so great britain a video posted online of men trying to enforce shari'a law in london is causing. this police arrest two youths thought to be part of the radical group that's coming up a bit later this hour. for now considering extending its commitment to the french intervention in mali including sending in troops for logistical support for the u.s. italy and the u.k. also boosted their backing for the operation morgan an expert on west africa believes power is clearly underestimated the size of the task. this is a very strange and very diverse and very kind of collide coalition of people you have the hard core of the al qaeda and the islamic magreb find now they are very very hard to fight as between out there for almost a decade they know the region very very well you know the desert is that absolute home you also have the rebels who basically decided to put their faith in a yeah garley is this islam this leader this strongman he's basically used a lot of to ari into joining his islamist cause now they'll be at home and they know that there's a that's their territory their soup

there are two sort of london. coming up jordan's king from this has changed to the weary crowds after two years of photos the country prepares of entry election to the us but monarchy saying it's the beginning of reform but the powerful muslim brotherhood's boycotting the vote they say it's a gimmick. to quality raising time preserve the russian come over moscow vicious skirmishes this church activist targeted campaign is reporting on much. but considering backing from his combat action against islam is said mollie britain has already said it may . a boost its military assistance so far it's sent two warplanes in the conflict zone but move follows a deadly hostage crisis in neighboring algeria much publicized this last week which is no telly agent for france's invasion let's talk about this with lauren stave of sin dr laura say this is the face of middle east history at west chester university in the u.s. dr thank you for being with us so france by looks of it may be getting further support from european nations i

a penthouse in london's west end can easily fetch nearly 50 million euros. buyers include russians, chinese, arabs, and those fleeing europe. those who work in london usually live about an hour and a half outside the city. for many who cannot find work, their only refuge is the streets. arthur had a chicken farm in dorset and came here looking for work, but he cannot afford a flat. >> it was built for the rich, and it is still for the rich. the underclass is just left for dead, really. hundreds of homeless people all over this part of the city. >> it came as a nasty shock that much of the luxury housing stands and the. many buyers are speculating on rising property prices. >> if it is anti, it should be used. it should be made illegal for it to sit and deep. there's always people with good ideas that have not got the money to be able to put it down in property. i personally want to see an end to interest of profit, to take all the greed and corruption out. >> arthur does not want to just give up and leave london, so he joined 60 others and squatted and empty

artsy london now let's head back to the ice because the n.h.l. is top goaltender henrik lundqvist was all smiles off to learn the look at is about to end in north america even though the new york rangers star once official confirmation first. there was a good feeling. so i coming in the last couple days but still you want to hear and you want to read about it it's one hundred percent done so. you know it's been it's been a long process but i'm really excited and happy that we're here now and can get going well meanwhile the ongoing lockout saw there in the n.h.l. prompted several russian stars to come home including alexander ovechkin the forward failed to score on his return to deny my moscow but he did and assist as his side hamlet in a minute's seven two in moscow doesn't aim but out of watched the return of over. on wednesday alexander ovechkin signed a concert with his former club in defending champions new nominee moscow and the very next day all eyes were on the twenty seven year old russian star marquee his first time in the waiting blue

i'm joined by tony helper in london he's a journalist for the times also in london we have robert oulds he is director of the bruges group and in brussels we cross to. he is a liberal member of the european parliament and head of the german business association tony i'd like to go to you first in london it seems to me that the britons position in the european union is equivalent to how americans feel about gun control people get really excited about it here is camera on camera playing politics is this just for his personal agenda and getting reelected in the thing more. i think there's a great deal of that cameron's effectively offering voters a chance to decide on the e.u. membership after the next election and implicitly therefore they should vote for him at the election in order to get that chance so mr cameron is effectively trying to eliminate the threat posed by the u.k. independence party and push labor and liberal democrats into what he considers to be an unpopular position with voters of denying voters an opportunity to decide the e.u. future so the north a lot of domestic poli

