lyster from our studio in new york lauren let me get this straight home sales are falling across the rest of the country but have they actually gone up in manhattan. they have actually improved in manhattan sales of apartments here in manhattan have improved briskly sharply over last year well as you mentioned we've had numbers come out dismal numbers about both existing home sales and new home sales that are down to record lows really making people to doubt any kind of improvement in the economy and definitely no improvement in housing so it's a very deep divide between the rest of the country and what's going on here in manhattan yet talk about a deep divide july's median home sale price in manhattan was nine hundred thousand . in dollars that's the median price and nationwide that's compared to two hundred eighty two thousand and six hundred dollars i mean that is a big divide that's a shocking difference there. it is a shocking difference and i guess it wouldn't be surprising that the value of the median household or apartment sold in new york would be so much higher than the res

times it's a lauren lyster it's be end of an era you know our t. o. mist is caught in new york. now you're vital to share some of forgettable experiences as our close up team sets off for another adventure across russia. and our destination today is the white sea coast a thousand kilometers north of why is an ancient land of sea conquerors sailors fisherman ship builders the pole or people have been a linked with the sea for generations and even today their way of life hasn't changed much yes or so you found out. we are now in. the first russian fleet now the creators of the russian fleet are the more people the people who have very close relations with the sea and they are the first russian settlers on the white sea coast now they were primarily fishermen hunters and sea traders in fact they created very strong trading links with northern norway to the point that a pigeon language was created between the two of them now they have also played an important role in russian history because it's the banks to them that russia was able to keep its northern borders unchanged now today

lauren lyster r.t.e. new york. well coming up later in the program here in the driving force the russian foreign minister took time out during his road trip of russia's farm to discuss foreign policy. but first police in central russia have detained nine people suspected of leading an attack on a rock festival they say the brawl could have started off for a local cafe and argued with a member of the audience of two hundred young men started beating up the crowd with clubs that festival in the region some said they even heard gunshots more than ten people injured two remain in hospital i can afford to say poor security event could be to blame. i think suggested the members of a nationalist but these claims have since been denied some three thousand people were at the festival. that's true mind you can always check out our website for more stories anytime you want and here's it's. most of what's online right now. dot com. roman immigrants in germany are told they state their welcome but they're afraid of what awaits

lauren lyster are to new york it's just now it's only ten minutes past the hour here in the russian capital you all with odds he and the police are questioning suspected ringleader of a mass brawl that took place at a rock concert in russia's your rules region according to reports the man became enraged and retaliated off the local teenagers have been goading him when he says say up to one hundred people in the top of the crowd with clubs at the tornado festival in the philippines region. suggest a fourteen year old girl was killed yet to confirm this eleven people have been taken to hospital now eyewitnesses claim the man even beat up the police gunshots were heard some three thousand people were at the festival during the attack. well security forces in sudan searching for three russian pilots that have been kidnapped in the country and they were abducted by armed men in the volatile darfur region the three russians were employed by a sudanese airline incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners. well we are here for you live twenty four seven but for even more new

lauren lyster our teeth new york. coming up a little bit later on the program here on our driving force the russian prime minister took time out during his road trip of russia's far east to discuss foreign policy. police in central russia detained nine people suspected of leading a rock festival they say the brawl could have started off to a local cafe argued with a member of the audience up to a hundred young men started beating up the crowd with clubs and the tornado festival in the region some eyewitnesses said they even heard gunshots called and ten people were injured true last still in hospital local authorities say for security at the event could be to blame the reports suggested that members of a nationalist gun but these claims have since been denied some three thousand people were at the festival during the attack. now to sudan where security forces have reportedly identified where three kidnapped russian pilots are being held they were abducted by armed men in the volatile darfur region local authorities be

but it's on that's it lauren lyster it's the end of an era you know our t. own this is called new york. has been experiencing. sets off for another adventure across. on all destination today is the white thing case that the housing kilometers north of moscow a life that i learned as. a failure the question when ship builders the poor people have been linked with the sea for generations and today that way of like doesn't take just have thrown away a found out. they were one of the first conquerors of the northern waters fisherman. not so many fresh it's off season now feel good but salmond is a northern fish it comes to rivers for spawning shipbuilders sea captains the norse have a bond with the sea unbroken for centuries. my grandfather used to build one mast into most boats he was one of the best ship builders out there everyone in my family is connected to the sea they were the sailors captains. bourque of is a native of but to keep got island one that he calls the homeland of captains so we travel to particular a four hour boat journey to an island only a

