the threat failed to impress hamid karzai and u.s. aid continued to flow. >>> the secretary of homeland security visited the dangerous border between afghanistan and pakistan today. janet napolitano is spending the weekend at the u.s. base there. napolitano today said her department will ramp up the border security and training afghans in anti-smuggling techniques. cash is problematic with millions of dollars smuggled out of afghanistan each year to finance drug trafficking. >>> in central russia three people died in a plane crash. the plane never made it into the air catching fire while getting ready for takeoff and then exploding. more than 40 people aboard were injured some with serious burns. the tu154 model has had so many crashes in recent years russia's major airline has pulled it out of service. but the mid-range jet is still used by smaller airlines. >>> brazil has sworn in their first female president. she took office today after reading the presidential oath. hillary clinton gave her a congratulatory hug. she survived jail

today's suicide attack in this border town have been condemned by hamid karzai. the attacks take place at a time when an extra battalion of u.s. marines have been deployed to the southern province of kandahar. >> hundreds of afghans have demonstrated in protest of the blocking by iran of thousands of fuel trucks in the border. gunmen have abducted two french nationals. witnesses say they were taken from a restaurant in the capital and driven away in a car. france is already working to secure to release a list in september. >> a multi-face rally has been placed in france to remember the people who died in the bombing. thousands of worshippers took place in the memorial. they carried banners and said prayers. >> prosecutors in germany are investigating farm. many farms have been banned from selling their products. health officials say there's little threat to public health. >> as the food crisis spreads, consumers get worried. at this market in berlin, the sign say there's nothing to worry about, the eggs are not contaminated with dioxin. but traders feel their fee

today's attacks has been condemned by the afghan president hamid karzai you yet -- . bbc news, kabul. >> hundreds of afghans have demonstrated outside the iranian embassy in kabul, and in protest that iran was blocking thousands of fuel trucks. domestic fuel prices in afghanistan have soared by as much as 70%. let's bring you up-to-date on the headlines on "bbc world news." new tests on contaminated animal feed in germany have revealed levels of dioxin 70 fund -- 77 times the level allowed. and sunday's referendum on whether it the south of sudan it should declare independence. the european union has been marked by ceremonies in budapest, but overshadowed by it been new media law which is seen as an attack on the freedom of the press. we have this from jonathan markets. >> budapest's splendid parliament building. six months, and hungary will be squarely in the european spot like you yet the prime minister arrived at his press conference. the controversial new media law is seen as a full-scale assault on the freedom of the press. yet he has been fighting of criticism f

. >>> afghan president hamid karzai has convened parliament for the first time since last september's election. he's been criticized for his handling of the political confusion that followed the voting. karzai called on lawmakers to cooperate with the government at wednesday's parliamentary session. he said all ethnic groups must unite to rebuild afghanistan. in last year's election, a quarter of the votes were invalid, and protesters demanded a second ballot. karzai established a special court to investigate the election fraud and delayed the inauguration of the new parliament. but his moves only deepened the political unrest. >>> chickens at a farm in aichi prefecture central japan have tested positive for bird flu. this is the fifth outbreak of h5 type avian influenza at poultry farms in the country this winter. more than 450 chickens were found dead at a farm in toyohashi city between monday and wednesday. some of them were positive for bird flu in preliminary tests, and genetic analysis confirmed the virus is the h5 strain. on thursday, authorities began destroying all the farm's

today's suicide attack has been condemned by the afghan president hamid karzai. an extra battalion of u.s. marines has been deployed to the region. >>> hundreds of afghans have demonstrated outside of the iranian embassy in protest of iran's blocking of thousands of fuel trucks at the border. since the official ban two weeks ago, domestic fuel prices and afghanistan have soared by as much as 70%. >>> let's bring you up-to-date on the headlines on "bbc world news." new tests on germany's contaminated it will -- contaminated animal feed have revealed dioxin 77 times higher than allowed. a ballot boxes are being delivered in sudan on whether the south should declare independence from the rest of the country. >>> the start of hungary's presidency of the european union has been marked by ceremonies in budapest but overshadowed by criticism. at the media laws concede -- the new media laws are concedeare sn as an attack on freedom of the press. >> six months when hungary will be squarely in european spot light when they assume the presidency. when the hungarian prime mi

