>> a first taste of winter has arrived in europe with many parts of central and eastern europe experiencing a plunge in temperatures. it will bring snowfall over the weekend and into next week. >> regions between italy and the balkans can expect heavy rainfall unlikely flooding, and much of eastern europe will be hit with heavy snowfall. much of southern germany is also likely to see its first snow of the season. >> this is what the weather look like in germany exactly one week ago -- perfect for the beer garden, t-shirts, and a good flirt. come saturday in many areas, it will look more like it does now in poland, people driving slowly with the car seat heating on. the winter weather comes courtesy of ursula and veronica, two low pressure systems stretching across eastern europe and into scandinavia. the call has already reached denmark, bringing with it light snow and a chill wind. now, forecasters say it is germany's turn. >> we are experiencing a dramatic onset of winter, especially in the south of germany. for october, this is pretty extreme. we're expecting 20 centimeters of snow. moto

from there, you can conquer eastern europe. >> police shown no sign of loosening pressure. they have alleged that the hell's angels provide the muscle for protection rackets and run prostitution and drug rings. but in forcing a complete ban would be hard. steven evans, bbc news, berlin. >> a reminder our top story here, the united nations said the number of older people is growing faster than any other age group and more needs to be done to deal with the consequences in the developing world. the u.n. population fund says that the number of people over age 60 will be over 1 billion. there is plenty more to come, do stay with us. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range

the fall of the berlin wall led to eastern europe's country joining. and it was something the european commission president also focused on today when he gave his reaction to the award. >> european union was able in six countries to reunite almost all european continents. freedom, democracy. rule of law and respect for human rights are the ones that people all over the world aspire to. >> but the e.u. has won the peace prize in the midst of an acute financial crisis which has led to violent demonstrations in greece and spain. in europe, all divisions are reopening. perhaps that's why the european -- the nobel committee wants to boost it, prevent it from fragmenting. >> well, it's turned up a lot of discussion. we'll be going to the self-appointed capital of the e.u., brussels in a moment. first of all, we're going to catch you up on other stories making headlines around the world. idea's winner of the nobel prize for literature says he hoping the compatriot who won two years ago would soon be freed as he was jailed in 2009 and serving an 11-year senten

i don't want her to have to suffer for it. >> overall, i think, shooting in eastern europe, the one commonwas rehabilitation. they seemed, the staff, the people that we talked to, seemed to really, really focus on rehabilitation of the inmates. and i think in some cases, when we visit the prisons in the united states, some of that might be lost in just the sheer numbers that are being housed and the amount of resources that they have to put in other places. in eastern europe, it really felt like they were still focusing on the rehabilitation aspect of the prison system.

there is no nomination of eastern europe. 1%. we had 5,000 votes tonight.ake a look inside the debate hall. again, we are two hours away from the president and governor romney walking on this stage and they will walk on president obama won the coin toss. he will take the first question. it will be an interesting, interesting night inside this hall. please stay right here on fox news channel

in different parts of eastern europe in support of pussy riot so this is actually about i think an attack on the cathedral an attack on the church and let's now take a brief look at some of the day's world news is that most fighters in mali have threatened to open the doors of hell for french citizens in there if paris by the pushes for armed intervention security council has unanimously voted to accept a french drafted resolution calling for a military mission to liberate mali is rebel held and is that as a control to that of the country since april after the government was overthrown in a military coup the army two are claiming the authorities were unfit to counter the rebellion in the north. at least two militants have been killed and one injured in an israeli air strike in northern gaza the israeli military reportedly carried out four strikes to target sites of terrorist activity however the other three attacks did not result in casualties the strikes were launched in response to rocket fired from gaza into southern israel on friday the dead were reportedly members of which

in different parts of eastern europe in support of pussy riot so this is actually about i think an attack on the cathedral an attack on the church. and still to come on the program an all out debate on the possible washington stop job intensifies we'll look at how the clash of vice presidential hopefuls has affects as their rights. also their stronghold of the libyan opposition remains constant from vital supplies after a series of violent clashes with the armed forces but he's hails are just ahead. by horse. by tractor. by cars for the road. as a carpenter. as a stove surtur. does a farmer. as an assistant. as a friend. as a relative delivering post and delivering goods. even in the autumn years. it's never too late to start. trying extreme paragliding. when a bar in the championship. or become a pop star. on r.g.p. . or kobach the race for the seats of russia's regions is only around twenty eight million people are costing the ballots will thousands of candidates running for posts reaching for a regional heads to municipal officials and for the first time in eight years voters

