the east or west block of parliament hill. the main flag will change to the governor general standard as he arrives on parliament hill, along with sharon johnson, the governor general's wife. that's the east block of parliament hill that has been refurbished, as most of the buildings have been in the last 10-12 years. the peace tower, a few years ago, surrounded by construction. [clock bells chiming] 2:30 bells chiming on the hill. a gorgeous day like this,

he is on parliament hill at our bureau.erry, you've heard the run down from both rosie and evan in terms of what to expect. politically, how are you looking at this today? >> i think some people will be surprised by the wide gap between promise and deliver it, -- delivery, because i think a lot of people may not know that this is going to be an extremely minimalist session of parliament. although the speech may include a long laundry list, of items the government wants to achieve, we will not see it in the session because it is so short. they rise on the 23rd. they cut the budget on monday. that leaves 13 days to do parliamentary business. there is little they can accomplish until the fall. they will deal with the budget. will include the item about ending political subsidies to parties. it will be a motion to extend the mission in libya. that is just about it. all the rest of what voters were led to expect during the long campaign, the crime package, and the rest of the items on the government's agenda, that will have to h

final salute before entering parliament. a couple of greetings.his is blair armitrage. >> some sunshine. hi, marjorie. great day. >> it certainly is. >> the chief defense staff. bill elliott head of the rcmp, the commissioner. the governor general now forming a first recession that heads towards the senate chamber but not directly, because it will be slipping out of you in a few moment's time as he gets hooked up with a wireless microphone, and it's everything in order before heading into the senate chamber. walking down the hall of honor. if he kept walking in this direction, he would end up and the parliamentary library. they will veer off shortly to the right, the offices behind the senate chamber. here we go, having a look inside, a peek inside the senate chamber. there's senator wallen, who rosemary barton was talking to a little earlier her senate colleagues on the conservative side. one operating his mobile device there. there are rules against that. rosemary is the expert on those kinds of things. did they ever actually tried to stop peopl

parliament hill, throne speech. ["o canada" playing] >> present arms! [guns fire once] >> and the commander of the guard of honor will invite the governor general for a quick inspection of the guard of honor. see the flag, you see it every once and awhile and you are wondering, what is that with all stripes? a fellow who had long campaigned for a different falg have.an the ionone we he has his flag, and it looks as part of the official declaration of parliament hill. it is not. it is one individual who has put his ideas forward as what he thinks should be the nation's flag. evan mentioned the governor aneral's love of hockey at time of year when many canadians are fascinated by what is happening in two teams in canada. the canuks. i watched how that city is responding to that team. also in winnipeg with the rebirth of the nhl in winnipeg. evan mentioned his time in hockey. he was a very good hockey player. not just a good hockey player. he played at harvard. also played at the university of cambridge. he was twice elected to the all- american hockey tea

the parliament narrowly approved (he deep spending cuts after a heated debate. prime minisister orge papandreou made an urgent appeal, saying the country's collapse had to be avoided at all costs. >> this is nothg less than a choice between a step forward for greece or a step backwards for greece. >> many shops and banks remain closed as part of a nationwide genel strike against the package of cuts. general transport came almost to a complete standstill. >> the austerity measures are not fair. they affect the working class, and not the rich people, that they should pay. >> but like earlier austerity measures, the spending cutss affect everyone. with cuts in social security and public-sector wages, reduced public-sector subsidies, cutbacks in health service, and more sell-offs of publicly owned assets. the goal is to save a total of 70 billion euros by 2015. the decision by the parliament in athens has staved off a debt default for now. what the people of greece do not have is any hope for a quick economic recovery. >> well, we spoke earlier to our correspondent

secure another ebell out despite days of clashes between police and protesters outside the greek parliament a forty eight hour general strike is underway with demonstrators remaining on the streets of the capital tonight dozens reportedly injured many others detained as police fight to keep the activists from reaching parliament. as pressure mounts on syrian president assad we investigate intelligence reports that missiles are being moved from the country under control of the lebanese militant group hezbollah syria has a large network of allies and supporters analysts say the collapse of the syrian government could have had a straw fake implications for the region. more than a thousand people have been injured in clashes with police in egypt's capital cairo demonstrators are demanding prosecution of the security forces accused of brutality during the mass uprising that led to the ousting of president mubarak in february there's also anger at the slow pace of reforms following the revolution. up next our latest in their series of reports on life in a former soviet republics twenty years on a

