you keep riwriting these to tel us. >> the stories are good. it's stories i want to tell. >> right. well, in some, what i took was the idea that to commit to a unlikely cause or causes seems almost certain of defeat seems absurd but to not commit is also absurd given the situation. and only one choice of those two offers even the remote chance at dignity. but more than that, the idea that democracy works without there being a constant fight, without us -- you know, listen, people who walk away and say i'm not going to -- i'm not going to play this game by which i might lose or i wish the odds were stacked against me and want the lofty position of walking away and saying no more, than a rapid decline in society. >> david simon, thank you for being with me. >> thank you for having me. >> it's time you meet lawrence. like you, he knows that capitalism is no blueprint for democracy and he is demonstrating the power of his conviction with boots on the ground, snow boots. he not only talks the talk, but he's walking the walk. last month, through winter's ice, sleet, and snow he led a two

tel dawn to use as in the op-ed united states needs more low-skilled immigration because americans arenwilling to do such work. this is peculiar? he said these of skilled workers i assume he describes the legal immigrants -- illegal immigrants is a bad bet one dash megabit. >> you are the strawberry picker you're probably not paid a minimum-wage maybe one-tenth. lou: does go the other way they are paid more off the books but know where your to the works they perform. >> i agree. what troubles me about the point is you only assume if people were not willing to wwrk it is under the circumstances that the is of the grants were. once they become the goal is a different story? we disagree on emigration and. i think we should have a pathway to citizenship. lou: i support that entirely and they have been the first one to support the judiciary committee planned. >> 100 percent? lou: why do we have borders then? back went into recession is realistic. lou: then we will all be disappointed. >> that is your way to kill it. lou:. >> your way to kill if it is to insist foldboats to demand citizenshi

tel dawn to use as in the op-ed united states needs more low-skilled immration because americans areng to do such work. this is peculiar? he said these of skilled workers i assume he describes the legal immigrants -- illegal immigrants is a bad bet one dash megabit. >> you are the strawberry picker you're probably not paid a minimum-wage maybe one-tenth. lou: does go the other way they areaid re off the books but know where your to the works they perform. >> i agree. what troubles me about the point is you only assume i people were not willing to wwrk it is under the circumstans that the is of the grants were. once they become the goal is a different story? we disagree on emigration and. i think we should have pathway to citizenship. lou: i support that entirely and they have been the first one to support the judiciary committee planned. >> 100 percent? lou: why do we have borders then? back went into recessions realistic. lou: then we will all be disappointed. >> that is your way to kill it. lou:. >> your way to kill if it is to insist foldboats to demand citizensh forhose who are h

tel aviv. residents here are using marijuana for pain, loss of appetite, parkinson's disease, and dementia. one of those residents. he was 77 when he smoked his first pipe of marijuana. he is 80 now, and he smokes a couple of pipes a day. it's to help with the pain and the hand tremors caused by stroke. >> it's a mixture of tobacco and marijuana. >> he even decided to light up during our interview to stop his hands from shaking. >> you are saying your hands are steady because of the marijuana? >> it also helped ease a deeper pain hidden from sight. you see moshe is a holocaust survivor. when his wife died a couple of years ago, he was haunted by nightmares of his childhood hiding from the nazis. the marijuana, he says, took him out of the darkness. >> you're free. you fly. >> when you smoke? >> yeah. >> there are 19 other patients here. scientists at tel aviv university are now studying their progress. they call the results outstanding. including weight gain, improved mood, pain and tremor reduction. but i can tell you as a doctor it was my next stop that proved the most surprising. this is

tel aviv. thank you so much for joining us here on r.t. international boom bust is coming up here next on the program it but there if you are watching in the u.k. you're about to see parts of los angeles that many choose to ignore. recently and online poll by the liberal doe's t.v. channel that's rain in english has caused quite a storm of rage across the country how could a stupid online poll cause russia white anger while they pose the question was defending leningrad from the nazis worth it because retreat in their opinion could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives what is offensive from culture to culture differs a lot but from a russian perspective fighting to the bitter end to stop the german genocide machine was worth it this is basically like if a somewhat popular news outlet had a poll on martin luther king's birthday asking well slavery really that bad it was a poem for the economy but why would someone create this poll is because the people who wrote it are sick with the disease are types total self infatuation egoism and g

