right martin mccauley a specialist on russia at the university of london thanks for your analysis this hour well here on the first exit polls they show that united russia is leading with over forty eight percent of the vote the communists are coming in second just slightly short of twenty percent which is what they were hoping for fair russia has a little less than thirteen percent and the liberal democrats around twelve percent according to the polls the other three parties taking part haven't broken the seven percent threshold it should be noted of course that around thirty percent of people refuse to answer exit poll question so that's interesting when analysis and now analyzing i should say how this vote is going we will continue to monitor developments live from our special studio here as the central election committee is set to release the first results continue to release these first results as voting has closed across russia join us next hour for extended coverage of election twenty eleven. sixteen minutes past nine sunday night here in the russian capital now let's turn to som

russia specialist at the university of london how does the sea change the look of the presidential race. well it makes it more interesting because he's a very good mathematician these are financing he's a businessman he's a sports personality he actually owns a. basketball team in america he's internationalist so therefore he's a name that people will recognize and he would bring some. useful vigor if you like to the proceedings one would expect him to articulate some views from a purely economic point of view he hasn't much experience of politics but you can argue about finance you can argue about the way ahead for russia but he represents the wealthiest part of the russian population doesn't he just mentioned his wealth and his status how much support is he really likely to gain in the election and what kind of people do you think will actually stand behind him. he may in fact attract the new urban class in moscow and st petersburg and you could read a book in places like that the people some of the people who are demonstrating last week the young professionals the under thirty five's

martin mccauley a russia specialist at the university of london believes pocket of his candidacy has introduced some fresh blood to the springtime race for the country's top job. it makes it more interesting because he's a very good mathematician these are finance he's a businessman he's a sports personality he's internationalist so therefore he's a name that people would recognize and he would bring some. youthful vigor if you like to the proceedings one would expect him to articulate some views from a purely economic point of view we haven't much experience of politics but you can argue about finance you can argue about the way ahead for russia he may in fact attract the new urban class in moscow and st petersburg and you can rebuild places like that for the young professionals the under thirty five and so on they want a voice and they want politicians like you want is the longer the world telling the world they've been there for forty years there will be blood. for the record for being an excuse which he's not going to correct the course because he's very fearful really going for

elections are you surf earth right that i mean time martin mccauley an expert on russia from the university of london says that although proud of strong ties are on so it will certainly make the presidential race more interesting. he's a very good mathematician he's a finance here he's a businessman he's a sports personality he actually owns a basketball team in america he's internationalist so therefore he's a name that people will recognize and he would bring some. youthful vigor if you like to the proceedings we haven't much experience of politics but you could argue about finance you can argue about the way ahead for russia he may in fact attract the new urban class of the young professionals the under thirty five's and so on they want a voice and. made fact off of that but of course being an extremely rich man he's not going to attract the poorest population so i would say it was really going for the new middle class young professionals of the people who would like to be like. because i right now turning eleven minutes past the hour here in moscow you can always i log on to a website dot com for

may not reach the seven percent vote threshold martin callie a specialist on russia from the university of london believes this is the right step for the country. it would be a big good thing if there were some of the smaller parties more independent minded people because they could had to create a different view for. the united russia because it's the ruling party it will contain the people who are in power the people who want to be in power. and the people who work for the government and so on and those in the economy who depend on government contracts and so on outside that you need the others who are not dependent of the government. and all of this can be put into the mix to develop a russia which is going forward by all accounts elections have shattered russia's old one party one power set up and that's something that's left me breathing a sigh of relief but it also presents new challenges such as sustaining the country's one in isolation dr which international experts involved in science and technology projects in russia say is vital to the country's future modernization is really key for t

seats in parliament respectively but marching in the caylee specialist in russia from the university of london says this will have a positive influence on the law making process. it would be a big good thing if there were some of the smaller parties more independent minded people because they good to create a different view for. the you know to grow sure because it's a green party it will contain the people who are in power the people who want to be in power. and the people who work for the government and so on and those in the economy who depend on government contracts and so on outside that need they are those who are not dependent on the government. to dictate the views and all of this can be put into the mix to develop. russia which is going forward. so more than ninety percent of the votes have been counted in russia's parliamentary election so far preliminary results show that the ruling united russia is leading with around fifty percent down from the sixty four percent share they won in the last election four years ago and short of constitutional majority so stay with us here for the mo

