Green issues around the world. Im sorry good morning to you youre watching r. T. International with me. Now u. S. Senate committee has approved a bill directing the countrys secretary of state to determine whether russia is a state sponsor of terrorism the draft legislation is titled stopping malign activities from russian terrorism if passed the state department will have 90 days to report back to congress on whether russia meets the criteria of a state sponsor of terror the senator who pushed the bill is sure it is. Ludden reported continues to try to cause grievous harm to International Peace and stability and im pleased the Senate ForeignRelations Committee advanced my critical legislation directing the state department to consider naming russia what they are a state sponsor of terror it proposed legislation will now have to pass the house and the senate before being signed by the president though just a week ago the state Department Said that russia is not a state terrorist both help more people looks at whether russia falls under this category. State sponsor of terrorism is a special designation under u. S. Law in which a country is subject to specific sanctions and treatment by the United States for allegedly supporting terrorism now the countries that currently have this label are iran north korea syria and sudan cuba had this label until u. S. President barack obama lifted that label against cuba as part of negotiations that took place during his presidency now the allegation seems to be that russia supports terrorism and is worthy of this state department designation however weve heard testimony from members of the u. S. State department making clear that russia does not support terrorists the state department has not at this stage determined russias a state sponsor of terrorism theres a fairly complex deliberative process for doing and i dont personally see the person as state sponsorship of terrorism terrorist attacks we also have to recognize russia itself has been a victim of terrorism to make it safe to say that on the record as well now russia has long battled against jihadism extremists that have carried out terrorist attacks against the russian people the russian government has also cooperated with the u. S. Government in antiterrorism efforts the advancing of this bill comes in the immediate aftermath of the very important meeting between Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and us President Donald Trump now at his press remarks following that meeting the Russian Foreign minister emphasized that there are certain forces in the United States working very hard to do rail relations between the 2 countries. Congress seems to have been captured by a desire to destroy Us Russian Relations now relations between the u. S. And russia have been sour as it is and when u. S. President donald trump met with the Russian Foreign minister and took a photograph together there was quite a reaction from those who oppose it are critical of President Donald Trump trump is meeting with russias foreign minister in the even if you see again on this hes invited in. It sounds last time they laughed about troops firing of komi today they can celebrate the success of russian propaganda regen wouldnt recognize this g. O. P. Trump lover of meeting in private this off to new what conspiracy are they cooking up today among the topics discussed at this high level russia us meeting where the issues of arms control Nuclear Proliferation as well as the issue of terrorism and it seems that in the aftermath of the meeting some efforts are now taking place to undo whatever progress was made. About an executive director of the eurasia sense i think that russia has done more to combat terrorism and the u. S. I am shocked i think this is going in the complete opposite direction the president. Would like to go and i think europe is also would like to be mending and rebuilding the ties to russia i dont understand how the senate even comes up with this idea i mean if you look at terrorism russia is probably doing more to fight terrorism than the us i mean its clear that whether its intentional or not us funding us weapons us training have gone to just an example moderate rebel which one they are supposedly moderate and then the next day there isis russia as a state sponsor chip i mean these people are off in some other world and theyre not in not in reality. I feel very embarrassed. For myself and russia for the going through and i just im completely shocked that somebody would actually propose that. A Chinese Restaurant in new york opened by a white woman has shut down after just 8 months i mean a backlash over Cultural AppropriationPromotional Materials by our hospitals lucky leaves restaurant repeated stereotypes about supposedly unhealthy chinese food claiming only its offerings dont leave you feeling bloated and itchy the post sparked an outrage on social media. Xenophobe become merican lady weve all been there having chinese food on sundays but dont you hate how its so unhealthy me raced for 20 years by asian metrics cooking healthy balanced meal 7 days a week now. Talks about how chinese food is usually a dolls dinner on sauces and makes your eyes puffy lady what. A lucky liza started by a white woman ignorantly use an asian stereotypes to clean american chinese food and so led to the owner of the restaurant closing her business and apologizing. We have been listening and learning and we have been making changes and we will continue shame on us for not being smarter about cultural sensitivities my colleague neil harvey earlier discuss the issues raised with human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell journalist and political commentator charged