it's fairly unique to arkansas. typically the precedent has been, you know, during a legislative session, they would fight out a policy, but it was possible to vote for an appropriation even if one disagreed with the policy within that appropriation. you know, i think that part of what happened is that last year, when this was originally enning a enacted, kind of the idea was it would be possible for 26% minority to block it, so therefore, the idea was the threshold was 75%. that's what we have to get. now, it is a radically new maneuver. it's in the constitution. constitution says what it says. this is a tool that's been available, but to use it in this way to essentially say, you know, we have these policy demands and we're going to hold the appropriation hostage for those policy demands, that is a radical new precedent. >> and it does sound very similar to what led to the shoutdown, right? the shutdown was about a government funding bill in washington, d.c., to fund the whole government. the request was, the dema

so it was already a done deal by the time i got to arkansas, or went to visit him in arkansas. and then i stayed in new york for another i think year and a half after i met him before i made the decision to move. >> she lives here now in little rock, 45 minutes away from the prison just so that she can come here more often. and now we are set to be married november 1. and that will be a buddhist wedding ceremony on november 1. >> i think we're going to get him out. i think it's going to -- i think things are happening much quicker. but i think we're going to get him out. >> in as much as the state has the burden of proving this case, and in as much as for a good portion of the case is circumstantial, it is necessary and appropriate that the state prove motive if it can. call your next witness. >> call dale. >> in looking at young people involved in the occult, do you see any particular type of dress? >> i have personally observed people wearing black fingernails, having their hair painted black, wearing black t-shirts. >> there isdoes the number thre victims have any significan

of arkansas to be united states district judge for the eastern district of arkansas. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the time until 11:15 a.m. will be equally divided and controlled in the usual form. a senator: mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president, for almost two decades judge william sessions has served as a federal judge for the district of vermont, and last month judge sessions announced he would take senior status later this year. i've worked with senator sanders and representative well -- welch in the vermont bar association to convene a merit position to find highly qualified candidates to serve on the vermont district court so i could then recommend them to the president. i know i speak on behalf of all vermonters, no matter what their background

we have in arkansas, unlike washington, d.c., and i'm very proud of this fact. we have the revenue stabilization act which by law forces the state of, arkansas to have a balanced budget. in the year 2017, arkansas will have to start picking up our portion of the cost of this expansion. >> that's only 5%, right? >> it is in 2017. the bottom line is, when i took office at the beginning of 2013, we had a medicaid program in our state that was currently in the red. we were taking steps to fix that. the bottom line is even if it is 5%, 3% or 10%, which quickly goes to 10%, the bottom line is the money isn't there. we've got to have a way to figure out how to get that money before we can move forward. >> representative, the private option is to save the state $670 million over the next decade. >> well, those numbers are very debatable, chris. i think would you find other numbers that would indicate otherwise. the bottom line is, in 2017, we have to start picking up the cost. we'll be faced with three options. either kicking the folks off the program who have signed up

we have in arkansas, unlike washington, d.c., and i'm very proud of this fact. we have the revenue stabilization act which by law forces the state of, a, a to have a balanced budget. in the year 2017, arkansas will have to start picking up our portion of the cost of this expansion. >> that's only 5%, right? >> it is in 2017. the bottom line is, when i took office at the beginning of 2013, we had a medicaid program in our state that was currently in the red. we were taking steps to fix that. the bottom line is even if it is 5%, 3% or 10%, which quickly goes to 10%, the bottom line is the money isn't there. we've got to have a way to figure out how to get that money before we can move forward. >> representative, the private option is to save the state $670 million over the next decade. >> well, those numbers are very debatable, chris. i think would you find other numbers that would indicate otherwise. the bottom line is, in 2017, we have to start picking up the cost. we'll be faced with three options. either kicking the folks off the program who have signed up in

hillary to lead the effort to inform the arkansas school system, which was so bad that arkansas was 49th instead of 50th on test scores. she came into the first lady of arkansas as hillary rodham. part of the campaign against bill was sort of this woman who would not take her husband's last name, and that was so un-arkansan. bill clinton was called the protean character who could adapt to any setting. hillary was also adaptable. after the first two years, i think she looked to get out of work in arkansas and she was part of the whole social and political scene. >> a lot of it had to do with image. she had not given any thought to her appearance, buying a dress off the rack. she dressed kind of like a hippie. she didn't wear makeup, her hair was not fixed, and she really spruced up. she pulled herself together and began to look more like an acceptable southern lady, and give teas and do more of the first lady duties. but she was also supporting him. the big thing she gave bill clinton was money. she was the breadwinner while he was making a very paltry salary for many years. she was made

