remind you that my guest on the show today is rushkoff an opposition politician here in russia vladimir let's get back to those rallies that we've been talking about the rallies that are demanding more transparency and more. rule of law as well but first of all they they most of the people say the elections in december was not transparent enough and they they want to guarantee that the presidential election the main election issue will be transparent ok now mainstream politicians many journalists. claim that these manifestations that we see here were masterminded by american experts colored revolution than that and that they actually were organized by u.s. sponsored activists you're one of the activists so how do you react to that what well was there any ground for us to check your patients you know i could see the influence of the united states for on the russian policy i think it's a lowest follows the kids a bomb administration is very passive. they cut whole money supporting democracy all the wall they begin restart policy which is very. friendly reset reset very friendly for putin and it

vladimir putin. how real was the assassination threat? threat? let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, some breaking news. cnn can now confirm the name of the student who allegedly shot five of his fellow classmates at an ohio high school this morning. his name is tj lane. he's a junior. he was described by friends as quiet, but a nice kid from a broken home. no matter what, he created a scene of horror and chaos in chard chardon, ohio today. allegedly opening fire in the high school cafeteria, leaving

let's ask not why vladimir putin wants people to cozy up.arp contrast to people like china trying to limit births. putin hopes to boost the number of babies in russia. he is promising cash incentiv incentive, free kindergarten and cheaper housing to mothers with a third child. he made the birthrate one of his main campaign issues in his run for president. noting a population decrease of 2.5 million since 2000. he wants to see russia's population of 142 million grow to 154 million by 2050. >>> the federal government here in the u.s. has won a two-year battle resulting from a sting operation against an amish farmer in pennsylvania. the "washington times" reports the man sells raw milk, which many believe is healthier than the pasteurizeed version. but the food and drug administration says it's not same to consume. his persistence prompted a 5:00 a.m. visit from the feds to catch him in the act of selling the product across state lines which is illegal. the fda launched a full investigation to purchase milk to be used as evidence. a judge sided

campaign article ahead of the election presidential hopeful vladimir putin also addressed russia's economic cooperation with the european union let's go now to natasha at the business desk for more. that's right in this article in. daily on monday one week ahead of the presidential elections prime minister vladimir putin offered his view on how to solve europe's economic issues essentially he suggests for me free economic zones a common economic zones with the european union and perhaps even offering direct financial help to europe but in return he wants the european union to give up. on what's known as the third energy package essentially it's an energy market reform that suggests that companies such as gazprom should not be allowed to own production and transportation networks at the same time putin has long been critical of this idea centrally saying that aims to destroy the energy market formula that ties the price of gas to the price of oil but it doesn't seem like it's really phasing investors at least not those here in russia the markets in moscow the r.t.s. and the my six opened on monday on a quite upbeat note they are tra

vladimir putin. how real was the assassination threat? let's go "outfront." >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, some breaking news. cnn can now confirm the name of the student who allegedly shot five of his fellow classmates at an ohio high school this morning. his name is tj lane. he's a junior. he was described by friends as quiet, but a nice kid from a broken home. no matter what, he created a scene of horror and chaos in chardon, ohio today. allegedly opening fire in the high school cafeteria, leaving one dead and four wounded. two remain in critical condition tonight. nate mueller was in the cafeteria. he's a fellow student and described the scene. >> he didn't say anything the entire time. he took one shot and then that's when we looked to see what was happening. i saw him shoot, which hit one of my other friends that was sitting at the table with us and then as i was turning around, that's when he hit me. >> ted rollins is outside the high school in chardon for us tonight. and teresa hunt is going to join us in a couple of months on the phone. her daughter was in a cl

team from moscow it's midnight certain here on the button let me take you through our top stories if you will a terrorist plot to kill vladimir putin after the presidential election on sunday is prevented by moscow in kiev. also headlining from us yes to reform the syrian people overwhelmingly approved a new constitution but the e.u. stepping up unless it's pressure with tough new sanctions on president assad's regime. iran's nuclear ever void tells r t that his country's open to genuine u.n. inspections but accuses the way of working for american airlines. and cash rich berlin backs a new rescue deal for greece in the last few hours despite worries it won't be enough to save the indebted country and also growing calls for it to leave the eurozone as well. next r.t. special report from afghanistan. and kathy as. they get that you know i should look up and involve them in joe you actually come out there let me up on. my list of where you have already. been in front of. not only. are you going on in your. you have two schools they have that i too would works with let's men's and the ministry is one that woman is asian enjoys i'