biden spoke to reporters after meeting with afghan president hamid karzai on tuesday. he arrived in afghanistan unannounced the previous day. the vice president stressed the united states will ensure a smooth handover through the training of afghan security and police forces. >> the united states, if the afghan people want it, are prepared, and we are not leaving in 2014. hopefully, we will have totally turned over the ability of the -- to the afghan security forces to maintain the security of the country. but we will -- we are not leaving. if you don't want us to leave. >> the taliban is stepping up its offensive against government forces and multinational troops stationed in the country. last year about 500 u.s. soldiers were killed in afghanistan, the highest number since the u.s. invaded in 2001. >>> a japanese electronics firm has developed a high-tech mirror that can quickly determine if someone has a fever, a key symptom of influenza. the thermo mirror was developed by a subsidiary of nec. it's equipped with an infrared sensor near its top edge. when a person lo

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so there we have it that news conference regarding the visit of afghanistan's president hamid karzai to moscow today and for his part president medvedev said that we would like to continue developing trade and economic ties between the two countries russia would like afghanistan to be independent wealthy and prosperous state and i would cause we're having a constructive dialogue and we're confident that russia will continue to help afghanistan through a difficult period and of course those behind the scenes talks will continue particular the subject of illegal drugs trade and more in this throughout the day here on r.t. it's time for the sports update. hello and welcome to sports day it's good to have you with us start as always of the headlines. but on equipment some of them are just proves the forefront of the christina maria sharapova also wins on day five of the australian open. for pleasure and also for it before frightened off an easy victory these are vietnamese. there's a three way tie at the top of the leaderboard run to classic. tennis and settle on a course in it's always

one and its most rapid in areas controlled by foreign forces that's the view of afghan president hamid karzai in an exclusive interview he sat down with r t you can catch it later today when afghanistan was. in complete anarchy poppies were not so much but when the mage idea of the puppies were not that high wyndham was left and thought of and came poppies went up but then there were questions talked how come when the entire international communities in afghanistan would have so much talk of the water on drugs and all that there is such a rise in the cultivation of poppies where we are in charge. but we have reduced poppies in twenty two provinces of afghanistan in some of two spots is completely eliminated perhaps where we are not in charge we want to provinces where there is taliban or with more foreign forces and in those provinces of course poppies of entries and that's a question all of us together afghanistan of the size including russia in a very important significant way must help afghanistan get treated the and get to charge of its own affairs and to defend our own country and to run

president hamid karzai was going to wait until investigations were over before giving the oath it 249 members of parliament but says his western allies pressured him into seating the parliament now. more than 100 losers are challenging the election results. >>> a uc-santa cruz student from oakland has been killed snowboarding in the sierra. the 22-year-old was reportedly riding her board like a sled when she crashed backwards into a lift tower at tahoe. keith wasn't wearing a helmet. >>> the surfer had nearly drowned when he was hit by two massive waves at mavericks is doing better. he is now fair condition at stanford medical center and is expected to recover. trent was surfing the big waves saturday for only the second time. a photographer who was illegally jet skiing in the area pulled him from the water. >>> good morning. it is wednesday, and as you head out the door this morning, we are asking you to use caution particularly in the north and east bay valleys, along the carquinez straits, highway 4, a dense fog advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. a range of 37 to 45 degrees. insid

managed to get an exclusive chance to speak with hamid karzai before his talks with dmitri medvedev the afghan leader tells us he knows he's got a tough job defeating insurgency and the desperation of farmers who think they have no alternative growing opium poppies for heroin interview coming up next. going. to eat. how many cars i afghan president it's an honor and pleasure to have you with us today sir the only respond with thank you what were your hopes and dreams in two thousand and four when you were made president of afghanistan and my whole put aspirations were that would have. peace for afghanistan and a stable afghanistan afghanistan in close contact. with its neighbors and near neighbors a country that progress into a better economy. better living standard of the afghan children who were deprived of a future cation for so many decades would have a chance to go to school some of those are. some of them have not been moved so that was my my aspiration at the time but what would you say precisely seven years or what are you willing to achieve and where did you fail maybe you mana

