today's show is about preventing suicide. a serious public health problem that devastates the lives of friends, families and entire communities. the centers for disease control and prevention says that from 1999 to 2010, the suicide rate among adults jumped by nearly 30% to more than 38,000. making it the tenth leading cause of death for americans. one possible reason according to the cdc may be the economic downturn over the past decade. the report also finds that men are far more likely than women to take their own lives. while our first guest today is joining us from the american foundation for sued prevention, janice doudsy a volunteer board member of the greater san francisco chapter, and janice, thank you for being here today. >> thank you for having me. >> i want to talk about the reason you joined the foundation is very, very personal. you had a daughter named amanda. >> right. in 2004 our daughter, at age 18, died by suicide. she had been diagnosed at the age of 10 with clinical depression, which is a chemical imbala

investigators say the explosive devices in both of the blasts in volgograd right ventricle and both were suicide bombings with two terror attacks happening within twenty four hours of one another killing up to twenty three people or thirty two people. one pm in moscow i match reza continuing today's breaking news coverage russian president vladimir putin has ordered security to be tightened across russia after the southern city of volgograd was struck by two explosions in a space of less than twenty four hours a latest blast ripping through a trolley bus during the monday morning rush hour in one vesta gaiters now suspect was a suicide attack both bombings have cleaned up to thirty two lives or he's margaret howell has been covering the events throughout the day in volgograd margaret are we any closer to getting more details about what happened today well some new details have emerged regarding the bombing this morning long a lot for enforcement officials now believe that the bomber there was a suicide bomber that he is male they believe that they may have found his body they are in the process

more than 19,000 gun suicides, and over 73,000 nonfatal gun injuries. this american reality is truly unique. compare it to other rich countries. in 2009, the united states had six times as many gun homicides per hundred thousand people as canada. 16 times as many as germany. and 33 times as many as england and wales. as far as gun violence is concerned, america is on another planet. so can americans learn something from other countries on this crucial issue? of keeping its citizens safe? in this hour, we're going to travel the world to look for solutions. we'll visit one country where liberals and conservatives actually reached an agreement that caused shootings to plummet. in south america, we'll meet a former guerrilla once imprisoned on gun charges. we will show you how he reduced violence in one of the world's most dangerous countries. but first, let's visit a nation whose people are obsessed with video games. even more so than americans. is kbun violence an even bigger problem there? let's get started. >>> in weeks following the -- nail nated and a

on weekends, the suicide rate dropped by 40%. the weekday rate remained flat. >> it is hugely powerful. you don't have to just look at israel. there's just so many studies. >> what do you say to those who say, well, there is the second amendment, and that's why you can't go much further with your efforts? >> i don't buy that. i don't believe the second amendment was put in place to take a person who is at high risk for hurting themselves and put in their hands a weapon that, in an impulsive moment, at a time when they're not thinking straight, they can end their life. >> last year, a record 350 soldiers killed themselves. that's more than died on the battlefield. and it's not just a problem for the armed forces. more than 38,000 americans kill themselves in 2010 using guns and other methods. that's more than double the number that died in homicides, according to the cdc. over the last decade, suicides among middle-aged americans increased by a staggering 28%. >> when i started to oversee the army's suicide prevention efforts -- >

organized a suicide plot. very difficult indeed unless the intelligence or police uncover the nation before hand then it's up to local citizens to be vigilant like generally speaking before any country any city. is very difficult to prevent these kinds of attacks it's very possible that these attacks are more driven by the upcoming holiday sometimes the visit to the german nation of the timing of the attacks is it simply the suicide bomber and or planners are ready to go and they don't want to wait in the event that they might be uncovered or that the suicide bomber or not might act out to be talking about the calculations of the handlers so it's hard to tell generally speaking these things are planned you know a couple of months in advance against they made this may have been something they wanted to take and hold off on to do just on the eve of the olympics to scare people off from attending but circumstances force them to act earlier what do you think could be done on an international level to help combat g

keep happening in chechnya we hear of suicide. explode because it's happening regularly and of course involved . which is a. very meant as a place because of course it is the scene of stalingrad the place where we saw the fight between the germans and the russian during the second world war but while we thing well the nature of terrorism seems to be completely low tech. we have seen a focus on high tech terrorism and we've seen n.s.a. and we've seen them on the phone g.h.q. focusing on kind of social media and things of that and of course the russians had successes when when terrorists have used high technology what we're seeing now is the terrorists using low tech but also tapping we target. yet. out of course you know of any challenges for security forces involved abroad as well as in russia what makes it a target i mean to say have all the right and russia has been used because of the thought ship the events in sochi in twenty fourteen there's been a lot of focus away from volgograd to tsotsi so softly of quite a hard target. b