tel. up next, neil cash kerry is joining us on "bloomberg west." he is known as the architect of -- nowow soon to be running for governor of california. ♪ "bloombergback to west." california governor jerry brown just made it official yesterday -- he is seeking a record fourth term. he will be running against neel kashkari, potentially a republican candidate for governor. he is often called the $700 billion man known as the architect of tarp, former assistant secretary of the and member of pimco. he joins me now. you very hip to the new technology these days. you are big on twitter and instagram and you take s a lot of reverseelfies. >> i want to take one of you. >> you're also an engineer by background. you used to work at nasa. >> my first job in california was for a nasa contractor. how could that have helped you as a politician? >> it helped me in washington because policymaking is problem-solving and when you try to unravel a problem, that's what engineers do all day. my engineering helped me when i was in washington. >> you welcomed jerry brow

tel aviv and carry out hundreds here in asheville some straight talking on the world's most troubling issues in so we go but if you are watching us in the u.k. prepare to go on the ground with. a transit route to vnukovo report you'll best way to the heart of moscow. belmont told him a language of all but i will only react to situations i have read the reports so unlike the pollution from a no i only meant to stay kind of comment on your latter point i come on to say it's six am a car is on the docket no god. no face jail no more weasel words. when you have a direct question be prepared for a change when you throw a punch be ready for a battle freedom of speech and a little down to freedom to question. the medium leave us so we leave the media by the suv push the suv to the other party visible. pushes that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politics only on our t.v. . but. you know. a pleasure to have you with us here today i'm sure. it. welcome to sophie and co on sophie shevardnadze ukraine's age old split between east and west is flaring up again the french outpost revolution unity is on

tel aviv. it's also international law from moscow thanks so much for joining us oh my colleague lindsay france here in half an hour's time before lindsay though breaking the set with abby martin that's coming your way in just about. an article at business insider brags for americans who feel insecure about their country in light of china's impressive achievements it may be reassuring to know that while the chinese would rather move to the united states or the stay at home yes rich chinese are getting green cards in record numbers do they love you for your freedom well not exactly for according to the headline china's wealthiest citizens are fleeing to the u.s. amid corruption crackdown yes you americans should feel so insecure because apparently america is the best place to flee if you are corrupt. the european union likes to think of itself as one of the brighter and fairer parts of the world a european commission report on corruption the first of its kind for treats a very different picture in every single member country there is corruption in some cases on a massive scale so what can the e.

tel aviv. breaking this with abby martin coming your way next stay with us here at r.t. internet. the first recreational marijuana shops are now open in colorado finally the question of what effect legal marijuana will have on the american public can be answered with real world experience you know there are a lot of people out there with strong arguments as to why we should legalize this controversial play it firstly there are plenty of things just as bad for us as marijuana or worse like beer cigarettes anti-depressants and mystery fast food meats which are totally legal secondly young men are often thrown in jail for the absolutely victimless crime of smoking marijuana i can see punishing someone for drugs like crystal meth which can and do turn people into maniacs but have any of you out there ever heard of someone breaking into people's houses on a we ramp age no no you haven't the downside to all of this is that across america the world people are looking for change and they want a massive storm rise but when the masses are stoned out of their minds it makes things in life th

