the american political arena and delivering some serious blows to the system we'll speak to jeff monson about the find of his life. good afternoon it is friday january sixth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you watching r t well these are troubled times we live in now we're going to talk a little bit later in the show about the jobs numbers out today. the unemployment rate now eight point five percent but the economy is still in many ways in shambles and with the presidential campaign in full swing there are plenty of ideas being thrown around about how to fix things but few people are offering real think outside the box new ideas so we decided to look elsewhere and to introduce you to an american mixed martial arts artist and political activist jeff monson. if you follow m.m.a. you may know him as the snow man he's a two time winner of the a.t.c.c. submission wrestling world championship and a brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion. jeff is also a self-proclaimed anarchist and is very outspoken about some of his views about this country and its place in the world and he is with

and that was american mixed martial arts artist and political activist jeff monson now be sure to stay tuned for our next week for a brand new line up from an evil necessity to a permanent fixture guantanamo bay isn't going to pass into american history anytime soon despite president obama's promises that this detention facility has become a symbol of american dominance and also its hypocrisy so what will it take to get rid of the this dark mark on u.s. credibility will question more. plus countless debates down even more republican primaries to go g.o.p. contenders are sparring words and taking their fight to the heartland and where there's political blood to be spilled media spotlights are not far behind but with all this chaos and white noise what other news stories are being ignored we'll explore and every candidate seems to have a global financial solution in mind but we're more interested in what you would do to fix the economy so our t. is hitting the streets to find out what you think needs to change now these are just a few some of the stories that we've got on top for you nex

and fighting the system can be difficult but mixed martial arts icon just monson isn't one to back down from a tough match our two will get in the ring with the snow man himself. well it's friday january sixth seven pm in washington d.c. i'm christine friends out there watching r t well there was some celebration out of the white house today in response to the latest job numbers it was not only a lowering of the unemployment rate but it exceeded expectations by nearly everyone here's president obama just a little earlier. this morning we learned that american businesses did another two hundred and twelve thousand jobs last month all together more private sector jobs were created in two thousand and eleven than any year since two thousand and five. according to the labor department employers added a net of two hundred twelve thousand jobs and the unemployment rate fell to eight point five percent so good news and of the year spike let's look also at last year's numbers for the same month the unemployment rate also fell but last year it fell to nine point four percent with an increase of

world champion jeff monson he was with us earlier this month talk about why his politics are getting a bit more attention than his punch and he's back with us today from our miami studio jeff welcome back to the program it's really great to hear from you again. occupy wall street now they're targeting congress do you agree with this or do you think that these these folks should keep the focus back on wall street where the corporations are well i think it's great what they're doing now because what the what the movement has done you know started four months ago has led us to a feeling of solidarity that we had each other's back that we were you know able to make some changes and that if we you know plant the seed right now that the greater changes could come and even know some of the you know corporations have gone on and status quo you know i think that you know down the road there's going to be big changes and arsenal social change and so this is a continuation people you know have like i said have a solidarity and you realize that with the strength of numbers and we can make some t

world champion jeff monson he joined us earlier today to talk about why his politics are getting as much attention as his punch take a look well i think great what they're doing now because what the what the movement has done you know started four months ago is it led us to a feeling of solidarity that we had each other's back that we were you know able to make some changes and that if we you know plant the seed right now that the greater changes could come and even know some of the you know corporations have gone out of status quo you know i think that you know down the road there's going to be big changes and actual social changes so this is a continuation people you know have like i said have a solidarity and you realize that that with the strength of numbers and we can make some things happen but congress theoretically supposed to be an extension of us the citizens the people right i mean we voted these guys into office i mean do you feel are you i mean do you feel that our lawmakers represent us and our interests. well i mean it's a joke and it's one of the things that process me al

in the american political arena and delivering some serious blows to the system will speak to just monson about the fight of his career. it's friday january sixth five pm in washington d.c. a name is christine for zero and you are watching our t.v. well celebration out of the white house today in response to the latest job numbers it was not only a lowering of the unemployment rate but it exceeded expectations by nearly everyone here's president obama a little earlier today. this morning we learned that american businesses and did another two hundred and twelve thousand jobs last month all together more private sector jobs were created in two thousand and eleven than any year since two thousand and five. all right so according to the labor department there were about two hundred twelve thousand new jobs created in the unemployment rate fell to eight point five percent so an end of the year spike well now let's take a look at the last year the same month december of two thousand and ten employment rate also fell last year it fell to nine point four percent with an increase of about one hun

