these days the chances of getting a bed in new york are slimmer than ever homelessness in the city has skyrocketed by an entire fifty percent last year or two hundred twenty thousand different new york city men women and children spent at least a night and a city shelter that's a shocking number of the highest number that's ever been recorded keith who became homeless in this last year says he's fifth on standby to get a bed he considers himself lucky for the man this means at least some whole number doesn't come up i'm going to be outside in the rain you said knows exactly what it's like calling a place like this shelter and bed i put together this project where i go home last week every year but most of my nights i just end up you know sleeping on a cardboard box in front of us posting his experience in a blog use of has been able to collect thousands of dollars in donations for the homeless the reality is a lot of people most people a lot of people are one paycheck away from being homeless you know i just. you know i'm just trying to make people aware in a packed city like new york

most people a lot of people are one paycheck away from being homeless new york it's highest homelessness rate ever find out what it takes to get a roof over one's head if only for a night. moscow will have its new mayor within a week united russia majority party in the city apartment house confirmed it will support the candidate proposed by president dmitri medvedev so to get something done is currently the country's deputy prime minister he will replace he was sacked last month after losing the trust of the president fifty two year old son it was born in siberia he's previously served as a governor of one of russia's all rich region so it was also the head of russia's presidential administration dmitri probably coming from the united russia party explain why he thinks has been chosen. i think it's not a matter of control of politics and money flows it's a matter of the city or federal importance moscow is a special city and it is supposed to be the in the vanguard of modernisation and actually the federal government has a lot from the plans of how to create a financial center in moscow

specifically we have seen homelessness grow by as much as fifty percent just in new york city we're seeing thirty seven. thousand homeless looking for shelters every night fifteen thousand children in need of shelters every night so you know it's definitely no joke and this is something that is spreading and has been spreading after the economic crisis and especially in this last year now why don't you think that we see people mobilizing for this more i mean we see a lot of anger right now in the u.s. and mostly it's it's it's point directed at washington elites and perhaps how they're not working for the american people but these are middle class americans that are coming out why don't we see these large populations of the unemployed and the poor coming out and speaking out like we do perhaps i guess in in europe. well you know i don't know that's a very reasonable question because we have been seeing after the economic crisis hit protests big ones taking place here in new york a lot of them were directed at wall street people were very upset with wall street i think one

new york new records the number of homeless people in america's most populous city reaches its highest point in half a century. economy. the figures are set to keep looking to support those seen during the great depression. and also reporting on r.t. fashion with russia new designers and world famous gurus are showcasing their latest styles all the moscow's weeklong fashion frenzy is underway here in the capital. for the basis of all the sports with a. very busy well what are you not busy but the goals of actually being really flowing in today. keep winning in russia while manchester united keep stumbling in england i have all the details just after this great. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up. can't stop scoring strikes again isn't it remain at the top of the russian premier league. plus the twenty eighteen world cup will be coming to europe after the usa pulled out of the bidding. and it's just a future heavyweight champion russian night. the nigerian prince and his quest for a shot at a title. let's go straight to the russian premier league whe

still ahead for you in the program it's a rich man's world find out how new york's wealthy and glamorous are leaving some homeless and hungry. heart tom out of check out some other stories making news around the world this hour and thousands are fleeing their homes after a super typhoon hit the northern coast of the philippines meteorologist warned that the typhoon news capable of causing catastrophic damage. has already drowned in a state of emergency has been declared it's been four years since another storm of similar strength triggered mudslides and left dozens of people dead. students have blockaded entrances to schools and said vehicles on the fire in paris and march say they are drawing nationwide protests against government pension reform by nearly a quarter of a. cross france have run out of petrol truck drivers throw their weight behind the strikes are also fears the charles de gaulle airport in paris could be left with a. fuel workers say they won't stop protesting until the pension bill is abandoned senate is to hold a deciding vote on wednesday. an indian high court has begun hearing an appeal by the

plug in a massage in your room for a mere three hundred dollars this is thousands across new york phil homeless shelters with no room to spare and he terms one hundred eighty five i have to let you do the math one hundred and even fight with each meal while the number of people relying on a free meal has gone up by fifty percent over the last year others are not even keeping track of their spending three thousand four thousand more than they are working on a story about the gap between the rich and poor in new york what do you consider yourself to be. the possibility of the wealth gap narrowing is far from being around the corner right now we're debating about whether or not to give tax breaks to the richest americans to keep this kept growing to keep growing but if this gap widens even more new york me soon be split into two different planets a big one with tens of thousands struggling for survival and a small one with a very lucky few this future for the big apple could not be far especially while the city's mayor is considered the second richest person in town and. new york. now you can alwa

plus the city of the rich glamorous and the homeless and hungry suggests the pay gap in new york is now wider than that of india. and he has agreed to sell assets in venezuela and get to this russian joint venture before one point eight billion dollars more in business in twenty minutes. worldwide news from the heart of moscow this is r.t. welcome to the program the daughter of a russian official who ran a car into two people killing one is now facing a retrial a russian court says there were major violations during the first hearing allowing the woman to go free this case is just an example of what critics say is a trend among the children of russia's elite to live recklessly beyond the law you may find some of the images in sarah ferguson forthcoming report disturbing. when valarie day it was maze down by a car it was the beginning of a long and very difficult to recover it was this bus stop the following was not that the fair thing in that was five years ago and since anything our neighbor to say but investigated he suffered horrific injuries and the memories of that day still very c

