we are not expected good outcome for the ecuadorians.e has also release add pretrial ruling that there's probable cause that some kind of fraud has been committed. >> has there been any reaction to the trial. >> any reaction to the trial? >> about 100 ecuadorians just around the corner from me, they have come here. they have living here in the united states, they held a protest here, some of them were dresses in traditional depress as well. saying chevron must bay and be held accountability. this case has gone on for about 20 years and has been heard in about 23 courts. as they have tried to get a judge to uphold this and try to get them to some kind of a judgement that will help them get the conversation they feel they have deserved. this is very a much a battle. the oil industry, and in latin american to see which way this will go. >> reporting life from the federal courthouse, thank you very much. in business news, this time it is city group, the bank is reporting disappointing earns. one of the reason is a drop in consumer lending as

it's actually the ecuadorian victims of chevron's widespread pollution throughout the rainforest that are named in this suit and who are defending themselves in court this week thanks for explaining that talk about this contamination talk about the actual scope of it well they really have been able to get a proper assessment certainly. to show that i'm fair. it should be noted that you mentioned i think in the set up that they dumped some sixty five billion gallons of toxic waste water now we don't have evidence of that and i think it's actually much lower they've admitted they've actually admitted. in a newspaper ad actually trying to clear up the facts of the matter that they've dumped sixteen billion that's still a tremendous amount that's polluting twenty four seven for the twenty or twenty five years that texaco now chevron operate in the region now they dump this toxic waste water directly into the streams and rivers and marshes these streams and rivers in the area that are depended upon by thousands of people for drinking water for bathing for fishing in this was an area that w

spokesperson for ecuadorian victims of chevron contamination thank you. after the break we'll speak with musician and activist eleanor goldfield stick around. six o'clock for. everybody to do its job did you know the price is the only industry specifically mentioned in the constitution and. that's because a free and open press is critical to our democracy which threaten all voters. in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and across a seven year old we've been a hydrogen right hand full of transnational corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers but once sold to us by job market it on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world if we go beyond identifying the problem to try rational debate and a real discussion critical issues facing america if i ever feel ready to join the movement then welcome to it. i am the president and i'm a society that case i don't think we're crazy i know that you can still do. the bankers and all that it's all

oil giant she ron and a community of ecuadorians are back in court. between 1964 and 1992. at the time, the oil fields were operated by texaco, but they were later bout by chevron. two years ago a court in ecuador awarded the villages 18 billion-dollars in damages. but it has never been payed and that's because the villages and the u.s. attorney committed fraud and bribery to win the judgement. it also denies any wrongdoing and claims texaco cleaned up the pollution, let's get more from our reporter who is joining us live from the ecuadorian amazon, wondering how the people over there are watching the trial going on, how closely rah they paying attention to it? people are going by with their daily activities this trial has been going on for 20 years and i can tell you, that the overwhelming feeling here is of frustration, because communities here tell us this is one of the most bio diverse areas in the world, and they have been taking care of it for decades if not centuries so they don't understand why oil companies have been coming here, exploring and not cleaning up after

. >> in the ecuadorian amma zone, where the government has given the green light to drill for oil. [ theme ] >> right now in the democratic republic of congo government troops are shelling the last strong hold of m23 rebels, the fighting is close to the border of rwanda. our reporter has been with the soldiers as they prepare for the final assault. >> they've been fighting hard for days, and they are getting ready to fight again. they are congolese troops and have taken a stripping of towns back from the m23 rebels. they hold one town on the edge of the border. >> these congolese tanks are getting ready to move into position for what the army says is a final push against the m23 rebels. the soldiers are anxious. the morale is high. they've had several victories in recent days. no one knows what will happen next. further back from the front line, here are some of the men they have been fighting. they are rebels who surrendered. now they are prisoners of war, so we can't show their faces. the conning jolees army -- congolese army says it has captured many. >> we have proof and identity

spying revelations as in moscow ecuadorian president rafael correa will be meeting . and there is a chance the fate of american a whistleblower edward snowden will be mentioned. has details. the timing of visit to moscow certainly adds a lot of spice to what could have been just another visit of a latin american president to the russian capital itself well korea arrives in moscow which is the very same city where edward snowden the famous whistleblower now resides with his political asylum and if we go back five months ago we remember that ecuador was one of the countries which offered a political asylum to the former n.s.a. contractor and that is despite ecuador having strategic partnership with the united states you know the fact that the economy of ecuador largely depends on the united states is by no means an obstacle for the ecuadorian authorities to come out with open criticism of washington's actions i remember standing in the very same studio in downtown moscow and quoting the ecuadorian authorities when another visit off another latin american president to mo

