus the dollar while the ruble is weakening against both currencies and as i said the russian market story is no trading on monday because it's a day off but there was trading on saturday it's very complicated the next pretty weeks we will have trading on saturdays yeah don't ask me the r.t.s. is down point one percent of point zero one percent i should say my sex up one quarter of a percent in saturday trading of course investors are being pretty cautious to make any dramatic moves well there's no news coming ou

they are propelling oil prices higher more than two dollars of gains for both light sweet brant coming off six week lows by the way and this is also helping the russian ruble at the end of monday's session which were if you hours ago actually to gain against the greenback and the united european currency whereas the euro is losing versus what all this out on the road. in russia there was a reversal of virtue raid at the very end of the session there with the managing to close some gains of around one third of a percent on the my side some of the interesting stocks preferred shares of ross telecom they were up five and a half percent this take a look at those stock movers on the i say it's on rumors that the company might exchange them for ordinary shares what them all buy them out so therefore we're seeing these huge gains and you said the airline was down after the air crash and. bt b. is up two percent so some of the biggest gains among those ships. also russian energy major t m k d p is poised to invest seven billion dollars to produce nontraditional gas in ukraine the country seeki

brant is the shedding on the latest reports that said inventories increase in the united states the biggest oil consumer and staying with the oil sector russia's biggest private oil producer luke oil has started production at one of iraq's richest oil fields it's called the west corner to the company hopes to boost output to five hundred thousand barrels a day by two thousand and fourteen that would be a poor of lou cools current daily production to boost the project requires thirty billion dollars of investment spent among other things on clearing the area of thousands of land mines left there from the time of the war with iran in the eighty's and the last but not least the let's check out the currency market as you can see the euro's pretty much flat against the dollar the russian ruble is gaining value at the moment against both the euro and the greenback and that's the latest from the business desk area i'll be back in about fifteen minutes. any backs that up that action. well that will be delving deeper into the world of business in a few minutes as the kaiser report on veils dirty sec

continues crude is also mixed up in the saudi oil minister said he's working to cut global prices brant is now falling down below one eighteenth of barrel on the exchange rate the single currency is going up against the greenback investors all digesting news that spain's boring calls hit record highs and those who are there for this sell more stories on the website all the dot com slash business. something. lies beneath. the thousands of natures of ice broke. the law. that is a looming for many. but dangerous even to those who keep it as a distance. download the official antti application i phone i pod touch from the i choose apps to. launch on chichi life on the go. video on demand oxys mindful of costs and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on. the close a team has been to the sverdlovsk region. where blacksmithing the develops from a craft into an industry. if. he goes far north. where returns to good roads and rail are a battle against the elements where helicopter is the only transport for medics to reach those in need. and where reindeer and fish are treasures for the

currencies on the high oil prices and indeed we are seeing light sweet coming up more than one dollar brant almost a full of post barrels higher and that's again on the back of those energy prices actually producing in the u.s. and therefore more optimism about the u. purchasing power and demand there for in the country or world for energy. over here in russia the markets didn't have that much time to react to the positive thousand coming out of the united states and therefore we're seeing a mixed picture it would be my sex to lower it in the two years because of the stronger ruble. on the my sex gas problem will be in the spotlight at a time or oh as soon as the markets open we will see a reaction to those tax burden eases that the government is pushing for after vast was down almost two percent as the company was boring two billion dollars to modernize its copper duction facilities and i would use all the sparkling wine producer was up almost one percent better than the market in its second day of trading although trading i have to admit it's quite fit. that's the way the markets look thi

there's been a correction pretty much all session long light sweet declining one dollar thirty cents brant a little less than that still that's three dollars higher than the opening of the previous session on monday and therefore the russian market is a secular good that saw some pretty hefty gains with the r.t.s. gaining more than two point three percent to my sixty one point nine percent the difference there of course is based on the currency movements because of my sixes nomination and rubles while the r.t.s. is trading in dollars now among different stories on the nice legs lukoil up two and a half percent with investors. getting a hint basically from two banks most efficient are going to be capital that the company's ambitious program to go ahead and boost out towards at the same time quadruple dividends may not happen after rule and apparently they're taking this positively and therefore the gains kasparov up one point eight percent despite the correction and why. prices still a very good level of support coming from crude and they're gaining almost four percent on the higher commodi

