its still kicking even after the dissolution of the warsaw so what is the point of nato today and who exactly is it benefiting. and you will baby drill midis tension may make what you pay at the pump painful so could the u.s. look in its own territories for relief. i don't want to learn russian how about a single song in russian here about what inspired this americans to learn the russian their national anthem in just a few days. it's friday february twenty fifth five pm in washington d.c. and christine for us now you're watching our t.v. well all eyes are still on wisconsin as thousands stand strong at the state's capital protesting the republicans plan to curb unions this is an early morning vote in wisconsin state assembly pushed governor scott walker's budget repair bill one step closer to getting passed but protesters and democrats are not giving up in this fight that is far from over. what you see here democrats and protesters pointing the finger at republican lawmakers making their way through the chamber after the. one am vote this morning now the build will move on to the sta

he also is executed in march of 1952 in warsaw. and, finally, within the nazis, i will still talk about the jews, the third not see what i want to mention here is that of jurgen stroop, the notorious ss general. jurgen stroop was a veteran of world war i. here he is pictured with his colleagues in the department. i actually visited his home. and he was a highly -- he would have loved to become an officer. the structures, the social structures of german society after world war i, he was unable to become an officer. his opportunity comes in 1932 when he joined the ss. and high like himmler becomes a close associate of him, pushing him up the ranks very quickly today, high ranking ss officer. out of april 17, 1943, hitler phones up jurgen stroop and orders him to warsaw, to oversee the liquidation of the ghetto. he arrives there and promises to wipe up the ghetto within three days. and as we all know, this took him over for weeks here and at the end of these four weeks, in may of 1943, he submits his three copies of a secret report to

desde warsaw, indiana. ahora regreso contigo al estudio. >>cristina londoÑo, desde warsaw, indiana.esamos. [tema musical] >>continuando con "enfoque", desde washington d.c. para terminar, esta maÑana tuve la oportunidad, para mÍ un privilegio, de conocer mejor y conversar con una mujer maravillosa, una actriz, la verdad que extraordinaria. es natalia suÁrez en la novela "aurora". ella es sandra destenave y hablÉ con ella hace poco. todo el mundo estÁ hablando de este cambio que estÁ ocurriendo en la novela. >>me encantÓ porque los cambios normalmente son buenos. es como retomar aire, retomar... todo, puede volver a empezar en cierta forma, porque no estamos empezando nada, estamos casi a la mitad de la historia, pero Íi se siente un empezar. natalia perdona, natalia se reivindica como mujer, asume que su pareja ya no es quien ella se aferraba y querÍa que fuera y que estuviera a su lado y que la amara, como ella en el fondo merece, como todos merecemos, ser amados y respetados, pero... >>utilizando esa explicaciÓn, ¿perdonas fÁcilmente? >>creo que, gracias a dios, nunca he sido last

the leaders of germany, france, and poland have been having trilateral talks today in warsaw. paris support:'s bid to join the eurozone. -- paris supports poland's bid to join the eurozone. this is the first time they've had talks after 2005 when talks broke down under the previous president. >> warsaw is prepared to take on the union's presidency in july and the other two members of the triangle are on hand to help. >> we will give our heartfelt support to: with its eu presidency, and to -- to poland with its eu presidency, in particular, other groups of the nation. >> warsaw will focus on european defense and security during its presidency, a move that france welcomes. >> the world today is one is full -- that is full of dangers and crises. i welcome the fact zeppelin will collaborate on a single european security policy. >> in 1991, hans dietrich genscher was among those hoping to ease poland's's padgett -- passage into the you. 20 years later they're working on cooperation. >> the rescue fund has released 3.6 your -- 3.6 billion euros for dublin, slightly less than the 5 b

spokesperson for the world food program and in warsaw we cross the patrick young he is to executive director at devi advisors and another member of our cross talk team yell on the hunger all right folks crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want deborah i'd like to go to you there is there's a lot of facts out there but what does it all mean coffee prices are thirteen year high sugar prices at a thirty one year high wheat and corn are at very high very high levels as well and you know there are three reasons i keep coming across it is a natural growth of population ok we've that's been around for a long time others will point to profiteering and speculation and i guess no one can deny there's a lot of extreme weather out there so it is what reason would you in a hierarchy explain why we have such high prices for food around the world. i mean we would say there are certainly long term trends that will lead to higher food prices climate change biofuels those are those are big factors we've had floods this year in places like sri lanka but we would actually point to t