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homegrown crime roads operating on israeli streets and calls to use anti terror methods to tackle them are being ignored fall asleep reports from tel aviv. another car explodes in the heart of tel aviv a familiar terror to the israeli public but this time the horror is from within and the police on mobilizing i've taken off my gloves i'm going with all my tools just like against the terrorists except this time the minister is not talking about palestinian terror he's taking on israel's crime lords they fight because of money they face because of control they want power well the fight for field of interest they have their soldiers in less than six months ten car bombs have exploded in israeli cities the last three in the first week of february it's a gang war fueled by money weapons turf and plenty of ego and its recent surge is believed to have been caused by explosives and weapons stolen from the i.d.f. as well as a lack of support for the police unlike the military which has an outrageously large budget israel's police services barely receives enough to cover salaries and the minister tasked with making sure the police can do the

largest arms export or the industry is one of tel aviv's biggest sources of income but it's come under scrutiny recently with the report revealing that it's using the palestinian territory as a testing ground for new weapons artie's post player has the details. i think there is a very big elephant in the room in israel very big fact in a reality which is seldom spoken about and that's as far as most people go on israel's arms industry but how has a country the size of the american state of new jersey become the world's sixth largest exporter people don't really ask why is it why the hell this small country became such a superpower of weapons your time feldman is a journalist and filmmaker he recently released his award winning documentary the lab in which he argues that israel's occupation of palestine and also to have such a prosperous weapons industry what armies all over the world want are weapons which were tested on real so to say guinea pigs in a real car we have this live currently we have an availability of the availability of conflict and availability of war it starts with the drones for decades israeli drones have been hunting for pal

. >> tel he willme anythin >> he is a racist and friend.c. e ca y gheto tell usbout the art in the tunnel. he sthd im, i and he said you should thank me. and then offered him a cigarette. i said i do not smoke either. i tell the whole story about how i have an apartment the west side and i go to this place and i get a nice bagel and a cup of coffee and read the newspaper. and as the first thing i would do when i get stateside. and i will be sitting there reading the paper and looking at page 18 of the new york times and this tiny little blurb and will say that you were hanged for your crimes and you were buried in an unmarked grave. >> nobody will ever know. ever again. >> i will remember my first cigarette. >> let's take a look at some clips. we will look and see what we've been talking about. here it is. >> monuments is about to go live. >> i hope we play music. >> calling london. >> we read you loud and clear. >> we will find out tomorrow. roger that. >> are all the fellows there? >> they are. >> listen up. i think you should know the truth. this mission is ne

us, we will attack you. a simulation attack on the airport in tel aviv, the israeli defense industry, one of the nuclear reactorsin israel and this whole animation shows you where the iranian military is in terms of the real hardliners. including a message from the ayatollah, the supreme leader in iran, what he thinks should happen to israel and the united states. a simulated attack on a u.s. aircraft carrier, and also inside this video it has attacks on u.s. bases. the question is, is this what the iranians want to do or can do militarily? >> leland, thank you. >> here at home, 11 people have tied after a couple of car crashes over the weekend in which the drivers were apparently going the wrong way. the first in tampa where investigators say an suv collided head on with a sedan, yesterday morning, on i-275. the trophy of the suv died. so did four fraternity brothers inside the other car. yesterday morning, officials say a woman was driving drunk when she sped the wrong way on a southern california freeway and slammed right into an suv there. they say the crash killed six people, including a family of four. thi

tel aviv. we began by asking him where he plans to make acquisitions. >> the main thing for us is to find the rightts, to find the right ones. acquiring companies is easy. making it work is harder. what we do today is provide services to media, broadcasters and content providers. our goal -- and we are very close to it -- is to provide content. as you know, as the consumer, the choices are increasing in terms of how to view video. complexity is another thing that needs to be done. content is increasing. we are looking at several things. taking content, preparing it for all the variety. >> is the shift to high definition the main driver of growth overall? >> yes, it does create complexity and increase our business. however, as there is more and more streaming over the is also a great opportunity for us because we get the content. we broadcast to cable. the same content goes to a whole bug which -- a whole bunch of other aspects that people want to watch, phones, devices. are service we can provide in seamless way, that is another major goal for us. that there are multiple ways to watch bloomberg tel

