know the super jet one hundred is the first civil aircraft designed and manufactured entirely in russia since the collapse of the soviet union it's a joint project of the russian aviation john sukhoi superjet international on several dozen other companies as well as the plane was meant to offer a whole new dimension of technology and comfort to clip saying it's outdated soviet rivals it features a fully electronic fly by wire system as opposed to the manual flight controls and is equipped with a built in failure detection system aside from its cutting edge technology the super jet has cost efficient to run due to its lighter weight reduced fuel consumption and lower maintenance costs for the plane it belongs to the regional class but is designed to effectively operate on a number of mainline routes. a russian blogger that have a sort of gay dalio who was initially supposed to be on board the missing super jet reports online from jakarta is also providing us with the latest pictures from the region we spoke with him just a bit earlier on the phone here want to say. the authorities are se

our breaking news for you this hour here on a brand new russian a passenger plane and the super super jet one hundred has now gone missing at sea it was during a flight over indonesia with fifty people on board. it is good to have you with us here on our to today on rory sushi straight to our breaking news story here authorities in jakarta such ing for a russian passenger plane after all communications with the aircraft were lost made flight let's not get the latest marty to appreciate are standing by for us now in new delhi priya it has been several hours now since contact with the plane was last any news that we know of as of what's happened. we still don't know exactly what happened already the indonesian authorities are still searching for that russian's to go i superjet one hundred the plane we now are learning are learning has fifty passengers on it it disappeared off the radar as during a demonstrated light in jakarta today it's already gotten dark over there it's raining and the visibility is not great there is fog so the helicopters are no longer looking for the plane the search

now at ten minutes past the hour here in moscow days after the super jet crash in indonesia the first rescue team is soon expected to reach the site of the wreckage in remote mountains no survivors have been found yet but it's on teams preassure reports some relatives are still holding out hope. chaos at jakarta's domestic airport where hundreds gathered after russian superjet sukhoi one hundred went missing from radars on wednesday early thursday their worst fears were realized as air force helicopters found the remains of the plane on a mountainside thirty miles outside indonesia's capital city. ever since the plane disappeared off the radar members of the media and family members of those who were on the plane have been gathering here at the crisis center hoping for any word as to what could have happened to their loved ones and what caused the plane to go down. did their mad has been at the airport since he found out that his wife was on board the missing plane she has been a flight attendant for twenty years and didn't think it was necessary to tell her husband about the quick th

while battling dreadful weather conditions and treacherous terrain to reach the scene of the savoy super jet crash in indonesia. from moscow i'm marina joshie the un security council has unanimously and strongly condemn terrorist blast that killed at least fifty five people and one that almost four hundred in the syrian capital damascus on thursday twenty explosions near a government intelligence complex are the worst terror attacks in syria since the start of the of the uprising last year are just very important brings us the latest from un headquarters in new york. all fifteen members of the security council have recognized that terrorist networks are working in side of syria it was only just on tuesday when the syrian envoy to the united nations had accused a number of regional air powers of sponsoring terrorism to undermine the ceasefire and in syria the syrian ambassador. held up a d.v.d. claiming that on that d.v.d. was confessions of dozens of individuals that were involved in terrorist activities upon the order of what he said were goals steeds joint special envoy kofi annan did addr

and two days after the deadly savoy's super jet crash an emergency team is battling to reach the scene in a remote mountainous region in dreadful weather conditions but are just metres from the made disaster zone it already found ten bodies and are not expected any survivors. this is r.t. live from moscow eleven am in the russian capital the u.n. security council has unanimously and strongly condemned terrorist blast that killed at least fifty five people and wounded almost four hundred in the syrian capital damascus on thursday the twenty explosions near a government intelligence complex are the worst terror attacks in syria since the start of the uprising last year r t is marina port now i have brings us the latest from u.n. headquarters in new york. all fifteen members of the security council have recognized that terrorist networks are working in side of syria it was only just on tuesday when the syrian envoy to the united nations had accused a number of regional air powers of sponsoring terrorism to undermine the ceasefire and in syria the syrian ambassador. held up a d.v.d. claimi