meanwhile commodities are also on a decline with the light sweet in brant declining around half a dollar per barrel this is of course on a strong dollar the second look at what's going on in currencies indeed the euro is declining massively as you can see there because of the sell off going on of course investors cashing out moving notably into the dollar and the russian ruble was accordingly weak against the dollar and strong versus the euro that's the way the markets look this is our cabin i'll be back in two hours time with more good stuff to make more money matters on the way in a few moments from the u.s. capitol in the list and she's here with a nice cabin look out myself the headlines had me kevin now in. the close up she has been to the sverdlovsk region. where blacksmithing has developed from a craft into an industry. now on. he goes far north. of where attempts to build roads and rail are a battle against the elements where the culture is the only transport for medics to reach those in need. and where reindeer and fish are treasures for the people welcome to the autonomy area r

nominated commodities of course declining light sweet is down the three dollars almost per barrel brant a little less than that. that's the way the markets look at this hour. all right maybe thanks for that update i'm done for this hour but you will certainly be back with much more next hour thanks for the. headlines are coming your way. to the. culture is that so much i'm going to be a huge music history of american time from the market. to the muslim brotherhood decision to my presidential candidates coming up next time to maybe there's a policy. there hasn't been anything yet on t.v. . it is to get the maximum political impact. and for the source material is what helps keep journalism honest we. we want to present. something up. or down the official anti obligation job on the phone the i pod touch from the i choose option. one john sees life on the go. video on demand on cheese minefield comes an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. machine on the dot com.

and jim brant from the stop the war coalition told me a little earlier in london that after ten years of war america's goals in afghanistan are still vague and the troops don't know what they're fighting for it's not just because it's a war if they found that there was any truth in this line that they're given they are there to defend the people from the enemy which is usually called the taliban if they found that to be true if that was true in their experience then they could differentiate but they can't differentiate they have no idea who. the enemy is it's a classic guerrilla war and it produces exactly that and fundamentally the reason is they shouldn't i think is that they shouldn't be they have no justified basis for the united states army colonel who traveled all over afghanistan last year he was in a special position he interviewed two hundred fifty united states military personnel and then he published his report and then his report was in large part leaked a couple of months ago and basically he said everything we are told is not true so it's in that context of all of system

of the united states if you're earning season as i mentioned before so we're seeing light sweet and brant up around twenty cents not much but still coming off seven week lows. in russia the session as moved pretty much into the negative territory with the r.t.s. down half a percent of my sides just barely in the red circle moving the m i six and one of the big stories is really the potash producer number one told us producer in the world reported a an increase of net profits of sixty four percent in the previous year well still down half a percent this out be is just point one percent gazprom among energy shares is showing a bit of a negative dynamic there's a big i.p.o. coming out potentially in russia with the furred largest mobile phone operator megaphone considering a listing in the foreseeable future according to very much c. the daily writes this is likely to happen if billionaire of succeeds in almost doubling his stake in the company to fifty six point three percent now megaphone is the only one of the big three operators in russia which has not yet done a listing and it's worth a

york rival top nifty is flat posting a big jump in it for last year financials dragging mosco lower brant scorn on the one hundred twenty in the last few minutes as iran nukes the issue remains on resolved and staying in the sector rosiness agreed to sell all to china that's a decision ends a long lasting price dispute between the two sides bush's biggest crude producer one and a whole dollars a barrel from the price as part of its twenty year deal with this eastern part no i mean i.m.f. has improved its outlook on russia's economic growth for this year and now it says the country will grow four percent inflation is tipped to be below five percent on the country's first result in many years and europe today and these are more stories on our website dot com slash business. all right daniel thanks for that update martin ford seeing you next hour with more in a few minutes here on r.t. world renowned whistleblower julian assange stalks r.t. about his new interview shows debut on the channel after a recap of our top stories and this short break. developer bush. always adds by one vote for ker

