as an olympic city, they were able to create a permanent legacy said that decades after the event, they are still enjoying that for structure. we have got this project we are thinking about, and to move some of them into reality is going to be something hopefully great. i have been in government 14 years. i know getting stuff ready in a year or two years is the closest government comes to a sprint, but i think we can do it. there seems to be an incredible willingness on all parts of the city to really pull together and make this happen, so we are very much looking forward to it and i just wanted to also acknowledged all the work that the city staff has done. just their openness, talking to all of the stakeholders, trying to bring all these issues and concerns together and address them effectively has been so impressive to me. i just say, we cannot do it without you. and hang in there. it is going to be a very eventful two years, but hopefully, you will have a proud legacy. thank you very much. [applause] >> with that, i want to thank the mayor, the members of the board of supervisors, a

in and put something really into our country and our sport. >> london 2012 is bring in the olympic torch to cities like this one to testify the billions of pounds that by the whole country. with three-quarters of the places on the relay allocated to sponsors, have organizers put commercial imperatives ahead of olympic ideals? that is one of difficult questions. >> they're helping us to deliver the games. over a billion and a half pounds a week come to the table with as an organizing committee. note not taxation, we're national lottery. the sponsors are very important. >> this is how it ends with unforgettable olympic moments like this one in atlanta in 1996. wherever the porch goes, the bigger question is, who will london shoes for the ultimate of the corner -- choose for the ultimate olympic honor? >> a serbian man who lives in austria has chosen to have a badly damaged hand amputated so it can be replaced fowith a plan on a one-- with a bionic one. >> final tests before a live changing operation. this man lost his arm in a motorcycle accident. he is deeply frustrated that he cannot use his hand

with a thousand days left until the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics officials in russia's resort city of sochi working around the clock and pulling out all the stops to while competitors and the spectators. next year we're not seeing al going off interviews to meet. the president of the sochi two thousand and fourteen organizing committee. for the full system we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. hello again or welcome to spotlight the interview show on top think i'm callin aren't they my guest on the show is me three chat on the show and. only a thousand days left for the moment when the winter olympics start in such but in the meantime the games already becoming a truly popular event with the whole country getting busy picking mascots for complicity machine is also in full swing but how is the construction away focused here's the president of the scotch in two thousand and fourteen organizing committee needs trip to china. today so she is still very much a building site but the thousand days it'll be transformed with new stadiums a

plus with a thousand days left until the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics officials in russia's resort city of sochi are working around the clock and pulling out all the stops to welcome predators and spectators like. mark takes you on a tour of some headline grabbing contemporary art right here in the russian capital . hello and welcome to the program on the streets arts and culture will be taking a look at russian contemporary art galleries constantly opening up in the capital such modern day creativity has exploded out of the country's art scene and we started here one of the most famous innovative art spaces in the capital carriage house in a wonderful example of twentieth century russian architecture it's set in the former. sounded by there is looking for a signal it dawns upon a garage presents approving of exhibitions by international and russian artists as serves as a catalyst a meeting point for moscow's emergent policy one of the current displays is called me whole communities split into three main themes street punks configuration and new abstraction so how does god's health conc

bust with these thousand days left until the twenty fourth when winter olympics missiles in russia's resort city of sochi are working around the clock and pulling out all the stops to editors and spectators ally. and artie's close a team has to the home town of europe's largest hydroelectric station and finds out how locals are trying to repair decades of damage to the rivers and fishing industry of all grab. their smart andrus takes you on a tour of some headline grabbing contemporary art right here in the russian capital . hello and welcome to the program on this week's arts and culture show will be taking a look at russian contemporary art galleries constantly opening up in the capital such modern day creativity has exploded onto the country's art scene and we started one of the most famous innovative art spaces in the capital garage house in a wonderful example of twentieth century russian architecture it's set in a form. founded by. signally god's plan that presents a problem of executions by international and wishing hartis and serves as a catalyst a meeting point to moscow's emerging poli