for many years nino burjanadze was speaker of the country's parliament and one of. billy's closest associates in two thousand and eight she resigned from the post of parliamentary speaker and founded an opposition party. in the us there is a very serious problem it's corruption in the elite it has grown even larger compared to what it was like in the last years of shevardnadze through when everybody was talking about corruption in georgia's government. there. was always an opposition moderate to saakashvili as the owner of a major medical insurance company he knows all too well the meaning of so. told elite corruption. as soon as villian his inner circle came to power they set about collecting taxes and sokol dirty money which was that they sent very many people to prison they were businessmen as well as former officials among them people realise they had better pay off as much as they were expected to pay they sold the property they ceded their shares in businesses to members of saakashvili party prosecutor's office and the interior ministry kept a close eye on the

. >> everything on the line, greek protests in the parliament ahead of the vote that could make or break the euro zone. a plane crash in russia it takes 84 lives. germany and poland mark 20 years of operation. greece is the word of this two. never before has the vote of the parliament in athens been so crucial for the stability of the bureau's own. the prime minister and his government faced a vote of confidence within hours. with parliament was drawn support from the government, greece could default, a nightmare scenario for the of the countries that share the euro. >> outside of the parliament, the opposition is in the majority. thousands have come to protest against the austerity measures that the union is demanding from their government. the people here would like to see the prime minister lose the imminent vote of confidence. >> the prime minster and his prime minister want to get agreements for their austerity program but there just exploiting our payments for the gain of others. does the prime minister and his government want to get agreements for their austerity measure. -- the p

if parliament spormz prime minister george papandreou and its parliament, a fresh bailout deal shouldollow but defeat would make a bailout an immediate possibility. >>> shots were fired and petrol bombs, bricks and fireworks were thrown in ireland and reports of masked men attacking catholic owned homes following claims of attacks on sunday of protestant homes. >>> two central attacks in iraq left 22 people dead, 23 were dead outside the president's house. they included police officers and citizens. >>> chile's ash cloud is back. oh, no, and it's grounded flights in ten australian cities. meteorologist pedram jabhiri is here with the latest at the weather center. >> it's similar to what we saw some 17 days ago. june 4th the initial eruption. on the 14th is circumnavigated the globe and ten days at it again. it was well south of australia in the past 48 or so hours, the ash plume was out toward areas within the antarctic sea. this was a doozy of a storm system. gusty conditions and caused substantial areas with power houtages across southeastern australia. it brought in the ash plume t

of course, my criticism and the parliament was like take care. you have a big responsibility because of the events and because of the educational program, you invite people to take the bicycle on the street on a regular day, you have a big risk because your infrastructure is not yet there. so that was part of the political debate. still, i am willing to defend that policy that organizing events, this is in front of a mayor bank in the heart of brussels where the employees have been invited to come to work not by a car and to have a taste, as it says, of another mobility. it is part of the european car-free day which is organized every year, september 22, i believe it's similar to what you have in may, bike to work event. i really think those are good references. people maybe only have one day but a good experience of an alternative way to travel. i have been showing just one hour go, to go, the guidelines in english, it's our regional administration. they're very proud of it. i took one copy and showed it to some of you just this morning. it's re

in fact, opinion in parliament is pretty divided. as many as five of mr. papandreou's disillusioned ministers are reported to have threatened to withhold their vote. this is significant because the government only has a majority of five which could prove disastrous for mr. papandreou if they vote against it. not only mr. papandreou, greece, the euro zone, indeed, the world economy, as well. that debated will draw to a close on june 29. ministers will vote on the package. if they vote against it, greece will be heading for default. if they approve it, e.u. ministers and imf executives are expected to approve payments due under the first bailout and agree to terms of a second bailout which is also worth around $1 -- 170 billion euros. there is another big date to remember, july 15. that's d-day for greece. default deadline day. without an agreement on the second bailout, the country will simply run out of money. and the repercussions of that will be felt, charles, around the world. >>> on a day of yet more protests in greece and more debate as lawmakers sink