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in different parts of eastern europe in support of pussy riot so this is actually about i think an attack on the cathedral an attack on the church. libyan armed forces continue to surround the opposition stronghold of bani walid the towns already claimed at least ten lives after a series of armed confrontations on the eastern outskirts of the city earlier this week residents have been left without access to basic necessities and are calling for international rescue for the siege was partially lifted on wednesday allowing the red cross to access the city for the first time since the standoff began libya currently ruled by the national general congress remains all stable ever since last year's uprising. outstaying and more market alfy journalist james corbat believes the conflict exposes they were in reality outpost gadhafi in libya. it just goes to show the deeply divided lines in the country right now tribal we ethnically in terms of geography it's a deeply divided country and there are a number of different problems. that are playing itself out politically in libya right now an

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in different parts of eastern europe in support of pussy riot so this is actually about i think an attack on the cathedral an attack on the church. as you say it's a story that's made all the headlines you can keep abreast of the latest we're closely watching the a pussy riot case for all the details lined up for you but our t.v. dot com now is just up to ten minutes past the moscow time coming up later in the program with me kevin knowing that israel's prime minister calls the shots and is making his move. brings forward parliamentary elections with one i'll pass a new austerity bill got the latest on that developing story today plus this. russia needs one trillion dollars of investments of the energy sector in less than a decade with how do you reach such an ambitious goal find out more of this and other stories once you are. was. i was. in the glow of russia's north through way from civilization and its three hour helicopter train from the nearest village. so they still one family have been living here for a long time in tents made of reindeer screens. look. lodging runs in a

in different parts of eastern europe in support of pussy riot so this is actually about i think an attack on the cathedral an attack on the church. britain's prime minister's speech trying to rally his party faithful by keeping for more cuts but david cameron is conservative crowd pleaser it's in stark contrast with austerity weary voters whose anger is echoing throughout europe. plus. the israeli prime minister called the shot for the parliamentary election with one eye on a stereotype and the other on a rabbit hole that after a break. it's perched atop a giant rock and the view from the ball scrubland stretches as far as the eye can see. for a city that all of siberia for centuries. it lost its economic importance even before it was bypassed by the child so bare in railway but the ball's cremains a spiritual. scenes like these are a yearly occurrence thousands of also ducks worshippers and blessid will to commemorate the baptism of jesus. in the fifteen eighty s. the russians had only just conquered siberia taking it from the muslims. surrounded by enemies to ball supposed to

in different parts of eastern europe in support of pussy riot so this is actually about i think an attack on the cathedral an attack on the church but we're watching the pussy riot case closely all the details aligned with our dog com our web site coming up later in the program here two more belt tightening for beleaguered britain as a prime minister david cameron tells his party to keep up the cuts despite public rage across europe plus. the russian markets ended wednesday's session on a negative note despite the oil prices coming back up to ninety two dollars per barrel more on this and other stories up for a short break here on alt. was . i was. in the glow of rushes no sound wave from civilization or any three hour helicopter train from the nearest village. so they stole one family have been living here for a long time in tents made of reindeer skins. look. lodging runs in a signal and then it's they also grew up in the two but left it at the age of six and never returned they now live in the city in apartment building but still room and they are regions. was planted here as

in different parts of eastern europe in support of pussy riot so this is actually about i think an attack on the cathedral an attack on the church where watching the person ride case closely all the details are lined up for you at r.t. . med the growing international standoff over syria iraq says it's against the foreign yourself force in the country or using it to try to overthrow president assad the iraqi prime minister is currently in moscow for meetings with russian leaders are peter all over is following the talks. both president putin and prime minister maliki share very similar views concerning the ongoing crisis in syria both to be mainly opposed to any kind of outside military intervention in the country and both want to see peace brought about through diplomatic means now their meetings of come about under the shadow of increasingly frosty tensions frosty relations between syria and turkey on the border between the two countries now that's a situation that does have the potential to boil over into a ball wider conflict especially when you consider that nato has said th

