that was mark david chapman. in the end, i concluded, and i say this in the book, that johnny appleseed might be the best known american about who most americans know nothing real at all. i should add also that thanks to john and his firm, all of that polling data, including pages and pages of demographic breakdowns now in the possession of this museum and education center, which is exactly where it belongs. there was also the sheer mystery of it all as i tried to do the book. thanks to the whole host of researchers, including florence wheeler who finally named down the chapman genealogy. we had the hints of john chapman. we know where money was born. we know more or less where and when he died. although a case can be made that whoever interned is not john chapman. we have promissory notes, we even have the wonderful trading post back in war and pennsylvania that shows chapman purchased, quote, two small histories shortly after crossing the alleghenies with his brother in early 1799. histories of what, british ro

the pioneers won the deciding game in convincing fashion with a victory over chapman university.

based russian agents including anna chapman. a flotilla of humanitarian aid ships carrying supplies to gaza depart from greece it's reportedly made up of ten vessels with some five hundred activists on board israel warns that its military is gearing up to intercept the eight armada but has dropped earlier threats against journalists that they could be banned or deported for covering the events. has the latest now forced from. israeli government says it is rethinking how it plans to handle foreign journalists that are on boil board that freedom for its attitude as its exiles from european waters and heads towards god that later this week what we do know is that earlier the israeli government personnel for said that any journalists on board would face arrest would face detention and would also face a band of up to ten years they would not be able to return to israel for at least a decade we are now hearing that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu first heard of this only this morning monday on the news and he is said to

chapman bell, nbc news, london. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, goodnight.

to flee the country before the scandal unfolded last summer but led to ten agents including anna chapman being arrested and swapped for thought u.s. spies after his government i thought about joins us live from moscow for more on this and let's talk to her now and a high card here so the verdict is in for the last we know about this high profile case. a very little because of course this very high profile case has been deemed top secret and classified so most of the proceedings that took place in moscow as military force were held behind closed doors and every shred of evidence and witness statement that was submitted read the course of the trial was also classified and top secret but we do know that alexander has been stripped of all of his military ranks. achievements and found guilty of treason and sentenced to twenty five years in prison of course at the moment that really doesn't affect his life that much because of course he's not in russia according to the court he's most likely hiding somewhere in the united states and he left for the united states just a little over a year ago a

managed to flee the country before the scandal unfolded last summer it led to ten agents including chapman being arrested and swapped for four u.s. spies hired as a country as arwa joins us live now with more details on this case. well what more can you tell us about what seems to be a top secret process out there. well it's difficult to say a lot about the process because as you say it is top secret every single document that has been heard by a panel of three military judges in moscow's military court has been labeled classified as well as every single bit of evidence and every witness statement that has been delivered in the case every single item of procedural evidence is classified because of course the matter is so highly sensitive and the charges that carry a lot of other by has been found guilty of are no less than treason and deserving the country of course to very serious charges perhaps might say the most serious charges a man could face especially of course a military man the one who was given his life to serving his country has basically done the exact. opposite of that but we

russia that exchange of course took place also last year in vienna out of those ten spies and of chapman perhaps one of the most famous said media. liked characters she has her own t.v. show now and is also a member of a youth political party she picked him out of a photo lineup saying that this is in fact the man that she met with in the united states according to her statement she felt somewhat uncomfortable after her meeting with him and contacted her superiors in moscow which then confirmed her suspicions but of course by then it was too late and ten people were sent out. of the united states being found guilty of being on the registered agents of a foreign government our daughter is going to live in moscow thank you. carrying humanitarian aid bound for gaza is set to depart from greece and israel has already warned that it won't let the convoy reach its destination it also said foreign journalists who take part will be banned from working in israel for ten years and has more details from tel aviv well the mission has been called freedom and it consists of ten ships comprising some t

to flee the country before the scandal unfolded last summer it led to agents of course including chapman being arrested and swapped for four u.s. spies. has more from moscow. this very high profile case has been deemed top secret and classified so most of the proceedings that took place in moscow's military court were held behind closed doors and every shred of evidence and witness statement that was submitted throughout the course of the trial was also classified and top secret but we do know that except that i see it has been stripped of all of his military ranks and achievements and found guilty of treason and sentenced to twenty five years in prison of course at the moment that really doesn't affect his life that much because of course he's not in russia courting two of the four he's most likely hiding somewhere in the united states and he left for the united states just a little over a year ago and according to information boyce in the court room that was a complete surprise to everybody including his wife she found out that her husband had deserted her and her family and her countr

