Iraq when we come back a difficult and dangerous business with the people making palestine its a battle to independence has killed thousands but now theres fresh hopes of ending the conflict in cameroon more that. Hello there still some very warm weather across the southeast and pin to the mid Atlantic States in United States we have got this a clear area here this is where the heat is in place and then this line of cloud is where weve got the dividing line between the much cooler air to the northwest and this warm moist air across much of the south as he had through friday the temperatures beginning to come down so washington d. C. 24 degrees 18 celsius in new york but atlanta 35 that is still more than 10 degrees above the average for this time of year cooling kansas city at 15 degrees and as well here weve got more snow to the rockies as we head through friday by saturday that clears it means fairly swiftly eastwards and then weve got some fairly heavy rain across the upper midwest
A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. The u. K. s home secretary has passed a u. S. Extradition request for joining us on the courts which will now consider the whistleblowers fate and extradition hearing is scheduled for this friday across log now to shot it edwards in london shot it take us through the latest. Well its an incredibly dark day for journalists and his supporters as indeed the u. K. s home secretary sajid javid has signed an order which paves the way for june a songe to be extradited to the United States not earlier today sajid javid himself said that there was a very important day for justice and that just as well and did prevail with the sentence. Were very pleased that the police were finally able to apprehend him and now hes right behind bars because he broke you cade law i want to see justice done at all times and weve got a legitimate extradition request so ive signed it but the final decision i
On this weeks show moment by moment whats happening in the gulf threatens Global Economic shock and possibly war well update the situation in iran and about the controversial arms sale of a saudi arabia and fort trump in poland holland cook in washington this is the big picture on our to america. The United States department of justice is asking the United Kingdom to extradite wiki leaks founder Julian Assange in april assad was arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london where he had been holed up nearly so. 7 years formal hearings are underway in london as we tape this weeks show on friday afternoon eastern time whats the latest lets ask chris hedges veteran correspondent host of on contact here on our t. V. And author of a stack of books including america the farewell tour chris joins us from london so there may be a slight delay when he and i talk chris welcome to the big picture assignats recently mystic Court Session apparently due to Health Issues and it was just a video appear
Shooting but is washington listening to france gets tough on immigration the government on bales a new bill aimed at speeding up the process for Asylum Seekers but critics say the proposals are too harsh. And its day twelve of the Winter Olympics in pyongyang and superstar steer lindsey vonn has been on the slopes of the american race in the womens downhill event hoping to add it to her medal collection. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us we start with mounting International Concern about the syrian governments ongoing bombardment of Eastern Ghouta new air strikes today have killed at least twenty four people and independent monitors say that more than two hundred fifty people have been killed in the rebel held area since sunday now eastern go to is a group of suburbs thats just on the outskirts of the capital damascus. The duma is the main town of the enclave it is right now completely surrounded by pro assad forces the siege is lasted more than four years its thought t
Winter olympics closes in south korea. This is r. T. International coming to you live from moscow im kate cartridge thank you for joining us. Russia says it setting up humanitarian corridors in the syrian enclave in the east and to allow civilians to leave the war ravaged district or Eastern Ghouta is located just outside the capital damascus and thats beat all key pide by various rebel and terror groups for years violence has recently escalated there with both sides exchanging fire and accusing each other of targeting civilians or moscow now says it will help us stablish a humanitarian corridor and launch daily five hour pauses to provide aid to people in territories occupied by militants the u. N. Had also said it will use the opportunity to help civilians. Five hours is better than no hours but we would like to see any sation of houses be extended. Thirty days as the Security Council had said but we will effort to do whatever we can within the time that were able to work well earlie