of the school and begun more and now says let's now talk to linda fabiani who is a member of the scottish parliament from the scottish national party her mother linda now really with the referendum will certain motion how do you see the yes and no campaigns developing in the next. two years i think a really interesting is a very very exciting time for scotland and that everyone has to lay out their style and be up to us who believe in independence those who believe that scotland can be a better country if its independent mixes soon decisions we shall put our case and just scottish people i met such other also want people to vote no matter the seeming actually sleep it's up to them to prove their case for stealing the union and by the feel scotland and scots would be big check in england and the united kingdom that mean they're part of it rather than an independent country who's a good neighbor now why has the second question that is giving more powers to the scottish parliament instead of independence been deleted from the referendum well i wasn't a higher value girl she's in team scottis

parliament the scottish parliament no domestically within the u.k. there's a lot of them government the scottish government and the people of scotland with every day that passes are increasingly looking at the scottish government's in the eye you know you guys are actually representing us you could do with more votes which is where the u.k. government ditching the second question in terms of we were open to the discussion so if somebody was able to come up with something short of independence well then we were open to the discussion but our preference was always independence in the modern world within the european union the other parties were not able to come up with anything to actually intellectually count of us so you've got the bizarre proposition of its independence or the status quo so the status quo is not working for scotland we could do better as a direct democracy if either. a bit million people within the european union and more lucas we look at but mostly i mean you you say you can do better you say you can do better with an independent s

but dream of independence that has lived in the hearts of many scottish people for centuries has moved a step closer to reality the u.k.'s prime minister and scotland's leader have signed a historic deal paving the way for a referendum on breaking away by the end of two thousand and fourteen. to more than three centuries as part of the united kingdom one of the major decisions reached what was allowing sixteen and seventeen year olds to vote last month thousands marched for scottish independence in edinburgh and a little bit later we'll be joined by correspondent sara firth who is in the scottish capital for more details. for now the e.u. has slapped the syrian government with fresh sanctions it comes as claims emerged that soviet era cluster bombs are being used by assad's forces moscow says that cannot be confirmed because the region is being flooded with illegal weapons from all over the world. has this report. human rights watch the new york based watchdog has said this following what they've seen in a online video that dates soviet era cluster bombs were being used by the syrian g

can bring to it but we have had a diva we have had a scottish parliament looking after predominantly scottish affairs since one thousand nine hundred nine and a lot of the debate is not so much with a not scotland as a fully separate state but one of the right levels of powers for scotland within the new career and it will boil down to pretty much the debate in two years' time as to whether or not people don't have any further faith in the u.k. or those like us that believe that scotland is better off in the u.k. but with some extra financial accountability powers in scotland so we can have what is a home rule scott. and deciding many of its own affairs but within the u.k. and that's likely to be the focus of the debate over the coming two years we'll be tracking it closely this send to thank you for your input gerry purvis leader of tivo plus campaigning for more powers for the scottish parliament pretty. well scotland may be mulling over going it alone and but one country struggling to keep it together is greece although the greeks do seem united on one thing and that's their anger

one pm of the russian capital you're watching r t with nearing a joshie thousands of scottish people have been calling for the countries in the palace for years could see their dream become reality and agreement set to be today paving the way for a twenty four thousand referendum artists or for forts from edinburgh. well here on calton hill in edinburgh the city that the decades has been the scene of protest among scottish independence well off the years a wrangling and consultation today prime minister david cameron and first minister alex summoned to going to be meeting here to sign a memorandum of understanding head of a referendum to be held at the end of twenty four team to decide whether or not scotland gains independence now the fils been a long time in the making and concessions have been made side by side this natively alex simons gaining the rights of sixteen is seventeen year olds to participate in this late in the move say to ensure that this referendum will be legally binding the holy writ is going to be grown says the legal powers to draft up this referendum under what'

