relations ok we have to leave it there thank you for that marty mccoy an expert on russia at the university of london live from the u.k. capital. where they are to you spoke to the father of alexander litvinenko who explained why he no longer believed that russia's security services were behind his son's murder you can see highlights of the interview on friday here r.t. . europeans could soon see the end of the free travel zone with front set to push other east to curb open borders if nicolas sarkozy has his way the sitting president said he no longer wants what he called a civil like europe claiming that a union which can't control migration is finished his stance is widely seen as an attempt to harness a far right votes for his reelection bid article personal reports. no border control with within the zone is surely one of the strongest symbols of european unity but this may now be under threat since france and germany want to see each member of the zone to be able to introduce border controls without the approval of the others the interior ministers of the two countries are formulated a document i

an expert on russia at the university of london martin mccauley says the polygraph test results can become the first stone in a foundation for improved political relations between moscow and london i would see it as a positive step forward of course the next step is for scotland yard common to look at the evidence and to say whether they think it's a step forward like to examine it and so on and so forth then after that it would be for the british government then to make a move because the lugovoy case litvinenko case is really solid under russian relations for several years and both countries need to move forward so therefore if this problem could be removed then one could look forward to a much more positive chapter in the russian relations. earlier r t spoke to the father of alexander litvinenko who explained why he no longer believed russia's security services were behind his son's murder you can see highlights of the interview on friday here on r.t. . re some political protests in russia the fate of prisoner mikhail khodorkovsky and russia's relations with other countries those were p

london martin mccauley an expert on russia at the university of london believes the revelation could open a new much more positive chapter and relations between the kremlin and downing street i would see it as a positive step forward of course the next step is for scotland yard common to look at the evidence and to say whether they think it's a step forward to examine it and so on and so forth and then after that when we for the british government then to make a move because the lugovoy case litvinenko case really russian relations for several years both countries need to move forward so therefore if this problem could be removed then one could look forward to a much more positive chapter in the russian relations. xander living in course while there are two men on friday to find out what he thinks of the mystery surrounding his son's death and who could be behind it. and massive explosion at an alleged rebel bomb making law has killed up to seventy people in the syrian city of hama our state t.v. says militants accidentally triggered an explosion resulting in a blast that leveled an

researchers at universities of east london and westminister made that discovery after taking ability and course work grades into account. the average improvements for water drinking students was 5%. and scientists in swrapan found a way to grow hair on bald mice, raising hope for a potential cure for baldness. the hair grew after transplanting issue -- tissue under the skin of the mice. researchers hope to have a treatment for humans within about 10 years. the research results are published in nature communications. >> the mayor of a texas city wants to take aggressive action to make workers healthier. the mayor says officials are considering a ban on hiring spokers for -- smokiers for city jobs, fort worth would be the first city to do so. >> we put taxpayer dollars into health care for our employees and anything that can benefit and make them more productive and healthy we're going to take a look at. >> employment turns say there is nothing stopping them from enacting a ban like this. >> on to business news. one company envisioning lightning fast wi-fi in the skies. and battle of t

the economics of happiness building genuine wealthy is also an adjunct professor at the university of alberta in london we have some of dollar he has a researcher and data expert at the new economics foundation center for wellbeing and also in london we have christopher snowden he's a research fellow at the institute of economic affairs all right gentlemen this is cross-eyed it means you can jump in anytime you want mark do you believe in an index of happiness because we all know what g.d.p. is we can all follow the stock markets and we know what financial institutions are doing if they're going up or down we know about mortgages we know just about everything you can imagine about the economy except for maybe if people are happy. i think we should i believe we already have the gallup well-being index in the united states so we already are setting precedent i think we need a new accounting system not simply another index but an accounting system that actually measures well being ok christopher what do you think about it can you do it can you i can measure g.d.p. but kind of how could how do you measure

and a half we've seen thousands of students coming out to protest to wish in hikes university of privatization in london chile and just last week in montreal and they've all turned violent we have a crew of the student protests in new york and we'll bring you more on the one t. day later this evening. with mad cow disease on the rise ammonia treated being fat and pink slime nuggets do people have the right to know what they're eating and what what how their food is made if it's left up to the big agribusiness and factory farms the answer is no and if you try to find out you could be charged with a third degree felony they're called agag laws which make it illegal to conduct undercover investigations into the treatment of livestock on factory farms i when you talk of already passed bills this year that bans the practice and missouri could be close behind so that these laws protect farmers and their businesses like legislators can claim or is this just a desperate attempt by the food industry to cover up their unsafe and inhumane practices i'm joined by matt reiss director of investigations mercy for anim

