world i would citizens from finland we played better said peter's book and or the fight culture. what russia's w t o membership should accelerate business with the neighbors what you think are some of the benefits for the finnish economy so all we know because we have worked of trade between finland and the russians so we would hope of course that russia could be and i'm sure we will be a member. because there are certain issues will go away from our table and so it's it's more clear to work under the same big us and circumstances we are keeping their fingers there everything will happen very soon what kind of issues are those voices. customs and also. systems concerning the export and import so i think that it through strengthen the possibilities of so-called fair trade and this is that we serve the both sides and also finish businesses employ thousands in russia what are they some of the advantages that when i show will offer to finish investors after it's a session to the w t so i hope that yes that you can guess early for my smile that i suppose is that they're feeling and of

experience but finland and russia have well developed strategists in the arctic and present inventive has a strong platform for cooperation with norway now in your vision were what is your country's sustainable strategy in the arctic it's extremely important because also the nature and nature in the in the very north east are very french are it's very sensitive i think that there are three different aspects one nice for us not so or arctic i mean they're both big see the region which will be of course covered with ice or snow in the future we hope but then very north very north where you have already good cooperation with no great hero present invades of wish to revive the spirit of helsinki and you have mentioned to me that is proposed to european security what do you think are the strong points of this particular treaty the strong point is that europe used to be a very long time divided divided politically it was the cold war time. i know we all know that that's not cool we would like to see the united europe recently made a video proposal to see the common european our security is

these ideas in a beginning only into you have mentioned finland being popular with issuing visas and yes it does issue over one million visitors to russians every year and plus there's high speed training connecting our two baltic cities could finland be the first country to offer a visit free regime to russian citizens under certain circumstances so i think that the aggressors really were already involved in european union disappoint the ex so that the call me soon and then the end unanimous decision for. your country at least is basic when the person has now become very very practical very pragmatic that all these conditions what's are needed in order to take the visa away would make it beautiful so we take them practically and the russians take it practically it means that step by step we don't say anymore if we say what if there be such a leader. why we stew used to be first i hope that it should be so so perfect methinks ok i think go and no not at all two months waiting while queuing there so as we hope to serve you ask would ask what president helen with thank you for this int

finland russia so we would hope of course that russia could be and i'm sure we will be a member. because then certain issues will go away from our table and so it's it's more clear to work under the same big us in the circumstances we are keeping the fingers that everything will happen very soon you've emphasized environmentalists conversation and energy efficiency as the key platform for cooperation between russia and finland why i think so that given the other countries huge energy sources it's no idea do. you use them without any control because. if you think the whole planet the hope when it we we have really we need to put resources in and see so we sort of thing quarterly now for the next generation seven and try to be as effective as possible the second thing is of course that the price of the engine might be higher will be certainly higher in the future so it's better already now to will be effective we have to see also the nearby energy resources and i notice that. all around the world also those countries which of the classical resources over energy have been interested

finland finally managed to get on the scoresheet in the final period but to no avail as russia rolled out six two winners concern for her none of this in the first two games but as with ready fulfilled on main task of taking the title we just loosened up so today we could just produce the best game especially after we scored the first two goals you know getting the first period was a bit tough for us as the game had started pretty early so we needed some time to wake up and hello in the second period we had the agent and scored five goals you know i'm sure this big hitters enjoyed the way we played after their olympic dreams was shared and the disappointing. the world championships was drunk and the noise was a nice dear presence edition fans robert byrd thirty. so just an aside to look for the tournament russia has three wins sponsoring and to maximize points the czechs finished in second spot after they did sweden four one in that final time on sunday in last year's business finland trying to react with just a point. as most of football and ahead of the winter break round the dreade

would be champions china one cup winners russia russia finland six two to end the tournament on the. right in leaders boston with victory over sylvia. the eagles from the giants in the n.f.l. with the. victory. that stopped the ice hockey they were russia have ended the china one cup in style because man she curing the trophy with victory over the czechs on saturday i'm finishing the tournament by beating the finn six two to keep the one hundred percent record intact the dunya. the fansub rate as the toll free comes back home the title was secure and celie and russia claimed their second victory winning the general one cup a game early although the hosts still had some unfinished business on sunday. last year's tournament winners finland had recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents just love because man but the stun it turned out to be different story ten minutes in and alex on the reduced score the opener to send them back in a good sports arena wild. and mussar piece with a blazing again and again. the visitors in made it late fall back and the furious pressure was soon

