also, thank you to victor mendez, federal highway administration, u.s. dot, not only for the money, but for the partnership. butch, good to see you back on your feet again. these guys have been that almost every meeting of consequence on this, so the federal government has been very much engaged, working with us along the way. weasel -- we also want to acknowledge that come into my right. -- the gentleman to my right. before he takes off, he is a hard-working man. [laughter] this is just one of many complex and major projects that are underway in the bay area. i sleep better at night knowing that there are moving this forward because they do such a great job. all the people here in hard hats, vests, i want to the knowledge the hard work you do. you are the ones that take the raw materials and then turn them into world class projects that will stand the test of time, keep people safe, and keep traffic moving for many years into the future. thank you for the work that you do. we are here today celebrating a major milestone, getting the tunnel under constructio

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u.s. intelligence still struggles to connect the dots. the suspect's father told the u.s. embassy of his concerns and there were reports of a suspect meeting militance in yemen. he is restricting that internal flow is not an answer to stemming leaks. >> i would be the last dukeland this will never happen again. -- i will be the last to claim this will never happen again. >> pakistan is still in the grip of disaster. for those who escaped floods, disease and hunger are new threats. the president scrapped the independence day celebration. the un is warning of more rising floodwaters in provinces where the indus river runs. >> it is a disaster of epic proportions. for a nation already broke, another huge burden to bear. the floods have killed 1600 people so far. aid agencies are warning disease could bring a second wave of deaths. they are worried about malaria and infections. the most vulnerable are the young and the old, but the biggest problem is diarrhea which can be fatal. so far 36,000 acute cases have been registered. this man is one of them. just four-years old. this

u.s. intelligence still struggles to connect the dots. the suspect's father told the u.s. embassy of his concerns. there were reports of the suspect meeting militants in yemen. history in that internal flow is not an answer to stemming leaks. keeping a better eye on how is used may be. >> i would be the last to claim this would never happen again. >> the arguments over the impact of the leaks on the ground go on. >> a sierra leone human rights commission once south africa to hand over uncut diamonds given to naomi campbell by charles campbell. she told the war crimes trial she received a gift of dirty looking stones in 1997. the human rights group wants to sell them to help thousands of victims. police in south africa ended a search for more bodies in a gold mine run by jacob zuma. they're continuing investigations that up to 20 miners were shot dead by security miners. bodies were recovered on thursday. the un secretary general has called on burma's military authorities to free political detainees and head of the elections planned. in the last election the party detained

nineteen forty five dot com. u.s. is trying to speed up the process of extraditing a lapse russian arms dealer viktor brewed from bangkok and has a reading to spot a special plane to collect him new charges he was brought before the extradition was approved could now delay his depends on. women's lights campaigners sound the alarm over the rise in the number of female genital mutilation cases in the u.k. although if this is legal in the country no one's ever been convicted of the crime and thousands are considered to be at risk each year. plus old russian warships could save the unique underwater world of the black sea their grain hopes to sink decommissioned vessels in order to create artificial reefs in the crimea. have more details on all those stories at five pm moscow time up next though it's all the sport with you. to have your company for this edition of sports today i mean you know me let's take a look at some of the stories we're covering this hour pitched battle of russia's closest rivals for the twenty worl

dot com. u.s. president barack obama seems sincere in his desire to improve relations with moscow but u.s. policies could be telling the opposite view of russia's prime minister vladimir putin who gave an interview to be a newspaper in unusual circumstances he was driving at the time in the country's far east and for more here's. a very interesting interview these time around if they had six truly rare these days for journalists to get a chance to chaffetz vladimir putin one of one and this interview was very unusual not only in a way too was conducted with vladimir putin sitting at the wheel of a car driving through russia's far east but also in the questions in the questions that he was asked now jake kolesnikov commish son's reporter who was sitting at a passenger seat is known for his sort of tongue in cheek style and many of the questions he asked posed in a joking way but at the same time they were very very serious for example he asked not to be put in a box by their own not he believed in b

dot com. the u.s. says it plans to end combat operations in iraq by the end of the month to withdraw all. can choose by the end of next year more than sixty thousand soldiers are currently stationed in the country to advise iraqi forces but some officials say a power vacuum and instability there he's creating the conditions for it to make a big come back to us but they should lead and if he's trying to drive them off and to pay move they would tend to insurgency. jake that it is says it is growing because of america's extended presence in the region. the coalition forces of failed to realize what's making al qaeda grow al qaeda is growing because of of continued presence u.s. and nato forces in the middle east i mean we have we have completely surrounded the middle east and bases in united arab emirates and saudi arabia in iraq in afghanistan in kuwait and as a result of our bases being there the greater islamic world sees that and they see either their environment being taken over by what they see as

dot com. the u.s. meets its withdrawal deadline for combat troops in iraq but thousands of other soldiers remain what some are calling of america's rebranding itself the patient. base your bets on russian last vegas could be moving closer to a major city as far flung gambling satans fail to attract punters. and mass suicide threat villages in eastern india say they'll kill themselves don't receive government aid to ease their suffering offer to get drowned. you're watching our take live from moscow welcome to the program the u.s. .

