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will be able to perform that feat during the paralympic games in sochi as well. as arenas said team russia no stranger to winter paralympic victory eight years ago inter in the top the overall tally with thirteen goals that in vancouver russia was just one medal short of finishing first now with a home turf advantage there is no doubt they'll be giving it all in their chase for the golden earlier we met some of those who were able to overcome physical and psychological obstacles to achieve sporting excellence you can find those stories on our website and our you tube travel. finally in the bulletin israeli arms sales rising but they're also coming under heightened scrutiny the industry sold more than ten billion dollars worth of weapons in two thousand and eleven in two thousand and twelve but now faces questions over report detailing the use of palestinian territories for testing grounds or he's policy reports. i think there is a very big elephant in the room in israel very big fact in a reality which is seldom spoken about and that's as far as most people go on

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a team russia is no stranger to winter paralympic glory eight years ago into the top of the overall tally with thirteen golds and last time in vancouver russia was just one gold medal short of finishing first and now with a home soil advantage as no doubt they'll be giving it everything they've got in their chase for victory by working out the international and coming right up some straight talking on the world's most troubling issues in so fickle but if you are watching us in the u.k. for perry to go on the ground with a few. trend zero to vnukovo report your best way to the heart of mosco. britain's took on the help to buy scheme for real estate which is a copycat of the fannie mae and freddie mac. debacle which caused the subprime crisis two thousand and seven the british energy corporations are going to take fracking even though in america it's been proven to be completely an economical and environmental disaster but they're going to do it here anyway because why nobody in the media here except for maybe george will be up over there to garden will say anything about the fact tha

torch lit up in sochi russia actually has traditionally performed rather well and paralympics in fact they came in second during the vancouver winter games and of course they are hoping that the russian athletes and paralympics will be able to perform that feat during the paralympic games in sochi as well or english the reporting there well and as you've just heard from her team russia is no stranger to winter paralympic glory eight years ago entering the top of the overall tally with thirteen golds down last time in vancouver russia was just one gold medal short of finishing first and now with a home turf advantage there's no doubt they'll be giving it everything they've got in their chase for victory. well i have for you here in r t international more on the situation in crisis torn ukraine in peter lavelle's crosstalk and for viewers in the u.k. it's our report on gun possession in america and my first rifle don't go away. transit route to vnukovo report your best way to the heart of mosco. bridge the gun the help to buy scheme for real estate which is a copycat of the fannie mae a

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will be able to perform that feat during the paralympic games in sochi as well.as arenas said the russian team is no stranger to winter paralympic achievement eight years ago inter and they topped the overall charley with thirteen golds and the last time in vancouver russia was one gold medal short of finishing first well now with a home soil advantage there is no doubt they'll be giving it everything they've got in their chase for a victory earlier we met some of those who've been able to overcome huge physical and psychological barriers to achieve sporting excellence you can find those stories on our website and our you tonight show. breaking the set next hour to international or for our u.k. viewers analysis on the ukrainian crisis from a senior russian lawmaker in sofia and co stay with us. the comments which we hear from the leaders or ukrainian radicals they sound like ukrainian sela face they say ok europe is not the europe which we are dreaming about because the family values on the mind of the christian values on the mind the gay marriages law and so on

will be built to perform that feeds during the paralympic games such as well. serena said team russia no stranger to winter paralympic victory eight years ago when her in the top the overall tally with thirteen goals than in vancouver russia was just one medal short of finishing first. now with the home turf advantage. there's no doubt they'll be giving all in their chase for the golden earlier we met some of those who live in the physical and psychological obstacles to achieve sporting excellence you can find their stories on our website and our youtube channel with you all finally in the bulletin israeli arms sales rising but they're also coming under heightened scrutiny the industry sold more than ten billion dollars worth of weapons in twenty eleven in twenty twelve but now faces questions over a porte de telling the use of palestinian territories for testing grounds party's policy reports. i think there is a very big elephant in the booming is no then very big. captain own reality which is seldom spoken about and that's as far as most people go when his to

today well now that the olympics are over what's being done in such a to prepare for the paralympics has you talked about that a little bit the track we've got about a week to go we've got you know breathing point now where everybody can get their hair cut do their washing sweep the streets get. you know some pace back to the of the region we've got the paralympics the opening ceremony is taking place on the seventh of march of course we have the tens of thousands of people who are working on the main games they'll be returning to their countries but we've got an influx of new that is arriving over the next week so as the excitement finished really last night for many. with the closing of the first into games it's really just starting all over again in a few days time and i understand it such as certainly as an enemy closing doors or anything like that any time soon what's next for sochi after the paralympics. yes that's right we've got lots to look forward to the olympics it's not the end of the flame for saatchi we've got the g. eight summit will be taking place in the summer we've