we have who's at least a few strips in a beginning of the interview you have mentioned finland being popular with issuing visas and yes it does issue over one million visitors to russians every year and plus there's high speed train link connecting our two baltic cities could finland be the first country to offer a visit free regime to russian citizens under certain circumstances so i think that the aggressors really were already involved in the european union be suppose he thinks so that the call me soon and then the end unanimous decision of the. e.u. countries it's basics but we have tried to be a pirate country in many ways for instance where us in the most modern technology is now in a body. watching war of the lisa. then we try to show how to be effective and safe at the same time i know it they so want to read the rest or so you can feed a side once and you can babysit freedom for the short terms like for the fairy saw for the fall of this new trade. we personally i admire and the things we invested in that but we know that it would be mind again and this time to go the whole

where the champions can a one cup win is russia russia finland six two to end the torn and unthinking. ten man ray our right in the latest battle with victory over severe. legal sun that shines in the n.f.l. with the gas picture. that stopped the ice hockey they were russia have ended the channel one cup instead because nancy curing the trifle with the czechs on saturday and finishing the tournament by beating the finns six two to keep the one hundred percent record intact his orbit. the fansub rate as the trophy comes back home the title was secure and certainly when russia claimed their second victory winning the general one cup a game early although the hosts still had some unfinished business on sunday. last year's tournament winners finland recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents just love because man but the stun it turned out to be a different story ten minutes and looks on the reduced score the opener to send the pack in a good sport arena wild. a muster piece was to blame again and again. the visitors in made it leap forward back and their furious pressure was soo

last year's tournament winners finland and recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents overages love because man but the stunt it turned out to be different story ten minutes in and alexander a do have scored the opener to send the pack nigga sports arena wild. and muster peace with the playing again and again. the visitors in made it look forward back and the fewest grisha was sooner war that make up euro billing at home in front of russia's guilt and levelling matters one one. guy over there who side soon restore their lead in a pulp league team russia's first line making it to one early in the second period and that's when the show started the red machine geared up to team the home crowd with a variety of gilts tonight judy will finishing his teammates efforts with now and we shot three one soon and there's a duel and sergei mazak an easily downed these two in one chance to go for one. in the gulf as the team it was to move by hosts six one by the second intermission. fillin finally managed to get on the scoresheet in the final period but to no avail as russia rolled out six

you know because we have worked up to date between finland and russia so we would hope of course that that graphic would be and i'm sure we'll be a member. it's more clear to work under the same regulation circumstances we are keeping the figures there everything will happen very soon. now hair extensions and wigs have become all the rage among fashionistas in russia with ever increasing numbers of women dreaming about long looks but with demand comes the need for supply and even of the skirt has been finding out that means some women attash begin on their coffers. it's silky smooth and could be one of russia's major export commodities that's right apparently russian hair used for wigs and extensions has the highest rating in the hairdressing industry indiscreetly post give all the secured in the indian and chinese various black you almost always have to drive them to work with them and use quality other words you have all the russian heritage as a whole spectrum of the colors of the. where than half of all trades this collected in russia actually stay in the country because an increa

i said easy channel one cup winners russia crush finland six two to end the tournament unbeaten. while silverware for welfare under pressure coach ponytails claims his first trophy with internet. to win the club world cup. so near but yet so far fighting veteran bernard hopkins just misses out on becoming the oldest champion in boxing. that start with ice hockey where russia have ended the china one cup in style after securing the trophy with victory over the czechs on saturday yes it's not because men beat the finn six two to keep their one hundred percent record intact and not be not scored twice in the thumping victory the china one cup is the third announcement leg of the u. haul futile and the latest win for russia also increases their lead in the overall standings so there's plenty to play for sweden taking on the tracks in sunday's game and see one to sweden. moving on to football and european champions into milan have won the club world cup after a three no win over t.p. mazembe a from the democratic republic of congo into seemed to carve openings that well and took the l

