on same sex limits the kansas house of representatives waves through legislation that would have enshrined in law the right to discriminate against gays. the world's top headlines live from moscow international with me will receive very soon a check in with a nice live in sochi for more limpid coverage but for now a russian pilot jailed in the u.s. will finally receive medical treatment after russian diplomats insisted he was in need of urgent attention. has been suffering severe pain and according to his lawyer may be on the verge of a heart attack and we spoke to mother who insisted her son is being left to suffer for no reason. he's not guilty why are they driving him to his death why did he do wrong i keep asking what evil did he cause to the united states what did he do did he kill somebody did he rob somebody no he's not guilty of any crime . moscow is still waiting for washington to allow a russian delegation of diplomats to actually visit you at a show in prison. an associate now taking a look back at the case of the exploited. in twenty ten detained in liberia and the sting operat

on same sex limits the kansas house of representatives waves through legislation that would have enshrined in law the right to discriminate against gays. the world headlines live from moscow international with me will receive very soon will join and he said life in such a for more live coverage but for now a russian pilot jailed in the united states will finally receive medical treatment after russian diplomats insisted he was in need of attention. has been suffering severe pain and according to his lawyer may be on the verge of a heart attack i was supposed to get a shot because mother who insisted her son is being left to suffer for absolutely no reason when you see in the world he's not guilty why are they driving him to his death what did he do wrong i keep asking what evil did he cause to the united states what did he do did he kill somebody did he rob somebody no he's not guilty of any crime. and moscow was still waiting for washington to allow a russian delegation of diplomats to actually visit go in person also use an associate now taking a look back at the case of the exploited. i

same sex limits the kansas house of representatives waves through legislation that would have enshrined in law the right to discriminate against homosexuals. the u.s. agrees to provide medical treatment to a russian pilot suffering severe chest pains in jail after a strong. foreign ministry. will survive it only my son. talking to the prison his mother to find out exactly how the family is coping. and sliding into the. gold. into the second place at the winter olympics medal table look at how the duo prepared for victory. the world's top headlines moscow international with me and very soon will join. me for more coverage but for now the decision by the kansas house of representatives to pass a bill which would have allowed the legal discrimination of gay couples was well met with outrage across america and somewhat embarrassed state senate now plans to sink the legislation which would have allowed people to use their religious beliefs to openly deny services care or employment to homosexual couples can invest. kansas lawmakers have outraged the gay community here in the u.s. says you kn

same sex limits the kansas house of representatives waves through legislation that would have enshrined in law the right to discriminate against homosexuals. the u.s. agrees to provide medical treatment to a russian pilot suffering severe chest pains in jail after a very strong demands from moscow's foreign ministry. it will survive it only my son came home the international talking to the prisoners mother to find out how the family is coping with the ordeal. and sliding on to the podium rushers bobsledders winning gold to push the host nation now into second place at the winter olympics medal table look at how the duo prepared for victory. the world's top headlines live from moscow international with me rory sushi very soon joining live in soft chief a more elaborate coverage but for now the decision by the kansas house of representatives to pass a bill which would have allowed the legal discrimination of gay couples was met with outrage across america a somewhat embarrassed state senate now plans to sink the legislation which would have allowed people to use their religious beliefs to

same sex limits the kansas house of representatives waves through legislation that would have in mind in law the right to discriminate against gays. also the u.s. agrees to provide medical treatment to a russian pilot suffering severe chest pains in jail after strong demands from moscow's foreign ministry. i will survive it all with only my son came home. and talks to the prisoners mother to find out how the family is coping with the ordeal. to russia grabs olympic silver in the snowboard cross the nation's first ever medal in the sport it helps secure russia second place and soldiers overall medal count. and welcome to r.t. international twenty four hour news live from moscow. and now let's go to our breaking news story in kiev with reports of protesters armed with firearms and grenades and injuries on bars sides of violence has returned to the streets of ukraine's capital and also use renegotiate is here with us and can update us on the latest so it seems the calm is over before it even. really started in ukraine bring us up to date exactly well at this point we're getting reports f

