with the collapse of the ussr, there we re with the collapse of the ussr, there were no social structureserstand it. that was alexander's occur remembering interesting times with former president mikhail gorbachev to dissolve from us this month here at the royal academy. we will be back next month with more first—hand accou nts back next month with more first—hand a ccou nts of back next month with more first—hand accounts of extraordinary moments in history. for now from me in the west of the team, —— and the rest of the team, good night. as one weather system clears, another comes in from the atlantic. it does notjust sum up the weekend weather across the uk but pretty the next 7—10 days out there. this is next weather system coming in as we go into sunday. here is the next one that will come in on monday. more rain to come this weekend. not a washout, there will be some dry and bright skies either side of an area of rain that will be heavy at times as it spreads its way eastwards. this is how we start on saturday morning. chilly across the eastern side of the uk where we have had skies

in 1985, communist authorities restricted the sale of alcohol in the ussr to fight rising addiction.aign was abandoned as the soviet economy began to fail. we spoke to a former adviser to the central committee of the communist party, alexander tsipko. he helped to put the law in place. there used to be just one image of the soviet worker, and this was it — young, efficient and, above all, sober. but now there is another. half asleep and halfway to dipsomania. translation: a quarter of all workers would have a glass of vodka before work. this was widespread among our working class. the russians call alcohol the green snake and opening time the hour of the wolf. put the two together and the results can be disastrous. translation: i saw clearly that in a country where one quarter of all workers are alcoholics, this country survives by killing its own people. that was very clear to me. the state makes billions in alcohol tax, but the state has ordered its people to sober up. translation: as someone who spoke to gorbachev often, i can tell that he did not understand what the ussr was abou

back in the ussr, or rather the former soviet union — 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall, we'vecial report on how russia is trying to restore its influence over its neighbours. from thomas cook to jet airways — turbulence in the airline industry has forced a record number of carriers to collapse — we find out about the impact on passengers. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think of the stories we're covering — just get in touch using the hashtag bbc—the—briefing president trump has been angrily defending his decision to pull american troops out of northern syria — a move that opens the way for an attack by turkey on kurdish fighters, long—time american allies in the fight against the extremist group the islamic state, but regarded by the turks as terrorists. mr trump has repeated his warning to turkey not to take advantage of the withdrawal, threatening to "decimate" the turkish economy if they go what he called "off limits." orla guerin reports from

leonov made his pioneering walk during the cold war battle for supremacy in space between the ussr andd states. later in life he became the commander of the first ever joint us soviet mission. now it's time for newswatch and we hear your views on the bbc‘s coverage of climate change. hello and welcome to newswatch. as extension rebellion protesters make their presence felt, has the bbc got their presence felt, has the bbc got the balance of its reporting right? and did an argument on social media between two footballers wives merit a report on bbc one news bulletin? first, one of the reasons the reporting of the uk is plans to leave the eu has been hard to follow is that information about what's going on has not always flowed unambiguously through official channels. there were two examples this week, the leak from a downing street source that the government might stop cooperating with the eu if it is. extend its membership beyond the end of this month and those sources again briefing about tuesdays telephone conversation between boris johnson tuesdays telephone conversation between bor

trust for humanity, instead, it became used as a tool of domination, first by the us and then the ussrnuclear arms race so part of the problem is, they tried to put it in trust for humanity after the fact, when it was already owned by the united states. what we are trying to do now is solve this problem before the fact, before the technology is created, do two things. one is to change the way we decide it so that we remain in control of ai systems forever, eliminate the standard model and move to a new model which doesn't involve these fixed known objectives that are put into the system. the second part of it is to essentially have unbreakable agreements that the technology will be shared for the benefit of humanity. do you think that the rise of ai is going to undermine our liberal notions of democracy and individualism? will it play into the hands of authoritarian controlling systems? i think the chinese model is something, my guess is they are going to abandon because what happens when you set up something like this social credit score which is supposed to be a numerical calculation

during the coldwell battled for spaceis during the coldwell battled for space is parity between the ussr which has been visiting a pub in something one is aiming to watch the uk play the czech republic in the twenty2o qualifiers. he was also writing the hat up campana mental health. he discussed the issue with several people had been affected. the idea behind the campaign as to get men as co mforta ble campaign as to get men as comfortable talking about mental health as they are talking about football. u nfortu nately health as they are talking about football. unfortunately though prince william was not able to guarantee a win for the england team. here is the weather. already some parts of the country have seen about half a months worth of rain in a day or two, and the outlook is very mixed, is not going to be raining all the time, however they will be some spells of rain with the ground very wet there is a risk of further flooding. most of the rain we are seeing at the moment, at least across southern areas is coming from this conveyor belt, this ribbon of cloud, very wet air, claudia