breaking news in are saying to national a suspected female suicide bomb that kills up to eight hundred people in southern russia an explosion that ripped through the main railway station of all. this is a national coming here live from moscow hello and welcome to the program and a fast of a suspected terror tragedy in southern russia where people are dead and dozens more injured and more thought to have been a suicide bombing at the main railway station in the city of volgograd. as a cause developments for us what's known about the blast well the latest information that we have right now is that up to eighteen people are believed to be in to have been killed in this explosion up to fifty others are believed to have been injured. the president has been notified about the situation and he sent his representative toward god already on his way to control the situation there on the spot to the emergencies ministry is also on standby to deploy aircraft to go go go out to provide medical help to the injured and possibly to evacuate those in need of for more sophisticated medical assistance to

female suicide bomber detonated her. inside a bus killing six including herself and injuring over thirty others so sadly russia is still showing to be quite a volatile region where unfortunately these sort of attacks do take place very often and are becoming unfortunately a common event. live from central moscow you go thank you very much indeed for that time date and we were able to speak to one eyewitness who arrived at the scene shortly after the tragedy took place and. it almost goes there all the windows are blown out on both floors of the train station police cordoned off the area nobody is allowed on the premises there's a heavy police presence emergency ministry officials bomb squad so it's understandable that people are free but there aren't any screams or panicking. and of course we'll bring you updates on the deadly explosion as we get them and you can also get the latest and. by following us on twitter. turning now to the main stories or someone out of the news this week turkey needs to handle is deepening co

volgograd this one on a trolley bus at least ten people confirmed dead it's been less than a day since a suicide bomber killed at least six or killed sixteen people at the city railway station. ten am in. bring you today's breaking news here on our team another explosion in the city of volgograd less than twenty four hours it happened on a trolley bus this time as it passed by a market during the monday morning rush hour at least ten people confirmed dead in this blast this less than twenty four hours after and other blast happened at the city's main train station there are good how well is covering the events in volgograd for us margaret are we any clearer so far about the latest suspected terror attack. will mount what we do know is eight thirty this morning and keep in mind it's just maybe a minute past ten now so this happening just just a while ago eight thirty it does appear to be a nother suicide bomber this time a trolley bus and what what we know so far that ten people have died and this bus happened this explosion rather happened just meters past the bus stop so right in front of the m

just a few months at the southern russian city has been the target of extremist october suicide blast on a passenger bus which killed six and entered over thirty others it's still raw in the memories the people here governments around the world are beginning to realize that finding international terror threats can only read on global elite as both organized cells and lone terrorist continue to slip through law enforcements nets we're talking about asia how does the movement which is linked to al qaida that is operated not just in russia but also in other countries including in syria as we know now now the direct motive is not different from the previous attacks on moscow on other locations inside russia and i would say it is not so different from attacks that has happened around the world. be it against democracies against countries that they want to consider as enemies with a tragedy like this one that hit volgograd just days ahead of the new year's celebrations it's no surprise authorities thought it more appropriate to cancel the festivities and to clear the first three days of twe

side the bus and it's likely to be connected to the suicide bombing at the main train station that happened there sunday that explosion left sixteen people dead and dozens wounded stay with us here on our team as we get more information on events in volgograd. wealthy british. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy mike stronger the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds of reports. right. first. and i think that your. orders. thanks for staying with us here on r.t. half past the hour now recapping the tragic developments in volgograd this monday morning a second deadly explosion that struck the city within twenty four hours space the latest happened on a trolley bus as it passed by a market during morning rush hour at least twelve people known to have been killed up to twenty three others wounded including a one year old child this the second deadly blast to strike the city in twenty four hours time investigators suspect a bomb was planted inside the bus and it's likely to be connected to the suicide bombing that happened at t

it's not clear if it was a suicide bombing. it is confirmed that it is a political assassination, this latest word coming from our correspondent who is there in beirut. you can see the scenes of chaos. the security forces, emergency services are unseen. there's a large number of injured and four people have been killed. mohamm mohammad al-satar. it's not clear who the other casualties are. a car bomb in the center of the beirut, in downdown beirut, where mohammed al-satar's convoy was passing through, close to where rafiq hariri's memorial was. you can see the charred remains of a car. four people have been killed in the political assassination. they are putting out the fire. a car bomb was used. you can see many milling around the charred remains and a fire engine putting out the fire earlier from the car bomb. not clear if it was a suicide car bomb for remotely detonated. mohammad al-satar, the ex-economy. close to former prime minister harari and member of the future movement, a prominent member. the bomb went off close to w