with more. Well if you gave it cultural procreation and thats what they seem to be mad about theyre trying to say that she was using disparaging language if thats the best they have and she said chinese food makes you feel icky thats not a really strong argument and i dont believe it i dont think any Chinese People upset about this i havent seen the government of china banning her from visiting i think the problem was that the owner did indulge in a few stereotypes and you know i dont think its true at all the claims that chinese food makes you feel bloated or icky. Ive never experienced that i love chinese but i think its great but of course there are good and bad Chinese Restaurants just like theres good and bad british ones once again this is a busybody annoying white liberal preoccupation who think they have to police the world and stand up for all the poor suffering minorities out there and you know its great to see them eat their own its wonderful to see them be ridiculous and to shut down a female own business because they didnt like one thing she said i think you know obviously its very important that the owners and providers of i think minority traditional foods do have a cultural sensitivity and respect for those cultures but thats like why would that even be controversial who cares its not like its insulting a culture its not like its racist the whole problem if they had you know if that would also just be her stating her opinion about chinese cuisine which would be shared by many people this is not like a hateful statement celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay criticised for opening an asian restaurant without a single asian chef i would guess probably say i just choose the best chefs regardless of race and you would think that would be applauded but how do you feel about it i think Gordon Ramsay could easily afford to find some good asian chefs and there are plenty of them believe you me you know there is no excuse from not for not having some chinese chefs in the restaurant because there are many many really good chinese shifts i think thats ridiculous because that the accusation to be something that you. I intentionally didnt hire a chinese person which of course i think it would would be completely not true he simply hired the best person for the job why me waste time money and resources scouring for employees based on their skin color just because they happen to. Have. A genetic history from a certain part of the world. Time magazine has unveiled its choice for person of the year 16 year olds climate activists queso fung bug well some view her as a model of determination and praised her efforts to combat Climate Change of assigned approach on scientific and accused of sowing worldwide panic aunties donahoe kens looks into the phone book phenomena. Last year she was just the regular swedish schoolgirl 12 months on and shes times person of the year rarely does the discussion on Climate Change today take place without her name being mentioned growth of the work has become a global sensation not just a prominent figure among climate activists but almost a messianic symbol to pulls no punches in schooling politicians about what they must do to save the planet the real danger is when politicians and c. E. O. s are making it look like real action is happening when in fact almost nothing is being done apart from clever accounting and creative p. R. She certainly does have a point but what about the growth of film book phenomenon itself its on the noise quickly and loudly drawn attention to Climate Change shes got people talking and even been credited with influencing european and National Elections but wants more than just talking she wants action from politicians or the critics question what useful action grettir inspired movements have actually taken up from strikes and protests which she herself says are unsustainable we cant go on like this it is not sustainable solution that children skip school we cant go on like that so now we dont want to continue so we would we would love some action from people in power her speech is resonated across the world it wasnt long before her fiery indictment of World Leaders at the un Assembly Became a meme now they followed a clear structure grave danger bad government and a need for immediate action she soon became a target for opponents who said her ideas it lacks substance and slated her style but that was quickly knocked on the head criticism was often swiftly silenced with those critiquing her justifiably or no. Not labeled as massage honest hysterical or being triggered the climate hysteria movement is not about science if it were about science it would be led by scientists rather than by politicians and the mentally ill swedish child who is being exploited by her parents and by the international lair you. Markku knows of daily want to just call get a phone by get a mentally ill swedish child she is mad and dangerous and she is causing the Young Children sleepless nights and with the idiocy i was in she said she needs to go to school and show that i was in acid aided by this school girl starting this strike for Climate Change awareness and i thought wow thats pretty gutsy it was all a little melodramatic it was all in the world of succulent tick i dont want millions if not believes of young people watching great to do that kind of speech and genuinely think the planet is literally about the way she is daring to express what so many young people are feeling and actually i find it remarkable that she can speak in such an honest way its truth to cow theodicy speaking some of her actions are ridiculed like her transatlantic boat trip having sailed through storms to avoid Carbon Emissions from