plus the city of original glamorous and the homeless and hungry a survey suggests the pay gap in new york is now wider and then in india. and b.p. has agreed to sell assets in venezuela and vietnam to its russian joint venture g m t b.p. pulled one point eight billion dollars more in business in twenty minutes. watching r.t. coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program tell the daughter of a russian official who rammed her car into two people killing one is facing a retrial a russian court says there were major violations during the first hearing allowing the woman to go free. and this case is just one example of what critics say is a trend among the children of russia's elite to live recklessly beyond the law sara for us went to meet one of their alleged victims. when valarie three day it was mayes down by a car it was the beginning of a long and very difficult road to recovery it was this bus stop the battery was not that they say in but that was five years ago and since then he's been on able to say that but investigated he suffered horrific injuries and the memo

plus the study of the rich and glamorous and the homeless and hungry a survey suggests the pay gap in new york is now wider and in india. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program the daughter of a russian official who ran her car into two people killing one is facing a retrial a russian court says there were major violations during the first hearing allowing the woman to go free this case is just one example of what critics say is a tran among the children of russia's elite to live recklessly beyond the law and we find some of the images in sara first report disturbing. when valarie third day it was names down by a car it was the beginning of a long and very difficult road to recovery it was there but thought that valerie was not there if they say instead that was five years ago and then if anything our neighbor to say that but investigated he suffered horrific injuries and the memories of that day still very clear in his mind. i remember exactly how it all happened moment by moment my friend ilya and myself were standing here as we pointed he le

new york's new. record breaking homelessness. and what the government is doing to help out. on the runway young designers get their chance to showcase their talents. passion week. in. the. good to be with you here on r t our top story one of the coldest most desolate places on the planet the north pole is turning into a hotspot for scientists it's all because of the vast untapped natural riches hidden beneath its waters now a group of russian researchers are already feeling at home on the ice in a brand new science station. that was at the house warming party. there are only fifteen of them and the majority are in their twenty's russia's budding ocean knowledge is oceanographer scent and genius will spend a year on floating eyes in the arctic they'll be trying to shed light on why b oxic is melting.

homeless in new york as the u.s. government claims the economy is back on track the number of people left without shelter in america's most populous city breaks whole time records and the figures are set to keep on growing even though they have already surpassed the great depression. a new boss from moscow deputy prime minister. crossed the finishing line ahead of the other three candidates politicians say his immense experience of governing one of russia's all rich regions will be put to good use in the capital topsy. time now for the latest from the world of sport with . hello there welcome to the sport on a busy afternoon of football coming up red hot in form russia strike you as you called could be on liverpool's shopping list after the club's. plus twenty eighteen world cup will be coming to europe after the usa pull out of the bidding. and is this a future heavyweight champion russian knight vegan takes on the nigerian prince and his quest for a shot at the title. first let's go straight to the russian premier

new york's new war r t looks at the rise of homeless people in the big apple and what their government is doing to help the number of americans living below the poverty level in the city is the highest since the great depression. got a chance to showcase their skills alongside established russian. was pushing for its place on the catwalk. joins us next with all the latest from the world of sports stay with us. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up. can't stop score encouraging strikes again isn't it remain unbeaten at the top of the russian premier league. twenty eighteen world cup will be coming to europe after the usa pull out of the bidding. and this is a future heavyweight champion russian i prevent the nigerian prince in his quest for a shot at the title. stop the russian premier league day where it seems ladies any just can't be beaten and alexandra kirk of can't stop scoring this in pages big side getting a victory over nine man to get twenty games unbeaten the visitors had to call sent off for a second yellow just before half time he was unhapp

she was 17 years old in the picture and when she was homeless in new york city. so i realized when she died, and i lost her, i saw how i was re-creating her life and becoming part of a cycle and i decided to break that cycle and i went to school. i found some great teachers in new york city at a place called humanities preparatory academy, my teacher perry weiner who i write about in there is a fantastic teacher and i went to school while i was homeless and hid my homelessness and day by day i worked towards getting the best grades i could possibly get and when it came time to apply to college, my teacher encouraged me, well, i was actually walking through harvard yard, we went on a field trip. i'd never been anywhere, anywhere, i am homeless, i had purple hair, i was a mess. they take me somewhere and thought i moved up in life because i had the window seat on amtrak. i had no perspective. when they took us away for that field trip to boston my teacher perry said let's go to harvard yard and take a group picture in front of the statue for the yearbook. on my bac

new york new records the number of homeless people on america's most popular. the great depression despite u.s. government claims the economy is back on track. within twenty four hours a day this is in central moscow one of the coldest and most desolate places on earth the north pole is turning into a hot spot for scientists as well to do with the vast untapped natural riches hidden beneath its waters a group of russian researches are already feeling at home on the ice in a brand new science station and i. was at the house warming party there are only fifteen up them and the majority are in their twenty's rushes buddy ocean knowledge oceanographer and will spend a year on floats in the arctic they'll be trying to shed light on why be because melting how reach its gas and all dip.