squad went back and the suicide bomber. found the people back and it was a monday morning and got a crowd of still very much. people in the area at the psychology. of. the blast. my car. stops. but i'll stop that's. clear but the pentagon says can learn about other markets near their own i'm running people and particularly getting ready for a walk and whatnot out in the open i'm. proud to have them under way this morning at around thirty percent. range and my understanding that. will. make sure you are. happening and that's what's happened in russia today coming under. all of that said. i'm now in fact. the cap and go grab a cup of tea and while it's. common to come up with all the crap and enjoy your. back and. now this coming less than a day since the suicide bombing at the city's main train station there was the latest in that investigation. said the clean vocals at the original strained apartment train people just today before the bomb went off and they disembarked just around twenty. six percent believe. it was. an ova

of the suicide bomber targeting a crowded place. who do you think is behind that tague. well russian authorities information is validated that is that the person who perpetrated that attack is on our son over who has links to the jihadist groups including two of her husbands have been killed before she has links according to the report that we were reading to work another attack which she had as she made that hackers are still a lot more than we're talking about is your hardest movement which is linked to al qaida that is our age problem just in russia but also in other countries including in syria as we know now now the direct motive is not different from the previous attacks on moscow on other locations inside russia and i would say it is not so different from attacks that has happened around the world or i'll guard a t.v. it's against the prophecies against countries that they want to consider as enemies in july terrorist leader dog. militants to launch attacks to disrupt the upcoming winter games in salt was that second war god

well the blast was caused by a female suicide bomber at the checkpoint at the entrance to the central train station and all of this happened q of passengers were standing there waiting for their luggage to be checked right now investigators are working there on the scene the president has sent his representatives to all get out to control the situation on the spot reportedly the blast was very powerful several stories of the train stations were damaged in it and here's how witnesses described what was happening i was inside in the waiting home i heard an explosion i didn't realized what had happened and i saw the giant engine still was completely ruined and people were coming out with their hair and. i was with a child not far from where the blast happened i saw a blast shot its last flight i pushed the child to the floor and covered him with my body. we were drinking coffee there was an explosion i was lucky to be wearing my hood it saved me from all the shattered glass we heard screams my coat is covered in blood the emergencies ministry has been on standby ready to send planes stil

international a suicide blast in the russian city of volgograd kills at least fourteen passengers on a trolley bus less than a day also a deadly bombing ripped through the city's train station. russia's president vladimir putin orders times of security across the whole country in the wake of the bombings. and some are suggesting that talks are related to the upcoming winter games in salt treat a big international olympic committee says it has no concerns about safety aussie international investigates the security situation in the house searching. this is a national coming from moscow hello and welcome to the program and we start with the breaking news this hour. for the second time in just two days the russian city of volgograd has been targeted by terrorists today fourteen people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up on a trolley bus twenty four hours earlier a similar sort on the city's a railway station claimed at least seventeen lives margaret howell is following developments involving ground for us. i am here in the marketplace where that troll a bus exploded this morn

a suicide blast in the russian city of volgograd kills fourteen passengers on a bus less than a day after a deadly bombing ripped through the city's train station. russia's president vladimir putin orders tighter security across the whole country in the wake of the bombings. and the security situation in the host city of the upcoming winter olympics. our other top stories on our t.v. artificial intelligence u.s. government hackers are routinely bugging computer gadgets purchased online according to fresh n.s.a. leaks published in germany. and syria misses its a year and a deadline for ridding itself of toxic weapons we speak exclusively to the head of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons find out why. and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our team i'm sean thomas let's get right to our top story now for the second time in just two days of the russian city of volgograd has been targeted by terrorists on monday morning fourteen people were killed after a suicide bomber blew up on a bus less then twenty four hours earlier a similar assault on the city's

for two hours, they would sit and go through suicide after suicide. minutes. spend five what happened, what lessons were learned? if anybody knows corelli, he's a smart guy. he is passionate, almost obsessive. he was really going after this. he would say, i want nothing less than to change the culture of the army. about reducingch suicide, but making it more acceptable for people to say, i have a psychological wound, and get past the stigma of such a thing. we didn't do this. arguably, changes the culture of the army. he went at it hard for three years. he did not shy away from these meetings, and these were pretty brutal affairs. i said theyshinsek were dying at a rate of 18 a day. have the numbers gone up? >> one of the editors looked at that number. there were some other people. were studying at hard. now the number works out to about 22 a day. >> 22 suicides a day. >> these are anybody who served, who is in the va system. of course, you look at the numbers. a lot of these are vietnam guys. the hard part seems to be that, yes, they have committed suicide, b

volgograd this time on a trolley bus at least twelve people confirmed dead this less than a day since a suicide bomber killed at least sixteen people at the city's railway station. eleven am in moscow i matras there bring you today's breaking news coverage of the city of volgograd in southern russia which has been struck by a second deadly blast within twenty four hours the latest happening on a trolley bus as it approached a market during the morning rush hour at least twelve people confirmed dead in that attack up to twenty three others wounded including a one year old child three of them said to be in critical condition investigators suspect a bomb was planted inside the bus and likely connected to the suicide bombing that happened at the main train station there on sunday that attack killed at least sixteen people and left forty five others wounded and eyewitness to the bus blast on monday told us what she saw. at the moment of the explosion i was asleep. because of an enormous blast to her. glass shattering in the first to two stories of the building i looked out of the window it was still

