struggle constant war i'm joined live now from our studio in new york by our to correspondent lauren lyster to give us more about this latest round of unemployment benefits that are expiring now lauren give us the details by christmas two million americans are supposed to lose their unemployment benefits. that really is the case alone lawmakers in washington failed to come to a decision failed to reach an agreement to pass an extension of unemployment benefits so for the two million people that rely on this extension by the federal government now these are the long term unemployed they will expire this month and last congress just something about it does something to change that and that could take weeks and now i do want to point out these are the people that are the long term unemployed they've been unemployed for more than six months they have relied on the federal government's extensions to make ends meet while they've been looking for jobs that many say just do not exist and these are people after six months you know your savings have run out that's something that people i've talked to

lot to be thankful for many others out there like the unemployed can't really say the same artes lauren lyster we'll have more on the two extremes that people are facing this holiday season and is a really the most wonderful time of the year statistics show that divorce and separation rates actually increase right after the holiday season so we're going to speak with a divorce attorney to find out why why that is and then we'll ask is there a war on christmas going on the mainstream media seems to think so debating whether or not religion should play a role in the holiday season but we want to know what about the real issues at hand is anybody going to focus on the wars that we're actually fighting professor christopher chambers will join me with his take on the issue and we know that it's not friday but we're still bring in our resident comedian seton smith we'll go over some of our favorite stories of the year like antwan dodson's bed intruder song and the sexy russian spy anna chapman that's all the end of the show but now let's move on to our top story. for profit colleges have been in the

unemployment an expiration date on welfare has upped the ante is money runs out but is argues lauren lyster reports not everyone seems to be broke. in the u.s. to use the season for holiday cheer charity and this year for some of millions of jobless americans despair now why did i work all of those christmases why did i give up that time with my family if now i have nothing and all of the work that i've done in my life for no reason for theresa this used to be her busy season at work but she was laid off from her job in the gas and heating business more than two years ago and has been unable to find any steady work since i look for work every single day i feel like applications u.s. lawmakers reached a deal this month to extend unemployment benefits for millions of unemployed americans we're all going to have the best holidays we can but lost in that story are millions of jobless americans like teresa who don't even qualify for this help anymore benefits expire at ninety nine weeks but a job doesn't magically appear by their own accounts and activists buying on their behalf these americans

it's supposed to be here and it's not here lauren lyster r.t. new york appears. in just a few minutes we ask whether the failing afghan drugs fight has another purpose merit is antenor at its agency in the region is struggling to stand the opium trade with claims that it's simply a cover for other activities. and taking a trip on the troika why there is still plenty of porth power in one of russia's most loved traditional symbols. power is returned to one of moscow's main airports following a twelve hour blackout over one hundred flights to and from out of an airport were canceled while some were diverted after freezing rain ruptured the cables some sixty flights were canceled and dozens delayed at moscow's sheremetyevo airport as the runways froze over but lights are getting back on schedule now over four hundred thousand people in the moscow region were also left without electricity for hours although temperatures are just below freezing it's unusually warm for this time of year and it's caused a range of freeze on contact with power lines bringing them down dr

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anything resembling happy there's a sense of joy that's supposed to be here and it's not here lauren lyster r.t. new york here's. the bitter rivalry between israel and lebanon a stake in a twist with competing seen parks and beaches showcasing their side of the propaganda battle hoping to win over tourists to get their message across but as polls leader explains some are questioning the morality of displaying the spoils of war. it might not be quite the real thing but it sure brings one up close and personal dozens of tourists flocking to hizbollah strongholds deep inside lebanon. we decided to create and develop jihad tourism in order to thwart attempts to distort and falsify history. dubbed pallywood hizbullah and hamas would these theme parks offer through all of their own their appeal the danger here is all too real so how will we try to tell our visitors about real events that took place in this region many stories are about those who gave their lives for their brothers. and in the space of sixty thousand square meters all the trophies collected by hizbollah fighters are displayed capt

anything resembling happy there's a sense of joy that's supposed to be here and it's not here lauren lyster r.t. new york. empowers return to one of moscow's main airports following a twelve hour blackout over one hundred flights to and from damage the airport were cancelled while some word diverted after freezing rain ruptured electricity cables some sixty flights world. cancelled and dozens delayed at moscow's sheremetyevo airport as a runways froze over flights are getting back on schedule but they're still manage to lace over four hundred thousand people in moscow region were also left without electricity for hours some five hundred villages are still without power over temperatures are just below freezing it's unusual warm for this time of year because the rains please contact with powerlines bring them down and drivers are having a tough time to ask sheet ice on the roads has made it difficult for salt to be spread to make them safer waiting for more accidents and traffic jams. while the bitter rivalry between israel and lebanon has taken a twist with competing theme parks each has sh

