. >> who is owen sullivan? >> owen sullivan was one of the most notorious counterfeiters in colonial america. he came to this country in the 170s from ireland -- 1740s from ireland, and he ends up in boston as a silversmith, and that's where he begins to counterfeit colonial massachusetts notes and over the next five or six years builds a huge intercolonial network that spans from rhode island, new hampshire, massachusetts, all over. >> how easy was it to counterfeit at that time? is. >> well, the printing quality of the bills is fairly primitive by our standards, but it did require tremendous skills as an engraver. one of the things you see in the early period most counterfeiters are former silversmiths or engravers because it takes tremendous physical dexterity to engrave a copperplate in reverse, because that's what was required. >> how much -- well, first of all, was there a national currency? was there, were there 13 different types of currency that were official? is. >> in the colonial era there was 13 di

it's saturday night here in moscow my name's kevin owen and he's the top stories for marty it's almost twenty five years since the chernobyl disaster but one community hit hard by the fall that is in jewett since having no money to move residents of a carry on with their lives on contaminated land as we report. civilian casualties continue to climb in libya with the u.s. bringing in unmanned drones to strike government forces meanwhile gadhafi troops reportedly retreat from coastal areas leaving rebels to face tribal opposition. and it's a case of freedom of speech versus religious tolerance in the u.s. where a pastor who publicly burn the koran is the president to staging a protest in what's considered the country's muslim capital he is instead off a designated zones where to speak freely without inciting violence. or programs continue next month and andrew searches for latino flavor in russian capital states you're going to you can't go out to see exactly what he discovered. hello i was the president on this christmas last several weeks like that every day with eleven family embassie

ryan owens leading us off tonight. ryan, thanks so much. >>> we're going to turn now to a different danger in the skies. another case of an air traffic controller asleep on the job. caught just today. this time in miami. tonight, we've learned the government is taking action to keep controllers awake. lisa stark is back on the story tonight. she's live at reagan national. lisa? >> reporter: david, this, as you mentioned, this latest incident is in miami. it was at miami center, the controller falling asleep overnight. early this morning. luckily, other controllers on duty. no radio calls missed. it raises alarm bells. this may be the final straw. at this hour, high level negotiations are under way. between the government and the controllers union. they're working out new rules to ban scheduling practices that can cause fatigue. there have now been seven controllers believed to have fallen asleep on the job, on the midnight shift, since the start of the year. including one earlier this week in reno, that missed a call f

clive owen and catherine keener were -- and who's this girl? what's her name?14 when we made it. she really is -- her performance was incredible. >> jimmy: what a performance. everybody, even the creepy predator guy is great. >> good. >> jimmy: he's a creepy guy. he'll never work again, but it's good that he -- [ laughter ] man oh man, strong performances. i'm just like -- i was just watching it. i go, "oh my gosh. it was very, very cool and amazing stuff. congratulations. >> thank you. >> jimmy: and thank you for taking something that's taking a leap like this. this is great. >> no, my pleasure. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: a lot of people should see this. people are nervous. we have a clip of the movie "trust." here's a scene with clive owen and catherine keener, late at night. >>> that's it. >> what are you doing? >> what are you doing? why are you down here when you should be up there with her? do you think finding this guy is more important and it's going to make her better? do you think -- >> well, it might or might save some other poor girl. >> i wa

here moscow time this is r t welcome to another hour of news and programs from us my name is kevin owen and the top story this saturday night nato gets investigated reports of at least thirteen libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest the strike came after a pro good of the fighter joined the group and opened fire at allied planes meanwhile the country's government project rebel calls for a ceasefire artie's paul asleep as the latest from tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad conspectus libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself made to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these offers were insincere and could not be trusted and certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms but on the full measure trying to psyche just one picture is emerging we are hearing from the country's former prime minister mr. baby that lines of communication have been opened and that they're ho

but owen's case kind of opened up a huge, dark world. >> it was like this could happen to anybody. anybody who's playing this game, this could happen, this could be the result. the question is, when does this start? is this a process that starts much earlier in life than we are used to be thinking about? ( marching band playing ) >> narrator: despite the public discussion about its health risks, more kids play football than any other sport-- over a million across the country. a quarter of the boys at shiloh are on the football team. >> it's another great opportunity this week. we get to play the team that's the number one team in the country. >> narrator: last season, shiloh was invited to compete in one of the premier match-ups in high school football... >> the burger king national kickoff classic... >> narrator: ...on national television. >> ...presented by burger king. >> narrator: events like these, pitting elite teams from different states against one another outside of the regular football schedule, are a new development in the sport. >> is this a dream? >> narrator: the sain