last year's tournament winners finland recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents just love big of man but this done it turned out to be a different story ten minutes in and alexander a dual score the opener to send them back in a good sport arena wild. and muster peace was to blame again and again. the visitors for back and their furious pressure was soon awarded. billing at home in front of russia's goal and levelling matters one one. zero over the two sides soon restore their lead in a poll play to russia's first line making it to one. in the second period and that's when the show started the red machine gear allow to entertain the home crowd with a variety of goals in a trio of finishing his teammates ever is with american we shot three one soon and there are a dual and sergei mazak in easily two on one chance into gold for one and the goal first continued with two more by hosts six one by the second intermission. finland finally managed to get a score shoot in the final period but to know with mail as russia rolled down six two winners. were none of this in the first tw

finland finally managed to get a score shoot in the final period but to no avail as russia rolled down six two winners. were none of us in the first two games but as with already fulfilled our main task of taking the title we just loosened up so today we could just produce the best game especially after we scored the first two girls. the first period was a bit tough for us as a game had started pretty early so we needed some time to wake up older when the second period we had big and scored five goals i'm sure this big tears enjoyed the way we played after their olympic dreams will share in the disappointment of the world championships this triumph from home ice was a nice near present for the russian fans robert byrd known r.t. moscow. and in the late again the czech republic came back to be sweden for one in the final match of the china one cup that same means the czechs finished second at the top with five points from three games four points behind when it's russia the swedes were thirty three points off in only one and in a disappointing fourth. then on to football and european cha

finland, too. diane discovered that last year, learning that every element schoolteacher there must have a masters. half of american teachers do. and by the seventh grade, every finnish child will have learned three languages. they start physics and chemistry in middle school. physics and chemistry in middle school. and one other number we were stunned to learn about today comes from a new stanford study that finds if american students were able to raise their performance on this international test by just about 5%, it would translate into $41 trillion in the u.s. economy over just the next 20 years, diane. just a 5% increase in how we do. >> we did it before, we can do it again. you don't remember sputnik, i do. we did it before. thank you, david muir. >>> and, still ahead on "world news," if you build it, will they come? the ark, noah's ark, complete with animals. a big debate about the use of taxpayer dollars. >>> and, elizabeth edwards. her lessons about dealing with the tough days. ♪ [ deb ] p

next fast trains trade and energy we're talking about russell's ties with its northern neighbor finland our exclusive interview with president taria how linen is coming right up. her. president hello and thank you very much for being with that today so you've just stepped off a train line between helsinki and st petersburg how do you think this connection will change the alliance between the two you see it it's i think the only impact these people will come closer to it's rather of course the many so good now will. the country which is the most popular among the e.u. countries to give the recess.

at the moment russia sweden and finland are also the top of the overall table with six points and we're expecting a very. few days if we want to win this upcoming leg but the most important thing about this tournament is it allows us to prepare both mentally and physically as we already have one eye on next year's world championships. as say with ice hockey where russia's youth team has begun preparations ahead of the upcoming world championships in the u.s. because that's and by the off reports. team russia get together in the moscow region to start the campaign head of the year's biggest event in youth hockey the backdrop seen that the world junior championship in buffalo in the us on the twenty sixth of december that's why this brand new hockey rink has the same nude use dimensions as those used in north america and i challenge i would say it's difficult to get used to new sizes of a nice ring so far the play is much faster but we'll train here for a week or so so i hope we'll get accustomed. the host of the forthcoming championship are also the two of his current holders and on pape

coming up tonight an exclusive interview with the president of finland for you but next on the agenda we'll update you on the day's big business stories in a few moments here on r.t. . hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. beasts in which bright. moving. from still crashing. down time on t.v. dot com. to business precious metals of gain for a second day as investors bet against the tumbling dollar the federal reserve wants to boost economic growth by increasing the amount of money available to banks but investors fear the injection of billions of extra dollars into the markets will bring inflation gold has gone back over fourteen hundred dollars an ounce the price this year has now jumped by nearly a third and is heading for its tenth straight year of growth the price of silver has also started to rise in the past few hours. let's check out the stock markets now wall street is edging high after a better than expected rise in u.s. retail sales for november best buy was an exception however its shares slump