same sex limits the kansas house of representatives waved through legislation that would have been trying to lure the right to discriminate against gay. also russian pilots suffering severe chest pains in the u.s. jailers denied a heart examination despite the joyous agreeing to let him see a doctor following strong demands from foreign ministry. i will survive it all with only my son came home. he talks to the prisoners mother to find out how the families coping with the or d. . programs olympics over in this snowboarding course the nation's first ever medal in the sport it helped secure russia second place insulters overall medal count. international news and comment live from moscow you're watching aussie international with me you know. and welcome to the program. violence has flared up again in ukraine's capital a position demonstrators have broken through police lines in kirkuk there are reports that ten protesters have been injured some seriously with seven police officers also hurt. their chances are burning tires and had apparently attempted to make their way to parliament there w

house of representatives passed such a bill last week artie's ramon galindo reports from topeka kansas. angelic music echoes inside the spectacular dome and elegant chambers of the kansas state capitol beyond the serene appearances this is also home to appears to bait between supporters of same sex marriage and their opponents religious liberty is alive and well in kansas and we believe that religion should be used to discriminate in kansas same sex marriages banned the national spotlight shining bright on the state after the kansas house of representatives approved a bill that would have allowed anyone to refuse to do business with same sex couples by citing religious beliefs it's unfortunate because the language of the bill is so loose that it really is a license to discriminate large crowds protested the religious freedom bill and topeka in lawmakers eventually said they would let the legislation die in the senate i contacted several supporters of the religious freedom act but they chose not to speak to us on camera those who i was able to speak to over the phone so that the controv

is discrimination the firestone rubber anti gay laws erupted after the kansas house of representatives passed such a bill last week. rt is ramon valley now reports from topeka kansas. i knew. until the music goes inside the spectacular dome an elegant chambers of the kansas state capitol. be on the street appearances this is also home to a fierce debate between supporters of same marriage in their opponents. what if the tree is alive and well in cannes and time again. we believe that religion should be used to discriminate in kansas same marriage is bad the national spotlight shine bright in the state after the kansas house of representatives approved a bill that would've allowed anyone to refuse to do business with same couples by citing religious beliefs some portion because the language of the bill is so loose that it really is a license to discriminate much crap protested the religious freedom bill speaker in law makers eventually said he would let the legislation died in the senate. i contacted several supporters of the religious freedom act that they chose not to speak to us on c

other news this hour the kansas house of representatives approved legislation that would legalize the discrimination of gays on the grounds of people's religious beliefs. and e.u. officials are calling for the creation of a united states of europe that's despite steadily increasing unemployment and a rise of the ultra right parties across the bloc our top stories this hour. this is our international you twenty four hours a day live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned nine pm and seven pm in kiev where unrest has reignited in the city just a day after the government amnesty for protesters came into force writers clash with police on the streets of the ukrainian capital with reports of fatalities on both sides and as you can see in this video it's increasingly difficult to understand just how the people are in uniforms attacking what i presume to be ukraine's riot police and in this video we can show you just what means are being used against the authorities he clearly see camouflage men with real guns for the last twenty four hours police have been attacked by

and other news the kansas house of representatives ushers in legislation that would legalize discrimination gays on the grounds of people's religious beliefs and. it will survive it all if only my son came home leave. me probably members and a lawyer of a russian jailed in the us a is still not receiving medical help despite claiming he's close to heart but. this is all seem to national coming to life for most of my name is you thanks for joining us. unrest has reignited in kiev just a day after the government's amnesty for protesters came into fools clashed with police on the streets so big ukrainian capital with reports of injuries on both sides and as you can see on this i think creasing very difficult to understand who's fighting whom the footage shows ukrainian riot police being a time to buy a known men in uniform get the latest from here right now please tell us what's going on over. clashes seems to be subsiding at this particular moment they have been going on for hours as of now we are talking about. the opposition protesters are saying that there is more than one hundred of them

