it is an encyclopedia. that is a little too limiting. it does things that a printed volume never could do. it covers many more subjects. wikipedia in english language has nearly 4 million articles at the moment. the wiki part is a unique characteristic of it. it is a qe1. the wiki refers to a software that allows covers of editing. and maybe is not the easiest thing to use. it allows that. it allows people to exit live pages on the internet quickly. >> i looked this morning on alexa. >> is a ranking website that will tell you which web sites are the most high is read. >> wikipedia was no. 6. does that mean much? >> very much. being in the top 10 means you're getting hundreds of millions of users per day. wikipedia has been there for several years. in the second half of the last decade there was wikipedia kept it out of that. it shows wikipedia is now bigger than this site or that site. it has now fallen into disarray. wikipedia's position is set for now. >> can you describe how many hours a week that you spend reading or working with wik

the online encyclopedia went black to protest anti-piracy legislation that is up for debate in congress.two bills known as sopa and pipa target overseas sites -- like the pirate bay -- that allow users to share illegal downloads of movies, music and other digital content."these rogue sites are hurting american jobss stealing american jobs. they're harming american consumers and they have no business being on the internet."the bills try to cut off access to the overseas sites....by requiring u-s search eegines and other providers to withhold their services."in the worst versions of the bill, wikipedia would be defined as a search engine and we would not be able to even link to something like the pirate bay even in our encyclopedic description of what piratebay is. i think that's a real problem. that raises really serious first mendment issues."other websites are

millions of wicked pedia users are hitting this brick wall right now the world's most popular online encyclopedia is under twenty four hours shut in protest of american anti-piracy bills that are seen as a threat to internet freedom. when it comes to big money in america's politics lobbyists are the people who know exactly what works for fear used to be one of self you know tells us why he thinks washington is corrupt to the core. i i. i'm sitting down with jack abraham off once the most powerful lobbyist in washington referred to as the man who bought washington he brought government officials in order to gain political support for his clients in two thousand and six he was convicted of ripping off his clients jack abramoff served three and a half years in prison guilty of conspiracy fraud and tax evasion mr abrams thank you very much for coming since your release from jail you've been very vocal about corruption in washington i read your book and i got a sense of your frustration about the fact that while you were sent to jail people involved in the same corrupt practices are sitting pretty in

the online encyclopedia -- encyclopedia is protesting laws. they are going to crack down on pirated products and they are saying it could hurt the tech industry. >>> on a brick rockaway it happened at the golden gate bridge. it is a project that led to tears and some anger. people brought the commemorative bricks for the 50th anniversary of the bridge. many have now learned from it and it is now said to be destroyed. one couple took matters into their own hands. a modesto man came with a brick he had inscribed for his wife. >>> it was our 10th anniversary. >> we are going to kick them off the property. it is vandalism and stress passing. >> they must tear down the bridge walkway because they have to help those with disabilities. >>> some people in sonoma are not happy with the plan to return to its routes. they opened their first store which launched in to a chain of made up of 250 nationwide. but the companies planned to come home where they are located and where they are getting mixed reviews. >> they are in a lot of malls and larger venues

ocular online encyclopedia is on a twenty four hour shutdown in protest at american anti piracy plans that are seen as a threat to internet freedom. and occupy anti greed activists mark for months and their movement by taking on the white house and capitol hill thousands were expected to take part but the event failed to draw in the numbers that organizers anticipated. but when it comes to big money in america's politics the lobbyists are the people who know exactly how it works jack off used to be won and he now tells us why he thinks washington is corrupt to the core. i i. i'm sitting down with jack abraham off once the most powerful lobbyist in washington referred to as the man who bought washington he brought government officials in order to gain political support for his clients in two thousand and six he was convicted of ripping off his clients jack abramoff served three and a half years in prison guilty of conspiracy fraud and tax evasion mr abrams thank you very much for coming since your release from jail you've been very vocal about corruption in washington i read your book