holiday shopping in the shadows or those struggling to see a little light at the end of the tunnel lauren lyster r.t. new york characters. later we talk with an iconic british politician who's a supporter of the recent student protests but first let's take a look at the business news with daniel bush. welcome to business the price of oil hit a fresh two year high on monday it comes as producing nations deny plans to boost output u.s. light sweet rose twenty seven cents to ninety one seventy eight. brant job to over ninety three dollars. on the stock market is now in europe the german dax is trading in the red losing more than a percent this hour automotives and banks are among the biggest losers volkswagen the carmaker is shedding more than four and a half percent is down three point eight percent the footsie is closed today for a public holiday here in moscow the algiers also know they sell them isaacs is shedding just above half a percent most of the blue chips are trading in the red was losing almost two percent on the r.t.s. . more than three percent as the federal anti monopoly service has

holiday shopping in the shadows or those struggling to see a little light at the end of the tunnel lauren lyster r.t. new york there is another story that strikes a chord of you rings a bell joining us nobody had logged onto our side our t. dog comments on there along with all our other stories just hit the comment tell us what you think it was good to hear from you and some other. stories tonight you might be interested in also details because one of the. seventy years ago in fact that is the day the moment passport system was introduced in the soviet union go online tonight to see why it was abolished for a period of time but indeed at the time who was allowed to get a passport but a history going back to the present there are two dot com tonight also virtual two photos and videos got a personal look around the historic. beautiful place it's set for of all for a ballet and petersburg we take you beyond the doors at our t. dot com. this is our team from moscow with just four days until new year he's been checking with first of spirit around the globe and beyond the crew of six korea living on t

holiday shopping in the shadows or those struggling to see a little light at the end of the tunnel lauren lyster r.t. new york. reviewer let us know about it if you've got a comment to make you can accommodate all the stories you see on our new website our t. dog also there tonight seventy eight years ago the modern possible world system was introduced in the summer you go online to see why it was abolished for a period of time and who wasn't allowed to get a passport. but she will to those photos and videos get a personal look around the historic but in ski see it's a beautiful place the theater of all but a st petersburg we take a sneak peek behind the doors. what is the clock ticks down to the new year artie's been checking the festive spirit around the globe and beyond the crew of six currently living on the international space station planning a new year's party complete with three and presents. was lucky enough to talk to a cosmonauts ahead of their big day. down here on earth will be celebrating new year all around the planet in our customer fashion with celebrations and parties but there

holiday shopping in the shadows or those struggling to see a little light at the end of the tunnel lauren lyster r.t. new york thank you very. well with just four days now until new year artie's been checking the festive spirit around the globe and beyond as you're about to see the crew of six currently living on the international space station a planning a new year's party complete with tree and presents marty's tom barton was lucky enough to talk to the cosmonauts ahead of their big day down here on earth will be celebrating new year all around the planet in our customers fashion with celebrations and parties but there will be six people who won't be able to they'll be one hundred kilometers above on the international space station and they'll have a bit of a different experience cut off from the rest of the planet as it were have limited to be patients but each of the crew will be up there for six months they've been doing experiments and living quite a different life to most of us down here here at mission control in moscow we were able to day to get a chance to talk to them on the on the li

count as anything resembling happy is a sense of joy that's supposed to be here and it's not here lauren lyster r.t. new york. bears no into some other news also making headlines around the world now . italian police say an anarchist group has claimed it carried out two parcel bomb explosions at embassies in rome injuring two staff the first device went off at the swiss ambassador's residence seriously injuring the postal worker who opened the package a few hours later the second letter bomb exploded at the chilean embassy leaving the mail handler with minor wounds italy's interior minister said the devices were similar to the mail bomb said. fourteen embassies in athens last month. the un has formally recognized ivory coast opposition leader. as the winner of the country's presidential elections that follows a mounting domestic and international pressure for incumbent. to step down from the presidency u.n. secretary general ban ki moon has warned the country risks a return to civil war if the election impasse is not resolved state television controlled by backed by a loyalist has been taken of