he's the surge general of arkansas. he doesn't know squat about insurance. >> joe thompson, surge general for the governor. i think two parts. one is increased competition. our marketplace has not been very competitive, so with payment improvement combined with expanded coverage, we will hopefully have increased competition. the second is the savings actually are equally dis percented between the pay ors so they will transmit those savings back to the customer, whether it's a business, paying for insurance or an individual buying insurance. >> and i don't mind you being skeptical about this. i think it's worth watching very, very closely to ensure that it works, but i can tell you what we're doing is not working. where you reward through payment, every test, that's not conclusive to efficiency. and it doesn't necessarily help for quality of care. and you know with the technology we've got now, if somebody does an m.r.i. in hospital x in a rural area, they can immediately transmit now and the doctor in hospital y in a me

under arkansas law, that is a nonpartisan position. so our filing deadline for the 2014 election cycle opens on the 24th of february. that's under state law. 24th of february, and it goes to march 3. so here's the problem, madam president. today's the 12th. next week we're on recess. we're about to have a snowstorm, it sounds like tonight and the next few days. next week we're on recess. we come back on the 24th. the filing period will already be opened in arkansas. and i wish i could tell judge moody, look, don't worry about it. you're going to be confirmed when we get back. but the way things have worked around here recently, i can't give him that guarantee. i can't give him my word. i can't tell him, no, judge, don't file for reelection. just go ahead and wait and trust that this is going to happen. i can't do that under the circumstances. so he's in limbo. and the problem is there are other lawyers and judges in arkansas that want to run for his position. and as you know, there's a domino effect in the local judiciary, in local bar

going on in arkansas. and therefore anything they do to stop it, if they can kill obamacare, deny it for people who already got it, anything goes. >> it is sad because what we really need people to do is look at what needs to happen. we need expansion of coverage that affordable care act provides us to get healthier populations so we can bring down the cost of health care in this country. people said they didn't want an expansion of medicaid. you can put it into the exchange. >> they did that. >> they don't want anything. >> andrew, it seems like, help me with the facts here. here, you know, some of the biggest champions and advocates for this compromise medicaid expansion which is known as the private option are republicans. the republican house speaker, republican senate president, and the architects of this were actually republican legislators, and it's sharply divided them, especially if they're heading into primary season where republicans in arkansas made gains primarily by running against the health

i'm going to add to the big picture speaking to reporters in washington today arkansas governor mike beebe said that the arkansas house of representatives is two votes shy of the seventy five votes supermajority it needs to accept funding for obamacare is medicaid expansion an effort to compromise with republicans maybe got permission from the federal government to use a so-called private option system of medicaid expansion in arkansas that private option allows arkansas residents to use federal medicaid money to buy health insurance from for profit health insurance companies on their state's obamacare marketplace but now arkansas republicans who initially supposed support of the private option are trying to sabotage it by denying the state legislature the seventy five votes required to ok the medicaid expansion funding. if markets are republicans can successfully block funding that will in effect make arkansas the twenty sixth state to reject obama care's medicaid expansion is the midterm elections inch closer and closer to this issue medicaid expansion starting to look like a winne

that private option allows arkansas residents to use federal medicaid money to buy health insurance from for profit health insurance companies on their state's obamacare marketplace but now arkansas republicans who initially supposed supported the private option are trying to sabotage it by denying the state legislature the seventy five votes required to ok the medicaid expansion funding if markets are republicans can successfully block funding that will in effect make arkansas the twenty sixth state to reject obama care's medicaid expansion is the mid-term elections inched closer and closer this issue medicaid expansion is starting to look like a winner for democrats especially democrats in tight red state races while many democrats from conservative states are trying to distance themselves from obamacare others are hoping the g.o.p. opposition to medicaid expansion of the health care law as most popular components will help them keep control of the senate that's why democratic. activists and lawmakers in louisiana and montana are trying to put medicaid expansion on their state's e

