now in the us it was quite a rocky ride before the senate voted to approve the treaty tell us more about that . will of course the way but then you start has been a long time coming and it was very rocky this way to there was such in the u.s. russia relations to say the least long before president obama sealed this major deal with the signatures that had been long debates between the delegations of the both countries on the text of these treaty and of course the presidents knew that they'll be a lengthy very delicate process operative occasion in both countries and especially in the united states of america we've been. we've witnessed those along debates. heated arguments on capitol hill between the republicans and democrats on the pros and cons of this new. new start republicans main concerns have been that they wanted to make sure that new start does not. does not a fact the u.s. defense capabilities that president obama did practically everything to ensure a full nuclear modernization and. the u.s. defense capabilities and he committed to twenty five billion dollar ten year plan to ma

and also the federation council but we expect they will take place after the new year holidays the us senate approved at the rate of vacation resolution a very controversial document in russia's view which they believe contradicts the preamble of the agreement and these resolutions says a particular a new new trade a new start should not contain the u.s. anti missile programs development and of course russia will be studying the docket the document carefully with regard to the u.s. missile defense plans especially close to russia's borders at the moment the u.s. plans to deploy until he sells systems in haste and europe have been the biggest he returned save the relations between moscow and washington. this is why that long to hit the reset button because it is so difficult to do final draft resolution adopted by the us senate states that a fully fledged global missile defense system is necessary in this regard i'd like to remind you that the treaty on ambiguously states there is a link between strategic offensive and defensive weapons treaty also says that any party can pull out if an emerg

military all living former secretary of state and of defense were calling for senators not to ruin this reset opportunity for us who are sure relations and the message did resonate with many senators every senator knows when you're trying to get things done relationships matter and the relationship between the united states and russia has been critical since we fought together in world war two and will be contin and will continue to be so this is an on parallel opportunity to enhance that relationship and to say by signature and by ratification of this treaty that yes the united states of america wants to work with russia despite the huge support the treaty has received on many levels. a number of republican senators nearly sabotaged it their actions provoked an avalanche of criticism from the country's top security experts who feared that the treaty could become a victim of political games on capitol hill the arguments the treaty adversaries brought up on the hearings ranged from there's no earthly way to do all of this within the time that we have to even more unsubstantial ones like we don't have to have thi

at least nine republicans to pass the treaty that russia's foreign minister has voiced that the us senate will ratify the treaty by the end of december and said russia russian lawmakers have ready to do the same signed by president barack obama in april it needs to be ratified by both the american senate and the russian duma the treaty with slash russian and american deployed nuclear arsenals by said. from national security network think timecode washington says that changes proposed by republicans are intended to disrupt that's ok. many of these amendments are designed to make a political point attempting to either embarrass the administration or cause debate on the floor that could bring others to the side of the rejection of the treaty these are all failing they need to get a majority of the democrats have fifty eight out of the hundred votes right now so they're not making much headway the irony in this is that many of the concessions that have been seeking for the past year have already been met by the obama administration in particular an eighty five billion dollar commitment to mod

lawmakers prepared to approve the start nuclear arms reduction treaty with washington after the us senate go ahead president obama yet have spoken by phone praising the development as cementing a year of in relation to. north korea says it will wage a nuclear war on the south if seoul makes the first move had earlier declared it would respond to latest round of military exercises near the disputed maritime border. and we hear from people living with leprosy in russia who feel their battle is no longer with the disease but with the stigma which society imposes on them. time now for the banking big shots to take cover as artie's of financial guru next kaiser takes a the kaiser report next on r.t. . imax kaiser and this is the cause the report i'm here in london where the bankers are demanding their year end bonuses and.

