u.s. congress. the delay angered sandy victims and state officials who represent them. >> 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >> on friday, a politician stung by criticism did approve 91 $7 billion for insurance claims. that is just a fraction of the funding requested. >> 70 days. unprecedented. this region has not been treated like the other regions in need of help. >> i think it was horrible that the speaker did not bring this bill up. the whole package that addresses the hurricane since the release in the lame-duck session, in the last two days of congress. >> a fight is looming over the remaining money needed for long- term rebuilding. critics complain that some of the money has been earmarked for other projects unrelated to the storm. >> we need to get the pork out. none of the port is in new york, new jersey, or connecticut. in fact, it is as far away as alaska. >> those waiting to go home are disgusted by the lack of urgency. >> they should have to move out of their house an

u.s. congress -- both chambers of the u.s. congress have said this is time for a broad reform of the u.s. immigration system. we can only take them at their word. if this were to take place, it would end a 10 year deadlock with repeated failed attempts in reforming the system. most notably, the failures of 2006 and 2007. underlining the failures has been deep skepticism shared by many analysts, some advocates, and significant portions of the u.s. population about the ability and the will of the u.s. government to enforce the law. at the borders and in the u.s. interior. this so-called demand for lead to me andirst my colleagues on the panel to invest in understanding as well as is possible the investments, effectiveness, and consequences, including the human consequences. of the nation posted a deep commitment to enforcement and the rule of law -- consequences of the mission's deep commitment to enforcement and the rule of law -- consequences of the nation's the commitment to enforcement and the rule of law. no nation in the wo

u.s. congress here's another think they prefer americans that prefer a root canals to congress fifty six percent to congress's measly thirty two percent and there's more how about brussel sprouts kids hate eating their vegetables but adults well they may not love them but they would apparently pick brussel sprouts over congress and here's another insect people tend to prefer over congress head lice sixty seven percent to sixteen percent hack even the rock band nickelback beats out our chosen leaders and now it's a sentiment that some members of congress are indeed aware of my goodness little revenue service has a forty percent approval rating compared to or nine percent so there it is documented in the public record forever now some numbers say you know they've seen the numbers but they just don't believe them they're hailed as heroes after all when they return to their districts they're given money and parties and fifteen thousand dollar a plate dinners it can't be true but there are various polls from gallup pew research center and rasmussen all of which show the approval rating for congress i

u.s. congress opened its 113th session thursday, swearing in a record number of women and people of color. new members include the only african-american now serving in the senate, tim scott of south carolina, the first black republican senator in more than 30 years. congress now has a record number of women in both chambers, 81 in the house and 20 in the senate. the house narrowly reelected john boehner as house speaker despite criticism from party conservatives over his handling of the so-called fiscal cliff. the new congress faces another looming showdown over the debt ceiling and possible spending cuts delayed under the fiscal cliff deal. john boehner addressed the debt thursday in his opening speech. >> as speaker, i pledge to listen and to do all i can to help all of you carry out your oath of office that we are all about to take. because in our hearts we know it is wrong to pass this debt onto our kids and grandkids, now we have to be willing, truly willing to make this problem right. >> house speaker john boehner faced a massive backlashes week after initially canceling a vote on re

u.s. congress has approved just under $10 billion in aid to the victims of superstar sandy.the senate earlier approved a $60 billion package. the speaker of the house of representatives called off a vote on that bill, incurring the anger of fellow republicans in the states hardest hit, new york and new jersey. the young pakistani education activist has been released from a british hospital three months after being shot by the pakistani taliban. she has made a remarkable recovery and reconstructive surgery was scheduled for next month. she was struck by the taliban because of her advocacy for girls' education. we start with ski jumping in sports. an austrian has won the third leg in the four hills tournament. he is looking good to retain his four hills crown prepared heading into the -- his four hills crown. heading into the final round on sunday. >> defended his claim to the four hills ground in outstanding fashion. his jobs as sealed a convincing win for the 22-year-old -- his jumps sealed a convincing win for the 22-year-old austrian. >> it is absolutely incredible to win

u.s. congress to punish those implicated in what he charged was a murder.congress passed the act which bans certain russian officials from coming to the u.s. and froze their assets. and russia responded -- it is now drafting a list of american officials it wants to ban from russian territory. i brought all this up with russia's prime minister, dmitry medvedev. when we look at the situation, we see a situation that's still out of control. how should we think about this? >> as i would be so for any person who passed away behind bars, and russian law enforcement needs to investigate fully what happens in that prison why he died and who is to be held responsible. speaking of the activities of him, my assessment is quite different. it is not impossible they came across corruption because corruption is abundant. but he was never a corruption fighter. >> the united states congress has -- betrayed electrication with russia which tied trade with russia to certain issues of corruption. individuals who are deemed to have been part of a private system of corruption in