online video footage showing muslims and forcing their own shari'a law zones in london to escalate seething ethnic tensions. to the how when and why. the f.b.i. responded with us civil liberties groups demanding to know exactly how americans are being monitored it received a blank leaving them more in the. pleasure to have you with us here today. live in moscow with news from around the world. now the u.k.'s prime minister is threatening to split the european hard to give the british people of vote on whether to leave if brussels doesn't agree to some major changes although that will only happen if he wins the next election in a landmark speech david cameron hit out at the union's closer integration saying it should recognise the diversity of its members unquote not snuff it out let's get more details on the. e.u. today so cameron finally got the referendum off what do you think about the results of what he had to say. essentially what he was trying to say is that he believed that britain and also members of the european union would be more prosperous if they just pretty much concentrated o

the london bridge. the london bridge no longer resides in london. it now lives in lake havasu city. >> the founder of our city needed something to draw people to the middle of the desert. >> reporter: and the london bridge was falling down. the city of london had a bridge to sell. >> the initial reaction, how much did they have to drink? >> reporter: his move from fargo, north dakota, was easier. >> the bridge had to be dismantled block by block in london. and each one of the blocks was marked with a number code. >> reporter: thousands of pieces, three years of construction, total cost including purchase price, $7.5 million. and, of course, they needed some water under the bridge. so he worked to undam part of the colorado river and damn if it didn't work. >> the second most visited attraction in the state of arizona, the grand canyon number one. >> reporter: ron and susan came from montana. when they found out we were from the bay area, they wanted to say hello to his sister, louise of pittsburg, contra costa county. because of that their favorite

more on our breaking news out of london. a helicopter has crashed after hitting a crane killing two and injuring at least two others. this happened during rush hour next to a very busy commuter hub at a time when thousands of londoners were heading to work. firefighters and police are on the scene right now. we'll stay on the story throughout the morning. >>> president obama officially unveiling his gun control plan today. a source tells us it will call for universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons, a ban on high capacity magazines that hold more than ten rounds, and more funding for mental health programs. the white house calling the plan "common sense measures" that protect second amendment rights. the nra saying it will be a very expensive and hard fight. and oregon sheriff says he will not let his deputies enforce any new gun regulations that he, he personally, considers unconstitutional. tim mueller wrote a letter to the white house in protest. it was posted on on the agency's facebook page. >> you can ban e

so my home city just being absent come up to london enjoy the atmosphere. with everybody around from all over the well it's just been fantastic the huge investments in the london twelve summer olympics are definitely expected to materialize term benefits for the whole country but on top of all that is simply the way the games just made people feel i. i was. i. was. so the hosts great britain along with those who came into the building get. over it but our team. well meanwhile the london paralympics has also hailed as a great success particularly for russia who finished second overall many athletes produce the performances of their lives but what role does technology play in their improving results one course right went to find out south africa's oscar pistorius is arguably the most famous paralympian in the world the sprinter became the first man in history to participate in both events of the summer games following his attempt at the olympic title earlier this summer pistorius says achievement has prompted the dates whether paralympians could soon add perf

welcome london. i appreciate the work that you have done supervisor cohen -- and all the work that we have done. you're both qualified to be the president of the board of supervisors. it would be wonderful to have a female to represent the position. not being biased of the others, because i love you all. but it would be wonderful to have a female in that position. thank you for line this opportunity i'm looking forward to a better year to reduce violence in our city. >> president: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am virginia marshall. to president chiu, board of supervisors. ladies and gentlemen. what a wonderful day. i'm talking about london breed. public schools today are pleased, so very happy. london, -- i'm here representing not galileo anymore, but -- galileo academy of science and ch

a penthouse in london's west end can easily fetch nearly 50 million euros. buyers include russians, chinese, arabs, and those fleeing europe. those who work in london usually live about an hour and a half outside the city. for many who cannot find work, their only refuge is the streets. arthur had a chicken farm in dorset and came here looking for work, but he cannot afford a flat. >> it was built for the rich, and it is still for the rich. the underclass is just left for dead, really. hundreds of homeless people all over this part of the city. >> it came as a nasty shock that much of the luxury housing stands and the. many buyers are speculating on rising property prices. >> if it is anti, it should be used. it should be made illegal for it to sit and deep. there's always people with good ideas that have not got the money to be able to put it down in property. i personally want to see an end to interest of profit, to take all the greed and corruption out. >> arthur does not want to just give up and leave london, so he joined 60 others and squatted and empty