the west of the urals people really figs lemons and even the numbers from all head to watty dot com. the u.s. says it plans to end combat operations in iraq by the end of the month and to withdraw all american troops by the end of next year but a top iraqi army officer says the dates are premature as the local military might not be ready to take over for another decade more than sixty thousand coalition soldiers are currently there to advise iraqi forces some officials say are proud of vacuum and political instability there is making conditions right on al qaeda come back to us that initially say the terror group is trying to bribe them offering to pay more if they return to insurgency and afghan war veteran jake says al qaeda is fueled by america's extended presence in the region. the coalition forces a failed to realize what's making al qaeda grow al qaeda is growing because of of continued presence u.s. and nato forces in the middle east i mean we have we have completely surrounded the middle east and bases in united arab emirates and saudi arabia in iraq and afghanistan in kuwait and as

attract thousands to an international motor show here in the russian capital and so much more at dot com. well u.s. president barack obama seems sincere in his desire to improve relations with moscow but u.s. policies could be telling the opposite that's the view of russia's prime minister vladimir putin who spoke to the newspaper on a trip to the country's far east for more hints he's now on a boycott to give us the details on this so some intriguing comments by vladimir putin top. what else did he have to say. yeah absolutely rory it was a very interesting interview these time around it it's extremely rare these days for journalists to get a chance to chaffetz vladimir putin one of why and this interview was very unusual not only in a way that was conducted with vladimir putin sitting at the wheel of a car driving through russia's far east but also in the questions in the questions that he was asked now i'm to collapse think of comparisons reporter who was sitting at a passenger seat is known for his serve tongue in cheek style and many of the questions he asked were posed in his joking way but

dot com. while the u.s. civil rights organizations report a high rate of violence against the transgender community transsexuals are perhaps the least understood and at least legally protected minority u.s. laws protect against discrimination on grounds of race religion and sex but there's no provision for gender identity in many states as lauren lister reports the transsexuals are fighting hard to gain equality. blitzing glamour. a job fit for a queen i mean i was happy beautiful clamor. that was here to have a good time and. that all that glitters. isn't gold police are going to react when someone with no formal use if you cared for most transgender people were going to vote. in the united states. for art for a phrase. and then if you're fired dandy back glenn used to be simply glenn and some people just haven't ever. after an occurrence of this sort of thing though friends who have known her for decades say nothing's different now as far as personality there there's no great change she is one of a quarter

dot com. in some u.s. states the governor has the power to overturn poor old decisions it means many prisoners ready to restart their lives often see their liberty snatched from before their eyes and as artie's christine found out the system can hurt those most deserving of a second chance. meet norma khun pm when i first came here my son wasn't even a year old and i think that he. kind of sees me and the other women that he's met here at the visiting room he kind of sees says like women that have. gone through a lot and ended up in a still standing on our feet now forty years old she's been behind bars since one thousand nine hundred ninety two people convicted of killing her abusive boyfriend during a violent attack one of many in their relationship this is somebody who doesn't belong behind bars somebody who made a terrible mistake and readily admits that she made a terrible mistake by picking up the gun in the first place in two thousand and nine she was found to be suitable for parole by the californi

dot com. the number of u.s. troops in iraq becomes the to the war but the returned home plane they've been left on the scrub by the perry country they call. the u.s. is trying to speed up the process of extra dollars and then do the victim boot from home and there's already disposed to special plane to collect him new charges the u.s. will full well the extradition was approved. women's rights campaigners sound over the rise in the number of female genital mutilation cases in the. practice is illegal in the country no one's ever been victims of the crime and thousands is considered to be out risk. i hate it because they now with the top. i don't welcome you're watching the sport news here in our team the headlines first says more scoring to the europa league group stages after a six one aggregate win over casus. while talking to them have a three two deficit to overcome against the young boys in their champions league playoff on wednesday. and take your pick their strikes flew in this past weekend in the russian