the super jet was performing that demonstration for airline executives and potential buyers as part of an asian tour a plane billed as state of the art with cutting edge technology the multibillion dollar project involved investors from around the world and tuesday's flight was expected to show the super rich in all its glory no one including blogger sergei dholakia who has been following the super jet during the tour could have predicted this outcome we couldn't believe because oprah would just be. one of the best for the situation so we can believe that anything can happen to the. into the plane because we were absolutely confident in the plane most aviation experts believe that the treacherous terrain and poor visibility probably contributed to the plane going down on wednesday details that offer devastated relatives little comfort. i'm wishing for a miracle to happen and to you good news about it i think so some new news means good news i still have hope to find my wife. preassure you there are teach a car to indonesia. find a timeline of the tragedy on our website r t v dot com an

the indian easier as a rescue team discovers the first victims from the demo fly by a new russian super jet. it is good to have you with us here on r.t. rule researcher with twenty four hour global news u.n. peacekeepers in damascus have been targeted by gunfire in a suburb of the syrian capital it was witnessed by artie's news crew in damascus and it's not believe that anyone has been badly hurt at this point but this comes less than a day after the city was rocked by blasts in front of the country's intelligence services that's where fifty five people were killed. now joins us on the line with the latest. sara i do believe you can hear me i have the connection is established properly here you saw this attack for yourself can you tell us exactly what happened. well when we. actually talk about the coupons sure i've been wondering where does. it take you to a completely if you don't make a good. can't. hold it actually we. hope when dating the. one that. it was probably more likely it was wrong old saying that well i think you got it awful when mediocre. gets into one of the other wars we'v

and two days after the deadly so boy super jet crash the rescue teams are battling to reach the scene in a remote mountainous region in dreadful weather conditions but are just meters from the disaster zone. am in the russian capital you're watching r t joshing russian businessman victor borge convicted of arms trafficking by u.s. court has slammed the american justice system comparing it to a medieval style inquisition and exclusive interview with r.t. to be sent to a super maximum security prison to serve his twenty five year term that's the spy the judge in his trial recommending medium security confinement for him dubbed the alcatraz of the rockies supermax jail houses some america's most dangerous criminals the russians lawyers has filed a motion asking for the decision to be stalled while victor wood is still in a new york prison artie's an associate you're going to spoke exclusively to him and tells us what he said. this was victor boots first interview to an english language t.v. news outlet not only since his sentencing but also since his extradition and speaking in one in si

now a russian blogger who was initially supposed to be on board the missing super jet reports online from jakarta is also providing us with the latest pictures from the region he spoke with us just a bit earlier via telephone. he was dorothy's the searching for the plane helicopters just returned but says there's no trace of it rescuers are looking at the maps trying to determine where it could be i have been aboard this plane i flew here on board there were two flights the first one was fine it lasted thirty minutes then we came back the plane was checked over and it was fine the second flight should have also lasted for thirty minutes but it's now been gone for almost four hours i could have been ordered to get going i stayed back because i wanted to film it from the ground this was a demonstration flight for an indonesian aircraft company that wanted to point to such plane we've already been on this plane in kazakhstan pakistan. the next stops would have been laos and vietnam. just a bit earlier in the program on r.t. we spoke to aviation security expert chris yates he believes th

. >> the super jet 100 crashed into the side of this mountain on may 9. the pieces of the plane strewn all over the side of this cliff. experts say without the black box, there's no way of telling whether it was the pilot that caused the crash or whether there was something wrong with the plane. this was a huge tragedy for indonesia. most of the people onboard were indonesians. the flight was supposed to be in the air for less than an hour. a quick joy tried show off the plane to potential buyers and journalists, almost a month from the crash, and it's still not clear what caused a brand-new plane to fall out of the sky and explode on impact, killing everybody onboard. reporting from jakarta. >> at least five people have been killed on a bomb attack in southern afghanistan. the suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into the police station in kandahar province. another six police officers were wounded in the attack. the british culture secretary hunt defended his handling news corp's takeover into b.y.b. he said he was sympathetic to the bid made

latest reports say there are no survivors from the crash of a russian savoy super jet airliner the wreckage of the state of the our jet was found on the side of a volcano in indonesia after it went missing on wednesday. continuing bodies in syria are undermining the united nations peace plan the u.n. envoy warns the blasts are putting the entire observers mission in jeopardy the roadside bomb blasts left several soldiers injured. and greece is left hanging as politicians fail to form a coalition government with the far left leader getting it resoundingly no to a bailout but the german chancellor demands help. yes we had lunch here in r.t.e. abhi back at the top of the hour with more updates in the meantime let's take a look what's happening in sports with paul. thank you very much marina welcome to the world of sports here is what's coming out . european of marston's athletico madrid beat athletic bilbao three male in bucharest to win the second europa league title in three years. world number three roger federer is given a scan. on his way to the round of the great masters. and the sky's t

and two days after the deadly so boys super jet crash an emergency team is battling to reach the scene in a remote mountainous region in prattsville weather conditions but are just meters from the a disaster zone that will already found ten bodies and are not expecting any survivors.