russian relations and that's something that the administration and advocates for the treaty in the senate are using as an argument to say we have to ratify it now and next congress in the senate there will be additional set of republican six more that mean six more votes would need to be found from a much more hawkish senate in addition to that the fall with russia could cause delays quite longer in this ratification process so it's urgent that it gets done immediately. and from your point of view all of the republican seeking to trade concessions on a she's in return for approving the start treaty or some of them simply opposed to the reset in relations with russia. well the irony in this is that many of the concessions that they have been seeking for the past year have already been met by the obama administration in particular an eighty five billion dollar commitment to modernize the american nuclear arsenal maintain its stockpile effectively and in addition to that in american russian relations there has been a thawing reset we call it and obviously it's known to be that there is opposition to t

preliminarily approval to the key nuclear deal with america days after it was voted for approval by the us senate but the debate over conflicting points made by the senators will go on into the new year the treaty could see the nuclear arsenals of the two countries slashed by about a third it was signed in april by president obama and has been hailed as a major diplomatic victory. of the year with an annual interview with the country's top t.v. executives he addressed a wide range of issues from russia's political system to the production deal with us it is the third time the president has taken part in the q. and a session. and the season's greetings for all of you celebrating christmas the days marked all over the world but for many russians orthodox christmas will only come in about two weeks' time because of a different calendar. up next peter lavelle's guests ask why christians in palestinian areas are leaving at a rate of knots despite living in multireligious communities there for centuries that's here in just a few moments.

minister sergei lavrov said that for russia the start treaty is not for renegotiation meanwhile the us senate rejected all the amendments from republicans seeking to delay the ratification until january when they have a majority in congress but democrats hope the treaty will have enough support passage u.s. president urge the senate to ratify the document this week describing the start treaty as a national priority deal would see nuclear arsenals of one third joel rubin from the national security network think tanks despite the republicans amendments the treaty will eventually be signed. many of these amendments are designed to make a political point attempting to either embarrass the administration or cause debate on the floor that could bring others to the side of the rejection of the treaty these are all failing they need to get a majority of votes the irony in this is that many of the concessions that they have been seeking for the past year have already been met by the obama administration in particular an eighty five billion dollar commitment to modernize the american nuclear arsenal ma

given its preliminary approval to the key nuclear deal with america days after it was ratified a us senate debate over conflicting points made by the senators will go on into the new year the treaty could see their nuclear arsenals of the two countries by about a third. president obama has been a major diplomatic victory. interview with the country's top t.v. executives he addressed a wide range of issues from russia's political system to the arms reduction deal with us. greetings for all of you celebrating christmas in the days of the world but for many. weeks because of the different calendar. next guests christians in palestine areas are leaving at a rate of knots despite living in religious communities there for centuries that's here in a few moments.

>>> tonight, president obama says he is open to more compromise with republicans, this after the us senate defeated two attempts by democrats to extend bush-era tax cuts for the middle class. more now from david curley. >> mr. brown of massachusetts. >> reporter: democrats brought two tax proposals on the near, to force the republicans to say no to continuing tax breaks for the majority of americans, in order to protect tax breaks for the wealthy. first, a proposal to make tax breaks for those making less than $200,000 permanent, failed. and then making up to $1 million, also failed. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> no republicans voted for either measure and were joined by a few democrats. the votes each bill did receive would have been enough to pass under the old rules about with republicans threatening a filibuster, no such luck today. >> this saturday session is a total waste of the american people's time. >> i'm very disappointed the senate did not pass legislation that already passed the house of representatives. >> the president promised to redouble his efforts to make a compromi

. >>> it is another busy day and another key issue ahead for the us senate. it is set to vote today on whether to move forward on the arm's treaty with russia. the treaty would put lower limits on each country's supply of strategic war heads. mitch mcconnell opposes the deal concerned it would hamper efforts. the debate is set to resume about two hours from now. >>> this week president obama will sign legislation allowing gays to serve openly in the military. there is a lot of uncertainty aboutt when this new policy will go into effect and whether troops will accept it. the president and his top military advisors must first certify that repealing would damage the troop's ability to fight. >>> time now 4:39. a a change in gas prices just in time for holiday travel. see which direction they are going in the bay area. >>> plus time is running out to get the packages shipped. what you need to do. >>> and the retail numbers are out and bling is in. surprise trend helping the malls bounce back. mail...you,,,, today, we gather to recognize the selfless decision of o