dot com. contrave saw its accounts of mind u.s. pressure and say they've been abandoned by the country then what form a government is failing its promises to take ever. really just drug rehab centers on the rise of russia some fear that these facilities are simply facades dangerous to. sink to save ukrainian activists are calling for now to keep. his black sea fleet submerged in time to push things to save the system. while that unit his head next with all the sports news one world cup is just over but the seems to be no time to lose the next three you know twenty fourteen it's definitely going to brazil we do know that but twenty is dean well it's very much up in the air as is twenty twenty two is there any inkling there might be favoring at this stage well for twenty eight or nine bids in total russia at vir one of the strong favorites but are england will have a look at that in just a second. great to have your company this is sports today i mean and only let's take a look after stories we're covering this hour pitched battle cl

dot com. top of sites out of mind u.s. veterans say the. country they fought for the government is failing its promises to take care of warheads. causeway. this drug rehab centers are on the rise in russia some fear that these facilities are simply facades dangerous seconds. sink to save ukrainian activists one or two pieces ships from russia's black sea fleet be submerged creating artificial reefs to save their ecosystem. communities head yes sports news and won't tiger looks to have put the post a few months of turmoil behind him somewhat yeah you could say about he and his wife are getting the force why well their past few months there's been a couple of affairs that he owned up to his wife well she said that's it she wants to the force could be some rather well some might say expensive indiscretions there well i think so i've just reading some of the reports before i came on air up to a quarter of a billion dollars she could be getting we've more on that story on the rest of sports coming up. good to have your company this is sports tod

covering head on to our dot com there's also more than just the latest news that's to come up there for you right now learn about a role with some leading russians have played in u.s history with our russian. american quiz. and news with a smile an alternative take on what's happening in russia and the fraud in our exclusive cartoon gallery only at our team dot com. well the rich and first wild lands of hungary have made it an inevitable source for food production but farmers there say they're slowly being starved of business since joining the e.u. argues alexy been hearing about their point. this is one of the biggest bird farms in hungary more than ten thousand geese and ducks bring quite a profit for its owner liver goose and duck eggs are in high demand he says his land is perfect for this kind of business in the countries in western europe in the u.s. we hungry keeper birds in open spaces want to claim an environment allows that that's why did the world a world produce. less than a decade ago how gary and ducks were sold to everywhere across western europe and the c.i.s. but now the owner of this dock farm has to seek other markets including japan and china i

in the region was infective and only caused civilian deaths and other dot military analysts believes the media is trying to block u.s. efforts to beat corruption and drop production in the standoff between. general betray us. president has scored again in his in c b a battle against the american anti-corruption efforts first time scored when he completely blocked and stalled the investigation or his chief of the national security council. and the second time just recently when he consolidated his momentum again the american anti-corruption drive in afghanistan and he not only if voided the american pressure but in a way he could go to the american scene afghanistan then instead of reversing his decision against the handed. corrupt officials instead he fired one of the senior prosecutors in afghanistan demonstrating to afghans to americans and to the whole world that he is in charge not only of drug production but corruption as well right now this standoff is coming to a head again it's opened up an opportunity to brush off an old idea which i erred one year ago that is to regain the initiative and momentum fighting

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u.s. hit list prompting a lawsuit from the a.c.l.u. and the center for constitutional rights on behalf of a lockheed father joining me from brazil to discuss this shocking development is glenn greenwald from salon dotcom thank you for being here mr greenwald now this issue of miranda rights with lawmakers wanting to delay reading them to criminals who are terrorist suspects by the u.s. they want to not allow them to get their miranda rights as long as necessary a new bill from california congressman adam schiff is asking for that does that help the u.s. bust enemies or does it throw away due process. well ironically the whole premise of the obama campaign when he was running for president was that we need not write rewrite our justice system in order to accommodate terrorism that we have a very strong court system and two hundred twenty years of justice rules that came in obtained prosecutions very easily and they're important safeguards within those rules and when we start just pulling that system in the name of terrorism what we're actually doing is eliminating the very rights that we told the country we sought to defend when we declared war against al qaeda and yet you see obama over and over an

dot com. not content with provoking an international incident between russia and the u.s. found face how and of chapman is back in the news now the face of the recent spy scandal is being sued by a glossy magazine it claims she broke a contract by posting pictures of a recent photo shoot on her facebook page martinez tom barton has the details. the name on a chart that sticks out more than any other she seems as synonymous with this big spy scandal and one of the reasons unavoidably everyone knows it's her looks and she has realized this she came back to russia greeted as a hero after the exchange of spies in vienna back in july she has capitalized on almost celebrity status since it's in the hotel behind me the hotel that she recently conducted a photo shoot she seems to be enjoying it very much in videos posted on the internet using her glamour this was for the russian edition of heat magazine but she since got into a bit of trouble it seems putting photos up on her facebook page of the photo shoot before he did wanting to take her to court. the whole spy scandal and thi