vladimir putin hopes come election day, voters will be singing the same tune. "bbc news," moss cow. >> before we go, let me remind you of the breaking news coming out of syria. one of the injured joirnlist -- journalists has been smuggled out of syrian. he is said to have been rescued with the assistance of the syrian opposition. paul conroy was killed in the same attack that killed marie colvin. and marie colvin was killed in that attack and her mother was saying all she wants now was for her daughter's body to be brought home. still not clear the whereabouts of the french journalist who has been injured. much more at our website www.bbc.com/news. you're watching "bbc world news." >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of compa

let's move on. on saturday, tens of thousands of are expected to march and demand fair elections of vladimir putin. if he goes beyond moscow, there are farther signs of more support for mr. putin. to the heart land of the euro mountain finding out what those there think of mr. putin. >> here every day looks like arm feden. this is a -- arm geten. this is a town which never stops burning. churning out iron and steel. the snow here is black with pollution, but people's lives depend on the factory and instability which they fear most. the new evgeni kozlov has worked at the plants for 50 years and set up a workers committee to back vladimir putin for president. the protests in moscow don't reflect the mood of russia, evgeni says. working people don't want revolution. we want stability. that's why we support putin. at the tank factory up the road they pledged their loyalty to mr. putin live on tv. >> coming to moscow with his meat to take on the anti-government protesters. evgeni and the metal workers aren't marching on moscow but today they are taking the train to the capital. there they join how the

vladimir putin that's according to russia's main state t.v. channel the suspects reportedly admitted planning to make their move in moscow right after sunday's presidential ballot let's get more on this now. you know what more do we know. according to channel one state t.v. two suspects were detained in the ukrainian. general says that both are russian citizens one was on the international wanted list and reportedly both have admitted planning and. assassination attempt on the life of prime minister vladimir putin in moscow right after the upcoming presidential poll on march the fourth this information has already been confirmed by the prime minister's press secretary admitted to school for that's according to. us news agency but the school for refrained from commenting just yet. so do we know who is believed to be behind the plot. channel one showed a video off with the two suspects being questioned by the authorities and in this video one of them says that this plot was initially ordered by a russian as number one terrorist doc will modify what this information is still being confirmed since the investigation is still ongoing but also in the video the suspects desc

we've been reporting vladimir putin has been outlining his foreign policy priorities ahead of presidential elections next weekend europe's energy policy came in for some criticism let's go live to our chief business desk when atocha is standing by to give us the latest updates well indeed prime minister please. and has been returning to the subject again and again what he particularly objects to is what's known as the third energy package centrally it's the idea that the companies that own the production cannot own the distribution and the supply networks and which it has been arguing that this is centrally. designed to squeeze companies russian companies namely gazprom out of europe and to discuss this in more detail and now join a live by consenting seaman of the head of the national energy security fund in moscow mr seem now thanks a lot for joining me and why is this issue so critical for prime minister putin. you know european union now wants to rewrite all rules and that is why it's so very important because we must understand what will be the scheme of our energy business between russia and europe off that will solve them twenty where the main long term contra

vladimir putin himself. it is the only time that he has appeared in public before a large crowd and his theme was a dislike of foreign interference in russian politics. >> we will not letne impose their will on us because we have our own will. this will help us to win. we are a nation of winners. it is in our genetic code. it has passed on from one generation to the next. >> with just 10 days ago, it has been an impressive show of strength for the political establishment. a reminder that it is still day that control the country. many of the crowds were genuinely enthusiastic. >> he is the only person who can do the right thing, vladimir putin. >> some were just there because t hem to come. what do you think of vladimir putin? >> no comment. >> his reputation as a leader is with huge popular support and it has been tainted. >> it has always been said that space is the final frontier but for some exporters, the adventure is a bit closer to home. the undiscovered deaths of the ocean are -- depths of the ocean are luring divers. >> headed to the deepest place on earth. this will eventually plunged several miles down. this is to find out first hand what it would be like. >>

let's go gown to the wire. >>> well, he's at it again, russian prime minister vladimir putin took a ride in a bobsled yesterdayeuropean championship. he isn't shy. remember this video of him shirtless on a horse? this guy needs to put his shirt back on and his pants for that matter. in pennsylvania, a 32-year-old stripped completely naked in a walma walmart parking lot and calmly entered the store looking for a pair of socks. the only thing he's accused of stealing, by the way. among the charges, indecent exposure, aggravated assault, and retail theft. >>> and you can call it the fall collection. at new york fashion week, runway models have taken spills at least seven different shows, mainly because their high heels are too high, some of them 10 inches. it's got to be embarrassing, but they get up and keep going. >>> and check out the outfits on these ladies, the spanish canary islands choosing their queen of carnival. she wore a headpiece that was more than 10 feet high. carnival starts today, runs through february 22nd. that wraps up this hour of "jansing and company," thomas roberts is up next. hey there, t