the paralympics in sochi begins on march 7th. >> when we return, there's much more to it. a haitian teacher and why his school inspired an uncommon act of generosity by an "america tonight" viewer. >> now on "america tonight" - never heard anything like this. a surprising, very surprising happy ending. last year in the series on haiti and the recovering from the 2010 earthquake, our correspondent reported on a haitian school teacher who lost his school in the aftermath of the disaster. here is the original story. >> today aid agencies say approximately 300,000 material in porta prince live in deplorable conditions, family crammed into shelters made out of tarps and wood, this is 54, sitting in the suburbs. there are 5,000 people on the veets. the camp is run by mckenzie, a teacher. >> good morning. >> with help from his mother he managed to build is school with 700 children. his school survived the earthquake, but not the aftermath. >> translation: we were forced to leave to turn the school yard into a parking lo. >> a u.n. agency rented the property from mckenzie's landlo

john is the first african-american to win a ski racing medal in the paralympics.he is called one of the most inspiring women in america. marc lamont hill has more. >> i grew up in san diego, california, which is unusual for an african-american with one leg, with no snow, to end up becoming a ski racer. >> voted one of the most inspirational woman in america, bonnie st. john was born with a birth defected that stunted the growth in one of her legs and at 5 years old doctors told her she'd have to amputate. she was determined to have an ordinary life. it was a high school friend who introduced her to skiing. >> it's amazing, she's white, i'm black. she reached out and said, hey, let's go skiing together. so it's -- it's amazing how somebody can change your life. i started skiing and found out there were a lot of other amputees who skied and raced and this is my chance to really find out what i was made of. and see if i could make the u.s. team and so i really went for it. >> did she ever. bonnie made the team in 1984. >> i got to work and see the finish line. i've m

but at the paralympics in sochi, she'll try something new. games. >> you're a track athlete. >> yes, it will be cold for me >> you took up skiing recently. >> yes, last year was my first time trying. >> that's right, mcfadden started skiing 13 months ago and just last week she qualified for the u.s. paralympics nordic ski team. she expects to compete in cross-country events and the biathlon. different terrain to what she's used to. >> you have a different stroke. it's about the power in your arm, back, core, all those things. and skiing is having the power mostly in your core, and being able to synchronise it with your arms. >> how she became an elite athlete goes back to her childhood. she was born with spina biff adda, a condition leaving her without her legs and her family. >> there was tatiana crawling on the floor with a bow in her fair. there was something about her. she had bright eyes. >> deborah mcfadden was the commissioner of disabilities for the u.s. department of health and human services. in 1994, she was on a tour of russian or

no well we'll do our best to organize the exceptional event for the athletes for paralympic games as well as we did fall into games of course the bar was right but we will concentrate all our efforts to provide exceptional convene and. efficient environment for the paralympians to perform the best. thank you very much for your time that was the organizing committee of such a two thousand and fourteen president talking to us here on r.t. international. and betty heartfelt goodbye to the winter olympics we asked you our viewers to give us the highlights of the games for you and the most memorable moments to share with us on our facebook page so thank you for sharing your such moments with us no surprise you picked a russian gold in the ladies' figure skating there and some were also impressed by the national teams for a while others selected the sublime performance by russian figure skating rupie and olympic darling yulia lipnitskaya. and. i work online and our online team has more on the winter games and its heroes and most touching moments of course so you can head to our tea dot com

well a bittersweet look back there but we're also looking forward to the paralympic games starting in less than two weeks and our online scene has more on the winter games its heroes and most touching moments ahead artsy dot com. in other news after taking the reins of the ukrainian capital the former opposition is now its own order in the latest measures against the all the ministration the country's parliaments has suggested banning the once ruling party of regions and the communist party from any political activity now seventy four delegates have already withdrawn from the ruling party so the fear of reprisals the names of some members wanted for questioning have reportedly been circulated to airports while vehicles are also being searched on the roads around the capital. explains freedom democracy independence smiled on the downing of the dictator and mourns those killed in a city or street battles and perhaps the way certain groups of the opposition have been acting can hardly be called democratic. party has been burned down those with a different political stance or physically a

