treaty with russia to cut the nuclear arsenals of russia and us those signed by obama and medvedev in prague in april. and the last whistle blows for bids to host the new the next to football world cup since competing nations await the decision from the sport's governing body russia is up against joint bids from spain in portugal in the netherlands and belgium those are the first to hold its first world cup if executive committee will announce the winners thursday. for more fiery debate on cross talk as president obama urges the senate to pass start agreement with russia his guess if domestic u.s. policies are interviewing are interfering with the country's foreign policy stay with us. if you can. follow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle start forward or start back with a new strategic arms reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. ever become law obama is putting all his political weight behind senate ratification while many see opponents playing politics in danger in global security . and you can. discuss ratification of the new start treaty i'm joined by my guests in washingt

statements that was published by the russian foreign ministry on the date of signing the treaty in prague. some might pull out of might consider pulling out from the new start treaty if it considers the development of u.s. missile defense system reaches the level that russia will interpret as the threats with with that in mind and with those two non-binding amendments is suggested by the u.s. on their side is this just confusing the waters slightly when is it not watering down the initial good intent of this document that was signed back in april it's all thrashed out now with these little changes coming in is that kind of watered down the good the good intent of it no i do not the really think so i mean nothing new happened since we signed the treaty on april eighth one of the suitable science in prague at the same time immediately two unilateral statements came from the russian side and from the american side which were contradictory and this didn't watered down the overall positive spirit of the treaty now we do have real. breakthrough the trooper was ready fired by obama but by the th

and romania but still the two presidents managed to find a compromise and then april this year and prague they mat to sign the new strategic arms reduction treaty with pomp and ceremony but of course the two presidents were well aware that there are signatures alone would not be enough for new start to go into force and just as expected this lengthy process over to the cation bolton be not a states of america specifically but now that these treaty has been full i don't read it but we can say that it's been a tremendous victory for both sides and of course this new start could pave the way for history new research in the near in the u.s. russia relations because many say that by ray find this treaty most current washington pushed the very the largest reset button in the u.s. russia relations which they promised to hit two years ago you know a lot of political onlookers lot of political observers say this really is the icing on the cake isn't it that this worry will cement relations between russia and the u.s. scratcher. yes right because also for the rest of the world if the treaty is cruc

there was also a grant request for the historic resources preservation prague -- project, and this will is for $83,000. -- and this was for $83,000. and there is the enforcement effort for the academy of art, with the same presentation that you heard with the informational items. and no action was taken on this item. next, you heard resolutions sponsored by a supervisor mirkarimi, and you have addressed these in the previous week. we questioned a continuance at your request. they were going to consider a portion of this, with the proper usage in these districts. the recommendation was that they use this as a base, and the committee has some money items on the agenda that they did not take action on this portion. thank you for your work on this and this item will be continued. the last item before this -- you have heard this the previous week. you did not take action but the committee did take action, recommending approval, and they sent this before the full board. also, at the full board of supervisors, there were a number of items and the first of these was an ordnance sponsored by sup

thousands of workers demonstrated in prague on wednesday. hospitals or on the open to emgency patients. the government would like to implement the cuts to try to slow rising national debt. in a mood to create an even hand of dealing with the bad guys of the financial market, the commissioner has launched a campaign for a europe wide system of fines and punishment. manipulation changes from country to country. a uniform system of sanctions would make competition more fair. >> goldman sachs was fined over 20 million euros for not disclosing a u.s. investigation into 80 of its employees. in lithuania, the penalty would have been 150,000 euros. the european commission would like to change this. >> we allow member states to do this within their own societies but there is good reason for introducing some minimum standards so that standards are efficient, proportional, and act as a deterrent. >> the high levels of a shadowy dealings on financial services markets must be fought more resolutely. violations should be punished and criminal court. the c