and a half we've seen thousands of students coming out to protest tuitions hikes and university of privatization in london chile and just last week in montreal they've all turned violent earlier spoke with robert apple founder of forgive student loan debt dot com i asked him why we don't see students coming out in droves to protest the outrageous student debt crisis in this country why did it take the debt to hit one trillion dollars before seen actions like this organize on the ground here's his take unfortunately here in america i think there is a significant stigma shame and embarrassment when it comes to debt and student loan debt also there are very few recourses for people with student loan debt so you know taking to the streets and protesting about it won't you know it's a demonstration that people are upset about it but why aren't they coming out in droves because there are they know that there were no consumer protections on these loans there's no statute of limitations on the collections of these loans and they're basically stuck with them for life so i think people in this country feel defeated

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of all the chemicals used in its production. >> he says that chemists from university college in london have sort of pinpointed the smell. >> a combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla with an underlying mustiness. >> vanilla? not musty, dusty and butt. >> sounds like my old librarian in high school. >> it says books can ab kosh smells. >> the most common is the tobacco smoke. >> the kid who kept the book under his pillow, it will have that stinky kid smell, too. >> it sounds like something maybe you have tried. >> i won't confirm or deny that report. >> this guy also explains why older books actually are able to last longer than newer books. >> paper with too much acidity is common in books printed in the 19th and 20th century, hence their rapid detier yaigs and smell. books produced by the earliest printings have survived because of the purity of their paper. >> it's in the paper. >> someone's got to say, they don't make them like they used to. >> they don't make them like they used to. >> yeah! >>> frank, you're awesome. we know that on "right this minute." and this latest one is of a guy quit

. >>> today marks 100 days to the start of the 2012 olympic summer games in london which will be carried in the u.s. exclusively on the networks of nbc universal. all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight, be sure to watch brian williams on "nbc nightly news." >>> madonna opens up about her career and her reaction to photos of her daughter smoking. >>> and julie andrews talks about her new children's book and emily blunt previews her new romantic comedy, "the five-year engagement." keep it on this channel for continuing local news, sports, weather and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just the first stop of

but over the last year and a half we've seen thousands of students come out to protest tuition hikes and university privatization in london chile and just last week in montreal they've all turned violent earlier spoke of student debt activist larry hales i asked him why well why don't we see students coming out in droves to protest the outrageous student debt crisis in this country why did it take the debt to hit one trillion dollars we first seen actions like this organized on the ground here's this take. what i think part of it has to do with fact that the general political consciousness here around the right to an education all the way from kindergarten up to university. you know we've been used to paying for it for so long so i think that that partly has a little bit to do with. and so people are told that if you want something it's good that you have to pay for instead of it being a general right that you deserve is the people because you are a human being and you deserve to be able to elevate yourself beyond you know where you are your life at that particular point. yeah definitely seems like people still are trying

of the disease. adam reports. >> prostate cancer can now cause side effects. radio therapy can lead to your honor narrow problems or impotence. a small study based at university college in london suggests high frequency sound waves can substantially reduce side effects. >> the advantage of this type of treatment is that it's highly targeted killing the prostate cells with minimal damage to the surrounding tissue. >> 41 patients took part in the trial. 12 months later none had incontinence and just one in 10 was impotent. they found -- >> this could offer a transformation as to how we treat this cancer and of the men with early prostate cancer, an opportunity to treat their disease with very few side effects. >> the medical research council said so far the results are promising and further trials are already under way. adam brim lowe, "bbc news." >> the gulf stage of bahrain has failed to live up to its recent commitment to respect human rights. a group said it was still receiving reports of torture and other abuses stand government refuted many accusations in that report, but all comes as a form form team prepares to go to bahrain for the grand prix despite calls for the race

day now over the last year and a half we've seen thousands of students come out to protest tuitions hikes and university privatization in london chile and just last week in montreal and they've all turned violent and joining me now is robert apple founder of forgive student loan debt dot com robert why do you think that we don't see students coming out in droves to protest the outrageous student debt crisis in this country. because there are no consumer protections already in use and. there's very little work for anyone with debt if they find themselves in financial trouble there are no bankruptcy protections there's no steps limitations on the collections and they're basically stuck with these debts for life. you know we just saw obama on the campaign trail saying that just eight years ago him in the shell finally got rid of their student loans do you think that him and romney are just pandering to the student vote is there anything they can legitimately do to curtail the predatory student loan interest companies well i don't believe that. that's i believe that this is an issue that affected him personally as he spoke about y

