come on, sweden!back. ( cheers and applause ) [ male announcer ] hey, isn't that the girl who tore out your still-beating heart? ok, how's this gonna play? try manly [ screams ] [ male announcer ] eew, ok, just do your thing. hey! hey! [ male announcer ] definitely a little bit epic. stride. [ male announcer ] monica's decided to make a quick pit stop for gas. [ engine turns over ] but it looks like she'll have to find another station to fill 'er up. no! are you kidding me?! [ male announcer ] good thing her corolla has legendary mpg, so getting there won't be a problem. another reason you can always count on corolla. from toyota. ( cheers and applause ). >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is a cosmologist whose new to be is about why there is something instead of nothing. i'm guessing because his publisher gave him a deadline. please welcome lawrence kraut. ( cheers and applause ) thank you for coming on. let's get the c.v. out here. it is not unimpressive. you are a cosmologist. >

come on, sweden!back. ( cheers and applause ) ( cheers and applause ). >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is a cosmologist whose new to be is about why there is something instead of nothing. i'm guessing because his publisher gave him a deadline. please welcome lawrence kraut. ( cheers and applause ) thank you for coming on. let's get the c.v. out here. it is not unimpressive. you are a cosmologist. >> not a cos moatologist. >> stephen:moatologist.>> stepho ask you for a manny-pedy. the new book is called, "a universe from nothing: why there is something rather than nothing." a book about the ultimate question. >> uh-huh. >> stephen: okay, doctor, sweep away thousands of years of mystery and a awe at creation tt let the greet minds in civilizations all over the world to lead to one point-- a single divine loving creator. destroy it. why is there something instead of nothing? >> it's really easy, because nothing is unstable. in fact, there's no evidence for anyidatey. everything we k

sweden strictly regulates alcohol. the state holds a monopoly on its sale, which lets it decide when and where it is available. it is also a good source of revenue. the idea is for the state to protect society from the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption rather than leave it up to the individual. even so, alcoholism remains a problem in sweden. monitor, a physician, supervised a project designed to help alcoholics. anyone caught driving while of the influence can keep their licenses if they have a breathalyzer installed in their car. through her work, she has become a lobbyist for the alcohol lock in sweden and throughout the eu, but so far, without success. >> there is little interest in lowering alcohol consumption. on the contrary, producers would like to see it increase. we would like to introduce the breathalyzer for all road traffic in sweden, but the government rejected the idea, saying it is an import barrier for cars. the eu totally blocked it. >> any unilateral action by sweden to introduce a univer

>> my sister is in sweden. the reason i can sit here with you is really because my sisters, they take care of my mother. tavis: yes. >> in every family, i feel that there is somebody that is maybe i'm going and doing things come out in the public, but we also have more behind which does the other stuff, and i have not lived in sweden for years. i know my mother is ok, and that is because of my sister. she spoke the language. i did not. when she met our birth father, and they had memories together. i did not. that is the difference. she was 5, and i was two. i always tell my sister, what did you do in that hospital? thousands and thousands of kids that are sick or had just been cured and do not have a home, and somehow, my sister pushed up into the front of the line and make sure we got adopted. how that happened, i do not know, but that shows that we are really here because of others. we may not be in the driving seat. tavis: what have you learned from your birth father about your mother, the one you do not rec

sweden and the us that he will be extradited to america if he does go to sweden they've received no response on that they've also been trying to get the u.s. to either confirm or deny that legal proceedings are a grand jury having been been subpoenaed in the u.s. again no response from america. has been holed up now in the in the ecuadorian embassy here in london for weeks he fled citing human rights violations to avoid extradition to sweden on these allegations but no charges of sexual offenses and he's under quite trying circumstances it's very cramped in there it's only a small embassy there's no outside space at all and of course if he does step outside the embassy he's liable to be arrested by the british police his mother has been quit all this week to plead her case and she says she's extremely worried about the state of his health she says he's under extreme stress in the ecuadorian embassy and he's been under long term extreme stress for the last two years while these this case has been going on and he. really living in conditions similar to detention. in london still ahead for you