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our goal is to give a free encyclopedia on the planet in their own language. what's that do for employment? i'm not sure but i think having an educated work force and knowledge at people's fingertips is important for economic prosperity for the entire world. we're not just about creating jobs but changing the world for the better. >> how do you get consumers to write to congress about dangerous legislation and get consumers to make purchasing decisions geared toward, you know, openness on the internet? >> well with, i think they do. what we see from really active internet users on places like twitter and wikipedia is people are passionate about the free and open internet. they are living the benefits and realize and understand what it is about. generally speaking, they are aware of the issues around piracy and understand it is a complicated issue. so getting people to react wasn't that difficult. we had to ask them. >> that's great. good to have you on the program. thank you so much. >> very good. thank you for having me on. >> jimmy wales joining us, cofounde

just online encyclopedia temporarily shuts up shop in protest over u.s. bill it says could damage internet freedom. what about. the occupy activists descend on congress and the white house saying it's now money that makes all the decisions at the top. a number of european energy. time in twenty minutes in the business but it's. on air and online twenty four hours a day your watching welcome to the program. pushing for stability through dialogue in syria calling for military action against sovereign states russia's top diplomat also criticize western sanctions against iran as he faced media questions on the. global arena in twenty seven. hours at the foreign ministry for us now. the situation in syria dominated the pose to the foreign minister who was sure is keeping efforts to bring peace to the troubled country very much alive isn't it. for all of really reiterating what's been russia's. ongoing situation in syria from the beginning saying that both the the governments.

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the largest online encyclopedia temporarily shut up shop in protest over u.s. anti-piracy bills it says could fatally damage internet freedom. occupy activists descend on congress and the white house saying it's now money that makes all the decisions at the top of. the world bank has cut its global economy growth forecast to twenty twelve full details in twenty minutes in the business. it's three pm in moscow you're watching r t how many so now with our top story and moscow is pushing for stability through dialogue in syria calling for no military action against sovereign states russia some diplomat also criticize western sanctions against the wrong as he faced media questions on the issues moscow was busy with in the global arena in twenty eleven peter oliver is out the foreign ministry and now enjoys this live for the latest peter of the situation in syria seems to have dominated the issues posed to the foreign minister how is russia involved in efforts to bring the peace to bring peace i should say to the troubled country. used his statements in the.

you know with the head of the threat to an open internet the largest online encyclopedia shuts down in protest over u.s. bill it says frankly damage internet freedom. to the ousting of changes in the president you know a new government a life of prosperity in one region which. promise hasn't come to fruition investigate why in a few minutes. hundreds of activists from the occupy wall street movement rallied on capitol hill in washington d.c. decrying corporate influence in america but the event didn't live up to the hype of organizing to draw tens of thousands of people going to church again has more. the protesters have shifted their focus from wall street to capitol hill and here they are hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the u.s. capitol building they have a permit to protest on this lawn but once they step outside the lawn they risk being arrested and we have already seen several people arrested the. protesters say when the interests of big corporations are at stake their voice their interests no longer count and they're angry at the fact that the influence of money is on

but largest online encyclopedia pedia temporarily shuts up shop protest over proposed u.s. parsonages station critics fear the bill could lead to more recall anyone. and it's taking over the web. and activists have descended on congress and the white house saying it's now money that makes all the decisions at the top of the event didn't live up to the organizers. tens of thousands of people. take it to nigeria and all the rich giant but seen by many of its own people as a place of violence and injustice stay with r.t. for that special report. it's like an island cut off from everywhere accessible only by helicopter. two hundred kilometers off the coast of nigeria a floating factory that is unique in the world as big.

hitting this brick wall right now the world's most popular online encyclopedia is only twenty four hour shutdown in protest of american flags that are seen as a threat to internet. just ahead and. fired up about iran's nuclear program the tough stuff the west is taking. with. its technology innovation all the developments from around russia. the future. if you. start. blowing welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle taunting turnaround on a wider range of issues the standoff between iran and western powers has ratcheted up is the west preparing for a military confrontation with the islamic republic what role does israel play in the scheme of things and how much of this standoff is really generated by domestic political agendas. and you can. start. to cross talk around in the news i'm joined by solemn duty in los angeles he is the executive director of the muslim public affairs council in irvine we have soraya support her like she is an independent researcher writer and political commentator and in london we cross to mark fitzpatrick he's director of nonproliferation and disarmament progr