a quarter of the scottish public when the polls are carried out that they they want independence but of course that vote will be held to the end of twenty four teams so it's still to play for and there will be a massive campaign to tell the scottish public why the country should become an independent one some of this. issues would be economy. capabilities these are all going to be discussion point if. voted yet in that referendum yes the independent the united kingdom that's been in existence three centuries and would leave the. nuclear deterrent and most of it will not to mention the impact it would have on its international standing it really would have very far reaching implications indeed and coming up a bit later here on r t one faces its own crunch decision. a. civilized country do this do we really somebody with a mental condition who is suicidal and whose emotionally to a child will see britain does as an artistic u.k. could be sent to america in just days under an act made to hunt down terrorists suspect. russia maintains it's not supplying cluster bombs to syria which are a

this is with me will receive shai the dream of independence that has lived in the hearts of many scottish people for centuries is now moving a step closer to reality of the u.k.'s prime minister and scotland's leader now meeting it. set to sign a deal paving the way for a referendum on breaking away by the end of two thousand and fourteen. reports. we're here on calton hill in edinburgh the city that for decades has been the scene of protest demanding scottish independence now the fils been a long time in the making and concessions have been made by size this natively alex salmond's gaining the rights to sixteen and seventeen year olds to participate in this late in the usa to ensure that this referendum will be legally binding the holy writ is going to be grown says the legal powers to draft up this referendum under what's known as a section thirty act i think it's very important this is one hundred years for this and i think she put it i think it's stupid to see that yeah i don't know because like they've been part of like. i think we need to work together i think is more. than just the

been all but confirmed it's believed it will come down to a simple yes or no vote separation the scottish parliament is expected to exercise control over the vote but can now cross to alan smith a member of the european parliament for the scottish national party who joins us live from brussels thank you so much alan for joining our team now scotland already has substantial autonomy with its own parliament and the union has existed for centuries with relative success why fix something now that isn't broken well or proposition would be that it is broken and it's not working for the people of scotland and we could do better resenting ourselves as a small prosperous northern europe we're surrounded by the likes of norway and denmark and others we think we could do better in a country of five million people with a much more direct democracy is going to produce delivered it's done well what we want to do is to complete the process and give the normal course of a normal independent state within the european union independent now one recent opinion poll suggested that the no vote is enjoying a ma

pleasure to have you with us here on r t today i'm rule research and live in moscow thousands of scottish people who've been calling for the country's independence for years could soon see their dream become reality and agreement is set to be inked today paving the way for a two thousand and fourteen referendum reporting from edinburgh saraf. we're here on coutts and hill in edinburgh the city that for decades has been the scene of protests among doing scottish independence well off the years a wrangling and consultation today prime minister david cameron and first minister alex summoned to going to the meeting here to sign a memorandum of understanding head of a referendum to be held at the end of twenty four team to decide whether or not scotland gains independence now the bills mean a long time in the making and concessions to be made by both sides this is the alex salmond's gaining the rights to sixteen is seventeen year old says the state is the state in the usa to ensure that this referendum will be legally binding the holy week is going to be one says the legal power as she drove t

centuries of unified britain may come to an end in two thousand and fourteen with a referendum on scottish independence and agreement giving the green light to the vote in two years time has been sealed in edinburgh by two of the top men in u.k. politics. now examines exactly what's at stake. firing the starting. with that pens and what's being dubbed the edge of red green it is signed it's being described as the most important political decision to face the united kingdom for three hundred years that prime minister david cameron the first minister alex salmond meeting to sign a historic deal on an independence referendum the battle for scotland begins after years of political rang. the face fighting will now commence based sides who want to put their arguments forward and some people who've already getting their claws out in his press conference alex salmond had to field a question asking why he wants to tear up the british flag. at the b.b.c. . we have developed a new relationship between the peoples of so i think. that's what we're trying to build points a focus of both sides will be th