intelligence officers for at least a decade out of those people whose cover he blew and of chapman perhaps one of the most famous and media. liked characters she picked him out of a photo lineup saying that this is in fact the man that she met with in the united states according to her statement she felt somewhat uncomfortable after her meeting with him and contacted her superiors in moscow which then confirmed her suspicions but of course by then it was too late and ten people were sent out of the united states being found guilty of being unregistered agents of a foreign government. reporting right now the japanese government is starting a radiation checks on the millions of people living near the stricken fukushima nuclear plant it's being revealed that fifteen people living for kilometers from the facility showed signs of internal radiation exposure when examined last month. was found out many trust the safety warnings. in a culture that is generally non-confrontational and obedient when thousands take to the streets of tokyo against nuclear energy it is a serious sign of discontent if

state awards for services to their country perhaps the most famous person out of those people is chapman of course nicknamed the russian james ball and she has become a very prominent media personality here in russia he's also a member of a youth political party so she's definitely. enjoying a lot of media attention. and that of course has been a very high profile case which is why the trial of alex on the sea of the colonel who allegedly. who basically betrayed those people working for their government and was found guilty by a moscow military court today is also receiving a lot of media attention. thanks indeed for bringing us more on this because humans are with their. stories now here in our team senior venezuelan officials have denied that the country's president has cancer this comes after a report citing a u.s. intelligence source saying the american leader is in critical condition after undergoing surgery in cuba chavez has been in cuba for more than two weeks by administer an official say he's being treated for. and that he will return home around a week author and research thin

intelligence officers for at least a decade out of those people whose cover he blew and chapman perhaps one of the most famous and media. liked characters she picked him out of a photo lineup saying that this is in fact the man that she met with in the united states according to her statement she felt somewhat uncomfortable after her meeting with him and contacted her superiors in moscow which then confirmed her suspicions but of course by then it was too late and ten people were sent out of the united states being found guilty of being unregistered agents of a foreign government. what about reporting right now well let's go to some other stories making headlines around the world the. thousands who've been forced from their homes in the u.s. state of north dakota if you're a reply to. banks emergency services and volunteers scramble to build dams and makeshift levees with mixed results a major fear now is the contamination of drinking water with people being urged to boil before drinking the water is still not receding and the worst could be yet to come. the lawmakers are discussing dee

the fact that anna chapman. one of the alleged spies deported from the united states found guilty of being a unregistered foreign agent actually recognised objects on the flights here and puts him out of a photo lineup we also know that it's on the cards here who previously was assumed to have sent out his family before leaving the country and so has not done any such thing and in fact the news of his departure was as much a surprise for his wife and family as everybody else he sent a message to his wife when he was already on the way to the states saying mary i hope you understand and forgive me i'm not leaving for a while i'm leaving for ever so big surprise for his wife who did however come to testify on his behalf in the moscow military court judges are reading the verdict as we speak and we are expecting more information on that in the nearest future those units are reporting there from moscow as we do stay with r.t. for all the updates on the spy saugus soon as we get them. after a killer carrying humanita

intelligence officers for at least a decade out of those people whose cover he blew and chapman perhaps one of the most famous and media. liked characters she picked him out of a photo lineup saying that this is in fact the man that she met with in the united states according to her statement she felt somewhat uncomfortable after her meeting with him and contacted her superiors in moscow which then confirmed her suspicions but of course by then it was too late and ten people were sent out of the united states being found guilty of being unregistered agents of a foreign government and turns out of the i'll be back in a few minutes to update from the top stories. with the latest business. hello and welcome to business here in r.t. thanks for joining me russia needs to diversify its economy is or production is not expected to grow in the next decade finance minister if he could and says the key challenge is to create an environment to develop non energy sectors of the us that would mean. research role in companies and give way to private investments but government is going to sell most of

joining me now for more on this topic is timothy he is professor of international economic law at chapman university thanks so much for being with us now before we get into kind of the economic nitty gritty i just i'm curious you know often the debate in this country is framed as republicans versus democrats but do you think that is becoming less important than the divide between the haves and the have nots in the united states. i think that is an interesting way to look at it there is a remarkable amount of consensus degree of consensus between republican and democratic elected officials one wouldn't know it by hearing the disagreements let's say on budget issues but the recent budget disputes that almost shut down the federal government were over one hundred thirty nine billion dollars in cuts in a budget that's three to four trillion dollars a year it's it's actually not a huge difference between the two parties and they found consensus as it were i think some of the polls that you've already cited do suggest that there is a big disconnect between the political classes in the united st

