and madagascar clay. you asked. i could do this for eight minutes. >> do you wear the same thing every day? >> pretty much. that was before the hat. >> thank you. >> by the way, look, it's just -- i still have the hair. >> speaking of a man who has a lot of hair, wolf blitzer. he's next. >> ferona weasel, that guy. >> "wolf" start right now. >> right now, heightened tensions in the streets of ukraine. one day after 26 protesters were killed. world leaders are condemning the violence, but now the united states is weighing in. also right now, we're learning the details behind this video. purportedly shot as a u.s. air force plane mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on a u.s. outpost. and right now, more campaign trail controversy in texas. a republican candidate for governor is keeping ted nugent by his side, even as anger grows over nugent's calling president obama a quote, sub human

obama a quote, sub human mongrel. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. we start with the worsening situation in ukraine. a situation the white house now calls, and i'm quoting, completely outrageous. president obama is expected to address the recent killings later today. he's reacting to clashes yesterday in the ukrainian capital of kiev. 26 people were killed. hundreds more injured. in the latest crackdown by government forces against anti-government protesters. those demonstrators have been entrenched in the city's independent square since november. our phil black is in kiev. first of all, what sparked these latest violent clashes? >> reporter: wolf, it's really something of a surprise, because they came at a time when the general mood was thought to have relaxed just slightly after months of crisis here. but ultimately, what triggered it? it was a group of opposition, a

grout opposition protesters marching peacefully to the parliament. they came up against a very large security presence. that proximity was enough to trigger the clashes that followed. we don't know who started it precisely, but the government blames the opposition groups, calling them extremists, even terrorists. the opposition believes that it was the government's use of excessive force that resulted in that terrible death toll. but ultimately what it means is that the divisions between these two sides have never been so great, wolf. >> yeah, it's a serious situation. the ukraine security forces, as you point out, now calling these protesters terrorists, and say they're engaged in an anti terror operation. what do we know about this? >> reporter: yeah, it's ominous. we don't know too many details or precisely what it means. but it implies, at least, the imminent use of further force by ukrainian authorities. they are talking about

mobilizing security and defense personnel across the country. to deal with this. it matches the rhetoric they have been using since this violence broke out and clearly an ongoing attempt by the ukrainian government to paint the whole opposition movement as an extremist movement. the fear in this square behind me is that the government is using these violent clashes as an excuse to crack down on what has largely been a peaceful protest movement, wolf. >> we saw those live pick it terse coming in from the square there. phil, we're going to get back to you, just a little while ago secretary of state john kerry spoke about the situation in ukraine. >> all of us are deeply disturbed by the scenes of the violence by the level of abuse that the citizens in the streets have felt over the course of the last days. and our hearts go out to the people of ukraine. and we are talking about the possibility of sanctions or

other steps with our friends in europe and elsewhere. in order to try to create the environment for compromise. >> moments after kerry made those comments, ukraine's minister of foreign affairs spoke to cnn. >> we want that ukraine is not used as a playing card in the political games between the west and the east. and this is the right of the ukrainian people to decide their own destiny. of course, any positive approach which can promote peaceful negotiations would be welcome here. and in the nearest days, we expect west officials to come to ukraine, to talk with the authorities in the opposition. >> joining us now is jill doughty, former cnn state

correspondent, fellow at the school of government. thanks for joining us. these demonstrations, what they started months ago was the protests over ukraine's government, aligning itself with russia, instead of the european union. given that, explain why all of this is of such significance, potentially, to the united states. >> wolf, it's very important, because ukraine, you know, just look at the map, is between russia and europe. it's a very big country geographically, about the size of france. it has a population of 45 million people. that is major. and it always was major in & very important for russia during the soviet days, and continues to be, because remember, we have reported on this before. that is also the area through which russia sends a lot of its natural gas to western europe. so it's important on many different levels. and right now, what you're hearing from that ukrainian

official is that it is really a geopolitical -- i wouldn't call it necessarily a game, but a struggle right now to try to keep ukraine in the western camp. russia wants to pull it more into a union with russia, an economic union. and that's so you've got this tug back and forth. it's very dramatic and also very dangerous. >> on air force one earlier today, one of the president's national security advisers, ben rhodes, said the u.s. has, and i'm quoting him now, a full tool kit to respond to the violence in ukraine. what do you think that means? what's in that tool kit? >> well, it's kind of hard in a way to say how effective that tool kit would be. i mean, the tool kit, obviously, would include sanctions as secretary kerry has been mentioning. that would be sanctions on ukrainian officials who let's say have assets in the west, want to travel to the west. they have already pulled some visas. but right now you have this --