denmark in saturday's world championship final host sweden were guaranteed a place in the final for russia and australia had. also already qualified left poland great britain the czech republic and denmark to do battle for the remaining spots the danes led from the start winning six of the first seven hates meaning from defending champions poland was academic denmark secure in the fourth and final spot. now to the n.b.a. where the new york knicks have made a couple of offseason signings center marcus camby arrives on a sign and trade deal with the houston rockets while veteran point guard jason kidd leaves dallas as a free agent and the thirty nine year old said it's part of his new role will be to help develop prodigious talent jeremy lin speaking right now without being able to talk to him and looking from the outside is trying to teach him different gears b.l.o. he just plays that one here and it's a very high gear so for me he will sit down and talk about trying to find that for thirty years so that he has the energy that's to finish ballgames and we want to play the whole seaso

because he knew in sweden he would be put in prison. not given bail and that it was more likely than not that my view was that the american lawyer for julian someone that it was almost one hundred percent of the. he was going to be indicted and extradited to the united states never getting out of prison so the fact that he might be able to do what he has been demanding for almost two years which is to be question in london about these allegations would be a major step because it means he could answer questions so it's a major positive development it's one that join us on has been demanding for a long time but despite that the man sweden refused to in the second respect i think it's our hope that when julian gets an opportunity under the circumstances that sweden questions him that he would be exonerated of these allegations and that would be the end of it he should feel wrong first of all that the united states is going after him that you know i'm a man who should be protected by our constitution and the first amendment why if the unite

it's positive because julian assange made a choice not to go to sweden because he knew in sweden he would be put. prison. not given bail and that it was more likely than not in fact my view is an american lawyer for julian someone that it was almost on a percent that he was going to be indicted and extradited to the united states never getting out of prison so the fact that he might be able to do what he has been demanding for almost two years which is to be question in london about these allegations would be a major step our hope is that when julian gets an opportunity i under the circumstances that sweden questions him that he would be exonerated of these allegations and that would be the end of it he should be overwhelmed first of all that the united states is going after him that you know i'm a man who should be protected by our constitution and the first amendment why if the united states gets its hands on to be put into an underground prison and treated cruelly like bradley manning was treated the man who allegedly got access to the documents so he's obviously very worried about tha

here in stockholm, sweden's crown princess victoria is awarding the international prize. >> the winnerrd 2011 is the team from the united states of america. [ crowd cheers ] >> alison won $5,000, and she was invited to present her findings at an important conference. the water environment federation conducts the competition, which is sponsored by i.t.t. the company is developing a new division called xylem. it specializes in water. and if any of these students become engineers, xylem may have jobs waiting for them helping to protect the global water supply. >> i want those engineers to come to us because, in the same token, they're giving back to their community, and we're getting the best and the brightest around the world. >> if you're interested in competing for the stockholm water prize, follow the link on our website -- teenkidsnews.com. >> with a little inspiration and a lot of hard work, anyone can be involved in science and anyone can really be a success in science. >> you might even get the royal treatment. >> medal of honor is the highest award for gallantry in the u.s. armed

undefeated joined us on refuses to surrender to british police this by the deadline for his extradition to sweden passing saying he won't leave it with or an embassy until a decision on his asylum request is made. it is am in the russian gavel you're watching r t with me we're in a josh now hopes of a diplomatic solution to the syrian crisis have risen after major world powers agreed a peace strategy for the war torn country the new plan calls for the creation of a transitional government that could include members of president asif cabinet and the opposition russia halley agreement as one that doesn't dictate a political solution for syria is going off has been following the town stocks between international players in geneva. they didn't manage to agree on a new plan the transition plan as it's called the powers which do include the united states and russia. we consider is the most important piece of this document does not seek to dictate to the syrian side how the transitional process should happen politically how exactly this process will take place is up to the syrian people that this docume