military front that remain secure placea tel aviv so the community international some straight talk on the world's most troubling issues and sophie co or if you're watching us from the u.k. you're going underground with often returns. minnesota vikings football player jared allen and like many pro athletes stereotypes are actually doing something for society with us n.f.l. fame and fortune he is providing homes for turning wounded u.s. veterans good job mr allen generally for some reason wealthy people don't do much to help other people besides giving money to charity to get some sort of tax break kickback the thing they don't realize that helping other people out is actually in the best interest of rich guys too if they would ever just stop to think about it a little more so mega wealthy that you could live in total isolation you're going to have to deal with the rest of the people in your country and the better off that average guy is the less likely he's going to need to steal from you to get by ellen's work is fantastic because it gets veterans out of a desperate situation returning home wounded trying to struggle to find work in a. that economy and tre

tel aviv. and the nuclear reactor. the supreme leader shoes a video. and also attacks on u.s. bases. shoes using iranian drones. what they would like to do than what they can do. headlight strikes by oh, ran remains on the table. what they are able to do. >>> dire warnings about the olympics grapes in sochi russia >> i have never seen a greater military threat. are things that dangerousment democrats will debate the message about the loss of full- time jobs is a good thing. and actually a course. you can get twocrats for that. >> morning classes have a lot of zombies in them. ir homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. >>> time now for a quick check of the headlines, we start with a terrible story. a utah newlywed killed. amber fell 2,000 feet. and her husband jumped after her. >> what a story. 20 homes destroyed. dozens of the fires range in southeastern australia. >> bill, students are getting a crash course in the undead. they are offering a religion course that explores pichardo

dark side to the tel aviv night scene armed with a hidden camera we visit one of the popular downtown nightclubs everything's on often children doing drugs in the middle of the room. using drugs in a twenty five years but. stuff and sixteen years ago. i fell to the heroin and this was terrible one is a former user he spent many nights in prison and paid the ultimate price we were living on the street you don't really want to do it you know you just you know you want to use this you're getting a berth for. to get it again so. the soup can come out from a lot of people coming over from the circle my wife she died from the drugs she couldn't stop with full borders drug smugglers are entering the country from all sides although in this instance security forces manage to make an arrest they cannot stop them all israel has a starve role in the most recent wooldridge drug report issued by the united nations office on drugs and crime alongside brazil it's listed as a country that is a major manufacturing importer expulsion and uses of narcotic drugs i can confirm that more than fifty percent of all the drugs that enter israel has seized but this is obviously a long term counter

homegrown crime lords operating on israeli streets and calls to use anti terror methods to tackle them or simply being pushed aside paula is in tel aviv. another car explodes in the heart of tel aviv a familiar terror to the israeli public but this time the horror is from within and the police on the eyes in need of i've taken off my gloves i'm going with all my tools just like against the terrorists except this time the minister is not talking about palestinian terror he's taking on israel's crime lords they fight because of money they fight because of control they want power well they fight for field of interest they have their soldiers in less than six months ten car bombs have exploded in israeli cities the last week in the first week of february it's a gang war fueled by money weapons turf and plenty of ego and its recent surge is believed to have been caused by explosives and weapons stolen from the i.d.f. as well as a lack of support for the police unlike the military which has an outrageously large budget israel's police services barely receives enough to cover salaries and the minister tossed with making sure the police

tel you about something about the outcome. >> nversely this could be a great opportunity to get ahead of things. and it is only apple that has held back. you can generate a lot of use the conversation on all of these different platforms area is a great way to enhance the return on investment. gerri: it is so much fun having you on. who are you pulling for? >> the broncos. peyton manning. gerri: me too. i don't think anyone disagrees with us yet. >> i just got a great seat on this topic. jim says facebook is for friends and twitter is for news. so thank you. what do you think? and the social media, which team you play f? log onto gerriwillis.com in and vote on the right-hand side of the screen. and fans flock to twitter and facebook this weekend we thought that we would look at the most tweeted events in u.s. history to see if this super bowl will stack up. that is tonight's top five. lesser super bowl blackout and there was a massive blackout after the halftime show. they got nearly 4000 tweets a second. and number four is miley cyrus epidemic last year. and number three, the reelection of president obama. fans took to twitter to comment about the end of what was a