air travel she sailed into a storm of criticism when a fellow companions jointer flying in by plane not to mention the impracticality of adopting such measures on a wider scale this brings us back to growth as words about politicians creative p. R. World leaders from merkel to micron among others were happy to humor the latest global trend with a photo opportunity while rebuking some of our ideas so what does this leave the person of the year at 2019 which is certainly sent a message taken center stage and brought people into the streets with a call it is now time for civil disobedience its time to rebel but will this have the desired effect the only thing you want to see israel action and reaction has not been happening so of course we have to see. A lot but. But if you look at it from. From from a certain point of view we have achieved nothing like her all over shes created a stir it may be difficult to understand the method behind a person of the year awards one of good as runner ups was donald trump maybe we can agree to hope that this years award isnt just symbolic isnt Just Creative p. R. But will lead to the real change the grettir seeks to create and it looks like her message is hitting home at least in the e. U. Which is just unveiled its new European Green deal that was left slamming the block disgruntled as well find out later in the ground. Now in 2011 an earthquake and tsunami hit japans Fukushima Nuclear power plant contaminating the surrounding area hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes since then or thirtys have declared parts of the town closest to the plant safe for habitation r. T. Documentary visited the ghost town you can catch the film in full tomorrow on r. T. But march 20th live an earthquake and tsunami. A giant wave hits the fukushima one Nuclear Power plant. Flooding almost the entire facility. First the reactor cooling system is compromised then theres an explosion then another and another. Radiation rises to 5 times the normal level the situation is exceptional and its given the highest possible score for severity of Nuclear Contamination tend to make it a bit of. What they were on with the cook and similar to the well known as you hijack that. Zone thats what they call the part of the prefecture to which access is still restricted. But highway runs right through this section and its fenced off on both sides. Now and. One of the media has done their. Corner there could. Be on the Border Collie just couldnt. So if you can the u. S. Announces a brand new round of sanctions against iran this time for its alleged arming of militants in syria and in yemen our story and more after the break. When the balance came in 2008 oh theres a lot of money printing going on people said wheres the inflation the government says theres no inflation you know and then a lot of people say well actually health care and education are skyrocketing in value you dont count those and thats why youre misreading inflation and this is been going on for years new evidence suggests. We found it we found the missing inflation. As an individual i think very much i have to do what i think is right i have 2 friends to defend my values have to defend my principles and if i feel the state is not doing it according to what i think is the right thing then i have to stand up and say its not good enough and if i as a humanitarian feel that the next to me is not respected and treated in a dignified way then i have to also stand up in this regard so yes we have to do it despite that it is maybe a very long term fight and we are not necessarily winning. Welcome back oh polls that have opened in the u. K. Which is holding its the general election in 5 years well show you some live pictures from a polling station in london where which i put around 18 minutes ago now which is voters have until 10 pm local time to cost that that was the voting is done here dotty International Well bring you all the results as they come in throughout the night so do join us. And the e. U. Commission has unveiled new plans to make europe the 1st climate neutral continent under the European Green deal emissions will be halted by 2030 with Carbon Neutrality to be achieved by 2050. Excuse me but the deal has already faced criticism from bloc members evangelos it says finds out. There is no bigger challenge than saving the planet and europe wants to lead the way the new e. U. Commission leader wonderly in has proposed a new green deal aiming to make the continent climate neutral by 2050 the European Green deal is our new Growth Strategy for growth the gives back more than it takes away we will help our economy to be a Global Leader by moving 1st and moving fast by showing the rest of the world how to be sustainable and competitive we can convince other countries to move with us via bishan are there but making it happen is not going to be easy the plans were choir a revamp of almost every sector transport farming manufacturing power plants and many countries already pushing back on the day it was introduced one 3rd of the countrys bloc the finance underpinning the new green deal so for euro skeptics this might look like it another example of brussels making plans before getting the Member States on board most governments support the general direction of the new green deal but the trade off between saving the planet and protecting jobs is not going to be easy for the politicians electricity is a key factor in cutting emissions and us things then in europe most of it comes from either Nuclear Power or fossil fuels the Nuclear Power sector employs more than 1000000 people in the u. N. Another half a 1000000 people work in the coal industry so thats a lot of jobs that are at stake and france