footsteps of those involved in the arab spring or so some say but after hundreds of arrests a brooklyn bridge shut down and allegations of police brutality how's the season for change finally arrived in the u.s. . the way to get the media to notice is to disabuse you of the truth if you will notice and stir it up is exactly what's going on as occupy wall street gets bigger and louder so with the movement expanding from coast to coast is civil disobedience the only way average people in america can have their voices heard. what we. need to. use it for. and it's a war that seems to keep going so was greece's deficit rises and austerity measures fail as a method of defense the million dollar question remains is it inevitable for greece to default and if so what will this mean for the global economy. good evening it's monday october third five pm here in washington d.c. i'm lauren lyster and you're watching r.t. well occupy wall street protests continue in new york despite a weekend that saw the war than seven hundred activists arrested and jailed for marching on the brooklyn bridge now today pro

when they got on the brooklyn bridge the police showed up and basically cornered off both sides of the brooklyn bridge and started to move in on the protesters to make arrests for blocking traffic and disorderly conduct that's when things got ugly to say the least the protesters were were banging drawing drums and chanting the whole world is watching police moved in they were paddy wagons brought to the scene and things got very physical last weekend we saw demonstrators get maced in the east five police officers police officers using netting to our rest demonstrators that have been camped out on wall street as i mentioned the brooklyn bridge what was closed down a when this incident erupted today and for those that don't live in new york city let me explain to you that is a very very big deal for something like that to take place and there were i guess you can't even count the amount of police officers that went down to the scene and the caution is erupted and they got violent and as i mentioned even journalists were among those who were arrested this is a group occupy wall str

the us demonstrations on wall street against corporate political influence spill out onto the brooklyn bridge shutting down traffic in one direction around five hundred people have reportedly been arrested. and the protests broke out in a tripoli as residents anger boils over at the behavior of armed anti kadafi troops roaming the streets of the capital he says the humanitarian situation in the besieged gadhafi stronghold of seared worsens. and the media passes a judgment on russia's future political landscape in the wake of president medvedev announcement last week that he's a backing putin to return to the kremlin. and broadcasting live direct from the heart of moscow this is r.t. i'm sean thomas let's get right to your top stories in northern kosovo nato peacekeepers have used to shoot to kill threats to break a roadblock by serb protesters on the border earlier attempts to remove it this week failed and left several serbs injured his senior united nations official in kosovo has urged restraint on both sides and called for a new talks archies alexia cesky sent us this report from the spot.

of americans that began their demonstration at a park by wall street and then walked onto the brooklyn bridge now according to some protesters they said that the police officers working for the new york city police department actually helped them get on the bridge or scored them or didn't stop them from getting onto the bridge and once thousands were on some protesters say that that's when the cops blocked off the bridge on both ends and began to use netting to sort of arrest many of the demonstrators the demonstrators were were handcuffed with these plastic ties behind their backs they were hauled off in paddy wagons or buses to to a prison a nearby jail and stayed overnight some for many many hours some were suffering from suspicious if injuries but at this point clearly this is this is a big clash one that america has not used to see but at the very least it shows that americans are gathering for many maybe many different economic reasons but the entire narrative is the fact that they are speaking out against the economic problems they believe that most of state revenues are being funneled

or maybe it's because seven hundred people were arrested on the brooklyn bridge on saturday and those numbers they realize they just can't ignore. protests by the group occupy wall street have spread from new york city to at least three other major cities rallies against wall street getting more intense and going national in new york city this weekend police arrested over seven hundred people police arrested more than seven hundred protesters on saturday when they marched on the brooklyn bridge activists staged similar protests in l.a. chicago using social media sites to spread the word around by instead of backing down organizers say that this movement is reading across the country. now unfortunately we're still seeing a lot of condescending and mocking coverage from the protests from some media outlets out there especially fox news who also decided well they guess they can't ignore the protests entirely anymore so they sent out their producers to string together clips of those who are perhaps you know not the most eloquent speakers what do you guys want to bring attention to the per