so like to mention helicopter crash in central london display but also central london display but also wish to join in sending our thanks to the emergency services for the rapid and professional response to the situation. mr. speaker, this point i had meetings with ministerial and colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the south i will have further such meetings later today. >> for too long many women and especially hard working stay-at-home moms have been penalized by the country's pension system for having interruption to their national insurance contributions. after 13 years when the previous government did nothing -- [shouting] >> does the prime minister think that the announcement this week of a single tear pension will finally deal with this great injustice? >> i think my honorable friend makes an important way. i think the single. pension is an excellent for. i think will have all parties support because it holds out the prospect in 2017 of having a basic state pension over 140 pounds rather than 107 pounds, taking millions of people out of the main set, giving t

london. for world news now government have blown up an important oil pipeline in yemen the blast from explosives reportedly planted overnight serious damage and a hole for transportation in the southern province the pipeline operated by the career national company transfers crude oil to export terminals in the gulf of aden al qaeda which the government blames for the blast as frequently attacked oil routes since the ousting of yemen's. veteran president ali abdullah saleh early last year. i did this in syria say fierce battles are being fought between rebels and government forces in the country's northeast opposition fighters are said to be trying to siege to army bases and block roads that supply them this is a u.n. delegations visiting war ravaged towns and villages to assess the need for humanitarian aid more than sixty thousand people have been killed in syria in every two years of war. venezuelan president hugo chavez is a force of removed from the hospital in cuba where he was receiving

but it's a very key area for london. a key interchange for central london. >> what are the commuters that have been affect that had can't get on the trains that are basically stuck, what are they doing as we watch the pictures coming in? we're looking at the remnants of the fire on wendsworth road as the helicopter crashed. tell us about the thousands that have been affected and where they are right now. >> reporter: they're being kept in the outer quadrant. there's a large amount of emergency vehicles. police are keeping people back. there have been evacuations of properties near by the site. there is an enormous people down at the station and core done cordons, as well. a large operation here. >> james, thanks so much. plumes of smoke and fireballs are not something that anyone expected this morning as they were commuting into central london. but that is exactly what has happened. as we continue to receive more information about a helicopter crashing into a new billiew bui that had a crane in an area in london known as

rush- hour. >> an extraordinary scene in the middle of london. now to a film that has drawn controversy. when zero dark 30 has already gotten a lot of box office success of five oscar nominations, but it seems to take to the use of torture has gotten a lot of criticism. -- it seems the use of torture has gotten a lot of criticism. kathryn bigelow sat down to talk about it. >> jessica just dain plays the hero. she is -- jessica chastain plays the hero. the script writer says it is based on actual events. >> we look at it as a first draft of history. this is the story that is debated, and i say it hopefully will continue to be debated. >> i am a bad news. i am not your friend. i am not going to help you. i am going to break you. >> the film is being hotly debated. some have criticized the depiction of interrogation, saying it sends a clear message torture yields results. others of the torture did not happen in the graphic and violent fashion shown. >> on the one hand you have people in the cia saying that did not happen. >> those images are out the

online video footage showing muslims enforcing their own sharia law those in london threaten to escalate see the ethnic tension. to the question how when and why the government can track its citizens the f.b.i. responded with it's a us civil liberties group demanding to know exactly how americans are being monitored receive a blank reply leaving them ever more in the dark. and netanyahu is narrow when the israeli prime minister claims victory in a snob general election but his party's poor performance means tough political course trading days ahead to form a cabinet. and around the world this is she was me you know thanks for joining us. tomorrow and i have been arrested in the u.k. for being part of a vigilante group calling themselves muslim patrol for it it shows you is harassing people telling them they have entered an islamic area and should obey shari'a law and as our first reports now even though muslim leaders in london condemn the group it's still causing a lot of anger. and islamic vigilante groups that's what they call themselves a small number of people who were going up to m