s from getting into the parliament building. that's not the point the point is that we will continue the most right thing until a government gets the message and the authority our government and believe the whole european union governments get the message and the message is that these politics don't get us out of surprises we want some other politics to be held or. it's not in my that if we will glorify all of the name the parliament or not is a model for years of people getting out on the streets and shouting that we want to leave we will leave not bankers right but do you think that the greek the greek m.p.'s are taking public opinion into account i mean people have been protesting for a year now and they're preparing to vote again on these austerity measures hundreds of thousands it looks like people are out on the greek capital are they going to listen to these people. yeah they're trying not to hear us but you know something even if they vote for a these. old fellow in the parliament they will not have many days in the gove

the package still has to be approved by parliament. international monetary fund report of the says everybody involved in the discussions is opposed to any involuntary debt restructuring. the finance minister had a campaign on debt maturity. germany's fine -- private financial sector is exiting the greek market. >> a german finance minister made a deal with german banks in may, 2010. the financial institutions pledged not to sell greek bonds. a deuesche bank ceo pledged to back the plan. >> if a house is on fire and surrounding homes are at risk, it is not productive to hold a debate on the structure of the house. the fire has to be put out first. >> financial times reports that the banks have sold almost a third of their greek bonds.. despite german central bank figures that shows that german banks held 16 billion euros worth of greek bonds. critics accused german banks of breaking their promise. apparently, a business is business, especially when it comes to shedding millions of riskbonds. >> i asked him at if the risks are simply too

doesn't provide a new bailout the austerity measures are being debated in parliament this week. from r.b.c. capital markets believes it's make or break time. the problem in greece is that we've had a lot of political difficulties we've had problems with the statistics which has misinformed both the government and the international community survey they're living at the eleventh for quite some time but i think we really dodged the five minutes to midnight and there really is no alternative they do have to proceed with this austerity plan there is a risk if they don't push through the storage program we could see much more substantial impact on financial markets with a negative reaction obviously there are contingency plans the question is can they be we will pour to do operation quickly enough to save the financial markets now russia's eyes way towards cutting its budget deficit and returning to the block in the next three years buoyant crude prices could also help reduce that three point six percent gap in the budget to one percent by the end of the year but analysts warn that h

being pushed through parliament and even worse than through does the dishes even those who are voting for those measures you know believe in them. believe piecework grossing themselves who can put a beautiful so why is this happening you say there are government officials who don't believe in what they're doing that people are against it why is this happening. it is a shadow great what is happening in athens today is no more than a lawyer because he did the lies they miss america the child the german chancellor in order to manage managed to push through her own federal parliament in berlin a massive new loan for greece the members of parliament in berlin do not buy these strategy either because they've seen the being applied before bailout marc maron was passed on a year ago in may of two thousand and ten and it failed spectacularly its logic was false and its application made the problem worse for the better so mrs merkel feels that she needs to exact some pounds of flesh from the greek people you know order to. any resistance that surely they have in the bill in parliament and so no

to these being pushed through parliament and even worse than the time afraid to our own politicians even those who are voting for those measures do not believe in them they resemble a few swear crossing themselves hoping for

there was a vote in parliament. the vote was passed by just 20 votes. outside on the streets of athens, police fought running battles with hundreds of youths protesting against the proposed cuts. the reports from athens. >> fierce clashes continued tonight in athens after greek mps have a threatened to impose a tax cuts and spending increases. in the square and outside of parliament, protesters hopes to interrupt a vote that would print in hard-line austerity measures. fights with police quickly broke out as thousands of protesters gathered outside of parliament. >> there was teargas being in debt the crowd. the crowd has a sense of tension, knowing that within an hour, the mps have to vote. >> the violence was more serious than yesterday. protesters were injured. there were running battles with protesters charging police lines. the police used tear gas and stun grenades. the fighting spread to nearby neighborhoods. inside parliament, the greek prime minister said that it was time to face up to a historic challenge. the greek people and not what this go