you know, fire and death in the streets. so sanctions, yes. i mean, if they're thinking about traveling at this point, it might be effective. but i don't think that that immediately is going to stop the violence in the street. the demonstrators, the opposition, really want the president to step down. and they have had office fr offs from the government. the government saying look, we have done everything they want. but that is not enough. they want him to step down. >> as you know, jill, a lot of folks in the ukraine who align themselves with russia and the russians, for that matter, at least indirectly accusing the u.s., the west, of stirring up you this opposition, meddling in ukrainian politics. here's the question. and i hope it doesn't happen. are we on the verge, given u.s.-russian differences, differences between president obama and vladimir putin, not only over ukraine but syria, iran, venezuela, are we on the

verge of the resumption of the cold war? >> i don't think -- you can't say it's a cold war, wolf. but it's serious. because, you know, ukraine, as i have been saying, is important on many levels. and it's -- and here, you know, you see that competition that sometimes is masked, you know, by diplomacy, et cetera. you're seeing that competition on the streets. and it is made especially complex by the internal situation in ukraine. there's a lot of jockeying among the opposition for position. some people want to be the replacement forri yanukovych. there is a lot of in-fighting and the economic stakes are very high as well. because russians have a lot of business interest in ukraine. so -- and it also has to do with europe and the future of europe. so i do not think it's the resumption of the cold war, but

a cold war feeling to it. there is definitely a cold war chill to this. >> certainly is. all right, jill, thanks very much. let's turn to another global hot spot right now, venezuela. the security situation is deteriorating. at least five people have now died. here is why this situation matters. venezuela sits on some of the largest oil reserves in the world. it should be a very wealthy country. it is not. disastrous economic policies have left empty shelves in food stores, inflation more than 50%. that's led to massive public protests. our own karl penhaul is on the ground now in caracas, joining us on the phone. karl, tell us what happened with the jailed opposition leader, lopez. what's the latest with him? >> reporter: leopoldo lopez is a harvard educated, and he turned himself in yesterday. the government then brought him to if you court last night, charging him with murder, with

arson and also with terrorism. and he's due to appear back in court today. but certainly no sign of him yet. several thousand of his supporters gathered outside the courtroom earlier on, and as the morning has gone on, those numbers have dwindled. and right now anti riot personnel far outnumber the protesters. so it does raise also the question, how organized is this opposition, and how prepared really is this demand that the socialist government the experiment with socialism, wolf. >> i know that the government has been trying to keep journalists from covering this unrest, including and you our cnn crew. tell our viewers what happened to you when armed men approached you just a little while ago and what, they took all your equipment? what happened? >> reporter: well, wolf, venezuela is always difficult to cover from a news perspective,

because it is a very polarized country. you go on to the opposition side and they will criticize you for your work. you go on to the pro government side, they'll vicriticize you f your work. last night, we were standing in a neighborhood, watching a face-off between government supporters and opposition protesters. and at that moment, a group of armed men on motorcycles drove through the crowd of opposition protesters to disburse them. they then came to a halt near us, and seconds later, i was staring down the middle of a .9 millimeter chrome-plated pistol and men robbed the camera gear and made off with it. and a national guard unit was standing just ten yards away, and we went to one of the officers there and said hey, can you intervene and stop this from happening. his response was, "there is little i can do. i believe these men are

civilians, plain-clothes men, but one of the caracas police units, wolf." >> did they threaten you, did they take your computers, smartphones, some of your personal equipment? >> reporter: they took smartphones. we were able to hang on to the computers. they were in different bags in a different location in the vehicle. in terms of threat, there was no verbal threat. there was the physical threat of having a .9 millimeter pistol pushed into your face and as they rummaged through the back seat of our pickup and grabbed gear, including the transmission equipment. certainly really all the gear that we needed to tell the story. there were also a number of shots fired either on to the ground or into the air during that incident. not at us, but as part of the effort to disburse opposition protesters. >> karl penhaul, be careful over there.

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somewhat disturbing piece of video has seemingly gone viral on the internet. it purportedly shows a 500-pound bomb dropped by u.s. forces in afghanistan, nearly hitting an american military outpost. watch this. >> of there it is.