on a massive 150,000 square foot site on the outskirts of london, the boter universe has been recreatedtudio tour which "cbs this morning" got access to while it was still under construction was exactly what it claims to be, a close-up look of the set used in the actual films. from a huge scale model of hogwarts castle to a magic broomstick ride with a computer-generated back drop. that sorting hat. the family dining room where not a napkin is out of place. this is all your hard work and all these harry potter fans get to see up close and personal. >> people say, are you pleased with that? i say, i'm never completely pleased with it. >> welcome, harry. >> reporter: but fans of potter are unlikely to be anything but pleased. this hasn't been made to look like a film set. this is the actual film set. for example, this is alley where harry first came to pick up his wizard supplies. >> i still need a wand. >> a wand? >> reporter: it's got everything a wizard needs from clabbert pustles to fangs. but the great hall of hag wart, the setting that unfolded during harry's life. on these massive

of university students running against tuition hikes in canada because warnings that police tactics with any joy of discontent and fuel national protest. the father of former security officer alexander litvinenko who died in london of radioactive poisoning tells r.t. he knows who is responsible for his son's murder. broadcasting live from moscow twenty four seven mrs r.t. . france talks tough in europe tackles illegal immigration or paris pulls out of the troubles and according to president nicolas sarkozy the stance has already caused a stir among some members with belgium saying french election concerns are out playing a bigger role that sarkozy is facing a hard fight in a presidential runoff vote a week on sunday. reports. they say it's better to travel than to write but for european unity the ride has been bumpy to say the least. and where could it be headed and know what the euro is and will implode a considerable number of economists admit when the french of foreign that the eurozone is already dead it will collapse. so says the candidate who surprised france by securing almost a fifth of the votes in round one of their presidential race all the other candidates without exception regard the european union

london. >> admit it nick, you had goose bumps too. >>> tonight we note for you. police have identified a man suspected of going to a shooting rampage today at oikos university a religious california. the gunlman entered the university at 10:30 a.m. and fired multiple shots. 43-year-old former student and korean national is being held for killing seven people and wounding three others. he sur returned at a market earlier this evening. be sure to watch "good morning america" tomorrow for full details from the scene. tomorrow night on "nightline," we'll have cynthia mcfadden's intervwi

london. seven people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a christian university in california. syria partially accept the u.n.'s peace plan, agreeing to remove military units by the 10th of april. >> the last 10 police and hostages held by colombia's farc have been released. back on dry land. british soldiers arrived in california following their dramatic rescue. it is 11:00 in the morning in singapore. >> it is 4:00 in the morning in london. welcome to "newsday." police in oakland, california, have identified the suspect in a shooting attack at a christian college that left seven people dead. he is a 43-year-old korean man named one goh. he is now in custody after police arrested him at a nearby shopping center a few miles from where he opened fire at oikos university. there has been no word on a possible motive for the shooting. a memorial service is expected to take place later today. our correspondent has the latest. >> a familiar scene as an american college campuses put on lockdown. police swat teams were called to the private christian university in oakland at half past 10:00 in the morning. witnesses say the gunman opened fire in a classroom, shooting one person

of japanese americans into the internment -- from the internment camp. sharing this evening is chloe veltman. chloe was born in london and received a master's degree with distinction in conjunction with harvard university and the moscow art theater school. she has worked as a staff reporter for the daily telegraph and is a freelance writer, her articles appearing on both sides of the atlantic. she is the chief theater critic for the san francisco weekly, theater commentator for klaw. chloe worked for several years in u.s. and uk theater companies and is the recipient of the allen wright award for arts journalism, the sundance institute arts fellowship and the nea fellowship of journalism. in 2006, she received a best columnist nomination at the annual san francisco media excellence awards and her first book on acting was published by farber and farber in the uk and farber, inc., in the united states. let's welcome phillip and chloe >> hi there, phillip. >> hi, chloe >> so, this play, it's been quite a journey. we're talking 3 1/2 years, maybe nearly 50 different drafts and 5 workshops? . >> five workshops, yes. >> so, looking back at the journey, how has it been for you and has it come out as you expec

london. at the tuchl t university arena and back behind the scenes fat acknowledge and tm this is making of show, putting the show together. very entertaining and it's a good thing for cracker barrel and good thing for us. >>reporter: your musical career spanned many decades no now. i remember as a teenager disk jockey and you weren't much older than me i was playing blue at kxr raid why and i love it upbeat. ♪ [ singing] that was really one of the brick out songs for your solo career. >> yes, it was. i hadn't been with porter wagner all that long. we were trying to think of fun stuff for me to do. of course i love upon row and everybody loved that and got the big idea i don't know would it was port error buck said why don't you do skinner blue. i will. we started the song and had fun doing it. i always remember doing that because i remember porter had a whip in the studio and recording the whip. to get that is of noise and on the record but it was memorable record to make and it became a huge hit. >>reporter: yes, it did. the biggie guess break out song for you went from country artist to artis