u.s. congress has asked regulators for a briefing on the proposed settlement before the end of the week. >> a man accused of shooting dead 12 people in a colorado cinema has appeared in court. 58 others were also wounded. james holmes is charged with more than 160 counts but the hearing will determine whether the case will go to trial. the case has raised fears debate over gun control laws. we have more from washington. >> a colorado police officer arrived just minutes after the shooting to find the gunman standing calmly by his car. he was wearing multiple layers of body armor and a gas mask. inside, and another officer said police found some much blood on the floor, they had trouble keeping their footing. congress gets word on that will see the president special report into weapons control in the united states. 27 people were murdered, including 20 schoolchildren. it will be ever on the 21st of january, the time of president obama as inauguration. republicans are warning that the report will have to be thoroughly looked at and discussed before they could think about moving any bills and

u.s. congress has approved over $50 billion in aid for victims of hurricane sandy.t has been three months since hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed. the package will now go to president obama to sign into law. the netherlands will have their first came after the queen -- their first king after the queen abdicates. >> the queen stepped down in 1948 in favor of her daughter. was 10 years old. turn. beatrix's she signed the application documents and handed over to her daughter. [cheers] now the queen has decided it is her time to step aside. >> i hope over the coming days to celebrate my seventh birthday and grateful that i'm in good health. it will be 200 years ago that we became a kingdom at the end of the year. this should be the year i should give my official resignation. >> her public life has seen a travesty. her marriage in 1966 went ahead despite large public protests. but public opinion softened over the years and his death was widely mourned. this will end more than one that on thef female brreigh eutch throne -- of female ra ign on t

u.s. congress will not reach an agreement to derail the u.s. economic recovery. it should be temporary and limited. >> the yen is weaker against the euro. that's on similar expectations for more monetary easing pressures from the bank of japan. the euro quoted at 120.4 to 1. the euro has gained ground against the yen and the dollar. analysts say that's due to worries over with the euro zone. let's see how this is affecting tokyo stocks. share prices surging across the board. nikkei at 10,828. a gain of over 2% from thursday's close. buying was prompted by more optimistic views about the u.s. economic recovery following strong housing data. let's look at other markets open in the asia pacific. over in australia the benchmark index is trading hie ining high. positive moves so far. tokyo is leading >> on japan clearly that sort of recently announced fiscal and monetary package is intended to create growth in the short term. we don't think that if not associated with a midterm solid anchoring that would actually indicate the determination to change the debt trajector

u.s. congress. if democrats and republicans cannot come to an agreement on resolving the fiscal cliff by year end, sudden tax increases and drastic budget cuts will take effect and would dramatically slow the u.s. economy. let's look into the two main components of the fiscal cliff. first, taxes. democrats want to let tax cuts for the wealthy to expire but republicans are generally opposed to the plan. individuals would be hit with huge tax hikes if lawmakers cannot find common ground. second component of the fiscal cliff is large federal spending cuts. the tsill ta effecif t two parties fail to strike a deal. spending would be reduced in areas such as health care which democrats oppose. the defense budget would also be cut. republicans are against that happening. the u.s. congressional budget office says the sudden belt-tightening could cause negative growth by the fourth quarter of 2013. the unemployment rate is expected to rise above 9% if the economy dampens. the european and japanese economies a

u.s. is set to fall over the so-called fiscal cliff. congress will not vote by the midnight deadline to avoid spending cuts and tax hikes due on january 1. talks will resume on tuesday. earlier, barack obama said an agreement to avoid this was in sight. >> for now, our most immediate priority is to stop taxes from going up for middle-class families starting tomorrow. i think that is a modest goal that we can accomplish. democrats and republicans in congress have to get this done, but they are not there yet. they are close, but they are not there yet, and one thing we can count on with respect to this congress, if there is even one second left before you have to do what you need to do, they will use that second. >> it is too bad he does not spend as much time solving problems as he does with campaigns and pep rallies. i will say i am very disappointed with what the president had to say. i want to go on record to say that it is unacceptable to pay for the sequestered revenues. >> we are joined live from washington, d.c. if this deal is so close, w