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in different parts of eastern europe in support of pussy riot so this is actually about i think an attack on the cathedral an attack on the church. well to push the case closely all the details. coming up later in the program tonight more belt tightening for beleaguered british prime minister david cameron tells his party to keep up the cuts despite public rage across europe plus. russia needs one trillion dollars of investments in the energy sector in less than a decade but how do you reach such an ambitious goal find out more on this and other stories or not so you have to show. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more than just a scenic image it is a way of life for some traditionally the nets people are nomadic reindeer herders and though in many ways they lead a simple and rustic life they are also highly skilled and organized in their trade . show. another week and will be preparing for the winter and living around more and more every spring to several is depending on the past is on the day we found this particularly camp they were s

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in different parts of eastern europe in support of pussy riot so this is actually about i think an attack on the cathedral an attack on the church having said that i think you know that the sentences are pretty harsh and there may be some kind of appeal charlie our bus ride certainly has become a registered trademark how ethical do you think it is to turn a protest movement into a label and very briefly. i think that's absolutely fine but i don't think that this is going any kind of positive message at all to it this this band you know if we were going back to the real punk days with bands like the clash joe strummer would be turning in his grave if they were if there was some point of course you know he would endorse this kind of music the political message is a negative one is an anti church one and and actually the message of most of the punk movement certainly which started here in britain was actually a very positive one it was about social justice social change and challenging authority corruption within your thirty's and i actually don't think that done that at all had he

opponent's youth and inexperience -- not going to exploit for political .urposes >> no domination of eastern europe. willnight's 90 minutes on domesticively with a heavy dose on the following an argument on health care and the role of you arent, and in case sure who comes out on top, pointing outhelp, they consider blunders or from the other side. whatever happens tonight may , becauseevant early.e going up will get the first question tonight, and that means romney will get the at least on stage. maureen? >> thank you so much, scott. our coverage begins tonight with a wrap up at 11:00 -- it begins e debate and then a wrap up at 11:00. smartphone, ayour computer and give us your thoughts. gordon? rubio spent the day campaigning. had a lot of fun with the joe bidenrom yesterday. are saying that is an acknowledgement that a is policies have past four years policiesent obama's failed for the past four years. not seeton says many do as victims, as mr. would's comments indicate. aboutere also talking accounts in the cayman islands. >> a fairly wide gap between the candidates for the senate. former govern

mondale, on eastern europe. do you accept the conventional diplomatic wisdom that eastern europe is a soviet sphere of influence? and if you do, what could a mondale administration realistically do to help the people of eastern europe achieve the human rights that were guaranteed to them as a result of the helsinki accords? >> i think the essential strategy of the united states ought not accept any soviet control over eastern europe. we ought to deal with each of these countries separate. we ought to pursue strategies with each of them, enomic and the rest, that help them pull away from their dependence upon the soviet union. where the soviet union has acted irresponsibly, as they have in many of those countries, especiay, recently, in poland, i believe we ought to insist that western credits extended to the soviet union bear the market rate. make the soviets pay for their irresponsibility. that is a very important objective -- to make certain that we continue to look forward to progress toward greater independe

our business is actually up in russia and eastern europe. brazil feels like the united states.na, i think china is growing at something far less than 7%. they've slowed down, and it feels more to us like 2 or 3%. >> really? >> wow. that's a real deceleration. still growing, but at a much slower pace. >> well, that's what it feels like to us in the business we're in. we're about half selling to customers who export their products and half to customers that sell domestically. if you look at things like electric power con sumts in china, it's flat. that ought to be a good indicator of the level of economic activity. i do think it will come back though. >> that's what we call burying the lead. you got our attention with that number right there. >> right. absolutely. >> thanks for joining us today. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> the ceo of international paper joining us. 2% growth in china? >> and lot of people don't believe the gdp numbers they put out officially. >> 8% on the low end to 2%. that's a big number. >> a 6% difference, which feels recessionary. even though you're stil