and in other news this hour the kansas house of representatives approved legislation that would legalize the discrimination of gays on the grounds of people's religious beliefs. this is r.t. international with twenty four hours a day live from our studio center here in moscow which just turned eight pm and six pm in kiev where unrest has reignited in the city just a day after the government's amnesty for protesters came into force when activists clashed with police on the streets of the ukrainian capital reports of injuries on both sides and as you can see in this video it's increasingly difficult to understand who is fighting whom the footage shows ukrainian police being attacked by unknown men in uniforms and this video apparently shows the first victims of today's massive clashes between protesters and law and forces up to five activists have reportedly been killed well let's get the latest now from artie's going to so tell us what is going on there today in the capital at this point there we are waiting for any reaction from the opposition who were given at deadline by eight pm . six

the kansas house of representatives in legislation that would legalize discrimination of gays on the grounds of people's religious beliefs plus. it will survive it all with only my son came home leaving the family members and lawyer of a russian jailed in the blood say he's still not receiving medical help despite claiming he's close to a heart attack. this is all saying to national coming to you live from moscow and i mean you know a lot thanks for joining us and on the run as has reignited in kiev just a day after the government's honesty this came into force of its clash with police on the streets of the ukrainian capital with reports of injuries on both sides and as you can see on this video it's increasingly difficult to understand who's fighting whom the food it shows ukrainian riot police being attacked by an unknown men in uniforms has got the latest from. highway reynoso tell us what's going on over there while they can see that all hell is breaking loose in the ukrainian capital at the moment it has been going on for. couple of hours at this point there is talk of several w

same sex limits the kansas house of representatives ways through legislation that would have in frind in law the right to discriminate against gays. also the u.s. agrees to provide medical treatment to russian pilots suffering severe chest pains and dry after strong demands from moscow's foreign ministry. i will survive it all with only my son came home.

the kansas house of representatives approved legislation that would legalize the discrimination of gays on the grounds of people's religious beliefs. and e.u. officials are calling for the creation of a united states of europe despite increasing unemployment and a rise of the ultra right parties across the bloc the top stories.

same sex limits the kansas house of representatives waves through legislation that would have enshrined in law the right to discriminate against. the u.s. agrees to provide medical treatment to a russian pilot suffering severe chest pains in jail after a strong. foreign ministry. will survive it only my son came home to national talking to the prisoners mother to find out exactly how the family is coping. and gold. into the place at the winter olympics medal table look at how the duo prepared for victory.

and in other news this hour the kansas house of representatives approved legislation that would legalize the discrimination of gays on the grounds of people's religious beliefs.

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same sex limits the kansas house of representatives waves through legislation the would have enshrined in law the right to discriminate against homosexuals. the u.s. agrees to provide medical treatment to a russian pilot suffering severe chest pains in jail after a very strong demands from moscow's foreign ministry. it will survive it all if only my son came home only r.t. international talking to the prisoners mother to find out how the family is coping with the ordeal. and sliding on to those. russian as bobsledders winning gold to push the host nation now into second place to the winter olympics medal table look at how the duo prepared for victory.

a decision by the kansas house of representatives to build which would have allowed the legal discrimination of gay couples was met with across america a somewhat embarrassed state senate now plans to sink the legislation which would have allowed people to use their religious beliefs to openly deny services. to homosexual couples. kansas lawmakers have outraged the gay community here in the u.s. says you know last year the u.s. supreme court ruled that the ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional so you have states that have embrace this ruling and you have states that are trying to shield themselves from that ruling and here's how kansas is doing it kansas lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow businesses and state government employees to deny services to same sex couples if quote it would be contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs so according to these lawmakers forcing businesses or state employees to deliver services to same sex couples is a violation of their freedom of religion and speech gay rights advocates are of course outraged over this some say it could be w

the house of representatives in the u.s. state of kansas has approved a measure allowing religious individuals and groups to openly decline services care or employment to those they believe to be gay the bill has been criticized by the state senate goes further in protecting religious beliefs from let's talk to an expert on international law and xander joining us live from london now exult as a legal expert what do you make of this bill the fears of it being more than just protecting religious beliefs in effect is it blatant discrimination. well it is entirely discrimination that is exactly what it is what this law what this entire intended law does is it legalizes discrimination by religious people against people who are involved in civil or gay marriages or partnerships so it is in fact precisely about discrimination it legalizes it and it does it quite deliberately and openly is there a human rights issue here. well of course there is a human rights issue here if you look at the european court a convention of human rights