celebrating also had the little kids taking part in the festivities as well they drew olympic mascots in parks all over the city now of course a lot of work has been done a lot of work on russia's plates ever since it won the right to host its going to fourteen olympic games saw it she has been very busy and my colleague that has been lots checked in on the progress. a miracle with a major construction the cities they sure are still suspend drink its final stage took less than two years to read this joint structure like most of the venues here in sochi it's being built on schedule. and all the facilities here except maybe for the main olympic stadium well have to be completed by two thousand and twelve so that they can be used during test competitions. and lists of construction effort was launched in two thousand and seven. she won't be a limp dick bit believe big construction sites know consume more than half the region's cement supplies over three hundred fifty thousand plants golden age and a half barrels of workers take part in the project three hundred of them are foreigners the venue's decide stadiums and

shirt great here say either sochi or city of the future or have logos resembling the olympic emblem but officially they are not good legs since none of these goods carry all the elements which would make them food well of copyright. but after these funny little creatures were picked in a nationwide televised vote it didn't take much to inspire the corporate leaders to produce their own versions and no custom sells us a full of unofficial bears hares and snow leopard bed just but not all vendors seem to want to sell them. do you have the olympic memorabilia here. you know of course we don't i don't even like there's a mascots i've been to twelve adult north keys you know. as full scale official souvenir sales won't start until later this year moves to visitors these asian tourists simply pick what's available you make a fine admiral captain's hats are in good supply this spring despite all the counterfeit frenzy the organizers seem not to be too alarmed there's still about a thousand days to go before the big event plenty of time to set their own olympic sales record that is below the sk

three years before the winter olympics in the russian city of sochi the local souvenir markets and shops are already full to bursting with merchandise there's artie's dennis ross europe or it's none of it would win gold medals for authenticity. when such he was announced as the home for the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics. it was music to the ears of many entrepreneurs a tidal wave of investment promised booming business for everyone including those who like to cash in with no official right to do so last year we confiscated over two hundred forty items of merchandise which had olympic symbols illegally applied this who tells boone replace the olympic sign on his gates. to attract customers he's now facing a fine for copyright violation and so should police say he's just one of many thirty souvenir stands are full of sports goods most of them great here say either sochi or city of the future or have logos resembling the olympic emblem but officially they are not good legs since none of these goods carry all the elements which would make them full of copyright. but after these f

plus where the thousand days left until the twenty fourteen winter olympics officials in russia's resort city of sochi are working around the clock and pulling out all the stops to competitors and spectators ally. and our teams close a team has to the home town of you upset largest hydroelectric station and finds out how locals are trying to repair decades of damage to the rivers and fishing industry of all grab. it is not the russian capital you're watching r.t. with joshua welcome to the program. the libyan rebels have failed to gain official recognition from the us government a top rebel official was even denied a meeting with barack obama in washington on friday but a mood you brill is the first senior member of libya's national transitional council to visit the u.s. after meeting american officials there gravels are having trouble getting washington to release colonel gadhafi is frozen assets administration earlier promise to hand over some of the multi-billion dollar funds to the even opposition journalist patrick hayes says the revolutions for the west is only alienating libyans. rober

possibly thousand days left until the twenty fourth year winter olympics officials in russia's resort city of soft sheet are working round the clock and pulling out all the stops to allow competitors and spectators alike. next martin anders takes you on a tour of some headline grabbing contemporary arts right here in the russian capital. hello and welcome to the program on this week's arts and culture show will be taking a look at russian contemporary art galleries constantly opening up in the capital such modern day creativity has exploded onto the country's art scene and we start of one of the most famous innovative art spaces in the capitol garage house in a wonderful example of twentieth century russian architecture it's set in a form. founded by. said mollie god's plan of garage presents approving of exhibitions by international and christian hartis concerts is a calculus the meeting point of moscow's in those you can't see. one of the current displaces cool news split into three main themes street punks while configuration the new abstraction so i was going to ask health concern beca