suicide plots. very difficult indeed unless the intelligence or police uncover the nation before hand then it's up to local citizens to be vigilant generally speaking before any country any city. is very difficult to prevent these kinds of attacks it's very possible that the attacks are more driven by the upcoming holiday sometimes these specific germination of the timing of the attacks is that simply the suicide bomber and or planners are ready to go and they don't want to wait in the event that they might be uncovered or that the suicide bomber might act out to be talking about the calculations of the handlers so it's hard to tell generally speaking these things are planned you know a couple of months in advance against they made this may have been something they wanted to take and hold off on to do just on the eve of the olympics to scare people off from attending but circumstances force them to act earlier what do you think could be done on an international level to help combat global terror lik

volker gratis in shock after suicide bombings. documents from the investigation into the sandy hook massacre. and it american website works out the cost of the damage done in the "die hard" film. russian web users are in shock following deadly bombings in the volgograd as russia gets ready to host the sochi winter olympics. as you can see from this footage going about online, an explosion hit a trolleybus on monday morning the day after sunday's blast at the volgograd main train station. the attacks sparked panic in this russian city. there was another suicide people and another tram, began speculating on social networks. people in cities across russia prefer to avoid public transport and have been getting around by car or taxi. many web users have been paying 29-year-old police officer killed in sunday's bombing. he tried to stop this female suicide bomber from entering the train station waiting room. the process named one of the suicide bombers, a 26-year-old woman who had reportedly ties -- [indiscernible] web users identified

a suicide blast in the russian city of volgograd kills fourteen passengers on a bus less than a day after a deadly bombing ripped through the city's train station. russia's president vladimir putin orders tighter security across the whole country in the wake of the bombings party investigates the security situation in saw the host of the host city of the upcoming winter olympics. our other top stories artificial intelligence u.s. government hackers routinely bug computer gadgets purchased online that's according to fresh n.s.a. leaks published in germany. syria mess is its year end deadline for ridding itself of toxic weapons we speak exclusively to the head of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons to find out why. you're watching r t live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. for the second time in just two days the russian city of volgograd has been targeted by terrorists today fourteen people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up a bus less than twenty four hours earlier if some similar assault on the city's railway station claimed at least

while today's suicide bombing only 400 miles from the olympic venue. counterterrorism experts say this has all the signs of islamist militant tactics, keeping russian security guessing. >> the most important thing is to show them something might happen, not in the immediate area, but also in central russia and moscow and some other cities or towns. >> reporter: led most likely, say investigators, by this man, a chechen war lord, who just months ago called for attacks on civilians and the olympics. he's launched other deadly attacks. the most dramatic the bombing four years ago of the moscow subway, killing 40 and a year later at moscow's international airport, killing 37. russian president vladimir putin meanwhile is deploying some 40,000 special forces, police, and agents to make sure his pet olympics project is 100% safe, but russia experts say nothing is that safe. >> it's a nightmare. how do you stop a single islamist bomber, a single suicide bomber who's determined to blow himself up or herself up? >> reporter: and how tight will olympic security

right now physician a suicide physician assisted suicide the strict guidelines and restrictions is legal in four states oregon washington and montana and new mexico may become the latest state to let americans die with dignity this week a judge will be here in a case brought by a group of doctors and patients which would make physician assisted suicide legal in new mexico. it's one of the plaintiffs in the case who's uterine cancer is in remission told local television that while she hopes her cancer never returns. saying i want to be able to have the choice to have some kind of control at the end a lot of the opposition towards physician assisted suicide and death with dignity laws comes from religious conservatives who argue that suicide is a mortal sin but interestingly enough death with dignity laws actually reduce suicides in or going to washington where passing their death with dignity laws and a lot of physicians and patients come on my radio show talking with them i learned that the percentage of people who actually killed themselves went down when they had access to a physician

a suicide blast in the russian city of volgograd kills fourteen passengers on a bus less than a day out so deadly bombing ripped through the city's train station. russia's president vladimir putin orders tighter security across the whole country in the wake of the bombings actually investigate the security situation in sochi the host city of the upcoming winter olympic games. and other top stories this hour also official intelligence and u.s. government attackers are routinely bugging computer gadgets purchased online according to french and i say leaks published in germany. and syria and misses it scares deadline for reaching its house with toxic weapons we'll speak exclusively to the head will be organization but we prohibit ahead of the weapons to find out why. this is also international coming to life from moscow hello and welcome to the program and for the second time interest today's the russian city of all the grad has been targeted by terrorists today fourteen people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up on a bus less than twenty four hours earlier a similar sort on th