lauren lyster are to new york. we're coming to you live from the heart of the russian capital this is all remember you can always check out all website for many more stories anytime you want to use of what's waiting for you online right now at our dot com wrote. immigrants in germany are told they've outstayed their welcome but they're afraid of what awaits them back home in concert. and a spectacle of speed and luxury the world's latest cars attract thousands to an international motor show in the russian capital as that and so much more waiting for you at r.t. dot com. well u.s. president barack obama seems sincere in his desire to improve relations with moscow but u.s. policy is could be telling the opposite that's the view of russia's prime minister vladimir putin who gave an interview to the common newspaper in unusual circumstances he was driving at the time in the country's far east for more here's artie's oksana. a very interesting interview these time around if they had six truly rare these days for journal

lauren lyster party new york police are questioning fifteen people arrested after scores of bare chested skinheads went on the rampage at a concert in russia's your region i witnesses say up to one hundred people thought to be far right extremists attacked the crowd with clubs at the tornado festival in the tribe and screeching media reports suggest a fourteen year old girl was killed but thought he says have not yet confirmed this eleven people have been taken to hospital eyewitnesses claim the man even beat up the police and gunshots were heard it's unclear what prompted the fight and an investigation is under way some three thousand people were at the festival during the attack. security forces in sudan are searching for two russian pilots that have been kidnapped in the country they were abducted by armed man in the volatile darfur region the two russians were employed by sudanese airline the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners. what you might see coming to life from moscow and we're alive for you twenty four seven but for even more news and videos yo

lauren lyster r.t. new york and police are questioning the suspected ringleader of a mass brawl that took place at a rock concert in russia's euros region according to reports the man became raged and retaliated after a local teenagers have been goading him eyewitnesses say up to one hundred people attacked the crowd with clubs and the turn a festival in the chalabi excretion media reports suggest a fourteen year old girl was killed but authorities have not yet confirmed this eleven people have been taken to hospital eyewitnesses claim the man even beat up the police and gunshots were heard some three thousand people were at the festival during the attack. a senior government prosecutor in afghanistan has has been forced to retire for aggressively promoting corruption investigations some of the people under suspicion were top officials and one of president hamid karzai aides our military analyst says the afghan leader is doing everything in his power to block u.s. efforts to beat corruption and drug pro

lauren lyster our teeth new york. and as the us declares an official and to its combat mission in iraq many are asking if the war is really over around fifty thousand troops remain in the country in a supporting role into local forces take complete control but former cia officer jack rice says the u.s. government and the pattern god are misleading the american public by glossing over of the true situation and iraq. the obama administration and even the pentagon to some degree as well as basically look at the political side of this they can't continue this indefinitely they can't and so they've looked at what the american people and everybody wants this war to be done in the united states the problem is is it is it is not done i mean a lot of the problems that we face that a lot of the problems with iraqis themselves faced in the past they're still there i'm a schism that you're finding within the country still exist the problems that within their legislature still exist the violence still exists just because it's unde

times it's a lauren lyster it's the end of an era you know r t o mist is caught in new york. now until the discovery of russia comes home from the traditional tourists trail i want to sell team is on hand to take you to telling us that on the scale the areas of the country without leaving. and this week we've been in the coastal region of a hunger north west russia for generations that michael's live had heritage was made into twilight but the whites say it is easy to say it is a fisherman and company is the thrive without resources on the landscape and as. a way of life that claim this is the sea itself they were one of the first conquerors of the northern waters fisherman. and also many fish it's off season now with salmonella northern fish it comes to reverse for spawning shipbuilders sea captains the boomers have a bond with the sea unbroken for centuries. my grandfather used to build one last into most boats he was one of the best ship builders out there everyone in my family is connected to the sea they were the sailors or captains. work of is a native of but you could