. >> reporter: in concord just outside bermingham the neighborhood mike owens lived in all his life was practically wiped out. owens and his wife barely escaping the wrath of the storm taking cover in their bathtub. >> i just went in the bathroom door and that's all that's left standing. >> reporter: back out here live in jefferson county alabama tonight, some of the residents have gradually been allowed back in. and many of them are returning to homes reduced to rubble. you can see them sort of sifting through the belongings back there. you know this storm just incredible as the twister raced up this hillside literally ripping the bark off the trees. the limbing off of the trees. it's almost difficult to put into words. that is the latest from concord alabama tonight. casey stegall. >>> one woman has set up a tornado lost and found facebook page. boullion says that when the storm came through documents and pictures fell on her yard. so far people have posted more than 500 items on the page and at least 40 of them have been claimed. >>> the space shuttle endeavor will remain on the laun

. >> reporter: connie owens hid in her closet as one twister ripped through her home. >> it sucked my ten nit shoes off my feet. >> this lowes store was ripped to shreds. >>> i said we have a tornado get to the bathrooms now. >> reporter: here in raleigh, the damage is almost hard to believe. this neighbourhood is absolutely devastated and sadly, it is not the only one. >> i have seen a lot of damage in north carolina over the years this is the most catastrophic. >> reporter: the violent weather began thursday in oklahoma before cutting across the deep south in all more than 240 tornadoes touched down in 14 states, a record for a single storm system. in virginia, tim rankings home sits in the water >> i don't know how you go about salvaging a house laying in the river upside down. >> reporter: complicating the rebuilding further, more severe weather is on tap tomorrow, forecasters warn there will be a triple threat of tornadoes, high winds and hail. >> damage is still being assessed in this area now several residents told us they have been touched by the support from workers from neig

. -- city attorney owens. as we are changing deputy city attorney's -- attornies, i will call the next item, item 5a. this is two rehearing requests for 1468 fulton street. we received a letter from cbs outdoor and from the community housing, requesting a rehearing of the appeal decided on february 9, 2011. at the time, the board voted 3-2 to uphold the permit on the basis it complies with the code and the city did not err in issuing such permit. it is the removal of an advertising will sign pursuant to a notice of violation, and permit number 2010/10/13/2815. a public hearing was held on march 16, 2011 and was continued to allow sub middle of additional briefing and evidence -- sub middle -- submittal of additional briefing and evidence. president goh: i did watch the video that evening. we had continued in order to get the lease agreement. i had suggested that we not have further oral argument. but if the commissioners have arguments -- have questions, the can obviously ask them. commissioner hwang: i have a

our ryan owens is in prattville which got the worst of it. good morning to you, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. three people killed in this small town, and one church absolutely demolished. look at this. i'm walking through what was the sanctuary of this church. there are 600 members. they are having sunday service later this morning but they'll have to do it at a local high school. boone's chapel. may have been built to his glory. but it's his fury that just about demolished it. >> the bible said the rain fall on the just as well as the unjust. >> reporter: friday night's twister took direct aim at pastor mike johnson's church and left the pews in the parking lot. >> we believe, without a shadow of a doubt, even though the building is gone, it's nothing. the whole church agrees on that. this can be rebuilt. >> reporter: what's next door is gone forever. three members of the same family killed when their mobile homes were obliterated. this is the frame of a mobile home. how far did this travel, would you say? >> probably 300 yards. >