also, muhammad, you mentioned that this was a female suicide bomber, we have seen female suicide bombers in russia in blast, these so-called black windows. >> absolutely, this is not -- this is a phenomenon that is known in russia, this isn't the first time that a female suicide bomber has detonated herself. this actually is a history of this happening in russia. two months ago, another female suicide bomber detonated herself aboard a bus, killing 6 and injuring 30. >> six weeks to go and as you said, the death toll from this attack may well rise 37. >>> back here at home the stormy weekend weather that will stretch right into the new year, blizzard conditions followed by dangerous, dangerous cold and bill levin is tracking it all. >> good morning, dan. as the national weather service in indianapolis put this, winter warnings have been posted overnight. this tiech of cold, 15 below zero temperatures here for the real feel, the minneapolis weather called that flash freezing that could freeze your flesh in a momeatter of moments. it's creating a lot of travel problems. this morning, much o

right now physician a suicide physician assisted suicide the strict guidelines and restrictions is legal in four states oregon washington and montana and new mexico may become the latest state to let americans die with dignity this week a judge will be here in a case brought by a group of doctors and patients which would make physician assisted suicide legal in new mexico. it's one of the plaintiffs in the case who's uterine cancer is in remission told local television that while she hopes her cancer never returns. saying i want to be able to have the choice to have some kind of control at the end . a lot of the opposition towards physician assisted suicide and death with dignity laws comes from religious conservatives who argue that suicide is a mortal sin. but interestingly enough death with dignity laws actually reduce suicides in or going to washington were passing their death with dignity laws that a lot of physicians and patients come on my radio show talking with i learned that the percentage of people who actually killed themselves went down when they had access to a physician pr

for two hours, they would sit and go through suicide after suicide. each one, spend five minutes. what happened, what lessons were learned? if anybody knows corelli, he's a smart guy. he is passionate, almost obsessive. he was really going after this. he would say, i want nothing less than to change the culture of the army. it is not so much about reducing suicide, but making it more acceptable for people to say, i have a psychological wound, and get past the stigma of such a thing. we didn't do this. no one, arguably, changes the culture of the army. he went at it hard for three years. he did not shy away from these meetings, and these were pretty brutal affairs. >> general shinseki said they were dying at a rate of 18 a day. have the numbers gone up? >> one of the editors looked at that number. there were some other people. he found people were studying at hard. now the number works out to about 22 a day. >> 22 suicides a day. >> these are anybody who served, who is in the va system. of course, you look at the numbers. a lot of these are vietnam guys. the hard part seems to be t

breaking news an aussie international a suicide blast in the russian city of volgograd kills at least fourteen passengers on a trolley bus less than a day after a deadly bombing ripped through the city his train station. russia's president vladimir putin orders times of security across the whole country in the wake of the bombing. some are suggesting that time related to the upcoming winter games in sochi investigates the security situation that while the international olympic committee says it has no concerns about safety. it will train all she international life from moscow and with start with the breaking news this hour. and for the second time in just three days the russian city of volgograd has been targeted by terrorists today fourteen people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up on a trolley bus and twenty four hours earlier a similar assault on the city's railway station claimed at least sixteen lives also has moderate howell is following developments in volgograd for us i am here in the marketplace where that troll a bus exploded this morning at eight thirty in the

volgograd was struck by a suicide attack in october, october 21st when another suicide bomber exploded her device on a bus, leaving six dead and five injured. they are called the black widows by the local people. they are members of islamic groups in the caucasus, the southern caucasus fighting against federal forces. these women, who lost members of their family became suicide bombers, the so-called black widows. it raises concerns for the winter olympics , starting on february 4th at socchi, 600km south of where the bomb went off. it's in the same reason. militants promised to destruct the games and as we have seen, they've been able to do what they did today. >> peter sharp reporting from moscow. thank you for joining us. >> ukraine's opposition stages a protest rally. what the government is doing about it - up text. >> iran is looking to draw in 10 million tourists next year. how an international agreement on the nuclear program could give the tourist industry quite the boost. >> good morning. welcome back. i'm morgan radford. these are the top stories we are following. >> a suicid

attack in the russian city of volgograd could have been carried out by a man fifteen were killed by a suicide bomber targeting the city's main railway station. and the week's top news in turkey riot police crackdown on protesters demanding the government step down after a high ranking corruption scandal. thirty looks at events that shaped the world in two thousand and thirteen a we review the revelations by former n.s.a. contractor edward snowden which exposed america's mass surveillance. the old media organizations are simply a branch of the establishment. we also talk to we could leaks founder julian assange about the state of journalism today and his new media standard road movie where he and others offer up secret documents to various media outlets. and broadcasting a lot of direct from our studios in moscow this is our team sean thomas let's get right to our top story in investigators say they are looking at a number of possibilities of who carried out a suicide bomb attack in the southern russian city of volgograd that killed fifteen people ninety's correspondent margaret how will be jo

