anzwer partnership with rta. , theng closely with rta bbc has a major program of public debate.has a large audience, about six point 5 million people. we've just had a whole series of presidential debates that were rta,produced with rta, by and in association with us, but to bbc editorial standards. of the 11 provincial candidates took part in those. and i think they are commanding a great deal of credibility. is potentially the most important media actor in afghanistan, and that is a very unfashionable thing to say, particularly in washington. two or three years ago i felt all of the injury was in the theercial sector, and independents, of course, was in the marshals esther. but -- commercial sector. but rta does reach across the whole country. it reaches into rural areas, outside the cities, those populations that are not reached commercialitional media. i think rta is key to the future particularlyy, becoming more independent. what we were talking about this morning that is needed in afghanistan is a national dialogue, a national public debate. one of the foundational things

we've just had a whole series of presidential debates which were produced with rta, by rta many in association with us -- in association with us but a sort of bbc editorial standard, complete balance across the political piece. 8 of the 11 presidential candidates took part in those, and i think they are commanding a great deal of credibility. i think rta is potentially the most important media outlet in afghanistan, and that's a very unfashionable thing to say, particularly in washington. >> yep. >> and the reason for that is something i didn't think two or three years ago where i felt, actually, all the energy was in the commercial sector and the dynamism and the independence, of course, was in the commercial sector. but rta does reach across the whole country. it does reach into the rural areas. it does reach outside of the city. it does reach those populations who are not reached by the commercial media. and i think all media is important, but rta is absolutely key to the future of a country. particularly if it can become more independent. what, as we were talking about this morning, is nee

predicting that a former rta to was about to resign on air minutes before she actually did. there's that we did right there. you can read for yourself. no one at the mission pres care to answer that question. someone who might know is that this guy. jean kerr check. just so happens to work at the foreign policy initiative and just like the initiative is obsessed with russia particularly this network rta he also secured the first interview with the former rta or just an hour after she resigned. check out his bio over at daily beast word he writes notice he's done. no reporting on anything else other than rt recently. even stop by the rt offices here in washington dc last week to say hello to everyone. so the lotion. kerr j crew's criticize art is a state funded media outlet previously worked at state funded media outlets like radio free europe radio liberty which receives its funding from the us congress and beams pro american messages to eastern europe places like ukraine. her chicks colleague at the daily beast eli lake has also devoted a lot of ink to fear mongering about

we don't know what your country and the rta and am now. she dialed i knew on. in the autumn eighteen eighty four the fourth to the needs of the festival opened in lynching. ancient music into one opened the show . all are terminally ill and in its twenty years. she insisted in going to the theater to watch the performance. he was only allowed to leave the house chris finlayson and we are speaking at the hospital would be responsible if you died during the performance see david says that the effect of the sea the sea jen and steve allen did not make sense. so sit tight space. since it's you. i am it's a huge success. to be removed eighth and then head of the chinese people's political consultative conference praised it as an internal masterpiece great contribution. the show came to him it's also about to be lowered when she's like the new the new the early hours of october st she passed away. he was just fifty three years. the tucci of the cast and crew with ancient music into more performance in japan. wind chill was performed seventy tonnes in two months selli

rta in the end of the store was suppose to try its luck in the nose.they had on this but like warm the other promises that his tummy after the war fought on getting this sunday. they have not kept in your feet. like they have not tried the one that if i walk him enough to have a dodgy use it yet but already. from the government apologized to buy this photo of a teen years for crimes that they have done. taunting police the government to speed up the pieces off the wall given to us. who would like the government to speed the process. last week this all in the anime is our active worldwide. inside the tents being smashed and the mayor wanted them to get in the upper hand in the one to seek closure. all these he has act of one crying the longest trial to proceed email me no matter what i would like the process to speed. recently on these two sixteen oz of ami he ended up with more than two thirds of seats in a contest that was sung by international observers as well and good ride it as a farce by the opposition wanted these nice spot. you wouldn't off the

it's absolutely a much broader point of view of government faced a more than welcome good news the rta said it would do wonders for our reputation abroad. this cooking light demonstration to track record of tickets for record of constant re investment. what does that concern as paul points to the story to improve the business. since abiding in our heads twenty five years ago intel to just twelve of the hot billion dollars here. today's revelations are any indicator it doesn't come on cashing in its chips here for the forseeable future. but the body rte news dixon. a report on the twenty investigations unit to spend some time sapping pushed past with a rising from delays in its response time this report it's just one in three people with life threatening conditions was responded to by the ambience of the weekend the recommended time to time last year the first to spend some time last year. this woman was among them the day. twenty five minutes after emergency call. descendants of months and seen the woman was happy to supply the information in quantico. she said sometimes that seventy f

still i had on rta out in the vast expanses of space a special star has been discovered is considered to be one of the biggest stars ever found more on this costly discovery after the break i think. for me. do all that is all about money bachmann. if you like. i did the city. if you don't. did you know the difference is the only industry specifically mentioned that's because a free and open price is critical to our democracy should out of his. oh well in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government we can hide change my handphone off of transnational corporations that would profit by destroying our founding fathers once the market and on the show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going fine it will be on to identify bake in a real discussion of critical issues facing america got ready to join the movement. walk the beach the saatchi now with the paralympics just wrap it's a sad day. here's a quick look at the medal count so far. russia is currently the lead with a total of sixteen format allstate has the most bronze silv

