moscow region. that has turned to winter sports and in the kontinental hockey league champions damo must maintain their early lead to the tune of a chair that she has just outside the capital check defender philip novak less than three minutes in with a powerful wrist shot from the blueline no bitch has appeared to have equalized in the second period to get home crowd on their feet replay showed the puck didn't cross the line and sealed the deal for dinner early in the third as the garden cup holders extended that perfect start to the season after winning all five matches and their first on the road. fatherly a spot at moscow came from behind to beat cross city rivals tesco three two one home ice alexander i do not open for the visit does midway through the first period but goals in the second i just laugh because love and vocal of that spot tack in the driver's seat before american defenseman their own queens fight a crack out from the blue line to put the hosts into a comfortable three one late wi

mirror end the governor of moscow region in a long time. had been trying to make it as an example for the rest of the country to to make it as transparent as possible and there are several measures have been taken in that direction including the video cameras which have been installed at over thirty six hundred polling stations across the city they'll be feeding live footage in the web eleven thousand observers will be also monitoring the course of the vote so of course we'll have to see how it's going to be held and. of course we'll have to wait for the results as well but many experts do agree also that it is in favor of the authorities to make this transfer election as to conduct the election as transparently yes possible in order to boost their own image among the population. so the eighth of september is the day you are thank you so much for bringing us this report and for following the developments in moscow for us here it is going on there. to other stories now here in r.t. well still think you are safe and sound when online doand an

moscow. now just for generating measure g.p. champion jorge lorenzo i won his second straight race at the sun marino grand prix to narrow the gap to standings leader mark mark if there enzo started second on the grid but young hot ride over took market at the first corner and never looked back at how to fund a teammate dani pedrosa to finish as runner up the trio made it a spanish one two three for the fourth time in a row as local legend valentino rossi came forth their answer and protests at trial markets by thirty four points with five races next to go. while the format f one champion kimi reichen is set to rejoin the two. he won the title with in two thousand and seven as a thirty three year old lotus driver has agreed a two year deal with ferrari the flying finn will partner twice champion fernando alonso with philippe massa set to leave at the end of the season. now russia is set to host its first ever for me the next jim and richard vanpool fee caught up with exxon across a chunk of one of the leading women in russian f o

moscow. moving on to gymnastics where a limbic champion allium a staff and hopes to lead a new look russian squad to success at next week's well championships in onto up which begin on her birthday which of import fleet has more. gymnastic success in russia has recently become synonymous with the sports rhythmic version the country has won every single individual and team in big gold since the two thousand games in sydney if you give me a can i ever win it all round golden of precedent and twice it ironically for a country of such a rich history in the sport particularly under the soviet union russia one limb pick artistic gymnastics gold last year for the first time since voters two thousand games when a leader was stuffing became champion on the uneven bars her feet was even more remarkable as she suffered crew should nearly given damage just sixteen months before the tournament and the eighteen year old is raring to go in and put a preparations haven't been ideal. that every year is diffic

r t moscow. for me while washington capitals skipper alexander ovechkin was the first russian to carry the olympic torch after it was late in the traditional greek sentry of a little pia on sunday the twenty eight year old n.h.l. start made a whirlwind trip before returning to washington on the same day to prepare for the captors the season at chicago on monday you know it's because again. you know i'm proud to be russian the. russian person. you know. it's. it's about it's an it's a lot for for my country and for me for my people and you know i'm very happy to be there. and here we have some facts and figures about those upcoming sochi olympics the torch will make an eight day trip from the games traditional birthplace in a limpia to the russian capital before a host of torchbearers that embark on a record breaking relay to sochi via planes trains and automobiles along with a helicopter and even the help of a few reindeer before arriving in time to light up the twenty second winter olympics afte