she knows that pryor is up in arkansas and. >> i think arkansas is a little different because it's arkansas. >> the vice president gets overlooked sometimes but he had a conversation with kate bolduan and he says this. >> there may be reasons i don't run but there's no obvious reason for me why i think i should not run. >> can i have a taime table? >> probably realistically a year this summer. >> a year this summer, so i assume that means he know what is hillary is doing by then. look, i have the greatest admiration for joe biden as the happy warrior but he says he can't think of any reasons not to run. there's his age, the hit we don't elect sitting vice presidents and there's this thing if hillary does run, we saw this movie in 2008, didn't we? >> it's exactly right. i think you can't count out joe biden as a contender because hillary clinton, there is still i think a chance, a slim chance, that she does not run and who is going to schltep into the void. if you're the incumbent vice president of a two-term relatively popular with democrats administration, you have a space to enter. >> sur

if no one changes the currents position the private option in arkansas would be dead. governor said that would be a shame given the overwhelming support. >> we don't have a problem with the majority of the legislature being for this. we don't have a problem for the super majority of the legislature being for this. we don't have a problem with the majority of republicans and democrats being for this, they are. but it takes 75 out of a hundred house members and 27 out of 35 senators. so one senator or one house member could sway the entire effort. >> sreenivasan: but in the prosperous northwest corner of the state home to world headquarters for companies like wal-mart and tyson foods, republican state senator hes tempt r says the federal government simply can't afford it. he believes states like arkansas will end up paying more than expected or sit by and watch the federal government pile up debt. the real answer to wide spread coverage he says is jobs and business policies not the government give away. as proof he points to companies like manufacturer redman and associa

is arkansas going to be an enabler for obamacare? >>> in other words, these republicans only go as to hijack and kill the president's law at any opportunity they get. the former united states senator from arkansas and the little rock capital correspondent. it seems to me that there is a black and white struggle going on in arkansas. and therefore anything they do to stop it, if they can kill obamacare, deny it for people who already got it, anything goes. >> it is sad because what we really need people to do is look at what needs to happen. we need expansion of coverage that affordable care act provides us to get healthier populations so we can bring down the cost of health care in this country. people said they didn't want an expansion of medicaid. you can put it into the exchange. >> they did that. >> they don't want anything. >> andrew, it seems like, help me with the facts here. the architects of this were actually republican legislators, and it's sharply divided them, especially if they're heading into primary season where repub

while the governor's plan in arkansas has its skeptics among republicans not all republicans in arkansas, it is serving as a model that other states are considering. only yesterday tennessee's republican governor bill haslam was scheduled to meet with the health and human services secretary sebelius in an effort to hammer out a flexible arrangement similar to that of arkansas. with states assuming new roles by virtue of the affordable care act and the supreme court's decision declaring it unconstitutional the united states is entering a new era of federalism with states assuming a larger place in shaping public policy. governors beebe does not have an opening statement that he will entertain our questions. now i will turn it over to our moderator this morning mary agnes carey of the kaiser health news who will pose the first question. >> thank you so much for then it should action. i will open it up for anyone who wants to ask questions but i wanted to talk a little bit about the week you had in the week you're going to have. the senate did approve continued funding for the private optio

you may be seeing a tip in arkansas against it. there's a new story about a woman who got a hip replacement that just got put on it. it could be taken away from them. republicans a couple of months ago were screaming that the affordable care act would be cancelling insurance in some places. it's not a great political place to be in. >> there's going to be a lot of debate about the politics and the affordable care act, but i want to talk to you about something that's raised the h k hackles of those on the right. i will read an excerpt. republicans response was over the top, but none of that excuses president obama's cavalier approach to picking and choosing how to chose this law. imagine if a president rand paul moved into the white house and announced he was going to put off provisions of obamacare that he thought were difficult. >> the president is sort of picking and choosing what he thinks need to be delayed and which ones he doesn't. he has the right under the law. why not just ask congress to vote on it? there's complications

state of arkansas to check on the residents of mayflower who say last years of oil spill left them with no choice but to leave you area to protect their house. but coming up next venture capital with stay with us. i just first state of the city address new york mayor bill de blasio said that he would put forward legislation for the city to issue special municipal identification cards to undocumented immigrants he summed up his feelings by saying to all my fellow new yorkers who are undocumented i say new york city is your home too and we will not force any of our residents to live their lives in the shadows yeah that sounds nice but the reason these illegal immigrants live their lives in the shadows is because they immigrated illegally why should new yorkers bend over backwards for illegal criminal immigrants this is the same logic that if i catch a guy breaking into my house as a gracious host i should offer him a pizza because it's his home too this is not just a slap in the face to rule of law but also to the immigrants who do go through the bureaucracy and headaches to become u.s. c