but it's on that's it lauren lyster it's the end of an era you know our t. own this this new york. of course whenever i'm traveling the streets of manhattan i always prefer to take the subway where you can find more on the stories we're covering on our website r.t. dot com here's a little quick look at what else is online right now. russia has one month to prove that it's the legal owner of the kremlin descendants of the country's founding dynasty the rexx are suing the state to get back the property they say their forefathers built and lived in. and find out why some german and american tourists on a russian cruise ship refused to leave the boat after it collided with a cargo ship all the details are to dot com. now a chance to discover parts of russia cut off or a cut off from the traditional tourist trail our close up team is on hand to take you on the diverse and undiscovered areas of the country without leaving your seat . as when we visited the coastal region of our skin northwest russia for generations the local people's livelihood and heritage has been intertwined with the

lauren lyster it's the end of an era you know r t o ministers call new york. brief this hour and the founder all the wiki leaks website genius has been accused of rape in sweden forces say they've izzy to warrant his arrest the website of the challenges are without basis and that they previously but we want to expect does he tricks songs was in sweden last week when he announced the whistleblower website is that to publish a final batch of secret documents on the bourne afghanistan. australia is counting the ballots in its general election seen as the latest in the country for more than forty years we've always seventy percent of votes process pm and judy a labor party is thought to be slightly ahead of the opposition coalition there were fears of a hung parliament as the parties are almost running neck and neck the balance of templates campaign the vote will decide the make up of a hundred fifty seat hall the seventy six seats sent. thousands of taking to the streets. trust me a protesting against the rest of about twenty people throwing stones in the early d

lauren lyster are to new york. police are questioning fifteen people arrested after scores of bare chested skin has went on the rampage at a concert in russia's urals region eyewitnesses say up to one hundred people sought to be far right extremist attack of the crowd with clubs of the tornado festival in the region media reports suggest a fourteen year old girl was killed but sorties have not yet confirmed this eleven people have been taken to hospital i witnesses claim the man even beat of the police and gunshots were heard it's unclear what prompted the fight and us to geisha is underway some three thousand people were at the festival during the attack. a senior government prosecutor in afghanistan says he's been forced to retire for aggressively promoting corruption investigations some of the people under suspicion were top officials and one of president hamid karzai aides our military analyst says the afghan leader is doing everything in his power to block u.s. efforts to be corruption and drug production. in

that lauren lyster party new york. police are questioning the suspected ringleader of a mass brawl the took place at a rock concert in russia's urals region according to reports the man became enraged and retail after local teenagers have been goading him and eyewitnesses say up to one hundred people tap the crowd with clubs at the tourney of festival the. media reports suggest a fourteen year old girl was killed but authorities have not yet confirmed this eleven people have been taken to hospital eyewitnesses claim the man even beat up the police the gunshots were heard some three thousand people were the festival during the attack. security forces in sudan are searching for three russian pilots that have been kidnapped in the country they were abducted by an armed man in the volatile darfur region three russians were employed by a sudanese airline the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting foreigners. this is r t coming to live from moscow but remember that for more news and analysis you can always

lauren lyster r.t. new york. will come out later in the program for driving force the russian prime minister for his road trip of russia's far east to discuss foreign policy. the first police in central russia detained nine people suspected of leading an attack on a rock festival they say the brawl could have started off for a local cafe owner with a member of the audience up to a hundred young men started beating up the crowd with clubs at the tornado festival in each area been screeching some eyewitnesses said they even heard gunshots more than ten people were injured two remain in hospital local authorities say poor security events could be to blame early reports suggested the mobile members of a nationalist gang but these claims have since been tonight some three thousand people at the festival attack. more u.s. troops are preparing to leave iraq despite a recent wave of violence in the country american soldiers. are almost at the end of a combat mission off the seventy is the fighting of about fifty thousand

become a fan of the alone a show on facebook and follow us on twitter and follow me on twitter at lauren lyster and if you missed any of tonight's show or any other nights you can always catch it at youtube dot com slash the ilana show now posting interviews in our entire show that's it for tonight though i'll see you again tomorrow. one of the key elements of democracy which is so uncomfortable for me or for. who pays for the numbers. how dependent is this independent media. and who is behind the t.v. story. chargin media fiction and reality on our teeth. i stayed so all the emergency in seven or russian regions that way waging. the destroyed in twenty villages and leaving fourteen dead and thousands homeless searing temperatures and strong winds continue to found plains. iran's president ahmadinejad as throws down the cooling divots to barack obama challenging him to a t.v. debate only a military admission of plans to strikes around over its nuclear ambitions. blouse israeli arabs three cows they have a wall they call racist rules which discriminate against old known jews living in the