. >> just today, we sat down with ecuadorian president during his trip to moscow. is there to boost the friendly relations that already exist between the two countries. the relationship between ecuador and russia gained new momentum this year after they've aligned their support behind edward snowden. >> mr. cory is now in moscow, the same city where edward snowden currently resides during his clinical asylum. -- his political asylum. >> at first, they said it was necessary for fighting against terrorism and i don't know if angela merkel is a terrorist. i think it is clear that the you surveillance rogue rams for economic reasons, helping -- surveillance programs for economic reasons, helping transnational companies. imagine if they found the service a -- the same surveillance by cuba. they would have called us dictators. >> the economy of ecuador largely depends on the united states. it is by no means an obstacle for him to come with open criticism of washington's actions. i remember when i covered the huge international scandal involving -- when his airplane was d

accused the lawyer representing the ecuadorians of bringing about that $18 billion fay off.hey are saying the lawyer bribed the local judge, who minded down that amount. he also said there's a scientific report -- they are saying these claims were false, and they were fabricated and that stephen basically pout that pay out, and that it should be ruled fraudulent. the lawyer says these claims are outrageous, and says the judge has been ruled clearly in favor of chevron already. the judge has issue add pretrial statement, saying there are probable cause that fraud has been suspected. so i'm wopped ring if there's any kind of real reaction to this trial? near you? >> just earlier today there was about 150 protestors from ecuador, ecuadorians living here in the united states. this is a cause that they have taken up, obviously, with it being their home country, they know what has been going on there. they are chanting with signs chevron must pay, chevron must be held accountable. and they really want to get their voice heard, because they feel it is very much what the legal team

spying revelations is a moscow ecuadorian president rafael correa will be meeting biden putin and there's a chance the fate of an american whistleblower edward snowden will be mentioned are just like your cesky has the details certainly the timing of this visit as a little more spice to what could have been just another trip of a latin american president to moscow a failed korea has arrived in moscow the very same place where edward snowden now resides on his political asylum and if we go back five months we remember that ecuador was one of the countries which offered edward snowden the political asylum that is despite the u.s. being the strategic partner of ecuador and you know the despite the fact that the economy of ecuador largely depends on the u.s. this is by no means an obstacle for korea to be openly critical of washington statics i remember standing in this very same studio in central moscow in july when the visit of another lead the american president to moscow at this the president believe resulted in a major international scandal when he's playing was denied airspace and force

sat down with ecuadorian president rafael correa during his visit to moscow korea isn't russia not to talk about the n.s.a. but rather to boost the friendly relations that already exists between the two countries the relationship between ecuador and russia gain new momentum this year as the two countries align their support behind former u.s. government contractor edward snowden r t s alexey you're a chef he has more from the president korea. is now in moscow the very same city where edward snowden they whistleblower now resides on the his political asylum the breaking revelations of who infuriated the leader of ecuador back this summer and he's still pretty much angry especially in the light of the latest revelations on high profile politicians in europe being wiretapped by the n.s.a. . but at least they said it was necessary for fighting against terrorism i don't know if i'm going to merkel is a terrorist i think it's clear the use of various programs for economic reasons for helping the transnational companies can you imagine what could happen if the program was carried out by been