dot com russian police on the money they busted a gang which printed fifty million rubles counterfeit currency every month see if you can tell the difference on our website. and the u.s. looks into one of the country's biggest immigration fraud schemes which made criminals millions of dollars on the chances of getting that asylum seekers from more head to r.t. dot com. the general city of newburgh was the scene of ugly the most famous trial in history the court condemned nazi war criminals for their actions in the second world war with a tear in crosstalk pittel of l. and his guests discuss whether the tribunals set an important precedent or whether it was simply a case of justice for the victims. i think it was very important that historians also got a chance to study what it was like inside a fallen dictatorship were to really look at the mechanisms how that system work and of course that was important step in its own right the problem with many of the dictatorships we see now we don't really get inside them anymore we don't really get the truth or it takes forever to come out ok. you know we only got really got the truth we only got the truth the prosecutor said b

dot com. the thai court rules alleged russian arms dealer victim broods be extradited to u.s. within three months but russia's foreign minister described the decision as political grounds to bring him back home mr gooch denies the same sins of all and selling. brushes but they're into power up the road first nuclear plant on saturday under the observation of the un's energy wants dog joint project and bush era will be fully operational in the moments. plus the debate over the building of a mosque near new york's ground zero site heat some present campaign seen by many as anti muslim is posted on buses around the city president obama has defended the plan saying all cultures have a right to choose their fate. i have many more details on all those stories coming up at five pm moscow time up next though all the sports highlights with anger. hello there thanks for watching the sport good to have you company and this is what is coming up. we're not there yet to. be warned against complacency despite a thumping win in the europa league. while the new call of leaps to glory ensuring

dot com. the arctic is becoming an international bone of contention as russia the u.s. and canada search for evidence to support their territorial can claims because a fourth of the world's oil and gas reserves are thought to lie near the north pole and a climate change on melting ice is likely to tempt nations closest to the region to start drilling. for points. the race is on the u.s. together with canada and russia have launched competing expeditions to the bottom of the sea near the north pole. of the country to take its place here will determine its prosperity in the coming decades more than a third of the world's undiscovered yeah and it's all reserves are estimated to be in the region. where is expensive right now but for countries like the u.s. it is a matter of energy security it will give americans uninterrupted energy supplies regardless of any conflict anywhere in the world but it's not yet clear how that point will be divided between the five nations closest to the north pole easiest way to gain economic rights the significant portion of the arctic is provi

dot com. well not content with provoking an international incident between russia and the u.s. from for tao and that chapman is back in the news now the face of the recent spy scandal is being sued by a glossy magazine apparently she broke a contract by posting pictures of a recent photo shoot on her facebook page let's find out more from our team is telling barton now joins us live hi there tom it think she cares stay away from someone like button it. does seem so if you think of july's spy scandal it is the name on a charm and it sticks out more than any other she seems as synonymous with this big spy scandal and one of the reasons on avoided. everyone knows it's her looks and she has realized this she came back to russia greeted as a hero after the exchange of her spies in vienna back in back in july and she has capitalized on that almost celebrity status since it's in the hotel behind me the hotel bulge but she recently conducted a photo shoot she seemed to be enjoying it very much in videos posted on the internet using her glamour and this was for the russian edition of he

trotty dot com russian police are on the money they've busted a gang which printed fifty million rubles and counterfeit currency every month so if you can tell the difference on our website. and the u.s. looks into one of the country's biggest immigration fraud schemes which made criminals millions of dollars one harming the chances of getting me to sign seekers for more head to r.t. dot com. pakistan's leader has paid his first visit to the area by the country's worst ever floods of the criticism that he went to a european tour disaster took hold presence are going to talk to victims in this district of sindh province pledging to rebuild all the homes are being destroyed u.s. navy has sent a in the thousand marines to help with the relief efforts the tragedy has claimed more than sixteen hundred lives or over fourteen million remain affected by the floods. hundreds of people in brazil have been forced to flee a fire which grew out of control as it took hold of dozens of small meals no deaths have been reported but the local hospital says it's struggling to cope with the influx of patients suffering from burns and breathing difficulties at least one hundred homes and other buildings