the search is on for the reasons why a sweet voiced super jet plowed into a volcano killing all forty five on board russian teams reach indonesia in the hunt for the black boxes. and austerity anger fuels massive protests in spain aren't clashes in italy with warnings that the fury among europeans over economic misery could tear the e.u. apart. oh and thanks for joining r t with me karen tara in the weekly russia's latest president took his seat this week as floods he made a putin return to the top job but it's a very different world when he was last in the kremlin and all eyes are on which course he will take the question being if putin can move forward now that he's back here's a look say at a ship's. for the third time vladimir putin took the thirty three word oath to become russia's president with an air of ease and calm you know it as i fulfill the duties of the president of the russian federation i swear to protect and guarantee the rights and freedoms of our citizens to observe and protect the constitution of the russian federation to protect the sovereignty independence and te

after its first quarter net profit disappointed and best years and the trash of the soup always super jets one hundred and denise has really put into doubt russia's ambitions to be part of the global aircraft industry it's the most significant new plane from the country's aircraft maker for two decades spent a total of one billion dollars on. the jets producers aim to sell eight hundred units by two thousand and twenty nine and they plan to take fifteen percent of the global regional jet market they still hope the accident will not affect sales but analysts say potential clients will certainly wait for the results of an investigation today there are eight super jets in service worldwide most of them used by russia's air flight so far it has no plans of grounding its suit boys superjet fleet and that's the latest from the business desperate i'll be back in about fifteen minutes or so you that it's always a pleasure many thanks indeed. well do stay with us if you can a recap of the headlines and then that will be backed up by the concert report. wealthy british style. is not on the side of.

say potential clients will certainly wait for the results of an investigation today their eighth super jets in service worldwide most of them used by russia's air flight so far it has no plans of grounding its sue boyce superjet fleet and that's all the latest from the business desk in about fifteen minutes we'll see that it's a show always a pleasure many thanks indeed. well do stay with us if you can a recap of the headlines and then that will be backed up by the concert report. wealthy british style. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on our. which brightened if you move soon from plans to parachute. screws stunts on t.v. dot com. live from moscow this is our. right here in your headlines two strong explosions rocked damascus dozens dead many many more injured the capital has recently been struck by a number of blasts mainly targeting military installations but u.n. warns the spate of violence could put its observer mission in jeopardy. russia

back to our breaking news for you this hour reports that contact has been lost with a russian built super jet aircraft. and now joins us live on the program with more details on this developing breaking news situation tom good to see you what else do you know about this that we haven't already covered here. well the jet was on its way back to an airfield in indonesia as part of the demo tours it was making of a number of asian and southeast asian countries the last minutes the lot of the flight that we know about the jet reportedly asked for a lowering of its altitude it was an amount in this region that permission was granted and then shortly afterwards in a very mountainous area of indonesia with one mountain over six thousand feet the plane disappeared off the radar that's all that's known at the moment the search is out to try and find what may have happened to the plane the soakaway one hundred superjet was part of a revamping of the russian aircraft industry and it was a flagship model to try and sell to many new markets it was russia's first fly by wire plane a very modern model that w

little bit too early to tell at this point how it's going to that the business aspect of the super super jet one hundred i think for now most people are concerned with we're covering the bodies and finding out exactly what happened. and you can get the latest updates on the plane crash in indonesia from a website you don't comment on all the time here's what else is there for you right now should you log on strange activity at a suspected nuclear sites find out just what iran is up to online. also are going to merkel warn she will not let europe loosen its belt one launch she believes that could tip the eurozone into an economic abyss. and the sixty seven ton of us did not see jodi's downfall watch tank to victory day parade commemorating the event on our you tube channel and while you're there check out the elevator news that we have for you. but i'm a putin has snubbed the g. eight summit due to take place in the u.s. state of maryland next friday russia's president says he's too busy appointing his new cabinet dmitri medvedev who's now prime minister will be sent to america to cover for h