moscow about russia's angle in part of the program go ahead elizabeth. yeah i mean i think motivations are always makes them in kuwait gave a three hundred million dollars grant to the united nations to be used for humanitarian assistance was that politically motivated us government has contributed a billion dollars for humanitarian aid not counting this non-lethal aid that's not particularly humanitarian in terms of support for the rebels yeah i think there's always a humanitarian component even if indeed i agree with american new york that there's often a political motivation as well and i like to see much more assistance going to i don't know i just i don't tend to think warring parties have a lot of charity article go to you in moscow after returning from our break after we return from our week we'll continue our discussion on syrian state. let me see. the same. but. you know that you know the prize is the only industry specifically mention in the constitution and. that's because a free and open press is critical to our democracy albus. in fact the s

in the battle for moscow is over. and is elected for a new term in office but opposition runnerup alexina valley refuses to concede defeat calling for a mass rally to demand a recount. you're watching tape with me and. now russia's foreign minister says he's ready to negotiate with syrian president bashar al assad to try and get him to hand over his chemical weapons stockpile to the international community he was responding to a statement from his u.s. counterpart john kerry will thomas joins us live from more on this show on this issue here isn't there because washington then withdrew that statement from kerry saying this rhetoric but russia have taken him up on the offer believing it could be a way forward indeed it's going to be interesting to see how all of this plays out as sergey lavrov says that they're ready to move forward with this this actually comes after john kerry met with william hague his counterpart in london in that meeting he said that syria if they hand over their full arsenal of chemical weapons b

start with moscow. he sends his volunteers out in groups. >> i am pleased to be funding this movement, which tens of thousands of people support here. we are fighting for power in moscow. we want a better life for ourselves and our children. these elections are a first step. conditions in russia need to improve. >> the elections for mayor are taking place in a few days. his team is highly motivated great most of them are very young, familiar with them -- motivated. most of them are very young, familiar with him through his blog. he reveals online and state corruption. >> i work and pay taxes. it is my money that is being embezzled, too, and my parents' money. they also work and pay taxes. that is why i want to have a say in how we live. >> here in moscow, people increasingly feel the changes once again possible. within the opposition party, the mood is one of optimism. its leader says he has never experienced anything like it before. he sees alexander as a key figure. many are pinning their hopes on him

go ahead and let moscow jump. when i think elizabeth put her finger on the question i mean there must be something wrong with my moral compass but i don't fully understand why it is more immoral to poison people with gas than to blow them to pieces with with with ordinance or two to shred them with machine guns the point is that more than one hundred thousand have died of you know in combat related fashion and probably quite a few more due to the dislocation of war and this seems to serve the interests of those countries which would like to see syria neutralized as a political force in the middle east and that is really the problem right now so. amazingly it's going to arm the same people or at least the same political forces which they armed in afghanistan and the consequences of which we have seen over the following years had me they these fighters have moved to other places and they are hard line islamist so it's look seems like an extremely dangerous thing to be doing eric in new york extremely dangerous thing

suddenly, moscow is involved. >> moscow has called on syria to put all of their chemical weapons under united nations control. they were doing that with dave off the attack. >> some welcome to the idea. he will be talking to course on the in washington after this report. but. when ministers position came to many as a prize. he said damascus is written in its chemical weapons stock while under international control, but the remark was short on details, and washington has expressed serious them. the offer came after u.s. victory of the john kerry raised eyebrows at a london conference if you was asked if syria could do anything to avoid military action. >> sure, he could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week, turn it over, all of it, without delay, and allow a full and total accounting for that. >> it seemed to be a new ultimatum, but john kerry talked about his statement. the state department immediately backpedal, saying he was speaking rhetorically and that there is no change in washington's position. the obama administratio