them have to put much more effort into bringing the flame to sochi than their predecessors the paralympic torch relay has begun in style it's now across live telecast pondering following its journey to do you tell us what's happening with the olympic torch and we know that the olympic flame will have to get to sochi much quicker this time. tell us why. well absolutely because it has a week in a huff to cover the entire tears erie of russia and that's forty five cities with more than fifteen hundred people involved in the event however the organizers say it doesn't mean it's not going to be any lessons firing as matter of fact it russia has always performed a rather well in the paralympics it actually came in second in the vancouver winter games and of course there are huge hopes that it will repeat the feat this year this of this year is that a live picture team that we have just seen to do in the excellent job in sochi incoming first so of course russia's paralympians are hoping to do just the same in the paralympics that are due to start at the end of next week in sochi. or i think you

what's next for saatchi after the paralympics. yes that's right got lots of fluids to say that it is not the end of the flame of force ot see we've got the g eight summit will be taking place in the sum of which got them for millwall and in a band that we've got the welsh cup in twenty eighteen with the bears to the mental stuff aside to filming. last week and we've got the lodges a bungee swing thus opening up in one of the values too also the infrastructure of solid state is complete stranger to the hotel's balaji to open this summer we got socks and thought it was the amazing out at least in part the pot which is the case the banks of the olympic hockey act in such about giving to sum up my sleeve. the saucy stuff for the moments that about half the full medium businesses every year but now that's all she is on the instep so mad that number i'm still putting crease what about the security issue has to do fail safe overall coming in from the lamp base. having experienced the games and now before the end of the first that went wr

it go really touching the flame is now officially out it's essentially the official start of the paralympics this is what sochi now means for the olympic organizers over seven years but for now let's concentrate on the closing ceremony so it's really unfortunate but these always par for the course we were able to show. us exactly what was going to decide that because a very strict copyright rules it seems like that every time with a live picture it's nothing new however we were looking. to watch television while you was that it was phenomenal it was family was very different than the opening ceremony just as grand again they went back through the deep russian history of this time there was a focus on the historic. performing arts so they went through. the boatswain theatre downstairs let it get it was largely he was there it's just it's just at the very end very famous russian conductor conducting what looked like a child's chorus and they essentially i assume are singing as we're looking at these beautiful fireworks so really a tremendous show people were floored lots of people crying in th

paralympics kicking off on the seventh of march the last for just over a week doesn't it and then just remind us what's going to happen remind of us what's going to happen to the majority of this site afterwards while there is a huge help but this will be the future of russians were saying earlier that russians did not break in bangkok are in fact their worst performance ever thinks and so i think it's a huge read overhaul of sports and there's a hope that this will bring sport back to the polity that it was back in soviet times when there was no going to have to get into the way it. just doesn't take a pause because it looks like we're getting some great shots only crowd here following this but not quite sure how well you can see that at all but oh yes you can see it over because you can see it's fantastic i mean look at me the what you're looking out the movie shot of the moment so you know guys you know you can see the love what a beautiful backdrop what a spectacular end to what has been a great games thomas barkley are on today said they were at a great game says far as the i.o.c.

but in the paralympics in sochi -- >> you took up skiing recently?> last year my first time skiing. >> that's right, mcfadden only took up skiing 13 months ago. and just last month she qualified for the ski team. much different terrain than what she's used to. >> in wheelchair racing you have a different stroke where you push down and around and it's really about the power in your arms and your back and your core, all those things. and skiing it's really about having the power, mostly in your core, and being able to synchronize it with your arms. >> reporter: how she became an elite athlete goes back to her childhood. she was born in russia with spinspirna bifida. >> there was tatiana, rolling on the floor with this huge bow in her hair. her legs were atrophied behind her. but something about her. >> in 1994 she was on a tour of russian orphanages as part of a humanitarian mission and she was captivated by tatiana. >> i had my camera with me. i said in english, this is my camera, this is the aperture. this is the speed, she was going da da da, picked

they were starting a relay ahead of the paralympic games in sochi. one group began at cape dej nef on russia's eastern most tip. from there it's possible to see the u.s. state of alaska. others ran in four other locations including vladivostok and colbert ris. torch bearers for the olympic games hold runs in several locations at once. participants in each city choose how to light the torches. people in magadan used fire from a facility used to melt gold in the area. 47 locations across russia will take part. the paralympic games begin next month. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. >> hello.otani in tokyo.ñ you are watching live from paris. i am with you for the next hour of rolling news and interviews. here are the headlines. a unity government. the ukrainian parliament has approved the formation of a national coalition. the threat of growing separatism in crimea. deposed president viktor yanukovych has sought asylum in russia and had his request granted. in his statement thursday, he said he is still the president. possible war crimes. israel is