u.s. congress? i think it's very important that we have more combat veterans serving in the congress, on both sides of the aisle. i do think that that shared experience will allow us to work with one another and hopefully cooperate. and, you know, one of the things about being in the military, it's all about the mission. it's not about you or your personal ideologies. it's about getting the mission done. so i hope that in this next congress, i will certainly be able to reach out to my fellow iraqs and afghanistan vets, as well as the previous, those vets from previous eras to get some work done here in washington. >> you know, it's interesting, the vietnam caucus, unofficially, if you will, in the united states senate, was one that was very close-knit and bipartisan. whether it was john kerry or john mccain, they sort of laookd out for each other on some issues. have you guys gotten together as a group in the house, the iraq and afghanistan veterans? have you gotten together? do you get together oft

u.s. congress. if democrats and republicans cannot come to an agreement on resolving the fiscal cliff by year end, sudden tax increases and drastic budget cuts will take effect and would dramatically slow the u.s. economy. let's look into the two main components of the fiscal cliff. first, taxes. democrats want to let tax cuts for the wealthy to expire but republicans are generally opposed to the plan. individuals would be hit with huge tax hikes if lawmakers cannot find common ground. second component of the fiscal cliff is large federal spending cuts. the cuts will take effect if the two parties fail to strike a deal. spending would be reduced in areas such as health care which democrats oppose. the defense budget would also be cut. republicans are against that happening. the u.s. congressional budget office says the sudden belt-tightening could cause negative growth by the fourth quarter of 2013. the unemployment rate is expected to rise above 9% if the economy dampens. the european and japanese e

u.s. congress.ave another downgrade, which is possible, that could have enormous repercussions throughout our economy. that's the dangerous game being played in washington. >> i hear, look, if you look at the last debt ceiling showdown, stocks are up since then. we created jobs since then. you people are all just chicken little. >> to annie lowrey's point, what happens on main street more than wall street is what's happening. middle class has been squees squeezed for decades. they need an advocate out here. the surreal situation we're facing is that this president gets called a socialist. he is probably the best thing that ever happened in terms of rated growth. >> that's a good point. stock market is up quite a bit from when he began the first movie, if we continue that metaphor. what's up next for crafting this legacy the next four years? >> he has to make an adjustment with regard to regulation. we all agree something has to be done. we need a restructuring kind with regard to wall street. other

u.s. congress, and got over 67 bills passed through congress including title seven, head start, national student loan program, but that preacher dr. butts had lifts us to the seventh heaven with his oratory and after the service was over as i followed the platform party out to the foyer of that great cathedral there i looked up and i beheld a beautiful quilt at the center of many other quilts that the quilting ministry of friendship church had put on display, and when i saw that quilt that caught my eye i said to the pastor "dr. clifford jones, i want that quilt. i want that quilt ." dr. jones says "it's yours". when he took me to the car the limousine was there waiting for me and before i close the door i looked at him again and i said "dr. jones i want that quilt". he said "i told you it's yours. i will have my secretary mail it to you .". two weeks later package appeared in my office. my secretary pearl said "here's a package here for you". i looked and saw it was from friendship church, and i opened it and low and behold there was my beautiful quilt, and when i opened it the quilt that i was

u.s. congress. and first a, first republican senator who is african- american, tim scott, from south carolina since ed brooke. >> and let's talk about the senate. with the fiscal cliff negotiations, we saw president obama and john boehner headquarter horns so much that -- lock horns so much that it ended up being a joe biden broker deal. what does that tell you? >> what tells me, brian, is that the two challenges, when they have to get votes, they're going to go back and show that they can work together and promote success. the president doesn't -- he's no lbj and no bill clinton and doesn't have the negotiating skills. we have a good sense to pick biden and mitch mcconnell, they are not alike in terms of personality and they can get business done. i think we will so a repeel of that. >> and selfishly, i am kind of glad to see john boehner survive. there is a rot of -- a lot of drama there. >> gets me back here. >> and that is true. >> and virginia governor bob mcdonnell signed off on the controvers

u.s. congress it's still unclear whether there will be any real change but what is clear is that it once again took a tragedy to galvanize national debate and party new york pakistan's government and a muslim cleric to hear condrey agreed on friday to bring an end to the mass protests in islam about tens of thousands of his supporters ended a sit in against widespread corruption and unemployment after all qadri convinced authorities to dissolve parliament in march now voting should take place within ninety days the government also agreed to discussions on electoral reforms but the country's demanded that the army help set up an interim administration was rejected another sign of a deepening political crisis is the government's face off with the supreme court its order to arrest the prime minister over corruption allegations was dismissed medic or a share of the practice to back nationalists forum lobbying group says we are witnessing the unraveling of the existing political system. what we're basically seeing is that the democratic system of the country is in the throes of the final stages of