celebrating also had the little kids taking part in the festivities as well they drew olympic mascots in parts of all over the city of course a lot of work has been done a lot of work on russia's plates ever since it won the right to host the twenty fourteen olympic games saw it she has been very busy and my colleague that has been lots checked in on the progress. of miracle in the making the construction of silk she's bolshoi i spell a suspension ring it's final stage she quits them two years to record this joint structure like most of the venue secured sochi it's being built on schedule. and all the facilities here except maybe for the main olympic stadium well have to be completed by two thousand and twelve so that they can be used during test competitions. but most of construction effort was launched in two thousand and seven. sochi won the olympic bid believe to construction sites no consume hold and have the region's cement supplies over three hundred fifty thousand plants more than eight and a half thousand porkers state parks in the project three hundred of them are foreigners the bernese side stadiums and

plus worries thousand days left until the twenty fourteen winter olympics officials in russia's thems lord city of sochi are working around the clock informing out all the stops to wow competitors and spectators alike. and argues closer team has to the home town of europe's largest either away from station and finds out how locals are trying to work here or decades of damage to the reverse at fishing industry of all good record. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow our marina joshie welcome to the program the libyan rebels have failed to gain official recognition from the us government at software avel official was even denied a meeting with iraq obama in washington on friday but imo djibril is a first senior member of libya's national transitional council to visit the u.s. after meeting our american officials djibril said the rebels are having trouble getting washington to release her over the obvious frozen assets that ministration had earlier promised to hand over some of the multi-billion dollar for. there will be an opposition journalist patrick a rebel allegiance for the west is on

is it usual practice that they bring that they bring the world cup to the to the whole city of the future olympic they usually especially with just recently build a new structure well he were building committee for the two thousand and fourteen such an olympics it was stressful of course but it was gratifying now today how is what you suppose it is going to be i mean i mean the preparation how is it different from what you really are doing was it worth it i mean i mean i'm just sick and tired of you working like twenty hours a day or you know i just simply calculated to where i will finish my mission with venus and all the games keep my fingers crossed in a little so what is older like a horse will be thirty years older. i will spend ten years for that project because i start a thousand and five and where this is the result we were going to use and commute into cells and the fifteen and then years of the most active part of my life i did it catered to this project and but this is my my own are but i mean world but this is one capacity to run successful being because it's more for promotion commun

plus with a thousand days left until the twenty fourteen winter olympics officials in russia's resort city of sochi are working around the clock and pull you out all the stops to wow competitors and spectators ally. up next al green off interviews dmitry cerna shankill president of the sochi two thousand and fourteen organizing committee. it won't. bring you the latest in science and technology from the ground floor. we've got the future coverage. for you. hello again a welcome to spotlight the interview show on top think find out when aren't they my guest on the show is meet the challenge. only a thousand days left for the moment when the winter olympics start and such but in the mean time the games are already becoming a truly popular event with the whole country getting busy fitting mascots the complicity machine is also in full swing but how is the construction of a focused here's the president of the sochi two thousand and fourteen organizing committee meeting each trip mission. today so she is still very much a building site like the thousand days will be transformed with new stadium

plus one thousand days left until the twenty fourteen winter olympics officials in russia's resort city of sochi are working round the clock and pulling out all the stops to allow competitors against the taters allied. energies close of team heads to the hometown of europe's largest hydroelectric station and finds out how locals are trying to repair decades of damage to the river is the fishing industry of all grab . in the russian capital you're watching r t with me rima joshie welcome to the program the libyan rebels have failed to gain official recognition from the u.s. government's top rebel official was even denied a meeting with iraq obama in washington on friday mahmoud jibril is the first senior member of libya's national transitional council to visit the united states after meeting american officials to brill said the rabbits are having trouble getting washington through these kind of an obvious frozen assets. the administration had earlier promised to hand over some of the multi-billion dollar funds to the libyan opposition journalist patrick a rebel allegiance with the west i