vladimir putin that's according to russia's main state t.v. channel the suspects reportedly admitted planning to make their move in moscow right after sunday's presidential ballot well let's get more on this now. we go what other details do we know. who according to channel one state t.v. russian and ukrainian special forces managed to prevent an assassination attempt on the life of. three suspects were reportedly arrested in the ukrainian city of i.d.'s on february fourth one of them was on the international wanted list and we. have admitted planning to assassinate in moscow right after the upcoming presidential all on march the fourth according to news agency which is press secretary. confirmed this information but is yet to comment on the situation the agency also says that police were able to track down the suspects using their mobile phones. now the suspects were targeting sunday's presidential election as you say as part of the campaign build out putin today made some strong statements on syria didn't in his latest article. well that's right so all this comes as the prime minister has published yet another article ahead of the presidential election in which he's goi

vladimir putin is making an appearance. it's a televised appearance with supporter and election workers. among the elite in the crowd, -- among the elite in the crowd. mr. putin doing his bit to rally support. let's have a look at the business news. jamie is with me now. we're getting excited about the amount of money the banks are going to lend. >> you have to put up collateral. if you're the italian government bonds -- if you're the italian government, bonds are put up. over quite a long period of time, it strengthens the balance sheets of the bank and to what the banks will hopefully do, lend to spain and portugal. not greece. [laughter] lend to these countries and that way the e.c.b. is actually pushing money into the bond market. >> greece's rating has dropped below junk. >> yes. >> but also discouraging is the rate from india. >> yes. they have an inflation problem, one of the reasons is they have had interest rates rising so high. and the high prices of gasoline and so on, the food, particularly. so put up interest rates, try to bring the prices down. but in doing that, gross falls down. they would like it up by 8%. when you have an economy or population expanding at the rate india is, you

vladimir putin himself. the only time during the whole campaign he appeared in public in front of a large crowd, and with his dislike of foreign interference in russian politics. don't letnyone impose their will on us because we have our own will. he says that's helped thousand win. we are a nation of winners. it is in our genes, in our genetic code. it is passed on from one generation to the next. and we will win this, too. just 10 days to go until the elections, this has been an impressive show of strength for the political establishment, a reminder it is still p very well known who controls the country. many of the crowd were genuinely enthusiastic. >> he is the only person who can do the right thing and i do love vladimir putin. >> others were just sad because their workplaces had asked them to come. what do you think of putin? >> no comment. >> vladimir putin is certain to win on march 4 but after the massive protests against him, his reputation as a leader with huge popular support has been tainted. p bbc news, moscow. p p >> now, it's always been said that space is the final frontier but for some explorers, the adventure is closer to home. the undiscovered depths

let himself -- wet himself." punk protest songs on the doorstep of the kremlin showing how much the political scene, and the music scene has changed in russia. it was not so long ago that vladimirutin was the tops. there was a time when girl bands sang his praises. likeant a strong anman putin." vladimir,is like puti puit." >> the more people that criticizes the power, the better it is for society in general because it makes the power realize that they are vulnerable. they're not invincible. >> there is still one girl band backing putin for president. these are wrapping russians have become an internet sensation with songs about how clever, and athletic, mr. putin is. they are against electing anyone else. vladimir putin will hope that, come election day, they will be singing the same tune. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. >> that brings today's show to a close. you can get constant updates on our website. to find out what we're working on at any time, visit our facebook page. for all of us here at "world news america," bank for watching and to in tomorrow. -- thank you for watching and tune in tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made

vladimir putin sees the future of russia's democracy as the outlines his vision for greater social economic prosperity this is the latest article detailing his electoral program well for more on this let's cross that what is about to go tell us more about how the prime minister plans to improve dialogue. between people in the government. well the main idea of the sort of go is that civil society in russia has grown developed and most importantly become much more active compared to say ten years ago and at the moment the state on its behalf is lagging behind and it's true people do want to be more active they want to have more influence on the country's political life and according to the prime minister one of the instruments to provide them with these opportunities is the internet roger would put in wants to see all government websites more user friendly in order to provide a proper basis for public discussions and this doesn't only go for say draft laws proposed by the authorities this practice is already widely in use just remember the police law which was widely discussed on the internet but it's also goes for initiatives put forward by society itself and for example if this or that

let's get the latest business daniel's here. into business in a surprising move for the russian stock market v.t. bank may compensate its minority shareholders for losses on their investments from mr vladimir putin says the bank will use its own profits to buy back shares from people who took part in its i.p.o. five years ago called price of d.t.b. shares is roughly half of its initial listing the plans estimated to cost up to half a billion dollars while investors await the details to be revealed richard haynesworth from rating agency risk rating says they could be a more efficient way to solve the problem. if the shareholder is unhappy with the performance of the manager of his company you fire the manager of the company and bring in new ones the share price has gone down the shareholders do not like what's happening and therefore that they have been selling out the government doesn't like the effect that's had on minority shareholders so as a majority shareholder the government should really sack the management of the tb and put teen new managers who will increase the share price. the markets know exchange rates for strong oil is pushing the ruble higher to the dollar and the euro the e

