nuclear power plants one of them around one hundred kilometers from the german city of dresden peter oliverr.t. germany. more world news of the sun for chinese patrol ship have entered the waters of an ikea peleg zero display disputed by tokyo and beijing vessels have sailed through the area a number of times in the last two weeks despite ongoing radio warnings from japan's coast guard both countries lay claim to the small chain of uninhabited isles which reportedly hold vast reserves of natural resources the territorial fallout has previously sparked a mass protests in china and japan. heavily armed gunmen have encircled in libya's polman building angry at the approval of a new cabinet they also blocked surrounding roads with armed to pickup trucks the gunmen mostly made up of former rebels are protesting against a lineup of new ministers slamming some members for their alleged links to the deposed regime of colonel gadhafi and his ruling national congress which voted on the cabinet on wednesday has been struggling to bring the water and country under control since last year's resolution.

lawmakers about the deal which is estimated to cost berlin hundreds of millions of euros artie's peter oliver now reports the opposition members of the social democrat party have merkel and her center right coalition that's the start is not merely a rubber stamping service and if they want to push through this latest package they're going to have to prove to m.p.'s that it's in the best interest of germany what this latest package contains is a bone buyback scheme low interest rates on the debts that greece has as well as the hunting over of profit from. what they say in chile means though is that for twenty thirteen germany is set to lose around seven hundred thirty million euros due to implementing these latest measures all of that of course not making great reading for chancellor merkel she said time and time again that the german taxpayer would not be hit financially by germany giving help to greece now they have to admit that that is going to happen and this is all happening on the basis that greece can pay some of it back by twenty sixteen where it should be back on its feet almost cons

it seemed to be a perfectly valid but as peter oliver reports its ultimate implications could hit termersheart. it was a resoundingly no to nuclear from the german chancellor to the animal abandon nuclear power completely step by step until the end of twenty twenty two as a country within that we can become pioneers on the way to create an age of renewable energy the two thousand and eleven meltdown at the fukushima power plant in japan the worst atomic energy disaster since chernobyl is the key motivation for rushing through nuclear decommissioning is the hardest part security concerns are very strong this is the main factor in the decision to begin with duction of nuclear energy in germany potomac energy accounted for just under eighteen percent of german electricity in two thousand and eleven can renewable take up the slack government figures show that for every wind farm built to generate three thousand megawatts the amount needed to power three million homes the only expected to deliver one hundred megawatts to the national grid in reality though over the last ten years they've only

nuclear power plants one of them around one hundred kilometers from the german city of dresden peter oliver r.t. germany. and in a couple of minutes laura lost her gives her insight on global financial headlines and how it all count. the sun rises over what seems like analyst forest but here in new directions cry for hundred kilometers north of life while stalk as in much of the world it's disappearing at a catastrophic rate. lagers both illegal and those finding ways to outsmart the system for filing down the forests of the region for them profit goes well beyond the future of our planet and the result could be an ecological crisis we are on the hunt for illegal loggers and it's not going to be easy the forest is enormous and our chances are slim now for now we can stay in our dreams but as soon as we find solid tracks we'll have to drop our wheels and get out silently in order not to scare the loggers off alexander someone in ca has been a ranger for over twenty five years he can spend weeks at a time tracking a single group of loggers easier to work when snow falls in autumn it's impossi

threatening to reveal how the books were cooked before the greece before greece got its bailout peter oliver a ports the trend in greece is to root out those who are wiil the wrongdoing rather than those doing the wrong. is the greek government using bully tactics to cover up its own failings that's the question that took thousands of greek journalists to the streets of athens the council list for their outrage was the arrest of journalist cost us vaxevanis after he revealed the names of more than two thousand wealthy and highly influential greeks accused of stashing illicit gains in sweet spanking accounts and the numbers would not. be published a list that other countries had in their possession in our government was aware of for two years but did nothing in the absence of democracy reece is governed by corrupt cartoon characters who deceive the public claiming their handling tax evasion vaxevanis was set free after the judges decided that he did not have a case to answer however his story is sent a shockwave through an already fractious society we are in a period of political and politica

cash injection from its international creditors well you know let's live to our correspondent peter oliver whose efforts for a slow heater well people from all walks of life so it seems will take part today so how is the greek capital gearing up for a week of strikes. well it's been rather ominous lee called the devil's week in some parts of the greek media not stoop to the fact that nobody really knows what state greece is going to emerge from the coming days worth of protests strikes and potentially crippling austerity measures now the first strike is have walked we've seen taxi drivers some journalists and others walking out on monday the main strikes though taking place on tuesday and wednesday that's when the main labor unions get involved taking industrial action and be out on the streets of athens as well as other cities around greece to protest against what they see as unfair measures being taken by the greece covered greek government as the government looks to save point five billion. in euros now the way they're going to make those savings is through well we're going to cut publi