prepares to ratify the new strategic arms reduction treaty with washington already approved by the us senate the deal is praised by both sides as proof of a new level of trust. peace on the north korea says it's ready to unleash a secret war on the south and use its nuclear deterrent angered by souls massive military drills right across the border. and living with leprosy russians in a remote village feel their battle is no longer with the disease but with the stigma that society imposes on the. seven pm in the russian capital good to have you with us here on our team. our top story moscow is praising the u.s. approval of the atomic arms cuts treaty saying it's a big step not just for both countries security but as a key move toward a nuclear free planet russia's lawmakers say they are poised to say yes as soon as they study washington's ratification in detail president obama and medvedev are expected to sketch that you treaty by phone later on thursday meanwhile artie's ivor bennett is in moscow keeping on top of developments. now it's russia's turn to ratify the new treaty first the lower

another view about the future of the democratic party with former senator gary hart. stay with us. tavis: gary hart is a former u.s. senator from colorado, a democratic presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988. he is a professor at the university of colorado and an author of "the thunder and the sunshine." he joins us tonight from denver. senator, good to have you back on the program, sir. >> it is a pleasure, mr. smiley. tavis: let me start with the question of the democrats and how or if in fact they can get their mojo back. you have been around for years in politics, so you've seen these kinds of ads and flows. what strikes you about what has happened and democrats -- to democrats in november? >> i think the democratic party must define the future in terms that the american people can understand. there is a sense in this country that we are stagnant, that we are if anything moving in circles and not forward. not only for our generation but for our children and future what my party has to do, and indeed all of those in public office, is construct a narrative that explains to the am

senate vote. to approve the treaty tell us more about that . but yes it was a long start and even before the president still to deal with the signatures those had been more than a year old when times negotiations between the delegations of the two countries those were face to face telephone intense conversations between the presidents and then there was this result when this signed this major nucleus women between two nuclear superpower as with pomp and ceremony in krakow in april this year after that a lengthy very delicate process already be cation followed on capitol hill many analysts describe those debates more as a political game between the republicans and democrats to make sure that new start is approved democrats needed some seven votes from the republicans and all they received eleven extra votes were on the opposition party and of course they celebrated a tremendous victory but the russian side has been saying that guys look there are there are no winners and losers both sides come out as winners by signing this agreement by working

joining us now is senator tom udall of new mexico, a man who wants to fix it. you for joining us again, senator. nice to see you. >> thank you, rachel. great to be with you. you made a strong case there, no doubt about it. >> do you think the senate is broken or do you think i'm overstating it? >> you're not overstating it. it's a very broken institution. right to the heart of what we're talking about, we lurch from one filibuster to the next. we waste an incredible amount of time. filibuster used to be something that was extraordinarily rare, you know? in lbj's days back in the 1954 to '61 period, he only had to cut, and this is six years, cut one filibuster off in that period. this year harry reid had to cut off 84. so you know, it's -- they've taken something that's incredibly rare and they've now turned the institution into a supermajority institution. and you just can't govern with supermajorities. it's just not going to work that way. >> people get nostalgic for the arm twisting effectiveness of lbj, when you realize what he was up against, one filibuster

unfortunately senator harkin used some of senator sanders time. i know senator kirk is coming down to give his maiden speech at 5:00. we have a number of folks that are going to speak quickly today on an issue of major importance to america. our fiscal house is in disarray. our budget process is broken and future generations will end up paying the price if we continue to ignore the difficult decisions required to fix things that this grave threat to this country's fiscal stability. recently the national commission on fiscal responsibility and reform has worked in a bipartisan manner to produce recommendations on how to best address our current levels of debt. while these recommendations may not reflect the beliefs of all members of this body, i commend the commission's members for having the courage and the open minds to tackle the problems. at the very least their recommendations can serve as a starting point for serious debate on how we can ensure a better life for our children and our grandchildren. today spending has reached almost 24% of amer