. >> i'm in the ecuadorian amazon where the government has gisent the green light to drill for oil. >the u.n. says the long drawn out battle between government troops and rebels in the democratic republic of congo is drawing to a close. congolese soldiers are launching an assault to retake the last town held by armed fighters known as the m23 rebels. a bit of background. the m23 are a group of tute si fighters who defected from the government. the conflicts forced 800,000 people to flee their homes. the push by the congolese troops has been largely successful because they are backed by a u.n. prevention brigade sent to crush the rebels. the m23 fighters abandoned their military positions in the east and are confined to a small down close to the ugandan border called rumanagabo. >> they have been fighting hard for days. they are getting ready to fight again. they are congolese government troops and have taken a string of towns back from the m23 rebels. the fighters hold a town on the ugandan border, a few kilometres from here. the congolese tanks are getting ready for what the army say

julia sobs the man behind wiki leaks remains in london's ecuadorian embassy but he's not staying silent from the n.s.a. leaks to much more arts he was able to interview the world renowned leaker that exclusive conversation just ahead and according to a new report the obama administration has invoked a chilling effect on the freedom of press from the d.o.j. tracking the phones of journalists for the prosecution of whistleblowers concerns for press freedom are growing more on that coming up and it's the eleventh day of the government shutdown but the standoff between republicans and democrats continues republicans are pushing for a short term raise of the debt ceiling but obama demands no strings attached before saying yes to the deal the latest on his this cold dead co-op deadlock later in the show.

did have the opportunity to sit down exclusively with the wiki leaks founder at the ecuadorian embassy in london where he's still basically trapped in ins and some ways with no ability to leave now he said that he was concerned not so much for the safety of mr stone and but for the safety of. publishing his we leaked and really working to get his story and that information out there let's play that clip as well but i'm more concerned in terms of present people at risk. of this sort of harrison who was involved in getting. out of hong kong spent thirty nine days with him moscow report protecting him following petitions to be in russia. now she's from the u.k. as we know guardian newspaper was rated grills part of the time for nine hours on the counterterrorism act here without charge and for more investigation reform terrorism investigation has started up. in relation to all those people. so both men expressing concern about. the prosecution of not just whistleblowers but people who are involved in the whole process mr snowden i should add is safe and sound he is in an undisclosed locat

the company was told to pay $18 billion by an ecuadorian court. but chevron appealed.now accusing him and his team of mass fraud. >> crude oil spilled on the roads indigenous people affected cancer cases, children with leukemia, all these are chevron's problems now the trial is to show the company is putting up so the world doesn't seem the crimes commit heater in the amazon. >> reporter: chevron did not respond to al jazerra's interview request. the company has denied wrongdoing in ecuador and claims the area was properly cleaned up. people here say the new trial means they may not get the money they won in damages. there are hundred 80 waste pits scattered receive jungle, the crude over the years has forms these pools of sludge. we are standing on top of an oil reservoir and it's actually gone solid. but it's pretty deep. they tell us about three meters or so. and as you can see, it wasn't cleaned up properly, there is oil everywhere. and the smell is really strong. and the whole place it's like this. while the community awaits the verdict, many say the damage to the

that man behind wikileaks remains at the ecuadorian embassy. he is not staying silent. rt was able to interview the world-renowned leaker. the obama administration has invoked a chilling effect on the freedom of the press from the doj tracking the phones of journalists to the prosecution of whistleblowers. concerns for press freedom are growing. more on that coming up. it is the 11th day of the government shutdown. the standoff between republicans and democrats continues. republicans are pushing for a race of the debt ceiling but obama demands no strings. the latest on the fiscal deadlock later in the show. it is friday, october 11, five :00 p.m. in washington, d.c. and you are watcin watcing rt. julian assange has been waiting for safe passage. in the interview he shared his thoughts on a number of issues talking specifically about the nsa scandal and the relationship with -- wikileaks has had with edward snowden. >> here at the embassy, he affirmed that exceptionalism that barack obama, president of the united states is defending is nearly -- merely an excuse to be ab

to spend twelve hours at vienna's airport so back then i quoted a very explosive words from the ecuadorian foreign ministry which said that if something like this happens to us president then it would have been a good reason to declare war so of course the economic and military cooperation will be on the table at the talks between putin and korea but there's no chance that the fate of mr snowden will escape their attention in this conversation. online we're asking what impact do you think for the n.s.a. spying revelations that could have let's take a look at how you're voting safe most of all of us believe that the end of the new n.s.a. leaks will merely prompt a wolf a million speeches about privacy but not no real action really and a court of you they believe that they going to see a. a rise in social resistance and a mess of demonstrations against n.s.a. civilians of thirteen percent people are getting a used to these scandals and won't react to any further revelation just a small part of the minority who voted to anticipate general steps to protect privacy so head to our dot com to cas