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well meanwhile new brooklyn nets star under a kid olenka returned to moscow ahead of the new n.b.a. season to give a group of school kids a basketball most of class and michael craft jenga went along. on the take you think i was the first russian basketballer to be selected in the first round of the n.b.a. draft back in one thousand nine hundred nine and the forward went on to have ten successful years with the utah jazz he then returned to russia to play for european powerhouse says come on but the pull of the n.b.a. so kirilenko go back to the u.s. to play for the minnesota timberwolves in twenty twelve before being snapped up by mikhail prokhorov the brooklyn nets this summer and despite the prospect of leaving home once again the thirty two year old is devoting some of his remaining free time to help further develop basketball in his native country he feels good when you give him back but i think when you come in here and you see the kids in the school you know they're smiling very very interesting to see the guys they want to see on the t.v. i think it's very important for them

ok i've got to go to you in here in moscow we were talking earlier before the program about president putin's op ed in the new york times and the subsequent reaction to it i mean reading the letter there you were telling me earlier in the day he was speaking to a much broader community obviously the american political political elite and the american people but talking about really what's at the crux of it at least from russia's point of view that's international law. putin's point this has been that the only way that there should not be foreign intervention in civil wars that in fact there's something disingenious about talking about all of the wonderful humanitarian aid which has been supplied because they've been also arming the rebels had they not been arming the rebels this war would have petered out some time back and the humanitarian aid wouldn't be necessary now putin's point has simply been that if the international community is going to do anything the only way it can legally do so it's through the united nations now there are problems with the united nations there are dysfu

moscow. on move on from fighting talk the talk of fighting our charm of a line live in maybe russia's best combat support of more tie this young aspiring part. russian a bear of a kids of his prodding himself an even greater glory as michael crabtree found out despite being only twenty two of his ready to compete with the best the russian bear has already been crowned three time world and four time european amateur champion. and made an instant impression stateside when he defeated louis in a glory nine matches including two blistering blows that wowed the crowd. i suppose i'm a workaholic when i was young i was always told to finish what you started and as a child i always dreamed of winning glory through sport you know becoming a world champion and it's taken a long time and quite a few losses but i never lowered my game and it's got me to where i am now but he does is also emerging from the shadow of russia's most successful a tie fighter live in the to come from the same city in southern

force lindsey france r t moscow. or online teams some of the best moments in the skies you can see the photos on our website and our invasion section there. as still to come from considering suicide to be coming around professor of psychology we follow the path of one extraordinary man after a short break stay with us here on our. it was a. very hard to take a. look at we have had sex with her right there the. please. liz. live. leak please. liz.

in one corner we've got moscow mayor sergey so b.n. and he was appointed in two thousand and ten and for the last couple of years he has been known for his work in updating the city's infrastructure as it relates to traffic and the metro system to make it more driver friendly and of course pedestrian friendly and public transport friendly and this isn't a city that is just becoming more and more congested those of it is made platforms as well as well as really tightening in on illegal immigration and his main opponent opponent is opposition activists. alexina vali who is well known here in russia he's a trained lawyer and a anti-corruption activist and what's also interesting about his case is that he is out on bail right now having been sentenced to five years in prison for and bezel meant. he is all out on appeal at this point so it's a very unique case as he runs against he runs against the serbian and he's got a grassroots campaign very youth driven out handing out leaflets stump speeches a very western style approach to this elect

the reality is that if two tourists or americans come to moscow if they have come in say the sense just like they will in any other country they will be safe. but i think you have a can i just we're not seeing we're not singling out russia we're not singling out russia here in london just in the last you may not see but they went through here is certainly is and i think i can tell you about some of his experiences that he's had with them not being interested guy you think you. know i mean i think i mean i'm going to agree with that homophobia is rife in this country i absolutely agree also with your point of two americans leaving here and not expressing their sexual orientation openly will be absolutely safe in this country and all these things about the talks about homophobia in this country if they're not involved in the public good t.v. they're not involved in the l.g.b. activism they will be absolutely free in this country and. will not be have any problems but what i'm saying that. also the point is that absolutely true we don't have the freedom of assembly this is not respected i