an rta interview with ron paul coming up. and at washington state prison. the inmates who are immigrants are on hunger strike the prisoners are protesting us that quotations and conditions of the center now there's word that prison may start force feeding of the inmates more on that later in the shop. a fan it's was a march twelve walking on the easter to you watching our team there ukrainians have been chosen their new leaders in kiev but washington has already found its support behind the interim government there and the white house has cemented that support by hosting ukraine's interim prime minister. the us has pledged one billion dollars in loan guarantees to kiev moscow says the us would break its own laws if they go through with this on to the foreign assistance act it's illegal to fund the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is did post my cool. but the us doesn't consider it a cool to talk more about this meeting that just wrapped up on joined by air to a secure political analysts that stopping pluralism dot com barriche

we did not get the rta. lex nonbinding. lex at any rate we have the at anyupport-- >> rate, we have public support and when you have employees that are passionate about public support, what do you have for us cap go >? >> maximum turnout. we ranal election where out in april, a 60,000 turnout. turnout.s you the huge the referendum carried the city of milwaukee by 63-47 and clobbered in the suburbs. i do not think any suburb noted more than 40%. that is the milwaukee county suburbs, not the wider metro area. any referendum of that kind would fail easily. one could argue that is the high points. you support a dedicated sales tax to fund public transit, parks and emergency health care -- emergency ambulances. emt services. they hobbled together a coalition of folks. we got.as far as an election in 2008. there was movement on rta's in the state of wisconsin. literally the speaker of the house that i do not like them, we will abolish enabling legislation. not only do we not want them created, we will not allow you to create them

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derby have seen that in order to regulate air in japan as being the fault is indeed an rta has been established and it is slightly more independents than the previous nuclear regulator which was totally dependant on the nuclear industry do was kind of singles is between the regulator and the nuclear industry before the accident which was too large extends the calls old jackson s has been explained why he recalls but the japanese diet the japanese parliament. so having and more independents the regulator is very enclosed in d c morris scientists like a size small or just who you are expressing more freely their opinions on the usa's taking risks. things that actually were known largely for the before pushing the accident than two dozen eleven. but this seems to be a more free speech by scientists. to express their concerns like the home open up old school got more specifically for clients that are right you'll do is react to this. brisbane's only one option but this is neil governments from prime minister of. the we are vertical serves the political pressure will be increased om is regulated to

an rta interview with ron paul coming up. and at washington state prison. the inmates who are immigrants are on hunger

. >> there are people who point out that rta has been about those things for quite some time. a day earlier, abby martin another russian-based anchor on russian tv broke with the decision and announced the invasion of ukraine as wrong. martin who you're leak at right there, still has a job. >>> now to the diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis in ukraine. secretary of state john kerry says he is hoping to speak again later today with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. the two met yesterday in paris. the secretary characterized the talks as constructive. and right now at this moment europe's 28 heads of state are huddling in brussels to discuss how far they are willing to go to punish russia. cnn's erin mclaughlin is there. we understand the eu is talking about freezing the assets of ukraine's former president, viktor yanukovych along with his closest aides. how far are these sanctions that the eu leaders are talking about now, how far are they willing to go? >> reporter: hi john. well those asset freezes that you mentioned actually began today. the question now becomes h

television and seeing that there was a program on the evening news on the radio television afghanistan rtaho is with us today and thank you for coming but in partnership voice of america has an hour of news every evening. what struck me first was it was a very well put together person but secondly all my afghan friends watch it. the effectiveness of that conversation and that reliable news had quite an impression on me. the second thing and i think practically everyone in the room if you follow afghanistan are afghan media issues at all have been struck by this at one time or another is the extraordinary adventure called tivo tv. the extraordinary impact, enthusiasm and energy that particular private company run by saddam hussein and his brothers is brought to the afghan media scene and more about that in a moment that they are not the only ones. there are something like 75 television stations and 175 radio stations. there is an enormously vigorous varied conversation going on on the airwaves in afghanistan. among afghans. toll of tv may be the largest but it's only one of many and so that

but in partnership with rta, voice of america has an hour of news every evening. and what struck me first was that it was a very well put together program, but secondly, all my afghan friends watch it. the effectiveness of that conversation and that reliable news made quite an impression on me. the second thing, and i think practically everyone in the room if you fall afghanistan or afghan media issues at all have been struck by this at one time or another, is the extraordinary adventure called hello tv. the extraordinary impact, enthusiasm, energy that that particular private company has brought to the afghan media scene. and more about that in a minute, but they're not the only ones. as ambassador dobbins mentioned there are something like 75 television stations and 175 radio stations. and enormously vigorous, buried, conversation going on on the airwaves in afghanistan. among afghans. tolo tv may be the largest but it is one of many. so that's a very notable piece of the media landscape. the third thing is that as an embassy official, i went around the country