and for two hours, they would through suicide after suicide. each suicide got five minutes, what happened, what lessons have we learned. and if anybody knows corelli, smart guy and he is and obsessive. he wanted nothing less than changing the culture of the army. for suicide, but for people to say i've got a psychological wound and get past a thing.a of such he didn't do this. no one, arguably, changes the culture of the army. but he went at it hard for three years. and he didn't shy away from these meetings. and these were pretty brutal affairs. zanseki said they were dying at the rate of 18 a day. 2010, that was. the number has gone up? editedof the reporters i at "the washington post" looked at that number and some other eople -- he didn't determine this. he found people within the va system who were studying it hard. o now the number works out to about 22 a day. day?2 a >> not just iraq and afghanistan -- these are anybody ho served, who's in the va system. and so, of course, you look at the numbers, a lot of these are guys.m and the hard p

suicide rate. and here is go for it. and i don't disagree with that in terms of how lethal it is but the reality is you can't lump those two numbers together you can't say we have this epidemic of mass shootings going on around the country which by the way you know a number of folks like to say that it's an epidemic and then also throw in statistics that deal with suicide because suicide mass murder shootings are not the same thing but the other issue is i want to go back to. prevent but the other point that joe made about preventing them and richard talked about this a little bit there are many many cases the clackamas shooting in oregon at the mall there where a guy with a concealed carry weapon drew his weapon and pointed it at the shooter who ultimately killed himself you have that case back in the appalachian law school back in two thousand and two where a guy two people ran in their cars and got guns and so it's also difficult to say that the reason that there's no you know evidence of guns preventing a mass shooti

a suicide blast in the russian city of volgograd kills fourteen passengers on a bus less than a day after a deadly bombing ripped through the city's train station. russia's president vladimir putin orders tighter security across the whole country in the wake of the bombings party investigates the security situation and saw the host of the host city of the upcoming winter olympics. our other top stories artificial intelligence u.s. government hackers routinely bug computer gadgets purchased online and according to fresh n.s.a. leaks published in germany. syria misses its year end deadline for ridding itself of toxic weapons we speak exclusively to the head of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons to find out why. you're watching r t live from our moscow studios i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. for the second time in just two days the russian city of volgograd has been targeted by terrorists today fourteen people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up a bus less than twenty four hours earlier a similar assaults similar assault on the city's railway stati

attack in the russian city of volgograd killed fifteen and injured dozens dozens more delegates female suicide bomber targets the city's main a railway station. and the week's top headlines mass rallies in turkey to demand the government step down over a wide ranging corruption scandal are met with a tough police response. plus we'll look at the stories that shape twenty thirteen a year that's all cia contractor turned whistleblower edward snowden exposed america's far reaching global surveillance. international live from moscow let's go straight to our breaking news this hour it has been confirmed fifteen people have been killed in a suicide bomb blast in russia's southern city of volgograd dozens more were injured by the blast which was detonated at the city's central railway station. has details. well the blast was caused by a female suicide bomber at the checkpoint at the entrance to the central train station and all of this happened queue of passengers were standing there waiting for their luggage to be checked right now investigators are working there on the scene the president has sent

breaking news a nasty international as suicide blast in the russian city of volgograd kills at least fourteen passengers on a bus less than a day after a deadly bombing ripped through the city's train station. russia's president vladimir putin orders tightest security across the whole country in the wake of the bombings. and while some are suggesting that socks are related to the upcoming winter games and sultry but the international olympic committee she says it has no concerns about safety posse investigates the security situation and the host city. this is asking to national coming to you live from moscow and we start with breaking news this hour for the second time and just to day's the russian city of volgograd has been targeted by terrorists today fourteen people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up on a bus less than twenty four hours earlier a similar sold on the city as a railway station climbed at least claimed at least seventeen lives archies margaret howell is following developments in volgograd for us. i am here in the marketplace where that troll a bus explod

the first funerals of victims in sunday's suicide bombing in the russian city of all the backup to take place national presidents are still dealing with monday's close in on a quilt on the bus the deaths of at least thirty one people in just twenty four ounces but the massive security operation with goals to four thousand police and interior troops deployed. fear and grief turned to anger to counseling to remember the victims. organizers say the security forces have failed to protect the people and there are any good at the taping of the innocents when you see the view that russian citizens should put a question to the authorities not to me about the legitimacy about or it falls apart days but about the necessity of existence it's about time the whole anti terror and going for the system was reformed visit an islamist terror campaign in the run up to the winch and intake since all she had spread to the capital muscat. president pete abe has called for international solidarity in the fight against terror. but that's of little comfort to those he feels and now on the frontline. inside i f