the leaders of germany, france, and poland have been having trilateral talks today in warsaw. paris support:'s bid to join the eurozone. -- paris supports poland's bid to join the eurozone. this is the first time they've had talks after 2005 when talks broke down under the previous president. >> warsaw is prepared to take on the union's presidency in july and the other two members of the triangle are on hand to help. >> we will give our heartfelt support to: with its eu presidency, and to -- to poland with its eu presidency, in particular, other groups of the nation. >> warsaw will focus on european defense and security during its presidency, a move that france welcomes. >> the world today is one is full -- that is full of dangers and crises. i welcome the fact zeppelin will collaborate on a single european security policy. >> in 1991, hans dietrich genscher was among those hoping to ease poland's's padgett -- passage into the you. 20 years later they're working on cooperation. >> the rescue fund has released 3.6 your -- 3.6 billion euros for dublin, slightly less than the 5 b

that hasn't stopped nato from continuing to pursue a global reach it's been twenty years since the warsaw pact formed in response to nato dissolved but even without its main rival nato has continued to aggressively expand and to date it has operations spanning several countries with troops and resources in the sudan the mediterranean sea kosovo iraq afghanistan and the horn of africa in november they redefined their goals going forward at the summit in lisbon wanting to tackle everything from nuclear disarmament to terrorism and cyber security. it was all adopted amidst protests on the streets now it's always out of date now out of time we need a world of peace and justice not one of preparing for yet more wars and already nato members have been divided over the near decade long war in afghanistan nato has not prevailed there calling into question the alliance mission. there is every expectation that with the end of the cold war nato would be disbanded instead what happened in fact and in violation of even the accords in the agreement at that time was nato aggressively expanded critics sa

is not for the spendings all about surfers reporting there and twenty years ago the members of the warsaw pact agreed to and their alliance originally formed at the height of the cold war as a deterrence to nato it was no longer deemed necessary once the sort of union collapse but nato carried on and as sorties lauren lyster reports the organization is having trouble justifying its existence. it was an alliance born of fear originally supposed to define defend western europe against the soviet union but the fall of the berlin wall changed all that now decades later the military alliance formed against the soviet threat long deprived of its enemy has been. the answer bumbling for a clear cut mission the north atlantic treaty organization has been fighting for justifiable reason to be but that hasn't stopped nato from continuing to pursue a global reach it's been twenty years since the warsaw pact formed their response to nato dissolved but even without its main rival nato has continued to aggressively expand and to date it has operations spanning several countries with troops and resources

but on this day in one nine hundred ninety one members of the warsaw pact set up as a counterweight to nato voted to dissolve their alliance for twenty years on nato is still going strong with his theory of influence continuing to expand and as artie's laura lister reports some say this western alliance no longer has a place in the modern world. it was an alliance warn of fear originally supposed to define defend western europe against the soviet union but the fall of the berlin wall changed all that now decades later the military alliance for and against the soviet threat longer privative its enemy has been. the answer fumbling for a clear cut mission the north atlantic treaty organization has been fighting for justifiable reason to be but that hasn't stopped nato from continuing to pursue a global reach it's been twenty years since the warsaw pact formed in response to nato dissolved but even without its main rival nato has continued to aggressively expand and to date it has operations spanning several countries with troops and resources in the sudan the mediterranean sea kosovo iraq

be 13 degrees day, cold weather for central and eastern europe, minus 10 in moscow and minus 7 in warsaw. but different story all together for the west, spring-like here. 14 degrees in london, 8 in madrid and 20 degrees in lisbon. here is your extended forecast. >>> and that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm keikichi hanada. on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us. >> california's gold is produced in association with kcet los angeles and is seen statewide on california public television. this series is endorsed by-- well, hello, everybody. i'm huell howser. walking down the steps. and these just aren't any old steps either. these are very historic steps here in los angeles. these steps were made famous back in 1932 by laurel and hardy in their classic film, the music box. and if you remember that particular scene, it was quite a production for laurel and hardy to get a piano, a boxed up piano all the way up these steps.

the british oil worker brian roberts was on a flight that just arrived in warsaw, and he joins us from his hotel. how did you get out? was it a specially chartered airplane? >> we went to the british embassy yesterday morning. they told us to go to the airport and look for british embassy people. we get there, they said, ok, we're getting on an airplane that should be arriving at 6:00 p.m. after that they said it is not arriving, it has been delayed. it then it was not arriving at all. british airways canceled because of technical difficulties. so we had now been in the airport six hours, plus, and it is raining, cold, we have no shelter. we cannot get into the terminal building because there are thousands, tens of thousands of people who are cramped and the airport. we then heard there were a few airplanes, and it turned out to be the polish president's budget. does anybody want to go? yes, me, and that was it. within two hours, we were shepherd it through, process took a long while because it is absolute mayhem. i was with a small group going through, and i got caught in a fight that

