skulls tomorrow night. the friday show will make your motherboard shriek and short-circuit. this is a live after show. i am kennedy. have a very good night. >> good evening, everyone. the mystery of flight 370 is closer to being solved tonight. the malaysian prime minister has made it clear to the families of the 239 passengers and crew aboard that there is no longer any hope that their loved ones are alive. the prime minister claiming new data shows the flight crashed somewhere into the indian ocean. >> this is a remote location.

it is therefore with deep sadness and regret that i must inform you that this flight ended in the the southern indian ocean. lou: malaysia airlines texting the families saying that they deeply regret that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that it has been lost and that none of those on board survived. as you will hear in the next hour from the prime minister.

this includes the visual confirmation of debris some 1500 miles off the coast of australia. the united states is sending a drone, along with a locator to the area to help search the ocean floor and to confirmed that the debris was part of this flight 370. aviation experts say that could take months to recover any wreckage and determine what caused the disaster diverting so far off its initial course. leading the active president to

order the withdrawal of all ined forces on the peninsula. europe there to convene a g-7 meeting in the netherlands the second round of u.s. sanctions are taking a toll on russia's economy. >> as was rightly pointed out, the growing sanctions would bring significant consequences to the russian economy and i will be meeting with my fellow leaders later today and will continue to coordinate closely with the netherlands and our european partners as we go forward. meeting with his ukrainian counterpart and with secretary of state john kerry. shrugging off any concerns about russia being removed from the

g8, referring to it as an informal club. the leaders announcing they will have a summit in june. joining us now is the founder and chairman of the geopolitical intelligence firm in austin, texas. it's good to have you with us. >> it's good to be here. lou: this has all the appearance from this distance of european states and this president whether you subscribe them to a g-7 group or whether you look at them as nato they have a strategy where they will not get deeply involved. not necessarily a bad idea.

but in this case you are talking about russia and the united states, which is looking for things that are very risky rather than taking a firm hand in the situation. the sanctions that have been posed and they fear that the united states will do something more substantial but it's probably not. so it's not about order. >> as we look at this president continuing to step forward and assume the leader of the free world, this is first and foremost a european threat from vladimir putin. why are we not hearing more from the french? including the uk? >> one reason is energy.

europe gets about one third of its natural gas and other energy from russia than they are afraid of the interruptions. but the real reason is that europe has invented this notion that cuts into their defense budgets, they are moving away from any notion of confrontation and in the meantime remember that the old eastern europe, it was liberated in 1889 is terrifying from pulling all the way to romania and beyond around the periphery of russia, deep concern about what is going to happen and they are not looking to the europeans for leadership of the united states for leadership.

stay on what direction would it take us in the europeans? >> we don't need to be there on the ground. >> these countries are quite capable and want to be able to defend themselves but they are countries that order ran and border this but on a list that we won't seldom critical weapons because of what is considered this state department and there are countries that we really need and we are actually alienating our friends. we have no strategy and we are selecting them. >> and russia being dropped from the g8, surrendering once again and it would seem to me it's an

informal club that he had it exactly right. as he? >> absolutely. there are things that the russians can do the united states. be it nuclear technology to iran. both sides can hurt each other, but the united states basic position on this is to speak loudly and we have not made any direct commitments to the region. we have not even developed a coherent strategy and we have not tried to whip them into line. what we really have here are every measure that doesn't mean anything and therefore the russians won't respond. lou: as we hear the president continue with language at the very least it seems like there's a lot of risk of unintended consequences.

pushing russia into the arms of china, if you will, at least a day or arm in arm. that would be a formidable alliance, would it not? >> we also have to remember that russia has options independent of china. they can bring pressure to bear in the baltics and all of these places, right now our basic problem is that russia has a lot of pressure points to bring on the united states and it has not really positioned itself to be able to block them. so if we actually frighten the russians, their actions they would take that would make them very uncomfortable.

lou: it's good to be here and good to talk to you. on wall street, stocks today finished lower, the dow jones down 26 points and the s&p lost nine. crude oil of the, selling low $100 per barrel. gold fell $25. the 10 year falling 2.73%. apple reportedly in early talks with comcast about a streaming tv service. shares of both companies moving higher stay with us, we're coming right back. >> one week to go before another major obamacare deadline. james toronto on obamacare's impact on the balance of power. peace of mind is important when you're running a business.