it's not just arkansas. as we've previously reported, 19 other states have already refused to enact medicare expansion under obamacare and six more are stalling as they debate the issue. nearly 6 million americans who need health care the most are left to suffer. >> thank you to my guests for joining me. representative love, let's talk about what happened this week. you had this compromise that seemed to be such a great idea and now the republicans are playing politics. >> definitely they're playing politics, karen. here's the thing, i'm not dismayed by the fact the private option has gone down four times. we definitely have the votes. people just need to stop playing politics. here's the thing, they're playing politics with the c economy of arkansas. if we don't pass a plan, we'll have an $86 million hole in our budget. people need to get serious not only about the economy of arkansas but also about the 100,000 people that have already received insurance that they wouldn't have had otherwise. >> and if i'm

there's a lot of us that have been forgotten just collateral damage americans living in central arkansas are struggling to get their lives back to normal after an oil spill disaster that happened nearly a year ago. you're watching our to international live from moscow and lindsey france thanks for joining me. russia has scored its first medals at the sochi olympics placing it fourth in the medal table and blowing spectators away with the performance of the of its figure skating team i'm now handing over to an isa now a in our studio in the hearts of the winter games and you so were you lucky enough to witness the figure skating last night. i was and it was so exciting because it was my first olympic event but more so because it was the first victory for russia at the sochi games and the spectacular one russian figure skaters had be ice with a series of breathtaking performances in fact the gold had already been guaranteed even before the event concluded the victory was secured by veteran skater you get me a piercing call and a teen prodigy half his age fifteen year old. she became one of

there's a lot of us that have been forgotten or are just collateral damage americans living in central arkansas are struggling to get their lives back to normal after an oil spill disaster that happened nearly a year ago. you're watching our two international live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. russia has scored its first medals that they saw lympics placing fourth in the medal table and blowing spectators away with the performance of its figure skating team now handing it over to anderson now in our studio at the heart of the winter games and it's tell me where you are lucky enough to witness the figure skating last night. i was indeed it was my first olympic event but it's not about that it was of course the first victory for russia at the sochi games that was spectacular one russian figure skaters hit the ice with a series of breathtaking performances in fact the gold had already been guaranteed even before the event was concluded the victory secured by veteran skater you're going to person cohen a teen prodigy half his age fifteen year old. she became one of the young

in my state of arkansas, we have nearly 255,000 veterans. they have put on the uniform, they've served their country, they've put their lives on hold for our country, and they deserve to return home to a country that is going to honor the commitments that we've made to them and a country that'll keep the promises that we've made. that's why i have been very supportive here in the senate for these individuals, especially in the context of what we're talking about tairktstoday,the comprehensive s health and benefits and military retirement pay restoration act, that's s. 1982. a lot of senators are trying to work on this bill and get it in a posture where it can pass the senate. this is a commonsense bill, covers a broad range of topics that are important to our veterans. i know that a lot of work has gone on behind the scenes. i think sometimes when the american people either come and visit the senate or when they tune into c-span2, they sometimes ian empty chamber. you don't always know what's going on in the back rooms here and in the hallwa

there's a lot of this to have been forgotten we were just collateral damage americans living in central arkansas are struggling to get their lives back to normal after an oil spill disaster nearly a year ago. you're watching aren't international live from moscow and lindsey friends thanks for joining me. russia has scored its first medals at these olympics placing it fourth in the medal table and blowing spectators away with the performance of its figure skating team i'm now handing over to a new son now in our studio in the heart of the winter games and you say were you lucky enough to witness the figure skating last night. i'm feeling extremely lucky to have witnessed a limp dick history first hand it was my first event as a spectator but more importantly it was the first victory for russia at the sochi games and a spectacular want to say the least russian figure skaters hit the ice with a series of breathtaking performances in fact the gold had already been guaranteed even before the about was concluded the victory was secured by the veteran skater you gave me a piercing call and teen prodigy

there's a lot of us to have been forgotten we're just collateral damage americans living in central arkansas are struggling to get their lives back to normal after an oil spill disaster almost a year ago. you're watching aren't international live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. russia has scored its first medals at the saatchi olympics placing it fourth in the medal table and blowing spectators away with the performance of a figure skating team i'm not handing over to innocent now in our studio in the hearts of the winter games in sochi and this of were you lucky enough to witness the figure skating last night. i was indeed feeling very of lucky my first olympic event ever but more importantly it was the first victory for russia at the sochi games and a spectacular one to say the least russian figure skaters hit the ice with a series of breathtaking performances in fact the gold had already been secured even before the event was concluded the victory was secured by veteran skater you gave me a piercing ko and a teen prodigy half his age fifteen year old beauty of you ha