thousands of scottish people who have been calling for the country's independence for years could see their dream become reality the british will today sign an agreement paving the way for twenty four thousand referendum but many fear the move will drive a stake through the heart of three hundred years of unity rob the kingdom of both its riches and power are just her first reports from. here on coutts and hill in edinburgh the city that for decades has been the scene of protests among scottish independence now the phil seen a long time in the making and concessions to be made by base size base naif the alex salmon for gaining the right to fix the seventeen year old was to take in this late in the usaf to ensure that the referendum would be legally binding the holy writ is going to be grown since the legal powers roughed up this referendum under what's known as the section that i think is very important this is one hundred years for this and i think she put it i think it's stupid. yeah i don't know because like they've been part of like britain. i think we need to work together i thin

and scotland would benefit from sticking together but scottish your m.p. alan smith says london is harming edinburgh financially and socially. scotland pays in more to the u.k. than we get by with a more into the e.u. than we get back but it is not just about the money but a dime of salute glee absolutely one hundred percent certain scotland will be rich or independent will be able to spend money on the priorities of the people of scotland will be able to get rid of nuclear weapons so there's a saving rate there will be able to stop sending in peace to westminster at all save a fair bit of money as well we can actually put the money of scotland to work for the people of scotland domestically within the u.k. there's the london government on the scottish government and the people of scotland who are several day that passes are increasingly looking at the scottish government saying yeah you know you guys are actually representing us you could do with more powers which is where the u.k. government ditching the second question in terms of we were open to the di

member of the european union and it exists now you know the interesting point is that support for scottish independence is no higher no higher now than it was in the one nine hundred sixty s. ok you're going to go to you i mean but people are talking about is this a result of the great recession because of austerity he gets more attention. well it gets more of attention especially within the euro zone specially in those countries that are suffering from austerity especially in the south look at. spain where you have autonomous regions that now under the crisis of your style austerity policy of the european union think it would be wiser to become independent but this is just the current situation talk i think if you look at the solutions to be independent as a loony or within the world is not a solution the solution of course is a close european union a closely euro zone and this will be the result so one is the hawks but the other thing is the political result that it will lead to robert you've been very patient go right ahead. the european union is causing these countries to break up beca

back up the fact that the majority of the scottish public and now are in support of remaining in the union it's around. a quarter of the scottish public when the polls are carried out the say they want independence that if that will be held to the end of twenty fourteen so it's still to play for them will be. campaigning to tell the scottish public why the country should become an independent one some of the central issues will be the economy. capabilities these are all going to be discussion points if. they said yes in that referendum yes to independence the united kingdom this being in existence the three centuries and leaves a third of its land mathes nuclear deterrent and most of it will not to mention the impact it would have on its international standing it really would have very far reaching implications indeed. sarah ferguson for anywhere else now take a look at some other stories from around the world the laws are laid trial the self-proclaimed mastermind of nine eleven and his four accomplices is to begin a monday at the notorious u.s. naval base at guantanamo bay the heari

with the first concrete steps on the way to possible scottish independence surf r.t. edinburgh. and while london claims that edinburgh won't cope on its own those against the nation's independence a bluffing that's according to scottish m.p.'s linda fabiani. scotland has quite clearly couple of being a prime group it's very interesting that the new parties to conservatives the liberal plantin the democrats they are no longer seeing scotland couldn't make it i think a really interesting is a very very exciting time for scotland and that everyone has to lay out their star on a maybe up to us those who believe in independence those who believe that scotland can be a better country if it's independent makes its own decisions we show our case and to the scottish people and the such are the ones who want people to vote no to put the case for staying in the union i'm five if you'll scotland and scots will be checked until. one thousand kingdom to syria now where most of the weapons being smuggled to the syrian rebels from abroad bolstering the strength of islamic extremist starts accor

