in this city, the third largest in the russian federation, they are preparing to punish him in the election. >> you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- swimming towards a solution, the sea lions are touting some high- tech equipment for a unique experiment. thousands of passengers have been stranded after the budget airline carrier air australia went bust on friday. the airline could not afford to refuel one of their planes and immediately grounded the rest of their fleet. >> just three months after the budget airline took off, the honeymoon was over. more than 4000 passengers were left stranded when the company canceled all of their flights. >> no one is here to help us or anything. we tried calling and no one is answering the phones. >> we are certainly disappointed. what can you do? >> the alarm bells rang when the airline cannot afford to refuel one of their planes. the company went straight into voluntary administration. >> my immediate concern today is not only for the working people caught up in this circumstance but also the passengers who were caught up. the dem