u.s. congress it's still unclear whether there will be any real change but what is clear is that it once again took a tragedy to galvanize national debate just as party new york. pakistani mass protests and adds to the fury over a widespread corruption down and a sit in after he was reached to dissolve parliament before elections if you minutes are to talk to the clerics behind the rallies. and not tough enough israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu loses right wing support as an election looms those stories i mean later in the program statements. free. education free storage free. range three. three. three. download free blogs videos for your media project c.e.o. don carty dot com. health. science technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future of covered. dan and you're watching r t live from moscow is going to have you with us allan friday pakistan's government has reached a deal with a muslim cleric to hold mass protest in the capital islamabad tens of thousands of dire condrey supporters and a decided after he convinced authorities to dissolve parliam

u.s. congress votes to pull the economy from the brink of sliding back into recession by approving a bill that prevents the country fiscal cliff. amid increasing conversion to. official losing popularity some experts question whether it's time for him to become a secular state. move . near the front line. broadcasting twenty four hours a day you're watching t.v. . the u.s. house of representatives has approved a controversial bill designed to prevent the country from potentially sliding back into recession the fiscal cliff deal passed earlier by the senate and prevent nationwide tax hikes and spending cuts from coming into force at least for the time being but house republicans wanted to amend the bill and decided they didn't have enough support to make last minute changes to the motion he tug of war over the text to revolve around a democrat promoted increase in income tax for the rich the first time in two decades let's get some reaction to this now from financial analyst frances learn who joins us live here on r.t. thanks for joining us but of course it's not over yet lawmakers still h

u.s. congress it's still unclear whether there will be any real change but what is clear is that it once again took a tragedy to galvanize national debate and party new york. pakistan's government has struck a deal with firebrand cleric to me to end a massive street protest in the country's capital the unprecedented sit in balding tens of thousands targeted the current leadership for widespread corruption and economic mismanagement as part of the deal that has agreed to dissolve parliament and show you new elections voting should take place within ninety days. to agree to meet. over the parliament's term was due to expire in march anyway the clerics demand that the army set up an interim administration was rejected by the sun a deepening crisis is the government's faceoff of the supreme court its order to arrest the prime minister over corruption allegations was dismissed so the journalist asked on air force officer his change of looming. people likening it to square and so many other things but my personal feeling is that in all those uprisings there was not one single leader around home peop

u.s. congress votes to pull the economy from the brink of sliding back into recession by approving a bill that prevents the country going over the fiscal cliff. and mass conversion to islam and the u.k.'s official religion facing extinction some experts question whether it's time for britain to become a secular state. and with a shaky cease fire with israel in place palestinian farmers in gaza have moved from land to route hoping for a safer place to grow their projects nearer the front line. welcome to r.t.m. arena joshie the us house of representatives has approved a controversial bill designed to prevent the country from potentially sliding back into recession the fiscal cliff deal passed earlier by the senate will prevent nationwide tax hikes and spending cuts from coming into force at least for the time being the house republicans wanted to man the bill but then decided they didn't have enough support to make last minute changes to the motion a tug of war over the text revolved around a democrat promoted increase in income tax for the rich for the first time in two decades but alice

u.s. congress it's still unclear whether there will be any real change but what is clear is that it once again took a tragedy to galvanize national debate and party new york. friday pakistan's government and muslim cleric to hear contrie agreed to bring in and to the mass protests in islamabad tens of thousands of his supporters and to sit in against widespread corruption and unemployment at the contrary convince authorities to dissolve parliament in march and voting should take place within ninety days the government also agreed to discussions on the actual conference demand that the army help set up an inter-meeting ministration was rejected another sign of deepening political crisis was the government's face on the supreme court its order to arrest the prime minister over corruption allegations was dismissed felton and holly journalist and former pakistan air force officer says a change of power could be looming people are likening it to the square and so many other things but my personal feeling is that in all those uprisings there was not a single leader around home people could rally but

u.s. congress it's still unclear whether there will be any real change but what is clear is that it once again took a tragedy to galvanize national debate and party new york now the web wizards dad has spurred a flurry of tributes online from people who knew him and hacktivists from around the world calum up and from the international action center says they are nat has allowed people to start doubting their governments by making for a measly classified information accessible information is free and you can't you can't put it back you know you can't take it away and so now people with this new information with this new empowerment are going to struggle the occupy movement you know the gyptian revolution these are all signs that now with information in their hands people are in a fighting mood why should we trust the government of the word of their own by the bankers and the corporations that commit wars and lie all the time why should we trust them to have a monopoly on information why shouldn't information be available to the people so that people could really rule isn't that the democratic i

