u.s. congress, as leslie those responsible for the -- especially those responsible for the u.s. space program, have made it clear that they will oppose any funding for u.s.-chinese cooperation. i think it is not possible that this will happen. >> for the chinese, how significant is this launched today? they are daunting russian technology. >> well, i think that china borrowed a bit of technology from the russians early on but most of what we have seen is due to their own efforts to. this is a very big step for china. this is the first at on their way to experimenting with the kind of technologies they were using to construct their space station which is scheduled to be completed in 2020. interestingly enough, that is about the time that the international space station will probably be decommissioned. china will be left with the only space station up there. >> do you think that the chinese are too ambitious and getting ahead of themselves? >> no, i think that they have been proceeding quite slowly. this plan was originally conceived in the back -- back in the mid 1980's. they hav

u.s. congress. 86% of voters said they disapproved of congresses job performance. six months ago that number was 71%. california's two long time u.s. senators did not fair much better. voter opinion of senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer also has slipped. 41% of voters said they disapprove of senator feinstein's job performance. that's down from 48%. senator barbara boxer won approval from 39% of voters compared to 42% back in march. >>> shares of los gatos shares slipped today. they plan to lose 100 million more subscribers than originally thought. the news sent netflix stock plunging. >>> some of the bay area's biggest tech companies are also the best places for working mothers. cisco, dell, hp and intel made working mother magazine best companies. they looked at paid maternity leave and flexible time off. >>> three years into the housing crisis, foreclosures are still ravages bay area neighborhoods. the organization says from 2008 to 2012 san jose is projected to lose $22 billion in home values and 43,000 homes will have been foreclosed on. >> these banks

u.s. congress. >> members of congress, i have a high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. >> thank you. thank you! thank you. thank you. thank you so much. everyone please have a seat. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, and fellow americans, tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country. we continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless and a political crisis that's made things worse. this past week reporters have been asking what will this speech mean for the president? what will it mean for congress? how will it affect their polls and the next election? but the millions of americans who are watching right now, they don't care about politics. they have real-life concerns. many have spent months looking for work. others are doing their best just to scrape by, giving up nights out with the family to save on gas or make the mortgage, postponing retirement to send a kid to college. these men and women grew up with faith in an america where hard work and responsibility pa

u.s. congress. members of the house and the senate, they have gathered to hear the president of the united states deliver a major speech on job creation. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i can't overemphasize how important potentially this speech for the president could be. not only for his political future, but much more importantly for the american people because this country right now faces enormous economic problems. the unemployment rate right now in the united states, 9.1%. 14 million americans unemployed, millions more underemployed, and millions more who are simply -- have simply given up hope of finding a job. and beyond all of that, there are millions of americans who are deeply, deeply worried right now about losing their jobs. the president's going to have to inspire them, is going to have to show that he can lead this country out of these economic -- this economic crisis that's unfolding in the united states r

u.s. congress on monday. he called on voters to recommend congress passed the bills quickly. as the reelection prospects appear to hinge on how this plan, republicans have responded cautiously. a bank of america is planning to cut jobs. the bank said the reductions, which represent 10% of its work force, would be carried out over the next few years. you are watching live from singapore and london. still to come, hundred dead. thousands displays. officials -- thousands of displaced. bonn officials say the worst is to come. >> and challenging the u.s. government. there is still no word about the fate of a british woman kidnapped at a beach resort in kenya by an armed gang who shot and killed her husband. the kenyan army has joined police in the search for judith, who was taken from a safari village, possibly by a gain from somalia. -- by a gang from somalia. >> an ideal excepting with thatched cottages on the beach, it attracts tourists who want to get away from the crowds and lives a quiet life for a few days. the website dose of around the clock -- the website boasts around-t

u.s. congress. members of the house and the senate, they have gathered to hear the president of the united states deliver a major speech on job creation. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i can't overemphasize how important potentially this speech for the president could be, not only for his political future but much more importantly for the american people because this country right now faces enormous economic problems, the unemployment rate right now in the united states 9.1%, 14 million americans unemployed, millions more underemployed, and millions more who are simply -- have simply given up hope of finding a job. and beyond all of that, there are millions of americans who are deeply, deeply worried right now about losing their jobs. the president is going to have to inspire them, going to have to show that he can lead this country out of this economic crisis unfolding in the united states. right now, members of the pre