passes are increasingly looking at the scottish government saying yeah you know you guys are actually representing us you could do with more powers which is where the u.k. government ditching the second question in terms of we were open to the discussion so you've got the bizarre proposition of its independence or the status quo so the status quo is not working for scotland we could do better as a direct democracy in five and a bit million people within the european union to get two years to actually run through all those discussions and debates and i feel very very confident that we're looking at a yes vote at the end of the. payee us slapped the syrian government with fresh sanctions that comes as claims emerge that soviet era cluster bombs are being used by assad forces but scott says that cannot be confirmed because the region is being flooded with illegal weapons from abroad artist peter oliver has the details. human rights watch the new york based watchdog has said this following what they've seen in a online video. that soviet era cluster bombs were being used by the syrian gov

there's the london government and the scottish government and the people of scotland who is every day that passes are increasingly looking at the scottish government saying yeah you know you guys are actually representing as you could do with more powers which is where the u.k. government ditching the second question in terms of we were open to the discussion so you've got the bizarre proposition of its independence or the status quo so the status quo is not working for scotland we could do better as a direct democracy in five and a bit million people within the european union to get two years to actually run through all those discussions and debates and i feel very very confident that we're looking at a yes vote at the end of the. ten minutes past the hour here in the russian capital you're watching our fears of losing a lot of health officials for eleven millionaires hunting for famous vineyards across france are accused of threatening the country's national identity that and many other stories of right ahead for you we are waiting and praying and. flying north with me in this old s

the red and white at home to celtic with a number of first teamers injured for the visit of the scottishchampions. with barcelona of a strong favorites to win group g. the race is firmly on for second spots and for spartak they'll be looking to gain all three points in their bid to make the knockout stages of tuesday's match will be a private moment for aiden mcgeady in particular he played two hundred fifty one games for celtic before moving to spartanburg and the good news for him is he's overcome a potential injury worry is likely to start against his former club spartak were unlucky last time out against barcelona where they lost three two however when amory says his team's going to lot of confidence from that game after the defeat to barcelona last time out this game against celtic is of massive importance to us no one really gave us a chance at the nou camp but we've very well and that gave us a lot of confidence niki stadium is going to be a fortress for us and i'm fully expecting our fans to get tried behind us and i'm sure this will give the team a massive boost spotlight warmed

of class and competition for scottish champions do have a few injury worries about rome however franklyvery much on the scale of spotlights problem there have been some concerns about the answer to pitch a delusion in the stadium but celtic have been quick to play down its importance the side from glasgow will start as the underdogs but i'll be trying desperately to get my first point in the champions league away from celtic park since two thousand and four spots i will be desperate on tuesday to pick up their first points in this season's champions league campaign where most of its due have injury problems facing a celtic side are always tough to beat the scottish champions we boyd by picking up a credible draw in their first game of the competition against benfica last time out. of the other teams in group g. barcelona benfica go head to head in lisbon a little later the couple and sit top after their three two win over the muscovites while richard also mentioned their benfica share of the points at celtic in the opening game. over in group h. manchester united will be seeking to week

welcome scottish champions celtic. out of the t twenty world cup comes to an as they lose by nineteen runs to house. fighting back alexander continues his rise. rankings with a dominant display. but starting with football and spartak moscow have injury concerns out of cheese days champions league clash with celtic and they do sneaky stadium moscow clubs still looking for their first points in this year's competition after a three two opening day defeat in barcelona which of important reports. barcelona of a strong favorites to win group g. the race is firmly on the second sport of a spot tight they'll be looking to gain all three points in their bid to make the knockout stages tuesday's match will be a private moment for aiden mcgeady in particular he played two hundred fifty one games for celtic before moving to spartanburg and the good news for him is he's overcome a potential injury worry is likely to start against his former club sponsored were unlucky last time out against barcelona where they lost forty two howev