caught up in the middle of an environmental disaster people in central arkansas in the us are finding themselves bogged down in barrels. trouble almost a year after a pipeline ruptured causing a massive oil spill people are still suffering with the long term effects caused by breathing toxins on a daily basis and if huge health risks weren't enough some are finding it hard to leave the contaminated area as artie's gonna teach a confound out. almost a year after two hundred thousand gallons of heavy crude spilled onto their streets residents of mayflower in arkansas are striving to leave the town here in mayflower for sale signs are everywhere almost every house on the street is on sale before the spill this was a place where people wanted to move in to enjoy the beautiful nature around many didn't even know there was a pipeline running on their houses and now they just want out many have already left and jerrel one of them i tried to stay here i tried to just be away you know as much as i could but if it rained i could not stay here because it would all see through the. all again you

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there's a lot of us that have been forgotten we're just collateral damage americans living in central arkansas are struggling to get their lives back to normal after an oil spill disaster which happened nearly a year ago and. they're watching our to international live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. russia has scored its first medals at the olympics placing it fourth in the medal table and blowing spectators away with the performance of its figure skating team and now handing over to a new son now in our studio at the heart of the winter games and softly and you so very much enough to fit witness the figure skating last night. i was feeling extremely lucky this morning to have witnessed olympic history it was of course the first victory for russia at the sochi games and a spectacular one to say the least russian figure skaters hit the ice with a series of breathtaking performances in fact the gold had already been guaranteed even before the event was concluded the victory was secured by veteran skater you have any piercing call and teen promise gee how for his age fifteen

just a quick arkansas-focused question. speaker carter has said, you know, he's 100% certain he's going to get the private option passed again, but you don't seem to be as optimistic or willing to say you're confident it'll get done. is there a reason you're not as hopeful? >> no, no, no. it's just my style. to be a little more guarded. you know, it's -- speaker carter's got t a good handle on his body, he's a good man, and he's a good judge of what's going on. it's just more my style to be a little bit more guarded about what i say about stuff like that. for a lot of reasons. first of all, i don't want to antagonize anybody over there, okay? i don't want anyone to think i'm taking it for granted. i served 20 years in the senate. i know how governors can irritate legislators, and i promise you as governor, i know how legislatures can irritate a governor. but those individual legislators have all sorts of different things going through their mind. oftentimes the less said by the executive branch of an controversial issue whe

kentucky and arkansas. you're running for governor in georgia. what is your position on medicaid expansion? >> well, i think what you see when you look at that map is we have allowed washington politics to infiltrate this discussion of the affordable care act. i mean, i think in our state what we've seen up until now is that the governor has decided to put that washington politics of what he calls obamacare ahead of our taxpayers. we're paying, today, as georgians, for the medicaid expansion dollars that the federal government has and yet we're refusing to take them. that is a terrible stewardship by our governor of our tax dollars. and my position is we have to find a way to get those tax dollars back to georgia. to improve the lives of our citizens and to inject, frankly, a giant amount of money into our economy. >> do you think it's politically feasible? is that an uphill battle in the politics of georgia? has obamacare in the abstract become such a boogeyman that you can't sell the voters in georgia on taking, you know, tens, hundreds of mill

welcome back you're watching r t international almost a year after a pipeline burst in central arkansas causing a massive oil spill the people there are still dealing with the aftermath officials claim the area is safe to live in but locals are suffering the long term effects of inhaling toxins on a daily basis and for them moving elsewhere is easier said than done as a tease and it's to count find out. almost a year after two hundred thousand gallons of heavy crude spilled onto their streets residents of mayflower in arkansas are striving to leave the town here in mayflower for sale signs are everywhere almost every house on the street is on sale before the spill this was a place where people wanted to move in to enjoy the beautiful nature around many didn't even know there was a pipeline running under their houses and now they just want out many have already left and jerrel one of them i tried to stay here i tried to just be away you know as much as i could but if it rained i could not stay here because it would all see through the. all again you know the where the ground was dry it w