and a deadline set for june in the sand his extradition to sweden expires in a matter of hours but the whistleblower remains in the safety of ecuador's london embassy waiting for an answer to his asylum please. r.t. live here in moscow and just a reminder that the alyona show which would have been on for the next hour has now been canceled so we can bring you the latest on the tragedy unfolding in russia's south one hundred five people are now known to have died after massive flooding hit the southern russian resort region of cranston that have been warnings the death toll is likely to rise the heiress want by torrential rain for around twenty four hours now artie's dennis but not ski joins me now on the phone dennis we've been seeing some astonishing pictures a little earlier here in r t coming out of the region roads literally turned into rivers all there now just how bad is it what do you see where you are. going to see the flood city area with. the four and five. months worth of rainfall over the forty four hours. inside little for the area of. our body down the one. element. when

and the deadline for julian extradition to sweden expires on saturday for the whistleblower remains in the safety of ecuador's london embassy still waiting for an answer to his. worldwide news live from moscow this is with me rule re sushi welcome to the program and breaking news for you this hour continuously rising death toll from the massive flooding in russia's southern region has now reached eighty seven people the area was swamped by torrential rain just over the past twenty four hours let's get the latest now from. joining us live just epic amounts of rain here one of the conditions right now in the flooded areas. something unimaginable those are the words of the regional governor as he flew over just one of the regions hit by enormous flash flooding in the south of russia the rains came at night. over a month's rain falling in just a few hours up stream from some of these coastal resorts that meant that when the floodwaters arrived there was an awful lot of water it came very fast and it came without warning the result was chaos people were drowned in their houses or trying to

to sweden expires on saturday by the whistleblower remains in the sanctuary of the doors amnesty a way to get decision on his cylon fleet. and as the u.s. and its allies call for un resolution to allow military intervention against the syrian government we'll look at the striking pattern of nato tactics in foreign civil conflict. now i am in the russian capital you're watching joshua welcome to the program libyans are heading to the polls in the first nationwide parliamentary elections since warmer khadafi was forced out and killed but the lead up to the vote has been marred with tribal clashes and fighting between rival armed groups as artie's lucic often have reports there are fears the elections will do nothing to stop the violence. this is the new libya political parties are now free to operate across the country. so to a countless armed groups they once fought to oust moammar gadhafi from power today it is they who are in control that tag militias who answer only to their own commanders have grown more powerful than libya's police and army. which work we must put limits on these m

s highest court for julian extradition to sweden runs out saturday but it was a blow or says he won't leave the safety of the ecuadorian embassy in london and to live on his request for asylum in south america is made from just outside a place of refuge. it's been nearly two and a half weeks now the julian assange has been holed up inside the ecuadorian embassy here in london after presenting himself on the nineteenth of seeking asylum now today is the deadline for his extradition to sweden of his appeal to the supreme court in the against a sexual assault allegations failed so it would have been the day we could have seen julian assange is put on a plane and sent to sweden and of course the big. legal team have always said is that he would be then. gets in very strict free trial detention conditions and the overriding fear is that it would make it much easier for him to be extradited on to the u.s. but of course that's not going to happen today because julian assange took that dramatic step to seek asylum and you can see here today a number of his supporters still keeping vigil outsi

julian assange has just surrendered to british police despite the deadline for his extradition to sweden passing he says he won't leave the ecuadorian embassy into a decision on his asylum request has been met. with the top stories of the week and today this is the weekly with me rule research showing hopes of a diplomatic solution to the syrian crisis have risen to major world powers agreed upon a strategy for the war torn country and the new plan calls for the creation of a transitional government that could include members of assad's cabinet and the opposition russia hailed the agreement as one that does not dictate. solution for syria and let's not talk to r.t. if you're going to risk an offer if you were there in geneva for these talks that did not end that long ago in fact you go back to moscow at three o'clock this morning perhaps indicating the urgency of this crisis conference you were there how was the atmosphere was there a sense of tension there well rory this whole story has been a diplomatic wall of course sort of since the start it's been going through ups and downs and ev

to sweden. the whistleblower still remains in the sanctuary of ecuador's embassy still awaiting a decision on his asylum plea. as the u.s. and its allies call for a u.n. resolution to allow military intervention against the syrian government will look at a striking pattern of nato. conflicts. and up to seventy people have now been killed in floods after. through southern russia taking local residents by surprise. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at. libyans are heading to the polls in the first national election since he was forced out and killed for the lead up to the vote has been marred with tribal clashes and fighting between rival groups and. reports there are fears the elections will do nothing to stop the violence. this is the new libya political parties are now free to operate across the country. so to a countless armed groups they once fought to oust moammar gadhafi from power today it is they who are in control that tag militias who answer only to their own commanders hav