cost cuts and tax hikes in order to get another cash injection from its international creditors peter oliver is in athens it's been rather ominous lee called the devils we kid some parts of the greek media not stoop to the fact that nobody knows what state greece is going to emerge from the coming days worth of protests strikes and potentially crippling austerity measures now the first strike is have walked out we've seen taxi drivers some journalists and others walking out on monday the main strikes though taking place on tuesday and wednesday that's when the main labor unions get involved taking industrial action and be out on the streets of athens as well as other cities around greece to protest against what they see as unfair measures being taken by the greek of greek government as the government looks to save point five billion euros the reason that greece is having to do this is that they've been told to do this by their main creditors the so-called troika on sunday opposition politicians put it to mr summers lighting you negotiate the terms of this next round of austerity measures wit

public action in protest at a new austerity package about to be voted on by parliament and artie's peter oliver is right in the center of that. well the forty eight hour general strike is well and truly underway here in greece always seems thousands of people coming out onto the streets of athens to voice their anger against the latest round of austerity measures that's being put forward by prime minister somare snow that will be voted on in parliament on the way to the state it's around so seem point five billion euros worth of savings those savings taking the form of of budget cuts also of tax rises also we expect to see the the age of retirement rice and pensions cuts all of these things angering the people of greece and seeing them out on the streets to demonstrate against it now it's more than likely that nuts and latest round of austerity measures will be passed one of the reasons why it will be passed is because greece doesn't process then they're not going to get the next round of bailout money that they need so very much that's just over thirty one billion euros worth of bailout money

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nuclear power plants one of them around one hundred kilometers from the german city of dresden peter oliver r.t. me. coming up in just a few minutes for you is that we show you rather not ask really we're showing in the late sampson a couple of calvin loyalist drug of words right i am kevin owen thank you for showing up to moscow. you can tell an ordinary russian and a siberian appalled in the blink of an eye one thousand century anthropologist in those days siberians were different clothes a different food. different animals. but what about now my journey began in two men but the big city was all shiny all funded skyscrapers and shopping malls much like any other prosperous russian outpost. so i decided to travel to. a small town just outside. many these humble me dumplings came from here to dominate the russian cuisine but only in siberia to put them in soup all filled with cabbage and making sure you can have many as a starter main dish. although it may drawled a lot of. most people in siberia see nothing wrong with hunting their own if you decide to participate. when you look upon mount

and of course want to peter oliver is in athens we'll bring you the latest from him next hour but for now or you can follow his twitter feed for updates and still to come here after a short break breaking the set with abby martin. trimmings in this tree even for specialists of voice can produce several sounds it warms the to do the means the art of throat singing comes naturally picked up like a language. a language of communicating with nature it said that's where throat singing originates from the unions believe not only animals but also all the surrounding objects like reverse tourists and even stones souls imitating the sounds they believe assumes to capture the power of nature. was. there are special instruments that accompany the singing give gainey says there is even a legend about his instrument a gill it says once there lived a poor shefford who had the best horse that won every competition but jealous people killed it on the horse was revived as an instrument at those that have suffered a fall is because of the spirit of the horse going to his dream he said make an instrumen

is the increasing amounts of the electorate who seem to be suggesting they should be cut loose peter oliver in berlin online no abuse in detention for the american soldier accused of revealing the military's crimes will supply of bradley manning are speaking out for the first time about the brutal mistry as you're saying it was subjected to in prison and also online as well big question we ask is there life in the solar system smallest planet will nasa scientists believe me maybe they claim that they discovered water of mercury. and from the rest of the sun's support service more than two at r.t. dot com. not a good day for the emir of kuwait as tens of thousands of people protested a recent decree of his to limit voting power as islamist liberals and demonstrators from all walks of the political spectrum rallied in the capital denouncing what they see is rampant corruption the ruling monarchy loosely caffein aspirin following the rally. this is the heart of kuwait simmering opposition movements for thousands gathered in the streets to protest what they see as not the proposition at the top

later in the day that as life in the country is again put on hold amid a general strike archies peter oliver is in the greek capital. midway through the forty eight hour general strike here in greece the greek people have been making their anger towards the next round of austerity measures clear they were out in their thousands here on syntagma square on tuesday and they're going to be back later on wednesday they're upset it what they say are unfair measure is this going to be imposed upon them should prime minister some modest this latest round he says the last round of austerity measures he voted for and be okayed in the parliament building just behind me later on whedon's day and right here where i'm standing on syntagma square is with thousands of demonstrators are expected to gather in order to show their displeasure for what is expected to be thirteen point five billion euros worth of cuts and savings forced upon them now the reason at that point five billion will be voted for is because it's being demanded off by greece's three main creditors and the reason that they're demanding of