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well every day millions of people turn to one website as a one stop shop for their encyclopedia research but right now they're just seeing this. we could be the is deliberately blacking out its english language website it's joined a twenty four hour protest against anti-piracy bills making their way through u.s. congress if passed they would allow the government to block search engine links to any web site which may contain what's perceived as copyright material the laws are designed to protect people's work from being shared without permission or payment but internet campaigners say they would go too far well joining me live now is andrew mcdermott he is the policy analyst for the center for democracy and technology thanks for being with us on the face of it stopping people stealing other people's hard work it's surely a good thing what's the problem but thank you for having me i certainly agree that it is the it's a lot of gold and everybody wants to see artists' work protected. but the openness of the internet isn't is just as important represents an important important tool for free

and the off live fire fight over copyright as the world's most powerful online encyclopedia for players to go on strike over america's anti-piracy bills more on that too just a few. but first america's anti corporate occupy protesters the start of the year is the need to go on digging in with the demos as they clock up four months now of the campaign thousands of congress later on tuesday hoping their demands won't fall on deaf ears as representatives reconvene again after the holidays at his gun if you can is in washington. the protesters haven't approved reserves based on the long. run of the u.s. capitol building so they're not supposed to have problems with the police but we've heard that at least one person has already been arrested because he stepped outside the law and we might see more arrests coming up in the coming hours and i'll definitely keep keep you posted on that it's going to be a one day rally they're going to be here all day and what we see is the occupy movement is sort of moving their focus from wall street onto capitol hill in this drive to fight the influence of m

the well of knowledge dries up for a day as the world's most popular online encyclopedia joins the protests over a planned u.s. copyright laws which with a p.d.f. says threatens internet freedom. and occupy activists mark for months for their movement by taking on the white house and capitol hill if i fail to get the numbers they wanted. the world bank has loaded as our local russia however the us.

the well of knowledge dries up for a day as the world's most popular online encyclopedia joins the protest over us copyright laws which we could pedia. into the. top story for you moscow's involving to do everything it can to make sure the u.n. security council doesn't sanction a military intervention in syria that pledge from russia's top diplomat as he wrapped up a briefing about twenty eleventh's foreign policy paper all of us at the foreign ministry. russia blames both the assad government and the opposition for fighting continuing in the country and moscow wants to see both sides put down their weapons and come together around the table to try and hammer out a peaceful solution to what's happening there now what was new that was said by said again on wednesday is that the proposed peace talks that are being put forward by the arab league which could take place in cairo said should they break down should they not come to fruition then russia was willing to step in to mediate and broker a peace in it both the opposition and the syrian government will welcome to come here.

the well of knowledge drives up for a day as the world's most popular online encyclopedia joins the protests over a planned us copyright laws which with the p.d.f. says threatens internet freedom. and occupy activists mark for months and their movement by taking on the white house and capitol hill if i fail to get the numbers they want to. the world bank has lotus outlook is also however the russian economy is expected to go to the most countries. in twenty minutes time. it's five pm here in moscow you're watching our show you live with me and from now on our top story moscow is vowing to do everything it can to make sure the u.n. security council doesn't sanction a military intervention in syria that pledge from russia's top diplomat as he wrapped up a briefing on twenty eleventh's foreign policy parties peter all over if foreign ministry. blames the assad government the opposition fighting continuing in the country. to see both sides put down their weapons and come together around the table to try and hammer out a peaceful solution to what's happening there so what was new that was said by

users are hitting this brick wall right now the world's most popular online encyclopedia is on a twenty four hour shutdown in protest of american anti piracy plans that were seen as a threat to internet freedom. to occupy and to greet activists not cold months of the movement by taking on the white house and capitol hill thousands are expected to take the event failed to draw in the numbers that organizers initially wanted. to escape the latest for now. your company this is sports and a plenty ahead over the next ten minutes including these stories in brick. big guns on the move roger federer receives a bye bill in the dollhouse to prove on court that he deserves a run for the place at melbourne park. nice on the ice after a full into twenty eleven system also continue to do just avoid everything right this year registering their fourth straight t.h.l. with. them there were four we'll look back at how the new england baltimore sun francisco on the new york giants moved to within a game of super bowl forty six. for not coming up but let's begin our pierce truly open where it was left to