this was the red army's largest base outside the ussr.sons here and 500,000 soviet troops. but then again, for moscow, this was its key outpost in europe. and it's east german comrades were happy to play host. translation:. in1989, in 1989, the berlin wall fell and everything changed. within a year, east and west germany have reunited. moscow agreed to withdraw its troops. the red army had been here since defeating the nazis. in germany, the departing troops did little to conceal their true feelings. what the russians didn't leave much when they pulled out. they made sure they left this. this isa they made sure they left this. this is a reminder to germany of the 27 million soviet citizens who were killed in the war. it wasn't only germany that was changing. in 1989, for millions across eastern europe, the fall of the iron curtain brought freedom. form s —— for moscow commitment the end of its empire. today's russia wants to forget about 1989. it was, yes, an amazing period, but it was a period of backtracking, defeat. what is left stands

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today, steve is in latvia, a country once part of the ussr, now in the eu and nato, but still livingisn't? in latvia it's not always clear. the country has been targeted by russian disinformation to sow doubt, confusion. moscow's objective to discredit european democracy on its border. and here is one example of what appears to be russian disinformation. this website is called baltnews. it's aimed at ethnic russians across the baltic, but is part of a news organisation which is bankrolled by the kremlin. what kind of stories does it put out? well, here's one. listen to this, "among latvians," it says, "adolf hitler is more popular than harry potter. hitler's mein kampf tops the readers book choice in latvia." so the impression you get when you read this is that in latvia, in an eu country, nazi ideology is thriving. but is it true? i am off to investigate. my first stop is latvia's largest book—seller. how many copies of mein kampf were sold in your shop, say, in 2018? none. not a single copy? not a single copy. it is not available, then, in the book shops in latvia? no, it is not av

we are behind -- between ecuador and the former ussr. don't know how they got ussr numbers because everything was a total mess at that point. i think madison called up lennon and said, well, what is it? before social security comes in, new hampshire at the top again. you are still a winner. if i had prices, i would give es, i would give them away. rocky top is not looking good. spain is below us. worker's comp. in 1934, wisconsin at the top, usually it is high up. west virginia is still below. there. a lot of time doesn't seem bad. we are close to ireland and finland. there are pensions in 34. connecticut and oklahoma at the bottom. we are in the middle of costa rica and bulgaria. assistance, if you are old and you are in the median of the united states you are doing well. andare up there near israel saudi arabia. i don't think you are an oil baron in saudi arabia. there is a big distribution -- there is a few people over here and a lot of people down here. you are doing well. maximum.to do the louisiana is at the bottom. here is worker'

first want to visit not only africa, south america as first lady tot as the first go to china and the ussr. she always insisted on seeing people. children, schools, orphanages. she wanted to get out of the diplomatic protocol and talk to people. it was there she exhibited on behalf of america the same kind of kindness i experienced firsthand. [applause] >> wasn't she an amazing first lady in so many ways? i want to start with patty mattson who i covered at the , beginning of the for ford administration. patty you had already been hired , as a speechwriter and deputy press secretary for pat nixon. you told me once she had a keen eye for what was appropriate, and she was shaped by her growing up. how hard she worked. the work ethic. >> it was one of those things that was so important about her. i have been in television and politics. i have known a lot of people who work hard. this one takes the cake. she really was in full bore. the first thing i noticed, really my first day on the job, -- can you hear me? sent something up to her that needed her input overnight, it was literally on your de

he made his pioneering walk during the cold war battle for supremacy in space between the former ussrmission. —— alexei leonov died today. now from winston churchill's wartime bunker toa winston churchill's wartime bunker to a secret aircraft factory, london's underground network has some incredible stories to tell about britain pot i pass. a new exhibition has opened its doors today exploring some of the abandoned stations and their hidden spaces deep beneath the streets of the capital. dan johnson spaces deep beneath the streets of the capital. danjohnson has been to ta ke the capital. danjohnson has been to take a look. i'm a 40 metres down under london streets in one of london bonsai old bomb shelters. you can see the signage from world war ii. this is one of the abandoned places that features in this new exhibition and chris is from london transport museum. what else can we see in this exhibition? it's a chance for people to get behind the scenes in the london tube stations, see what lies behind those secret doors and grills you walk past every time you use the tube and also find