lawmakers prepared to approve of the start nuclear arms reduction treaty with washington after the us senate. president obama have spoken by phone praising the developments as cementing a year of improved relations. north korea says it will wage a nuclear war on the south if seoul makes the first move tensions are once again soaring on the korean peninsula just after pyongyang had earlier said it would not respond militarily to souls' latest war games near disputed maritime border. as millions of americans live off food stamps struggling to make ends meet wall street's five biggest firms have put aside nearly ninety billion dollars for bonuses this year as the gap between rich and poor increases in the us. next on our t.v. alyona show from our washington studios which looks at a huffington post investigation revealing the scandal of universities ripping off their students and why the season to be jolly is afterwards the season two part for many married couples. welcome the ilona show where you get the real headlines with none of the mersey are going to live out of washington d.c. now i havin

and then senator kyl and senator mccain, such time as they will use, and senator kerry, such time as i choose to use. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. mccain: and senator sessions for an additional -- mr. kerry: and senator sessions for an additional 30 minutes as such time between senator kyl and senator mccain as they would allow. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: mr. president, i just want to say a couple of things. first, the treaty is important but it's -- mr. kerry: mr. president? i apologize and i apologize to the senator. the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. kerry: the senator from new york has informed me that he would like five minutes somewhere in there and i would ask, according to the unanimous consent, that he be permitted to speak after senator kirk -- or, actually, if he could be permitted to speak for five minutes after senator sessions. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the senator from alabama. mr. kerry: i thank the chair.

they haven't read the development relief and education for a week minors act is languishing in the us senate is this bill common sense. this is a table from the u.s. embassy in colombo to stop to talk about here an apparent june seventh incident of extrajudicial executions the military reported to the press that on that day the tilde nine guerrillas in combat with desiccation by instructs young couldn't you know and there strongly suggest however that the nine were executed by the army and then dressed in military fatigues. let me. explain how you know this kind of phenomenon where bodies are dressed up as guerrillas and presented as killed in action and this and this idea that you need to produce bodies actually encouraged paramilitary collaboration this is a cia document central intelligence agency they knew about these activities they knew they were happening they knew about links to paramilitary groups and yet u.s. aid continued to flow. to the wealthy british soil it's an awesome time to look. at the. markets why not scandals. find out what's really happening to the global economy in co

to approve the start nuclear arms reduction treaty with washington after the us senate go ahead president obama have spoken by phone praising the development cementing a year of improved relations. north korea's nuclear war on the south if sold makes the first move tensions are once again soaring on the korean peninsula. had earlier said it would not respond militarily latest war games. people living with leprosy in russia feel there is no longer with the disease but with the stigma which society imposes on that. interview program spotlight host off talks to russian deputy prime minister alexander the man responsible for raising the living standards in russia who is also on the national committee. culture is that so much given to you each musician on the market takes it is christians leaving the holy christians have lived in historic palestine since the advent of christianity alongside most.

the us senate wraps up debate on the need to cuts treaty with russia clearing the way for a final vote expected to take place the soon as wednesday democrats are sure the deal will be sealed despite strong position from the republicans. and u.k. expels a different that from the russian embassy it was suspicion of espinosa russian reciprocates the retaliation there are fears the new spy round might threaten recent foreign relations between moscow and london. turned off the ceiling billion dollar defense and she deals with india the treatment of itself a cultural treat on the second day of his visit the explore the phenomenon of the bollywood film industry. sports news. hello and welcome to the sports around out here not to you thanks for joining us and that's a look at the headlines. brett fall comes back to stop the vikings goes down injured again will he call it a career this time. meanwhile italian boys and i is back from injury and ready to build a super middleweight and the alst the date of the next fight. and also british prime minister and the mayor of london switch on the lights

senate. ladies, thanks for joining us tonight. karen hunter and heidi harris on this issue. >>> coming up the righties in the senate have used the filibuster to stall and delay. democratic senator jeff merkley is on a crusade to fix filibuster rules but i say folks, we've got to be a bit careful here. we might not want to wish for something that we may have to deal with later. >>> and it's not too late to let us know what you think. tonight's text survey question is -- do you believe that president obama's tax compromise with republicans will create jobs? >>> and in my "playbook" tonight after two years of republicans abusing the filibuster rule some senate democrats have had enough and are mounting a major effort to weaken the filibuster. today senator tom harkin of iowa says that he will fight for reform as soon as the new congress convenes in january and he predicted fireworks. now i understand the impulse to guilt the filibuster since republicans have abused it to stop president obama's agenda, and it may surprise some folks, b