guest is going to help us get to the bottom of that he's a professor of international economic law at chapman university joins us now thanks so much for being with us professor canova so we're seeing greece's reaction to austerity this is nothing new when they first passed austerity measures they did it with intimate the protests as well but i'm just curious obviously we're not seeing this on the streets streets of the united states and we may not but the united states is also facing spending cuts and i lot say that a lot needs to be cut from u.s. spending because the u.s. has been spending far beyond its means as witnessed by the fourteen point three trillion dollars debt ceiling which the u.s. has blown through but can't agree to raise so in response to the u.s. debt crisis if there are immense cuts could this be the result in the u.s. do you think. well of course i think this could be the result almost anywhere in the world where there's austerity. greece has an unemployment rate of about sixteen percent i believe in the united states it's nine point one percent but then when you add in th

. >> linda chapman, speaking for older and women. now i worry that you may lose your way listening to these arguments from the playbook of 1984, about horrible consequences and if you do not approve the medical industrial complex in the form of godzilla. the alternative is that they retail and earthquake-safe place on campus if they cannot accommodate concerns of the community. owl quadruplicate and has several concerns. one has to do with any transportation. another is housing and certainly access to health care. i will just mention that in the last connection, several owl members have had contact with this organization. what happened? they eliminated the dialysis clinic. another one, her medical insurance will not pay for this hospital because they were too expensive, and a third had to go there with an emergency when her grandchild had a life- threatening condition. could they bring treatment now? they could not do that. luckily, grandma had a credit card that was not maxed out. otherwise, the child would not receive emergency ser

no need for a thermometer when you have loyd chapman. when he is out, the temperature is up, and the health effects are likely humid days downtown. the milwaukee health commissioner says tuesday's he could be dangerous. >> you need to make sure to take it easy, to hydrate often to get to cool spots and try to get inside, to not overexerts and to check on your neighbors. >> city fire are reminding people to play out here and keep the hydrants sealed, and not just for fire fighting reasons. >> a lot of times you have kids are out playing. they cannot see them. >> chances are you will see a lot of lawyers. he will be the oasis -- a lot of lloyd. he will be the oasis as they try to be the heat. >> the very young and the very old will be vulnerable. you want to make sure they are doing ok. they are going to keep an eye on their fire fighters, making sure they keep cold and very hydrated. >> for the first time we are hearing from milwaukee fire fighters. we have their harrowing story and new dramatic pictures to match. >> you see the milwaukee

prohibitions in place for whatever reasons that they want to deny the future bob dylans or tracy chapmans to come in their cafes or restaurants to play on the cheap, i don't know. but in this particular case, allowing that entree seems to create some concern so i'm hoping that the test is that this initial step of our legislation works and works quite well and that i think it may be due time people will see the benefit of that by the word of mouth stream to business to business that will signal to those in the forbidden corridors that they, too, may want to join. commissioner dooley: and i want to point out the public safety benefits in having a lively and engaged street scape in our commercial district and the benefits of having young people engaged in art and performance with all their neighborhoods. most of our neighborhoods are mixed neighborhoods with young, middle-aged and elderly people all with all kinds of skills that should be offered in our cafes and bars and restaurants and art spaces so thank you very, very much. >> my pleasure, but you're right, initially the legislation was

i'm john chapman. i'm here to approve -- got nervous. i'm sorry. i'm going to speak from my heart, honest limit i was homeless for about a year and y'all should approve this because it gives children and people my age a chance to honestly better themselves. if you do not approve this puts more people on the street and more foster child children just like out back without a chance or a fighting chance. so you should approve this four stories, six stories, or five stories. to be honest. y'all should do it. regardless. that's all i have to say. >> mr. president, members of the board. i'm brad paul and speaking today as a father and individual with over 30 years of experience in housing and land use policy in san francisco. i support this project as currently proposed for economic reasons, humanitarian reasons and design reasons. on the economic side you've heard that lowering this increases the operating losses. while i appreciate the mayor's office of housing offer to cover those losses i agree with commission erron miguel who said i understand what

london we crossed the alexis crow she's a research fellow in the international security program at chapman house all right folks this is cross talk and that means cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want gareth i'd like to go to you first in washington details of obama's pullback from afghanistan are becoming more and more clear are you satisfied that it's legitimate to or is it just all about domestic politics the united states obama is trying to satisfy public opinion without alienating the military all that much because they still open ended.