well and that's the belief of sherrington five from the school of oriental studies at the university of london this science is a think that a very strongly ordinary iranians this is a lose lose situation as many to rein in officials have already stated and then i say lose lose on the one side iranians ordinary officials similar to each other have been suffering for they are. financial system and the oil industry which is being signed so not at the same time ordinary europeans going to be suffering this is because as we see the venue science and iran's oil industry the price of food is going to rise. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is on a landmark visit to myanmar it's the first trip to the country in fifty years by a diplomat of such signori seen as an effort to push for democratic reform there and renew ties with his leadership of the visit follows a decision by president barack obama to open the door to expand its highs with a politically isolated country nine hundred sixty two until earlier this year jamar was under a military rule but is now in a transition to a new civilian gover

from the school of oriental studies at the university of london this science is a fake they're very strongly ordinary rain and this is a situation as many rain in other cells has already stated and then i see on the one side the rain is ordinary and officials similar to each other have been suffering for they are. financial system and the oil industry which is the science and the but at the same time ordinary plans are going to be suffering this science is because as we see the venue science and he runs for an industry the price of food is going to rise. and a more perspective on the region in our interview show later this hour the foreign minister says take with us here at r.t. on the military threats against iran's nuclear facilities and also warns that the world faces a catastrophe if it chooses the wrong path quickly look ahead now what's coming. i don't believe these threats are blown out of proportion considering the sources which express these threats of using force they're quite real that we remember israel threatening to attack from the air and indeed israel bombs nuclear missiles i

well that's the belief and sharing should science from the school of oriental studies at the university of london this science is a very strongly ordinary rain and this is a lose lose situation as many rain officials have already stated and then i see on the one side the rain is ordinary officials as similar to each other have been suffering for they are. financial system and their oil industry this is being science enough but at the same time ordinary plans are going to be. suffering this science says because as we see the venue science and iran's oil industry the price of food is going to rise. and more perspective on the region in our interview show next hour the foreign minister of bahrain shares the state with r.t. on the military threats against iran's nuclear facilities and warns that the world faces catastrophe if it chooses the wrong path quick look at what's ahead. i don't believe these threats are blown out of proportion considering the sources which expressed these threats of using force they're quite real we remember israel threatening to attack from the air and to do these rogue bom

conversations with great minds i'm joined by dr david graber graber teaches anthropology at goldsmiths university of london and has written a half dozen books that examined issues of culture politics economics and history and as a regular contributor to some of the country's leading magazines including harper's the nation and the new left review in two thousand and six he delivered the melon kosky memorial lecture at the london school of economics an annual talk that honors outstanding anthropologists who have fundamentally shaped the study of culture and this past spring he was honored by the anthropology department at u.c. berkeley his latest book debt the first five thousand years chronicles how the concepts of debt and credit have defined human history and what this means for our current credit crisis in the future of our economy and i doubt our culture for the new york times has described him as a scholar whose books and articles are used in college classrooms around the world and an anarchist who is a card carrying member of the industrial workers of the world and of quote dr graber thanks for joinin

russia specialist at the university of london billy's pocket off candidacy has introduced and fresh blood to the spring time race for the country's top job. because he's a very good mathematician. he's a sports person. so therefore. people. if you like to the proceedings expect him to articulate some views from a pure economic point of view much. but. he may in fact attract. the young professional. voice. for two or three years. because. he's not. really going for the. young professionals or the people who would like to be. thousands of people in. reaction to the recent parliamentary vote supporters of the united russia party that won the election of states following a series of mass protests against the results. has been following developments in the heart of the russian capital several thousands of people in. these. various. other. people. the biggest protest so far to place around twenty five thousand people. in terminal street. central squares to their frustration their number one. actions to take place in russia. the wall street protesters across the west coast are blockading some of

now martin mccauley a russia expert on the university of london believes that it is important to listen to the voices of the opposition moreover he also thinks we should be implementing reforms to boost the country's potential for development a form of legitimacy is developed. the authority of the president of the government would be enhanced if the population felt that you could push for the educated population believed that their voice was a great addition to they could enter into a dialogue with the authorities and to transform russia because russia has enormous potential enormous human capital physical capital and has the potential to become a world leader that they would like the richer the educated people would like to play a part in that their first important that their views are heard and the government . the president the prime minister listen to their views and really take their views seriously. now you can find president full speech by going to our web site r t dot com a lot of other interesting stories there waiting for you as well including this one why one of the seats in