vladimir putin after next sunday's presidential vote has been prevented in a joint operation between ukraine and russia three suspects arrested earlier this month for a bomb plot confessed to planning an assassination attempt let's get the details or marty's jacob greaves standing by live so jacob what exactly do we know about the suspects and how exactly were they plotting such an attack. the initial information on this release by russian t.v. channel since it started chasing though by key russian officials who lots of do we should be still press secretary thomas about of a person and those in the ukrainian security services as well as those bolts who authorities as you know of that. they have reached awfully explosion off today still stands exposure when told its destiny you surely will post is still to be killed by that explosion two people pains to tell you cool several weeks interrogates it's not all through that defections have been. a release which much of these reports of mation is based on the slogans of a war with a civilization there is no doubt this is a bonus boy dokubo often he's a well known chechen militants used to be behind a number of deadly terrorist attacks took place in moscow over the last

vladimir putin. >> that's exactly right. he wants to make it clear russia's policy is there should be no foreign intervention in domestic affairs. >> let's just be honest here, daniel. i think a lot of the perception is that al assad is going to go. for a while, they thought he would stay, then go. but you think he could stay? >> i think it's likely, especially if russia and china maintain their support. hees got a very powerful military. it's a different situation to libya or elsewhere. the rest of the town, they're on the borders with jordan, turkey, within the center of syria itself where there is quite a and he's got a sudden ruthlessness where he's willing to do whatever it takes to survive, much like his father did, who was willing tomas kerr 25,000 plus people. it's not just about him and his family. his tribe, his religion is likely to be targets. >> now, can we count on the military? you have the free syrian army and questions as to the loyalty of troops or how long that will last. can he count on them? it may have surprised many tonight, you have hurricandreds thousands of people serving in the forces in syria. >> but it's domi

let's not talk to us these are going to go for the latest on. in the light of ongoing wrangles between world powers as to how serious conflict should be resolved what exactly did vladimir putin have to say. well he basically said that that the world community should be very careful with the way they approach the situation in syria he has said that people should be able to make decisions when it comes to their country on their own without foreign involvement of russian prime minister has also reminded that nobody seems to be talking about the situation in libya following a foreign involvement there are several groups for example doctors without borders have reported on atrocities being committed by the various armed groups in the country by those atrocities are not being highly publicized especially not by the western media sources the russian prime minister has basically said that's a foreign country for a foreigner should stay out of the internal strife in the situation in syria in particular socially considering the experience with libya no of course all of this comes in the wake of the russian delegation visit to damascus just on tuesday which has been so far seems

vladimir putin predicts the consequences of a military strike against iran would be disastrous. mike rogers is just back from a trip to israel last week. mr. chairman, let's go through some of these hot spots in the region quickly, because there are many. you were in israel, people in the united states, including high up in the obama administration think the prime minister is going to wait until may, and if he does not see iran backing down, he'll launch a preemptive strike, did you get that sense? >> i got the sense israel is incredibly serious about a strike on their nuclear weapons program. they have a very different set of eyes on this problem. one is the fact that they've got problems on their southern border, egypt is growing unpredictab unpredictable, hamas a getting stronger, hezbollah, their argument is if that nuclear umbrella comes over iran, it's dangerous to their very existence, let alone a middle east arms race -- nuclear arms race in the middle east, that they are going to have to do something. if you look at it through their perspective, they have a hard choice to make here. >> did you try to disabuse them of their perspective, the top mi

let's take a look at the morning papers. from the "new york times," russian television is reporting that us and ukrainian intelligence have successfully thwarted a plot to assassinate vladimirts were arrested in the ukraine. officials say they were plotting to kill putin in moscow immediately after the march 4th presidential election. >>> "financial times," the federal trial for one of the worst offshore oil spill tragedies in recent history has been delayed. now bp will get another week to try to come to a settlement deal. penalties could top $50 billion if bp is found grossly negligent. >>> a new gallup poll shows president obama's mandate is hurting his chances at reelection. 43% of those surveyed say they are much less likely to vote for obama because of the bill while 15% say they're much more likely to vote for him because of it. >>> the compound where osama bin laden spent his final days was leveled over the weekend. debris remains on-site, but the space apparently will be turned into a park. with us now the chief white house correspondent from politico, mike allen with a look at the playbook. >> good morning and happy monday. >> happy monday to you. you have politic