just to keep track of all this, two men from the former ussr who told congress they were part of the president's legal team and were acting with rudy giuliani to push the impeachment scandal were rested last night while attempting to leave the country with one-way tickets. joining me now are two people who know the ins and outs of this story who earlier today broke the story about the arrest. and reported back in july parnas and fruman privately lobbied ukraine to bid to help president trump win in 2020. can you take us through what this indictment alleges about what the scheme these gentlemen were involved in was. >> sure, so it's actually a pretty complicated set of allegations. there are basically two sets of allegations. one has very little to do with the dealings with ukraine and with giuliani. it has to do with a marijuana business they were trying to get off the ground in nevada. and then allegedly getting money from a russian national to benefit this business, making donations to try to grease the wheels to get this business off the ground. the other set of allegations square

the first to not only visit africa, but also as the first lady the first time to go to china and the ussr. every step she always insisted on seeing people, children, schools, and orphanages because she wanted to get out of diplomatic protocol -- protocol and talk to people and it was then that she exhibited the same kind of kindness that i experienced firsthand. [applause] >> wasn't she an amazing first lady in so many ways, and i want tti matson, whoa i covered at the beginning of the ford administration, you had already been hired as a speechwriter and deputy press secretary for pat nixon, and you told me once that she had a keen eye for what was appropriate, and she was very much shaped by her growing up, how hard she worked, and that work ethic. patti: it is one of the things that i think was so important about her. i have been in television, politics, and i've known a lot of people who work hard, but this one takes the cake. in full bore, and the first thing i noticed, really my first day on the job, can you all hear me back there? it was when you said -- sent something up to her tha

and russia has been accused of spreading misinformation about latvia, which used to be part of the ussrrt now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. starting with the rugby, i expect lots of excitement today. yes, scotla nd lots of excitement today. yes, scotland are... scotland are edging closer to the four try bonus point they need to keep their hopes of qualifying for the quarter finamls of the rugby world cup alive. the're playing russia in shukuoka, adam hastings and george horne have scored two tries apiece. they are 40 70 up —— 47—0 up in the second half. the win will take it to their final game with hosts japan on sunday, another must win. wales will qualify for the quarter finals with a win in oita when they take on fiji in the next hour. katie gornall is there, and with two wins already, including that impressive vitory over australia, it's a little more straightforward for wales. yes, that's right. i think the maths is very straightforward, if they win here against fiji, they are guaranteed a place in the quarterfinals and they are in the drivi

we are between ecuador and the former ussr. i don't know how they got that number.verything was a total mess at that point. lenink madison called of at home and said, "well, what is it?" [laughter] target, 1934. the best year before social security. new hampshire, still a winner. the greats that that state of tennessee, rocky top not looking so good. then switzerland spain is below , us. worker's comp. in 1934, wisconsin at the top, usually it is high up. west virginia is still down there. i spent a lot of time in west virginia. doesn't seem that bad. close to ireland and finland. in 1930 four,ons connecticut and oklahoma at the in the middle between costa rica and bulgaria. basically, old age assistance, this is the story. old age assistance, if you are old and you are in the median of you are doingtes, pretty well. you are therebetween israel and saudi arabia. i don't think you are an oil baron in saudi arabia. there is a big, bimodal distribution -- actually there are a few people here and a lot of people down here. you are doing well. i forgot to do the maximum.

was one of them the ussr? >> yes. >> what did we do after we won that war? did we instantly try to help? >> excuse me. did we try to help them? no. we engaged in suspicious -- >> the cold war happens. >> yes. >> europeans idea of breaking up the middleak east. was there ate one time a proposl for a different stance? >> my understanding of the history was that wasn't discussion at the time. it did not work out that way. >> let me ask you a question. how long have we been fighting this war on this piece of sand? >> the united states? >> no. the war of all these people in this area. >> sir, which war are you referring to? >> all of them. has there been any resolve? >> there are number of different conflicts in the region. you have to speak about them specifically to say anything meaningful. >> let me ask the question. we have held the barn storm at the president. we have a stalemate right now. the analogy, doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result, is that insanity? >> it would be nice if we tried something a little bit different. >>