international coming here live from moscow welcome back the house of representatives in the u.s. state of kansas has come under fire after overwhelmingly approving a bill which would legalize the discrimination of gay individuals or over the state senate now plans to kill the proposal is again that strict our went to see what people in the u.s. capital think of the richest nation. kansas lawmakers have outraged the gay community here in the u.s. says you know last year the u.s. supreme court ruled that the ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional so you have states that have embrace this ruling and you have states that are trying to shield themselves from that ruling and here's how kansas is doing it kansas lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow businesses and state government employees to deny services to same sex couples if quote it would be contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs so according to these lawmakers forcing businesses or state employees to deliver services to same sex couples is a violation of their freedom of religion and speech gay rights ad

the house of representatives in the u.s. state of kansas has come under fire after overwhelmingly approving a bill which would legalize the discrimination of game vigils over the state senate now plans to kill the proposal that is going to just went to see what people in the u.s. capitol think about this legislation. kansas lawmakers have outraged the gay community here in the u.s. says you know last year the u.s. supreme court ruled that the ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional so you have states that have embrace this ruling and you have states that are trying to shield themselves from that ruling and here's how kansas is doing it kansas lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow businesses and state government employees to deny services to same sex couples if quote it would be contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs so according to these lawmakers forcing businesses or state employees to deliver services to same sex couples is a violation of their freedom of religion and speech gay rights advocates a

it will ching all seem to national life for most i welcome back the house of representatives in the u.s. state of kansas has come under the fire of the overwhelmingly approving a bill which would legalize the discrimination of gay individuals however the state senate now plans to kill the proposal he's going at each account went to see what people in the states thank old they know just like. kansas lawmakers have outraged the gay community here in the u.s. says you know last year the u.s. supreme court ruled that the ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional so you have states that have embrace this ruling and you have states that are trying to shield themselves from that ruling and here's how kansas is doing it kansas lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow businesses and state government employees to deny services to same sex couples if quote it would be contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs so according to these lawmakers forcing businesses or state employees to deliver services to same sex couples is a violation of their freedom of religion and speech gay right

the house of representatives in the u.s. state of kansas has approved a measure language of individuals and groups to openly declined services or employment to those they believe to be gay but has been criticized by the state senate amid fears it goes further than protecting religious beliefs let's get more now from marty's gonna get you can go on to joining us live there in washington tell us just how much controversy is this bill causing the. well bill kansas lawmakers have outraged the gay community here in the u.s. as you know the u.s. supreme court last year ruled the ban on same sex marriage on constitutional you have states that have embraced that ruling and you have states that are trying to shield themselves from that ruling and here's how kansas is doing it kansas lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow businesses and state government employees to deny services to same sex couples if quote it would be contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs so according to these lawmakers forcing a business or a st

house of representatives for 12 years. first elected in 1998 congressman moore served on the budget and financial services committees. in 2000 in the announced he would not seek re-election. prior to his time in office congressman moore served in the u.s. army reserve and assistant attorney general for the state of kansas johnson county district attorney as well as a private practice lawyer. in february of 2012 p. and his wife stephanie announced that congressman moore had been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. mr. seth rogen a stand-up comedian, actor producer director screenwriter and voice actor originally from vancouver british columbia again performing standup comedy moved to los angeles to pursue acting in the late 1990s and since that time mr. hodes has acted and cowritten major movies as well as voiceover work for animated films. mr. hodes raises awareness of alzheimer's disease for the nash nash -- national alzheimer's association and alzheimer's has affected his wife's family and i'm sure he will talk about tha