surely as promised our exclusive interview with the afghan president hamid karzai sports also at this hour natasha is here in a quarter of an hour with more about our top story free for visiting some people to do the twenty eighteen world cup final paperwork kevin thanks for being with us tonight. the close up team has been to the homes to return to the land developed by cossacks in ancient times. now wattie goes to the center of russian defense production. where christianity and shamanism existed side by side for centuries. people in remote villages are cut off from the basics we take for granted most completely and republic russia close up on r.t. . is the. same. since. hungary for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. what's the strangest attempt of a military takeover of. the us president trying to overthrow a foreign country's government but his strategic games must. and america recognized its defeat. questionings if cuba managed to cope with its victory not all don't talk the all politics for god sake i lea

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cobbles mounting problems and moscow's role in solving them we bring you the full interview with hamid karzai next hour. demonstrators took to the streets of norway on saturday protesting against the deportation of a russian born equal immigrant. who was once named norwegian of the year has lived in the country for almost a decade but failed in her bid for asylum and despite huge support among the locals it seems she's losing the battle to stay in a place she calls home the rabbits reports from also. the clock is ticking for many as her supporters gather in central oslo for what may be the last time to protest her deportation from the country she's learnt to call home as things stand i merely could be sent to russia within days leaving behind her friends and the land she grew up in but this is no longer just about money with her book illegal norwegian and her activism she's managed to draw attention to the plight of all people struggling to stay in norway those without papers have no access to work education or health care and can't even get married before money i mean leave very few talked a

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samples from hamid karzai to prove that the afghan president is a heroin addict and claridge apparently believes that karzai is will ultimately sell out the u.s. to the iranians to the pakistanis so his private spy ring wants to interfere now they also when the military won't listen past their dispatches on to certain media figures so what we make of these private operations interfering in war zones is a new practice that we're going to start seeing more of joining me to discuss it is marcy wheeler blogger for firedoglake marci thank you so much for joining us now first of all let's talk about do we this character he's seventy eight years old i believe but what intentions do you think that he has because on one hand he sells it like he's trying to root out corruption in afghanistan and he's doing this for america's own good so that we don't get sold out but he's doing this despite what the military or the president necessarily want him to do and he believes that american intervention is always ok whenever we feel like it he's a war hawk. i mean i wouldn't have as big of a problem with p

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the white house says his arrival was a surprise trip because of security concerns, although hamid karzaias sold about it last week. the visit comes ahead of july's planned beginning of the withdrawal of american troops in afghanistan. >> many merchants are not very happy about a new neighbor moving in this month. athletea will open in the 2200 block of fillmore. some beua teague owners worry the store which is owned by gap will change the overall fill of the neighborhood. others say there is the need and will draw in more shoppers. >>> and the palace of fine arts is about to reopen this friday. the 96-year-old landmark u nderwent a $21 million upgrade as part of a public private primp. this included a retrofit for the dole. the landscaping and lagoon have been redone. the structure was built after the 1906 earthquake as a the -- as part of an effort to show the city had recovered. >>> well, sales of apple's iphone could dramatically increase in the next couple of weeks. tomorrow verizon will announce it will start selling those iphones. neither company is making any comment -- comments a

saleh had sparred publicly with president hamid karzai over karzai's efforts to make peace with the talibani've invited myself to saleh's home in the panjshir valley, 60 miles north of kabul, to hear about his defection. >> i was not in power politics to go and flatter and be rosy. i was a straight forward. there were a lot of moments i thought my job was over. >> smith: to help me understand where he was coming from, saleh insisted on taking me and his bodyguards on a hike. he said he needed to show me something. he led the way. that's me on all fours. >> i am sorry. but it's good for you. >> smith: saleh was taking me to a ridge top upon which sits a shrine to afghanistan's national hero, ahmed shah massoud. it was from here that massoud's northern alliance forces successfully held back the russians in the '80s and the taliban in the '90s. but a decade ago, two days before 9/11, massoud was assassinated by two al qaeda suicide bombers posing as journalists. saleh says massoud would roll over in his grave if he knew karzai was preparing to offer a peace deal with the enemy. >> what did we

