this was italy's first nuclear power station, built back in the early 1960's. the italian government says it is time to return to nuclear power to satisfy the country's energy needs. many italians are not convinced about the safety, and wonder if the government has considered all the alternatives. it was the chernobyl disaster in the ukraine over two decades ago that brought italy's nuclear power industry to an end. within a year of this accident, electricity generation in italy would be transformed. that is because the future of the industry was put to referendum. 80% of italians voted to abandon nuclear power. from 1987 onwards, italy opted to import gas and coal. nuclear was neutralized. but now the energy equation is to change. the government is to build eight new nuclear power stations to generate 25% of the country's electricity, something industry experts say the alternative renewables simply cannot match. >> nuclear is not the solution for everything, but without it, we cannot solve this. >> today, europe's nuclear map looks like this, a landscape fille

>> every 2 years. >> in italy? >> in italy. >> he has been doing that for how long, a decade or so? >> 12 years. >> and you are bringing it to the united states of america? here in the great city and county of san francisco? and your idea is to do what? and what should we expect? why should we show up at slow food nation? food demonstrations? farmers. >> victory garden. well,>> what is this conference to you? what are you expectinging to get out of it? >> who is presenting? how many people are going to participate? why is it so important that everyone here and everyone watching at home participate in this? >> it is important that we see who is here, who is in this country? who believes in this set of values that we are talking about and we are empowered by that. it was something amazing going to italy, to the event they call taramadre. they have 5,000 farmers from 131 countries come. everybody looked at each other, they said oh, we all understand this. we are all here because we care about the land. it lifted us all up. this country is so huge. there are little pockets of people doi

. >> jimmy: so one night, we're talking, and we start talking about italy, your wife is from italy and my family is from italy and -- >> talking about pasta sauces and our moms, the type of pasta sauce they make. >> jimmy: exactly. or gravy, if you will. if you're from brooklyn. >> right. >> jimmy: and i said, where is your family from in italy, and you said -- >> well, my family is from a small island off the coast of naples. >> jimmy: and i said, my family is from iskia, a small island off the coast of naples. >> and then you said, what was your mother's maiden name, and i said yakano. >> jimmy: we say akano, which is my mother's maiden name, also. which is strange. >> very, very bizarre. >> jimmy: and then i realized why -- i always wondered why i was so handsome, and i thought, oh, that's got to be -- that's what it is. [ applause ] >> you know? right. >> jimmy: i've been doing some ancestry research, and i have a chart now to show how and where we're related. now i'm going to go through this. now, first of all, we'll see here. let's start at the top. now, this is, like, your -- wh

and italy's oracles beat the economists game we look at how people are turning to fortune tellers to make their fortune on the stock market. and on the business desk we'll bring you all the latest on russia's grain exports and the new konami being created in the sim our region i have lots more in twenty minutes time. you're watching r.t. i'm carrie johnson welcome to the program. continues to enjoy a break from the poisonous small getting go to the city for several days far far to say they're having some success in tackling the forest places that have been living dense smoke across the region and beyond. the pollution could return. to the capital. is outside moscow for us. the burning areas throughout russia has shrunk down by two thousand hectares and stayed over mergence he has been lifted in several regions throughout the country however the overall picture is still quite devastating as several villages have been burnt down completely and thousands have been left with no homes and over fifty people have been killed in the far is where we are right now some two hundred kilometers a

and the psychic stock market in italy we explore their points of banking on people's financial fears predicting where their investment fortunes line. oh you're watching r t a twenty four hour news and much more welcome to the program well moscow continues to enjoy a break from the poisonous smoke that in gulf the city for several days far far to say they're having some success in tackling the forest places that have been blowing dense smoke across the region and beyond meteorologists warn that the air pollution could be back as the record heat wave clings to the capital that's. just outside moscow for us to tell you how much progress is being made in fighting a far as i did not destroy tens of thousands of hectares across central russia. well the area covered in blazes has increased by thousands of hectares in the past twenty four hours state of emergency has been lifted in several regions throughout russia however there are still places like this one where there are still a lot of fires and the small is still very thick. the villages around this forest are devastated devastation hun

and the psychic stock market in italy we explore how clairvoyants are banking on people's financial fears by predicting where their investment fortunes die. you're watching r.t. good to have you with us today let's go straight to our top story now moscow continues to enjoy a break from the poisonous smog that ingolf the city for several days firefighters say they're having some success in tackling the forest places that have been blowing dense smoke across the region and beyond meteorologists though warn that the air pollution could return as a record heatwave clings to the capital or to ease the timing of the cobras outside moscow for us. the burning areas throughout russia has shrunk down by thousand hectors and stayed over mergence he has been lifted in several regions throughout the country however the overall picture is still quite devastating as several villages have been burnt down completely and thousands have been left with no homes and over fifty people have been killed in the far is where we are right now some two hundred kilometers away from moscow is one of the places that ha