oil prices coming down the lights over one hundred four dollars per barrel maybe one hundred five brant just broke one hundred twenty five and barack just on the last few minutes or so if we go to asia they're now coming to the end of their trading day japan disappointing day and that's largely because the yen is actually getting stronger therefore exporters are really suffering in the region kind of those different viewpoint for them the nearly a percentage point and that's because of those manufacturing data have beating expectations that if we look at gold we can see it's advancing further birds. because the dollar is weakening we've also got the suv up as well just a fraction also jewelers in india they were expected to go back to work this week after being on a strike for two weeks but they're now staying on strike they're not happy about their tax import prices so that's how the markets are looking at this hour kerry ok thanks indeed for that just a few minutes. because reports. stay with us. the goal is. to get. her live. to. the screen. gave. her. her. mum with. her but. good lu

seeing also propelling in the price of oil light sweet is up one point three dollars per barrel of brant even more so this is of the. because manufacturers are often the biggest. consumers of gasoline and oil products and news are for expanding expanding manufacturing in the u.s. is obviously bullish for the markets in currencies or the russian ruble gained versus both currencies on those higher high oil prices got a final boost in the last minutes of trading where is the euro is weakening against the dollar slightly and in the end to a dramatic change on the russian markets in the last fifteen minutes of trading after manufacturing dates and they went to do positive territory after pretty much fairing in the red throughout most of the session the r.t.s. was up by point four percent in my six a bit less than half a point three percent the main stories on the my sex preferred shares of. shot top five and a half percent on the rumors that the company may actually get rid of them altogether convert them into ordinary shares with a premium to the market price and therefore we see a lot of gr

and now to commodities i presume yes light sweet is coming back up forty cents while brant is mixed well has been quite low lately on the fact that u.s. symmetries have only been growing and in the previous session on tuesday we've seen yet another increase to a twenty two year high in gasoline and oil industries in the u.s. . and that's the way the markets look this hour we of course will be back around fifty five minutes time to bring it up it. might be thanks very much andy it for the sob it of course there's plenty more to come here on our t.v. our special report that's looking behind the scenes of the first manned space flight that's coming your way shortly before though i'll bring you the headlines. this is true still cheap cheap seats but now it's time to feel up to some good fun .

and now let's take a look at what's going on in commodities and understandably light sweet and brant are correcting now this is actually on the back of optimism of basically a prospect that international efforts with reduce the odds of military action over in iran and therefore political risk would be lower when it comes to commodities over on the currencies markets we are seeing the euro weakening just a notch against the greenback whereas the ruble is pretty much the same against the dollar and increasing versus the euro. weakening versus the euro around twenty kopeks. and now let's move over to the u.s. markets where of course we did see a session of declines on monday on the back of the jobless report that making headlines on the nasdaq was a company which is not even trading at the facebook's i.p.o. is coming up in a few weeks but it has already made its a largest acquisition to date the social network says it will buy the maker of a popular mobile application instagram now this free app allows users to take a picture easily modify it with the different filters and then share it

growth tempers demand for crude so we've got light sweet at the moment still on the one zero four brant covering on the one nineteen. one into the red off the chinese manufacturing data the heinz thing is also extending losses this euro is losing value against the dollar but it regained some ground from the ruble on friday off and on certain weak news from italy and spain and the maker of kalashnikov rifles on the way to exit bankruptcy despite being the world's leading producer of small or big factory has racked up six hundred million dollars of that as of twenty ten but it's now finished the first stage of recovery. the more the with two current gen more those which went through a very deep hole for just rushing through the bankruptcy case and for a creation of a new company which took all good yes it's just sold that it's similar such as we used to use marshall designed all the factory force for single product very must production sold now market demands many more products with much less williams so if you just offer about something we need to change your math what will work. to fina