arkansas with three at the buzzer, but it is no good. in overtime arkansas wins 71-67. >>> number 22, ohio state and unranked penn state. a three-pointer mailed right there to keep the nittany lions on top. penn state wins 65-63. the brooklyn nets pummelled the nuggets in denver 112-89. being in denver really just about beating the nuggets. after the game collins, the first openly gay athlete in the nba, met with the parents of explain college student matthew shepherd. shepherd was murdered in 1998 for being gay. collins wears 98 to honor shepherd. >>> after one week after breaking his nose, check him out, lebron jones debuted this intimidating face mask. the face mask didn't disrupt his game. he reported 31 points as the heat routed the next 108-82. sflirchlts in texas a $60 million high school stadium -- yes, high school stadium -- will be shut down after being open for only 18 months. eagle stadium will be closed until at least june for an examination of cracks in the concrete that vary from a quarter inch to three-quarters of an inch

overtime arkansas wins 71-67. number 22 ohio state and unranked penn state with two minutes left, he nails a three to keep them on top. penn state wins 65-63. >> in women's basketball, number two notre dame played lights out against number 14 north carolina after winning 100-75 winning their 28th straight game. there was a power outage throughout the campus. power was restored over an hour later. >> the brooklyn nets pummeled the nuggets 112-89. collins the first openly gay athlete in the nba was set to meet after the game with the parents of slain college student matthew sheppard. he was murdered in 1998 for being gay. collins wears number 98 to honor sheppard. >> one week after breaking his nose against oklahoma city, lebron james debuted this face mask against the knicks. it didn't district from his game. he recorded 31 points as he won 108-82. >> a play on performance enhancing drugs right before ryan brawn hit a 2-run homer in his first at-bat. he had a 65 game suspension last season as you recall for violati

state of arkansas locals are still suffering dizziness headaches and nausea the cleanup began almost immediately but that didn't stop people moving out to safer areas he's going at each account visited the site for us. almost a year after two hundred thousand gallons of heavy crude spilled onto their streets residents of mayflower in arkansas are striving to leave the town here in mayflower for sale signs are everywhere almost every house on the street is on sale before the spill this was a place where people wanted to move in to enjoy the beautiful nature around many didn't even know there was a pipeline running on their houses and now they just want out many have already left and jerrel one of them i tried to stay here i tried to just be away you know as much as i could but if it rained i could not stay here because it would all seep through the. all again you know the where the ground was dry it would kind of i guess in case it and then when it rained all those vapors would come back she says like many other residents of mayflower she started having constant headaches and coughing

week's top stories and the latest headlines for you almost a year after a burst pipeline in central arkansas calls a massive oil spill people in the area are still dealing with the aftermath officials say their homes are safe to live in but locals claim there are not so they are actually suffering from. business from one hail and talk sense on a daily basis for them moving away is easier said than done as far as he's going to stick out and found out. almost a year after two hundred thousand gallons of heavy crude spilled onto their streets residents of mayflower in arkansas are striving to leave the town here in mayflower for sale signs are everywhere almost every house on the street is on sale before the spill this was a place where people wanted to move in to enjoy the beautiful nature around many didn't even know there was a pipeline running on their houses and now they just want out many have already left and jerrel one of them i tried to stay here i tried to just be away you know as much as i could but if it rained i could not stay here because it would all see through the. all again yo

state of arkansas to check out on the residents of mayflower who say last year's oil spill that been no choice but to free leave the area to protect their health. this is o.c. international coming to live from moscow my name is you thanks for joining us it's day three of the we're telling picks in sochi and another medal for the hosts on originally a south korean has taken bronze for the russian short track team let's go let's now go live to sochi and our seas postcard who is standing by for us that are hi there poll so tell us more about this latest bronze for russia. well the russian foreign minister you know me in the lighter side here in sochi. to cheer on day three victor secured russia. to the medal ensured struck speedskating he won bronze in the men's fifteen hundred meters by you may be thinking the victor on isn't a traditional russian name while he used to compete for his native south korea but before. not with these nations not governing body want to receive russian citizenship in two thousand and eleven in total or a five gold medals to be decided throughout the course o

state of arkansas are finding themselves bogged down and barrels of trouble nearly a year after a pipeline ruptured caused a massive oil spill people are suffering from the long term effects caused by breathing toxins on a daily basis if that wasn't enough some of finding it hard to leave the contaminated area as i. found out. almost a year after two hundred thousand gallons of heavy crude spilled onto their streets residents of mayflower in arkansas are striving to leave the town here in mayflower for sale signs are everywhere almost every house on the street is on sale before the spill this was a place where people wanted to move in to enjoy the beautiful nature around many didn't even know there was a pipeline running under their houses and now they just want out many have already left and jerrel one of them i tried to stay here i tried to just be away you know as much as i could but if it rained i could not stay here because it would all see through the. all again you know the where the ground was dry it would kind of i guess in case it in when it rained all those vapors would come bac