. >> was one of them the ussr soviet union? >> yes. >> and what did we do after we won that war? did we instantly try to help the soviet union? >> excuse me, did we try to help them? >> know, pretty quickly after the war ended, we engaged in mutual suspicion. >> the cold war happened, did it not. >> yes. can you tell me a little bit about after world war i, the europeans idea of breaking up the middle east was there at one time a proposal for a different stance, kurdistan was one of them? >> my understanding of the history is that there was a discussion at the time, but it didn't work out that way. >> let me ask you the question once again how long have we been fighting on this piece of sand? >> the united states? >> no, no. the war of all these people in the area, how long have we been fighting? >> which one are you referring to? >> all of them. we have been fighting. has there been any results? >> there is a number of different conflicts in the region and you have to speak up and specifically to say anything meaningful about them i think. >> so let me ask a question. we have fu

edwards, ussr author what their favorite books are and what they're currently reading.is your favorite. so long with russell kirk and ernest hemingway and thomas burton, frank, the wonderful wizard of oz. what is i come from. i left it in. >> thank young peter. i love to talk about it. this was the first book i ever read. so that's number one. number two i would just enchanted by it. it was magical. it was this wonderful land of oz. it was so inviting. i wanted to move there. but how can i buy an airplane ticket i was only five or six when i read it but how could possibly get there. and also to me, as i learned later, it had an happy ending unlike the grim others in the grim details were people avoids dying and being gobbled up and so forth. the wizard of oz is with everybody happy. everybody achieving the goals in i can take a brain and i can take a heart. >> was about the gold standard and summer. >> this is made of stuff. he never had that in mind at all. i did some study and mr. mann. he was trying to tell a wonderful story. as a people that read into it more than t

. >> was one of them the ussr? >> yes. >> and what did we do after we won that war? did we instantly try to help the soviet union? >> excuse me, did we try to help them? >> yes. >> no. pretty quickly after the war ended, we engaged in mutual suspicion -- >> cold war happened, did it not? >> yes. >> can you tell me a little bit after world war i europeans' idea of breaking up the middle east. was there at one time for a proposal for a different stand, kurdish stand was one of them. >> my understanding of the history is that that was in discussion at the time, but didn't work out that way. >> let me ask you a question, how long have we been fighting this war on this piece of sand? >> the united states? >> no, the war of all these people in this area. how long have we been fighting on this piece of sand? >> which war are you referring to? >> all of them. we've been fighting from before christ. >> right. >> has there been any resolve? >> there are a number of different conflicts in the region and you have to speak about them specifically to say anything meaningful about

segment could be drama if teams in china compete with u.s., i could see see a tv event i don't think usa ussrology from the free world? >> that is right. dagen: thank you, maria. maria: more coming up, our top story this hour trade in china's economy the country third quarter growth slowing for lowest rate nearly 30 years asian markets feeling sting shanghai composite down one and a third percent president trump talking about it last night touting tough stance on china at dallas rally. >> my if my crooked opponent would have won right now china would be by far number one nation from an economic standpoint in the world, we've gone up trillions of dollars they have gone down trillions of dollars, and we are so far number one, so far -- that they will never catch us if we are smart. after decades of economic surrender i have contain historic action to confront china's rampant trading abuses we have made great progress our relationship with china is fantastic, great things are happening, you watch. they get it now. maria: joining me is assistant to the president for trade manufacturing policy he

strategic embargoes of key military technologies and the ability to wage economic competition against the ussr see what it's like to actually do business in an incredibly national isistic china. that's the pressure on the nba, the list goes on. maria: not to mention hong kong, they made a promise it would have its own autonomy, yet they're putting their rule real hard on hong kong right now. we have a couple seconds left, jonathan. what do you think the u.s. should be doing with this trade deal? i mean, tomorrow the talks are happening in washington. how should the u.s. take this? >> don't cave in on technology. i mean, i would be very concerned about some kind of tech for ag deal. we hold a lot of the cards. we are a massive food supply, massive energy supply. the chinese people need all that. we can't let them advance technologically through our assistance or our allies given what they want. as long as things like huawei are not put back on the table, i think we have to stay focused. maria: not to mention the fact that, yeah, they want to buy more soybeans and pork. they need that. 250 milli