u.s. congress to lay out plans for a new jobs package. mr. obama said it was an urgent time for the u.s. with an economic crisis that had left millions out of work. he said an american jobs act would help construction workers, teachers, and the long-term unemployed. mr. obama called on congress to pass the measure immediately, saying the question now was whether politicians could stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy. president obama spelled out the action he was intending to take. >> i am sending this congress a plan that you should pass right away. it's called the american jobs act. there should be nothing controversial about this piece of legislation. everything in here is the kind of proposal that's been supported by both democrats and republicans. including many who sit here tonight. and everything in this bill will be paid for, everything. [applause] the purpose of the american jobs act is simple. to put more people back to work those who are working. it will create more jobs for construction workers, more jobs for teachers, more jobs for veterans,

u.s. congress on monday. he called on voters to demand congress pass the bill quickly, as mr. obama's re-election prospects appear to hinge on his plans to revive the u.s. economy. republicans have responded cautiously. the bank of america is to cut about 30,000 jobs as part of a broad restructuring plan to cut costs. the bank said the cuts, which represent about 10% of its work force, would be carried out over the next few years. china may be ready to act and prevent italy becoming the next debt crisis victim. a report of the "financial times" says the chairman of china's sovereign fund met italian officials last week. a professor in st. louis spoke to me about if italy would benefit from the help of the chinese. >> the italians could resolve their own problems if they give it a serious try but i have to say with the government they have, the overall political system, they seem unable to. it is a bit paradoxical. italy, it's not a separate situation. it's a large debt and substantial deficit but the deficit is lower than many other european countries and the debt, they would b

u.s. congress for more u.s. men's rights into the strategic industry. and for you know russian japanese or indian comics they can be good news as well all right thank you very much for perspective jack show associate professor of journalism and communication at the chinese university of hong kong. remember you can access all of our latest news and stories any time at r.t. dot com here's what's a click away right now. a french envoy to the u.n. warns iran if it's playing with fire if it continues pursuing its nuclear program tell us where you stand on terrans controversial nuclear ambitions participate in our latest online poll at r.t. dot com. today we're asking what will happen if if iran is proved to be building a nuclear weapon so far the most popular response is that there will be a lot of saber rattling but little else the idea that israel may bomb the facility isn't a sudden attack comes a close second some of you think that either nato will occupy the country or that iran will join north korea as a totally isolated pariah state have your say at r

u.s. congress of mayors calling for the troops to come home, the money to come home.ase do not let this be a political issue. this is about revenue generation for your city. i would like to see the board of supervisors put teeth into this resolution and make it your own. it talked about the severity of the ongoing budget crisis and shortfalls that require us to reexamine actual -- national spending priorities. the people are paying $126 billion per year to wage war. what i tried to show you last week -- i was here with a picture of the constitution being shredded. that has happened. you swore an oath to uphold and defend the constitution. you could use your power right now. what did pelosi just do? she did not do a very good job of holding the ground to say we do not need another credit card for and constitutional reform. we do not need to raise the debt. i spoke to the california public utilities commission about my concerns about smart meters. i suggested that because of the criminal practices of pg&e, from contamination in hinckleyville to what has happened in san

u.s. congress. there have been so many crisis already the markets are not able to absorb all of the shocks. it is an issue of things spinning out of control due to a lack of political leadership that is warning people in the u.s.. >> thank you so much. now to pakistan where massive floods are destroying homes and crops once again. just over a year after the country was devastated by raging monsoon waters, authorities in sindh province are warning it could be worse. >> a full 20 feet below these waters were shops and homes but villages as far as the eye can see across southern pakistan have totally disappeared. the authorities in this province say these funds are even worse than last year's massive disaster. we find this family stranded on a bit of high ground. their homes and gone, most of their livestock drowned, but they did manage to save a couple of chickens. everyone was in the village, but suddenly the rains came. they all fled during the night and left us. they have now been saved by the army