also this hour the battle for moscow is over. and instead elected in a new term in office but opposition runner up election of only refuses to concede defeat calling for a mass rally to demand a recount. very good evening it's now is to say just past eight o'clock here in moscow my name is kevin and you're watching r.t. syria has agreed to russia's proposal that it put its chemical weapons stockpiles under international control u.s. secular state john kerry initially suggested such a scheme as a way to avoid a military strike on syria but the u.s. state department says since issued an apparent retraction saying it wasn't a genuine offer to sean thomas joins us for more hi there sean it's been an afternoon of twists and turns but the dramatic news in the last hour syria now said its own border this plan bring us up to speed well certainly kevin has been a very interesting day in fact as this story has rapidly develop from a tongue in cheek remark apparently to an actual diplomatic proposal the latest news while the foreign ministe

french foreign minister is in moscow for talks on u.n. resolution on stripping syria of its chemical weapons and we are expecting to hear the outcome of the discussions shortly which will take place from here, live pictures from moscow and the poison gas was used against civilians last month in syria. police have identified 34-year-old defense contractor aaron alexis who killed 12 people in the u.s. capitol and trying to find the motive behind the attack. a general strike is called by bangladesh after a senior leader was sentenced to death, he had been jailed for life but the government's appeals arguing the census was too lenient and he was convicted from the liberation war in 1971. we have the latest reaction from daca. >> we spoke to the defense council and they said they are going to file for a plea of review of this case with the supreme court. they went on to say they accept the verdict because it's the highest court of the country. they will accept it and honor the court but they will plea for a review which is the constitutional r

the battle for moscow is over . elected for a new term in office but opposition runner up the election of ali refuses to concede defeat his supporters right now in fact staging a mass rally in the center of moscow and demanding a recount. for a good evening just after nine pm here in moscow my name's kevin owen thanks for watching r.t. international our top story them so many twists and turns today syria has agreed to russia's proposal that it put its chemical weapons stockpiles under international control and whether in the day u.s. second state john kerry did mission suggested such a scheme as a way to avoid a military strike on syria but then the u.s. state department since the shooter apparent retraction of that saying it wasn't a genuine offer thomas is on top of this story has shown as i say so many twists and turns but since that initial offer was made there's been so much positive reaction to it to take us through the day certainly it has been a very interesting day watching this as it has developed it start

in one corner we've got moscow mayor sergey so b.n. and he was appointed in two thousand and ten and for the last couple of years he has been known for his work in updating the city's infrastructure as it relates to traffic and the metro system to make it more driver friendly and of course pedestrian friendly and public transport friendly and this in a city that is just becoming more and more congested those have been his main platforms as well as really tightening in on illegal immigration and then his main opponent opponent is opposition activists. alexina volleying who is well known here in russia he's a trained lawyer and a anti-corruption activist and what's also interesting about his case is that he is out on bail right now having been sentenced to five years in prison for and bezel meant and he is all out on appeal at this point so it's a very unique case as he runs against he runs against a certain serbian and he's got a grassroots campaign where youth driven out handing out leaflets stump speech is a very western style but app

and they allege vote rigging as he loses in a moscow race. and peace on hold, the pkk fighters suspend the pull out from turkey. ♪ so with world opinions divided on possible military strikes on syria, the diplomatic war is heating up, and russia and syria's foreign minister suggested the u.s. would effectively be sizing with al-qaeda. now, syria's president has denied involvement in the suspected chemical weapons attack. last month in an interview to be broadcast later bashir assad said there is no link to him and the attacks. and meanwhile the u.s. secretary of state john kerry said military strikes could be prevented if they hand over the chemical weapons stockpile. >> let me be clear, the united states of america, president obama, myself, others are in full agreement that the end of the conflict in syria requires a political solution. there is no military solution. and we have no illusions about that. but a resolution to this has to come about because the parties are prepared to come and negotiate that political solution. >> reporter: in