>> yep. >> ooh [ bleep ]! geez! what the [ bleep ]! dude! >> wow. >> holy -- >> that's pretty scary stuff. our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, is joining us. barbara, when did this supposedly happen? what is the pentagon saying about it? >> well, wolf, this apparently happened back in september 2012 in eastern afghanistan. we were told, thankfully, none of the troops on the ground were hit. but their outpost nearly took a direct hit from that 500-pound bomb. you see the destruction all around them. i think you can understand these young troops' profanity and shock. but actually, they all moved very quickly to check on each other, to make sure everyone was okay and that nobody got hurt.

apparently what happened is the u.s. air force plane was given the wrong coordinates for the 500-pound bomb. they were given the coordinates for the outpost rather than coordinates for expected taliban formation that was moving through the hillsides a short distance away. that is the target they were supposed to hit. there was a full investigation. everyone was cleared. it was an accident, they say. but you can only imagine that this might have turned out very differently, and very tragically for the troops that were at that outpost. wolf? >> 500-pound bomb could cause a lot of destruction and damage. the site that posted this video says it takes submissions, barbara, from veterans. so is this a potential breach of military rule, someone posting video like this online? >> well, you know, this is going to get to be a very interesting question, as the months and years go on and the u.s. wraps up in gaenls. they expect to see more and more

of these videos emerging. we're seeing the videos of alleged misconduct coming out, other kinds of videos. we see the ones of troops singing, doing their own flash mobs. no indication that this one is particularly problematic. that may well be because no one got hurt or killed, thankfully. but it's becoming an issue. all of these videos years later, emerging from the war zone. we didn't see this in the decades past. this is the new age of the internet, wolf. >> certainly is. all right, barbara, thank you very much. fortunately, none of the american troops were hurt as a result of this 500-pound bomb. a high-profile republican speaking out for the rights of convicted felons. senator rand paul is urging kentucky to restore the voting rights of nonviolent ex cons. he says barking them from the ballot box is an overreach by the government. and he's not championing this cause alone. he's joined forces with none other than president obama's attorney general. here's eric holder, pushing this

very issue just last week. >> i call upon state leaders and other elected officials across this country to pass clear and consistent reforms to restore the voting rights of all who have served their terms in prison or jail, completed their parole or probation, and paid their fines. >> joe johns is joining us now. sort of an unlikely partnership, eric holder, rand paul. >> that's for sure, wolf. surprising to a lot of people, i know. but for senator paul, it's consistent with the libertarian message he has been building, and likely once again to only increase speculation he might run for president. what he said today in his testimony, zeroed in on drug offenders who paid their debt to society. made the case there ought to be room for forgiveness, pointing out there is a racial component, because so many people who get convicted of drug crimes are people of color. now, for the attorney general, it's more of an issue of civil rights, fundamental fairness and not surprising that the first

african-american attorney general would be supporting restoration of voting rights. between 5 and 6 million americans affected by this and the issue has been revisited again and again over the years by minority politicians, because of the disproportionate numbers of minorities who go to prison, especially for drug offenders. >> so the political benefit for senator rand paul who i think is seriously thinking potentially down the road of running for the republican presidentnal nomination. >> absolutely, wolf. the political benefit is pretty clear. he suggested his message will be accepted by minority communities and getting behind the issue of restoring the vote to convicted felons, a step in that direction. also important to note, this is not an entirely new position for conservatives and republicans. former pennsylvania senator and presidential candidate, rick santorum, also supported restoring the vote for felons. but kentucky is very interesting. the felons there have to petition the government to get their voting rights restored and has one of the highest felony rates of disenfranchisement in the country.

something like 1 in 5. >> interesting alliance there. we'll continue to watch. joe, thanks very much. up next, president obama travels to a summit in mexico, but domestic problems certainly following him. i'll talk about that and more. gloria borger standing by. the issues complicating the president's trip. and forget the nsa tracking your gps. now homeland security wants to track millions of americans' license plates. [ sneezes, coughs ]