we need prague that tism. we need thoughtfulness. i am going to make a startling suggestion, we have that in the house in the form of barack obama. start, nobody disputes that the senate should pass the start treaty. you would agree with that, i presume? >> i do, and i support the president's ambitions here. as i supported president bush's similar ambitions. >> akt absolutely. don't ask, don't tell, i think most people would agree bring it to a vote. don't you think that's something the senate should consider at this point in time? >> sure, i do. i think most republicans had said at one point they want the military to make their point of view clear and they've done that. >> we can go back in history a little bit, go back to the health care bill. which was modeled after mitt romney's bill in massachusetts in terms of some of its -- most of its fundamental pieces. compromised hundreds of times for the republicans. there again, a product of compromise. alien nated the progressive wing of the democratic party. >> i would much prefer to s

though this was his family home, he spent much of his childhood touring such cities as prague and vienna. in 1773, the family moved here to the mozart residence. they left their cramped quarters near the center of town in favor of these more spacious lodgings a few blocks away. after a disagreement with the archbishop, who disapproved of mozart's constant traveling, the prodigy finally left salzburg for good and headed to vienna, where he composed some of his most celebrated works. sadly, his life ended in poverty and destitution. it was many years after his death before mozart's native city finally came to recognize his great genius and his contribution to music history. to hear the famed composer's music in his hometown, head to the baroque hall in st. peter's stiftskeller. st. peter's, one of europe's oldest restaurants, has been serving up hearty fare for a thousand years. here, by the light of candles, local artists decked out in historic costumes perform morzart's most famous works. you'll find mozart memorabilia and lots more on getreidegasse, salzburg's most popular shopping stre

. >>> icy temperatures couldn't put the freeze on swimmers in prague, either. the city's winter swim club brought out folks for an annual competition. swimmers from the ages of 13 to 81 years old bravely peeled off their winter wares and suited up and despite the frigid 36 degree water it may have even felt warm compared to the temperature of the air measuring a brisk 21 degrees. some brave souls out there. what do you say, bill? you and me, next christmas. >> i've never done that and never will. i've heard occasionally some random people if you have a bad heart or something you could have a heart attack. i'm not taking any chances. >> yeah, yeah. i'm with you on that one. >> fireplace. >>> time for a look at some of the stories we are going to be following throughout the day here at nbc -- across the northeast, residents will be spending the day digging out from the massive snowstorm. if you're heading to the airport today, before you leave, be sure to check with your airline for delays. >>> snow certainly not a problem for president obama and the first family

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or poignant than its performance on june 23, 1944 in the concentration camp, terezin, just outside prague. when jewish prisoners sang the requiem to their nazi captors, that catholic mass, says terezin survivor vera schiff, gave prisoners a way to defy the nazis. >> the text of the latin prayers suggests that we all will be judged by the almighty, and this would include the germans. that was a promise. that the day will come when we will all be facing the ultimate, the final judge, and that gave us a great deal of satisfaction and hope. >> it was cathartic, therapeutic, and important for them to remain dignified. they responded to the worst of mankind with the best of mankind. this is our way of fighting back. >> reporter: in the cold, filth, and misery of a camp like this, a romanian-born conductor, rafael schaechter, gathered 150 fellow prisoners, and in a dank basement with just one score and a broken piano taught them by rote verdi's sublime work. choir member edgar krasa says schaechter was extraordinary. >> socially he was a wonderful person, but once he sat behind the piano he was

statements that was published by the russian foreign ministry or on the date of signing the treaty in prague. russia might pull out or might consider pulling out from the new start treaty if it considers if the development of u.s. missile defense system reaches the level that russia will interpret as a threats now is political analyst dimitri simes life. this week saw another major security crisis on the korean peninsula north korea warned it is ready to start a nuclear war if the south continues with military provocations seoul has been conducting live fire military exercises next to the border with the north and in disputed waters north korean t.v. has shown soldiers who reportedly took part in the shelling of a south korean island last month they say it was in response to south korea's aggressive war games four people including two marines were killed in the attack it is believed to be the worst escalation of tension on the peninsula since the war sixty years ago an expert on korea glyn ford says that no one is provoking a war deliberately but the situation can easily spiral out of contro