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coming from the beijing olympics, they have certain lanes in the city that had buses with certain placards or cars that could only travel there. we got to all of the venues quickly. buses were used because there was no way that anyone was going to use the public transit system. but i think you have to think about the private side of this as well and i do not know what the event authority plans to do. i cannot imagine if you are staying in a hotel, a shuttle service -- it does not need to be exclusively at one hotel, but there is a lot more to think about for the international visitor, but their profile looks like, and what their expectations would be. i think this is a great plan for the people who live here, who understand our values and san francisco, from the standpoint of environment, sustainability, but i'm not sure everyone coming to san francisco -- if you are coming from copenhagen, for example. there are a lot of bicycles. if you are coming from asia, you are think you have graduated from bicycles to motor cars. you may not think going back to bicycles is a good thing. i am not tr

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and the city's centennial olympic park is trying to spur interest in the game among young people.nifer mayorly joins us now with more on the celebrations taking place, the events. you have batting cages there, kids who are getting coaching on their swing. what else? >> reporter: so much going on. they're playing right behind me. baseball and the civil rights movement really go hand in hand. so manufacture o the baseball grates, jackie robinson, hank aaron, paved the way for the players that came up behind them. one is right behind us. that's terry harper there in the white. otis nixon in the red behind him. these former braves all-stars are helping these kids. imagine playing with all-stars being a young person. baseball also played an important role in the life and success of "grey's anatomy" star jesse williams. we had a chance to check in with him today. >> it's a great opportunity to have connection with the kids that might be a part of baseball. it was a big part of my life growing up. anything that offers a historical perspective and the sacrifices made on the way. >> of cou

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fifa needs to make the changes that it needs, the ones that the international olympic committee made after the salt lake citycandal earlier in the decade. >> there will be an inquiry by fifa itself into these allegations lord treason has made but if these allegations are found to be true, we don't know yet, do you think it raises question about the legitimacy of qatar holding the 2018 world cup in itself? >> well, i think we need to learn more about what the sunday times, you know, was doing in the sense that they did not release this so far in their own newspaper and yet it has come public. so they're certainly interesting allegations but more information needs to come out, and if fifa wants to investigate, it should really do a serious independent investigation. >> very quickly, any ambitions to stand again? >> we'll see in 2015. my hope actually is that another outsider candidate who is known globally like a bill clinton or kofi annan or george wea might run for fifa president. it's too late to happen this year but four years from now, i think they will be able to do things that fifa really needs to make

with just over a year before the olympic games get under way, the city of london is gearing up. yal wedding serving as a good dress rehearsal. we head to the olympics next year. in a way, this was a bit of a dry run. >> london mayor launched a unique bike rental program, to inspire londoners to get in shape, while gives commuters and visitors an alternative of getting around the city. it allows people to rent a bike in one location and drop it off in another. >> such a great way to explore london. parliament here. there are 20,000 trips on these every day. they've been a huge success. it's anticipated they'll be rolled out across the uk. who knows? maybe coming to the u.s. soon. >> while london moves along as planned in anticipation of 2012 games, the diamond jubilee and prince philip's 90th, the city remains proud of the vibrant neighborhood, where old meets new, london may be filled with old buildings, but we have an ecollective array of of neighborhoods, and this is my favorite. >> this was in the film "notting hill." >>> no trip to london would be complete out a visit to the

olympic games was under way. preparations dominated the city.rkers from the countryside were pouring into the capital looking for work. >> ( translated ): i always thought i'd spend all my life in my village. i never thought there was such a big world outside. >> narrator: wei zhanyan is a migrant worker in an industrial park near beijing. >> ( translated ): i got out just to work, to make money. it was like i had the mission of saving my whole family. >> narrator: zhanyan left school at 13, to earn money so her older brother could continue his studies. by 2004, she was working for a company that makes cell phones. the owners declined our request to film inside. >> ( translated ): the factory where i work, we wire headsets. the regular wage is about 40 cents an hour. >> narrator: jobs like hers offer millions of young people a way out of rural poverty. >> ( translated ): a job brings in money and gives me self- confidence. i rented this little place by myself. i feel like this is my home, where i am the boss and can do whatever i like after work