is a look at the top stories we're covering today on our team greeks are massing up outside the parliament building there angry with the vote the detailed plans to implement the second wave of radical measures the decision opens the doors for athens to receive crucial european bailout funds but it also means higher taxes that fewer jobs for ordinary people. the u.k. braces itself for mass disruption as hundreds of thousands of public sector workers prepare for twenty four hours of industrial action well they're responding to plant it changes to pay and pensions. moscow points to double standards at the u.n. over the organization's position on syria saying the crisis warrants a peaceful solution. and next latest in our series of reports on life in the former soviet republics twenty years after the collapse of the u.s.s.r. that's up next. nine hundred ninety one george are achieved independence from the u.s.s.r. . before a violent standoff with the rapidly disintegrating soviet empire. we did get independence but it resulted in much blood in the struction. the civil war broke out in georgia

parliament won't get its bailout if it doesn't do it. in afghanistan overnight, smoke is seen rising at dawn from the hotel intercontinental in kabul after taliban killed ten. this morning all eight gunmen and guests are dead. >> i just said if anything happens, i want all my property to be donated according to islamic law. so will is the extent of what i'm sure everybody was thinking. especially when the last explosion went off on my floor right under me. >>> in orlando, florida, the judge in casey anthony's capital murder trial will decide today whether her former fiance can testify in the presence of the jury. the judge will also hear arguments on a motion related to florida's death penalty. casey's father, george, was back on the stand yesterday and questioned about an alleged affair with a search volunteer. jurors also heard from the meter reader who found caylee, the little girl's body. the defense is trying to prove that he disturbed the crime scene enough to contaminate the evidence. >> i was standing behind it, so i was looking

for hours they were running battles in the square outside parliament. communications trucks were attacked and set on fire. >> after all the tension, bitterness and frustration of recent days, it was almost inevitable that there would be an outbreak of violence. the police fired hundreds of stunned grenades and clear gas to clear the area in front of parliament. inside the greek government there is real anxiety about the extent of these protests and away from the center of athens, most parts of the greek economy were brought to a halt by a two-day general strike. earlier in the day, there had been protest marches, the government insists that austerity measures are needed to qualify greece for a further emergency loan from the e.u. and i.m.f., without them greece is heading towards bankruptcy but many ordinary greeks don't accept that. >> it doesn't get us out of it. they are lying and everybody knows that. >> time and again i heard ordinary greeks that they were not to blame for the debt crisis. >> we have big government. the i.m.f., because they are try

asked for besides everything else was that the prime minister come to parliament and that he hears you provide evidence along with other people in the us and that effectively everyone coach or themselves or not person subs you know. provide evidence to say what you know do i or do i not have an interest in the collapse of the country because i'm involved in negotiations and that's a major potential conflict of interest ok so one point three billion in credit default swaps there was a sale and somebody took possession of these credit default swaps at some point during this period of time that you mention and afterward there was a resale forays something along the order of a twenty billion dollar profit now there is a way to confirm well first of all can we definitively say that these were sold i have evidence to support that they were sold i actually had and i don't make that claim on the in fact on the post on the article that i wrote one of the things that i made a point early on was that the numbers didn't really work out for me i wasn't really sure how whether he was talking about o

and show that of the greek parliament tonight the pm faces a no confidence vote on whether the past savagely austerity cuts in return for eve trash lifeline or to become a first euro zone nation to default on its debt we've got more on that throughout the night and next hour the most kaiser and co-host stacy hurt us what effect mountains of debt can have on a nation's self-esteem because a report is on the. pastoral welcome to the kaiser report as we have been reporting financial melt. made the world uninhabitable for capital and so now we live in a financial no go zone you are slaves of the talks that have been created a forum in which we are mr wealth and little of the talks explodes. station herbert tell us more max well i have proof of this not only the revolution happening in greece but we have the financial propaganda to convince you the slave on this toxic debt farm to continue incurring more debts not better self-esteem saddle yourself with mountains of credit card debt new study clean yes being crushed under a mountain of debt is typically frowned upon max but new research has sugge

