seven years on, russians remember the start of and at the siege of leningrad. it is 4:00 a.m.n london, broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. this is newsday. hal owen welcomed. the mayor of new york michael bloomberg has confirmed there are specific credible terrorist threats just days before the 10th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. mr. bloomberg said the arrests have not been corroborated, but had to be taken as seriously. he called on the public to be vigilant. if >> as we approached the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nypd, fbi and the entire intelligence community have been on heightened alert because we know that terrorists view of the anniversary as an opportunity to strike again. the threat at this moment has not been corroborated. i want to stress that. it is credible, but has not been corroborated. but we do live in a world where we have to take these threats seriously, and we certainly will. if the nypd is deploying additional search -- services around the city and is taking steps to keep our city saved, some of which you

back seventy years to the start of what became one of the deadliest sieges and world war two the leningrad blockade. that was to go to some other stories from around the world as many as two hundred people are dead and three hundred seventy missing after an overload of vessel capsized and sank off the coast of zanzibar after losing engine power in rough seas the ship began taking on water and eventually turned over survivors say the ferry was overloaded with cargo and passengers many of them children sons of ours president has declared a three day mourning period. as tropical storm nate has its way towards the mexican coast the search is on for several missing oil workers and a dozen fishermen commercial vessel and two fishing boats were a loss during needs for protein and no sign of a cruise has been found while coastal areas brace themselves for the storm air and sea rescue teams are continuing their search despite worsening conditions. why monza look likely to elect a former military general as president and hope of bringing order to the country out of paris will lead us favorite worryi

with the city coats off from the land the only way to get aid to leningrad was across lake lot ago in the short summer months boats we used but in the winter the frozen lake became a makeshift highway known as the road of life be it over or go for was one of those who worked on the ice helping to funnel valuable supplies into the besieged city the perils of living on a frozen. lake made the work dangerous enough without the constant german bombardment worthless people out there but one time a drive in from the mainland came to bring us breakfast he noted that one of our tents was sinking come out come out two doubles you are about to drown he shouted the driver touched the tent to the truck and pulled it out on to solid ice many of the vehicles bringing in supplies didn't make it across some of those have now been raised from the bottom of the lake and can now be seen in the road of life museum so that seventy years on the sacrifice is not forgotten the new kids are never that interested in photographs but actually seeing historic really quick their own eyes they always ask is this th

german troops arrived here occupying the city of she saw it severed the last lung connection to leningrad cutting off the city supply of food and military equipment with the city cut off from the land the only way to get aid to leningrad was across lake lot of the short summer months bonds we used but in the winter the frozen lake became a makeshift highway known as the road of life here all the vote was one of those who worked on the ice helping to funnel bile util supplies into procedures city the perils of. living on a frozen lake made the work dangerous enough without the constant german bombardment. one time and driving from the mainland who came to bring us breakfast you know just one of our times with thinking come out come out she doubles you're about to drown he shouted trying to touch the times to the truck and pulled it out on to solid ice many of the vehicles bringing in supplies didn't make it across some of those that nobody raised from the bottom of the lake can now be seen in the road of life museum so that seventy years on and some profiles is not forgotten the new kids a

and also look back seventy years to this start of the leningrad located one of the deadliest in darkest chapters and. twelve people have been killed over the weekend and yet more violence in syria and that's according to opposition supporters this comes as the arab league announced it's reached an agreement with president bashar al assad to open dialogue with the opposition and bring the violence to a close the plan also outlines proposals to release prisoners and hold elections within three years meanwhile the u.s. and e.u. have opposed more sanctions on syria and are calling for the united nations security council to condemn the assad regime for its violent crackdown with the two thousand two hundred have been killed since the uprising began in march while the authorities in damascus blamed groups for their progress. russia how as a surgeon both sides to start talking to avoid another leader style conflict moscow plans to send a fact finding mission to syria to get firsthand information on the areas hit by violence the decision was announced after members of the syrian opposition visi

