RT America -- April 4, 2017

St. Petersburg Metro attack reveals MSM’s ‘selective victimology’ – Lionel

The terrorist attack on the St. Petersburg Metro claimed 11 lives and injured many more. But the US media has been mostly silent on the day’s tragic top story. The usual outpouring of sympathy brought on by such attacks when they occur in Paris, Brussels, and other Western cities is also lacking. Legal and media analyst Lionel of Lionel Media joins RT America’s Manila Chan to discuss why. Democratic strategist and HuffPo contributor Rob Taub and GOP strategist at the Keelen Group Frank McCarthy join RT America’s Manila Chan to discuss the subway explosion in the St. Petersburg Metro and other top stories of the day, as well as their political implications.

F-35 program ‘a national disaster’ – fmr Navy captain 

A new report detailing the F-35 fighter jet has caused some embarrassment at the Defense Department. The report points out serious flaws in the fighter jet’s design and calls it “a national disaster.” In development since 2006, the F-35 program has already become the most expensive military project in history. RT America’s Alexey Yaroshevsky has the story.