way to the start was rocky to say the least even before the president sealed the deal in april in prague there had been more than a year of intense negotiations between the delegations all both countries and just as expected very lengthy process of education followed on capitol hill with these full games between the two parties the republican side and democrats to ensure that the new treaty is ready five democrats needed some seven votes from the republicans all in all they got eleven votes from them and of course they celebrated a tremendous victory one thursday of the u.s. assistant secretary of state rose to go to mothers to as early as forty five days up to the two sides ready by the treaty the first cuts in nuclear stockpiles save the united states of america could start all in all on this new start the both sides will have to cut their arsenals by a third from the current twenty two hundred a a piece to thousand five hundred fifty each of course they'll be also cuts in delivery systems also new stars will reinstate inspections and there would be a case show which actually ended whe

agreement to cut the nuclear arsenals of russia and the us both signed by president obama had bedded in prague in april. and the final whistle blows forbids dose the next two football world cups as competing nations await the decision of the sport's governing body russia is up against england enjoying bids from spain in portugal in the netherlands and belgium to host the first world cup defeat executive committee will announce the winners thursday. up next a look at how to tackle the afghan drug threat and stem the flow of heroin to russia are all issues that are coming out of focus in the spotlight with al gore and of coming up next. how again a welcome to spotlight on r.t. . today my guest is. the organization for security and cooperation here at this holding its meeting this week in. leaders at coming to discuss threats to the region one of the biggest challenges is the drug trade from afghanistan their recent joint. operation was a success and many experts i doubt advocating closer teamwork between nato russia and afghanistan but what are going to have the muscle and now to boost the coali

not just in paris and in prague of course young people leading the struggle for freedom and first the students moved and then to work this is exactly what's happening here except i think it will be in a much bigger scale right across europe and of course as chris knight says this is not an isolated incident this is part of the why me and so we we are seeing this violence spreading and continuing and certainly as i say that the protesters that i spoke to yesterday all determined to come out on the streets again what some are already calling a winter of discontent dmitri medvedev is likely to run for a second term as russia's president according to his aide who gave a t.v. interview he said that he came to the conclusion from the way made better behaved in the initiatives he was undertaking according to our. head that it is clearly not feeling like he is a lame duck president you sure whether made you better for sliding your putin would run for the presidency has raised a lot of speculation in both of russia and abroad that paris said that they will make a joint decision on the issue la

was signed by president obama and meant that have been prague in a broken. leg and the final whistle blows stows the next two football world cups is competing countries await the decision of the sport's governing body russia is up against england and joint bids from spain portugal and the netherlands belgium to host its first world cup if the executive committee will announce the winners. up next a look at how to tackle the afghan drug threat and to stop the flow of heroin to russia for all the issues in the spotlight with al gore enough coming up. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. cultures that so much i was about to feel and i think i'm going to give it real and be ready when people start fourth or start back to the new strategic arms reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. ever become long obama is putting. how again a welcome to spotlight on r.t. . today my guest is. the organization for security and cooperation here at this holding its meeting this week in. l

the united states of america on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms signed in prague on april 8, 2010, can operate and be viable only if the united states of america refrains from developing its missile defense capabilities quantitatively or qualitatively. that, mr. president, is the russian unilateral statement. russian foreign minister lavrov stated that the treaty contained -- quote -- "legally binding linkage." "legally binding linkage between strategic offensive and strategic defensive weapons." then he went on, the treaty and all qualifications it contains are valid only upon the levels which are now present in the sphere of strategic defensive systems. to me, those statements seem very clear. the negotiators have given in and they have allowed limitations on our missile defense capabilities. i have no doubt that russia will threaten to withdraw from the treaty should the united states expand its current nuclear capabilities. there should be no problem in removing the language in the preamble when treaty proponents believe that it has no legal little binding sig