i did understand you to say that the russians are not using eastern europe as their own influence and occupying most of the countries there and making sure with their troops that it's a communist zone? hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. now get a $199 per month lease on a 2013 nissan altima. ♪ on a 2013 nissan altima. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. >>> if the united states has al qaeda, bin laden, in our sights and pakistan is unable or unwilling

the end of world war ii, the iron curtain of communism darkened the lives of millions living in eastern europeen reports on how a wall covered with graffiti came to become a symbol of freedom for those "back in the u.s.s.r." >> the heart of the czech republic is the beautiful city of prague. today, it's the capital of a democratic state, but for more than 40 years...prague was under the thumb of moscow. because of the communist influence, one would expect that there would be a monument here to lenin. there is. but not to this lenin, one of the founders of communism, but to this lennon, one of the founders of the beatles. the people of prague call it "the lennon wall." it's covered with graffiti honoring the singer. >> i think it's neat how the city almost encourages it, 'cause in the united states, graffiti is more of a -- it's kind of looked at as not an art form. but in prague, all over the city, it's accepted as an art, which i think is interesting. >> graffiti has a special place in the hearts of people here. under communism, speaking out against government was forbidden, so graffiti was a

them more and more sinti -- >> more and more sinti and roma are coming to eastern europe, and they are largely fleeing politician. they say attested german politicians today will be how they treat these new arrivals. >> our correspondent was at the memorial ceremony. we asked him how survivors felt about today's proceedings, coming almost 70 years after the end of the second world war. >> my personal abiding memory of what has been a very important day will be conversation with one of the survivors who gave very moving address here in berlin today. one spoke to him personally, he told about when he was 7 years old and when and how his family at the time in the netherlands, which is where he grew up, were taken down to the local railway station to be put on a train to be taken to auschwitz where the vast majority of his family actually perished. he was at an area of the platform where there was a dutch policeman who saw him together with some of his family members, and he saidcen -- he said, "is g to be another train passing through, and when i lift my hat, you will run and get on that

most victims come from china, nigeria, and eastern europe. the first cases of people being brought to the u.k. to have organs removed has also been recorded. now this report. >> police have been stepping up the fight against the global trade in people. when they moved in they sometimes find children such as these romanians. sometimes women destined to be enforced prostitution. often and coursed into hotel, restaurant, or building work. -- often men coerced. 710 reported the year before last and over 900 last year. sophie is british. she has to hide their identity from her trafficker, a man who pretended to be her boyfriend, with uecker to italy on holiday before turning on her. >> he told me i would have to go and work on the streets for him and i would have to become a prostitute. i thought i could reason with him and tell him i did not want to do that. he pinned against the wall and almost strangled me. i could not think any more or do anything because he controlled everything. >> immigration minister says the key to tackling the problem is

if you have something like four with eastern europe, or others along the way, it is decisive. it is usually a muddled outcome, or just one bad moment, like i knew jack kennedy. there was not a sound bite in this. one other point, the moderator. i know jim lehrer has taken a lot of abuse because he lost control of the debate. we want the moderate enough to be in control. why should be in control of the debate? the debate ought to be about the participants. if the moderator ever in the future says, we have got to stop this and move on, i would like to hear one candidate say, why? besides we have to have six segments instead of five. >> the criticism of jim lehrer is -- from time to time, obama would look at him saying, help me, jim. mitt is not playing fair. >> in that case, the candidates should simply ask each other questions. >> as of friday, realclearpolitics average. wisconsin, obama, 7.6. michigan, 10 appeared pennsylvania, 10. new hampshire, six. ohio, 5.5. virginia, 3.5. are those numbers don't change, jonathan? >> i think you will see a tightening of the race to florida

meanwhile, another storm is affecting eastern europe, bringing severe weather. that means heavy rain, strong winds, thunderstorms as well as a risk of hail. on the other hand, staying dry and warm for the iberian peninsula. 25 degrees expected in both madrid and lisbon. all right. here's our extended forecast. >>> and that's all for now on this edition of "newsline." i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. we'll be back with more news at the top of the hour, so do join us then. thank you very much for watching.