. >> how did you find the story of owen sullivan and a couple of other counterfeiter is? >> well, i started researching the book during the recent financial crisis. that was my and your point. i was reading a lot about the history of current american history. i was struck by the powerful parallels between the past and present. these three characters seemed like excellent windows and to our very tumultuous financial path. >> did owen sullivan make a lot of money? >> he certainly did. probably in the vicinity of hundreds of thousands of pounds. especially if he engraves the plate, his accomplices can use it long after he leaves. it's not just what he prints, but is tremendously this piece network of accomplices. >> money was localized. >> it was. you could have different types of currency in different communities. different and colonial. different colonial currencies. in massachusetts. >> so if somebody was traveling from philadelphia to new york city what would they bring with them? >> it depends. in the early republic. what you would want to do is buy what was considered

the 22-year-old jerry owens killed in the front yard of a house in north rich monld. police believe the shooting and another tuesday night may be tied to the killing of another person last weekend. investigators say a long-running feud may have flared up. sheriff department and richmond police are beefing up patrols into these area autos and a 2-year-old boy found wandering in a walmart parking lot has been reunite with his mother, police say he was able to open the front door of the apartment design forward someone in a wheelchair, then cross aid four-lane road and walked into the parking lot and was found by a manager. he seemed to be familiar with the store. he pointed to the mcdonalds sign and said he wanted french fries. it and was -- like i said he was in good spirits. >> and police received a frantic call from a woman who said her child was missing. cps is investigating and police say the mother will not be charged with a crime. >> to sacramento just a moment. after ending budget negotiations this week citing frustration with republicans refusal to compromise t

i know you mentioned your nephew owen in your book and how is he doing and how old is he now in >> owen my nephew is almost 11. how is he doing? you know, i don't know. i haven't seen him in a while. i did just see him -- i do like to travel. a few weeks ago we went to some mayan ruins in mexico and guatemala and, i don't know, he's quite a budding wordsmith. [laughter] >> he asked if he could sit next to me on the plane home. i was like i don't know. are you going to be a total pill? [laughter] >> he was like maybe a chewable. [laughter] >> yes. >> i'm real curious how you go about doing your research? like what is your process from start to finish? >> what is my process from start to finish? well, let's see. you know, i read -- i read a bunch of books first, a lot of -- i read some of the official histories, then i read some, you know, primary documents or diaries, memoirs, that kind of thing. i had a lot of missionary memoirs this time, lucky me. [laughter] >> and, you know, official biographies of all of the, you know, players. and then -- and then i just start going and doing repor

. >> reporter: owen thomas has spent 15 years covering silicon valley's ceo. >> say no if you think the perks are outrageous. >> reporter: he says shareholders are finally getting their say. public companies are required to give them a nonbinding vote on pay and social media is changing the landscape, too. >> go and talk to other shareholders about it. yahoo! finance message boards. you can tweet about the stocks you hold and what the ceos are doing. >> i think it's important as a shareholder myself to voice my opinion. >> reporter: but some says the laws should go further. no doubt it's good to be on top but these days shareholders have a clear view of what is happening, too. and more ways to say what they really think about ceo pay and perks. >> it's kind of embarrassing if the shareholder says don't pay that much and they do any way. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >>> all right. thousands turned out for the northern california cherry blossom festival this weekend. the parade started at city hall and went through japan town and organizers decided to help victims of the earthquake and

. >> reporter: connie owens hid in her closet as a twister ripped through her home >> it sucked my tennis shoes off my feet. >> reporter: this was ripped to shreds, quick thinking employees are credited with saving the people inside. >> i said we have a tornado get to the bathroom now. >> reporter: here in raleigh, damage is almost hard to believe. this neighbourhood is absolute by devastated. >> i have seen a lot of damage over the years this is the most cat traffic i have seen. >> violent weather -- catastrophic i have seen. >> violent weather beban in oklahoma. more than 240 tornadoes touched down in 14 states a record for a single system. in virginia, tim's home now sits in the water. >> i don't know how you go about salvaging a house laying in the river upside down. >> more severe weather is on tap tomorrow forecasters warn there will be a triple threat of tornadoes, high winds and hail. cbs news, raleigh north carolina. >>> death toll no arkansas, alabama, virginia is at least seven in each state. they crushed school buses and demolished buildings, piles of rubble in virginia used t