in moscow traffic in bringing moscow up to higher european standards and he promised to basically continue that line obviously it's worked alexina why didn't his demographic tends to be younger crowds he did a lot of grassroots campaigning lots of handing out flyers going to districts himself and that is very new to russian politics so for against it certainly has to be said that politics are taking on a new life here in russia ok thanks and they see this. in that way thank you. strenuous efforts by britain's defense ministry to balance out its losses may have been famous stack of management mistakes have been revealed which have cost the u.k.'s military over one under half a billion pounds that r.t. dot com it tells you where the most biting blunders were. and are used to seeing russia's armed forces parade through red square but for eight days moscow shooting into military orchestras from around the world check out our gallery of the grand sea which has just concluded in the capital. just outside south africa's capital stands the statue of the man who was behind the policies of apartheid

moscow. of the paid chan the call to the open air power shooting world cup a second place just outside moscow where the competitors battle the elements to execute precise landings and i went along to take a look. it may not be everyone's idea of a pass time or immediately consider as a sports police parachutists it's a way of life decision and timing are everything as the competitors try to land in an area of two square metres of jumping from a high needs of over one and a half kilometers. over eighty competitors from nineteen different countries were taking parts each for a line free jumps using the water to help slow them down before eventually trying to land on the target zone which is easier said than done. curry shooting often has reception of being one of the riskiest extreme sports given the obvious fact that jumpers prove themselves out of airplanes relying on what amounts to a large piece of fabric on a harness to break. how the parachute is nicholai so hard to make of says it's not

the thing is he had league those materials to the media before he came to moscow. because he transferred some of this information to the media during his stay in hong kong well couldn't he maybe call them and stop them from publishing it that's impossible that's really impossible he did ask me for advice on that but that's really impossible to do. even if he gets some of the files back now they will still keep a copy so there was nothing we could do under such circumstances should we expect any new leaks. to i think add a word will work as a human rights activist and as a human rights activist it will be up to him to decide what to do. i can only say that he strongly believes that he is totally unacceptable to use the war on terror as an excuse for massive surveillance intercepting private messages tracking phone and cetera. so i think. he may voice some concerns about this in the future. before they do so he does have some material that haven't been made public yet certainly because i'm i'm sure you've heard a lot of people say snowden doesn't have anything left a

moscow is the only party that can fulfill this romano. also spoke of turkey saudi arabia and qatar and accused of supporting the syrian rebels he accuses of using chemical weapons he also said that it could be the usa behind the chemical attacks and that countries that have supplied terrorists in syria with chemical weapons need to take responsibility for their actions finally the syrian president warned the syrian rebels. a chemical attack against israel as a further act of cation so a number of different and very tough positions that top diplomats need to reconcile here in geneva migrates be watching closely to see if they can come around to a realistic deal. on who was behind. for war. continues to accuse president assad of being responsible some westerners who were inside the country at that time challenge this notion. he came to syria originally under the protection of the rebels later though he found himself deep inside the detention. oh. i don't think bashar al assad in the syrian government are to blame for the chemical attack and

moscow. and over to our web site u.s. drone attacks have caused outrage because of the number of civilians they kill but according to a former u.s. air force general the one thing they can't target as successfully as enemy aircraft we've got the full story online for you lots on being in motion section of the web site you can see the full version of this dramatic footage of a fire engulfing an oklahoma chemical plant after a series of explosions we can get all that and more at our. right to see. her story. and i think you're. on the record with. tasers are fired up to five times a day in the u.k. with british police increasingly relying on an arsenal of fifty thousand high voltage weapons the authorities say they save lives but after a string of fatalities human rights activists have grave concerns over the real extent of the dangers they pose as our seas laura smith reports. imagine the feeling of fifty thousand volts coughing through. people who have been tasered say it's a massive shock that starts in your liver and ki

r t moscow. up next hour to texas look at the phenomenon of friendly fire stay with us. as diplomats and grapple with the complexities of dismantling syria's chemical weapons all sides in the conflict continue to escalate the carnage on the ground are the western powers truly interested in negotiations with the assad regime or are they biding their time searching for new opportunities to bring about regime change in damascus. the interview. right from the scene. first for you and i think pictures. on our reporters twitter. and instagram. to be in the know moments on. army grieve the loss of every soldier. his mother father brothers and wife will forever grieve as was. grief that was compound about the failing of his army. we have a duty to all families of our fallen soldiers given the truth the best we know what its passage can.