the typical grand stalinists style the bird is one of the biggest and most beautiful towns in the leningrad region the name consists of two parts the word bird meaning a town a fortress and as part of many european towns names on the word the feet which is said to come from the old german line. meaning st the history of the book started in the eleventh century when a small settlement once part of sweden and finland and now russia every centuries the fusion of cultures and traditions has become too apparent attractions and architectural monuments are closely connected with this history wow what an amazing view now the big attracts many tourists with stunning history and amazing architecture ok some of it is a little grotty and rundown but i think that's what gives this place its character also there are many different cultural events and festivals that take place during the year so if you want to enjoy all of them do check the dates before you visit. you can easily say the book is like an open air museum along the cobbled lanes with the bird's medieval castle walk around and a sports vacatio

since the beginning of one of the longest and deadliest cetus in the history of world war two the leningrad lucky i can speak for all of our talk to those few who survived the eight hundred seventy two day nightmare. this is where the blockade began on the eighth of september nineteenth forty one german troops arrived here occupying the city of lethal bird it's the last learn connection to leningrad cutting off the city's supply of food and military equipment. and of course you can watch peter all over his interviews with the survivors in full as always on our website that's our team dot com for now it's time for business with maria. hello and welcome to business here now in the wake of the plane crash in the present dmitri medvedev has called for widespread reform of the aviation sector although the cause of the design is not yet known the industry has recognised problems such as poor maintenance agent facilities and regulation or part of the overhaul is likely to include a radical reduction and the number of airlines. they raised one hundred thirty lines in russia and out of these one hun

its seventh the last eleven connection to leningrad cutting off the city's supply of food and military equipment. finally in this news block as the u.s. prepares to mark ten years since the tragic nine eleven attacks the results of what george w. bush dubbed a war on terror are coming under scrutiny a decade of military campaigns overseas have been accompanied by headlines of civilian deaths secret prisons and torture we begin our special coverage of the anniversary artie's guide each to qian takes a look at whether any of it succeeded in making the u.s. a safer place. oh you. mean one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in history that ushered in a decade of anti terror campaigns across the globe. but is america and the world now a safer place ten years on the most recent nine eleven commission report card gives aviation security in the u.s. the worst rate an f as for terrorists experts say the methods used to fight them have spawned even more extremism torture and if that which weren't just get off the grid or been taught a mode which we're thank you is the highest level on a curtain

forty one german troops arrived here occupying the city of berg it's the last line connection to leningrad cutting off the city supply of food a military equipment. of course you can watch peter all over his interviews with the survivors in full as always on our website s.r.t. dot com well for now it's time for business with marina. hello and welcome to business here on our team now in the wake of the plane crashing at us president dmitry medvedev has called for widespread reform of the aviation sector although the cause of the disaster is not yet known the industry has recognised problems such as poor maintenance agent facilities and weak regulation well part of the overhaul is likely to include a radical reduction and the number of airlines. they raised one hundred to. one hundred thirty ten execute eighty five percent. so basically ten is sixty two quite a wart and i mean one hundred twenty even more so before this one hundred twenty go to zero actually and then i mean even ten it's quite a lot so there should be a probably five to seven lines in russia three or four really. competing.

week's episode the must go out scene are in the back door of the largest and most people towns of the leningrad region and russia once owned by sweden and then finland today it still poseurs the great medieval look of a northern european town so join me as we travel back in time and see what cultural attractions are on offer to get him a scout team took an overnight train from the negro ski station known as be prepared to finish this quaint christian town is located around ancient columbus is the russian capital. looking around to see barry's medieval houses some in value condition that others walk along the cobbled lanes and witness the wonderful clock tower cathedrals and various architecture the medieval town stuff on. the back is a true cross cultural point of the caribbean swedish finnish and russian traditions and all of them can be traced in the town's heritage customs shape and history leave it was founded in the end of the thirteenth century during the crusades by one of the sweetest most short clips and as a result of the russian swedish wars in the seventeenth century and citizens en