is a very good example of how a small county can function with the euro and very jason counter to finland is still me i say indicated earlier that it's going to introduce a new rule within very short and i think that's going to be interesting development and advancing and he once again. i think it terms to that the cat the country are such has to sort of have its house in order when it comes to the economic situation if you don't have your house in order which was the case in greece and if you fake statistics then of course you have trouble but if you have your house in order there's no problem in the u.s. and. germany stefan it doesn't work it doesn't work when you have yes most dynamic economy i don't i don't i don't do easily with your economy is that there are suffering and being in the same currency it just. does not work. as you are not in the same carriage it might be difficult to judge she completely but if you look to feel land which is a country that has a very good handling of its own economy and that has introduced the euro and is very happy with it that's a very good example

max fast trains trade and energy we're talking about russia's ties with its northern neighbor finland our exclusive interview with president tariq taria i should say hollande is coming right up for you. thank you. her. president helen thank you very much for being with that to day so you've just stepped off a trailing between helsinki and st petersburg how do you think this connection will change the alliance between the two cities i think that the early in practice people were kind of course of the server of course feeling any sort of now or. the country would see is the most popular among the e.u. countries to give the recess but i think that that's just one point there now the point is that.

last year's joining the winners finland and recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents overages love because man but the stunt it turned out to be different story ten minutes in and alexander a duel of score the opener to send the pack nigga sports arena wild. and muster peace with the blazing again and again. the visitors in made it look forward back and the furious british will soon want to make up euro billing at home in front of russia's gold and leveling matters one one . by over the home side soon restore their lead in a pulp league team russia's worst line making it to one early in the second period and that's when the show started the red machine geared up to team the home crowd with a variety of goals tonight judy was finishing his teammates efforts with narrowed and we shot. three one soon and then the duel and sergei mazak an easily downed these two on one chance to go online. and the goal for us to team it was to move by those six one by the second into mission. hill and finally managed to get on the scoresheet in the final period but you know with mail as russia rol

last year's tournament winners finland had recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents just love because man by the stun it turned out to be different story ten minutes in and looks on the reduced score the opener to send that back nigga sport arena wild. and muster peace with the playing again and again. the visitors immediately followed back and they're furious pressure was soon awarded a beautiful a failing at home in front of russia's goal and levelling matters one one guy over there who side soon restore their lead on a pole play team russia's first line making it to one early in the second period and that's when the show started the red machine geared up to entertain the home crowd with a variety of ghosts. of finishing his teammates efforts with an arrogant and we shot three one soon if there are a duel and sergei mazak an easily found these two in one chance into the goal for one and the gulf has continued to move by hosts six one by the second intermission . dylan finally managed to get a score shoot in the final period but to no will ail is russia rolled out six two win

channel one cup winners russia thrashed finland six two to end the tournament on the. well so whether rafa under pressure coach benito's claims his first trophy with internet is likely to keep visiting day to win the club world cup. and so near that yet so far fighting veteran bernard hopkins just misses out on becoming the oldest champion in boxing. that start with i was lucky they were russia have ended the china one cup in style just love because men secured the trophy with a victory over the czechs on saturday and finished the tournament by beating the finns sixteen to keep their one hundred percent record intact robots that onion reports. found celebrate as the toll free comes back home the total was secure and certainly we should claim their second victory winning the joey one cup game early . hosts still had some unfinished business on sunday. last year's tournament winners finland had recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents just love because man by the stun it turned out to be different story ten minutes in an ellipse on the reduced score the opener

top stories weather champions lusha finished the china one cup as they can witness after crashing finland six two. while keeping up a ten man rail madrid takes away a one l.t.r. with two points of. flying high a stunning late comeback from the philadelphia eagles against the victory i think new york giants. let's start with i saw he where russia and china one cup in style and yet it's not because men secured the try thing with victory over the czechs on saturday and finished the tournament by beating the finns six two on sunday to keep their one hundred percent record intact robert that onion records. the fans celebrate as the trophy comes back home the title was secure and surly in russia claimed their second victory winning the general one cup a game early although the hosts still had some unfinished business on sunday last year's tournament winners finland and recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents just love because man but this done it turned out to be different story ten minutes in an alexander or a duel of score the opener to send them back in a good sport arena wild. a