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president obama arrives in mexico for what's dubbed the three amigos summit deal. he'll sit down with mexican president and canadian prime

minister steven harper for a day-long meeting. domestic issues including trade and immigration could cause some headaches for president obama during today's summit in mexico. our chief political analyst, gloria borger is here watching all of this unfold. there's some domestic issues certainly complicating the president's agenda. >> the big question when you go to a summit like this, whether you can deliver on what you're promising and what you're talking about. and i think that's a big question for this president. and he gets it from our friends to the north, as well as our friends from the south. and the north, of course, in canada, wolf, really want this keystone pipeline approved. in the south, in mexico, where is immigration reform and what about fast track authority on trade? the president is for it. key democrats in the senate like the leader of the democrats, harry reid, have said no way, because labor unions are opposed to it. and so the president is going to have to walk a fine line here, saying, okay, i want this done too, and i'm going to have to

convince my friends in congress, which all of us here understand, will be very, very difficult for this president, particularly heading into a midterm election. so it's tough. >> and there's another issue. latest congressional budget office report nonpartisan came out with their report on the impact of raising the nation's minimum wage. they say if you do it, it could cost about a half million jobs. at the same time, lift nearly 1 million, 900,000 americans out of poverty. so sort of a mixed bag there. >> yeah. >> the white house not happy with the first part. >> no, the white house wasn't happy with the first part. it's not going to change the debate at all, wolf. where you stand on this one depends on where you sit. if you're democrats you're saying, look, this is going to lift almost 1 million people out of poverty. if you're republicans, you're saying we told you so, this is going to cost jobs. what we don't know is what the long-term implications of this really are. but what was interesting to me covering politics, you now have a white house that has some bones of contention with a

government agency that is nonpartisan. they have a little bit of a step over obamacare and whether they would lose jobs or not. and now disagreeing with them about their numbers here and what those numbers mean, whether it would really cost jobs. so the administration saying well, you know, our friends over there don't really understand the academics of this and what academics are saying and the folks over at the agency saying, you know what, we really do get it. so they're going to have to agree to disagree. >> see what the president does in mexico at the same time with the three amigos. thanks very much for that. up next, the u.s. is calling violent clashes in ukraine, quote, outrageous. what is the root of the unrest and why does it matter here in washington? and later, a dallas newspaper denouncing ted nugent as a racist. that doesn't stop him from stumping for a republican candidate and running for governor in texas. to quote from whitman,

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right now, a showdown in ukraine. anti-government protesters are defiantly huddled into their makeshift camps in independence square. police have tried to move them out. that led to 26 deaths and clashes yesterday. the white house calling this outrageous. you're looking at live pictures from kiev right now. the unrest and the protests there have become a sort of high-stakes tug of war between the u.s., the european union and russia. tom foreman is joining us now.

tom, explain to our viewers why ukraine all of a sudden is so important to both sides in this battle. >> wolf, it's a little like the old saying about real estate. location, location, location. let's talk about ukraine and why it matters. ukraine has long been seen as the joining, the connecting part between russia and the rest of europe over here. here's some of the details of the country. there are about 233,000 square miles, or a little smaller than texas. the population about 45 million people when you add it all up there. and it is a very powerful place in terms of what it has produced for russia over the years. so why is this happening? back in november, the government had an opportunity to make a deal to strengthen its democratic and economic and social ties with the european union. and there was strong support for that in ukraine. instead, what the government did was make a deal with russia. in exchange for several billion dollars and reduced prices on

natural gas, they strengthened all of the ties to russia. now considering it was only in the early '90s that ukraine won its independence from russia, this is a lot of sore point from a lot of ukrainians who feel this is going back to what for some of them are the bad old days. and because this deal was made, that strengthened the sense among some ukrainians that their president, victor van covich is corrupt. and that was all exacerbated and made worse when he cracked down on the protesters the way he did. >> is the opposition there on the ground in kiev, tom, as strong as it looks? >> it is, but it depends on where you are standing in the country. as a practical matter, the western part of this country and particularly places like kiev, tend to feel stronger ties with europe. so in terms of this eu deal that

fell apart, maybe around 40% of the country wanted to do that. however, if you get into the eastern part over here, many more people feel strong ties with russia. in fact, around 20% of this country speaks russian as a first language. this is a country that even before this was deeply, politically and socially divided. but it's very important to russia, because before the soviet union broke up, ukraine produced about a quarter of all agricultural products for russia. that's why russia doesn't want to see this go the way of the e.u. and other people who want to see ukraine more independent do. wolf? >> good explanation, tom. thanks very, very much. up next, what are the republican candidates in texas doing on this day after reports of ted nugent's controversial comments coming to light? and later, works of art looted by the nazis. george clooney and matt damon bringing the story to the big screen. we'll talk to the man who