got for you bravehearts moscow prepare for game with to win the champions league as they welcome scottish champions celtic. over and out england's defense of the t twenty cricket world cup comes to an end as they lose by nineteen runs to her sure lanka. fighting but alexander young millionaire continues his rise back up the mixed martial arts rankings with a dominant display in moscow. but starting with football and spots at moscow have injury concerns ahead of tuesday's champions league clash with celtic are the new sneaky stadium the moscow club are still looking for their first points in this year's competition after a three two opening day defeat in barcelona which of important reports. with possible owner of a strong favorites to win group g. the race is firmly on for second spots of the spotlight they'll be looking to gain all three points in their bid to make the knockout stages of tuesday's match will be a proud moment for aiden mcgeady in particular he played two hundred fifty one games for celtic before moving to spartanburg and the good news for him is he's overcome a potential

and scotland would benefit from sticking together but scottish m.p. linda fabiani believes even those opposing her nation's independence know can cope on its own. the new parties to conservatives the liberal plantin liberal democrats they are no longer seeing scotland couldn't make it but they are seeing is a push. to get into a nation that was one sometime you people use that scotland pursuant to the united kingdom and then we we believe that a lot of the money in is that lease and argument started scotland is quite clearly capable of in a bind everyone has to lay out their stock and it be up to us those who believe in independence those who believe that scotland can be a better country if it's an entity it's assumed decisions we show our case and the scottish people i meet such as the last two people to vote no that is the seeming parties you keep it's up to them to put their case for staying in the union and by the people scotland and scots would be big check maintaining links with united kingdom that mean they're cocked over rather than an indepen

dynamics are very interesting because the castle separatists the basque separatists and also the scottish nationalists they all want to be part of the european union but there's a new nation states as a new member states within that they all assume they're going to be let into the club and perhaps they are but it won't be easy ok if we go back to structure your what do you think about that i mean what let them have their own nation state and join the european union why not. nothing against it i mean we see in belgium for instance where the flemish part wants to become more independent. there are movements all over europe we have even in germany a debate about bavaria it's rather theoretical intellectually but some of their in say we would be better off if we would be outside germany because we have we live in a transfer union within germany so we better be sovereign you know there's germany or the agreement of the of the some germans might well it's it's long as they keep producing good beer it's fine with me ok they will they were also good guys good cars but i would like to answer rober

public and now are in support of remaining in the union it's around a third a quarter of the scottish public when the polls are carried out the say they want independence but of course that vote will be held to the end of twenty fourteen so it's still to play for and there will be a months of campaigning to tell the scottish public why the country should become an independent one that's. some of the central issues will be the economy the nikkei capabilities these are all going to be discussion points as i said it really will be an absolutely monumental decision if scotland very said yes in that referendum yes to independence the united kingdom that's been in existence the three centuries and lazy of its land mass its nuclear deterrent and most of its will not to mention the impact it would have on its international standing it really would have very far reaching implications indeed and it is why this is being described as the most important political decision to face the united kingdom for three hundred years. and in just a couple of minutes separatism also marches across europe and a

and tonight he will be awarded with a spirit awardality the scottish center here oakland, california. here is the amazing narda michael walden himself, and our in the spirit awards host janice edwards. hello and welcome back. what an honor to have you two here. >> we are glad to be here. >> it is great to have you back on home base. >> you are so kind. it is so wonderful to be here. i love being here on black renaissance and brenda, you do a wonderful job. congratulations on all you do and for bringing so much to our community. >> thank you. and you brought mr. walden who is receiving a "in the spirit award." what is it? >> it celebrates the best of our community, people who have made contributions worldwide because they believe in giving back, they are very talented. he is one of the many people being honored because of that. he is a visionary and he believes in giving back. in the spirit award celebrates that in many different genres. kathy adams is being honored. we have wilma chan. bell have a davis and many more. >> great. >> what a list of luminaries. >> yes. we have brenda knig