incredible feeling to be part of thousands of people taking over a public space as monumental as the brooklyn bridge and to put a face on the movement. by taking over the bridge it was just explaining to the public this is what we're doing we are the public we are the ninety nine percent and we're taking back what's ours i know what it was incredible to see. it was just incredible to see the sense of pride and courage that it took to deliver such a strong message and we accomplished that absolutely i know one of the big controversies is the way that police have handled this i know the first major incident that raised eyebrows was of course those young women being pepper sprayed by police and we had we had some of those young women on our show last week but then we see literally hundreds of people some who say police actually scored them on to the bridge only to then be arrested and yet then n.y.p.d. released a video that i want to play for our viewers and then we can talk about it. hard to sort of understand there were police wanted people to know that in fact they had a megaphone they warned every

demonstrations on wall street are against corporate political influence pull out on the brooklyn bridge shutting down traffic in one direction. and the media passes it a judgment on russia's future political landscape in the wake of president didn't get his announcement last week but he's back to keep trying to promote. in broadcasting live a direct from our central studios in moscow this is r.t. i'm sean thomas let's take a look at your top stories in northern kosovo nato peacekeepers have used shoot to kill threats to break a roadblock by sort of protesters on the border earlier attempts to remove it this week of failed and left several serbs injured the senior united nations official in kosovo has urged restraint on both sides and called for new talks artie's alexia chefs he sent us this report from the spot. on friday the k. four troops removed one of the barricades which. also was set up in order to block the police and they came for troops from gaining access to the area and we understand that more than one hundred k. four troops came over there pointed their guns at the serbs blo

wall street over the weekend more than seven hundred people were arrested while marching on the brooklyn bridge but some claim that they were tricked by the police to get some perspective from somebody who was there that is off by wall street spreads throughout cities in the u.s. we have to start wondering how much it's going to take to bring about any real change jane hamsher founder of firedoglake will give us her take then administration officials have admitted that the justice department wrote a secret memorandum illegally justifying the killing of anwar on the locky was the obama administration is so confident that it had the legal power to assassinate one of its own citizens why don't they show it to us scott who are not going to hash it out and we're going have all that and more clued in a dose of happy hour but first so you look at the mainstream media has decided to me. now despite the fact that it's now in its third week the mainstream media is just finally catching on the occupy wall street and deciding that it's worthy of their coverage maybe maybe it's because they finally realize

of americans that began their demonstration at a park by wall street and then walked onto the brooklyn bridge now according to some protesters they said that the police officers working for the new york city police department actually helped them get on the bridge or a score to them or didn't stop them from getting on to the bridge and once thousands were on some protesters say that that's when the cops blocked off the bridge on both ends and began to use netting to sort of arrest many of the demonstrators that we can't deny the fact that the media in the u.s. is covering it they are but how they're covering it is a different story for example i just want to show you the front page of the new york times from this sunday ok mind you one new york times reporter journalist was arrested in this protest that took place now here the biggest picture is of one protester in syria and right down here is a little picture of all the new york city protesters that were arrested on the brooklyn bridge so you could see the comparison why they decided to make that decision i have no clue but many critics do b

officers disrupted a peaceful march across the brooklyn bridge and arrested more than seven hundred people on saturday demonstrators in lower manhattan zuccotti park the central command of the movement remain undeterred despite the crackdown each day more and more people are streaming into the park renamed liberty square to join the protests against corporate greed and an economy that benefits the one percent over the ninety nine percent and elsewhere around the country similar demonstrations have begun thousands flocked to dewey square park and boston over the weekend to set up tents and occupy that city indefinitely until major reforms are made to our economy so after the second straight week end of a police crackdown as this movement hit its peak there is a just beginning in gaining more steam for an update on the latest coming out of new york city and the other occupy demonstrations around the nation i'm joined by sarah jaffe associate editor at alter net sarah welcome. thanks for having me tom so based on your reporting what exactly happened on the brooklyn bridge saturday. well i was