u.s. congress is considering president obama as a four hundred forty seven billion dollars jobs bill to help america's ailing economy the country's looking at all possible means to raise the cash it needs. one idea being mooted is saves money is a reduction in the number of people being kept behind bars however one group of people has a vested interest in keeping prisons as full as possible as artie's. out. america's financial crisis has been something of an unseasonable monster swallowing up millions of jobs homes and businesses throughout the nation yet amid this ongoing economic armageddon one industry has remained recession proof. private prisons. with more than two point three million people behind bars the united states trumps china russia and the rest of the world in both the number and percentage of people doing time where it falls short though is being capable of containing such a large population it's a political dilemma turns cash cow for dozens of corporations creaming profits off punishment private prisons make money. the more people in iraq the longer that you and the more mone

u.s. congress is considering a republican bill to cut off american funding to any united nations by that recognizes a palestinian statehood this comes just weeks before the vote over intervention is passed. on next we report on how the anti-war movement that emerged in the u.s. during the vietnam war changed the course of history. tour viet. minh a black soldier you know he had a gap you had a special handshake you could even go to the pool you could even chill what part of the the country he was from because everybody had their distinctive the debt ratio and you definitely can tell if you want your code because everybody knew everybody knew what. you know. i don't know of knowing this fact that. we can't know we got something. like. this really this where the first is. and then go down this way like a sony always do this with you know like a break from god you around. there you go. back to the national marine corps the bloods i was just going to base your big big big big living going to jail for doubt the crowd would never have said this is really what we tell them we believe that they were going

u.s. congress. there have been so many crisis already the markets are not able to absorb all of the shocks. it is an issue of things spinning out of control due to a lack of political leadership that is warning people in the u.s.. >> thank you so much. now to pakistan where massive floods are destroying homes and crops once again. just over a year after the country was devastated by raging monsoon waters, authorities in sindh province are warning it could be worse. >> a full 20 feet below these waters were shops and homes but villages as far as the eye can see across southern pakistan have totally disappeared. the authorities in this province say these funds are even worse than last year's massive disaster. we find this family stranded on a bit of high ground. their homes and gone, most of their livestock drowned, but they did manage to save a couple of chickens. everyone was in the village, but suddenly the rains came. they all fled during the night and left us. they have now been saved by the army

u.s. congress to tackle down growing job crisis gripping america it follows reports that no new jobs have. created in the country during or gets boring need for a nation with twenty four million. underemployed and economists to go well that's sad that obama's proposal to stimulate the economy you know if you think. there's too much too much emphasis on the president for that matter too much and put emphasis on the government we have too much presidency worship in this country and everything is the president and the barack obama is probably going to propose keynesian solutions that is more government more government spending more inflation and more so-called government jobs government stimulus government payments to the labor unions to build bridges and build roads but all of this is we always have to keep in mind there are two sorts of jobs there are real jobs in the private sector for people to work that actually benefit society and people are willing to buy their products and where they improve the economy and then there are parasitical jobs and jobs which are government jobs and actuall

u.s. congress is considering a bill introduced by republican lawmaker that would cut off american funding to any u.n. body that recognizes palestinian statehood bombing ministration is stonily opposed to the bill saying it would undermine america's international standing a proposal comes as the u.n. prepares to vote on recognizing the palestinian state later this month. is across events in new york city. this proposed legislation was put forth by us late and she's the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee and she is also a staunch supporter of israel part of this legislation calls for the u.s. to change the way that it's financing the united nations it wants her bill calls for washington to choose voluntarily choose the programs they want programs that it wants to fund and contribute to now currently the united states is the biggest contributor and financier of the united nations comprising twenty two percent of its the un's core budget and paying for twenty five percent of its peacekeeping missions now this bill proposed by ross latent also calls for all the funding to peacekee

u.s. congress is considering legislation that would block american sons for any u.n. body that supports the promise to me and push for recognition the obama administration is staunchly. opposed to the bill introduced by a republican lawmaker saying it would undermine washington's international standing judea and escobedo shepherd a writer from alternate news magazine that the proposal doesn't have any future but does send a clear warning shot to palestinians. a lot of the bill is really just about the republicans cozying up to the israeli state i mean they're very close already but you know especially that the woman who introduced the bill representative to roast mason and who is from florida is historically conservative and historically pro israel and so they're basically about not recognizing how the senate as it stands now this bill is not going to pass the senate will never let it pass the president will never sign it but it's really sending a vocal message to the israeli state that you know the republicans are on their side i think it's really just kind of the po