they competed in various traditional scottish activities, including caper throwing where players tossed nearly 20-foot-long tree trunk. the games help celebrate japan's strong allegiance with scotland. >>> in georgia residents had a good reason to toast. people came together in the capital to celebrate the start of wine harvest with grape stomping and traditional national song and dense. the event followed weeks of bitter political divide for the country. many saw the care free celebration as a way to reconcile, at least temporarily, any political rivalries. >>> revel lers raised their glasses one last time. yesterday marked the end of the 179th annual munich octoberfest, the world's largest beer festivals. organizers say nearly 6 million thirsty people drank more than 15 million points of beer at the celebration. for those that missed the party this time around, next year's festival will begin on september 21st. are you writing that down? >> i would love to go, just to see the spectacle of it. i would drink in moderation, of course. >> just to wear leader hose en. >>> time for a look a

the deal follows months of negotiations between the british government and salmond's scottish national party. scots age 16 and older will be able to vote. some scottish people believe they can achieve economic independence because of oil reserves in the north sea and growing wind power industry. opinion polls suggest only about 30% of scots favor independence. >>> officials at the japanese embassy in paris have lodged a protest against national tv stance france dur. the host of a variety show on the network made a joke about the effects of radiation from the fukushima nuclear plant. the japanese national soccer team beat france 1-0 on friday in a friendly match. it was japan's first-ever victory over france. goalkeeper kawashima contributed to the victory by making many saves. the host of a saturday night variety show said he played wonderful. he then showed a photo of the goalkeeper wed four arms. he described it as the fukushima effect. he was referring to the crisis at the fukushima daiichi plant in march last year. some commentator in the european media criticized the remarks. a ne

and these are the realities a scottish faces face as safe there is the any nation with the right to vote on the issue but those in support remain adamant that going it alone is the way forward with strong industries like the beaming tourism sector in scotland pulling spirit to scotland this established as the european leader in wildlife terms of its was over one hundred twenty seven million pounds a year to the scottish economy and it's a growing sector scotland is a very successful country as it is a group become more successful when it can stand on its own feet and her violent times a year ago i was really quite sure what life ahead but one thing seeing certain that scotland's recent success is only going to strengthen the calls of those who are demanding their rights to serve. scotland. and subsequently the sour naughty accusations flying towards the government he sees are all the time he needs on fun trip and causing explosions near the capital khartoum tel aviv remains indifferent to the brain. the variety that takes your breath away to reading across the scholars is a mohnish who d

and these are the realities of scottish faces face as a father theirs is the only nation with the right to vote on the issue but those in support remain adamant that going it alone is the way forward with strong industries like the beaming. there is a sector in scotland spirit scotland this established as the european leader and wildlife to them it's worth over one hundred twenty seven million pounds a year to the scottish economy and it's a growing sector scotland is a very successful country as it is it will become more successful when it can stand on its own feet its her gallant times the year they once really quite sure what life ahead but one thing seems certain that scotland's recent success is only going to strengthen the calls who are demanding their rights to. serve. scotland. and there are some who are their right to choose and one of the pillars of europe france and later this hour we'll talk to a politician and staunch advocate france who are no paris would be better off outside the bloc. there is no reason to believe that things will worsen if we pull out all the union the

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[ laughter ] "get me out." [ scottish accent ] >> steve: "i caught me head in a trash can!" on, we're gonna get the jaws a' life!" [ laughter ] and finally, this week, justin bieber's mom went on a date with "bachelor" host chris harrison. [ audience ohs ] come on, hasn't justin bieber done enough vomiting for one week? [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we got a big show tonight. she has a brand new daytime talk show. the one, the only, katie couric is here! [ cheers and applause ] i love katie couric, man. plus, she the stars in "icarly." we did a special crossover episode, guest-starring our show and me. premieres tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. on nickelodeon. that's right. the season premiere of "icarly." we're in it. higgins, you're in it. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: what?! >> jimmy: yes, you're in it. roots is in it. [ cheers and applause ] and talking about "icarly," i'm talking about my man, jerry trainor, in the house! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: nice dude. >> jimmy: funny human. and clos