thank you so much for joining us, senator. great respect for you. my trick question, because trick reality, i don't know how many years we're going to stay there, but how can we win if we stay 20 years? >> i'm not a combat veteran. i have great respect for combat veterans. i spent 12 years in the army. we have to make sure that the pakistanis cooperate with us and frankly, one of the issues there is that they consider some of these extremists groups as assets. we have to convince them they're liableties to their own government, but we have made some progress to get them to go into the tribal areas. i think the important point to emphasize is that the president is committed to a july 2011 transition point where our troops start to come out. that is key. he does not see a long-term significant presence in the region. >> why have we stayed any more than we're there? if we have the al-qaeda elements across the border and we're not going to win ultimately because the taliban will call the shots when we leave, won't they? and al-qaeda will call the shots.

senate. ladies, thanks for joining us tonight. hunter and heidi harris on this issue. >>> coming up the righties in the senate have used the filibuster to stall and delay. democratic senator jeff merkley is on a crusade to fix filibuster rules but i say folks, we've got to be a bit careful here. we might not want to wish for something that we may have to deal with later. >>> and it's not too late to let us know what you think. tonight's text survey question is. do you believe that president obama's tax compromise with republicans will create jobs? ♪ [ male announcer ] you know her. we know diamonds. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you can get up to $1,000 off now through sunday. [ ted ] for years, i was just a brewer. until one of the guys brought in some fresh bread that he'd made from our pale ale. and from that first bite, i knew my business would never be the same. [ male announcer ] when businesses see an opportunity to grow, the hartford is there. protecting their property an

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that is what the senate is being served up because it is not being given an opportunity to take any other information aboard. i usedo work in the senate, too. i worked for senator jackson and senator tower. distinguished senators are spinning in their graves because the constitution of the united states says that the senate's role as being a quality control mechanism on treaties -- i think the framers may well have had a treaty like this in mind in the broader sense -- they would be horrified that in a lame-duck session -- there were no lame duck sessions back in the day -- there were certainly no reason to believe that the senate, which is opposed to a vote on a 2/3 majority basis, that is the kind of high threshold the framers had in mind for a treaty-making -- are being forced to accede to a range as that denied them the ability for them to do their constitutional duty. i think the american people should be furious about this. host: when it left the foreign relations committee, there were only four nays? guest: that is true. that was a stack the deck in terms of the hearings. we have factories that have not had

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us. senators have agreed to vote on the new start no later than this thursday democrats predicted will happen much sooner the chairman of the foreign relations committee john kerry said they would vote as early as in the afternoon on wednesday he also said he is sure the democrats have the sixty seven votes of approval needed to get the trade ratified. this would not have happened without bipartisanship and i'm very grateful to a number of senators i'll talk about the middle more tomorrow on the other side the who. decided the this was the moment for the national security interests of our country that this issue did not belong in our politics but rather in our minds in terms of how it protects the nation senator kerry also said that they count on at least seventy votes he added senate with seventy votes in today's congress is like ninety five votes in the past the of course was referring to the past arms without generators with russia which have all we see no last the ninety votes of four through fault so much is at stake with this new starts both our friend the e.u. west and also for the who

thank you so much for joining us, senator. i've got great respect for you. my trick question and it's trick question because it's trick reality. i don't know how many years that we'll stay over there but how can we ever win if we stay 20 years with al qaeda holed up in pakistan? >> first i have to correct. i am not a combat veteran. i have great respect for combat veterans. i have spent 12 years in the army but just for the record. we have to make sure that the pakistani's cooperate with us, and frankly, one of the issues there is that they consider some of these extremist groups as strategic assets, not liabilities. we have to convince them that they're liabilities to their own government. but we have made some progress to get them to go into the tribal areas. but i think the important point to emphasize and reemphasize in the president's comments is that he is committed to a july 2011th transition point where our troops begin to come out. and that is key. he does not see a long-term significant u.s. presence in the region. he sees the presence but not the