secure another bailout despite days of clashes between police and protesters outside the greek parliament. as pressure mounts on syrian president assad to invest in president assad we investigate intelligence reports that missiles are being moved from the country under the control of the lebanese militant group hezbollah. a little more than a thousand people injured in clashes with police in the egyptian capital cairo demonstrators demanding the prosecution of security forces accused of talent during the mass uprisings that led to the ousting of president mubarak in february. six am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story protests continue on the streets of athens with demonstrators angered at the government's approval of fresh austerity measures during the night the center of the greek capital was blanketed with tear gas as a gang set fires and damaged property according to reports at least forty five people were injured amid the clashes with many others being detained the greek parliament voted through the cuts to secure the e.u.'s next twelve billion e

stories here on r t the greek capital is braced for more violence as thousands are gathered by the parliament building for a second day of protest is just hours perform before lawmakers frodo even harsher all sterett he measures live pictures just outside the parliament there in athens all of these measures of course have triggered popular on rast and a general strike. while the greek economic turmoil is the first challenge for the new international monetary fund chief christine lagarde the first woman to head the organization she also faces the tough task of fighting off the perception that the i.m.f. is biased in favor of western countries. and fears grow that unrest in syria might drive up the militant group hezbollah to move weapons of stored there to. levanon threatening to stoke up further trouble in the region meanwhile israel is reportedly deploying new missile defense systems near its border and. the georgian opposition leader nino burdzhanadze has been in brussels recently as part of around europe trip because it was aimed at giving an inside account of last month's violent police c

and show that in the greek parliament tonight within the hour the pm savage the austerity cuts face a no confidence vote the country on the brink of becoming the first eurozone nation to default. it's midnight here in moscow welcome if you just joined us you're watching r.t. international with me kevin now in our top story officials say bad weather and pilot error are the likely causes of a plane crash that killed forty four and left eight injured in northwestern russia on monday night the russet flight on route from moscow to petros of course crashed into a road just one kilometer from its destination a corresponding test for a similar reports from the seat. a commercial plane that would have landed on schedule ended up in pieces and in flames this tuple of one three four carrying fifty two people from moscow to north western russia crashed on a road around a kilometer from the runway now really missing a row of houses and killing forty four on board airport officials say the plane hit a high voltage power line that cut off lights on the runway which also knocked out the town's elect

while the parliament debates the implementation program. whilst those riots were going on yesterday, i went out to the side streets to find out from people how they felt, how the measures would affect them. let's take a listen. greeks young and old flee the tear gas in the square. they want to voice their outrage that measured to affect every age group, every profession. we're a little over 100 meters from where the rioting is going on with our riot gear. it's really like a normal day, people sitting around, strolling, having a bite to eat. this family all went to protest until their son john was hurt by a tear gas canister. john lost his job last year. he says with more than 35% of young people out of work, even a degree in mechanical engineering doesn't get him anywhere. >> you can find only like for cafeteria, security, easy job with little money. >> reporter: a gas mask here and there, faces smeared in white cream to protect against the tear gas. but plenty of -- open regardless of the strike to take the sting out of rioting. katerina a

could soon be represented in russia's lower house of parliament after the president proposed a lowering of the threshold from seven to five percent of the vote that will be the minimum level needed to take up a seat in the duma speaking before making the decision dmitri medvedev said it could be possible to lower that figure to three percent in the future which is the reform aims to boost political competition and help to modernize the country however medvedev pointed out that the december parliamentary election will be held that using the current regulations the change in the threshold if implemented will apply to elections in two thousand and sixteen. while hoping to give politics some fresh impetus is one of russia's richest men who now has his sights set on parliament procket off has been elected leader of course party which plans to run in december elections it stands for more liberal russia but profit off himself didn't want to call it an opposition group he promised to make the right course party the second largest after united russia and said he would like to one day become prim