opportunity to sit down exclusively with the wiki leaks founder julian assange this was at the ecuadorian embassy in london where he still held now mr saunders said that he was basically concerned not for mr snowden but for the safety of those who have been helping him and publishing his leaks let's take a listen to what he had to say. i'm more concerned in terms of prison people at risk. center harrison who was involved in killing it would start out of home spend thirty nine days with him more school report protecting him following petitions to be in russia. now she's from the u.k. because we know he got a newspaper that was rated grills part time for nine hours on the counter terrorism act here without charges and a formal investigation for terrorism investigation has started all. over in relation to all those people. so there you have it julian assange speaking out there now as for edward snowden he is safe and sound in an undisclosed location here in moscow where he was just finally able to meet with this father both the songs and snowden though very much concerned about the state of

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to spend twelve hours at vienna's airport so back then i quoted a very explosive words from the ecuadorian foreign minister. something like this happens to us president then it would could have been a good reason to declare war so of course the economic and military cooperation will be on the table at the talks between putin and korea but there's no chance that the fate of mr snowden will escape their attention in this conversation. bret i say thank you so much indeed for bringing us up to date. there. and reacting to the fly out of questions over an essay spying the white house has said it will review the security agency's programs and may narrow its reach by the revelations from edward snowden continue to pile up and here's what's emerged in only the last few days well just a look at the level of menace a tab phone calls from people like you and me in spain it's around sixty million a month the u.s. ambassador has been summoned to explain that it always fared a little better forty six million it monitored in the country and then there is france where the agency reportedly scoured seventy

to spend twelve hours at vienna's airport so back then i quoted a very explosive words from the ecuadorian foreign ministry which said that if something like this happens to us president then it would have been a good reason to declare war so of course the economic and military cooperation will be on the table at the talks between putin and korea but there's no chance that the fate of mr snowden will escape their attention in this conversation. online a well asking what impact do you think for the n.s.a. spying to reveal revelations could have here's how you've been voting a safe law most of our viewers believe that new n.s.a. leaks will merely prompt more familiar speeches about privacy but no really no action a court of you think we're going to see a rise in social resistance and mass demonstration gains and as a surveillance thirteen percent say people are getting used to these scandals and one react to further revelation just a small minority they at three three percent say that they need to support a genuine steps to protect privacy so head to r.t. dot com to cause your vote if you ha

did have the opportunity to sit down exclusively with the wiki leaks founder at the ecuadorian embassy in london where he's still basically trapped in ins and some ways with no ability to leave now he said that he was concerned not so much for the safety of mr stone and but for the safety of those who have been helping him but more concerned in terms of prison people at risk please journalists sarah harrison as we know the guardian newspaper was rated a great britain's partner at the time for nine hours and for more investigation for me terrorism has to get she has started on both the signs and snowden though very much concerned about this trend of cracking down effectively on whistleblowers and those who work with them. a world wide rally against genetically modified food giant monsanto is being held across the globe activists are protesting the use of potentially harmful chemicals in food production something monsanto says is the only way to feed the globe's growing population hundreds of cities are set to take part in the march across more than sixty countries artie's marina portnoy

away to resolve the deadlock over jena sounds with the whistleblower remaining holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london all the details are by. the russian general has received a rather unusual souvenir from terror on an iranian made copy of a glass by a drone the one terence as a shutdown last year iran claims to reverse engineer the device and decoded all the data it had stored and lately the country is even unveiled its own new trying to science and font is a professor of political communication at the university of tehran says his country has been forced into the move as the u.s. only understands the language of falls. you know it's illegal for the united states to threaten iran militarily based on united states charged chapter one article two it's not only illegal to use force against the country it's. true to use of force so threatening iran is also illegal sending drones into iranian territory is illegal and unfortunately the u.s. government is breaking international law. almost daily basis. unfortunately we do not have in the condemnation from the united nations we are going t