also the battle for moscow is in full swing with the acting city chiefs. and opposition activists events in their valley facing off as the key contenders in the capital's first mero that nearly a decade. i welcome you watching the weekly here on our team coming to you live from sky. now the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been trying to get foreign ministers on board for a military strike against syria they did agree that the syrian government was the most likely culprit for last month's chemical attack but won't rush to action before the u.n. releases its report on the issue kerry will now be meeting with arab leaders in london to try and get their support including palestinian president mahmoud abbas president barack obama also failed to get the international endorsement he was hoping for this week at the g. twenty summit in russia parties are now it was that. i was elected to end wars not start a u.s. military intervention in syria dominated talks at the g twenty but if obama was looking to gather overwhelming support at the summit he didn't get

would know what to do next right after he is granted temporal asylum and after his father comes to moscow so what is his father still not here is there a problem with the visa. no there is no problem. i have already sent an invitation. he has his own plans we keep in touch almost daily. give you certain dates but soon he will come to russia and meet with his son. there will be him and was mother and probably one of his grandparents honestly no one really understands what snowden will do next and let's listen to. and what he had to say about it. sometimes i think about him. he seems weird to me. young person just over thirty don't know what he's thinking about how she going to live the rest of his life basically. pretty difficult life what will his next. i can't even imagine. how does snowden nassar this question himself disappointed said the leak seven become a sensation with a russian authorities. let's wait a little what does that mean. i think he's going to have an interesting life and everything is going to be fine. he's a very gifted person which you know he's an extremely fast learn

live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned one pm i'm going to france. for some breaking news for you this hour russian radar systems have reportedly detected two missiles launched eastward from the central mediterranean the u.s. has been readying a military strike against syria and its ships have been converging in the area for around two weeks now president obama however said there should be a congress vote before washington launches any action russian radar systems have reportedly detected two missiles which were launched somewhere over. the middle east all america's top diplomat does say congress is not the last word when it comes to america's ambitions to attack syria u.s. secretary of state john kerry believes there is evidence enough to allow the president to launch an assault even if lawmakers say no but after years of constant war and killing it's not the strikes that scare syrians the most as. report alaska's. were last time in damascus a year ago now we returned and we decided to meet some of the people we've previously interviewed for our rep

attack on syria as moscow washington shake hands on a deal for damascus to give up its chemical weapons. until. an r.t. team is hit yet again as the syrian army receives of the christian century of mali from jihad his forces. and to two years after anders abbreviate shocked at the world with the horrific massacre in norway the empty immigration party that he was a member of is poised to take power as part of a right wing coalition we look at the decline of multiculturalism across europe. from moscow you're watching our teaser the weekly and today's top stories with me to bomb what say. the syrian government has been given one week to fully reveal its chemical weapons capability which must be completed destroyed by the middle of next year that's according to a new groundbreaking deal reached by russia and the united states plans have persuaded washington to call off its a strike on syria fees for the time being and he said no it has more. signed sealed and if delivered it could see syria hand over its chemical weapons stockpiles russia and the us agreed on a six point plan after a week o

you're watching are to live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. the olympic flame for the twenty fourteen winter games has been lit in an age old ceremony in greece and is now on an epic journey to the host city of softie the torch will travel over fifty thousand kilometers across seas and mountains and will even go to space and your farm or watch the events in olympia and to bag mazzei reports from sochi here in russia. the limpet flame for sorcery twenty fourteen has been late will probably be able to see it just behind my left shoulder there and it also we will see here at olympia the birthplace of the games the longest torch relay in the olympic history just a few moments ago the lighting of the flame ceremony took place it was basically a step back in time winding back the clock perhaps two and a half thousand years is so why not try as a high priestess light the flame using the powers of the sun and a parabolic mirror which is basically what happened in seven hundred b.c. that flame is then brought here to the ancient stadium which is where