owens. the chair: does the gentleman from wisconsin -- the gentleman from wisconsin has only two minutes remaining. would the gentleman like the gentleman from new york to close? mr. kind: i'd like to yield a minute and a half. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. owens: thank you, madam speaker, thank you, mr. kind. i'd like to point out that my press seder, -- my predecessor, a respected member of the other side of the aisle, was very supportive of regulation of mercury and acid rain because it negatively impacted the new york 23rd. i think we need to act responsibly in each of these situations and we need to make sure that we are working off good, not the science of proponents but the science of understanding of the issues. when with we look at my district it has taken great strides in terms of moving forward with green and renewable energy. we have wood which we have plenty of, we have wind energy and we have hydro. all of which are contributi

from moscow is kevin owen here tonight with the top stories for the nato led coalition upgrades its assault on colonel gadhafi to try and change the course of the libyan civil war which washington says it moving toward stalemate interventions and little success flows so far while the human cost them financial price tag skyrockets american unmanned predator drones in the latest addition to nato the libyan arsenal but they bring with them a reputation for killing civilians in afghanistan and pakistan. credibly and the u.n. secretary general meantime took a firm stance on libya saying the coalition is that the only according to its mandate ban ki moon is currently in moscow talks. busts russia's war on terror in the caucasus claims a high profile target to security forces kill a top al qaeda militant it's believed he was involved in most of the recent atrocities in the country. this weekend so everybody likes ational in time too for martin andrews to show us next some of the latin flavors of the russian capital in his late edition of asco up. but. i love the present on this christmas last i wo

. >> tom owens, a city attorney's office. the new language would be inserted in the facilitation agreement. the resolution authorizes the director to make amendments. supervisors chu: if we were to decide to take that, would we have to take any action at this committee, or simply the action at the department of environment? >> in your approval of the resolution, you might want to make specific it was inclusion of that language, but that would be the only action. supervisors chu: thank you. supervisors mirkarimi. supervisors mirkarimi: thank you, madam chair. thank you for the presentation. over the last two months, when this initially came before us in the budget committee and then it was postponed, it has been over that period of time where i have been meeting with the department of environment, port authority, office of economic were forced development, and recology, among others, to discuss the process of what it would look like to reanimate our port. how san francisco city and county could get this. when this was brought

>>owen: the economy is still highly dependent on natural resources and oil in particular. oil accounts for about 25 to 30 percent of the economy, 50 percent of government revenues, 60 percent of exports....its of course been very important in the growth of the economy over the last decade but it does mean the economy is potentially vulnerable to large swings in international commodity prices. >>reporter: that's why post elections -- the harvard educated, minister of economy believes it's time for kazakhstan to be more integrated into the global economy, if it is to thrive and surve. joining the world trade organization by the end of next year is part of that goal... >>aitzhanova: which will give a clear signal to investors, particularly investors who'll be going to non-oil and non-energy extracting sectors of the economy and that the government is committed to regulate the economy based on international trade regulations. >>reporter: it's this style of economic management that has seen income per head jump more than ten fold -- since the early 1990s. >>the recent overwhelm

water and certainly our best quality of water from pristine area in the eastern sierra known as the owens valley and that's what feeds our aqua duct. we have been seeing summer runoff over the last 70 years showing a decreasing trend during the peak flow months which means although there are ups and downs in terms of the water supply, that during the times of highest need, the water yield is at its lowest, and going down. and this finding is consistent with what we've seen from the california department of water resources for the sacramento river and the san joaquin water heads as well. so we are certainly not alone in this regard. we are seeing of course the decline in the snow pack which others are going to talk about much more later today, but the suggestion that somehow the snow would be replaced by increasing water rainfall in southern areas has not yet emerged. and so picture really does not look great. we have our two largest and most important waste water treatment plants, the hipurian and (inaudible) they treat waste water and 11 other cities and water using agent sis throughout