the tube into her life and most welcome the house of representatives and the u s state of kansas has come to define an overwhelmingly approving a bill which would be killing discrimination gay shills calamitous state senate now plans to kill the proposal these can actually count went to see what people in the class a single thing that distinction. kansas lawmakers have outraged the gay community here again be what it says you know last year the u s supreme court ruled that the ban on same marriage is unconstitutional so you have states that have embrace this rule it any less space but are trying to shield themselves from that ruling and here's help kansas is doing it. kansas lawmakers to pass the bill that would allow businesses and state government employees to deny services to same couples it is a quote i would be contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs so quantities lawmakers forcing businesses or state employees to deliver services percent of couples is a violation of their freedom of religion and speech gay rights advocates are of course outraged over this some say it

we have congressman dennis moore who represented the third district of kansas in the u.s. house of representatives for 12 years read first elected in 1998 congressman moore served on the budget and financial services committees. in 2000 he announced he would not seek re-election and prior to his time in office congressman moore served in u.s. army and the u.s. army reserve assistant attorney general for the state of kansas, johnson county district attorney as well as a private practice lawyer. in february of 2012 he and his wife stephanie announced that congressman moore had been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. mr. seth rogan a stand-up comedian actor producer director screenwriter voice actor originally from british columbia and moved to los angeles to pursue acting the late 1990s. since that time mr. broken has acted and covert in movies and done voiceover work for animated films. mr. broken raises awareness of alzheimer's disease as a celebrity champion for the national alzheimer's association and alzheimer's has affected his wife's family and i'm sure he will talk

on the other hand, we had what happened in kansas this week where the republican held house of representatives passed this bill that created all these new special rights for people with anti-gay views or would create that if it becomes law. >> basically a segregation bill. it would legalize segregation in public accommodations against, you know, you could keep gay people in a separate but equal -- >> that's already legal in kansas. it's not a state that has a ban on discrimination against gays. you can already say, i'm not going to employ gay people and things like that. the new rights of this law would create on top of that would say if you work were a company and that company has a policy against anti-gay discrimination, you're allowed to say i'm the bakery guy at the national chain supermarket but not make a cake for this gay couple's wedding and the company has to find somebody else to make the cake for them and public employees would be able to say even if it's part of my job to provide a certain service to, say, you know, process a foster children application for a same-sex couple, they

same sex limits the kansas house or. representatives waved through legislation that would have enshrined in law the right to discriminate against homosexuals. the u.s. agrees to provide medical treatment to a russian. planes in jail strong demands from moscow's foreign ministry. it will survive it all only my son came home. talking to the prisoners mother to find out how the family is coping with the ordeal. in the snowboarding cross the nation's first medal in the sport that helped secure a second place in.

house of representatives, as is the custom under the constitution, to wither and die two years ago. and then a year ago, they said let's try again. let's pass the farm bill again in the united states senate in the hopes that the u.s. house of representatives will take it up, a year ago. mr. president, i ask to -- if you restore order in the senate chamber. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. durbin: so a year ago, senator stabenow and senator roberts sent this measure to the house of representatives for consideration, and again it languished. it may have been one of the longest running conference committees in the history of congress. but thank goodness for the perseverance of senator stabenow and many others. they have produced this document. now, for those who don't live in farm country, this may seem like a foreign text, but for those of us who do live, just reading the table of contents will tell you the important elements of this bill and why it is so critically important to illinois, virtually every state in the union. and i commend her. i commend senator s

finally, former congressman dennis moore of kansas is here today as a long-time colleague and friend of his, i was saddened to learn of his alzheimer's diagnosis so soon after his retirement from the house of representatives. it's no surprise to anyone who knows him, though, that his first instinct was to educate others and continue serving the public through advocacy and education. so i look forward to hearing from each of our distinguished experts, and before we turn to the first panel, i'll yield to senator moran. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. i'll make my remarks relatively brief because i would not want to detain or delay the testimony of our distinguished experts. but i very much appreciate what you just said and your willingness to conduct this hearing on alzheimer's disease. in my view, this could be the defining disease of our generation. i'm pleased, as you indicated, to have dennis moore testify on his experience of living with alzheimer's. i appreciate dennis as a friend, and i also appreciate his desire to take his own difficult challenges and focus them in helpi