to sweden expires saturday but the whistleblower for now still remains in the sanctuary of ecuador's embassy awaiting a decision on his asylum claim. that the u.s. and its allies call for a u.n. resolution to allow military intervention against the syrian government but we take a look at a striking pattern of nato tactics in foreign civil conflicts. more than fifty people have been killed in floods off the torrential rains swept through southern russia taking locals by surprise. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on our to today. show live in moscow libyans are heading to the polls in the first national election since more market after he was forced out and killed however the lead up to the vote has been mobbed with tribal clashes and fighting between rival groups and as i reports there are fears the elections will do nothing to stop the on going violence. this is the new libya political parties are now free to operate across the country . so too are countless armed groups they one spark to oust moammar gadhafi from power today it is day who are in control now tag militias who

the deadline set for julian assange and his extradition to sweden expires but the whistleblower remains in the safety of ecuador's london embassy awaiting a decision on his asylum plea. in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story russia's interior ministry is reporting that more than one hundred forty people have died after flash floods devastated the southern russian resort region of krasnodar the trencher rains battered the area for more than twenty four hours or days dennis blotchy has more. we're trying to get through the flood stricken area which isn't easy with all the roads he destroyed by the water that was jammed with clean cars five months worth of rainfall within twenty four hours turned to beautiful feet side resorts into emergency aereo fateful danger throughout the day the number of victims kept growing by day our bodies were being found along flooded and after in groups many never managed to get out of their vehicles and flee the aliments many were called by surprise when rising water filled the ground force of houses trapping people inside c

sweden is a small country.d and support wikileaks have said angelina assange ultimately saddam self, the solution is simple. half the u.s. and sweden agree his going to sweden will not result in his extradition to the u.s.. and within the next five minutes to go to stockholm to confront these charges. it is never been about invading the allegations, but not letting the u.s. engineer his extradition for things that are plainly not -- things that the media outlets to every day. i have not seen the emails because the news of this broke as we were beginning the show. it simply underscores the reason wikileaks is so valuable. the ability to blow holes in walls of secrecy behind which the world's most powerful actors function is something that newspapers have a great deal of difficulty doing, because they're subject to a loss of their state or cannot karen anonymity because reporters know who their sources are and can ultimately be forced to give them up. >> reporters often depend on those very people in power for a

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and a deadline set for julian assange his extradition to sweden expires at the whistleblower remains in the safety of ecuador is a london embassy awaiting a decision on his asylum plea. six am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story russia's interior ministry now reporting that more than one hundred forty people have died after flash floods devastated the southern russian resort region of krasnodar torrential rains of batter the area for more than twenty four hours dennis polaski is in the city of crimps which has been hit hardest. the streets of chremes got deserted hours after devastating floods hit this house us people are still in shock in an instant their homes their cars and their gardens were swept away by a five metre high wave as the nearby river other game turned into a roaring nightmare almost everyone was caught by surprise the town's emergency ward was hit two out of six ambulances were destroyed in an instant doctors and drivers managed to get other vehicles out of the garage it was the price people came in under a lot of stress they ha

and a deadline set for june in the sounders extradition to sweden expires in a matter of hours but the whistleblower remains in the safety of ecuador's london embassy waiting for an answer to his asylum played. international news in coming live from moscow this is r.t. within twenty four hours a day the continuously rising death toll from the massive flooding in russia's southern cross nadar resort region has now reached one hundred and five people the area was swamped by torrential rain over the past twenty four hours well to blot skate he joins me live on the phone now dennis you're in the region just how bad is the situation where you are. we are trying to get to the flood stricken area which isn't easy with all the roads you know destroyed by the water or jam what we call our five months worth of rainfall within twenty four hours service beautiful beside resort and square merchant aerial grateful granger broke with a good number of parts and kept growing finding our bodies were being found follow along flooded some absurd routes many never managed to get out of her vehicle elements