six thousand nine hundred forty perished in prague of course young people leading the struggle for freedom and first the students moved and then the workers this is exactly what's happening here except i think it will be in a much bigger scale right across europe and of course as chris knight says this is not an isolated incident this is part of the europe wide to me then and so we we are seeing this violence spreading and worsening and continuing and certainly as i say that the protesters that i spoke to yesterday or determined i'm prepared to come out on the streets again in what some are already calling a winter of discontent. and london to me to develop is likely to run for a second term as russia's president us according to his aide to give a t.v. interview he said that he came to the conclusion from the way would vote have behaved on the initiatives he was undertaking according to our colleagues were called the church very clearly not really likely she lame duck president issue of whether medvedev all vladimir putin would run for the presidency has raised a lot of speculation both he

statements that was published by the russian foreign ministry or on the date of signing the treaty in prague. some might pull out or might consider pulling out from the new start treaty if it considers if the development of u.s. missile defense system reaches the level that russia will interpret as the threats legal analyst said to me to slow speaking to me in the week. in north korea soldiers who reportedly took part of the shelling of a south korean island last month of spoken publicly about the attack they said the act was in retaliation to seoul holding live fire military exercises in disputed waters for south koreans were killed in the shelling of a border island over a month ago since then sold but holding more military drills provoking star warnings from the north pyongyang's military chief says the country will launch a talent for a nuclear strike if the south keep firing on the border it is the worst tension on the peninsula since the war sixty years ago an expert on korea glyn ford spoke to us he says a new war is likely but will remain a possibility as long as the south keep testi

statements that was published by the russian foreign ministry or on the date of signing the treaty in prague that russia might school or might consider pulling out from the new start treaty if it considers if the development of u.s. missile defense system reaches the level that russia will interpret as the threats . i mean later in the program a deep freeze grips in moscow people are to stay home to avoid ice covered roads and almost two hundred thousand are left without electricity what of moscow's main airports is also with. first though north korean soldiers who reportedly took part in the shelling of a south korean island last month said pyongyang was provoked by seoul's war games and it's not the first time or check that it is the first time that the north's troops have spoken publicly about the violence they appeared in a talk show on state television marking enjoying ules one thousand years of the country's top military commander the head of the anniversary pyongyang warned it would launch what it calls a secret nuclear war against seoul while the south president promised retaliation

statements that was about missed by the russian foreign ministry on the date of signing the treaty in prague. might consider pulling out from the new start treaty if it considers if the development of u.s. missile defense system reaches the level that russia will interpret as the threats . and north korean soldiers who reportedly took part in the shelling of a south korean island last month sept young and was provoked by so was war games it's the first time northern troops have spoken publicly about the violence they appeared in a talk show on state television marking came danielle's nineteen years as the country's top military commander ahead of the anniversary coming here and your native would launch want to call the sacred nuclear war again so while the sounds president promised retaliation if attacked last month north korea shelled the south island of young killing four people in response to souls and drills in the area and alice say south korea and the u.s. are seeking to destroy north korea as an end. and state. the united states' policy for the last sixty years has been to seek the co

statements that was published by the russian foreign ministry or on the date of signing the treaty in prague this russia might pull older might consider pulling out from the new start treaty if it considers if the development of u.s. missile defense system reaches the level of the russia will interpret as a threat. north korean soldiers who reportedly took part in the shelling of a south korean island last month sept young young was provoked by so was war games it's the first time northern troops have spoken publicly about violence they appeared in a talk show on state television marking can be on else nineteen years as a country's top military commanders have the anniversary of pyongyang warned it would launch one of koli secret nuclear war can so while the south president promised retaliation if attacked last month north korea shelled the south island of if. young pianka killing four people in response to seoul's drills in the area analysts warned more military exercises would risk disturbing the already precariously balanced on the peninsula. the danger is if we have new military exercise

