don't use their you very counter to lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey and with official figures showing that forty three million americans are currently living below the poverty line fraud wolf an economist at the new school university says the numbers could even be worse. well seeing numbers this large one in seven american adults living in poverty in just about one in four to five american children shows us that the sheer numbers and the percentage of americans who are being systematically failed by the american economy and it gives you a little bit of a taking of the temperature of just how severe the pain is in so many households and so many neighborhoods and so many cities so many states so many town there's every indication from the data flow that next year will be worse than this year because the numbers that we're looking at today and in two thousand and nine and we're already three quarters of the way through two thousand and ten and every trend that made the poverty and the severity of poverty worse last year is very much in place this year and i would also add that we

you know you serve you they count lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey. just now turning twenty minutes past the hour here in the russian capital this is all to you let's go to some other world news now in brief for you twenty five people have been killed and scores more injured as containers with explosives blew up near a police station in eastern sri lanka authorities say the blast was an accident the explosives intended for roadworks were being stored next to the police station for security. reasons sixteen officers are among the dead. five men have been arrested in london over a potential terror plot against the pope benedict the sixteenth is on a four day visit to britain the men aged between twenty six and fifty were seized in the center of the capital they are not british nationals it's unclear whether the threat was against the pope. now the papal visit has guarded much controversy in the u.k. following a string of sexual abuse accusations against the clergy. by the president or russia and ukraine have decided to swap their usual state cars for so

thank you sir you're very kind lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey. it's a very real pictures there of course of how some forty three million americans are currently living below the poverty line well let's talk more about the economic situation in the u.s. we're joined live now by a columnist max profit studio in new york thank you for talking to us mr frog wall the biggest number of americans in fifty years and you're now unemployed what do these figures reveal about the state of america's so-called recovery from recession . well seeing numbers this large one in seven american adults living in poverty in just about one in four to five american children shows us that the sheer numbers and the percentage of americans who are being systematically failed by the american economy is now in its fourth year of significant increase and it gives you a little bit of a taking of the temperature of just how severe the pain is in so many households and so many neighborhoods and so many cities so many states so many towns at the same time president obama is sugges

know you share your very characteristic lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey. also this week israeli and palestinian leaders met for two days in sharm el sheikh and jerusalem for another round of middle east peace talks the meeting was overshadowed though by israeli warplanes attacking gaza twice in response to palestinian rocket and mortar fire the main issue for discussion was israeli settlements in the west bank palestinian president mahmoud abbas had threatened to pull out of negotiations if israel extended the settlement building but abbas said the talks have to continue as there is simply no alternative former negotiator for israel alan baker says you shouldn't sit down if they go shooting table if you're not prepared to compromise. the palestinians have blown up this whole issue of settlements out of all proportion it's one of the negotiating issues so you it's not a zero sum game you can say well we'll only negotiate if you already given on one of the major points of negotiation peace according to the former agreements between the israelis and the pales

know you share your very character lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey and coming up next is our high impact discussion show cross talk and on the table this time is the budgets of china on the international stage and people avails guests already so share some insight into the reasons driving the country's record . it's not so much the chinese want to be thought of the chinese want to be humiliated here they speak of that hundred years of humiliation the japanese invasion the opium wars you know from the outside world and they just are so sensitive about this this kind of humiliation that they want to move through and get on the other side of that's what drives them in here rather than want to be well thought of which they do two or another level but deep down it's no more humiliation. and. it's just now turning twelve minutes past the hour here in moscow you're with me now a suspected russian criminal mastermind is being treated in a moscow hospital after an attempt on his life nicknamed the grandpa son he is thought to a full and victim to a gangster war right in the center of

you may feel you know you share your day count lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey the center of moscow witnessed a mafia clash this week the man thought to be the godfather of most of russia's criminal groups was shot and seriously wounded you got a piece going off reports from the scene. with a click of a trigger this quiet side street in the very heart of moscow became the scene of a gangster movie at around eight pm on thursday evening alleged crime boss. known by the nickname ground by his son was entering an apartment building with his bodyguard when suddenly the two men were entering a vis a door when the shooting began around the bodyguard went down first while witnesses say. actually tried dodging the bullet ended up getting one in his stomach both men were rushed to hospital and the authorities soon after announced grandpaw son had died from the wounds back at the scene of the attack investigators found a kalashnikov rifle a silencer and empty shells. when was firing the shots from that window on the third for it's right opposite the entrance at such a short distance ma