we can't forget about the paralympic games. even though there is three days left of the olympic games, i represented paralympic athletes and i never like to forget them. they are just as important or slightly more important to me in many ways. forhe process of bidding the games, there is different sections in the process. there is one section which is called, stage one. in that section, it absolutely mandates that the hosting country guarantees, makes to guarantees. one of it is to the higher st government authority is going to oversee the safety and peaceful sell a version of the olympic games and paralympic games. there are other things that come into factor. whether it is customs, immigration, the weather is also considered, finance, marketing, sports. obviously, those guarantees are important. what does that mean? ioceans in this case, the required russia to create a separate entity, sort of a committee. it was an olympic security committee. this coordination center, this hub was going to the establishing the security plan

of your pieces is essentially you're hoping could become a theme for the torch lighting at the paralympic games tell us about the argument that you would hope would help me so we can still be appreciate it while. in fact. the songs that i have written they are pretty universal because they're covering most of them are covering the building because obviously the paralympics are some are more of the but olympic games is something that music can do even more. with people spirit than bill and computers because music inspires and inspiration is one of the keep reading something bearable and we saw the reaction of the athletes and i would we sang to literally uplift them so we're really happy that we can contribute contribute to that spirit and they're really appreciating us when we didn't even expect that that sort of rule that we had especially after the feeling that song and obviously all this and of course music olympics spirit there's been a lot of scandal also surrounding sochi just as as spectators people enjoying the games how are you finding the organization the games as a whole well y

sled hockey team at the paralympics. the team was a long shot.ut they came back with gold. >> words can't describe it. tears started rolling. it's just like, did we just win the gold? the great thing about sports that i love, and a lot of the guys here love, it makes you feel like you're not disabled. >> join us online and on-air tomorrow on the "newshour." the supreme court hears arguments in a case testing the epa's power to regulate greenhouse gases. plus what is the tpp? we explain the major trade pact with asia in the works. that's it for this edition of "pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. >> "pbs newshour weekend" is made possible by lewis b. and louise hi arefeld komen. judy and josh westin. joyce vaction vale. the wallach family in memory of miriam and ira dean wallach. the millstein family. bernard and irene schwartz. roslyn p. walter. corporate funding provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support

electric gold medal weighs an average of five hundred twenty to five hundred forty grams a paralympic gold medal is about six hundred seventy just six hundred eighty grams but the reason for the weight difference between olympic gold medals is because the titles of different sport disciplines vary in length they have to be engraved which means that the longer the title of the disappointed the lighter them. no matter what their weight each one takes a staggering eighteen hours to make it starts on the late the missiles are cut to the right size special machine creates that icy looking center and the game's trademark patchwork quilt pattern is engraved reflecting russia's cultural diversity all part of twenty five different manufacturing steps a record thirteen hundred medals have been minted in this way for the sochi games where twelve new events will make their input debut has been a big undertaking for russian jewelry manufacturer atomists they've needed two tons of silver which is the main ingredient and it does mean that when his medals are not worth their weight in gold which is o

there behind my back at the olympic park and the games are officially over but we also have the paralympic games ahead here in sochi starting in less than two weeks and we're really looking forward to that for now back to you in moscow thank you and they said that was our tease and they say now with all the olympic highlights from our very own softies studio and i should say will be following the paralympics as well well bob we're betting a heartfelt goodbye to the winter olympics we actually asked you to submit your highlights and feel good moments on our facebook page so let's take a look at what you had to say thank you very much for sharing those moments with us well no surprise you picked russian gold in the ladies a figure skating there and some were also impressed by the national team's parade while other selected the sublime performance by russian figure skater ricky and the olympic darling yulia lipnitskaya. and oh i know our team has more on the winter games its heroes and most touching moments so you can head over to artsy dot com for more on that. right. first street. and i thi