across the brooklyn bridge or at least to the point where we were stopped by this police barricade so it was a very interesting situation when all of a sudden people began to get arrested i was at the front of the march at that point and there were three brothers who went before me and that was the first that i heard or that i actually saw that people were going to get arrested i had no idea that that was going to transpire they said they made another announcement i was right there at the front i didn't even hear that you know so it was that infinitely premeditated entrapment on behalf of the n.y.p.d. and so you're think of that my p. d. has or they think couple of videos and they have warnings that there were all her instead and that cop that loud and clear that they were in the protest areas so are you thing out. i didn't hear anything of the sort and when i was walking on the brooklyn bridge there were many police officers who walked alongside of me were trying to get to the very front of the march they didn't say anything except perhaps excuse me brother can i get by that's it no

stories protesters continue to gather on the streets of new york following a showdown on the brooklyn bridge that saw more than seven hundred people arrested at the weekend the movement called occupy wall street is promising more marches against corporate greed and now war veterans are joining in to show their support. has an update from new york. what is planning to take place in the next few hours is another demonstration of protest by wall street but this one to take place directly outside of city hall now the purpose of this protest demonstrators organizers say is true the call on the city to drop all charges against italy eight hundred protesters that were arrested saturday evening those arrests took place of course where. wall street protesters marched from wall street to the brooklyn bridge it was the largest arrests to take place in one single day here in new york city since the two thousand and four republican national convention from what we are being told in addition to that some new faces that make the scene in this gathering will be u.s. veterans soldiers members of the marines

saturday's brutal showdown on brooklyn bridge that saw more than seven hundred people arrested the movement called occupy wall street is promising more marches against corporate greed and social inequality artie's medina port not a caught up with some of those involved. a new season in a different nation the arab spring has become america's autumn and on saturday new york's brooklyn bridge reminded many of a scene from egypt to here square. nearly eight hundred protesters were trapped cuffed arrested and jailed as thousands of activists continued their second week of occupy wall street demonstrations the grassroots movement is campaigning against social inequality and corporate influence over u.s. politics in the interim police conduct against peaceful protesters has come into question. just last week a new york city police officer attacked occupy wall street protesters with pepper spray prompting public outrage and an internal affairs investigation many didn't believe that there would be another dramatic confrontation as we can after what happened last weekend after four women were pepper

following in the footsteps of those involved in the arab spring so after hundreds of arrests a brooklyn bridge shutdown and allegations of police brutality has this season for change finally arrived in the u.s. . only way to get the media to notice is to disabuse you of the story. to people notice and stirred up is exactly what's going on as the occupy wall street gets bigger and louder so with the movement expanding from coast to coast and as inequality has expanded over the years is civil disobedience the only way people in america can have their voices heard. and from bridging the gap of income inequality to fighting corruption to wall street's control over washington tensions continue growing between main street and wall street so as the seeds for revolution are planted we'll explore the root causes behind these protests. that afternoon it's monday october third it's four pm here in washington d.c. i'm lauren lyster and you're watching r t well occupy wall street protests continue in new york despite a weekend that saw more than seven hundred activists arrested and jailed for marching on t

look at why syria's crackdown is deemed more important than the battle of brooklyn bridge by newspapers in the u.s. . and across the atlantic in the u.k. unions angry at budget cuts bring thousands out to rally the madigan david cameron's coalition government resigned. also in this week's top stories president get it says but here it is greater popularity was behind his decision not to run for a second term as part of a surprise interview that stirred up debate about russia's political future. and a dire humanitarian situation in the besieged libyan town of sirte where people are dying from a lack of vital supplies amid ongoing fighting something experts say makes nato his mission to protect civilians more possible than ever. to suffer a big night here in the russian capital you're watching our t.v. our top story now hundreds of protesters are back on wall street a day after police violently dispersed a rally on brooklyn bridge more than seven hundred people were arrested and what was a dramatic showdown the movement dubbed occupy wall street consists of thousands angry at what they cal