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lou: 108 people unaccounted for in washington in washington state after a ekend state that left at least eight people dead. the president of a chicago transit union said that there are indications that the operator of a commuter train may have dozed off before the train derailed, jump platform and then actually scaled an escalator at o'hare international airport this morning. thirty-two people were injured. one of the nation's busiest waterways still close tonight two days after a ship collided, spilling gallons of oil into the galveston bay.

joining us now is the "a-team" and james toronto. republican strategist and former spokesperson for president george w. bush. so let's start with how the g-8 is not a now the g-7, a nuclear security summit is underway and the president is met with chinese president and his secretary of state has met with the russian or. to what end? >> quite frankly we have 20,000 russian troops lined up by the ukrainian border and obviously vladimir putin has no desire to have to deal with the united states. we have seen the economic tensions have been in place and it has had some impact. we've seen 20% of the stock market in russia go down. honestly the currency of that in your low.

so they have been impacted him an economic standpoint some somewhat, but there's a lot more that needs to be done. for example putting more sanctions on the financial energy sector and lining up the european leaders, which i think it will be difficult to persuade them to go forward on tougher economic sanctions. >> it seems somehow peculiar to say that we have to persuade the europeans to be concerned about their own interest. but we hear that time and time again, particularly from the republican party. >> i think that we are talking about the western europeans here who for longer than that have lived under the u.s. him well and have gotten used to having us defend them. >> i think that there's a fair amount of truth to that. we are cutting our defense budget they have cut there's a lot more.

lou: what is the resolution here? >> i do think that we need tougher sanctions on vladimir putin comes back and says that we can visit moscow, that's a sign that he's taking him very seriously. it's a reasonable and symbolic step but obviously the russians don't take that very seriously and i'm afraid things will get worse before they get better because vladimir putin seems to have this number. >> i feel like the g-8 or the g-7 is a frat house. and it doesn't matter to him. >> it doesn't matter to him getting the distinct and we are talking about the reemergence of the cold war and some emergence of the media. and it is absent one elementary

fundamental part and that is the european participation. they don't seem to be particularly upset. we hear stories about the concerns that we don't see any evidence of it. we do see their dependency on russia for this. that seems at best the stalemate. the russian your opinion countries are much more dependent on russia than we are. and the question becomes what

happens. >> it would relieve some of that as well. lou: it's a splendid idea. the problem is we have a president who wants to keep it off limits. drilling on federal lands and at that point we are looking at two to three years and that would be a breakneck pace. and republicans have a 60% chance.

>> he has a property cetacean ability. i thought that he was wrong and i ended up looking foolish. but it's not that difficult to set the republicans have a very good chance. they have offending seats in 2012 spirits all they have to do is in the states like new hampshire and virginia where they are putting up competitive things. >> republicans generally do better in the off year elections on the turnout tends to be lower. the big question for republicans has been are they prepared to

pick decent candidates and so far they are doing a good job with this. lou: i have talked to a number of republican establishment types. and they swear to me that they have a ground operation highly sophisticated digital you. we have never seen that demonstration. is it indeed they are and will be afflicted and the results in november? there's been a lot of investment in made on the technology and data side. but when you have to look he on this as well, you have to think that the democrat or not enthusiastic. they are eager to win and they want a victory. and yes, they were come you are right about that, but i think that the democrats are less enthusiastic.

to have the independence that feel that they are more in line with them than the democrats. my question is who will win the march madness. lou: you're going to have to do that off-line. because we cannot be involved in such a speculative thing. it sounds vaguely like gambling to me. [laughter] lou: mercedes, thank you so much. we appreciate it as well, james. first lady michelle obama taking an indirect swipe of media censorship over the weekend. >> is important for information to be spoken freely through the internet and the media and that is how we discover the true. that is how we learn what is happening in our communities and companies and world. lou: i wonder if her husband was listening.

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lou: stocks falling for a second straight day partly on concerns that crisis in ukraine could escalate. my guest said that ukraine will have an impact on russia, but trivial one on europe skp-pb and u.s. growth, joining us now, michael. >> good ao*e evening. lou: the degree to which we can devibe that ukraine, the russia, u.s., european confrontation is playing a role in the markets, what do you think is driving the volatility in this market right now? it is the geo political risk? or something more profound? >> it is multifaceted, emerging markets on international level provide an oak cues to stay

short -- an excuse to stay short, including russia which had quite a heavy impact due to the ukraine crisis. lou: we saw some strength ending in the market today, later in session, some tailed off at the close. what do you see driving right now this market. we're going to get a lot of numbers tomorrow on the economy, including confidence, with housing numbers. your thoughts? are we going to see strength ending in this data? >> we will, we will ski green chutes, we had 3 months of severe weather impacts our economic data. whether it is manufacturing, housing, construction, whatnot. ure will see better data,