senate side in capitol hill. the final days of this lame-duck session upon us. nate tries to juggle several major bills at the same time today. >> first, the passage of the tax cut extension. then a twofer. the s.t.a.r.t. treaty and a massive government spending bill. joining us now, republican senator, judd gregg. he's the ranking republican on the senate banking committee and he is retiring after this year. so senator gregg, i know you always are a straight talker, but i hope you're even more liberated to speak plainly this morning. let me start -- >> i should say, i'm ranking on budget, not on banking. i don't want to insult richard shelby. >> yes, sorry. apologies for that. >> no problem. >> let's start with the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. will you vote yes for the s.t.a.r.t. treaty if it comes up this week, or will you stand with senator kyl and some who say there's not been enough time? >> i actually think the administration's on the right track on the s.t.a.r.t. treaty, but i also think jon kyl has very legitimate concerns and they need to be aired in a responsible

corker and my friend senator alexander, if at end of the day those of us in the senate who voted for the deficit commission. in this case it would be senator conrad, senator gregg is leaving, obviously, senator crapo, senator coburn, and myself, if we could reach the point where we come together in a bipartisan budget resolution based on that deficit commission, if we have a senate budget resolution, take the word bipartisan out of it, but a senate budget resolution that reflects the feelings of that deficit commission, then that commission will have been a success, will have put us on the right track and we can stand strong together. and i hope that you agree that would be the best thing for this country. i hope we can reach that point and i thank you for your kind word earlier. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: i want to congratulate my colleague from tennessee, senator corker, for his usual common sense as well as the assistant democratic leader, senator durbin, for his courage on the debt c

senate. majority leader harry reid has the power, if he wants to use it, to bring it to the floor for vote as early as tomorrow. senator reid's office says it's likely going to happen late next week. meantime, opponents of the appeal and ratifying of the s.t.a.r.t. nuclear arms treat is angry at the plan to keep them in washington next week and it touched off a food fight seems like you only can have in washington, d.c. only this time the senators who don't want to miss out on their vacation are bringing christianity into the argument. >> it is impossible to do all of the things that the majority leader laid out without doing frankly without disrespecting the institution and without disrespecting one of the two holiest of holidays for christians and the families of all of the senate, not just the senators themselves, but all of the staff. >> senator jim demint echoed that argument telling politico and i quote, we shouldn't be jamming a major arms control treaty up against christmas. it's sacreligious and disrespectful. what's going on is wrong. this is the most say kret holiday for christians

the presiding officer: the senator used 14 minutes. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that now the senator from oregon be recognized for 3 minutes and then i be recognized for 6 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: i would like to have you amend that to include me to have ten minutes following your remarks. mr. levin: mr. president, i would request that. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senator from oregon is recognized. mr. wyden: thank you, mr. president. senators, let me thank all of you for your many kindnesses over the last 48 hours. when news about your prostate is ricocheting around the flog sphere, all the -- around the blogosphere, all the calls and notes and even offers to object on my behalf have meant a lot. and i only want to say that i just hope this encourages everybody to go out and get those physicals. because what this is all about is prevention, and we can sure agree -- disagree about health care around here but we all ought to

not us. >> senator, finally tonight, do you really think this might be a bridge too far? i don't think it is. a bridge too far to say that this is the beginning of the end of social security as we know it? >> i just spoke this afternoon to one of the leaders of one the largest -- of one of the senior organizations in this country and she worries so much that when you start diverting $112,000 of payroll taxes away from social security, this could be the beginning. our republican friends like this idea. and they will extend, i fear, that conssept. it is not good for the future of social security. >> senator, good to have you with us tonight. thanks for fighting, i appreciate it. >> thank you, ed sniechltd coming up, the weeper of the house. the tan man loses control on national tv. again? i mean, this guy really needs to get some help and get ahold of himself, doesn't he? >> making sure that these kids have a shot at the american dream -- it's important. >> the guy can't be around schools, that's too bad. >>> also coming up, sarah palin's grandstanding tour in haiti is over