wall street protesters marched from wall street to the brooklyn bridge onto the brooklyn bridge it was a very peaceful manner but of course many many people were arrested there were some clashes between police officers and protesters it was a bit of a chaotic scene it was the largest arrests to take place in one single day here in new york city since the two thousand and four republican national convention i mean an arrest of nearly eight hundred people in one evening it is a big deal quite a lot to go down here in a big powerful and it's simply a situation that has not occurred in a very long time so of course there is expected to be a big turnout at least at the city hall protests from what we are being told in addition to that some new faces that make the scene in this gathering will be u.s. veterans soldiers members of the marines and army that have said they will be coming out to protect some of the protesters that many believe are being aggressively confronted by the new york city police departments we saw an incident where women were pepper sprayed in the face by a police office

and once they got on to the brooklyn bridge that's when the passover arrests were taking place chaos ensued police officers were using nets to catch people that were on the bridge the bridge was closed down on both sides according to the new york city police department those people were arrested for civil disobedience now the people that took part in the demonstration on saturday are members of occupy wall street a group that has come together to demonstrate against government backed bank bell outs and corporate influence on u.s. politics occupy wall street's describes itself as a resistance movement that has that inspired by the arab spring they said the time has come for an american spring or an american auto they say that their movement is now catching not only national attention but international attention and they are receiving even more support when it comes to how the u.s. mainstream media is covering the story that's an interesting take take a look at the new york times on sunday they had the largest picture of one syrian protesters here lots of stories about what's tak

crackdowns by police this movement isn't stepping down we'll talk to one woman who was arrested at brooklyn bridge showdown on saturday. it's tuesday october fourth seven pm in washington d.c. i'm christine freeze out there watching our team. all right before we get started today i want to talk about something i know i know i should not be shocked about but i still am driving the day today gone noting the airwaves on the mainstream media three stories that were given so much time and attention you think nothing else in the world was going on three stories that in so many ways are not even actual news stories at least not great king so take a look. breaking news right here on amazon received word that new jersey governor chris christie will not run for president christie will not run chris christie will not run for president several republican candidates breathing a big sigh of relief the other huge headline today i mean the arriving back on u.s. soil american college student amanda knox is on a plane right now she will likely stay at her mother's home in west seattle and begin with she calls winni

despite saturday's arrest of more than seven hundred demonstrators who were blocking parts of the brooklyn bridge the movement called occupy wall street is venting its anger at high unemployment rates the two thousand and eight bank bailouts and a social injustice and as artie's marina poured my explains the action of police is likely to add more fuel to the fire. right about now most of the protesters that were arrested from what we're being told more than seven hundred of them have been released or in the process of being released from prison from where they were being held i spoke with one of the protesters who said he wasn't sure if he could come on camera because he has to speak with his lawyer first all of these folks are being charged with disorderly conduct but as we could tell from the video and the images that were taken on saturday this was quite a clash a clash between thousands of americans that began their demonstration at a park by a wall street and then walked onto the brooklyn bridge we can't deny the fact that the media in the u.s. is covering it they are but how they're coverin

the brooklyn bridge is, again, open this morning after protesters shut it down. police took away as many as 700 demonstrators who had taken to the bridge as parts of a wall street protest. they're calling this thing the occupy wall street. that's what they call themselves. look, they did occupy wall street for a time and other parts of new york city. they've been gathering in new york for more than two weeks now. this has been a loosely coordinated effort to protest what they say a financial system that favors the rich at the expense of everybody else. this is the biggest disruption we've seen in the two weeks of their protests. police have been trying to keep the protesters away from wall street up to this point. they set aside alternate protest areas that were not being used. the protest movement has spread to other cities. demonstrators turned out in los angeles, chicago, denver, as well as a couple of other cities. >>> president obama now, he called out his palestinian rivals. every single -- his republican rivals. every single one. he said it's time to stand