us. >> a young man faces decades in rimonim for murdering his sister. a family honor killing. >> translator: she met someone through the internet and i didn't like that. >>> located just outside telv, israel's rimonim prison employs some of the world's most technologically advanced security systems. but even those can't always beat the street skills picked up by inmates like abed bakir. >> you know, sometimes i get to a place that it is forbidden to smoke. they say, don't smoke in here with a cigarette. i said, okay. and they think that i throw it. it's in my hand. >> bakir's sleight of hand skills have proven useful in other ways as well. >> sometimes i show officers in the jail that i took their mobiles and they didn't feel so i give it back. so when i bring it back, they laugh and say thank you. they've don't have it -- another choice. >> but bakir is not in rimonim for pickpocketing. he is serving a 30-year sentence for murder, yet still has an easy-going relationship with officers whose cell phones he occasionally pilfers. >> having worked on "lockup" for a while now, the relationship abed had with the staff at rimonim was remarkable to me. there is still division between th

using public resources to cause those private pains. and also there are things like they're joking. there is no sign that they did have problems in front of the house nor were flights to telems clear they're joking. the rabbi has no idea what did he to get david wildstein so mad at him that he was cursing about it. he has no idea why he has appeared in these text messages. i personally would love to hear what john boehner thinks about him turning up in these text messages but so far no one has asked him. he clearly in h nothing to do with it. this is mostly just we're and maybe it goes to the color and flavor that it is. it seal like it is just new jersey politics. the big effect here of these redakss is that it may an lesson to all of us to guess what might be under the black magic marker. in some ways that, who would guess it was a random picture of a rabbi with john boehner. you can't know until you see it. but there is so much we don't know here. alpha-hydroxy and exfoliating beads work to clean and tighten pores so they can look half their size. pores...shrink 'em down to size! [ female announcer ] pore refining cleanser. neutrogena®. to help me become an olympian, s

. >> and avivia dresser tel than chocolate, it's an invitation to stop and savor the unmistakable taste that reminds us of pain reliever for over 20 years. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. >>> she's one of bravo's "real housewives of new york city" and now aviva drescher is putting it all out there on paper. >> childhood accident that caused her to lose a leg to the tragic loss of her mother, aviva leaves no story untold in her new memoir called "leggy blonde," very nice to see you again. welcome back. >> i think it is fun you poke fun at yourself in the title. you had an accident, a farming accident when you were 6 years old and lost your leg. >> yes, yes, i did. and i adapted very easily because i was a child and children tend to adapt more easily. i almost died. so my perspective was always i could have died. this is nothing. >> relative. >> it is. the reason i wrote the book was to send that message that, you know, you can get through anything. you can -- any challenges that come your way, as long as there is breath, there is life and you can do anything. >> we have

deliver that weapon, they have announced they will use that weapon against israel, again, israel being about the size of new jersey, the largest city, tel aviv, and the surrounding area provides employment to approximately 80% of the israeli population. so it doesn't take a lot of imagination, mr. speaker, to see that it may be the game plan of a nuclear weaponized ran to drop a nuclear weapon on tel aviv and effectively wipe out the jewish state of israel in one fell swoop. if that would happen, mr. speaker, we should not kill ourselves. that capability and capacity would, i believe, just as easily be used against our western partners and allies in the european region, could be used against australia, our great ally and friend, and also against new zealand, our great ally and friend. god forbid, mr. speaker, it could be used here in the united states of america. the rhetoric that's come out of iran is nothing less than outrageous but intentional. intentional that the regime has stated, they haven't deviated one iota from their nuclear goalings and ambitions. not one iota. what would that mean for the world if iran obtained a nuclear we