lauren lauren you're proving that you're afraid to show it is a very you know what you're afraid to you'reafraid to show a cartoon i'm not afraid i don't want to be just i'm not for i don't want to be disrespectful to that's a really good problem that we have being listen you're just as far as i'm concerned you're speaking disrespectful to me who campus this is america it's freedom of speech i mean you're spreading the fear you are it's a theory you would have a problem if it was jesus christ we wouldn't be having this i went on but if you're not you have the grace of the pig up to the camera either. to do a show on comedy central showing jesus christ snorting cocaine i never heard him mention it i mean clearly what do you want why is this this is this is special rights for special classes this is freedom of speech we poke fun and what is this got to do with the mosque at ground zero all right well we're going to leave it at that i appreciate you coming in and talking to us. about your thoughts. thank you laurie. we have another hot button issue to cover in our next segment illegal immigra

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lauren wood giving a different version of events and somebody, you were on the plane, you saw it alls for being with us to share this morning. have a great weekend. george? >> thanks, elizabeth. >>> there has been all kinds of travel trouble this summer. if you're the lance family you survived four days in a blizzard on a remote glacier in alaska. a setting so dangerous that even the rescue helicopter crashed. but thanks to quick thinking and a little extra togetherness they are safe and they told their story to our houston station ktrk. neal karlinsky has more. >> reporter: the lance family came to alaska from texas hoping for a vacation to remember. they're leaving with stories of a fight for survival after their sightseeing plane crashed, leaving them stranded 8,500 feet up a glacier. >> when i pulled my mirror out ready for my girl scout survive to signal a plane. that was our first initial -- then when we realized we had no food and water. >> reporter: it had recently been cleaned out and had no emergency supplies on board. they had to make due with the belongings they had on th

on the scene here at the curran theater, i'm lauren scott. have a great morning. >>> maybe heading out to a giants game tonight at 7:00? how do you dress? first pitch expected to be 60 degrees. for the seventh inning, dropping to 55. also catch it saturday on nbc bay area at 6:00. >>> free family fun and a way to chow down on some of the best free food in town. bob redell is at the eat real food festival and it will soon get under way. >> it will be kicking off around 2:00. the second annual event. expecting 100,000 people here in jack london square for the eat real food festival. if you're wondering what is the eat real food festival, how is that didn't from other festivals? that's how we got anya here to describe it. it's fast food, fast and cheap. >> it's fast food, but fast food from real ingredients. we use good, quality meat, fresh vegetables. all the products here are healthy, delicious, made by local bay area communities and priced in the fast food zone. >> then you are trying to get people to make butter, pickles, you are going to ha

it is very wonderful to follow lauren, devora major, and jack hirschman. what a group. i really am awed. i cannot remember which marian was that gave the keys to the city to robert duncan. those were the days before we had poet laureates, but there was that one acknowledgement. i wanted to remember that. and libraries. i would be dead if it were not for libraries. they were shelter, information, everything he could not find out of school -- you could not find out at school. a place to be. in second grade, my father took me six blocks from my house to the carroll street library and home again. shhe said, "you have your card. you are on my own." that was a delightful experience. i started to read my way through sections, and that is what i would do, until i discovered poetry and then i did not read my way through any other section. in a poem, you could hold inconsistency. i could not understand what it bothered with fiction. i read some and liked it, but the world was so much more complex than any fiction book i ever read except maybe the tale of benji. it was where you c

our thanks to cody ross, laura behnke and lauren scott and our camera crew behind the scenes. have a good week. we'll see you tomorrow. >> this is the chris matthews show. >> ask not what your country can do for you. >> i can hear you. >> the time for change has come. >> no obama, who is behind the war of anger about the mosque. who is exploiting a washington august to ignite more anti-government fury. who are the winners on the assault of islam? is this about obama? if all this noise is about the economy and the deficit, why so much hea onlyhe mosque? if it is a partisan divide, why do they bring it back to race? and finally, the call of the wild, could the g.o.p. win too many election this is fall and land too many from the far right in congress? could they bring themselves down and reelect obama, just by flying wild with zany candidates? i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. with us joe klein and katty kay and kelly o'donnell. and reihan salam. quho is driving the -- who is driving the division in the country. what is the motive on the march on washington? what is the up