it's essentially the start of the paralympics this is what is that you know means for the live export subsidies over seventy but for now let's concentrate on a closing seventy s that it's really unfortunate but it's always tough because we were unable to show that all of us daddy was going on inside it because it restricts the end of the copyright rules. it happens like that every time within the pics is nothing new. however they were kicking. what's the deal as it was phenomenal. this fellow was very different in the opening center certainly just as grand. i can then went back through the deep breaths and history this time it was a focus on the eve of the story performing arts that we went to the various keep the bugs theater dance he was there just just that the very end. i'm very famous russian conductor conducting what the white house chorus of may. i essentially and some are saying out for looking beautiful fireworks ups really tremendous allied people work for lots of people crying in the audience people very proud but stressed that it's coming out on top of these olympics break

the honey isn't a sign that read this with the paralympics will hold the iss sled hockey swan events. now the workings of the pink hockey teams will also be played with my cf in and this week and this is the seven thousand mountain of presents each set of the match. don't be surprised when it comes time to die. in eighteen means the wine scene the only currency that nonsense with students of winning. the olympic gold medal. he is somewhat the spokesman said. it's going to be. ps you can use that's just the week i was on pcp the team. the system since the introduction of the sport he has the most of you who think and think well it's something that the russian fleet and then there's the blairite minister to a new tune was more of these guys manage to prove to themselves their relatives and the entire society and we are not people would disagree with him with unlimited these men and women who can sit fifteen minutes he was assigned as they did his family. the monthly. btn on all real. for now love for the stories we covered the youtube dot com flash art in there. and i went fine arts con

behind me is of the cyber a readout this is where the paralympics will hold their eyes a sledge hockeytournament now the women's olympic hockey teams will also be playing raiatea in this arena this is a seven thousand multi-polar posa see to a read out don't be surprised to hear the crowd chanting ciba the name means proud in question the only question left to be on stood which teams winning would receive the olympic gold medal now here's some of these postman shipped to expect it went to the c.s. intense and fast just the way i stock he should be. and for the first time since the introduction of the school cd lympics the russian team moved to the un from ground something that the russian coach believes will change perceptions of the unity and of the missouri works but of him in the southern ukraine was more of these guys managed to prove to themselves their relatives and the entire society and that they are not people with disabilities people with unlimited ability these men and women would be showcasing the skills at the side of the stage and come this february and mock insult. to mu

to paralympic games so we do not have any time to relax there and certainly so far so good it's been a success crucial of what is of crucial importance is the success on the part of the russian team some great games for the russian fans but. i think the biggest highlight was certainly the team that was behind the organization people who hosted people who are organizing people who fed transported. as our volunteers did i think that was the highlight of the games the real face of new russia a lot of tourists that i've been speaking to international spectators were really impressed with the volunteers and surprised at their friendliness at how well they spoke english out how hopeful they were why is that well i would like of course to thank all of them because i mean they're the real games makers as well and if you notice that the volunteers uniform was the same uniform that all of they are in the eyes of this war and they was the main point that the volunteers contribute to the games as much as the organizers this is their games as well we certainly have had a huge draw ground to get t

the paralympics are getting ready.rter: check this out. the rugal arena of american hockey and team usa. players strapped into custom sleds carry a three-inch stick in ee her hand. >> as soon as i was on the ice the first day with these guys, i state out here in amazement and awe of what they could do. >> head coach jeff sauer has led the team. what makes these guys special? >> i think of them as a son. the chemistry on this team is as good or better than anytime i've ever had. >> reporter: this year's team has 17 players. the oldest is 35. the youngest 15. >> hits is my favorite part. scoring is fun don't get me wrong but i love hitting people. >> he was born without tibia bones in either leg. surgeons amputated both when he was 10 months old. >> i had never been around disabled people in my hometown. i was the like the only one hanging around with no legs. >> reporter: he found sled hockey. he he's been on the team since 2008. >> we've got all kinds of guys guys from the military. it's coo cool to share that with the

the days first run there was paralympic star alessio bloody who picked up two gold medals in the beijing and london games. he's still a big gold medal is there still something special for you us of course it's a unique feeling because i had never carried the torch before i had first i ran with it quite easily then i felt i was becoming heavier and heavier but i was determined to carry it properly and show it to everyone so that they could all appreciate the moment. and the crowd's reaction words factious i missed out on going to my home games in london and i was determined not to let such a twenty four team passed me by there were fourteen thousand torchbearers slots up for grabs one of them was going to be mine. when we were making the technical order for the factory we say look let's make the thing we want to her. you're whole and also desirable should be like wow. a lot of questions where are. weight it's quite heavy we have to take all the cover and the middle that out by the machine extra weight of the aluminum so it's really fine. if the feather feather over the period of burton fi