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it watching our weekly news review on carrie johnson welcome to the program tens of thousands of people passed in moscow on saturday and other peaceful protest over the edge of the parliamentary election police say thirty thousand gathered in essential square the organizers in the numbers much. rally one held two weeks ago and the message remained the same to hold another election as a better dressed the protesters in his annual state of the union speech promising widespread political reforms some already underway at the union to state duma. reports. the time for change has come. people are tired of not being able to promptly solve the most pressing issues people are tired of having their interests ignored speaking areas for the final state of the union address. the president listed a set of proposals which have already been deemed to be sweeping political reform but he wants to change the rules for the registration of political parties as well as for taking part in elections in fact a total ground up rebuild of the whole electoral system today governors in russia are up for him to dire

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i'm carrie johnson. on this day two decades ago the world's largest country ceased to exist the fall of the soviet union meant the end of the cold war and the birth of a dozen new states but a twenty years on the collapse of the u.s.s.r. raises unanswered questions kathleen koch over explains. even today many generate their own explanations for the fall of the global goliath but some putting it down to the role of just a few ok too rich of guilt. the nineteen ninety one august coup was a turning point in the country's history with images of yeltsin standing on a tank creating a new hero yet for most here even that wasn't seen as causing a fatal crack in the soviet union very sudden and. shocking i mean there were people here even months before who were showing us that this was going to go on forever so all the billions and billions and billions that the u.s. imported into intelligence and forecasting all proved to be completely useless the collapse of the soviet union was not so much a revolution rather

here watching our weekly news with carrie johnson first to our breaking news story a russian oil rig has capsized in a storm in a sea of our hearts in the country's far east let's get the latest details now from artie's jacob greene. what do we know about the instant and the rescue effort at this time. we know the search and rescue operation is currently in full swing and called to emergencies ministry over forty passengers aboard accompanying crew members have been told that two helicopters have been sent to the area currently on route also there's a number of ships in the present aiding in the search and rescue operation being. towing. support when it capsized. we can now listen to the ministry has spoken about. according to the latest data sixty seven million dollars for a nice break in a child that was located nearby started to rescue mediately currently nine people have been rescued two of them in severe condition. this all occurring about two hundred miles of the coast are stuck in russia's far east in stormy conditions very high seas about six meters high and also very strong

carrie johnson libya is currently going through a tough period of post revolutionary development after its infrastructure was badly damaged by the civil war and nato bombings and other countries which first bombs in libyan cities are cashing in on rebuilding them ati's oksana boyko reports from tripoli. they may have how to bring down the house but they were very careful not to burn bridges as libya rises from the ashes of civil war the countries the poor do well into the fire and now lining to cash sheen undoing the damage they believe that russia benefited more than all others from trading with get out his regime is very widespread here in tripoli it's simply not true in two thousand and ten moscow was number seventeen on the least of libya's main trading partners accounting for just zero point four percent of a. international trade the countries that had the largest trading volumes with. the one that spearheaded the campaign against the european union the united states and turkey and they're all on their jostling for contracts to rebuild believe some of them helped to destroy you. e

saying foreign meddling will only cause more bloodshed and those are the headlines my colleague carrie johnson is here at the top of the alan next that it's our debate don't go away. you can see. below and welcome to crossfire computable going for the exit after ten years of an inconclusive war the united states and its allies are so desperate to leave afghanistan by the end of two thousand and fourteen it is certain the occupation of this war torn country will come to an end other than this there is only merely hope . and you can see. across that the afghan retreat i'm joined by free but now we're in san francisco she's an award winning afghan american journalist and author of the book opium nation child brides drug lords and one woman's journey through afghanistan in washington we have he is founder and editor of mere rhetoric and in london we crossed to chris nine am he is a spokesperson for stop the war coalition all right folks cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it but first i'd like to go to chris in london today we have the t

johnson we haven't seen before. looking frail and carrying a cane. inside johnson's lawyer, claiming he has been diagnosed with the early stages of atypical parkinson's disease and a long prison term would amount to a death sentence. johnson told the court, i'm haunted by this. i beg your mercy. i'm a very ill man. it was a very different johnson seen on federal surveillance tapes in november, 2010, taking a $15,000 cash prize. >> what do you want me to do with this money? >> and the caught on cell phone call to his wife, lesli, and a county council member made the couple a laughing stock. as they conspired to hide bribe money at the couple's door. >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house. >> jack johnson could have been a role model. instead, he chose to be a poster child. >> rod called johnson's shakedowns of business owners -- the judge rejected the medical claims with prosecutors noting johnson is also a diagnosed alcoholic. but the sentence was reduced from a possible 14 years to just more than seven because prosecutors said johnson ha