the cold war, president gerald ford mysteriously declared-- >> there is no soviet domination of eastern europe. >> reporter: he lost to jimmy carter. but in 1984, another incumbent, ronald reagan, used the debates to diffuse criticism of his advancing age. >> you already are the oldest president in history. >> reporter: he was 73 at the time. >> i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. ( laughter ) >> "i was smiling" watt walter mondale later said "but i knew he'd gotten me there." other lessons, it may be best not to start your opening statement this way. >> who am i? why am i here? ( laughter ) >> reporter: as admiral james stockdale, ross perot's running mate did, in 1992. don't look like you have someplace better to be as president george bush did that same year when he checked his watch during a question. finally, be careful who you compare yourself to. >> i have as much experience in the congress as jack kennedy did. >> reporter: in 1988, vice presidential candidate dan quayle made that mistake against lloyd bentsen. >> i knew jack kennedy. j

we thought because we could get the red army out of eastern europe it suddenly would have transformed it affect in the middle east and sub-saharan africa of the world would be open for democracy. a democracy would come in all of those places but it would be bloody. in the 1990's, and this was the genesis for the book, i saw how the u.s. military particularly the air force defeated geography in the balkans. it turns out the did mountains very well despite their protestation, and the successful conclusion to the war in bosnia and kosovo or a factor allowing nato to expand to the black sea although nobody really wrote that. .. and all we did was to transport one marine battalion from one place to another. no fighting in between. wasn't particularly dangerous but the logistics were absolutely -- gas stations, mountains of water bottles and full tents and meals ready to eat. it was an immense logistical exercise to get men and women and material from northern kuwait to fallujah without any fighting and you see how distance matters. how you just couldn't defeat distance through the latest t

my mother, she works now in eastern europe. she has dedicated her life -- her grandfather really worked hard for civil rights in texas when she was growing up. he fought the plan will heart out there. so when my mother was -- he fought the klan out their real hard. so when my mother was in europe, she fought for the gypsies. for life. that is why she took me to haiti. she believes very much in the flag of equality in all things. and cornell west is her great hero. tavis: so you mentioned your daughter maya who is now 14. who is an artist in her own right. so it is not just navigating being a parent. your a show-biz guy who has a daughter who is already in show biz. how're you navigating that? and you perform with her. i saw that thing on youtube. >> what do you do with the kid? she said that whole thing up. kids are not like little puppies that you can control and have them do everything. she writes songs and she sings songs and she believes and herself. i was doing explores. i am not in the position to tell her she cannot be a

if you have one like the one with ford in eastern europe, others along the way, it is decisive. it is usually a muddled outcome, or one of the bad moments, like, i knew jack kennedy, you're no jack kennedy. but there was no sound bite in this. one other point. the moderator. i know jim lehrer has taken a lot of abuse because it lost control of the debate. we want a moderate and not to be in control. why should he be in control? the debate ought to be about the participants. i think if the moderator, ever in the future, says we have to stop this and move on, i would like to hear what candidates say, why? besides we have to have six segments instead of five. >> i have to agree on this one. the criticism of jim lehrer is off base. i noticed in the debate from top to time, obama weblog to him as if to say, help me, jim. that was not jim lehrer's role. >> in that case, the candidates should simply ask each other questions. >> let me ask you about donna brown states. as of friday, realclearpolitics average, obama, 7.6 in watching -- wisconsin been in pennsylvania, 10. new hampshire, s

over towards europe, though, we are continuing to watch much drier weather across central and eastern europevery fair across the north. maybe some snow showers into the scandinavian peninsula, but temperatures are decent. moscow, only 2. very chilly here on your wednesday. here's a look at your extended forecast. ♪ >>> before we wrap up this edition of "newsline," we have one more story to share. young people in pakistan crowded into a stadium and set a world record. 24,200 people gathered in the eastern city of lehore, green and white panels in hand. they all got into position and hoisted their panels. the result -- pakistan's national flag complete with crescent moon and star. they stood in place for ten minutes, and then -- >> every single one of you is a guinness world record holder. >> the group in pakistan broke a record set five years ago by more than 21,000 people in hong kong. >>> we'll be back with more updates in 30 minutes. i'm to gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. have a great day wherever you are.