u.s. congress is considering a republican bill to cut off american funding to any united nations body recognizes a palestinian statehood this comes just weeks before the vote in its path. up next here in r.t.l. the latest from the world of sports. hello good morning you're watching the sports and these are the headlines big european qualify russian players speak out because it's maximum points against macedonia whose coach john toshack has been with his squad just three days we hear from man plus silver lining his exit to me but he finishes second in the men's high jump on the working in the american team the world athletics championships. and he's a top of the top seeds of the u.s. open is the big guns god their way around. but first the euro two thousand and twelve football qualifiers and russia could go top of group b. on friday if they win at home to macedonia and other results go their way i think out the cards side are one of three teens level at the summit on thirteen points and will be looking for the maximum return against their opponents so you have no chances of reaching next year's f

u.s. congress is considering a legislation that would block american funds for any u.n. body that supports the palestinian push for recognition the bomb administration is staunchly opposed to the bill introduced by a republican lawmaker saying it would undermine washington's international standing with david shore from the foreign policy think tank the stanley foundation joins me live now to share his perspective on the legislation thanks very much indeed a with a joining us here on our team now the lawmaker who introduced this bill is the head of the foreign affairs committee an influential position but what is the level of support that she has for this. if there's a long way to go between proposing these ideas and having them actually legislatively but you can think of sort of the foreign policy side. the similar kind of. illogical extreme positions you come from particularly the house of representatives since republicans took control beginning the year when it was met with criticism by the democrats in the white house run on the chances this could actually go through.

u.s. congress and elsewhere folks in you know in the united states who just don't wish to corroborate with china that this time but the news is they're moving ahead without us and some of our allies like germany is corroborating on the space station and other nations are working with them on a bunch of thing and i really hope that we start working with the chinese on this space station it's just very exciting and it's what we should be doing. and you know leadership is often seen as a symbol of international leadership at the open the us and losing its power when it comes to space all this. symbolic of being. a client of u.s. power and influence will be the answer great question the answer is really that we are in danger of no longer being the key leader in civilian space the good news is there really is no nation ready to replace us and that's really a shame and nations look to the united states the. decades to come and what we're doing to space and really we're really dropping the ball on that we don't seem able to get out back together and come up with a positive. space mission and all

u.s. congress is considering legislation that would block american funds for any u.n. body that supports the palestinian push for recognition the obama administration is . staunchly opposed to the bill introduced by a republican lawmaker saying it would undermine washington's international standing . russia from alternate news magazine joins me now to shed some light on this legislation thanks so much for being with us here. but what does this suggested legislation actually say about the republicans themselves and their view about what diplomacy is all about. you know a lot of the bill is really just about the republicans cozying up to the israeli state and you know they're very close already but you know especially that the woman who introduced the bill representative ileana roe slayton who is from florida is historically conservative and historically pro israel and so they're basically about not recognizing palestine as a states one of your recent articles i've read that you've actually called this bill blackmail can you explain what you mean by that well it's a litt

u.s. congress is unable to get things done for the certainly the economic institutions the american public do not see this as a good strategy why on earth would they be doing this again. well i don't know that they are doing it again in fairness to the president the other democrats i think why they've done it in the i hope they don't i think why they've done it in the past is because in a variety of reasons the president has wanted to position himself as above party and above ideology as if ideology were a bad thing by the way we we have a lot of ideologies in this country we're all we all agree on including freedom and justice but but i think he wanted to position himself a certain way that maybe the way his personality is wired he wanted legislative accomplishments what he's up against the republican party that would not allow him to name the republican party official state party of the u.s. government they just don't want him to get anything done so he needs to accept that fact and accept that this is basically transfer warfare and move on and hopefully he has hopefully from now on he's

u.s. congress to tackle the ongoing job crisis gripping america it follows reports that no new jobs have been created in the country during august that is worrying news for a nation with twenty four million classed as employed or underemployed so if more insight into a bomb is proposed jobs act and what it might entail let's go live to albany usa we're joined by economist rockwell lew very good evening thanks for being with us lou rockwell from the what was it were you from the little bit of a mrs institute think tank i just wanted to get that out to tell our viewers to give you on the program now given that quite frankly disturbing data from last month what is on the table for america tonight. well barack obama is probably going to propose more keynesian solutions that is more government more government spending more inflation more so-called government jobs government stimulus government payments to the labor unions to build bridges and build roads but all of this is you know we always have to keep in mind there are two sorts of jobs there are real jobs in the private sector where people do