take a look at polo ralph lauren. this morning, the trendsetting powerhouse showcasing a 25% jump in sales at its club monaco chain. that helped first-quarter profits clear street estimates by a wide margin, making for a fashionable excuse to move forward with expansion plans. the stock working its way to a two-month high reclaiming half of what it lost from the april highs. and las-vegas-sands. luck might be a lady tonight, and every night, for the company and its casinos in macau and singapore. the company's asia casinos are starting to turn profitable. macau's casino regulator said islandwide gaming revenues rose 70% in july compared to year-ago levels. and look at the stock-- its highest price in nearly two years, and a big run from the $2 lows in march of last year. shares in express jet holdings took flight. it's being acquired by skywest in a deal worth $133 million. skywest, the nation's largest regional air carrier, wants express jet to help strengthen its alliances with continental and delta. expressjet stoc

lauren scott has more on minnesota. >> the big news in the nfl coming out of minnesota. the return of brett favre for his 20th season. he's literally the grandfather of all nfl quarterbacks. his daughter had a baby this off season. favre is expected to start tonight playing a couple of series and may hand off to toby gerheart. trying to solidify his spot as the number two running back behind adrian peterson for the vikings. another story about favre's return in the middle of the week. jared alan played in high school, went to mississippi to bring favre back to minnesota. eventually here tonight. that's the scene outside of the vikings locker room. nbc bay area sports. back to you. >> thank you to lawrence and laura. toby grew up idolizing brett favre and now they are teammates with the vikings. here's how it will shake down. regardless of what happens tonight -- the good, the bad and the ugly. we'll see you on sports sunday primetime immediately following the game. we'll take you inside both locker rooms for post game coverage. there's brett favre. it's our sunday night

country has well used civil rights laws protecting against race religion and sex discrimination but as lauren lyster reports transsexual struggle to get the quasi. mixing glamour to the job fit for a queen i mean i was. happy beautiful claims it was. i was here to have a good time to. put all that glitters. using gold believes to go direct when someone with no harm to her you think you cared for most transgender people were necessarily more info you need in the united states. for artfully phrase. i mean if you're far from dandy beth glenn used to be simply glenn that some people just haven't a factor when it comes to the sort of thing though friends who have known her for decades say nothing's different now far as personality there there's no great change she is one of a quarter of transgenders in the us who claim they've been fired because of their gender identity. she is one of ninety seven percent who report they've been discriminated against at work because of it or the boss just summoned her to his office and said is it true that you have decided that you're going for sure that you're go

he said he is grateful for lauren michaels fob having the chance to be on snl. >> you will get more thaneviews on yelp. daily deals will be on there. yelp rolled out its first deal in san diego yesterday for a yoga class bundle. daily deals for san francisco and new york will be coming in the next few weeks. >>> it's 4:50 now. a lot of people like that hot yoga. let's see if maybe you can just go outside. >> we had that tuesday and wednesday. yesterday and today the trend will be the cooling temperatures. maybe there will be a yelp deal on some ski tickets coming up. wait until you see the forecast coming up this weekend. san francisco, 58. patchy low clouds. not quite as much in the way of low clouds on the coast like we had yesterday morning. 59 in san jose. oakland, 61, southwest wind at 9 miles per hour. some of our weather headlines today, we have the patchy low clouds, mild temperatures. i want to focus in on the weekend. we will see continued cooling. increasing clouds during the day on saturday. not only a chance of rain in the sierra but snow perhaps above 8,000 feet saturday ni

together lauren lyster party new york police questioning the suspected ringleader of a mass brawl that took place in a rock concert in russia's urals region according to reports a man became enraged and retaliated off the local teenagers have been goading him i want to say one hundred people that talk to the crowd with clubs of the tornado festival in that region media reports suggest a fourteen year old girl was killed but this is not yet been. eleven people taken to hospital by when it is claimed the men even speak up the police gunshots were heard three thousand people were at the festival during it. while security forces in sudan searching for three russian pilots that have been kidnapped in the country they were abducted by armed men in the volatile darfur region the three russians were employed by a sudanese airline the incident is the latest in a wave of kidnapping targeting foreigners. well we are here for you live twenty four seventh's but for even more news and videos website dot com and here's a taste of what waiting for you online right now and moscow is witnessing spectacu