u.s. congress votes to pull the economy from the brink of sliding back into recession by approving a temporary bill that prevents the country going over the fiscal cliff. with tens of thousands in the u.k. converting to islam each year and a number of church go words in the quine some experts question whether it's time for britain to become a secular state. yeah we'll look at the ways palestinian farmer in gaza are handling the conflict with israel finding imaginative ways of producing food near the front line. a day out of the russian capital you're watching our team with me marina joshua welcome to the program now the u.s. house of representatives has approved the controversial bill designed to prevent the country from potentially sliding back into recession the temporary fiscal cliff deal passed earlier by the senate will prevent nationwide tax hikes and spending cuts from coming into force at least for the time being. the house republicans wanted to amend the bill but then decided they didn't have enough support to make last minute changes to the motion the tug of war over the tax revolves

u.s. congress cannot get a yes or no answer to the question of whether an estimate currently exists as to whether law abiding americans have had their phone calls and e-mails up under the five is a law but that's not all he's also been diligent enough to raise his voice and. russian the existence of a secret spying room an eighteen switching center and recount countless credible whistleblower revelations all of which indicate how the n.s.a. is overstepping its legal boundaries you see senator wyden get something that's so many of his counterparts simply don't get that we have rights and if we don't defend them we'll lose them they'll be taken away right under our noses much like what happened with pfizer so for being the voice of truth in a lame duck congress and for standing up for me you everyone's right to privacy senator wyden and you are the hero of the day so he's the hero who is the villain here's the story of another good guy gone wild that's none other than this fellow hero corsi father pure kweisi that is a catholic priest residing in italy and while catholic priests certainly a

u.s. congress to closing guantanamo and because of president obama who in my opinion is the greatest disappointment of the twenty first century he not only inherited bush's war on terror but he has expanded it looks in the name of human rights he is sending he is arming and equipping mercenaries to go into syria to our command commit acts of terror and even u.s. special forces have been sent to coordinate these mercenaries so the person who is talking about a war on terror is actually waging a war on terror against syrian but to the painful it was i what you think should be done with these detainees and others to the risk i guess that some still pose a terror threat isn't there or not not. six or seven hundred people that were in that camp only three were ever convicted of anything and the one of them was later and my opinion. and we were in the back can't get mall plus all the people who are in our secret rendition prisons and all those people on those thousands of people in prison ships should all be released and the people who should replace them are the people who make the wars bush blair and o

u.s. congress it's still unclear whether there will be any real change but what is clear is that it once again took a tragedy to galvanize national debate and our new york. pakistani mass protests add to the fury over widespread corruption thousands panda sit in for a deal is reached to dissolve parliament before elections if humans are to talk to the player behind the rallies. and not tough enough israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu lose his right wing support as an election looms the stories coming later to you in the program stay with us. the mission is pretty good you take three months for charges free. range month free. three stooges free. download free blogs just plug in video for your media project a free media oh god r t dot com. the world's leading. science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. welcome back you're watching r.t. live from moscow on friday pakistan's government has reached a deal with a muslim cleric to hold mass protests in the capital islamabad tens of thousands of time here countries supporters and of

u.s. congress it's still unclear whether there will be any real change but what is clear is that it once again took a tragedy to galvanize national debate and stasia churkin our party new york and still to come in the program at dwindling support as it is really prepares for the polls on tuesday we look into why the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is losing many of his former supporters. technology innovation all the developments around russia. the future covered. three. three. three. three. three. three broke. free. from moscow this is back with us now pakistan's government and a muslim cleric. agreed on friday to bring an end to the mass protests in islamabad tens of thousands of his supporters ended a sit in against widespread corruption and unemployment. convinced authorities to dissolve parliament in march now voting should take place within ninety days of the government also agreed to discussions on the electoral reforms but all countries demanded that the army help set up an interim administration. another sign of a deepening political crisis is the government's face off wit

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u.s. congress it's still unclear whether there will be any real change but what is clear is that it once again took a tragedy to galvanize national debate and party new york. pakistani mass protests add to the fury over widespread corruption thousands and didn't after a deal is reached to dissolve parliament before elections in a few minutes r.t. talks to the cleric behind the rallies. and not tough enough israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu loses right wing support as an election looms those stories coming up for you later this hour. we'll look at. science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the huge earth covered. the led mission and free cretaceous free in-store charges free. range month three. three stooges free. download free blog guest blogging video for your media projects a free media dog r t v dot com. play. more news today volunteers once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. the giant corporations are old today. i i. question are live from moscow on friday pakistan's government rea