to spend twelve hours at vienna's airport so back then i quoted a very explosive words from the ecuadorian foreign ministry which said that if something like this happens to us president then it would have been a good reason to declare war so of course the economic and military cooperation will be on the table at the talks between putin and korea but there's no chance that the fate of mr snowden will escape their attention in this conversation. for the first time in its history the u.s. congress is to hear directly from the family of survivors of an american drone strike in pakistan the main question is why they grandmother was been to pieces while looking off to have gotten. to the fam. why do you think your grandmother was . not money or that. i don't know but one of the reason why we came to believe i have no idea why my grandmother was killed and. what did you do when it blew up did you run with what were you doing the mind that when eternity and outside with my grandmother everything became dark i was scared so i started to run yet when i noticed my hand was bleeding so i tried to cle

expected to interview and a career and probably by midday will have some interesting quotes from the ecuadorian president. well reacting to the flood of questions over n.s.a. spying the white house etc will review the security agency's programs a may narrow its reach but the revelations from edward snowden continue to pile up and here is what's emerged in only at the last few days well just take a look at the level of n.s.a. tapped phone calls from people like for example you and me in spain it's around sixty million a month the u.s. ambassador has been summoned to explain that but the fury of sprott by the furious prime minister analysts fareed little better forty six million that were monitored there and then there's also france where the agency reportedly scoured seventy million phone calls over the same time period and of course not content with eavesdropping on the public at the n.s.a. had an ear across the phones of thirty five world leaders including german chancellor angela merkel well we spoke to a german m.p. who believes that the e.u. should be more careful when it comes to relations

completely exaggerated cumberbatch right so julian said i'd like to come and see what the embassy the ecuadorian embassy in london so i can get your character and julian says look at as much as i respect you as an actor this is not going to be a good film and i wouldn't recommend that you participate in it and by my meeting with you it would add legitimacy to the film so this wasn't just a stage piece by julian assange this was a serious response to cumberbatch as request to meet with julian and i think they both treated it seriously and got into you know a series of discussions about it i think to certainly i think the cumberbatch is benefit i think there were some changes made at the end i don't think they were sufficient obviously to take this film out of the realm of complete fantasy and the harm it caused to julian assange and one other point i want to make about the film is it shows of course the guardian that are were rusbridger it shows keller and others at scenes where they were not really at but one thing i want to contrast is the way wiki leaks and its media partners have dealt with t

to spend twelve hours at vienna's airport so back then i quoted a very explosive words from the ecuadorian foreign ministry which said that if something like this happens to us president then it would have been a good reason to declare war so of course the economic and military cooperation will be on the table at the talks between putin and korea but there's no chance that the fate of mr snowden will escape their attention in this conversation next year just given what do you think about this big story we're asking what impact you think further to say spying revelations could have let's take a look the pie chart at it comes in the votes are shaping up so far thanks for voting by the way if you have fifty nine percent of most of you believe that new n.s.a. leaks will many more familiar speeches about privacy but will be no real action unless quarter of you twenty five. sent exactly this think we're going to see a rise in social resistance and massive demonstrations against n.s.a. surveillance thirteen percent say people are getting used to these scandals over become kind of blank to it almo

julia sobs the man behind wiki leaks remains in london's ecuadorian embassy but he's not staying silent from the n.s.a. leaks to much more arts he was able to interview the world renowned leaker that exclusive conversation just and according to a new report the obama administration has invoked a chilling effect on the freedom of press from the d.o.j. tracking the phones of journalists for the prosecution of whistleblowers concerns for press freedom are growing more on that coming up and it's the eleventh day of the government shutdown but the standoff between republicans and democrats continues republicans are pushing for a short term raise of the debt ceiling but obama demands no strings attached before saying yes to the deal the latest on this cold dead co-op deadlock later in the show. it's friday october eleventh five pm in washington d.c. i'm aware of david and you're watching r t we begin today with an exclusive r.t. interview with whistleblower julian assange artie's sister spanish channel sat down with the wiki leaks founder in london a son she was granted asylum by ecuador last