. >> afghan president hamid karzai rushed back from a visit to russia to swear in the new parliament.ay swearing in ceremony marked the end of a long battle over when the lawmakers would be able to start work. allegations of misconduct during the september elections delayed the ceremony and they are still being investigated. despite this the 249 members of the lower house will now be able to start work immediately. president karzai said he hopes they would be productive. the bay area is home to the largest afghan population in the united states. >> the florida keys taking on a new meaning after a piano ended up in an unusual spot. people on the beach there trying to figure out how this old grand piano wound up on a sand bar. lots of theories going around. >> these guys planned it out. this wasn't a few that had a few beers and let's pull a stunt. this was calculated. they took their time. they definitely kept an eye on the tides. you put that anywhere else and it would be under water. >> of course that's all speculation. unless this piano turns out to be a danger to wildlife or boater

he is scheduled to meet with hamid karzai.iden was last in the country in 2009. >> scott joins us and it is not so-called d-day, but i day. >> the day we expect verizon will announce it will start selling the iphone. the press conference is in new york city in a matter of hours. our guys at the new york city nbc will be there reporting back to us. it seems like a done deal. a verizon version of the iphone like the at&t phone. you can't use both the internet and talk on the phone at the same time because of the limitations of their technology verizon uses we will keep and pay more attention as it goes. let's talk about what if you are a ceo and you double or double the stock price of the company and you say great things and lead it? what happens to you? you get fired. the chip maker amd said goodbye to the ceo. he is out the door with no specific replacement named. the fights are over this morning. intel will play a staggering $1.5 billion. he takes the money and stops suing intel. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> intere

the hamid karzai government, not much better than the taliban. we don't see any of that. in canada are we see not only counterinsurgency, but what reminds you of what the russians -- and massive military power. there's a solution of radicalization of the taliban. this is not the nasty and -- natural constituency. and what should be done. we would have to know lockerbie who we are to see any hope in the middle east which means we have to stop supporting israel and its occupation of palestine with dictatorship in egypt and saudi arabia and pakistan and elsewhere. is inconceivable in foreign policy. i am a journalist and have a problem finding business. >> one of the things that is more interesting about the transition in iraqi government is the relationship between miley key and looked on all solder. it is interesting this new relationship. you don't really hear that name in this country without being preceded by anti-american cleric in any context. it creates an interesting perspective. i don't see him as anti-american. as most understand this phrase. speak a moment about

. >>> hamid karzai reluctantly swore in the new parliament today. he had tried to delay it pointing to an ongoing fraud investigation in the november vote. the legitimacy of his own election has been questioned. mr. legislatures have threatened to open the government without him. >>> it appears pigeon droppings are to blame for a roof collapse that nearly hit a woman at a vacaville gas station. the metal roof above the pumps collapsed monday at quick way gas on merchant street. the vacaville fire department says the section that gave way was brought down by the weight of bird droppings that checked over the years. chris 45 just filled up her gas tank and gotten back into her car. >> there was just this exploding gas and debris everywhere. first i thought do i stay in the car for shelter? while, i am in a gas station and there could be something else going so i just ran through the clearing. >> the gas station's owner said he was unaware pigeon droppings checked on the roof. he is keeping the station open while waiting for crews to make an inspection

. >>> hamid karzai reluctantly swore in the new parliament today. he had tried to delay it pointing to an ongoing fraud investigation in the november vote. the legitimacy of his own election has been questioned. mr. legislatures have threatened to open the government without him. >>> it appears pigeon droppings are to blame for a roof collapse that nearly hit a woman at a vacaville gas station. the metal roof above the pumps collapsed monday at quick way gas on merchant street. the vacaville fire department says the section that gave way was brought down by the weight of bird droppings that checked over the years. chris 45 just filled up her gas tank and gotten back into her car. >> there was just this exploding gas and debris everywhere. first i thought do i stay in the car for shelter? while, i am in a gas station and there could be something else going so i just ran through the clearing. >> the gas station's owner said he was unaware pigeon droppings checked on the roof. he is keeping the station open while waiting for crews to make an inspection