occasionally, alumni are moved to write about their time in italy. this is a reading from "oranges and angels," the latest work by a 2007 artist and resident. >> in february, having just arrived in rome, we were shocked when strangers began reaching for our things. we did not need an invoice or servants, but the next time, we accepted their help, as everyone seems to, and looked on as even packed our purchases into plastic bags. i know the supermarket he is describing here, but i have not encountered the helping hands yet. a story that really made an impression on me in rome was my trip to the post office and my attempt to acquire stems. that was rather like ranting in tusca's castle. >> it is halftime for the artist in residence. they will be at villa massimo until january. the artists say they feel like they are living in the german island in the middle of rome. it is to disconnect it for them. -- disconnected for them. >> we're working with italian architects in order to establish a kind of exchange. i think other residents are trying to do that a

it's also something problems in italy we'll have a report on how some banking clients are turning to fortune tellers to predict their economic future and shouldn't be playing about war allow you to be a member of the taliban trying to kill u.s. service members it's a topic that has our team producer jenny churchill all fired up so we're going to chat with her show in just a minute. how's the parking. cars appliances is so new. until they come to visit you. do you think the property bought on credit really belongs to you. on r t. wealthy british style sun it's time to. go. to the. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines just to name two kinds of reports on our team. investors in italy are none too happy about the financial crisis facing the country bankers who failed to inform their clients about the credit crunch have since lost all those clients and you'll never guess who they've turned to instead fortune tellers doing a bushel reports for art. madame christina sees the future from the stains in her

italy, sweden, and denmark have all expelled roma travelers with limited success. there is more than anecdotal evidence those sent home soon return. this plays well with the french president's traditional support. his critics say the link drawn between crime and immigration is delivered, designed to shift attention away from a financial scandal that has dogged his government through the summer. romas say they are being used as scapegoats, and not for the first time are being persecuted for political gain. >>> the chinese electronics company which has been trying to explain a large number of suicides among workers is to increase its labor force by almost one-third over the next year. foxcon, which makes products for apple and dell, wants to cut overtime being worked. >> it may not look that much like spontaneous funds, but for the workers in china, it was at least something different, a brick from the long hours they spend assembling apples must have gadgets. wednesday's company-wide route was intended to show it is responding to a spate of suicides among employees.

in italy another country whose population is rapidly aging,ed influential newspaper ran a story titled "mystery surrounding japan's centenarians." it said the back-to-back revelations have raised questions about japan's demographic statistics. >>> the chairman of the sumo association who said he would step down says now he will be staying on to deal with the gambling scandal. he spoke with reporters after a meeting on thursday. he was suspended from duty after it was learned that sumo wrestlers in his stable were involved in illegal gambling. this was his first time in public since his suspension ended. after asking why he changed his mind, he said that he must do all that he can to lead the association. >> translator: we must listen to various opinions and then carry out the reform plans. it is time for the association to unite and regenerate itself so that we can put the present difficulties behind us. >> the returning chairman said that he wanted to offer his apologies at the sumo tournament many july but that he couldn't because of an illness. a former prosecutor, who has served as

. >>> this village scenes on villes ireacs back known, -- reaches back then, in italy. somebody won a lottery fortune there, but nobody knows who it was very -- knows who it was. >> villagers would not be villagers without local gossip. what about in the foothills of bagnone? it was just a hilltop community of 2000. since last august, it has been on the map. this cafe sold the ticket that scooped europe's biggest evev lottery jackpot, up 148 million euros. >> we were watching the drawing on tv, as we always do. this ad on the news that somebody in the province had won the jackpot -- they said on the news that somebody in the province had won the jackpot. the phone rang right away. they did not stop the next six days. >> five minutes later, the bar was full, first with local, then journalists. >> this is a two hours later. but it is not raining, that a champagne. -- that is champagne. >> the courts have stopped popping, but they still serve under the sign. regulars are still asking the golden question, who hit the jackpot? >> there is lots of talk, but nobody has found o

solid game plan and execution were too much for the rules to handle and the same the final against italy was even an easier ride as point guard. was on fire from long range whatever the player who emerged at the fan favorite didn't represent the home crowd it was team romania's experienced leader with a beautiful acting name on tanika steel he's carried on combined with an unparalleled passion and killer instict on the floor made him the star of the tournament despite one man's heartbreaking loss to italy in the third place game nice showing a very you know we fell into a rhythm but it brought to me that we didn't make anything we were trying we were trying because we know that there is important part of the three ball but they are going into the finally was time for what usually is the most exciting part of it all the slam dunk contest which soon turned into a two man showdown between a local high flyer and acts on the show again and but i knew good afternoon of the serbian team and even though the serb had the most spectacular donk of all the hometown boy was more consistent and left h

fortune telling has become a staggering eight billion dollar industry in italy alone as people don't bankers who fail to call the credit crunch one crystal ball gazer says her clients include rich businessmen and big politicians the world's top terror card expert people also want answers in their private life and you are still in love where i have some problems. the second card. you approach the problem. not with reason the is still machine rise in psychic fortunes is fueling a massive public counterattack prefers opponents fios dedicated his life to prove clear voyant are cheats no better than bankers and now madame christine is jus selection of thousand dollars invested in her tubes would have earned you one hundred fifty dollars to pull the average of the stock markets where they trade justified or not she says the public's leaving linda's and coming to her for financial advice after the spectacular failure to spot the economic crisis banks are losing customers some say fortune tellers couldn't do any worse i may even shed light in these difficult times. your bushel otty. want to