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the largest online encyclopedia wycombe pavia temporarily sob sob sob in protest over proposed u.s. anti-piracy legislation critics fear the bill could lead to what they call genuine pirates that is major media outlets taking over the web. and occupy activists have to send it on congress and the white house saying it's not money that makes all the decisions at the top of the event didn't live up to the hype of organizers who had hoped to draw tens of thousands of people. now when it comes to big money in america's politics lobbyist are the people who know exactly how it works next hour to talk to former lobbyist jack abramoff who explains why he thinks washington is corrupted to the core. i. am sitting down with jack abraham off once the most powerful lobbyist in washington referred to as the man who bought washington he brought government officials in order to gain political support for his clients in two thousand and six he was convicted of ripping off his clients jack abramoff served three and.

well the world's most popular online encyclopedia has gone on strike the english language version of wikipedia has shut down for twenty four hours over anti-piracy legislation being debated in the u.s. congress designed to protect copyrighted material critics point out that it could also damage internet freedom investigative journalist tony gosling believes the law is already obsolete but media corporations are still hoping to use it to control public opinion. who are the real pirates who are the big guns here in the in the media world on the internet the answer is the people with the big money who are backed by the banking system wall street etc i mean what we've seen for example the last few days even rupert murdoch coming out and talking about google as the pirates google piracy this is absolute nonsense of course because all google is simply doing is linking to other sites there is existing law which is perfectly adequate to actually stop people who are doing genuine piracy and also responsible big providers like google and you tube they have perfectly good systems if someone is

every day millions of people turn to one website as a one stop shop for their encyclopedia research but right now they're seeing this. week of media is deliberately blacking out it's english language website it's joined a twenty four hour protest against anti-piracy bills making their way through u.s. congress if passed they would allow the government to block search engine links to any website which may contain what's perceived as copyright material well the laws are designed to protect people's work being shared without permission or payment by internet campaigners say they would go way too far but let's talk more with john tate chief executive of we can media u.k. which is the umbrella foundation of course in charge of wikipedia mr davies the highest profile website shut down what do you think you'll achieve is one day enough. well i think what we've achieved already is getting the debate going we've been talking about this for weeks and weeks and weeks in america in congress trying to get people to understand that this may have some good intentions in the bill but the actual effects

the well of knowledge dries out for a day as the world's most popular online encyclopedia joins the protest to find us copyright laws the twitter p.d.f. says threatens internet freedom. occupy activists marking four months of their movement by taking on the white house and capitol hill but fail to get the numbers they want to. address and markets close in the blackouts or rather choppy trading day will do will bring you the figures in other markets performance and other business bulletin. it's seven pm in the russian capital you're watching r t with me and he said now our top story moscow is vowing to do everything it can to make sure the u.n. security council doesn't sanction a military intervention in syria that pledge from russia's top diplomat as he wrapped up a briefing on twenty eleventh's foreign policy parties peter oliver is at the foreign ministry. russia blames both the assad government and the opposition for fighting continuing in the country and moscow wants to see both sides put down their weapons and come together around the table to try and hammer out a peaceful solution to

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now every day millions of people turn to one website as a one stop shop for their encyclopedia of research but right now they're seeing this would be via is deliberately blocking out its english language website it's joined a twenty four hour protest against anti-piracy bills making their way for u.s. congress if passed they would allow the government to block search engine links to any website which may can contain what's perceived as copyright material all the laws are designed to protect people's work from being shared without permission or payment but internet campaigners say they would go way too far. this bill is going to change the rules for the internet not just in the united states but around the world up to now we've treated the internet like anything else if there's a crime on the internet it's the job of the police to track down the people responsible bring them to justice and hold the trial to decide if they're guilty or not under this bill the rules totally change it makes everyone who runs a website into a policeman and if they don't do their job of making sure nobody on the