housing may struggle still. it is a february number. lou: if it struggles the rest may not matter much? >> i think that market sees be february in the rearview mirror. lou: a lost cause. >> what we lose in february, we'll gain back in march. lou: a lost cause for another month. bull markets in equities, tiring, old, that is the conventional wisdom. but you are in disagreement. >> the bond market wants to hold to the last. i think where you can create a bold story for bonds for next several months may be in international crisis. plans things blow up further in the ukraine. but it is short window. lou: you mentioned green chutes, what about tomorrow? how green will the chutes be and where? >> consumer confidence.

i think there is 60% chance we beat expectations, which are very modest. 78.5, we could have scope to you look for about 80 number. possible. look, in terms of a new home sales, we had a quite a large number the previous month. february will become upance -- comeuppance, we have personal income and spending due out later this week, expects good figures there. lou: those are all in their combination of positive outlook. >> equity markets and another 4 or 5 years of rallies though, we're just gets started. lou: great, thank you michael. listen to my financial reports 3 times a day, coast-to-coast on the salem radio network, for all of the day's biggest market and

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lou: the vatican's chief justice, leveling scatheing criticism against president obama ahead of his upcoming visit, card na nal -- cardinal k

saying that the president's policies are aggressively more hostile toward christian civilization. >> my next guest slamming the president for a turn and burn strategy he calls it, turning his attention to other things, hoping no one notices our fall of credibility, governor huckabee from arkansas, we start with this turn and burn strategy. it is not working to well, president is upside down in his polling numbers for a 7 r*l consecutive month. >> you know, lou, some people, everything they touch turns to gold, right now everything that this president touches, turns to dust. this is a president who has been wrong about virtually every major foreign policy move. wrong. about syria, wrong about

libya, wrong about benghazi, wrong about russia, wrong about egypt, i can't name one country on the planet where we have a better relationship with that relationship than we did when he took office despite all of the promises, and every time we get in a crisis, his first reaction is to make a speech, he then turns from what he said, i think nobody is listening any more, this is a president whose speeches have become a little more than background noise. lou: do you remember when folks called this man a great or at or, maybe the best speech makeer in early days who took the white house. there was sort of of a amazing statement back then. but now, your evaluation of ora a to call and rhetorical ability. >> well, if you make great speeches, you have to do great things to back it up, great

speeches without great actions skpwruft become noise. that is what i subject happened to this president, he campaigned in 2008, he made great speeches, they were about bringing america back together, about ending harsh partisanship that divide our country, about lifting people up mark -- making america, remember these words hope and change. the only thing that people are hoping for is we get change, and after paying obamacare, we hope we have change in our pockets left over. he is still making speeches, they are harsh, and partisan, acooseerasuesseaccuseer to, he d responsibility, he has become irrelevant. i admit i am a republican, i am not probably going to be for a

lot of hid policies, but this is not good for america that saddens me. lou: this is a president who it seems to me is validateed the term, lame duck. and he has done so early, his numbers are you know, only person with the worst 6 year polling set of numbers, was george w. bush. since world war ii. but he is not going to be on the ballot in november. the republicans are making a lot of noises about obamacare. but obamacare, it seems if this president is largely irrelevant. doesn't carry the skathing indictment of the democratic party it might otherwise if he were norrell vent, an -- relevad more engageed. >> his name is not on the ballot

but he is, every policy he pushed whether it is obamacare or radicalization of american culture, i think what is thief khoupbs to vatican said, that is right, this is an administration that is not become indifferent to religion it has become hostile, they always side with the most secularist voices possible to tell military chaplains put your bibles away and hide them, don't say anything about god or jesus, somebody might not understand. you can't keep doing that kind of thing, have any credibility left as a president that is in touch with the what i call the real roots of america. lou: and strongly, and powerfully the roots but at the same time, i have to say to you that comment from an official of the vatican about our president is to me highly offensive, and i don't think should be put up with my about of us.