and russian rescue teams join the search for answers in indonesia had the sight of a super hoists super jet crash which killed all forty five. pm sunday night here in moscow you're watching the weekly here on r.t. with me kevin owen it's the roundup of our top stories of the last seven days and first a new president but a familiar face putin was sworn into office this week in a lavish culmination of russia's tumultuous election period with opposition activism in the historic high the focused is now on how putin will deal with the huge challenges faced at home and abroad are his reports. for the third time vladimir putin took the thirty three word oath to become russia's president with an air of ease and calm. as i fulfill the duties of the president of the russian federation i swear to protect and guarantee the rights and freedoms of our citizens to observe and protect the constitution of the russian federation to protect the sovereignty independence and territorial integrity of our state to serve its people faithfully. but the tossed case taken on could be more like an uphill ride x. birds

showing that zero is super jet one hundred is a brand new russian act a massive new project for russia what do you know about its development well this plane is the first fully developed plane post soviet union and it was meant to revitalize the rushed. aviation industry so a lot of hope has been put into this plane and there were some glitches in the beginning as any new plane has but it is an advanced plane high technology advanced equipment on board in fact there's even equipment on board it's a fly by wire system and there's even equipment that would alert the pilot if there was a mountain that he didn't see which is one of the reasons why this is a mystery but as of this point this is the first major anomaly of anything that could happen and so right now there's still a lot of hope in this airplane and they're looking possibly pilot error they're still obviously more information going to come out as the investigation continues and as we actually find out what happens to the plane but the plane itself relatively brand new no major incident as of yet. correspondent sean thomas with

he and 44 others were onboard the super jet when it slammed into the side of the volcano.r 12 bodies have been recovered. today video was released of its last flight. this is video of the actual plane taking off before it crashed. the plane was performing defensem demonstration flights for potential buyers. the bay area man and eight russians were killed. >>> a suspected hitman for mexico's notoriously violent drug cartel was put on display today. police in mexico arrested jesus hernandez rodriguez suspected of multiple murders including the kidnapping and killing of four. the cartel is the most dangerous in mexico based in a town directly across the border from laredo, texas. >>> case not dismissed. today a federal judge refuse d o throw out corruption charges against former presidential candidate john edwards. the defense argued there was not enough evidence. the judge disagreed. monday the defense team will present witnesses. edwards is accused of using campaign donations to hide his mistress. >>> a pilot mistakenly flew into restricted airspace as president obama was a

and russian rescue teams join the search for answers in indonesia or at the site of the super super jet crash which killed all forty five on board in the week. it's now one thirty one am moscow time next the david and goliath tale of the czech terms folks who said no to the might of america's military. i. think you. should. teach each. cheek the regular go not a thought i had a guy called b. but i can't gainst against against. a month so if you're a monarchist think i could argue against against all of the against against roger against that by forty just look up against right against you know yet if you hold out against against us or me on there i'm young narrow mayor of talk of votes i'm also against the radar base. with the brits who are under. the radar for start another arms race internationally speaking internationally speaking it's not that i'm against the americans as it has nothing to do with it i feel the same and if a us army scored arrives we'll learn english drink a beer with them and play a little soccer but not much to object to about american soldiers. it's like the milit

the super jet was on a demonstration flight for potential buyers from indonesia airlines. it was russia's new model since the fall of the soviet union two decades ago. >> eric: u.c. berkeley police say they are taking tougher measures to can you tell off occupy protestors. they are no longer allowing people to enter the area but anybody inside is able to leave. last night we saw people climbing over the fence to get back in. about ten frevts remain inside the camp. university says they are ready to try any means necessary to clear the demonstrators by mid may so researchers can begin their work in june. amy hollyfield will be live at the scene with an update for you at 5:00 a.m.. >> they may have derailed an elaborate scheme to defraud elderly chinese women. they detained six people at san francisco airport. they went to question them as part of an investigation that has been ongoing in march. in april they released sketches of six suspects as described as cantonese women in their 40s when approached the victims and convinced them to give their jewelry for purification. th

they suspect it is from a russian-made super jet 100 that went missing wednesday with 50 people on board. indonesia's transport said the passenger plane disappeared from the radar around 2:00 p.m. after taking off from an airport in ja cart a. the plane was developed by a russian aerospace company on a demonstration flight with airline employees and government officials from both countries on board. eyewitnesss said the debris was found about 100 kilometers south of ja cart a. police say they have rescued dispatch teams to the site. another airport said before disappearing from the radar, the plane plunged sharply soon after the pilot asked for permission to make an emergency landing. russian president vladimir putin used the backdrop of heavy weapons and marching cadets to outline a vision of foreign policy. he said russia had a moral right to the respect of other nations, particularly on matters of global security. victory day commemorates the defeat of nazi germany. the former president and current prime minister attended the parade alongside putin. 14,000 service men and thousands of