see in order to find out what exactly has in store martin mccauley a russia specialist at university of london things progress will bring some fresh blood to the presidential race it makes it interesting because he's a very good mathematician these are finance here he's a businessman he's a sports personality he's internationalist so therefore he's a name that people who recognise he would bring some. useful vigor if you like to the proceedings one would expect him to articulate some views from a purely economic point of view he hasn't much experience of politics but he could argue about financially can argue about the way ahead for russia and he may in fact i've tried. the new urban class who most go into. places like that the young professionals the under thirty five's and so on they want a voice they want politicians. will be there for two or three years we need new blood. made cycle for that because being extremely rich man he's not to the crux of the poor guy because he was really going for the. young professionals who are the people who would like to be. protests have again swept across

mark mccall the russian specialist at the university of london thank you very much for your analysis and time this new year's eve. well looking at the watch just stuff the. president's speech. a minute maybe the old still two millions of people will be out celebrating thousands here behind us in moscow near the creditor to celebrate the arrival of twenty twelve as i said those fireworks are probably beyond us money for the launch the champagne is on the table we're assured along with the traditional years of living here salad the course very nice to well it's really a year and change a year in turbulent unrest and protests in countries across the globe as we've been discussing over the past hour all reason then to wish for a more peaceful twenty two which will hopefully bring solutions to at least some of the world's all going issues and there are plenty of tough other porton choices to be made this coming year including the presidential election here in russia remarks that we've just been talking about so i pledge you mean putin already made it clear that he intends to return to the

chances of getting chicken pox may depend on how much sunlight you get according to a team from university of london. researchers found chicken pox less common in region was high uv levels such as tropical country buzz more common in countries such as england, especially during winter. explanation is sunlight. researchers believe exposure to the sun deactivates viruses on the skin making it hard to pass along. >> now, day two of trading for zynga and it is not looking pretty. we're live with that but first, the at and t, t-mobile deal is off. >> that is right. at and t pulled its bid for t-mobile usa due to opposition from justice department and fccz breaking up isn't just hard to do, it's expensive as well. and there is at & t paying break up charges estimated $4 kbrinl total costs and in a statement at and t saying it's in need of more spectrum as more consumers use date yachl the carrier says it would have offered a solution to the shortage and who wo have been a better deal. now, what we do know is that this is a good deal for sprint. take a listen to what brian blair had to say on bloomberg wes

he currently holds a position of reader in the social and apology and goldsmith, university of london. he previously taught at yale. he was the author of a number of books and essays for the new left review. he did dissertation work we were talking about on the legacy of slavery and the endlessly fascinating island of madagascar are which partially dealt with in this book. in 2006 he delivered the malinowski memorial lecture at the london school of economics and honored outstanding anthropologist's who fundamentally shake the study of our culture. glad to have him here today. [applause] secondly we have our own h. w. brands who teaches at the university of texas and as far as i can tell he has written 24 books. the holy time he is actually out. she is writing books most of the time. he is the dixon alan centennial prof. of history at the university of texas. before that vanderbilt and texas a&m. he is a finalist for the pulitzer prize begins the trader to his class, radical presidency of franklin delano roosevelt and first american called life and times of benjamin franklin in 2000. t

of the u.k.'s leading universities, the london school of economics has been heavily criticized in a report for acceptingge donations with donations. the university said it will implement all the report's recommendations and it had already brought in many of the advised changes. let's head to singapore. the central banks have taken new steps to support the global financial system. >> that's right, and the action it assigned basically to prevent a credit crunch that might threaten the survival of the euro zone. they approved of the move after signs the european banks stopped lending to each other. for more we go to michelle. >> the reaction was swift, within minutes of the announcement, share prices rose in markets across the world, including the u.s. >> with this news out of europe that the liquidity crisis might offensive board verted at least for the time being, the financials have led the way today. >> what impressed the market was action taken here inside america's central bank. the federal reserve said it was cutting the cost of supplying dollars to five central banks around the world, including the

in the studio he's a professor of russian studies and history at new york university and his latest book is the victims return survivors of the gulag after stalin in london we go to geoffrey hosking he is an emeritus professor of russian history at university college london and his latest book is rulers and victims the russians in the soviet union and also in london we have lad sobel he's an analyst at yale and securities and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want stephen i want to go to you first here as got a bunch off is eighty years old today and let's talk about global legacy and then let's go to specific to russia what is his contribution to history at eighty years old remembering his rule ending the soviet union well one contribution is already recorded in history he set free the countries of eastern and central europe that's done where they go from here is up to them what's not settled or written history is the fate of democracy in russia there are different opinions about the condition of democracy in russia whether and he has very strong opinions about