u.s. congress and the group is supposed to take a look at everything and deciding where to trim when it comes to the military budget there are some heated opinions something very apparent in last night's republican presidential debate. there is no west florida constitution to be the policemen of the world and no nation building just remember george bush won the presidency on that platform in the year two thousand and i still think it's a good plan for living like senator santorum responder's i know you strongly disagree. on your website on nine eleven you had a blog post that said basically blame the united states for nine eleven on your website yesterday you said that it was our actions that brought about the actions of nine eleven now congressman paul it is irresponsible it president united states running for someone who's running for the president and states the republican party should not be parroting what are some of that money and said you know what. we should have we are we are not. we are not being attacked and we were not attacked because of our actions we were attacked as new talked

u.s. congress he knows how the system works he knows the political reality that's before him and so my question is if he knows that he's facing these uphill obstacles in actually getting this thing passed which he himself acknowledged just moments ago why not aim bigger speak bigger if you know that the republicans as a some folks are alleging are going to in a chip away at whatever it is that you put out there aimed ten thousand times bigger and if you get one time for that then take at least you know you've got something more than where you started i just don't understand the mentality between approaching this from a moderate perch perspective when he knows that he's not going to get his way from the start. and another well you know the strategy may be look reasonable and get turned down but you know i was i got a good way to look reasonable the real course and the real way to look reasonable is just to talk plainly don't mix up spending cuts with drops just say hey look i'm worried about spending but right now this country is sick let's give it the medicine it needs to get better we'll worry

u.s. congress to tackle the ongoing drug crisis gripping about a recurring follows reports that no new jobs are being created in the country during august that's worrying news for a nation with tens of millions classed as employed or underemployed as would the press secretary at the progressive change campaign committee told me believes there's no more time left to do. twenty four million folks unemployed or underemployed in this country what the president's got to do tonight is go big or go home i mean the reality is that we've got to have a massive direct government investment in job creation if we're going to get through this the recurrence jobs crisis here in this country the good thing for the president and progress is that the american people are behind it when you ask folks what they want this country to do they want massive investment in job creation the way we're going to pay for it is by ensuring that the richest americans are paying their fair share you know right now while republicans are fighting at every opportunity you know to ensure that some of these huge corporations don't

u.s. congress to tackle the ongoing job crisis gripping america follows reports that no new jobs have been created in the country during all those worrying news for a nation with twenty four million classes employed. by the. employed or underemployed employed or underemployed i should say the discuss what of his sleeve we're joined live from washington. is the press secretary at the progressive change campaign committee deal very good even if you think speed of the program given the latest data for august is this the season of the mentioning the situation with jobs because of the state but. in the position to deliver or is it just going to be told . well we we really hope he's in the position to deliver we've got a jobs emergency right now in this country you mentioned twenty four million folks unemployed or underemployed in this country what the president's got to do tonight is go big or go home i mean the reality is that we've got to have a massive direct government investment in job creation if we're going to get through this the current jobs crisis here in this country but as you propo

u.s. congress saying this is not really representative of. justice or or what is best for either israel or for the palestinian arabs and so i think we need to revisit the whole situation regardless of the court opinion and the jet.

u.s. congress to tackle the ongoing job crisis gripping america right now it follows reports that no new jobs have been created in the country during august that's worrying news for a nation with twenty four million plasters employed or underemployed i spoke to the congress lou rockwell and told me the proposal to stimulate the economy is an artificial fix. because too much too much emphasis on the president for that matter too much simpler emphasis on the government we have too much presidency worship in this country and everything's the president of barack obama is probably going to. keynesian solutions that is more government more government spending more inflation and more so-called government jobs government stimulus government payments to the labor unions to build bridges and build roads but all of us as we always have to keep in mind there are two sorts of jobs there are real jobs in the private sector people do work that actually benefit society and people are willing to buy their products and where they improve the economy and then there are parasitical jobs sort of enter our jobs or