-- by any of us. >> here is the thing -- >> if i may. >> he is an american. lou: if i may, i may have my quarrels but i don't want vatican or putin or any hor head of state running their mouth about our president. period. let's. >> i think that church has a moral authority, to speak out on issues, that touch the relynnous liberty of this country -- , religious. he is american. >> good for him, i am glad that the church whether chief council or the pope, would speak out on moral issues, what else are they going to talk bnot the ncaa baguette, i want them to talk about moralty. lou: i have other issues before they go to ncaa bracket, i would like them to talk about, to talk

about some of the -- >> listen -- >> go ahead. >> lou to barack obama, the ncaa bracket is a religious issue, the one thing he is committed to. it is one thing he is spok focui am convinceed this president and his administration as official said, progressively turned increasingly against people of faith, that is why we have the hobby lobby case, argueed tomorrow at supreme court. it is why this justice department would not defend domea, it was a law of the land, remember we talked about obamacare is law the of land but this administration ignores so many things that are the law of the land. if they just don't agree with it. lou: well, governor good to have you here. and. >> thanks. lou: i'm going to leave with you last word on that, i really do want to argue this we'll did it another time. >> we'll do it again. lou: you have a deal. tune in to huckabee fox news

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lou: joining us now. sethcropsey, author of the new book "mayday". it is a very important book. to focus on what is happening to our naval power. it is to me, just unimagineble this world's only super power is starts to behave like a also-ran power this is disturbing. >> the signs are all over, governor huckabee mentioned question of relevance, when whether president obama is relevant any more, i'm not here to discuss that.

what is relevant this administration has cut defense budget by 500 million. and plans to cut another 500 million. lou: republicans were participants in that. >> that sun fortunate. lou: but it is a reality, both partys have to be held responsible for it in my opinion, or there is no points of having a discuss on issue of naval power or military power if we're not honest who the heck these people are we put in washington. >> it is important: i'm concerned. about the decreases numbers of the navy, i'm concerned of the ship, the fleet that we have. lou: let's put that up, navy has. -- do we have that? 323,000 active duty sailors.

on 2889 deloy able battleships less than 1917, to put that in context, they have 342 ships less than half of size at end of reagan administration, 1007 currently deployed amazing. >> well, the dang understands what the -- administration hands when the numbers mean, we're now going to include help hospital ships in the battle force. it came out of defense department. i did not make it up. lou: at some points, when do our elected officials those serveing this government, making move like, that when did they become known certifyeed charted charlos

and frauds that is disgusting. you have to say, at some points don't participate. >> this is a two-party system, the government exists on the wishes of people who elected, if people are not watching this is the result. lou: what is the solution? >> it is. what you are doing here. which is tell people what is going on. make it clear that there is a crisis brewing, it may not look that way now. but in the future, when we don't have enough ships and there are crises in the world we'll see it. lou: all right, seth, one thing. that is, what of that trillion dollars over course of a decade, what would be required to refurbish ships, make them deploy an an an and add a firste

ships for battle? >> a surprisingly small amount. lou, the budget for shipbuilding has been decreaseed by about 20% this year. so, as we added 5 or 6 billion a year, for the shipbuilding budget. to where navy wants to be. lou: over 25 year period. >> very nice. will work on our schedule, i would love that. >> increasing budget is better than decreases. lou: we thank you. come back will you soon, we'll tacontinue. >>eth cropsey. the book "mayday". up next, high commentary on why president obama and western leaders likely will not change

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lou: time for a few of your comments, jimmy mailed us, obama's consistent deatherring and quixotic foreign policy has telegraphed the following scary message to all of the future dictateors of the world, if you want to invade another country, you can invade that country, and you can keep that country, period. bob in washington e-mails, breaking news, nevel chamber

land has been reen carnated known as barack obama is there a win steup still churchill out to save us. >> and layery from colorado. there is little chance of reaching raopl room temperaturet us know what you think. you can go to our facebook page, links to everything on loudobbs.com. >> well president spent much of his first day in europe trying to multiply, subtract and divide, in the hague for two day long nuclear security summit. he spent much of his time trying to build support for fur

further sanctions against russia. the group becomes now the g 7. subtracting russia from the group it joined 15 years ago, president obama did meet with china's positive, in advance of the summit, and kerry met with his russian counterpart, lavrov to talk about russia's take over of crimea. >> chancellor merkel we're told is talking tough to mr. putin, u.k. prime minister, david cameron seems to be standing with mr. obama and miss merkel, and putin a aggression has seemingly enter nizeed the

west's interest what was slowly becoming a deflateed alliance. that has neither a strategy, capacity, assets or will to put an end to mr. put uni computer design. -- the clu cliche of crimean crs has been, putin is playing chess, while obama is playing checkers. now truth is, putin is not playing at all. he is a serious man who has so far outwited a group of leaders who are not unifyed, not real allied to stop his actgretion. they are as now, at least, simply over matched. that is it for us, thank you. coming up tomorrow congressman

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