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gubernatorial candidate greg abbott denies knowing about ted nugent's vile remarks when he invited him to campaign with him. nugent didn't say anything yesterday in denton, it texas, but last month used what i call some nazi language in describing president obama. an editorial in the "dallas morning news" that didn't mens any words. quote. nugent is a racist. i don't know any other way to put it. anyone who would characterize the first african-american president in u.s. history as a, quote, communist nurtured sub human mongrel is a racist. there is no other possible context in which nugent could defend this remark as not ragent, a direct quote. todd robinson the editorial writer behind that piece,

joining us along with wayne slater. guys, thanks very much for joining us. i know there has been a lot of reaction all over the country to what we reported here on cnn 24 hours ago. but let me start with you, wayne. what's been the general reaction in texas, because i'm primarily interested in what some of these republican candidates are doing? are they running away from nugent or continuing to embrace him? >> well, you can imagine on a democratic side a lot of activity in terms of blogging and social media, the wendy davis allies. on the republican side, there has been a little bit of silence. the lieutenant governor candidates are talking about immigration today, very little talk. i think the republican candidates on the ballot are trying to stay away from it, with the exception of a challenger. a republican challenger to the republican likely republican nominee, greg abbott, a woman named lisa fritsch, a conservative woman, who says basically the kind of thing that greg abbott did in pulling ted nugent on the stage is exactly

the kind of thing that's driving people away from the party. meanwhile, abbott is not campaigning with nugent today. he's nowhere to be found. and i have to say, wolf, the abbott campaign was shocked, stunned, by the reaction to this, especially your show, and your comments and rather deep reporting about some of the nazi implications. so lots of silence among some republicans, shell shock silence. lots of talk by the wendy davis people who have had the best day they have had in a long time. >> yeah. you may not know this, todd, but nugent has been tweeting going after cnn, calling us a nazi propaganda machine, going after me personally, suggesting i'm not even a journalist. whatever he's saying. but, you know, that doesn't -- i come to expect that kind of stuff. what really worries me, though, is some politicians continuing to embrace this guy after some

of these things he's been saying. and you write about it yourself. give us your thoughts on this day after this controversy developed, speaking as a texas an right now. >> wasn't the editorial opinion of the "dallas morning news" it was my personal opinion on a blog. i imagine we're going to chime in, in the not too distant future. this was shocking. this was greg abbott's race to win. wendy davis was way behind, and probably will continue to be way behind. she has got to struggle. he handed her a gift, and she should be thanking him right now for all of the help that he has given, just by inviting this vitriolic man on to the stage with him. he didn't need to do it. it's inexplicable. >> i assume greg abbott, weighing in in his campaign, going through some strategy now for damage control as a result

of all of this. what are you hearing? what do they plan on doing? do they continue to campaign with him or run away from him? >> oh, let me tell you. you're not going to see greg abbott, most likely, with ted nugent on stage again. certainly not in the next few weeks before the march primary, and likely not after that. you're going to see the greg abbott people put up some celebrities. they were trying to cause some noise and attention on the first day of early voting, and they did that. but they're going to be celebrities or people like colt mccoy former quarterback of the university of texas, and others. maybe nolan ryan who don't have the same kind of baggage. the abbott people told me today they're not running away from ted nugent, but they're simply getting every indication in every other way that they're going to make sure he's nowhere to be seen near greg abbott for quite a while. >> todd, how close of a race, potentially, could this be? the race for the next governor of texas between wendy davis and

greg abbott? >> well, most pundits probably regard this as an uphill battle, steep uphill battle for the democrats. but wendy davis really hopes to awaken a sector of the electorate that hasn't been very active in the past. women voters, minority voters. that sort. and by inviting someone on to the stage who calls women dirty whores and fat pigs is not going to win greg abbott a lot of support among that sector of the electorate. >> you also say in your article, tod, he's a quote admitted pedophile. explain what you mean by that. >> well, i didn't say admitted pedophile. he gave a vh1 interview in which he admitted having affairs with underage girls. and well, that's a no-no. you can't do that. >> so that's what -- i want to be specific on that.

all right. well, he's got some baggage, obviously. and we'll see what happens. how this unfolds. but the political fallout is obviously very, very important in the state of texas. guys, thanks very much for joining us. tod robberson, wayne slater. next, first it was e-mail and phone records. are automobile license plates next? the department of homeland security makes a bold move to gather even more data about americans. and president obama apologizes in a hand-written note. you'll find out who was on the receiving end and what the president said that got him into trouble. [ man ] look how beautiful it is.