moscow about russia's angle in the next part of the program go ahead elizabeth. yeah i mean i think motivations there always makes them in kuwait gave a three hundred million dollars grant to the nations to be used for humanitarian assistance but that politically motivated us governments contributed a billion dollars for humanitarian aid not counting this non-lethal aid that's not particularly humanitarian in terms of support for their rebels yeah i think there's always the humanitarian component even if indeed i agree with american do you aren't that there's often a political motivation as well not to say much more assistance going to. i don't know i think i don't tend to think warring parties have a lot of charity article go to you in moscow. after we return from our week we'll continue our discussion on syria stay. wealthy british style. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to the report. these. are all things considered i'm peter lavelle and we'

today's news and the week's top stories washington braces to moscow support for a strike on syria thank you world leaders slam of the attack plan as russia says of the syrian rebels are trying to provoke military intervention. and need to get a quote in the crossfire in syria where al-qaeda linked rebels have been receiving an ancient christian village terrorizing the population. and today is of the day mosque lexan made out with acting leaders gay a civilian in a taking in opposition a rival alexian of all meat. you're watching this week so the weekly and today's top stories are with us here on our team my name is tom would say it's good to have a company with us the american secretary of state's doing the rounds in europe to try and drum up support for unilateral strike against syria like you world powers at the g. twenty summit in st petersburg spoke out against the use of force without a u.n. mandate while russia accuse of the syrian rebels of unleashing chemical weapons to provoke foreign intervention and it's a no reports. i was elected to end wars not start a u.s. military interv

barnaby phillips from moscow. >> the u.s. president faces a difficult task convincing congress to support military strikes, the politicians returned from their summer break later and are set to vote this week. the plan in theory should have a fair chance to get through the democrat controlled senate. 25 senators say they would vote, but 18 are firmly against. there are 57 senators who are still undecided though. a vote will be held in the house of representatives where reb cans hold the major -- republicans hold the majority. there the numbers are stacked up against obama. 40 support the strikes, 153 are against. 211 are yet to design. 29 others haven't said how they'll vote. >> before the votes the white house is working hard to convince politicians and the public. kimberly halket reports from washington dc. >> these pictures a... >> making the rounds on u.s. sunday morning chat shows white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough making the case for why members of congress should authorise the u.s. president's request to carry

welcome back live from our studios in moscow you're watching r.t.m. ones in france thanks for joining me. as one of the last outposts of the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is still said to be suffering from the effects of colonialism the u.k. stands accused of a victim families that have lived there for over a century let's take a look now ascension island is a tiny spot on the world map right here it's home to barely a thousand people many of whom may now have to leave reportedly to make way for an american military base the islanders who are mainly british citizens will not be allowed to stay after retirement or if they're unemployed at eighteen the case bears similarities to the expulsion of inhabitants from jay go garcia part of britain's indian ocean territory the island was forcefully.

r t moscow. and austerity stricken greece angry crowds have again taken to the streets in protest at the far right golden dawn party which has seen its popularity surged amid the economic troubles the demonstration took place in athens the funeral of a leftwing campaigner and musician who was stabbed to death by a man claiming to be a member of golden dawn activists left graffiti around the city and carried banners condemning the far right movement as neo nazis the group is the country's third largest political force and entered parliament in last year's elections the government has hinted it may seek to ban the party over its alleged connection to the murder. at least ninety seven people have been killed as two hurricanes continue to batter both the pacific and atlantic coast of mexico at the same time weather forecasters say there's a danger one of the cyclists could be about to move into oil the oil producing gulf of mexico tens of thousands have been evacuated to safety so far rescue operatio