hard carry sales are declining. cory johnson dug in and found things aren't looking good. sales growth of the company is slowing. and this is getting worse in the united states which could suggest a problem. and on the flip side broader kpe enjoying a rally. some calling it a santa claus rally. it's better than expected housing data. and juniper networks leading the charge up. and verizon wireless under fire in washington. the justice department is investigating and the government is reviewing a $3.6 billion partnership signed this month with companies led by comcast. they this after at and t pulled a bid for t-mobile usa. according to a statement the shortage is still a major problem, customers goring to pay the price. and finally international trade commission dealt another potential blow to google's android operating system. a judge determined it does infringe on one microsoft patent. motorola mobility is in process of being fire i d by google. ipc ruled htc are violating apple patents. and we'll be watching to see if these slow down the growth and battle for smart phon

johnson. federal prosecutors claim it's a last-ditch plea for a man they say carried out one of the biggest corruption schemes in d.c. history. megan? >> reporter: well, barbara, jack johnson's health and age have been big topics of the sentencing hearing. what he walked in the courthouse this morning he was using a cane. this is video of him coming into the court earlier this morning. during the sentencing hearing, his attorney dropped a bombshell. they sjack johnson is suffering from parkinson's disease, and they are asking for a sentence lower than normal under the guidelines. they say his health is deteriorating and a long sentence would be a death sentence for him. that's something prosecutors are disputing. they are disputing the diagnosis, and say jack johnson had problems with alcohol lately, and they have pictures of him that not long ago playing golf and carrying a big golf bag. they are back to the sentencing hearing at this point. we just heard a little while ago from prosecutors, and they say the evidence shows systematic corruption of a high office, and they say jackson steered millions

johnson indicated mr. smith was not known to carry weapons and that she wanted vice from officers on how to deal with mr. smith. she needed assistance based on his behavior. officers brodericks suguitan and samuel fung arrived at the scene within four minutes. officer suguitan and fung were met by the woman outside of her porch. officer suguitan observed at the front door of the residence was open and stepped inside. officer suguitan noticed mr. smith and mr. rios, an additional roommate, were standing face to face having a conversation. both men were approximately 7 feet in front of officer suguitan. officer suguitan looked at both men and stated, how are you doing, we are here to help. mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. smith's and were behind his back and concealed from officer. officer suguitan directed mr. smith to "show me your hands." instantly, officer suguitan here's what he believes is an item quickly being taken out of a sheaf, and without notice, mr. smith raises a large machete above his head and in close proximity to officer suguit

jack johnson came into the courtroom this morning around 9:00 carrying a cane, walking very, very slowly and wearing glasses. and according to his defense attorneys, he is suffering from parkinson's disease. however, prosecutors say they're not so sure that's exactly true. his defense attorneys were asking for a lesser sentence. the judge reduced the range of the sentence. originally he could have served up to 14 years, but the judge did reduce that sentence range from 7-9 years. and as i just said, he received seven years, three months. again, we're following the story throughout the day. we'll have more information, of course, on our website at wusa9.com. and i think here we're going right now to billy martin who is the defense attorney for jack johnson. he may have something to say to the media as you can see the camera is moving around. so we will go to him. let's go to a break and then we might go back out to greenbelt momentarily. please stay with us. >>> merry christmas from germany. i'm steve. >> i'm scarlet. >> i'm brittany. >> and i'm melanie. >>> hi, everybody. here is a look

saw johnson himself begging the judge for mercy, but prosecutors said his medical records show the symptoms are more related to alcoholism and they sited that recent golf game where he was carrying his own bag. the judge, as we know now, wasn't swayed by this defense argument or jack johnson making his plea. >> thank you. >>> current prince georges county executive, baker, spoke after the sentencing saying he worked hard to restore pride and confidence in the county government. >> of course my prayers go out to the johnson family. this is a hard time for them as well as it is for the county. but what i think you have seen, even with the gavel here in prince georges county is that we moved on. i said a year ago when this happened that my focus was going to be on prince georges county. i think that happened. >> baker will join us live tomorrow on fox 5 morning news to talk more about those changes the county has seen over the last year. you can catch that interview in our 7:00 hour. meantime, our coverage of the prince georges county corruption scandal continues on our website. we have links of our past stories, just look under the local tab. >> now to a fox 5 weather alert. today