holiday shopping in the shadows or those struggling to see a little light at the end of the tunnel lauren lyster r.t. new york thank you very much. remember you can find more on this and all the stories we're covering just a click away at our t. dot com here's what else is online right now. on this day seventy years ago the modern passport system was introduced in the soviet union to go online and see why it was abolished for a period of time and who wasn't allowed to get one. virtual tours photos and videos at a personal look around the historic marine see future of opera and ballet in st petersburg. with only four short days until new year our team has been checking the festive spirit around the globe and now beyond our crew of six currently living on the international space station are planning a new year's party of their own complete with tree and presents and artie's tabard and was likely lucky enough to chat with the cows minutes ahead of the big day. down here on earth we'll be celebrating new year old around the planet in all customary fashion with celebrations and parties but there will

when asked basic questions about the conflicts but maybe it's not entirely their fault as artie's lauren lyster explains next tonight some blame the us media for putting celebrity gossip above what's really important. an average day on the streets of the big apple an urban metropolis of lights cameras and action these stars and stripes preside over it all. they're the same one seen here that come marching somberly home from the us wars overseas though they seem a world away so too do the wars in afghanistan and iraq for the american people who know only this black president of. the order of it's the. confusion of ballons over who the us is fighting and where with no defense of the losses how many u.s. troops u.s. soldiers would you say have been killed in the war in afghanistan oh far too many obviously and it's and it's terrible and i i hope it can be resolved i hope that how many would you say. more than forty four hundred u.s. troops have been killed in iraq more than thirteen hundred in afghanistan. and along with lives those missions together have cost the american taxpayer a lot of cash i

foreign policy on an average day any given day on the streets of the big apple lauren lyster r.t. new york. well you can always get more on the day's news at r.t. dot com here's a taste of what's just a click away on our website the minutes from the gym struggles to keep tourists from to take as much joy to beaches and show no sacred clothes to put in a spate of shark attacks. and making history in the untold. a russian gets into the record books are coming to us they stumble for three thousand and. fourteen around forty five seconds. now he's used to taking to the stage but it's speeches rather than songs that are normally his speciality this time that putin made his audience sit up and take note as he sang at a charity fundraiser. that's hitting the high notes in english lit a star studded single parents danger out there for you and mickey rourke were among the celebrities gathered in st petersburg for a concert to raise money for childhood cancer charities russian prime minister says the few i've sent off his skills on the planet. they have it back over the headlines in just a

anything resembling happy there's a sense of joy that's supposed to be here and it's not here lauren lyster r.t. new york characters. are just to remind our viewers on the top story that we're following today it's somehow holocaust the story and the courts in progress so far we've heard that he's found guilty on the new charges we can talk to because he knows our who's outside the courtroom as we know what have we heard so far. we're standing outside the house where mikhail maybe do is hearing his verdict being read as we speak so far despite the fact that the verdict is still being read by the judge we already know that the judge has found the bail for that . guilty of stealing billions of dollars worth of u.s. oil we also know that some of the charges have been dropped because according to the judge. and the statute of limitations on them have run out and so some of the charges that prosecutors have put forward against because look at that and his former colleagues at the navy did those charges had been dropped a lot on the charge of the after billions of dollars worth of oil they have be

foreign policy on an average day any given day on the streets of the big apple lauren lyster r.t. new york. c.c.t.v. footage has been revealed of a dramatic crash landing of a passenger plane in moscow investigators are examining the images for clues on the reasons behind saturday's accident the biggest on airlines plane suffered engine failure shortly after taking off from the russian capital two died and more than eighty were injured when the two point one five pressure landed skidded off the runway and broke the poso passengers just. like. your forces ranging from human error to frozen fuel and when. one of us have a look at other news stories making headlines around the world at this stage of the day at least fifty people have been killed and more than one hundred injured in a suicide. attack on a government compound in northwestern pakistan two men blew themselves up as community leaders of a tribal region near the afghan border were discussing the creation of an anti taliban militia police tribal elders and officials are among the dead. police in greece a clash for students

to wonder if americans will ever understand the reality of the wars their country is fighting lauren lyster r.t. new york. let's now take a look at some other headlines from around the world eighty one people have died with over a dozen hurt after a fire broke out at a prison in santiago chile and began during a riot at a crowded prison the fire only became public when an inmate he used in the legal cell phone to call state television in an attempt to get help witnesses claim that the prison gates axes for firefighters. nineteen people have been killed after two trains collided at a station in eastern bangladesh carriages from one in top of the r.v. and the impact on the military is helping police and firefighters in desperate efforts to rescue survivors trapped in the wreckage train accidents are common in bangladesh due to poor signalling and rundown tracks. purchases in haiti have set fire to government headquarters after the announcement of a presidential run old violence broke out in the capital port au prince when it became known that the kinds of bonds by a source he's under former f