worry that they may become collateral damage in the way of big oil like the residents of mayflower arkansas there's a lot of us that have been forgotten were just collateral damage in mayflower i'm going to check on r.t.e. now this week over six thousand websites worldwide took part in a campaign known as the day we find back the call for internet freedom as part of a global fight against master valence and excessive powers wielded by intelligence agencies and also commemorated the death of a programmer aaron schwartz seen by many as a champion of online freedom and he took his life thirteen months ago while facing thirty five years behind bars for downloading academic journals and manic claim that an anti hacking law was unfairly used by the authorities and they are hounding of the activists and civil liberties advocates are now pushing for congress to reform it part of hands from the electronic frontier foundation says there's still a lot to be done before politicians realize such tactics are unacceptable unfortunately the government hasn't changed its perception here there's been there w

there's a lot of us that have been forgotten we're just clare damaged americans living in central arkansas struggling to get their lives back to normal us and all spelled disaster almost a year ago. this is international coming to life from moscow hello and welcome to the program. seven years after opening its borders to the e.u. switzerland has had enough defying agreements with brussels three countries voted in a referendum to pitch a cap on the number of foreigners in the country. in the swiss capitol. hill and voted to shut the door to european union workers setting up a showdown with brussels as well as a potential exit from the single european market now the so-called stop mass immigration initiative was the brainchild of the right wing swiss people's party which wants strict quotas on foreigners for switzerland to essentially abandon its free movement of people treaty with the e.u. and supporters the we've talked to say that they're worried immigration is driving up rents that it's undercutting local workers and that is burdening public services now opponents have argued that immigr

almost a year after a burst pipeline in central arkansas caused a massive oil spill people in the area are still dealing with the aftermath officials say their homes are safe to live in but locals claim they're suffering from nazia and dizziness from inhaling toxins on a daily basis for them moving away is easier said than done as artie's garniture khan reports. almost a year after two hundred thousand gallons of heavy crude spilled onto their streets residents of mayflower in arkansas are striving to leave the town here in mayflower for sale signs are everywhere almost every house on the street is on sale before the spill this was a place where people wanted to move in to enjoy the beautiful nature around many didn't even know there was a pipeline running on their houses and now they just want out many have already left and jerrel one of them i tried to stay here i tried to just be away you know as much as i could but if it rained i could not stay here because it would all see through the. all of the where the ground was dry it would kind of guess incased it and then when it rained al

and travels to the us state of arkansas to check on the residents of mayflower to say last chair is all spelled love them no choice but to flee the area to protect their house. hello and welcome to our international twenty four hour news live from moscow i'm jus nashbar thanks for joining us. it's day three of the winter olympics in sochi and another medal for the hosts on originally a south korean has taken bronze for the russian track team that's live to social and calls caught her standing by for the polls tell us more about this latest prongs for russia. yes well we're a tony by one of the many life sites in and around the sochi region by one of the giant screens where many spectators come to watch and enjoy the sport and the fans around already have something to cheer on day three victor has secured russia their first ever medal in short track speed skating he won bronze in the fifteen hundred meters now you may be thinking. isn't a traditional russian he used to compete with south korea however he fell out with his sport's governing body was given russian citizenship in two thousa

almost a year after a burst pipeline in central arkansas calls the massive oil spill people in the area are still dealing with the aftermath officials say their homes are safe to live in but locals claim they are suffering from nausea and this in this from inhaling talk sense on a daily basis for them moving away is easier said than done as far as he's going to found out. almost a year after two hundred thousand gallons of heavy crude spilled onto their streets residents of mayflower in arkansas are striving to leave the town here in mayflower for sale signs are everywhere almost every house on the street is on sale before the spill this was a place where people wanted to move in to enjoy the beautiful nature around many didn't even know there was a pipeline running on their houses and now they just want out many have already left and jerrel one of them i tried to stay here i tried to just be away you know as much as i could but if it rained i could not stay here because it would all see through the the all again you know out there where the ground was dry it would kind of i guess in ca

forty six minutes after the hour now almost a year after a burst pipe line in central arkansas caused a massive oil spill people in the area are still dealing with the aftermath officials say homes are safe for a living but locals claim they're suffering from knowledge and dizziness from inhaling toxins on a daily basis they say moving away is easier said than done though as our he's got each. almost a year after two hundred thousand gallons of heavy crude spilled onto their streets residents of mayflower in arkansas are striving to leave the town here in mayflower for sale signs are everywhere almost every house on the street is on sale before the spill this was a place where people wanted to move in to enjoy the beautiful nature around many didn't even know there was a pipeline running on their houses and now they just want out many have already left and jerrel one of them i tried to stay here i tried to just be away you know as much as i could but if it rained i could not stay here because it would all see through the. all of the where the ground was dry it would kind of guess inca