the super jet went down during a demonstration flight on wednesday. cause of the accident remains unclear. >> here in germany, workers in metal and electronics industry are continuing their strike in several cities. they are seeking a 6.5% pay raise. guaranteed job offers for trainees and less use of temporary staff. on friday, their union ig metal rejected an offer of a 3% pay rise. this area now, where forces there say they have foiled an attempted suicide car bombing car1200 kilograms of explosives in the northern city of aleppo. the would-be bomber was killed in syria's largest city which has seen clashes between pro and anti-government militias. >> twin bombings in damascus yesterday left more than 50 people dead. the government blames the foreign-supported opposition groups, in charge denied by the anti-assad coalition. in damascus this friday, people have been taking stock of the attack. >> a day after the carnage, clean up work has begun and people are grappling with what has happened in their midst. around a ton of explosives devastated build

we talk today one expert about what comes next for the super jet and we'll get a progress report on afghanistan -- on the afghanistan war from a reporter who spent six weeks with troops in the field. but, first, house republicans have voted to add billions of dollars to the defense budget and undo the administration's military spending plans that included cuts to major weapons programs. the house wants to save the block 30 global hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, keep the c-27j light transport in service, fund an additional destroyer for the navy, keep and service three additional navy cruisers that were slated for retirement, spend $1 billion on new army equipment and keep open a tank plan in ohio that the army wanted to close. instead of welcoming the added money, defense secretary panetta blasted the move as irresponsible and wasteful and senate democrats have said they will block additional defense spending, all this is coming as worries increase over the threat of sequestration which has the pentagon facing $500 billion in additional cuts by the end of the year if congress fails to st

been invested in it and it looks like what happens it will give it a huge blow well certainly the super jet was supposed to be the revitalization of russia's aviation industry which took a big blow during the great recession in fact this is the first jet that was fully developed and built post soviet union and it was meant to revitalize and basically bring a new hope to this industry in fact. one thing is indonesia was one of the largest customers or potential customers of this new jet which was designed to be a short haul domestic carrier so at this point in time it was a brand new piece of technology brand new airplane it had high hopes not just in terms of the revitalization of the industry but also in terms of the technology on board this plane there were lots of good things being said about that so in terms of a blow in till the investigation concludes that something went wrong with the airplane right now people are looking to pilot error and hoping that it still doesn't undermine the future of this aircraft. all right john thanks very much indeed for this insight sean thomas reporting

and today's after the deadly superbug super jet crash the rescue team are battling to reach the scene in a remote mountainous region in dreadful weather conditions but are just leaders from the main disaster zone. not amman.

babbling dreadful weather conditions and treacherous terrain to reach the scene of the suit boy super jet crashed in indonesia near nerds from the main disaster zone with little hope of survivors being found. also tell stories here in our t.n.x. us promised our special report on why iraq wasn't. the weapons inspection process was little more than a game taken seal denied to see the return of inspectors would provide no assurance whatsoever to eliminate by inspection is quite frankly a fool's errand on the contrary there is a great danger that it would provide false comfort that saddam was somehow back in his box reality is that between the original unscom inspections and the unmovic inspections you destroyed with those inspections ninety two probably ninety five percent of the iraqi arsenal the first gulf war destroyed almost nothing and you know post-war u.s. battle damage assessments confirm the weapons inspectors were effective they for saddam to get rid of this stuff. they had that country under control by in one nine hundred ninety eight at the latest those inspectors had discovered

look at our top stories for reports say there are no survivors from the crash of a russian savoy super jet airliner and it ended into recovery operations are being held bird by difficult mountainous terrain and a number of hours before teams reach the site of the wreckage. russia's president vladimir putin informs us counterpart is pulling out of the g eight summit in the state of maryland next week it comes just days after a pause in the return to the top job instead he'll be sending prime minister dmitry need to be active. and greece is left hanging as politicians failed to form a coalition government with a far left leader giving a resoundingly no to e.u. bailout but the german chancellor demands of austerity is upheld. as the headlines here in our next we talk to the winner of the nobel prize for economics chemist joseph arrow who tells how he sings the eurozone debt crisis should be tackled. kenneth arrow professor k'naan makes americas at stanford university you're also the youngest nobel laureates to have been deported ward at that price in economics in ninety seven or two it's real