and results so far put moscow's acting latest. front in the landmark married election but his main opposition rival puts out a strong fight. international news and comments watching r.t. with me and. now russia and syria say they will stand together for peace in the face of a mounting u.s. push for war against damascus the message from the russian and syrian foreign ministers came after their meeting in moscow on monday sean thomas listened in to the news conference. but he's dedicated to bring all parties to the table to discuss the solution in syria he says that they need to wait for the united nations to complete their investigation and for those results to be brought on the table also calling for the un inspectors to come back into syria and can plead their work . sergey lavrov reminded the public that they have evidence that it could be the rebels themselves that actually used chemical weapons and so the situation isn't as cut and dry as is making it seem to be and then also called on the united states to lead the way in that

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the police arrested me and loud my attackers to walk free another year i was in moscow i simply held a sign saying gay rights i was grabbed off the street by the police and arrested and detained for hours in a police station much worse happens to russians beaten people much worse and we've got to remember that this is not about western perspective this is about supporting the human rights of all russian people and it's not just about gay rights it's about the attacks on civil and human rights across all sections of russian society rather you want to cross reaction of these is. from the rest of the i mean you know most homophobia is rife in this country that is one hundred percent true what i find it culturally interesting is that what is the why is the focus on russia when there are seventy six countries around the world that you know how far west laws to death penalty etc and i get messages every single day from people saying how could you live in moscow the reality is that if two tourists or americans come to moscow they have compensated sense just like that one and then the other

for example moscow is sort. which is now more expensive ofen going to paris or london. the other thing is of course visa but that is more forty because the potential for foreign tourism is that too. big off the road. but sochi remains to be domestic destination and what kind of person is going to come to so she isn't going to be saving to call fans. and. you know do russian middle class is becoming very very low on her own dramatically over the last ten years. so to have four. hundred. forty million nation. when you when you count household some sixty percent are considered to be in the middle. class the meaning medium. income to the family of some twenty or over twenty thousand dollars. so the market is. and. it has already the brat at a distance. doesn't need to worry about money is so so because he's got ten thousand u.s. dollars to let's check in at the headquarters of all skin see what he's been up to show you in positive territory. well before we get in to the portfolio at all i have to say that you're not allowed to leave moscow any more when you were to st peter

and is very good evening for me kevin i mean it's eight pm here in moscow it's eight pm in st petersburg to where u.s. president barack obama struggling to gather international support for strikes against syria the issue divided world leaders and date of the g. twenty summit which has just drawn to a close in some petersburg we'll bring you full coverage from russia's northern capital. again signed some papers by with the latest updates on what's been happening at this two day summit rory over to you again sir. kevin thanks very much indeed for that because to you and everybody there at auntie moscow it has been a day two of the g. twenty here is in petersburg as you mentioned kevin winding down now wrapping up here with a still though the leaders of the g. twenty members or the still here in the capital they haven't left quite yet now it has been an action packed day here in the venice of the north we saw the big two boys hit the stage today of the russian president vladimir putin is american counterpart barack obama yes syria did take center stage in the discussions so when the preside

also to the battle for moscow is over acting. in selected for a new term in office but opposition rather of alexina valley refuses to concede defeat but his supporters staging a mass rally to demand a recount. fellows just after ten pm here in moscow my name is kevin i will face a big where this is a day of potentially big developments in syria syria's agreed to russia's proposal that it put its chemical weapons stockpiles under international control us so critics state john kerry initially suggested such a scheme earlier on as a way to avoid a military strike on syria the u.s. state department then though issued an apparent retraction of that saying it wasn't a genuine offer. thomas picks up the story. it started off as a day of a meeting of the ministers both from the western side and with russia and the syrian foreign minister in fact they met earlier today that is. to sergei lavrov coming out of that meeting they both agreed that syria would work with russia to stop a strike from the west and also syria had agreed to come to