they say that yes thanks for joining us kristin you are on the brooklyn bridge saturday were arrested can you describe what happened. it started out really peaceful and orderly and we were all instructed before we marched on our on our senses keeping pace and not cross past the person in the front with the banner we had a pocket full of recommendations for how to stay safe and avoid arrest and we all thought everything would be fine. there was so much emotion it was really exciting walking in there so knowing that we were about to take the brooklyn bridge and then when we got on it and took over all the lanes it was just incredible such a great feeling of accomplishment and teamwork that we had done something together and then all the sudden people were pushing it started getting chaotic it was scary some people were saying they couldn't breathe people were having panic attacks there were children and animals and then eventually it cleared out as people started getting arrested one from peaceful and happy to extremely chaotic very quickly but i was actually very proud of the demonstra

street protesters after police rounded up and arrested seven hundred peaceful demonstrators or brooklyn bridge over the weekend n.y.p.d. ordered unionized bus drivers to haul off the demonstrations demonstrators say now the transport workers union going to court to make sure that doesn't happen again this week other unions are expected to join the occupy wall street movement swelling the number of demonstrators in athens a cut in part to its highest numbers yet so it looks like with the support of major major labor unions the occupy wall street movement has some teeth joining me now to talk more about this is leo gerard international president outed steelworkers union leader welcome good to be here with you great great to have you with us what what effect do you think that the involvement of major unions with the occupy wall street will be or is the support whether it's. just rhetorical or physical is going to have it all so i think it's going to have the the effect of helping the spread it's a grassroots movement we issued a press statement last week when we saw them being arrested and it is

arresting hundreds of protesters spanning across one of the city's most recognizable landmarks, the brooklyn bridgehutting down lane of traffic for several hours saturday. >> i sat in the middle of the bridge on the outbound side roadway three lines across and the police have them corralled. >> reporter: at least 700 people arrested most on disorderly conduct many released hours later. >> there was nothing just about what they were doing. we didn't antagonize them or confront them and when wind chill sat down, they started grabbing leg -- we sat down, they started grabbing legs and arms of people. there were kids up there. >> reporter: albuquerque getting in on the act saturday with hundreds crowding this intersection. passers-by seemingly agreeing with their message. people in denver also telling corporations to back down, signs claiming wall street is our street. westward to los angeles around 2,000 people marching to city hall in solidarity of occupy wall street. >> jail them! >> this has begun in response to the corporatization that has happened within our government, you know. we're tired of i

hundreds of protesters are back on wall street a day after police violently dispersed a rally on the brooklyn bridge more than seven hundred people were arrested in what was a dramatic showdown well the movement dubbed occupy wall street consists of thousands angry at what they call corporate domination. of morton i explain is the action of police is likely to bring more anger to the streets of new york and beyond. right about now most of the protesters that were arrested from what we're being told more than seven hundred of them have been released or in the process of being released from prison from where they were being held i spoke with one of the protesters who said he wasn't sure if he could come on camera because he has to speak with his lawyer first all of these folks are being charged with disorderly conduct but as we could tell from the video and the images that were taken on saturday this was quite a clash a clash between thousands of americans that began their demonstration at a park by a wall street and then walked onto the brooklyn bridge we can't deny the fact that the media in the u.s

the police showed up and basically cornered off both sides of the brooklyn bridge and started to move in on the protesters to make arrests that's when things got ugly to say the least the protesters were were banging drums and chanting the whole world was watching police moved in they were having wagons brought to the scene and things mary is a call and this is just the most recent incident that is taking place in new york in the past two weeks last week and we saw demonstrators that nice than the nice five police officers police officers using adding to our address demonstrators that have been camped out on wall street now these protesters have been demonstrating for about two weeks this is a group occupy wall street a group of americans that have called on all those that are frustrated over the u.s. economy over the fact that people are losing their jobs people can't get their jobs people are struggling to find money to make ends meet and these americans are now saying this is their their american spring and there are they are planning to stay down there through the end of t