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cameras, but any readers any readers that scan the tags like toll booths and parking garage cameras. usually a take a picture of a license plate that gets entered as well. dhs and law enforcement said this will enable them to catch suspects quicker and reduce the time needed for enforcements. this produces an amber alert and they say this is more evidence of big brother tracking us all the time, even innocent people. they said it could be abused. here is chris calabrese of the aclu. >> a crooked insider could stalk his wife and find out who has been visiting a gay bar or where someone spent the night. any of those records could be very revealing whether you are an abortion clinic. we don't want innocent people to be part of that.

>> now under homeland security guide lines, an officer who wants to check on a license plate in the database has to enter what they call a reason code. that could be a way of preventing abuse of the system. if that officer doesn't have a good enough reason for wanting to check a license plate. >> if it gets entered into the system, how long would it stay there? >> we don't have a clear answer, but according to reports, that will be up to the private firm that wins this contract. one of the firms that is a front-runner keeps records indefinitely. the next time they snap your license plate, don't speed. that could be in the system forever. who knows. >> reporting for us. thank you. >> an apology from the president of the united states. you will find out what president obama said that got him into some trouble and who received a handwritten note saying "i'm sorry."

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. art history majors and one took issue with a remark they made last month. >> a lot of people may no longer see the trades and skilled manufacturing as a viable career and folks could make a lot more with skilled manufacturing with the trades than with our history with the history degree. i love art history. i don't want to get a bunch of e-mails from everybody. >> the president didn't get plenty of e-mails including a run from the professor at the yesterday of texas. she pointed out that art history encourages critical thinking and according to the hospitals, a

handwritten apology saying i was making a hospital about the jobs market and not the value of art history. that was one of the favorite subjects in high school and it helped me take in a great deal of joy in my life. we will get an apology from the president. they are saluted by the nazis as a hit movie in theaters right now. >> before the nazis destroy it. >> they were invited to the white house for a special screening of the film last night. we want to bring you a guest right now with special insight into the story behind the movie. this has been stolen and looted and missing works of art. thanks very much for joining us. give us a sense of how much art was taken and how valuable it

was during world war ii. they were trying to build a museum in austria. >> you point out that i know that you represent heirs whose art was stolen and seeking to get some compensation or restitution for that for these heirs? is that right? >> that's right that we are seeking restitution and right that we are seeking compensation. they are seeking restitution of a painting currently in the museum in oslo, norway and another that has been found as part of that collection in munich, germany. >> art was found also in munich

and also in salesburg, austria. is that believed to be part of the stolen art by the nazis? >> i have been in touch with the lawyer regarding those works and have offered to go through them with our researchers to make sure that none of these newly surfaced works are part of any nazi-loosed lists or collections. >> what could heirs do to regain some of this art? how should they go about doing it if they suspect their parchts or grandparents had art that was stolen by the nazis? >> it's important that they come forward. they can contact me at art recovery international or any other organization that specializes in this type of work. they shouldn't be afraid of any lack of documentation. the washington principals have allowed claimants to come

forward in a relaxation of the statute of limitations and the requirements to actually prove their claim. the first thing they need to do is come forward with as much documentation as they have. >> it was destroyed during the war. >> we have recovered a photograph with a looted painting with hanging over the family's sofa. you would be surprised at what you can do. a small amount of information. >> what did you think of the president's apology to the art historians and those students who are majoring in art history right now? >> the movie was all about art historians who saved these works of art from the nazi destruction. art historians are going to save the culture for all of us and

for the world. i think president obama was right in admitting that he slipped up. >> i think you are right. he admits it himself. thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me, wolf. >> that's it for me and thanks for watching. newsroom starts now with brooke baldwin. >> we begin right now political violets. the picture told the stories here erupting all-around the world, usually peaceful cities are under fire. anti-government protesters are seizing the streets from venezuela here to the capital city of ukraine and also in bangkok, thailand where they are retaking part of that city. in kiev, to put this into perspective, this roughly the size of chicago. look at this. these buildings areld