. >> reporter: john monson from sugar bowl said there was a rush of skiers and no borders. >> the damage has been done as far as the holidays and martin luther king being significant revenue for the resorts but by no means are we out of it for snowfall. mother nature could very much turn it on. >> reporter: and if we have another series of storms like last week, we can expect the ski resorts to be fully open or at least very close. what we need now is the cold weather to keep the snow they have. ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2news. >>> the california department of water resourcessed that most northern california water reservoirs are at or above average levels because of the rain last year. lake shasta at 101%, and lake oroville at 108% and hetch hetchy reservoir is at 93%. >>> new pollution control requirements for trucks at the port of oakland have cut emissions in half. in the eight months since truck owner list to either install exhaust filters retire their trucks, nitrogen oxide levels and black smoke were cut. experts expect the air quality to improve more. >>> a research company rel

twenty ten and then went on to lose three fights in a row but tonight's win follows victory over jeff monson in november and the thirty five year old russian says he's determined to keep on fighting. and world number one novak djokovic has finished off his great year in style a straight sets win for him over david forever to win the mover darla world tennis championships and i'll be darby this was an exhibition told me to head to be a stray you know next month and djokovic looks to be in sizzling form having crashed. better the day before he had a little problem again taking the first set six two and then praising through the next six one victory rounding off the great. three grand slams and leaves only seven matches to be seen and he hopes to continue. in twenty twelve. nothing is really impossible if if you if you believe it i think the crucial couple weeks is for me at this moment to prepare well to start of the year and. hopefully in two thousand and eleven will see you know it's a very long year it's going to be very difficult very difficult challenge but i'm looking forward to. now the

ashes of the spirit so to meet the people's requests you think of our deeds folks with the shell monson have to have extraordinary skill that's what they need to display as super sensitive reaction and enormous powers to influence people that the big question is how they do it the scientists may have to wreck their brains over the problem for a long time to come to the most difficult part of it is explaining it in scientific terms as in a slow much as dense i call it just i can say that most of these things have a psychotherapeutic effect with in this sense any shame one is an excellent psychologist and psychotherapist. being the traditional schama in a city is a difficult task sometimes chegg and come jokingly refers to himself as a degraded schama because he can't afford to drop out of the fuss tempo of modern day civilization but whenever the opportunity presents itself he heads for the holy clay he set up in the forest. before entering the forest the shaman pauses before but straight which is supposed to protect his blade from intruders in with the news that you can't just walk. ass

that's the george washington monsonic memorial in densely populated alexandria which adjoins arlington and fairfax county. hundreds of thousands of potential customers for an outlet mall just a bridge away. an advocate for the developer told the planning board outlet malls generally no longer sell irregular clothing and have become destination shopping centers for bargain hunters. we asked the attorney representing the developer how much extra tax money for the county and state would 80 new stores generate? >> from property and other sources in the area of maybe $12 million a year. >> reporter: after requiring some changes in the proposal, the planning board voted unanimously to approve the deal to build an outlet mall adjacent to the national harbor. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> good morning. i am audrey barnes. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is friday the 13th of january. thank you for getting up with us early this friday morning. let's get a quick look at the weather. >> when you say friday the 13th, we need some music. >> i said it with a smirk in my voice. don't you go hmm, i

and that was american mixed martial arts fighter and political activist jeff monson. right now twenty eleven was a year of economic instability and world wide protests but does that mean the two thousand and twelve will bring more of the same well to answer that question we decided to turn to a man who earns his living off making predictions gerald celente is the founder of the trends research institute and i took some time to chat with him earlier today and began by getting his thoughts on what's next for the occupy wall street movement. it's global it's not only it's white in eighty countries fifteen hundred cities worldwide and it just continues on it's going on in ireland as we speak so what it is it's basically when the money stops flowing down to the man on the street the blood starts flowing in the streets it's class warfare it's as simple as that thought too much too much away too many have much too little and what's interesting about the occupy movement is that the very weakness that the critics claim it to be that they don't have one voice or one single mess

[silence] >> thank you to david monson air force honor guard for presentation of the colors.se be seated. it's a pleasure next to introduce to you, dr. eugene sander, president of the university of arizona. dr. sander. [applause] >> thank you, ron. tonight it's my privilege to welcome all of you to this candlelight vigil to remember that the dems and honor the survivors of the horrific events of january 8, 2011. it is a time that none of us will ever forget. i would imagine each and every one of us in this audience can remember exactly where we worry when we heard that news. what happened was a tragedy obviously for the families and loved ones. it's a burden they will carry for their entire life. it also is a tragedy for tucson. even so, these events have not defined as. what has defined this, however, is the way our community has come together and as many of you i'm proud to call tucson my home, to even prouder now as i look at the thousands of tucson ends and how they responded in the extraordinary ways to help the city seal. people of all ages in all walks of life have com