online video footage showing muslims enforcing the own shari'a law is in london threaten to escalate it see the ethnic tensions. to the question how when and why the government can track its citizens the f.b.i. responded with it's so our u.s. civil liberties group demanding to know exactly how americans are being monitored and receive a blank reply leaving them ever more in the dark. you're watching us here live from moscow it's good to have you whether it's. now the u.k.'s prime minister is threatening to leave the european union apart pledging to give the british people a vote on whether to leave if brussels doesn't agree to some major changes that will happen only if his party wins the next election and the landmark speech david cameron hit out at the union's ever closer integration saying it should recognise the diversity of its members and not a snuff it out and for more now joined by aussies andrew farmer hello there andrea so what were the highlights of this long awaited speech of david cameron that. well essentially he did pledge to offer the british public a referendum on wh

about rages stolen fortune or to take arms against the city of bank stores oh no well since moving to london i have of course been enjoying the austerity sandwich let me demonstrate here this is a slice of bread and of course this is a slice of bread now the austerity sandwich is when you fill this with a slice of bread you say this would be then the sandwich all wrong. that's really really good now scientists in the u.k. say that this is by far the cheapest sandwich available they did a study or they did a study and they found that this was the cheapest sandwich now speaking of doing his part for austerity george osborne the chancellor of the exchequer is giving up his monthly welfare check yes it seems the chancellor of the fricken exchequer has been collecting child benefit for years he makes over one hundred thirty four thousand pounds per year and some hardworking taxpaying joe pint of lager has been paying for george's children's. safety ever. max this reminds me of world war two when so many brits sacrificed for the good of the nation i'm giving up my child benefit from today so that

and so you read in the london chronicle how the london merchants were celebrating and how as soon as the doors to parliament opened, the london merchants had a commissioned ship, a light, fast ship ready to speed across the atlantic and tell the americans all of their customers that, good news, you know? [laughter] >> you can stop boycotting us. >> exactly. >> there was, there was after thes boston massacre there was a brief discussion in the boston town meeting, should we send a captain, a ship's captain, bostonian said i will carry this report to london. and the boston town meeting discussed this, and it was a good yankee town meeting, and they decided they couldn't afford it, so they didn't put their money toward that. and the royal government actually sent their own report faster. so when 1775 came around, i think that's one reason why the massachusetts government was quite willing to spend that money. because they knew that they could get scooped if they didn't. >> [inaudible] we'll continue questions downstairs with signing some copies of the books and certainly purchasing some

this happened during rush hour in the heart of central london. >> it did. cbs news's rita nissan joins us live from london to explain how this happened and it happened i guess right near the british spy agency. good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's right. this really took place in the heart of central london right at the height of the morning rush hour. skies are clear now but this morning there was heavy fog and that's why authorities say the pilot of the helicopter was trying to divert to a nearby airport and two people did die. the pilot of that helicopter, also one person on the ground. people on the ground say they saw the happen the flying very fast up the river and then it spun out of control when it hit that crane. and that crane is some 50 stories up in the air. it is part of a residential building that is being built here in central london. >> you know, rita, this happened during rush hour. i would imagine there are a lot of witnesses. how many people are in that general area at the time this helicopter crashed? >> reporter: you

if you think of the red london bus and the swinging london and all that carnaby really kinda says it all, doesn't it, really? well, it does, yes. i can see it now. but the one that really caught my eye is this little beasty. really? that's a very nice thing. what's the story of that one? a friend of mine she actually bought it at a car boot, thought i might like it, and posted it off to me, and it got it and was so very disappointed 'cause i thought it was broken and not the typical mdina piece. so it's taken a bit of a backstage at home.

london. to the. u.s. civil liberties group demanding to know exactly how americans are being monitored to receive a blank reply leaving them in the dark. with a worldwide news live from moscow this is he with me welcome to the program. the prime minister is threatening to split the european union apart to give the british people of vote on whether to leave. doesn't agree to some major changes although that will happen he wins the next election in a landmark speech david cameron head of the union's ever closer integration should recognise the diversity of its members are not snuff it out with this report. he believes that britain and also members of the european union would be more prosperous if they just pretty much concentrated on the single market and if brussels gave european members more autonomy over their own economic policy he says that so often that britain particularly during this economic crisis has had to abide by direct is given to it from brussels and that has not been good for the economy he