breaking news announcing to national as suicide blast in the russian city of volgograd kills fourteen passengers on a bus less than a day after a deadly bombing ripped through this it is train station. russia's president vladimir putin orders time to security across the whole country in the wake of the bombings. and some are suggesting their tongues are related to the upcoming winter games in sultry but the international olympic committee says it has no concerns about safety the international investigation the security situation in the host city. this is on c international coming to life from moscow and welcome to the program and always start with the breaking news this hour for the second time in just two days the russian city of volgograd has been targeted by terrorists today forcing people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up on a bus less than twenty four hours earlier a similar sort on the city as a railway station claimed at least seventeen lives margaret howell is following developments involving ground. i am here in the marketplace where that troll a bus exploded th

bomber possibly a black widow suicide bomber what we've learned at law enforcement officials. inside the head of a grenade and they have determined that that on her is most likely a male you know six could be entered in that blast or floor and so moscow restaurant meeting here in volgograd receiving treatment and that situation less than twenty four hours ago and now we have a situation on the ground. updates from the scene in volgograd thank you very much for that update we'll be checking back in with you throughout the day. volgograd busy train station that was rocked by the blast of a terrorist bomb on sunday afternoon shards of metal ripped through an area around a security checkpoint as passengers waited for their luggage to be inspected officials say the bomb was equivalent to at least ten kilos of t.n.t. and only the security barrier prevented this scene of devastation from becoming much worse but it's impossible to calculate the toll something like this has on its victims many are still reeling. but i bent down to collect my documents when i saw a flash of light and th

attack in the russian city of volgograd kills up to eighteen and injuries dozens more alleged female suicide bomber targeted the city's main railway station. and the week's top headlines this hour mass rallies in turkey to demand the government step down over a wide ranging corruption scandal and that's with a tough police response. also look at the stories the trade twenty thirteen a get that saw cia contract and turned whistleblower edward snowden exposed america's far reaching global surveillance. this is asking to national coming here live from moscow hello and welcome to the program and we'll start with our breaking news story this hour after eighteen people have been killed in a suicide bomb blast in russia's southern city of volgograd twenty seven more were injured by the blast which was detonated at the city's central right will station that's now cross live to the group is going on for the details there you go so what's the latest do we know about the track. well the explosion happened near the entrance to the central train station in volgograd and was reportedly conducted by a fema

terrorist attack in the russian city of volgograd kills fifteen and injures dozens more an alleged female suicide bomber targeted the city's main railway station. the week's top headlines this hour mass rallies in turkey to demand the government step down over a wide ranging corruption scandal and that with a tough police response. and we'll also look at the stories that shaped twenty said seen again that source cia contractor turned a whistleblower edward snowden expose america's far reaching and global surveillance. international news life from moscow international with me thanks for joining us and we start with breaking news this hour fifteen people have been killed in a suicide bomb blast in russia's southern city of volgograd that number has been revised down after earlier reports suggested eighteen were dead dozens more were injured by the blast which was detonated at the city's central railway station across life. is going on for the details right now hi there you go so what more do we know about the blast was the latest or the worst was caused by a few more suicide bomber at the checkpoin

the twenty six year old committed suicide. prosecutors wanted to put him in jail for up to thirty five years for downloading academic articles from subscription based research website at his university. with the intends to make them available to the this was somebody who was pushed to the edge by what i think of as a kind of bullying by our government a government that treated him as if you are nine eleven terrorists and muslims revelation help with that kind of surveillance the government is doing. i received on the window. this year will also learn what happens to those who fully embrace this new age of openness and accessibility of information is told that while governments and the us government first and foremost one of their populations to be open and transparent they themselves become increasingly secretive. in washington pentagon art let's look at what's known in expose about nsa surveillance is collecting millions of phone records in america every day. it also has access to internet giants like google facebook microsof

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attack in the russian city of volgograd quote have been carried out by a man fifteen were killed by a suicide bomber targeting the city's main railway station. and the week's top headlines of mass rallies in turkey to demand the government step down over a wide ranging corruption scandal are met with a tough police response. as we look at the stories that shaped twenty third to mean a year that saw cia contractor turn whistleblower edward snowden expose america's far reaching global surveillance. the old media over there is simply a branch of the establishment. wiki leaks founder julian assange says talks started to you about journalists failing to challenge governments as we discussed media staff a road movie about activists on a mission to reveal sensitive u.s. secrets. from our studios in moscow you're watching r t international with me and he said now wait let's get straight to our developing story this hour several versions are emerging about who's carried out this suicide bomb attack in the southern russian city of volgograd some evidence allegedly points it was a man while the first re