or a german works in italy this isn't their ex-pat this is just somebody working in a different country and i think eventually that will happen here the recent crisis spell the end for many ex-pats working in russia as companies cut costs by letting go high paid staff with a recovery has come renewed demand for outside expertise and the ability to pay for it. but headhunters cautioned against the idea that foreign is necessarily better own the whole i have to i'm a little bit skeptical about how successful foreigners have been when working for russian companies because far too often they're brought in for window dressing purposes that you know hey we've got this guy let's wheel him out for the investors because he's got a big name clearly it's a question of hiring the best person for the job but russia presents its own set of challenges for business your local knowledge is often of paramount importance its vast majority expatriates are not grades as general managers see those of the corporations not because they're bad but because state dominates g r as a function is vital here so you s

mean wants a scan moscow strike a middle class which could be moving from the regiments to italy this salma the twenty five year old said here when they held talks with the right earlier in the sum up but they soon broke down in the deal for a potential move to match the city however his agent they seem a bit. was a cheering club owner to the serious ass side could not be imminent i mean want is understood liverpool are considering as many as six different offers to buy the english premier league club the latest is from chinese businessman kenny he wants a deal to be done within two weeks liverpool unveiled roy hodgson as their new manager last month and quangos off and play liverpool's debts and give hearts and funds to buy more players before the transfer deadline at the end of the month also wants to build a new stadium for liverpool and values the club that's around five hundred twenty million dollars. americans tom hicks and george gillette put the club up to sell around four months ago. in the meantime world cup winners spain and their opponents the netherlands have been fined b

are actually doing very well, while others, italy, france are slipping. umm, and i think that, uh, the u.s. has experienced a political shift just in the last, you know, recent couple years and the, the reality is that the bush administration focused a lot less, even though it focused a lot on development issues, tripling aid to africa, for instance, creating the president's emergency plan for aids relief and the millennium challenge corporation, focused a lot less on coordinating globally across a whole host of foreign policy issues. the obama administration actually approaches these issues differently. and i think you can see it already in commitments to food security, to global health, to talking about the millennium development goals as a matter of policy. so i think that there is a shift and the u.s. is actually doing pretty well, uh, relatively speaking, in terms of its commitment. >> and with 2015 just on the horizon, global leaders are really rethinking the global development agenda and we spoke to a number of people about this. uh, let's listen t

launch on august twenty first of course it's been a long wait getting there at the plant a bridge in italy the construction of the plant originally began in the one nine hundred seventy s. they were poured by a german construction group of course after the iranian revolution construction was halted and was later picked up by the russian state nuclear agency to stop them in the up to the ninety's of original launch date was originally set for two thousand and seven but that iran had some financial difficulties failing to pay some parts of the bill that assad presented it with so the date had to be moved but as a party to officials here at the south the this is the final launch date of august the twenty fourth iran's first nuclear power plant will begin producing peaceful nuclear energy because of the battle to wisconsin iran is now facing some really tough international sanctions so how does the nuclear fission with the framework all those restrictions. alice according to the officials that we've spoken to at the russian state nuclear agency are sought them they say that the sanctions curre

and italy's oracles economists at their own game we look at how people are turning to fortune tellers to make this fortune on the stock market. you know it's one pm here in the russian capital you're watching r.t. our top story now moscow is once again the slowly bringing gulf by suffocating smaug after a few days reprieve far far to say they're having some success in tackling the forest blazes that have been blowing dense smoke across the region then beyond however the situation in some regions in central russia remains serious meteorologists warned that the application could again worsen as a record heatwave clings to the capital of thailand over on the outskirts of moscow ferrante. the burning area has shrunk by thousands of hectares throughout the country in the past twenty four hours and states of emergencies have been lifted in several regions in russia however the overall situation is of course still devastating as many villages have been burnt down completely and thousands of people have been left without homes over fifty people have been killed in the blazes right now we are

italy. 1960. 1966. u.s. army 1967. i pay taxes. i have never been in jail in my life. they know who i am. i move from yugoslavia in 1969. i served in the army as a sergeant. -- i moved from yugoslavia. i have never read a book or seen a movie like this. [in distinguishable -- unintelligible] ok? president peterson: thank you. is there any other comment? seeing none, we will move into the were bottle. mr. hasson, you have three minutes of rebuttal if you want to use it. >> we would like to have a window in our bedroom like everybody else on the planet. >> i want to let you know that i agree with some of what that person is saying. ms. gould had explored various options it, and one of those options was two definitely sealed up a window and create another window in another part of that room in that area. mr. hasson had obviously strenuously objected to having the windows sealed up, and, frankly, i understand why. it has been mrs. gould's intention all of this time to maintain a window in this space, so with all due respect, at some point, he might have understood that mrs