you live as it happens from cape canaveral. a defiant state of the union address from president putin. he accuses the west of trying to bring down russia. translator: even if the events in ukraine didn t happen, they would have come up with a different motive to restrain the growing tension in russia. also on the program, aaron is here. president putin pretty defieant about the economy. absolutely. it is an economy speeding towards recession. the ruble has fallen off a cliff, and those lower oil prices means russia is losing billions of dollars every single day. but the president says those western sanctions, they re a stimulus for the economy, and in fact, will make russia much more self-sufficient. it s midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and also in new york, where there have been overnight protests after another police officer has been spared prosecution for killing an unarmed black man. thousands of people disrupted new york city traffic following a
bowko haram militants killing hundreds of people. hello and welcome to the program. the japanese prime minister ap doe demands they release two japanese hostages after the jihadists threatened to kill them. they showed two men in orange jump suits. they will be killed unless a ransom of $200 million be paid by japan. this is a day after a pledge of around $200 million in military assistant. speaking in israel he demanded immediate release and said there would be no change in japanese policy. translator: they have released a video which threatens to kill japanese citizens. it is unforgivable and i feel strong resentment toward the human life. i demand they release imimmediately. i have instructed my government to respect hughman life. japan will continue working with the international community to contribute to the peace and stability. japan will not change this policy. that s abe talking from the middle east where he is there with a delegation of japanese businessmen. l
early morning hours. surae, i ll tell you more about those gusty winds in tomorrow s forecast coming up. thank you, erica. as the end of the year deadline approaches to avoid a series of tax increases and spending cuts that will impact most americans, senate leaders are trying to put together some kind of agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. the senate and house are back in session tomorrow, and a last- ditch effort to make a deal. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell left the capitol tight lipped but smiling after work behind closed doors to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. reporter: did you make progress today, sir? reporter: he and harry reid are working on a deal that avoids a middle-class tax hike. the plan is to present it to the full senate for a vote sunday, then sent over to the house. house speaker john boehner was also at the capitol but left with no comment. both sides remain at odds over the democrats insistence that the rich pay more taxe
the season giving up. keeping us in games and offenses. reporter: he is wearing the hat, ladies and gentlemen, nfc east champions. i have no more questions for us r.g. iii. any questions? no we are good. i think i want to go home now. reporter: he is a good sport. redskins host wild card games next week. it will be the seattle seahawks in town that sunday. they have a pretty sensational rookie. russell wilson tied the record in the season. that record is held by peyton manning. that tells you how good he is. we have 19 hours before the nation heads over the fiscal cliff. senators are in the driver s seat on this and they have until midnight to make some sort of compromise before massive spending cuts and tax increases kick in. randall pinkston has more from capitol hill. reporter: members of congress left meetings on capitol hill sunday without a deal. hours before the nation is set to fall off the so-called fiscal cliff. there is still significant distance betwee
doing right, it s just good business, union bank. and now, bbc world news. this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. north and south korea trade hundreds of rounds of live artillery fire as tensions rise on the peninsula once again. the u.n. warns the impact of climate change is severe and irreversible. threatening economies and food supplies around the globe. and playing the patient. actors giving doctors a chance to brush up on their bedside manners. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. today tensions rose once again between north and south korea as the country s exchange live artillery fire over their disputed western seaboard. the standoff coincides with the largest joint military exercise between america and south korea in two decades. the bbc s rupert winfield hayes is one of the few journalist with those troops and sent this report from poe hang. on the coast of south korea today, invasion. thankful