a suicide bomber attacked a russian train station. more than a dozen people are killed. >>> tension remains high in south sudan, the rebels moving on the city. >> weeks of protest in kiev. and protestors march on the capitol. >> a head injury in a sea accident. >> a suicide bomber has attacked a train station in southern russia killing at least 15 people, another 34 have been injured. it happened in the southern city of volgograd. comes just months before the russian winter olympics are set to start. >> a body lice on the ground -- lies on the ground as merge services the blast captured on camera. the station was packed with thousands of people leaving on their christmas holidays. inevitably, the attack killed and injured dozens of people. >> according to preliminary information the power of this explosion was the equivalent of 10 kill greams o kilograms of t. prevented the suicide bomber from getting through the metal detector into thing hall at the time there were lots of people because three trains were late. >> seven people died o

the russian city of all the products would have been carried out by a man fifteen were killed by a suicide bomber targeting of the city's main railway station. and this week's the top of the music in turkey riot police crackdown on protesters demanding the government to step down after a high ranking corruption scandal. rt loss of events that shaped the world in two thousand and thirteen overview of the revelations by former nsa contractor edwards noted which exposed america's massive surveillance. the old media organizations often we are friends with both his own we also hear from the tweed civic center joined a staunch about the state of journalism today and his new media center road movie where he and others offer of secret documents to various media outlets . i just want to read from our studios in moscow this is our team and john thomas let's get right to our top stories. investigators say they're looking at a number of possibilities of who carried out a suicide bomb attack in the southern russian city of bogota. some evidence now suggests a man may have been involved in the first rep

. >>> suicide bombing. with the olympics just weeks away, a woman blows herself up at a train station in russia, killing more than a dozen people, and raising terrorism fears as we head into the winter games. >>> frigid forecast. extreme winter weather to ring out the year. blizzard conditions and wind chills of 50 below, paralyzing holiday travel. who will be shoveling their sidewalks and bundling up for the start of 2014? >>> and interception. former quarterback jesse palmer springing into action during halftime to save the life of a fellow announcer in a maneuver definitely not covered in the nfl playbook. >>> hey, good morning. t-minus 2 1/2 days until 2014. and we've got a special guest here this morning. spider-man on an important mission, at the scene of the times square ball drop. whoa, there he is. careful, you can pull a hammie that way, dude. this will be viewed by a billion people around the world. he's on a mission to make sure everything goes smoothly. >> we bring our viewers only the best. >>

a suicide bomber detonating explosives as they approached the metal get ector. inter fax was reporting the bomber was a man not a woman as was originally reported. closed circuit cameras confirmed that. these reports, we should point out, are preliminary. any fan of college football can tell you it is that time of year. it is bowl season, big games all week leading up to the national championship just one week from tomorrow. 650 teams, 70,000 athletes and millions of dollars up for grabs especially in texas where the longhorns are big business. newark schneider explains. >> texas longhorns football is a cash cow according to forbes, the university of texas leads all schools in merchandise sales and t.v. revenue and is the only college football team ever to bring in more than $100 million a year. and that's happened the past two. all of this with a team that's not played so well lately. 30 wins, 20 losses the past four years, but according to patrick riche who runs a firm in st. louis, the team rides high on more than just wins. >> even though there has been a lu

attack in the russian city of volgograd could have been carried out by a man fifteen were killed by a suicide bomber targeting the city's main railway station. also the week's top headlines mass rallies in turkey to demand the government step down over a wide ranging corruption scandal are met with police response. plus we look at the stories that shaped twenty thirteen a year that saw cia contractor turned whistleblower edward snowden exposed america's far reaching global surveillance. the old media over the information to be a branch of the establishment. wiki leaks founder julian assange stalks to us about journalists failing to challenge governments as we discussed media stana wrote a movie about activist on a mission to reveal sensitive u.s. secrets. live from our studios in moscow you're watching r t international with me and he said now a straight to our top story investigators say they're looking at a number of possibilities about who carried out a suicide bomb attack in the southern russian city of volgograd some evidence now suggests a man may have been involved the first reports sa

yesterday a female suicide bomber did this. right in front after metal detector in the main entrance after train station. that killed 17 people. white house officials say that president obama has been briefed on both attacks and the u.s. is working with russia on anti-terrorism efforts leading up to the winter games. at this time no one is claiming responsibility for either attack. >> closer to home, more breaking news. the search is on for a suspect who stole an ambulance while emts were responding to a medical emergency. it was taken from outside a home overnight found a few blocks away next to the cow palace. bob redell is live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. police still looking for whoever stole that ambulance last night and took it for what turned out to be a short joy ride. this happens a little after midnight a medical crew, an ambulance crew, they were treating a diabetic patient in that home. the medics left the keys in the ignition. the car t vehicle still running. it's not unheard of