. >> tomorrow, i will announce a new government and ask for a vote of confidence from the greek parliament. this is a time of duty. >> fleeing by the thousands, syrians have taken refuge across the border in turkey, but in damascus, the government is carrying on with its own defiant display. and let the trading begin. internet radio service pandora becomes the latest addition to wall street. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. and civilizations, modern catastrophe. greece's fiscal crisis just keeps getting worse, and today, people rallied against the latest round of austerity measures. voicing their anger, residents took to the streets in huge protests. in response, the prime minister says he will reshuffle his cabinet tomorrow and seek a vote of confidence in parliament, but will that be enough? >> tens of thousands of protesters descended on the greek parliament, and the violent minority soon turn the square outside into a battlefield. they attacked riot police with petrol bombs and other missiles. police retaliated with teargas. some protesters tried to f

controlled european parliament member philip. ice says that with the multiculturalist politics fading it may be time for more radical solutions. we've always been told that multiculturalism and was going to be great and was going to solve a lot of problems on the contrary it has become a problem in itself and it's very important that everyone should be able to know to put forward his own solutions to the problem and that it is balanced and free debate people from outside of europe who come to any country in the european union should that themselves through the local laws the local way of living as a romans do and this is very important multiculturalism in reality does not work in europe we are seeing big problems in major cities major capitals in western europe where we see power societies that have emerged you know with so many people who don't feel they have to adapt themselves to the way of living in the country they went to and so this has to change i think we need a much more restrictive immigration and integration policy. o

violence escalates of the greek parliament as enraged crowds stormed police barricades through clouds of tear gas hoping to swing a vote on austerity cuts. syria's on ras threats to spread across the mid east israel is concerned that hezbollah is moving weapons development on just in case president is overthrown. and orphans in russia continue to struggle in adulthood a lack of government provided housing means some have to live in rundown homes with little house. also in business russia wants to reduce the social tax for business while boosting alcohol and tobacco excise and potentially increasing taxes for the oil and gas sector to find out more on the economic impact of this move join me in twenty minutes time on business. it's five pm in moscow i'm nice and now a with your top story here in r t and it's make or break today in greece as the government votes on tax hikes and spending. cots while police battle raging crowds just meters from parliament it's weird as the country's last chance to stave off default something that could have ruinous consequences for the euro but public op

i was forced to agree that i'm the member of parliament. and i was a marxist. five years of torture all for a phony confession one takes control of attorney tells us his story and paints a bleak picture of the struggle to bring those the accusers of abuse to justice. and not investigate the real radiation situation in japan's fukushima nuclear plant as the international community tightens up atomic security levels. well in the week the european union agreed to bail out greece one more time but only if athens introduces savage new austerity measures the greek parliament vote on the cuts totaling more than one hundred billion euros is expected on choose day proposals of course an angry response from the greek public with the promise of more massive protests and the vote may be decisive not only for the fate of greece but also the ailing euro skeptics in brussels even stage some call it funeral for the council serious on a judge's electorate the university of the aegean believes greece can only move forward by abandoning what he calls the absurdity of the euro. th

in the parliament building behind me, in parliament, the debate is continuing.fternoon here, ali. we thought that it would be over by now. but it's still going on. >> all right. richard, the thing, i guess, we are all looking for, we have a world that understands this has to happen, these measures have to pass, and a greek population who feels differently about this. when this passes, as it is likely to do, although it may be close, what is the reaction expected to be outside of parliament? >> reporter: well, i think i could probably just about remove these now, which would be a little bit easier. the reaction out here is the unknown. whether it just fizzles out, once the fait accompli of a vote is clear, or whether it's escalated to something far more serious. i was just talking to our producer here who is a student of these riots and has watched them over a year they have been taking place and she says what we are seeing here today is, by far, the worst that they have seen. it's consistent, it's determined, and the fact the tear gas going off again, it's likel

greece one more time but only if athens introduces its savage new austerity measures the greek parliament vote on the cuts totaling more than one hundred billion a year zero is expected on tuesday proposals of course an angry response from the greek public but the promise of more massive protests to come with a photo may be decisive not only for the fate of greece but also the ailing euro skeptics in brussels even staged a symbolic funeral for the currency. sotiris panagiotis a lecturer at the university of the aegean police in greece can only move forward via banning what he calls the absurdity of the year. the problem is we cannot do it we are getting twelve billion lifeline. the biggest part of which is going to be used to repay debt to repay previous dates this is totally absurd it is for the benefit of greek people to have an immediate exit from the europe from the eurozone the euro is a monetary absurdity in a way it's a totally irrational financial and monetary architecture that is also a contributing factor to the debt crisis and in general to social crisis in greece so i think th