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suspect that as a result of making a stance and standing up for the city of london, which, let's face it, is the center of the universe -- 37% of the world's foreign exchange -- he did a great job of standing up for it. but if we do not save the world of the financial system in the next three years, every opportunity will absolutely make it very clear that he holds the uk to bolster this day. he will make it very painful for us. it is up for us in the months to come to deliver. >> politics in britain -- david, thank you. let's have a look beyond and see what the markets are doing. they have actually started down. they were down anyway, but they are nice and flat at the moment. >> they are. but a quick look. that is asia. asia is considerably falling. these are the european markets we are focusing on at the moment. nothing to bring up. the markets are looking just ok. we have 23 countries are roughly agreed to binding rules on taxing and spending, possibly sanctions against countries that overspend. how do you implement of that? how do you govern that? that is what the markets want to see. one of the disappointing fact

universal symbol of aids awareness. people are wearing these across london to show support. >> i think they should be talking about it as much as they do in africa, i know it is a bigger problem there but i think here we all think it won't happen to us. >> reporter: this year alone greece has seen a 50% rice in hiv infections especially among drug users, doctors say the economic crisis is causing many drug addicts to use dirty needles. south africa has more people living with hiv than any other country, an estimated 5.6 million. these children living at an aids aids orphanage were infected at birth and are getting treatment. they want to create an aids free generation. >> aids has killed more than 25 million people and more than 33 million people worldwide are living with hiv. >>> weather-wise we have got a -- we got brighter blue skies outside and a colder feel. take a live look out at 8 right now. you might be fooled by the sunshine but you will need a coat to check out or to recessth resist the chilly temperatures. here is tim in the weather center. >> the temperature is 50 degrees our normal high, 32 is the cold spo

universal symbol of a.i.d.s. awareness. people are wearing these across london to show support. >> think they should be talking about it as much as they do in africa. i know is a bigger problem there. here, we all think it won't happen to us. >> this year alone, greece has seen a 50% rise in h.i.v. infections, especially among intravenous drug users. the economic crisis is causing many drug addicts to use dirty needles. south africa has more people living with h.i.v. than any other country, an estimated 5.6 million. these children living at an a.i.d.s. orv be anage were infected at birth and are getting treatment to increase their chances of survival. advocates say their main goals are to increase education and prevent transmission and to create an a.i.d.s.-free generation. in london, heather kovar for cbs news. >>> a.i.d.s. has killed more than 25 million people and more than 33 million people worldwide are living with h.i.v. coming up next, howard and the forecast. >> j.c., turning out to be a really pleasant start to the month of december. the winds are getti

as you see from this photo they took a photo of us apparently when we were in london we've been exposed. to. heart of all that is know in the universe i went undercover as a reptile to verify some conspiracy theories coming out of david eick apparently there are reptilians running the world according to this exclusive report i had to shipshape myself back to my normal form to come and do the show and there's a lot said shapeshifting going on in the headlines today trustee to season liquidate the customer gold and silver bullion from m.f. global yes one day it's your gold and silver the next day it's not the trustee overseeing the liquidation of the failed brokerage m.f. global has proposed dumping all remaining customer assets gold silver cash options futures and commodities into a single pool that would pay customers only seventy two percent of the value of their holdings and other words while traders already may have paid the full price for the delivery of specific bars of gold or silver and hold warehouse receipts to prove it they'll have to forfeit twenty eight percent of the value to me this is the same thing as a run on the co

. >> this red ribbon is the universal symbol of aids awareness. people wearing these across londono show support. >> i think they should be talking about it as much as they do in africa. i know it's a bigger problem there but here we are thinking it won't happen to us. >> this year alone greece has seen a 50% rise in hiv infections. especially among intravenous drug users. doctors say the economic crisis is causing many drug addicts to use dirty needles. south africa has more people living with hiv than any other country and an estimated 5.6 million. these children living at an aids orphanage in johannesburg were infected at birth and are getting treatment to increase their chances of survival. advocates say their main goals are to increase education and prevent transmission and to create an aids-free generation. heather for crbs news, london. >> we have made progress against this killer. but aids has taken the lives of more than 25 million people and more than 33 million live with hiv right now. >>> well, it is a merry moment for many of us. we are waiting all year long for this.