he was a sailor, he read chapman cover to cover and could navigate without a gps device. tony was a skier but of course he would wear a hawaii shirt, shorts and flip-flops, covered by a downed jacket on the way to the mountains. i thought he was a professional tanner when we first got together. he would lube up with solai number number two, i was surprised to find out his butt was whiter than mine. >>> . tony was a hiker. this was the few times you would see him wearing closed toe shoes. tony was a biker. tony was a hand radioer. i didn't know these things still existed. tony was a gun enthusiasts. he loved new wave music and loved to dance. the guy would dance in flip- flops and a fanny pack, you had to see it to believe it. and anybody that knows tony knows that he was a world traveler. he was absolutely fearless and would go any where. he's been to india, japan, all of europe most of central america and he's made friends in every one of those countries. he crashed in the couches of numerous families he came across everywhere he made. i don't think he ever made hotel re

miss chapman will distribute fliers at work and around the neighborhood. >> i think because it happenedere in hayward it is all of our responsibility to make sure we do our part. we need to accepted a message we won't tolerate this. so i think it is really important everybody gets involved so i'll do my part. >> we contacted hayward police for update on the case butt call not returned. >> another vigil held tomorrow night in the san diego area interwhere lee went to high school. keep the spirit of hope alive there as well as here. in hayward, david lou abc 7 news. >>> jurors in oakland today found the former leader of black muslim bakery and associate guilty of murdering oakland post editor bailey. flt 2 men showed no emotion when the verdict was read today. alameda county prosecutors argued bay wanted to kill bailey to keep the journalist from publishing the the bakery financial trouble. >> wanted the truth to get out and he would be here, you know, if it wasn't, you know this didn't happen. >> ultimately god has the final decision. and i believe in my son's innocence. i doyshtion the

london we crossed the alexis crow she's a research fellow in the international security program at chapmanhouse all right folks this is cross talk and i mean is crosstalk rules in effect that means you can .

london we crossed the alexis crow she's a research fellow in the international security program at chapman house all right folks this is cross talk and that means crosstalk rules in effect means you can jump in anytime you want gareth i'd like to go to you first in washington details of obama's pullback from afghanistan are becoming more and more clear are you satisfied that it's legitimate or is it just all about domestic politics the united states obama is trying to satisfy public opinion without alienating the military all that much because it's still open ended even what we've heard about these plans american and nato troops will be in afghanistan for a very long time. well i wouldn't quite put it that obama is trying to satisfy public opinion in a sense opinion in the united states on afghanistan is way ahead of president obama in terms of the desire to withdraw troops in the latest pew poll shows fifty six percent. to thirty eight percent want to withdraw our troops as soon as possible only thirty eight percent are interested in keeping troops there until the situation is stabilized

who blew the cover of a group of russian agents in address last year including famous from the tao chapman. and moscow may be a long way from the sea but there are still plenty of places to set sail from check out our guides in cities you. don't go. fish fish. fish. katrine is here now with the business news. hello and welcome to the business bulletin here on r.t. the relationship between oil and the state of russia's economy remains a close one boy and crude prices may help the state achieve a budget deficit of less than one percent by the end of this year but someone at a high oil price puts the long term financial stability of the state and of the global economy at risk. it's a good thing for russia that they were. heading up two hundred twenty hundred thirty dollars on brooms in the longer run this would be a boom and bust cycle we saw in two thousand and eight we do not want to see this again in russia much more sustainable for the world economy if the oil prices say averaging nine to one hundred dollars this is a global economy grows stronger it's a more sustainable story and that's

joined by nineteen so heidi in london he's an associate fellow middle east and north africa program at chapman house also in london we go to industry mohammed who bhatti he's an opposition activist and a former advisor to yemeni prime ministers and in tel aviv we cross to yacov lopping he's a journalist for the jerusalem post all right gentlemen this is crosstalk and that means you can jump in anytime you want on that he might like to go to you first and go to the newest news here we still have members of nato really pushing very hard for some form of intervention that's left unsaid right now in syria here and i started out by the program and we all working at these events now and like yemen and syria through the lens of libya is it a mistake to do that or is it correct to do that because we have to remember resolution nine hundred seventy three was a no fly zone and look where we are now. yes i think i think the west is looking at syria through through two lenses libya and iraq and that's what's learning learning division what what is needed is not a military intervention what is needed first