nuclear power plants one of them around one hundred kilometers from the german city of dresden peter oliver r.t. jimmy. had few got a special report lined up about the fervor and passion the spread across america when the occupy movement emerged last year it's our next program coming up here r.t. moscow. i never thought i could earn a living this way. natalee assured of ours and she just small arms of the sort i was to machine building plant a lot of us lost count of all the weapons she's fired over the past twelve years. i got so used to it sometimes my friends ask me to join them at the rifle range and i say no way i'm so tired of shooting. the plants history goes from making firearms during world war two to ballistic missiles from nuclear submarines during the cold war the bulk of the soviet industry was moved here in the 1940's to flee the advancing germans south here also became the heart of soviet military production closed off to foreigners for half a century it thrived on the massive roots of the soviet military when the u.s.s.r. collapsed but life here was shaken to the core. but s

tavis: part two of our conversation with oliver stone and peter kusnick. their 10-part series on showtime kicks off next monday night. now is another preview of "the. history of the united states. " -- "the untold story of the united states. " >> i steadied american history. it made sense. we were the center of the world. there was manifest destiny and we were the good guys. i have traveled the world now. i continue my education as an infantryman in vietnam. made a lot of movies, some of them about history. and i have learned a lot more about what i once knew. and when i heard from my children what they're learning in school, i was perturbed that they were not getting the more honest view of the world and i did. we lived most of our lives in a fog. but i will let my children to have access to something that looks beyond what i recall as the tyranny of now. >> material now. tavis: the you think a 10-part series on showtime, a companion book, they can start a conversation about the history of their nation? >> sure, and i am proud that showtime put this on. t

a conversation with oliver stone and a look at his series on american history along with a professor peter kuznick. thoughts tonight on the final hours of this presidential campaign and some historical perspective on this year's race. give we are glad you joined us. a conversation with oliver stone and peter kuznick coming up. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: we are just hours away from polls opening on the east coast. it could be a long night. only time will tell how this raised will turn out in history, but history is. we want to bring you a unique project from oliver stone. the two have teamed up for an unprecedented showtime series called the untold history of the united states. the s

latin america through his films, "salvador," "comandante," and "south of the border." >> oliver stone, historian peteruznick from american university, have teamed up to produce a 10-part showtime series called, "oliver stone's untold history of the united states." it also features a companion book with a similar name. drawing on archival findings and recently declassified documents, the filmmakers critically examine u.s. history -- from the atomic bombing of japan to the cold war to the fall of communism, and continuing all the way to the obama administration. this is the trailer for the showtime mini series. >> history is exciting and i want to make it as exciting as a candy. we take a history subject to make not only dramatic, but we are compassionate. i always felt there was a disconnect about what is officially reported and what actually happened. this is the key to the whole series, find out how we got to where we are and who we are. it is great, great story. >> that was the trailer for the 10-part showtime series called, "the antal history of the united states." the first episode aired monday ni

join me next time for a conversation with oliver stone. peter kuznick. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> account and project -- the california endowment. learn more. go pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. >> be more. pbs.

oliver stone and renowned historian peter kruznick. a look at u.s. history.tor p penny marshall takes us behind the scenes of some of her biggest hits. but first, here is bill karins again with another forecast, the same as the last forecast, still wrong. bill, try again. >>> i hope this one is right. it's a nice one. too bad this wednesday isn't next wednesday. of course next wednesday is considered the busiest travel day of the year right before thanksgiving. we'd love a beautiful day like this. look at these airports. all the major hubs to the eastern half of the country. temperatures are chilly but it's just a gorgeous day out there. it's a fall, crisp morning. it's a little cold but lots of sunshine is going to be had on the east coast and through the middle of the nation. there's no rain or snow to be talked about. the best chance of any showery type weather would be north floor had floor down to orlando, daytona beach. into jacksonville, savannah and charleston. it's just a nice, tranquil weather pattern. this is what we need across the country and eve

peter. good morning to you. >> good morning, how are you. >> reporter: you actually inherited olive groves from greece. >> that'smy dad was going to give us 5,000 trees and so we have brought in our family's olive oil as well as tomato sauces. >> reporter: what makes your product so special? >> we're one of the first greek gourmet food products. we have cooking sauces here that you can barbecue with, add to your pasta and make authentic greek meals. olive oil is based on rare olives you don't find anywhere else. >> reporter: you're out of orton? >> that's right. >> reporter: support our local guys. dennis byrd with back to the roots. this is a fun idea. >> it is. >> reporter: growing my own mushrooms. >> the cool thing is, we recycle coffee grounds we collect from peets coffee from the san francisco area. use this spray bottle here. mist the opening twice a day. in 10 days you have your first crop of oyster mushrooms. >> reporter: get out of town! >> yeah. >> reporter: what a fun thing for the kids. >> great for kids. we have a program, if you take a picture of your mushrooms when they grow, post it on our faceb