slippery track hardly stopping the power from running rampant in shanghai bought a pair of michael owen calls on the suv behind to fall behind lewis hamilton and jefferson bottom separated from the winning by in the hundreds of seconds rushers with the early future all finished in the talks and the renault driver who claimed the third spot on the podium in the opening grand prix say it's nine. goals now and j.j. hanrahan still saying share the lead after the opening day's action sinking in birdie mode on the sixteenth both human hands are a hole in their efforts to god. for the day on thursday last as runner up and defending champion in san antonio adam scored has decent chances of retaining his title though lying just back alongside the group will pull players all over the man of the opening day was korean american kevin not was to the goals record books in style his struggles on the line for any human score of sixteen that's the lowest ever mark registered on a ball for her role in history. not same bit frustrated midway through one of those shots actually were back wards forcing him

and i'll see you soon in just under two hours time in fact but now it's the world whether i'm kevin owen is here with all the news at the top of the hour. the. machine would be so much brighter if you bounce around from phones to impressionable sod. who for instance on t.v. don't come. from. close up to has been to the children of inspiration for the long lost secret of thomas steele has been discovered. now archie goes east of lake by columns with the longest russian railway line runs. for the sunday jazzers lies among siberian mountains for people full of the same routes as hundreds of years ago. welcome to the trancelike come if russia close off on march . fifth if. the companies keep competing to cut fifty fifty fifty feet. to meet. the terms of success. all. wealthy british style. sometimes. market finite. number. one know what's really happening to the global economy.

. >> reporter: connie owens hid in her closet as one of the twisters ripped through her home. >> and it started sucking stuff out of the closet and it sucked my tennis shoes off my feet. >> reporter: this lowe's store was ripped to shreds. quick-thinking employees are being credited with helping save the people inside. >> i said we have a tornado. get to the bathrooms now! >> reporter: here in raleigh, the damage is almost hard to believe. this neighborhood is absolutely devastated. and sadly, it's not the only one. >> i've seen a lot of damage in north carolina over the years, but this is the most catastrophic i've ever seen. >> reporter: the violent weather began thursday in oklahoma before cutting across the deep south. in all, more than 240 tornadoes touched down in 14 states, a record for a single storm system. in virginia, tim ranking's home now sits in the water. >> i don't really know how you go about salvaging a house that's laying in the river upside down. >> reporter: complicating the rebuilding effort even further, more severe weather is on tap for tomorrow. forecasters w

moscow this is the news channel it's just after eleven pm now this saturday night my name is kevin owen and our top story there were eyewitnesses reports of more deaths in syria as army troops backed by tanks and helicopters tried to regain control over the perceived certain city of daraa at least four people were killed in the smalling and that's just a day after the biggest anti regime rally ended with more than sixty killed across the country government troops allegedly opened fire on you tear gas against demonstrators with snipers in offices and plain clothes helping to crack down on. here human rights council has condemned the bloodshed in a u.s. led resolution calling for an international investigation. washington's going either further to preparing sanctions against the syrian political elite and a freeze of their assets plus the rands revolutionary guards also said to be penalised for allegedly providing material support to damascus that's what the american blogger stephen lemony told me to rand is the end game of the u.s. operation in the region. i think a really is the ends ar

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following a draw at home devolves into reach their traditional safe marker forty points across as manager owen corey scepter name same side but these are the last sunday it says is the memory of the final thrashing to stoke in the f.a. cup semi final scoring on this side. as we always hope for the was it was a fluke really was a bar up and. he was able to get to this point and was not be too many of those those occasions were not good to a standard but we happened to run hard to see woodbridge quite quickly with six games in our point and what he tried is really poison recounted to continue the progress we're good at from. now another football new slovakia coach nearby says he could take the vacant manager's job with another moscow the forty six year old says he would jump at the chance to manage a big russian club has been revealed and has revealed he's been contacted by don i directed you to say it about the post was his contract with the slovakian national team also announcing the manager thought science between israel and iran are looking for a replacement for your dad was a bit of a sense