know you still you very carefully lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey. to afghanistan now where at least fourteen people were. killed in separate bombings on the countries on the day of the country's parliamentary elections officials claim the taliban launched more than thirty attacks across the country in an attempt to disrupt the poll authorities say the turnout was low with just over a third of eligible voters casting ballot counting is now underway and eliminating results will be announced next month the poll was also marred by allegations of fraud and widespread irregularities former presidential candidate. has told our t.v. election demonstrated the failure of the ruling government. as i had put it to be fooled the presidential election is lost but that if this same situation frontin you this situation can only do tell you date this is exactly what we are with this too in terms of governance issues of corruption rule of law and justice and security and as a whole so this is a these sort of sliding down the downward turn lead to an absolute failure

know you share your very carefree lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey. stay with us here on our t.v. plenty more coming your way. our team looks at the vast oil and gas reserves of the soco an island in russia's far east as we embark on another journey to uncover the country's hidden and unique gems. first though a suspected russian criminal mastermind is being treated in a moscow hospital after an attempt on his life nicknamed grand saan he's thought to have fallen victim to a gangster war right in the center of the capital are going off has more from the scene of the crime. of incident happened at around eight pm moscow time on thursday evening when i slung on also known as grandpa son to be a major criminal lord in russia i arrived at one of the buildings on a street in the very center of moscow it's reported that he wanted to visit his son who lives here in the neighborhood and asked grandpa assad and his bodyguard were approaching the entrance to the building several shots were fired the bodyguard went down first then according to some reports from

know you share your very proud lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey. some very real pictures there of the economic situation in the us while poverty will be one of the top issues discussed at the un general assembly session in new york next hour to ask people in the city what results they expect from the council. we want to accomplish it appropriate just for a chance to tell everybody hey we're here look we're doing a do nothing and in the meantime they take up my parking spaces are going over curry body and they're congested and if we all stopped believing in that water what's really the other option i guess i mean if martin luther king said you know it is the i have a dream or that and that i'd nightmare yet a dream so i think that what we all hope for is that we don't have that fatalistic view that we hope there's always a possibility to change. the center of moscow witnessed a mafia clash this week the man thought to be the godfather of most of russell's criminal groups was shot and seriously wounded our two years ago is going to have reports from.

you know you share your very character lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey. and cody will be one of the top issues discussed at the upcoming un general assembly session in new york next to. people in the city what results they expect from the other. probably won't accomplish anything at all just. to tell everybody hey we're here look we're doing do nothing and in the meantime they take up our parking space the. american gesture and if we all stop believing in that what's really the other option i guess i mean if martin luther king said you know it is the average dream or the avenue and nightmare yet a dream so i think that what we all hope for is that we don't have that fatalistic view that we hope there's always a possibility to change. it's now twenty five minutes past the hour here in moscow you're with r.t. some of the world's top golfers have been showing their best swings here in russia all of this of an international tournament it's hoped the russian challenge cup will boost the popularity of the sport in the country. farmers in the course of the mosco

thank you sir you very carefully lauren lyster artie patterson new jersey. he will be one of the top issues discussed at the un general assembly session in new york next. people in the city what results they expect from the governor. probably want to accomplish anything at all or probably it's just another chance to tell everybody hey we're here look we're doing do nothing and in the meantime they take up our park. spaces are direct traffic for everybody in our congestion if we all stopped believing in that what what's really the other option i guess i mean if martin luther king said you know it is the i have a dream or the avenue i nightmare yet a dream so i think that what we all hope for is that we don't have that fatalistic view that we hope there's always a possibility to change. the center of moscow witnessed a mafia clash this week the man thought to be the godfather of most of russia's criminal groups was shot and seriously wounded you could have just gone off reports from the same. with a click of a trigger this cohen says street in the very heart o