. >>> a helicopter crashes in central london. cnbc confirms it happened in the south of the capital. >>> and auto stocks take a hit after europe logged a 17-year low in new car registrations in 2012. down 16% in december alone. >>> it will be a big day for bank earnings in the u.s. reports due out from jpmorgan and goldman sachs before the opening bell. >>> all right. it's the middle of the week here on "worldwide exchange." we come to you with reports of a helicopter crash in london south of the river, vauxhall. we know emergency services are attending the situation at the moment. apparently the helicopter had just the pilot in it. there may well be others involved on the ground. >> what do you know about the area? >> it's very close to -- close to where the new u.s. embassy is going to be built. a major transport junction, as well. a major transporting junction south of the river, southwest of london, as well. it's not far from -- actually not far from the heliport, just further down the river. >> there's only one commercial he

so you've read in the london chronicles how the london merchants were celebrating and how it as soon as the doors to parliament open the london merchants had a commission ship, a light fast ship ready to speed across the atlantic to tell the americans and all the customers that good news, you know? >> you can stop boycotting. >> exactly. >> there was after the boston massacre, there was a brief induction in the boston town meeting to send the captain, and the bostonian said bostonians that i will carry this report to london. the boston company discuss this and it was a good yankeetown meeting and they decided they would support it. the royal government actually said bears is faster. when 1775 came around i think that's one reason why that magnitude is government was willing to spend that money, because they knew they could get -- if they didn't. >> we will continue questions downstairs while signing copies of the books you are purchasing. so, let's continue downstairs and ask more questions for the author and panelist, bob and todd andrlik. [applause] >> todd andrlik is the curator a

dot com we're asking in our poll what will result from the actions of the muslim patrol in london here the choices that you can also mostly true is from would it cause a rise in religious tensions in the u.k. that's the first one there are three more coming after it will cause an increase in muslim fundamentalism that's a choice for you otherwise it might cause more reprisal attacks from groups like the national front or perhaps it will just create more growing discord in mixed london communities where here's are you voting for this hour let's bring up the numbers from r.t. dot com as they do continue to fluctuate from hour to hour but we are still taking all of your votes and it is still the same though at number one the top most big result here what will result from the actions of the muslim patrols in london a growing discord in mixed communities they were going to be followed here by our prize although vigilantism that is rising religious tensions and oh hold on a second down to the bare minimum an increase in muslim fundamentalism and we continue to monitor the fluctuating numbers

in the one in london and here. in the big city thing is cheaper and more comfortable it all starts here so beautiful all of us is ours. you can look down on palestinians this is the new area being built opens if you want i just called this real estate it's called hideout three they said all the flats in this part of town and they said no to see them and it will never be evacuated they selling more and more how come all the cleaners of the city and all the bills are you should be jewish label . me. i want to see an. agent to get all the legalities. of. you selling your house by any chance it. will do my hide like the house. and the man behind the film so find out what happened behind the scenes and whether he actually invested in the settlement property himself by washing our interview with him. it's. almost a flood water where have arrived in moscow from lebanon so planes were sent to pick up the group of mainly women and children the foreign ministry is saying is not part of a full scale evacuation planning to con

a helicopter has crashed near a busy railway station in the center of london. rising anger in pakistan as protesters accused the military of killing civilians. quite a nightmare. japan's two main airlines grounded the dreamliner after another emergency. -- this is al jazeera, live from doha. french troops are getting ready for their first face-to-face battles with rebels in mali. until now, the french have said they would only provide air and logistical support to the maili -- malian army. >> today the ground forces are in the process of deploying. until now we had some forces in the capital to secure the population, are nationals, and european nationals, and to secure the city. now the french forces are reaching the north. >> nigeria is sending 200 soldiers as part of a multinational west african force that will number more than 3000. let's look at where the troops are headed. french soldiers have already joined the mali troops 400 kilometers north of bamako. nazanine moshiri is in the capital. where are french troops now exactly? are they in rebel-held territ