university of northern nigeria. no official word on casualties yet, but witnesses say gunmen opened fire on worship services. >>> some londoners are shocked to learn that the british army may set up surface-to-air missiles right in their neighborhood. it's part of security preparations for the summer olympic games. the army is informing people in the east london neighborhood that they may see antiaircraft missiles as the games get closer. many residents say it's an overreaction. >>> it's been almost a year since osama bin laden was killed during a u.s. commando raid on his compound in pakistan. athena jones takes a look at where al qaeda stands now, and even a bigger terror threat on the horizon. >> reporter: it was an historic moment. >> tonight i can report to the american people and to the world that the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> reporter: after a risky overnight raid, america's enemy number one was dead. >> i think the one thing all of us feel pretty good about that were involved in this operation is that as a result of what we did, america's safer. >>

london on july 27. and of course you can catch it all on the nbc universal family of networks. >> 100 days away. it will be here in no time. >> always so much fun -- especially the opening ceremonies. to watch that as the best of the best among athletes parade through the facility that they build just for this. it's going to be fun. >> indeed. >>> let's check the forecast. 5:21. doesn't feel like summer anymore. tom? >> feels like london, actually. going to be more like a london midsummer day with occasional showers and cool temperatures. there's capitol hill under a cloudy sky on this wednesday morning. good morning, 5:21. temperatures right now are in the 50s to around 60 degrees. and we do have some rain. this area in green, yellow, orange, this is some light to moderate rain. more moderate rain in the yellows and oranges way south and southwest of richmond. closer to washington, we are getting a few sprinkles up in northern montgomery county, northern loudoun, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia. advancing to the north, probably going to stay dry in the metro area for another coupl

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of london and the torture chamber? where's that? >> anyway, they're really cool. 98 bucks. >> a crown, phone booth and suit of armor helmet. >> $98. nbc universalre they sell our mugs. >> does it go to a charity? >> no. goes to nbc universal. >> we also have a kentucky derby contest, don't we? >> sara. ♪ >> yes, we do. the kentucky derby is right around the corner. just like last year, we want to see your original designs of your hats. go to our website, klgandhoda.com to post your picture. right now through next monday, april 23rd. you are getting the chance possibly to win a trip to the kentucky derby. so get crazy and creative. >> thank you. >> great, thank you. big show. >>> up next -- >> the one and only, julie andrews here with her daughter emma walton hamilton. they're having a mother/daughter moment. isn't that sweet? so sweet. right after this. for the cameras. >> we are already talking with oscar winner, mary poppins herself, her unforgettable role as marie in "the sound of music." actress, singer, best selling author and apparently the greatest mother that ever lived. >> a triple threat. julie and her daughter emma walton hamilton ha

university. i know a professor at the london school of economics. but if you wait, it is like 60 to two or three. >> is there anyone saying there is a demand problem that we just increased consumption? >> you just mentioned was actually seen the demand drop? >> absolutely. and to that point, there was a great story in the news that when i get home i will forward to you and other members said the committee where there was a news story and i forget which of the news stories the west but the department of energy produces the statistics and the headline was americans reduce gasoline consumption. wall street doesn't believe it. so, at some point i guess you could have a debate with someone about whether the statistics are right or wrong. the fact of the matter is that i think this is borne out by whether it is the mastercard figures on credit card purchases or whether it is the department of energy or even the petroleum statistics on gasoline. very clearly over the last two years americans have decreased their consumption of gasoline. so it is not a dema

live performance that we actually did on stage in london, and at the ut-- the ut -- at the '02, ut university. about the 02 arena and it's got a lot ofnd just the making of a show, putting the show together. so being, i think it's very entertaining and it's a good thing for cracker barrel and a good thing for us. >> your musical career has spanned many decades now, and i remember as a teenage disc jockey and you weren't much older than me, a couple of years, i was playing mule skinner blews at kxra radio. >> what do you mean another mule skinner ♪ hey, hey >> that was really one of the breakout songs for your solo career. >> yes, i hadn't been with porter wagoner all that long and thinking of fun stuff to do and i loved the music and everybody loved that and we got the big idea, i don't know who it was, porter or buck. why don't you do the mule skinner blues. okay, i will. we started recording the song and had fun doing it. i remember doing that because i remember porter had a whip in the studio and recording the whip and that and whistling on the record and memorable to make and became a huge hit. >> the big breakout song where you