way to this start was rocky to say the least even before the president sealed the deal in april in prague there had been more than a year of intense negotiations between the delegations all both countries and just as expected very lengthy process of education followed on capitol hill with for these full games between the two parties the republican side and democrats to ensure that the new treaty is ready five. democrats needed some seven votes from the republicans all in all they got eleven votes from them and of course they celebrated a tremendous victory over a budget constraint concerns had been that this new start new treaty could if fact the u.s. defense capabilities than president obama did practically everything to ensure it was at twenty five billion dollars ten year plan to modernize the existing nuclear weapons and to ensure that it's the trade it does not to attack the us defense capabilities and still republicans managed to come up with these really big case and resolution of the new company you know if the deal isn't finally ratified by russia we know it's already passed in t

we see what russians think about this treaty the new strategic arms reduction treaty was signed in prague this april by presidents of russia and the united states the treaty will come to force after being read to quiet by the parliament of both countries stott is seen as one of the major achievements of obama's foreign policy and a key element in resetting russia u.s. relations by the rectification in the u.s. senate is now in danger since republicans are threatening to derail it the russian public opinion research center asked russians who would benefit more by signing the start treaty thirty three percent of the respondents said both russia and u.s. twenty seven percent believe the entire international community will game twenty two percent cited the u.s. to profit more in case taught is signed and another four percent think it will profit russia only back to peter. ok i want to talk about why the republicans are opposed this but i will tell you made a very interesting point at the end of the first part of the program about the demonstration effect here and so can i reiterate here russi

in sixty nine to shape a shortened parachute in prague of course young people leading the struggle for freedom and first the students moved and then the workers this is exactly what's happening here except i think it will be a much bigger scary walk across europe. as i say this demonstration is now winding down police have managed to get processed us out of column and square about three hundred meters behind me and they're feeding them across the bridge and hoping to pick them off from that the other thing that they're doing is letting them out very very slowly from that cordon they have pictures of processes to vandalize the treasury earlier on who smashed the windows and tried to get in and we're hearing reports that police are trying to identify those who vandalized the treasury from c.c.t.v. pitches that they have and so they're letting them out very slowly but one thing appears to be for sure from the people that we've spoken to today that this is not the last protest that we're going to see in london in fact things could get demonstrably worse or at laura let's leave it there for

paris said in prague of course young people leading the struggle for freedom and first the students moved and then the workers this is exactly what's happening here except i think it will be in a much bigger scale right across europe and of course as chris knight says this is not an isolated incident this is part of a europe wide so we are seeing this violence spreading and worsening and continuing and certainly as i say that the protesters that i spoke to yesterday all determined to come out on the streets again in what some are already calling a winter of discontent well on rast has been felt across europe in response to governments unveiling austerity measures to combat massive debts sam dalmane from the adam smith institute says the crisis on the continent spells a possible end to the eurozone but it wouldn't take a genius to see that there is a crisis approaching the eurozone a major continent wide crisis i think it is probably because of the government but i think the bailout in ireland has failed to bond markets. are still extremely high and we're seeing portugal and spain creeping

in sixty nine to shape jordan parachute in prague of course young people leading the struggle for freedom and first the students moved and then the workers this is exactly what's happening here except i think it will be a much bigger scary right across europe and of course this is already a europe wide movements we saw demonstrations in europe which started during the summer and then have moved from continental europe to the u.k. and. this week we saw a big demonstration in. government through a the toughest budget in irish history. and e.u. and i.m.f. bailout this is certainly not something that's going to go away and in fact a lot of commentators a saying that this is just the beginning of what will be a winter of discontent and possibly also a spring of discontent. governments across the continent being forced to shore up the euro currency some boman from the. possible end to the u.s. codes. it wouldn't take a genius to see that there is a crisis approaching the major continent wide crisis i think it is probably because of the government debt but i think the bailout it just failed to b