voters is they are hearing kerry said harry go go ahead terry i think that what stephan says about finland proves my point that the nordic countries are doing a lot better than the southern countries spain and portugal are the next and next on the line might be france so the nordic countries are indeed doing a lot better so we might have a division inside the eurozone meaning that eventually we have two hiros a week and this year you know being the strong analyst what about you what about it do you have to hear a lot of lot of these names and what about that a week your own a strong euro rich europe poor europe i mean whatever it is it's always wrong i mean when it was introduced it was too strong later on it was too weak later on it was too strong later on it was too weak i mean that's goes up and down in a way like the weather when it was introduced to fire. remember correctly it was one point eighteen dollars later on it changed completely it came down two point nine. then it was absolutely different so whatever it was it was never good so that's the thing but ok i am i think it's very

>> i am actually giving this paper in two weeks in finland at a conference, but just some of our ideas that come out of the convict criminology group. the first is and the war on drugs. just and it. -- just end it. it started in 1960 with richard nixon. it has been going on 50 years. nobody has even kept count of how many people have been arrested -- 10 million, 20 million, 30 million? it sounds like something out of stalin's russia. turn in your neighbors, turn in your friends. if you turn in 10 people, you get less time in prison. that is what it is, you know? this war on drugs is something out of stalin's russia. and let's stop this war on sex offenders before this gets way out of hand. it is already way out of hand. [applause] i know we are concerned about sexual assault and rape and people assaulting women and children -- i know that. most of the people in prison as sex offenders are not those people. i call them romeo and juliet's. he is 19 and she is 16 or she is 19 and he is 16. that is the most of the mark. let's face it -- we should know, especially in san francisco, that as

one woman from finland she's trying to get to n.y. listen to what she's been through. >> because of the weather, our flight to new york had a cancelled. we had to get up here to the airport can ask because we didn't get information about how you got there. will get a flight with another company. it it was canceled tuesday because of the weather. now we have a flight on friday night to new year's eve. >> sfo duty manager said there residual delays for the northeastern part of the country but morris airlines are back on time. there no significant delays here at sfo for domestic or international flights. live at sfo reggie kron 4 news. >> nearly 10,000 customers in this year are still without power crews of been working all day to repair power lines that came down because of the strong winds. the biggest damage it is those affecting those in the south like top zero. the broken nations, tony joins us live power utility tell us how it looks tonight? >> i wish i can give you good news but we had quite a busy day today. we had sporadic snow

again, we lag behind shanghai, finland, hong kong.th, the united states ranks now a disgusting 25th, way below the average. here again, way behind shanghai, singapore, hong kong and korea. what goes on in a public school that allows that to happen? is the teacher asleep? are they lagubrows? boring? describe this scene in a d.c. school for the 15-year-old that makes them that behind the competition? >> well, in d.c. public schools across the city, we were facing situations where, yes, children were not engaged in quality instruction. they did not have high standards for what we expected them to be able to do. and we had kids who were moving from grade level to grade level without the requisite skills and knowledge that they needed to be successful in life. >> so what's a teacher do when they do social promotion? do they just say, well, that's the deal? that's the deal here. >> well, remember, this isn't a problem with teachers with social promotion. this is a policy that school districts often put in place, saying that it's going to be

manuel fedner placed third, barely edged out by finland. his second jump was right behind thomas morgan stern, who chalked up the longest jumps in both rounds, 138 meters on his second attempt. he has been a heavy favorite at the second four hills event. severin put in a surprisingly good performance for germany after a first jump of 127 meters. his second attempt -- 130.5 meters, good enough for sixth place, a career best. the coach was also pleased with the eighth place finish. one of the team's veterans, he first jumped 10 years ago. >> there are still a couple of days to go, but some new yorkers have already said goodbye to 2010. members of the public were invited to jot down their least favorite moments and memories as part of an event called "good riddance day." and ex-boyfriend, financial statements, or even a boss. all the paper was thrown into bins on times square, loaded into a truck, and shredded for recycling. stay tuned. we will be back after a shor break. >> welcome back. call it climate change or just a harsh winter in german