production of the traditional cab model the crown victoria by next year deeming it unprofitable but as lauren lister has been finding out many on the streets of the big apple feel they are losing the jewel in the city's crown. in a city that never sleeps the floor with taxis never stops for very long. the line for cabs is taking this pounding in the city twenty two hours twenty four hours a day but for cabbies it's even tougher. that i would. take your money so if you don't hustle for cash during peak hours. and for drivers like this one time banker yeah you want to. deal with life on main street means working even harder and faster as a cabbie these days because of the recession. and pounding the pavement in new york city's sea of yellow there is one car that is keeping this cabbie and many others afloat on the car for. new york to. get on with. it is kept them running for a while now that they've been. since ninety six ninety seven for practical reasons it runs and runs and runs but too much of the world this car is more than just a dependable cab this is. the. symbol or not it will be scra

i'm lauren lyster filling in for alone that there are changes going on in the afghanistan war both the u.s. and the taliban issued new codes of conduct regarding the safety of afghan civilians but how will all these changes really affect the conflict going on there we'll ask former state department appointee matthew hoh next we'll also ask who has the right to decide one judge or an entire population would one judge rules down an issue that is backed by millions of people people can't help but wonder if the people should have more power i'll debate the issue with j.p. frere also could the military.

i'm lauren lyster filling in for alona today president obama went to georgia to applaud the ending of war in iraq and he says everything is moving right on schedule but is this just a way to distract americans from the mounting troubles in afghanistan next we'll take a look at the domestic issue that still plugs america the foreclosure crisis now bernanke says there's still a long road ahead with a shocking seventy five percent increase in foreclosure rates in some of america's largest cities our chief correspondent john hoppus will have a story on that now he might be known as a professor and a historian but howard zinn was also considered a government threat i'll sit down with his former colleague anthony are to find out why then we'll bring you new developments in the wiki leaks scandal our t.v. producer lucy cavanagh is on the story she'll explain how leaked documents are being viewed by the powers that be next we'll revisit a backlash against islam in the u.s. new billboards are popping up showing both sides of this argument and we're going to hash out the issue on tonight show w

as quickly as possible there are a number of reasons for that my colleague lauren lyster looked at some of them last week prior to the appeals court ruling for viktor brutes extradition there was immense pressure from u.s. president barack obama's administration coming from the state department the state department met with the thai ambassador in the u.s. and said that this extradition was a top priority for the united states in the same manner the u.s. ambassador in thailand met with officials in bangkok and told them the same thing putting the same pressure on them separately six lawmakers from both sides of the aisles in the united states in the u.s. congress sent a letter to the thai government saying that victor boots release would be a threat to both thailand and the united states by the way of him selling arms to governments or organizations that would target the u.s. or thailand so there was immense pressure applied prior to his extradition what's really behind washington's vilification though is the question and there are several different analyses for this one analysis is that

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i'm lauren lyster in for alona today japan celebrated the sixty fifth anniversary of the bombing of hiroshima and it's the very first time that the u.s. has sent a representative to attend this somber ceremony will debate whether or not the u.s. should be going with a tea party candidate next we're going to go to look into the merger between n.b.c. and comcast now some are saying this will form a monopoly that will hurt consumers across the country i'll talk with radio host sam seder about the business deal and more dismal job numbers yet an upbeat message from the white house so when does continued positivity from obama turn into outright lies and also we'll introduce you to two people who are making their voices heard in a different way to rappers are sharing their thoughts on everything from climate gate to wiki leaks through their music they'll join us to explain why this latest story inspired them and it's friday happy friday which means we're talking to the slutsky s. will get their take on every.

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same thing in afghanistan and where do we see these revelations there's nothing here that should lauren anyone in the cia and i think this really is just another case where we're wiki leaks selected this document looking for a big publicity run but i don't think they have this got the same reaction a i have received in the past. now then a great way to get your kicks or irresponsible puts lives in danger train surfing is the day to six trimix tippity that's gaining popularity among adrenaline hungry teenagers in moscow. dreams aspired to some of those willing to risk everything for a thrill. even crazy but for those who take part of what's become internationally known as tres surfing it's about the adrenalin rush the great involves riding on top or at the side of moving trains with their hands or the aid of a belt the danger of both and this is for many a major attraction authorities worried that those taken parts aren't fully aware of the risks running along these cables above me all three thousand volts of electricity if you touch one you most likely be killed just. one of the dangers

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