we've got 1 in stockholm and then zero in moscow, coming down to 4 in warsaw as well. all right.e's the extended forecast now. ♪ ♪ >>> once again, the headlines this hour, japan's current account surplus for 2010 logged its first annual increase in three years. this came as the trade balance surged due to a rebound in auto exports to china and the u.s. on tuesday the finance ministry said in a preliminary report the income sir plus declined more than 5% in yen terms to slightly over $140 billion. this was due to a drop in stock dividends and other investment returns. but the trade surplus nearly doubled year on year to about $98 billion. the figures add up to an account surplus of about $208 billion for the whole of 2010, up over 28% from a year earlier. the ministry attributes the robust trade figures to the global economic recovery and is calling for a close watch on the u.s. and chinese economies as well as rising prices of natural resources. >>> tokyo stocks rose moderately on tuesday morning. tracking overnight gains in new york. the nikkei average ended the morning session

minus 10 in kiev and minus 5 for warsaw.ally, giving you a look at madagascar, that tropical cyclone made landfall, it has since been dissipated, it's right now a tropical low, but forecasters are calling for this system to restrengthen, possibly make a second landfall. now, already quite a bit of rain has been reported across the area. over 100 millimeters, in fact, in just the past 24 hours. and we will be talking about much, much more rain in the days to come. upwards of 250 millimeters or more possible for coastal areas, both on the west and the east side of the island. so do watch out. there's a lot more rain headed your way. all right. so that's a look at your weather for now. and here is your three-day outlook. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> our lead story in egypt, anti-government protests have ended. but workers in the public and private sectors are still rallying for pay increases. the military ruling the country is calling for restraint. thousands of police gathered in front of the ministry of interior in the capital of cairo on m

a little cooler as we head further east. 8 in berlin. 3 in warsaw, cold in moscow, minus 11 for your high. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's all for now on "newsline." stay tuned for more on nhk world.

minus 4 in moss koes, minus 2 in warsaw, minus 3 in kiev. so well below zero. it's a tad bit warmer than we've been seeing the past few days. all right. that's a look at your weather for now. here's your three-day outlook. ♪ ♪ >>> we'll be back with more news in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani. jj

this is not eastern europe in the sense that the people who stood in the squares of warsaw and prague were quoting jefferson and lincoln and kennedy and, yes, ronald reagan. these are not the leaders being sounded by the people in cairo. >> the government has fomented over time it appears anti- semitic, xenophobic, anti- foreign, and right now that is playing out -- >> at you have to say that mubarak -- any time that anybody push came to be more democratic, he would say, oh, the terrorists will take over if i am not here. >> the unrest is spreading to jordan and yemen and elsewhere. >> egypt has historically been a bellwether of the middle east. in the 1950's, when the military overthrew the monarchy, it spread all to the middle east. you had a generation of the military in charge. here you have uprisings -- it started in tunisia, but it is now in yemen and jordan. even in sudan. there might even be demonstrations in syria, of all places, which is a hermetically sealed a police state. there is a wave happening here. it is generational, and it is also technological. 60% of the egyptian

minus 6 in warsaw. hard freeze warnings abound. 3 degrees in berlin, as well as vienna, and over towards the west, double digits, 12 in london and paris, and 20 degrees in lisbon. here's your extended forecast. >>> once again the top stories at this hour. international search and rescue operations are continuing in christchurch, new zealand, where 113 people have been confirmed dead after tuesday's earthquake. police say only six of the victims have been identified so far. they believe identified remains may include some of the roughly 200 people listed as missing. friday marked the passage of the critical 72 hour period since the earthquake, after which the chance of survival for anyone trapped in the rubble is said to fade rapidly. in central christchurch, japanese rescuers, australian troops and others are working around the clock to remove debris from the collapsed canterbury tv building. it housed a language school attended by foreign students including japanese. many people are thought to remain b

minus one in warsaw. five in berlin. then double digits in paris. a little milder for you, too. a look at your weather for now. here is your three-day outlook. ♪ >>> once again the headlines at this hour. the streets of cairo fell into chaos wednesday as supporters and opponents of president hosni mubarak clashed in running battles. the violence broke out when mubarak's supporters entered tahrir square in the heart of the capital to confront thousands of mubarak protestors who had been occupying the area for several days. the standoff turned more violent when the two sides began throwing stones and petrol bombs at each other. the fighting ined into the night. the health ministry says three people were killed and more than 600 others were wounded. the number of casualties are expected to rise as the violence continues. egypt's state-run broadcaster is calling on people to leave the square. the country's opposition groups met after mubarak's televised speech tuesday to announce woe not run in the presidential election in september or seek another term. mubarak called for dialogue