year i was a witch and my mom decided she was done with me being a witch and she made me in to an ecuadorianpicture she could find interestingly. >> adorable. >> i was 10. >> look at this piece of womanhood now. >> check me now. i'm now eleanor. >> we should have a few more martinis before the show is over. too bad. we know ir rocking costumes as well. we'd like to see them. e-mail your pictureses of your dog, cat, kid, whatever. attach the pic and send it to wnnfans.com. we are looking forward to seeing all of them. and we will be right back. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> happy halloween. >>> welcome to "the mix," everybody. >> you look marvelous. >> so do you mr. gatsby. i like your suit. >> well, thank you. >> it is mix time and we have some fun stuff to show you, including a dad who calls himself spandad -- he puts his kids in crazy foez poses where they look like they are flying. here they are in superman. he has three little ones. next up is star wars. >> cool. >> baby is coming in a second. harry potter is up next. the greatest one. see the big sis is holding the baby? they are carrying th

. >> reporter: the indigenous movement has played a role in toppling three ecuadorian presidents in the past decades. now they have a warning for this president. let oil companies into the jungle, and he will pay a heavy price, and so will the planet. >> we'll check in on the day's sport. >> reporter: we'll start with football and c.f.k.a. moscow has been told to close part of their stadium because of the racist behavior of their fans. subjected to racist chants in the team's win against c.f.k.a. and would yo uafa has ordered te for the champions league against against bayern munich. well, sports correspondent said that while uafa are following their own rules on racist behavior, many believe they are not going far enough. >> the procedures for instances of racism that they put in place for may of this year say a partial stadium closure for first offense. then it continues with a second offense with a fine on top. critics say that's not enough. particularly for the first offense. there needs to be something tougher. then they need to get to a level where there is points deduction or exp

. >> let's get back to assange and his situation, he's in the ecuadorian embassy in london where he hopes to get asylum in ecuador or somewhere else. let's listen to him talking about the prospect of leaving his life. >> this embassy, is a bit of a prison in some way, but i have good people here. where would i go to? i would end up in the outside world where you are. what is happening to the outside world? the west is becoming a place where the best and the brightest who keep the government -- hold the government to account are ending up in aasylum or exile in other countries. when you see that with dictatorships in latin america and the soviet union, and it's time it's stopped. >> he faces criminal charges possibly in sweden if he leaves the embassy without safe passage to somewhere else. there are arguments about whether the united states might want to arrest him. he certainly sounds fairly paranoid, doesn't he, benjamin? >> absolutely. one way to read wikileaks and it's the way i read the wikileaks story is that assange's own difference and peculiar later and sense of alienation both e

aljazeera, ecuadorian amazon. >> the ecuador president wanted $4 billion in contributions to save the area from drilling, but only $13 million was raise said. the president said scrapping the program was one of the hardest decisions that he ever had to make. >> still ahead, health care back lash, the obama administration facing criticism over its health care allow, just as thousands say they are losing their current plans. >> getting more educational bang for your buck. do those college rankings really help finding the best college for your budget? >> coming up in sports, lebron james and the miami heat unveiled another championship banner. we'll have the heights in just a bit. conversation in a live town-hall event. sex crimes on campus, a special week of coverage and live town-hall on america tonight nine eastern. only on al jazeera america. (vo) friday night ... >> does the nsa collect any type of data on millions of americans? >> no sir. (vo) fault lines investigates what it's like to live under the watchful eye of the nsa. >> they know everything that you do, everything that you

my mom made me into an indigenous ecuadorian woman. my mom's from ecuador.stingly. >> absolutely. >> absolutely adorable. >> in ten in quincy, new york. >> look at this piece of womanhood. >> look at me now. check me out. now i'm eleanor. >> fantastic, eleanor. >> we should have a few more martinis before the show is over. too bad. we know that you are rocking some costumes as well. we'd like to see what they are. e-mail us pictures of your kids, your dogs, your cats. we will share the rest of them with our viewers. >> attach the pic and send it over in an e-mail at wnnfans.com. we are looking forward to see all of them. we will be right back. >> cheers. happy halloween. we will be right back. >> cheers. happy halloween. >>> welcome to the mix, everybody. >> you look marvelous, eleanor. >> thank you. so do you, mr. gatsby. i like your suit. >> why, thank you. let's get started. it's mix time, everybody. we have some fun stuff to show you including a dad who calls himself spam dad of war. this is on read it. he puts them in a crazy pose like they're flying. h