both of this is our team from moscow is kevin owen here with me this hour at nine pm in the russian capital and more than two thousand people have reportedly been killed in clashes across syria as thousands of food out of the streets for a friday range i would say around five have been injured in the coastal town of attack here the base of the ruling elite after agents in plainclothes fired on demonstrators in the capital damascus police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of demonstrators the opposition promised president assad the biggest rally yet following a series of killings of demonstrators and the bloody crackdown of course international condemnation by the u.s. even pointing iranian interference on the side of the government it is ridiculous collapsible both accusations could be thought of. some like it hot but this. things have heated up perhaps too much in the arab world is ips tunisia libya now syria more than african region and the middle east and often brutal civil wars with the western powers playing an important hand some believe this won't stop anytime soon so who is next in

team from moscow it's nine pm friday evening here seven in the evening in tripoli my name is kevin owen and first of all more civilian deaths from coalition strikes are being reported in libya with seven people found dead after the recent bombing in the eastern city of brega the u.k. is said to be holding talks meantime with a senior aide to the libyan regime who is believed to be seeking an exit strategy for colonel gadhafi after a series of high ranking defections was artie's polis leah reports from tripoli the government doesn't seem ready to back off yet. it seems incredibly unlikely that the libyan leader of woman gadhafi will stick down in face of these increasing defections and also the offer from the opposition of a cease fire deal they are insisting that exactly first pull back use troops from the waist in the cities of this country and also stop his offensive in the east of libya they say that if he does not do this they will fight on and liberate this country now there is no reason why gadhafi would actually agree to the cease fire deal because his troops are number the rebel

on pm wednesday night here in moscow welcome this is our team my name is kevin owen and first with the russian presidential election less than a year away public interest in who will be running for the top seats higher than ever the country's two most powerful politicians have spoken about the issue explaining their positions so if a scope of itself. president prime minister putin had touched on the twenty. feet. when he had. nothing to say there was nothing really given away but he did say nothing's being ruled out. i repeat should the president medvedev and i don't rule out the possibility that each one of the presidency our decision will be taking into account the economic social and political issues in the run up to the election this decision will certainly have to be made but we have almost a whole year before the election this election related doesn't help us carry out our work. just. maybe. we have. to. be speculating really on the possibility of the running to be. about the fact that they. think. about it is not. like russia's position. about the elections. there is a list spec

over it even chew for me kevin owen it's now eight pm here in moscow this is the r.t. news channel and our top story ahead of september's election egyptians are raising the memory of ousted president hosni mubarak by destroying icons and remaining staff and renaming streets and while the west is cheering for democracy in egypt there are fears now the vote could bring about an unwanted regime outies the remix cover story. the more things change the more they stay the same certainly that's how it seems in egypt where the army is clearing cairo's tahrir square of demonstrators to show everything's back to normal and they're not wrong after a month of upheaval it's very much the same people in charge as before there's a concern that they may have already the dictator they haven't really to take ship deep concerns as to whether the reforms have gone far enough whether the restrictions on the role the military is still too great for trees to emerge in egypt and that is the debate this calmly polarizing society that but without the army a power vacuum and poised to step into

good morning from moscow my name's kevin owen it's one am here this is the r t news channel the top story it was a fatal flight that killed the president of ninety five others morial services have been taking place again since the plane crash in western russia that claimed the lives of polish lead elected should skid many top officials had been on the way to a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the one nine hundred forty tarted massacre carried out by stalin secret police he. was at the crash scene. it was a day to remember solemnly here in smiley and i tell a geisha not over a hundred people mostly reality of some of the victims of the catastrophe gathered at the sites where the polish to police one fifty four lead crashed a year ago carrying the president live chickens keep his wife maria and maybe other of the country's political and military elite else is a the current polish president's wife on the come out also how did the delegations polish delegation in the big. there was a flower laying ceremony here at the size of the plane crash and there was also mass observed here and