the last month connection to leningrad cutting off the city's supply of food and military equipment. and you can watch peter all address interviews with survivors in full on our website r.t. dot com but for now it's not your business with marina. hello and welcome to business here on art see now in the wake of the plane crash in the present with the madrid has called for widespread reform of the aviation sector although the cause of the disaster is not yet known the industry has recognized problems such as poor maintenance aging facilities and weak regulation or parts of the overhaul is likely to include a radical reduction and the number of airlines there is one hundred thirty airlines in russia and out of this one hundred thirty plan execute eighty five percent of all transfers so briefly tell me it's actually quite and i mean one hundred twenty even more so before this one hundred twenty both of you and then i mean even town it's quite a lot so there should be probably five to seven airlines in russia three or four there really wide competing maybe if there are foreign airlines an

week's episode the moscow theme are in the bag one of the largest and most beautiful towns of the leningrad region and russia once owned by sweden and then finland today it still has says they create an evil look of an old in your theon town so join me as we travel back in time and see what cultural attractions are off to get here the moscow team took an overnight train from the leader of the station known as be prepared to finish this crate for some time is located around eighteen a columbus is the russian capital. looking around to see various medieval houses some in the new condition but other this week along the couple of lanes and witnessed the wonderful clock tower cathedrals and various architecture of medieval town astolfo. is a true cross cultural points of the caribbean swedish finnish and russian traditions and all of them can be traced in the towns heritage customs shape and history maybe it was founded in the end of the thirteenth century during the crusades by one of the sweetest most short clips and as a result of the russian swedish wars in the seventeenth century and seven

later in the program the memory of hunger and desperation that seventy years of the start of the leningrad blockade one of the deadliest and darkest chapters of world war two. twenty seven people are reported to have been killed by syrian security forces backed by troops in several towns across the country this comes as the arab league has reached an agreement with president bashar al assad on a lot of promise reforms or the planet proposals for bring an end to the bloodshed release prisoners and hold elections within three years but you also have imposed sanctions on syria that are calling for the u.n. security council to condemn violence in the country the united nations says more than two thousand have died in the uprising since mid march while authorities and develop skills blamed on groups for the unrest. here while russia is urging both sides to start talking to avoid another libya style conflict moscow plans to send a fact finding mission to see. to get a firsthand information on the areas hit by violence the decision was announced after members of the syrian opposition visited the

week's episode the must go out scene are in the back or of the largest and most people towns of the leningradregion and russia also owned by sweden and then finland today it still for says they create that evil look of an old and european town so join me as we travel back in time and see what cultural attractions are off to get here the moscow team took an overnight train from that encrypts the station known as be prepared to finish the script for some time is located around eight hundred kilometers from the russian capital. looking around to see the area's medieval houses some in value condition but others will call on the couple's lanes and witness the wonderful cock town cathedrals and various architecture the medieval town has to offer. the best is a true cross cultural point of the caribbean swedish finnish and russian traditions and all of them can be traced in the towns heritage customs shape and history leave it was founded in the end of the thirteenth century during the crusades by one of the swedish martial clips and as a result of the russians from ishmael's in the seventeenth cent

petersbu after it was named leningrad. but marinsky theater was working hard and i myself as a leader i thought thought i had to wk a little bit more than anyone else beuse they he to trust know see that not only tell them you do this, you do that. that was challenging and finally became also something of am pride for everyone that we could overcome. >> rose: but do you claim credit-- and i mean this not in a sense as an ego thing. but was it you and that time that somehow gave a new emphasis to pro of jeff and shas co-vich and brought them to an even larger recognition? i was like a young general who had to know what to do with a very, very difficult situation. it wasn't a war i had to conduct but the danger was that orchestra, chorus, ballet company would be disintegrated. there was a real danger so i had to do something very smart and one of the smart things was to make recordings with big western companies. now we do our own recordings. >> rose: that's a story we'll tell. >> but it was also important to come to the u.s