after that, vice president biden is scheduled a meeting with afghan president hamid karzai, and despite political agreements, and some uncomfortable revelations courtesy of wikileaks, the vice president is trying to smooth things over with karzai, who has been worried about foreign meddling. despite that, u.s. officials say the relationship is on solid ground and the goal here is to have u.s. troops begin their withdrawal by july. in washington, brian moore, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, brian. >>> federal prosecutors have dropped charges against refugees from laos. a 2007 indictment accused them of conspireing to buy weapons and explosives and attack the lo asian government. that decision comes just days after their 81-year-old leader died. >>> ahead at 6:00, eliminating the fear. the effort to help undocumented workers feel safe when they're reporting crimes. >>> plus, they put their lives on the line for our country, but they aren't even recognized as citizens. the bay area pushed today to honor these veterans. >>> i'm in for jeff. tonit wto have another chilly night setting up ar

biden made the pledge during a meeting with president hamid karzai in kabul. he said training and aid will continue after u.s. combat forces begin leaving afghanistan in july. >> the united states, if the afghan people want it, are prepared and we are not leaving in 2014. hopefully we will have totally turned over the ability of the... to the afghan security forces to maintain the security of the country. but we will... we are not leaving. if you don't want us to leave. >> reporter: the vice president also said the u.s. has no inte >> holman: the vice president also said the u.s. has no intention of trying to "govern" or "nation-build" in afghanistan. secretary of state hillary clinton moved to shore up ties with yemen today. she made a surprise stop in sanaa, the capital, and met with president ali abdullah saleh. his government has been a key ally in the war on terror. relations with yemen were strained after wikileaks released u.s. diplomatic cables. they showed yemen secretly has allowed u.s. air strikes against al-qaeda targets. china has tested its first

separately, president hamid karzai delayed opening parliament by a month. that gives a tribunal more time to investigate alleged election fraud. karzai has been accused of using the probe to undermine the vote results. suicides among u.s. soldiers in the army national guard and reserve doubled last year. but among active duty soldiers, suicides dropped, after five years of increases. the army's vice chief of staff general peter chiarelli said today the military is working to lessen the stigma attached to mental health issues. >> i really believe we are leading an effort to destigmatize soldiers, family members, da civilians seeking help when they have these behavioral health issues. they are injuries that must be taken care of. >> holman: chiarelli said the army still is working to improve training and health care, and to educate soldiers on the abuse of prescription drugs. in u.s. economic news, home building stayed near record lows last year and starts on new construction fell in december. that news did little to help wall street. instead, stocks fell as

meetings with afghan president hamid karzai and u.s. troops also were on biden's schedule. iran announced today a series of arrests in the murder of a nuclear scientist. he was killed by a bomb outside his home last january. state tv said agents rounded up a network of israeli spies involved in the attack. and in abu dhabi today, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said nuclear sanctions against iran are making an impact. the most recent analysis is that the sanctions have been working. they have made it much more difficult for iran to pursue its nuclear ambition. >> holman: diplomats from the five permanent members of the u.n. security council and germany are scheduled to meet with iranian officials later this month for a second round of nuclear talks. a massive snow and ice storm has brought large parts of the southern u.s. to a standstill, and left at least five people dead. sleet, ice, and snow blanketed states from louisiana to the carolinas today. more than 2,000 flights were canceled across the region, the bulk at atlanta's airport, the busiest in the world. part

president hamid karzai swore in the lawmakers, after trying to delay the session for a vote fraud probe and, he warned some could still lose their seats. the afghan leader also accused the international community of meddling in the vote. toyota announced a recall today of nearly 1.7 million cars worldwide for fuel leaks. the recall mostly affects vehicles in japan. but it also includes two lexus luxury models in north america sold between 2006 and 2008. toyota was plagued by a series of major recalls last year, and its u.s. sales suffered as a result. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: republicans and democrats managed to sit together at last night's joint session, but a fundamental divide remains between the president and congressional republicans on the role of government. ray suarez picks up that part of the state of the union story. >> suarez: from the president's annual address, and from the republican party response, america saw two very different answers to a fundamental political and economic question: what's the best role for the government