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so well of knowledge drives up the birthday of the world's most popular online encyclopedia joined from protest over plans u.s. copyright laws because p.d.s. has threatened internet freedom. and occupy activists mark for months and their movement by taking on the white house and capitol hill failed to get the numbers they want to head. back from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me and you see now it's six pm here in the russian capital four pm in damascus our top story moscow's vowing to do everything it can to make sure the u.n. security council doesn't sanction a military intervention in syria that plaids from russia's top diplomat as he wrapped up a briefing on twenty eleventh's foreign policy parties peter all over is at the foreign ministry. blames both the assad government and the opposition for fighting continuing in the country and moscow wants to see both sides put down their weapons and come together around the table to try and hammer out a peaceful solution to what's happening there though what was new that was said by surrogate love rival wednesday

the community based encyclopedia is being joined in the blackout by a few others. they are protesting the stop online piracy act in the house. many tech websites say it threatens their industry and free speech. supporters, like the film and music industry say it's about protecting jobs and creative content. google announced it won't go black but will show solidarity with the protesters in some way. >>> he had money to burn and to survive. 66-year-old snowshoe wur young kim kept warm by burning leaves, his socks, and some $1 and $5 bills in his wallet. he was rescued yesterday. kim is in such great shape, he did not need to go to the hospital, and he just went home. >> money to burn. >> i like it. >>> let's bring in jeff ranieri. the hot topic of the week is the weather. >> yeah, any way you want to put it, raj. we did have the record setting cold this morning. unbelievable numbers for this time of year. and it is down to 19 degrees, and we have it from the weather watcher. livermore with 23. oakland airport, 28, and san jose also falling to 29 degrees. it has not b

the largest online encyclopedia has gone black. at the top it says imagine a world without free knowledge. other sites are following suit. while google is still running it's blacking out the google name. the legislation hills websites liable for offering copyrighted content like movies and music. >> we are actually at a point in history where the future of the internet is at stake. if we infringe on freedom and open this, the rest of the world could be worse >> reporter: the legislation is intended to stop the sell of copyrighted the illegal sell of copyrighted material online. the protests seems to be working. president obama has come out against the legislation and some leaders here in congress who have been working on it are now working to make some big changes. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the group raging grannies will hold a protest in front of the apple store on university avenue in palo alto today. they are upset over dire working conditions at apple manufacturing plants in chin

the world's largest online encyclopedia has gone black. and on top it says imagine a world without free knowledge. while google is still running it's blacking out the google name and urging visitors to contact congress about controversial antipyracin. it could lead to censorship and that is not the way to deal with online piracy operations. >> the right answer is to follow the money. if you've got large scale piracy going on it's the same as any other trade dispute. i think that is the right approach. >> the movie industry supports the antipiracy legislation and has become an epic battle. silicon valley verses hollywood northern california verses southern california congress. for now we're live in washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:15. a former homeless teenager from new york has been invited to attend president obama's state of the union speech. she is 17-year-old samantha garvey she made big headlines after being named a finalist in the intell science competition. she was living in a homeless shelter with he

you may have to pull out the encyclopedia. when is the last time we used encyclopedias for information. it is only 24 hours. the world will resume again tomorrow for all of those online fan at aches. now, supporters of the bill say this will protect jobs here in the u.s. opponents say this is just an easy way to censor the internet. let's take a look at exactly what you'll see when you log on to wiki peat ya, a black page. the site is completely shut down. when you log on to google, google pages still up and running, however, they're supporting the cause by posting this black bar over their doodle there. if you click on that, it brings you to an information page and another link here where you can talk to -- and contact your congressman about this bill. now, one of the foreign sites that folks are concerned about in the industry, piratebay.com. an international site. it allows folks to share illegally-downloaded music, games and movies. >> the worst versions of the bill, wikipedia would be defined as a search engine and we wou

this is what you'll see when you log on to the internet encyclopedia today. the website has gone dark to protest legislation before congress and other sites are supporting the move. lawmakers are trying to crack down on pirating sites like pirate bay, however critics, including wikipedia founder jimmy whales said the bill goes much too far. >> in the worst versions of the bill, wikipedia would be defined as a search engine and not able to link to something like the pirate bay, even in our description of what pirate bay is. i think that is a real problem. this rizzs serious first -- that raises first amendment issues. >> and the white house has concerned the bill pledging to battle privacy and defending free expression on the internet. >>> still ahead at noon, a clear, cool hump day outside. where it is still windy this afternoon. your updated locational forecast is minutes away. >>> but first let's look at ,,,, ,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back, everybody. what a beautiful shot out there today. although, it is a little bit of wiggling on the camera because the winds