runners and roller skaters to hard and fine bronze flying the flag of the winter olympics two thousand and fourteen and the city of sochi official countdown clock was unveiled by the mayor a lot of construction has already been completed and host city was much more still on the way you were train networks and hotels are being built in the russian we're a to welcome millions of visitors all around the world. you can find out how a new educational standards will help stop the brain drain from russia and that's an interview with the country's education and science minister that's on the way right after the headlines stay with us. repairing a broken nation. highway construction and humanitarian aid. bugs a shady efficiency market the spoils of war it's the people who pay the price of the buffet you're in here is no longer just down to drug trafficking the bigamist done the job. cuts. the most. cool new the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got the future covered. the. machine would be soo much brighter than if you knew about the sun from phones to freshen his. knees for instance on t.v. don

do not go all over cities here except maybe for the main olympic stadium and well have to be completed by two thousand and twelve so that they can be used during test competitions. and most of construction effort was launched in two thousand and seven when sochi won the olympic bid believe to construction sites no consume more than half the region's samantha supplies over three hundred fifty thousand plants more than eight and a half dozen workers take part in the project three hundred of them are foreigners the venue's beside steady ems and ice rings include broods tunnels bridges together with new schools and hospitals they believe the lasting legacy of this tropical black sea resort so there's great excitement high hopes this of the russian city resting on the big events you can see the preparations new worlds are being built the streets are cleaner. more tourists will come the olympics will bring festive mood into town and. i think the medals will be ours and russia's team will be formed berto at home. the polar bear pair and snow leopard have been recently picked as the olympic ma

waste water here in san francisco, which means we basically fill up 120 olympic sized swimming pools each and every day here in the city. we protect public health and safety and environment because we are discharging into the bay and into the ocean. this is essentially the first treatment here at our waste water treatment facility. what we do is slow down the water so that things either settle to the bottom or float to the top. you see we have a nice selection of things floating around there, things from bubble gum wrappers, toilet paper, whatever you dump down the toilet, whatever gets into our storm drains, that's what gets into our waste water treatment and we have to clean. >> see these chains here, this keeps scum from building up. >> on this end in the liquid end basically we're just trying to produce a good water product that doesn't negatively impact the receiving water so that we have recreation and no bad impact on fish and aquatic life. solids is what's happening. . >> by sludge, what exactly do you mean? is that the actual technical term? . >> it's a technical term and it's used in a lot of different ways,

roller skaters took part in the fun run this flying the flag of the winter olympics of two thousand and fourteen and in the city of sochi as you can see here an official countdown clock was unveiled by the mayor a lot of construction has already been completed in the host city with much more still ongoing a new roads train that works hotels being filled up all along the russian riviera to welcome millions of visitors from around. and i'll be back with a recap of the headlines in just a few moments. mission . liquid intake should three lives for charges priests. three risk free spirits free lives leave long live video for your media project a free media. liberal.

that puts a certain amount of pressure and opportunity for our city bought to rise to that particular occasion. i see it more on an olympic number sort of trophy with regards to is being prepared, being able to ferry and traffic over 200,000 people a day during what will be a high- profile season routinely for san francisco. it is more about people getting on to transit. it is also about them biking and walking. it is also about allowing for residents to engage something they take for granted on an everyday basis, and that is a relationship to one of the most important assets that we have, and that is our day -- bay and all the other natural indigenous resources we have that make this city one of the most majestic on this planet. for us to be able to create that kind of infrastructure so we are getting people out of their cars, walking, biking, being able to take transit, to seriously upgrade not on an interim basis, our transit system and what it looks like, but it fortifies our commitment to the kind of transit first policy that many ask why we have not yet. along that line, while it seems to be somewhat mainstream for