parachute in prague of course young people leading the struggle for freedom and first the students moved and then the workers this is exactly what's happening here except i think it will be in a much bigger scale right across europe and of course as chris knight says this is not an isolated incident this is part of a europe wide to me meant and so we are seeing this violence spreading and worsening and continuing and certainly as i say that the protesters that i spoke to yesterday all determined i'm prepared to come out on the streets again in what some are already calling a winter of discontent. reporting all of her other moves from the e.u. referendum campaign and he predicts more violent protests ahead in the u.k. he says the worst is yet to come. i think we're going to see there's going to be much more financial hardship there's going to be a lot more unemployment a lot less public services to go for ripple and our elderly and our sick rely on and there's going to be some shootouts when they start fights we're still reeling out of the e.u. countries that foolish enough to join the eu

statements that was published by the russian foreign ministry or on the date of signing the treaty in prague the trussell might fool otoh might consider pulling out from the new start treaty if it considers if the development of u.s. missile defense system reaches the level that russia will interpret as the threats . and president medvedev says barack obama certainly deserves his christmas break after his efforts in getting the start treaty ratified by the senate. he did a really good job under rather difficult conditions he managed to get this important treaty approved in the senate so security for the next few years will be based on this treaty but in general i can say that it's easy for me to work with president obama because he can really listen to you and hear you know he's not impeded by stereotypes and what's probably the most important thing for a politician he keeps his promises he's kept his promises as regards to the new start as regards the w t o and as regards the ratification of a very important treaty on nuclear cooperation and as regards various international issues. and the

not just short of parachute in prague of course young people leading the struggle for freedom and first the students moved and then the workers this is exactly what's happening here except i think it will be in a much bigger scale right across europe and of course as chris knight says this is not an isolated incident this is part of a europe wide in the event and so we are seeing this violence spreading and worsening and continuing and certainly as i say that the protesters that i spoke to yesterday all determined to come out on to the streets again in what some are already calling a winter of discontent. russian tycoon roman more which has become the proud owner of the largest yacht in the world after a year long delay it will set him back a whopping four hundred million euros and includes a number of healthy pads a dance floor and a cinema just to name a few of the details we're joined by marcus kroll from hamburg is the editor in chief of boat exclusive magazine thanks for being with us mark s. i just listed some of the things that make this yacht all decked out but what makes it so

statements that was published by the russian foreign ministry on the date of signing the treaty in prague that russia might school or might consider pulling out from the new start treaty if it considers if the development of u.s. missile defense system reaches the level of the russia will interpret as a threat. commentary from political analyst. stay with us here on r t coming up fueling the anger find out how the u.s. congress is criticizing american air base in kyrgyzstan and what it all has to do with the revolution in the country. plus trying to extend its political influence in europe by offering to help struggling economies but is it enough to save you or he takes a look at the moment. but first the aftermath of freezing rain is causing major delays and disruptions at one of moscow's main airports i stopped electrical cables have ruptured and caused a power cut airport for more on this we go live to our correspondent sara for with more oh sorry so what's happening where you are how bad is it out there. well it's been pretty chaotic today you really got a feel for the people who are

is why to me that long to hit the reset button and after the two presidents assigned the treaty in prague in april this year long lengthy process operative occasion followed on capitol hill we witnessed those political games between the two major parties they were publicans and the democrats democrats needed desperately needed both of the republicans and they definitely celebrated a victory when instead of seven votes needed they got some eleven from the republicans while the republicans main concerns regarding these treaty word that america's defensive capabilities could be affected and president obama did everything to ensure this will not be the case he committed to a twenty five billion dollar ten year plan to make sure that the remaining weapons work and the supporters played a key role that the document was finally ready for about the russian foreign minister today said that as far as the resolution which the u.s. senate approved under pressure from the republicans there is a big question mark whether these documents is at all legal. residents are subject to final draft resolution a