online video for showing with limbs enforcing the old shari'a law guns in london threaten to escalate ethnic same ethnic tensions. to the question how when and why the government can track its citizens the f.b.i. responded with its. civil liberties groups demanding to know exactly how americans are being monitored to receive a blank reply leaving them ever more in the dark. and netanyahu is narrow when these really prime minister claims victory interests not general election but he's put his poor performance means tough political horse trading days ahead to form a cabinet. new strong russia under around the world this is with me you know hello and welcome to the program tonight and had been arrested in the u.k. for being part of a vigilante group calling themselves muslim country for which harassed passes by video footage shows telling people to have entered in as lying in islamic era and should abate sharia law and first tells us even though a major east london mosque condemns the group it's an issue causing a lot of. an islamic vigilante group that's what they call themselves a smal

where the police think that this video was filmed in east london is an area that see this argument come up a number of times over the past couple of years with fundamentalist leaks in these areas making a lot of noise about wanting to write a law implemented and it is a very touchy subject for a lot of people as we said very threatening behavior in those videos. artie's her first reporting their wall on r.t. dot com that's our website we're asking you in our poll what will result from the actions of this so-called muslim patrol in london and here are the options to choose a rise in religious tensions in the u.k. there an increase in muslim fundamentalism perhaps or maybe a reprisal in vigilante vigilantism from groups like the national front and the fourth option there is growing discord in mixed london communities will have a quick look and see how you voted so far well right now the most popular on says we can see there with twenty nine percent is that there will be a rise in religious tension also we can see that pretty much on equal footing we've got a growing discord in mixed londo

i love it. >> london has changed, as every city has. you certainly will not have any of those bankers wearing bowler hats and numberless. more to the point, london out is tremendously diverse. paris is becoming in admitting that it is more a diversity, and there's a little line for me quite hidden away the says i'm very much a parisian or i'm interested in parisian women, but not quite sure that i ever met a parisian woman. what do you mean by that? >> what i mean is that my education, i have been looking at old movies that i love. we speak about the reputation of the parisian, which was supposed to dress very well. i think that, you know, in france, the eccentricity -- for me, eccentricity is very chic and it is what i love. it is so much about the good taste, which paralyzed. it is still a city where everybody meets profession, sure, but it is sad that you did not seek only may be in the young people, but you do not see when people are in the rain, let's say, in society, like having the joy to address. like you have to be like the col

speaker, i would also like to mention helicopter crash in central london display but also central london display but also wish to join in sending our thanks to the emergency services for the rapid and professional response to the situation. mr. speaker, this point i had meetings with ministerial and colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the south i will have further such meetings later today. >> for too long many women and especially hard working stay-at-home moms have been penalized by the country's pension system for having interruption to their national insurance contributions. after 13 years when the previous government did nothing -- [shouting] >> does the prime minister think that the announcement this week of a single tear pension will finally deal with this great injustice? >> i think my honorable friend makes an important way. i think the single. pension is an excellent for. i think will have all parties support because it holds out the prospect in 2017 of having a basic state pension over 140 pounds rather than 107 pounds, taking millions of people out of the m

true democracy is the resistance of people with the truth against flies from right here in london. every day ordinary people teach us that democracy is free speech and just sent. from heretics to hero american whistleblower bradley manning finally free. droning on the nations agree to end iraq of remote control. egypt's arab spring sees democracy defeated hardline islam is. the reality on the ground was anything but egyptian president mohamed morsi is fouled like power grab unleashed fury and frenzied street battles and a fast track to constitutional overhaul referendum left a bitter opposition eager for change for them two thousand and twelve saw the arab spring transformed into an egyptian nightmare had a revolution to get rid of a tyrant dictator. in order to that we made elections and the revolution and elections to choose someone to the present us turned out that this guy is also a tyrant himself and these headlines may have been the stuff of imagination but that sea of twenty thirteen can bring any of them to life with the confidence of our t.v. moscow syria has reportedly op