. >> the scene as investigators carried boxes of presumed evidence from the thomas home is reminiscent of a home on then, prince georges county executive, zach johnsonwas indicted on corruption charges two months later. investigators are also examining claims by sulaimon brown that he was paid off by the campaign of a eventual winner, vincent gray. d.c. council chairman bought with city funds two fancy suv unrelated, the office of campaign finance referred to federal prosecutors, allegations of violation by brown's campaign. today, gray issued a statement supporting the investigation of harry thomas and brown called a special session to talk about what to do, but then canceled it when most council members didn't show up. >> what i want to do is reschedule this until monday so we can have every single member around. >> but brown said that meeting will not be open to the public. >> so they'll try again after the weekend. it's important to say in the past, thomas denied any criminal wrong doing and agreed to give the city some money back, but the impact of that agreement on federal law enforcement officers looking for criminal activity is likely to be

johnson traveled to the west african nation. >> the bush country of sierra leone is beautiful with miles of unbroken jungle but hovering in the background is a silent killer. mosquitoes that carrydeadly form of malaria. in the surrounding villages, it hits young children especially hard. >> you worry about malaria and illness. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> yes. >> the concern for their son. >> he hasn't had it yet? >> malaria. >> with the help of a flashlight sammy and his family took inside and showed us the mosquito net they sleep under at night. if a child does develop malaria, immediate treatment can mean the difference between life and death. >> it is the number one killer disease. >> a surgeon trained at san francisco general trauma institute is learning the latest techniques for healing fractures but most are suffering from extreme complications from malaria. families don't reach the hospital until the symptoms are severe. >> they are rushed in gasping requiring a blood transfusion. >> when you help could soon be on the way from the bay area. a researcher has developed a synthetic form of the most commonly used drug, which until now came from one place. in partnersh

yes, the prosecutors pointed out in july the fbi videotaped johnson plague golf, as they called it, a robust game of golf and he was carrying a heavy bag and talking to people. he's also been running recentry and riding his beak for long periods of time. they -- bike for long periods of time. they didn't take issue he was an ill man. >> ef is years out of the 49. >> yes. >> yeah. >> and the truth in sentencing. we should point out. in those, in -- because of the sentencing, he's going to have to spend 80% of that in prison. >> got you. all right. paul wagner, thank you. >> sire. >>> perhaps the most damning evidence turned out to be his own words. prosecutors released wiretapped audiotapes and fbi hidden camera videos from the investigation. will thomas shows us the evidence that is sending the former county execute testify prison. >> reporter: 24 days before his term as prince georges county executive came to anen, 9 fbi secretly videotaped johnson at a laurel developer who already plead guilty for his role in the corruption scheme. prosecutors say this is just one example that shows johnson taking a cash bribe. >> constan

carrying forth an extreme ideological agenda, tax breaks for the rich people, that revolves around unemployment being ignored, that revolves all around these things. and people shouldn't be confused, congressman johnson. you will hear them say jobs, but don't want to do anything about jobs. we could pass the american jobs act right away. we could help make sure those payroll tax deductions and unemployment benefits are extended, but we aren't seeing any of that. what we are seeing is described on this board right here, which is the republican no jobs agenda. they've got no jobs program. they are saying get rid of the e.p.a. which protects the water and our lungs, to make sure we are subject to toxic hazardous waste and pollution and then cut taxes for rich people and somehow magicically end up with a job. and i yield to the gentleman to get your views on this issue. . mr. johnson: this won't give any jobs and there's a false perception that has been unanimously by my tea party grover norquist republican friends and that is that deregulation somehow creates jobs. now, i know what kind of jobs are created when you deregulate health and safety of food, water, air quality, drugs, wal street. mr. ellison:

johnson is ron paul without the baggage that he mentioned? happy new year, and thank you for joining us. coming up on the show, a despicable act carried hangover. and how you can do it without the missing tooth and the tiger in your bathtub. ♪ you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wife and my kids. it's my world. that's my world. ♪ >> this just in. >> ainsley: this seg. right? >> a lot of people will being can i going off the new year with a massive hangover, but there are ways to make sure that your 2012 doesn't get off to that rough start. >> ainsley: that's right. our doctor with the fox news medical a-team is here to tell us how to avoid that hangover. >> good morning. >> ainsley: what is a hangover, dehydration. >> 70% of our body weight consists of water. when you go out and drink beer and other things, you basically started losing a lot of the water and you're taking some of the water from the vessels, from the mouth and brain an