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from moscow ahead in the program with me kevin owen we report on the despair of the last hope in the caucasus. and now no job no money and no social support all i can do is to ask the church makes and i can feed my sick child impoverished georgians venting their fury at the government which they claim isn't helping them get by despite promises of a better welfare system. first though global finance minister is demanding urgent action to avert another devastating economic crisis the world bank coming i.m.f. driven primarily by the us are usually the first port of call for ailing nations looking for financial support but asked as r.t. is really important i reports next that washington is in no position to advise others or it struggles to cut its own huge deficit. and you will spring gathering about the world economy produced a dreadful financial forecast we are one shot away from a food crisis critics say through the establishment of the international monetary fund and world bank america has positioned itself as an economic dr to the world using the institutions to retain global domina

news channel my name's kevin owen very good to have you company let me take you through our top story the nato says it's investigating reports of at least thirteen the libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest that the strike came after a frayed we've got a bit of a problem there we've lost but story i was telling about but let's try and bring you that report now from paul the slip. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself made to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these offers were insincere and could not be trusted so certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms on a diplomatic front just like egypt from peculation emerging we are hearing from the country former prime minister mr abdul aziz a baby that lines of communication have been opened and they're hoping to intensify them they say that they are talking with the britis

news channel my name is kevin owen and first with the russian presidential election less than a year away now public interest in who will be running for the top seat is harder than ever become true to most powerful politicians have spoken on the issue explaining their positions as cross to sara first got the details even to you what more do we know from the president and prime minister in terms of mixed year's election. present a bit of prime minister putin has touched on the twenty twelve elections and spoke to the speculation really a prime minister putin like when he attended a medical workers for and. nothing to say there was nothing really given away but he did say other things being. i repeat president. the presidency decision will be made taking into account the economic social and political issues in the run up to the election his decision will certainly have to be made but we have almost a whole year before the election and this election really doesn't help us carry out our work. now was a little bit ambiguous on the wording. just himself and. possibly separately. maybe beca

free greeting from moscow it's just after eleven pm here now my name is kevin owen here at the hughes channel tonight and our top story for you the war in libya is on the brink of a stalemate says that the top u.s. military commander that's despite the announcement to send american predator drones to target could offer his forces and as laura reports florists the escalating cost of the campaign deadlock is raising more questions to. philippians it's been a long hard month and strike after strike by nato forces in the middle of an increasingly violent civil war but in the midst of all that bloodshed what's been achieved according to many not a lot i think the situation is deepening and probably got rather worse yes a community m.p. to cease fire was struck with i believe quite western interests and their britain is putting troops in on the ground his advisors i think it's very dangerous we're involved in a civil war for which there is no problem interest or ship and at what cost priceless human lives certainly the ministry of defense refuses to release information on how much the inter

from moscow it is now eight pm friday evening here six in the evening in tripoli my name is kevin owen and first more civilian deaths from coalition strikes are being reported in libya with seven people found dead after the recent bombing of the eastern city of brega the u.k. is said to be holding talks with a senior aide to the libyan regime is believed to be seeking an exit strategy for colonel gadhafi after a series of high ranking defections. joins us now from tripoli live bring us up to date with the latest events here paula so is gadhafi going to back down after these latest developments. well it seems incredibly unlikely that the libyan leader woman gadhafi will step down in face of these increasing defections and also the offer from the opposition of a cease fire deal as far as the defections go the tripoli government is making light of the fact that the foreign minister also qusay is in britain that he has defected they say that he is an old man who is very sick and he asked for a leave of absence which they granted him now we are hearing rumors that is navy and stay in more l

hello this is r t from moscow it's now one am here my name is kevin owen with a news update for you in a recap of the top stories that shape the week for us and first pro good are few forces in libya attempting to recapture the country's third largest city misrata it's the last rebel stronghold left in the west and has been under attack for weeks now our correspondent paula sleeze in the capital tripoli with the latest. the work of bloodshed is increasingly being used to describe the situation in the last rebel held city in the waste of this country the city of misrata now according to doctors on the scene they say that one person was killed and several people were wounded in the early hours of sunday morning when the government forces renewed shelling on a building in the city and we understand from the doctors that i'm told a few days ago there were a number of civilians being housed inside that building they have been injured in recent clashes between pro and anti duffey forces but fortunately there have been evacuated before the shelling began we are also hearing from doctors that

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