states like north carolina louisiana and arkansas. that is gone now. it's just down to brass knuckle politics. if the president is not popular, you are not going to want him in your backyard. >> even the democratic senator from north carolina she didn't want to greet the president when he cass down in north carolina. she said she was too busy here. she didn't want to be caught in the same state with him. >> marc prior in arkansas. this is going to spread out to states where the senators are considered relatively safe or they are becoming less safe and partly because of the healthcare law. look in colorado senator you dal is in territory where he is on par or tied with some opponents. is he less inclined to have the president campaign for him. baking given in alaska. arkansas and other states this is rather predictable. >> nina, is there anybody that wants the president to come? if you want him to come you don't need him. >> we are focusing on red or swick states and of course there is six seats standing in the way of republicans getting control of the

these come from blair's papers, quietly unsealed at the university of arkansas in 2010, ten years after her death from lung cancer and published in the washington free beacon. >> this is the real hillary in terms of the way she was talking and thinking and acting. this is her close friend. frankly, it sounds like her. this is a window into her world, including the packwood matter. >> i don't think it is relevant to the political dialogue or debate today, nor do i think it will have much bearing on secretary clinton's perspective for a possible run for president. >> republican senator rand paul of kentucky also mulling a run for president in 2016, revised memories of the lewinsky scandal last month when in response to a question about democrats who accuse the gop of waging a war onwomen, paul labeled the 42nd president a sexual predator, lat week, responding to another question, he doubled down. >> anybody who wants to take money from bill clinton or have a fund-raiser has a lot of explaining to do. in fact, i think they should give the money back. if they want to take a position on wome

travels to the us state of arkansas to check on the residents of mayflower they say that last year's oil spill left no choice but to flee the area just to protect their health. thank you for sharing your monday with us here on r.t. international. headlines from moscow it is day three of the winter olympics in sochi and another medal for the hosts victor originally a south korean has taken bronze for the russian short track team let's go live to sochi right now are standing by for us at the moment paul good to see you give us all the juice you know the deal here the latest bronze for russia. yes well the party atmosphere is continuing around me the russian fans have a medal to cheer on day three as you say victor has become russia's first ever medal winner in short track speed skating he claimed a bronze in the men's fifteen hundred meters now you may be thinking the victor on isn't a particularly russian sounding name when he used to compete for his native south korea but he fell out with his school. the governing body picked up russian citizenship in two thousand and eleven elsewher

springs, a arkansas. >> it was one of the most liberal cities in the south. it was a resort town. >> his father worked at one of the springs. >> my father and mother at time. >> they had a big family. he said the town was safe to grow up. >> we didn't have time to get in trouble. all kids played sports constantly. >> by the time he was a senior, his skills were known throughout arkansas and beyond. >> i wanted to go to gramlin. the coach talked to me. my mom was the one who said to me, no, no, no you're going to university of illinois. i know my mom don't know nothing about northern schools, you know. what it was, we had a judge in my hometown that graduated from university of illinois. >> that judge wanted mitchell to play football for his al ma mata. >> i was illinois and didn't know it until i mother said no you're going. >> he headed in the direction his mother pointed, northward to illinois. >> i had never been anywhere. all my mom did was point. she hadn't been nowhere either. >> his sophomore year, late in the season, someone was hurt in the game again

i would say that the number of homes sold in my flower has dropped at least fifty sixty percent but arkansas spill is only a fraction of a new oil pipeline leaks it's estimated that between two thousand and eight and two thousand and twelve u.s. pipeline spilled an average of more than three point one million gallons of hazardous liquids per year plans for the keystone x.l. pipeline a massive project that would. from canada soil since two refineries in texas have caused many to worry that they may become collateral damage in the way of big oil like the residents of mayflower arkansas there's a lot of us that have been forgotten we were just collateral damage in mayflower i'm going to check on r.t.e. on the hour every hour loads of stories had to get to the website for example with a deadline for the pullout of american troops from afghanistan very fast approaching washington paves the retreat with money some three hundred million dollars into what it's calling the end of war economy. because the right there for you right now. also online this hour wiki pedia coming under the scrutiny of poli