many areas which are important for the security of our citizens you know in moscow in washington in warsaw in berlin places so that's that's really what we should and i think that's what we are concentrating on well i are completely rebuilt because i have also i have always thought that that mechanisms like the russian nato council like and the similar going with other nato countries may be more useful even then then joining the the the body don't you think partnership over all i mean and lisbon was very clear on this are if you like a growing business and a great business of interest and importance for nato we hardly do anything if you and my point on our own where we have gone is done where it's fighting and you know cyber attacks pirates and so on we work with other bennies asians will work with other countries so that is really you know the name of the game and partnership including russia absolutely fundamental for that says robert tell director of the nato information office in moscow spotlighted will be back shortly we'll continue this interview in less than a minute after we take a

scale emergency of its own a business jet was forced to make an emergency landing the flight from warsaw came down on its belly after part of its undercarriage failed to lower it's been reported there were only crew members on board and no one was injured the incident caused widespread delays to a viable at the airport. coming up to quarter past the hour let's take a look at some other major headlines from around the world hundreds of thousands joined in marches across iran for the country's national day rallies which are backed by the state marked the thirty second anniversary obvious the moment revolution established in one nine hundred seventy nine the islamic republic was created following the revolt led by the late ayatollah khomeini. hundreds of transport workers in the greek capital are protesting against planned sector reforms workers from athens metro system its trams trolleys all walk out the demonstration is the latest in a series of disruptions in the city the reforms are part of a public sector cost cutting exercise which is being implemented following a multi-billion euro b

which is bogged down in warsaw and pressed by emerging powers will have to rethink its role in world affairs which is a goal to peace and conflict expert goes one step further by predicting the fall of the us subpar his interview is next on r.t. . r t fitting down with professor johan galton an internationally recognized founder of peace studies and author of more than one hundred fifty books his most recent book is titled the fall of the us empire and then what professor galton thank you very much for sitting down r.t. today my pleasure in two thousand you had predicted in forecasts that that the.

full scale emergency of its own a business jet was forced to make an emergency landing a flight from warsaw came down on its belly after part of its undercarriage failed to lower it's been reported there were only crew members on board and no one was injured the incident caused widespread delays told by vel's at the airport. are closed to a team can the discovery of the western your area continues now as they get an inside look into the culture and traditions of the region and its capital. the republic is known for its rich culture and traditions many of which have been passed down through the centuries from cuisine to music the region's creative spirit has given rise to a wealth of local talent some of which has spread around the globe we're going to go to scott discovers how song gets moving. when you come to shift you're in for a surprise though it's known for its weapon producing factories and plants the first thing that catches your eye is the city's architecture which seems to have changed a little over the centuries and once you dig deeper you find the more people are good at preserv

the blue hole of the world trade center and what's being discussed today is where is investment in warsaw the risks we've heard to distinguish the economics of neural roubini and nassim taleb perform already with that with their speeches coming out now nouriel roubini mentioned that the global economy right now is like a glossy hall full and half empty because there's of course the risk of having a double dip is significant you know but still the leverage is very high for example and to talk more about risks let's now join scott beauty the managing director for financial institutions at standard post thank you so much scott for you for your time for being with us so where do you see the main risks for the global going to be the highest risks right. at the broader question i. know that a big risk is that the this double digit growth in china which is has continued for a decade or two decades would stop that's great probably if you just want the single largest wrist it's probably had a decrease in the growth rate and growth expectations for china would would have repercussions on asian econ

put up a statue right in front of what had been the russian governor's residence in warsaw. i wonder why. some say justice will be graced by the world's only statue to a --. he led one part of a revolt against occupying, who heroic gesture inspired revolution. i'm going to focus on language, let me stop to emphasize the word "revolution," which is not crisis tis revolution. i find it fascinating the media are happy to talk about the jasmine revolution in tunisia, but as everybody puts it, crisis in egypt. why do i emphasize the difference? mubarak's resignation might end the crisis, but will not end the revolution. crisis is the word of choice and forces of water and clintons of this world. it can end brief crisis, but not revolution. as a historian, i say future colleagues will call this revolution and i think we should. another remarkable difference is that today's revolution is above all the work of a specific group. i think we should call them the liberation generation in honor of those who have fallen in cairo's tahrir square. revolutions must not be judged on immediate

in europe when we saw them coming, they were coming, i saw them personally in warsaw with talking cups. there was a whole regiment. they were coming, moving forward. we had our government, american government sending bombs on the serbians. the serbians. >> let me try to answer the question. >> yes. yes, as i have explained, the muslim forces of the third reich who were not just independent militia, there were ss units dispatched all over europe at various nations. although there were mainly centralized in yugoslavia. there were trained in france. your question is, you know about this from personal experience. what do we do now? that question will not be answered by me. that question will be answered by everyone who is here. i have given you the history of how we got to this. i will not talk about 21st century policy, but a 21st century policy which is attempting justice must look back on the true facts of history. there were many -- there is enough bloodletting in yugoslavia to write volumes and volumes. unfortunately what our government does now in the middle east in yugoslavia is up